Word: competitors
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...bought a 5,000-acre plot in Scotland for $2,000,000, then sold off 82 acres of it for $1,500,000. Recently he bought the controlling shares in Britain's Hazell Sun printing company from Press Lords Cecil King and Roy Thomson, promptly merged with a competitor to produce Britain's biggest printing firm and a $5,600,000 profit for himself...
...advertising campaigns, which are planned months in advance and can frequently make use of information to pinpoint weaknesses in another company's new line. The right kind of intelligence, on the other hand, can also save companies the embarrassment of duplicating too closely the styling of a competitor. "You need this kind of information," says retired Ford Styling Chief George Walker, "so you know what...
...despite its spectacular growth, the firm tries to maintain the stimulating atmosphere that its founders sought. Ideas bubble up from below with such frequency, says Norris, that "there are usually more plans than we can afford to finance." In an industry overshadowed by one huge competitor, Control Data claims to be the only firm other than IBM to be making money on its computers...
...stroke in the art of auctioneering. Last week Sotheby's also portrayed deft talent as a buyer. Outbidding U.S. Investment Executive Alex Hillman, it paid $1.5 million to win 75% control of the major U.S. auction house, Manhattan's Parke-Bernet Galleries. By acquiring its biggest U.S. competitor, Sotheby's secured a long-needed U.S. auction outlet and assured itself the role of auctioneer for most of the important American art collections that come up for sale...
...thinks more televiewers should watch the news and encourages News readers to do just that. Los Angeles Times Publisher Otis Chandler is even more unselfish. "I'm the first to admit that TV news is very good here," says Chandler. "But just because television is a good competitor is no reason for reducing your coverage...