Word: profit
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...effort to represent the industry as a whole and reach a larger audience, the museum declared itself a non-profit organization, changed its name, then abandoned its offices at Digital to move too its present location on Museum Wharf...
...didn't worry about making a quantitative input to AMP discussions. "It's not so much how much you say, but the quality of what you say." Paul says came to the AMP with a differentapproach to business problems from many of her classmates because Kaiser is a non-profit company. "I contributed to a different perspective in the classroom...
...rapid rise astounded even its principal owners, American Express and Warner Communications. The companies lost more than $50 million on the venture between 1981 and 1983, but in the first half of this year MTV pulled in a profit of $8.1 million on sales of $30.2 million. The channel now beams to 23.5 million households, up 57% from last year. Indeed, MTV has become almost a generic term for music video. To preserve that status, MTV promotes itself tirelessly. Last month the network staged the First Annual MTV Video Music Awards, a $100-a-seat glitterfest for 5,800 guests...
...problem Janeway does not face is a lack of resources: the Globe's parent company has made a pretax profit of $40 million for the first nine months of 1984. He recognizes the paper's complex and imperfect character. "I want to nourish the traditions of individuality and crusading," he says, "but I may put greater emphasis on other flags we salute, such as consistency and keeping opinion out of the news columns." Adds Winship modestly: "Mike may be better at keeping the paper steady than...
...reasons for APR'S quietly spreading popularity are obvious: quality, price and originality. William Kling, APR'S president, sees the network's role as a distinctive one. Says he: "Our incentive is different; we can go for quality instead of profit." For APR'S chairman of the board, Kenneth Dayton, the reports of radio's demise are greatly exaggerated. "When TV came along, people thought radio was a medium of the past. Now we realize how much radio can do that...