Word: hires
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...Congressmen keep on speechifying for hire? The House now prohibits members from pocketing such fees, and the Senate is on the verge of adopting a similar ban, but legislators won't clam up. They have found a censure-free use for the money: donate it to home-district charities. Democrat Dan Rostenkowski of Illinois is a master at sharing the largesse, using it for inner-city children's programs, among other good works...
Avis believes everybody should try harder. When it decided earlier this year that it might want to hire a new advertising firm to handle its $35 million account, the company considered virtually every major agency in the phone book -- 100 of them -- for the job. Once Avis chose six finalists, the agencies poured their energy into the project. Researchers made studies of consumer driving trends. Copywriters crafted catchy new slogans. Creative teams worked up lavish demonstrations of their talent with music, art, sample ads and commercials. Last week Avis announced that after examining the industry's best efforts...
...attracted $200 million from outside investors. "If studio executives lost 25% of their own money on a film," he says, "they'd make better movies." Robinson spent only 20 hours considering whether to buy the Robin Hood script for $1.2 million, and even less time deciding whether to hire Kevin Costner to play the lead for $7.5 million. Deriding some studio executives as dithering bureaucrats, he declares, "I'm never going to have to ask some guy who makes $250,000 a year if I can make a film...
After months of steep payroll cuts, some companies may be ready to hire workers again. Milwaukee-based Manpower Inc., the largest U.S. temporary- employment agency, said 22% of 15,000 corporate executives surveyed intend to expand their work forces this summer, while 10% plan new layoffs...
Inventors and companies too small to hire big-time attorneys can find advice in a growing number of how-to books and videos. Accounting firms hold seminars and give private counseling. Insurance companies, such as HLPM in Louisville, are even beginning to carry policies to protect intellectual property from infringers and legal challenges by insuring a patent for up to $1 million...