Mini planes, mini budgets, great advertising ideas with Mini cars
One of the biggest challenges in 2009 for all the airline companies will be to preserve market shares, incomes, to find new sources for business and quite to reinvent themselves. The Slovenian Adria Airlines teamed up with Mini adding promotional messages on their mini (around 50 seats) planes. I liked very much the idea because I consider it extremely effective and targeted. And most of all, it can be done with a crisis budget having a very good impact. Continue reading Mini planes, mini budgets, great advertising ideas with Mini cars
It’s Surprisingly Easy To Make This Tropical Paradise Your Home
“Malaysia is a tropical paradise,” writes Correspondent Wendy Justice. “Beautiful islands and beaches, cool mountain retreats, great food, a diverse and multi-ethnic culture, excellent shopping, and a low cost of living…Malaysia has it all. “Plus, the infrastructure and health care are modern and efficient. English is widely spoken. Entertainment ranges from street celebrations to casino gambling, from amusement parks to mountain climbing, from jungle trekking to championship level golf, and from Formula 1 racing to world music festivals and philharmonic orchestra productions. World-renowned diving and snorkeling destinations are never more than a few hours away. “And here’s the cherry on … Continue reading It’s Surprisingly Easy To Make This Tropical Paradise Your Home
Steve Jobs revine la conducerea Apple la sfarsitul lunii iunie
Directorul general al Apple, Steve Jobs, aflat in concediu medical de la inceputul anului 2009, va reveni la conducerea companiei la sfarsitul lunii iunie, potrivit unei surse apropiate situatiei, citata de Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Jobs, in varsta de 54 de ani, a anuntat in ianuarie ca va reveni la munca la sfarsitul lunii iunie, iar reprezentanti ai companiei au afirmat in repetate randuri ca el a continuat sa se implice in deciziile strategice. Un purtator de cuvant al Apple nu a putut fi contactat pentru informatii. Unii analisti si investitori au fost ingrijorati ca Jobs, care a suferit de … Continue reading Steve Jobs revine la conducerea Apple la sfarsitul lunii iunie
De ce a cumparat Domo un concurent din Ungaria
Pentru un om de afaceri care a incasat cateva zeci de milioane de euro din vanzarea businessului sau acum doi ani, Lorand Szarvadi este o persoana ocupata. Scaderea pietei de electronice si electrocasnice tine in priza tot managementul Domo, din care Szarvadi nu s-a retras. Pentru ei, criza a adus pana acum o oportunitate: luna trecuta, compania a preluat reteaua de magazine Electro World din Ungaria, intr-o tranzactie despre care “s-a spus ca am platit un euro, dar totalul investitiei este de cateva milioane de euro”, declara Szarvadi, care insa nu da o cifra exacta. El precizeaza totusi ca a … Continue reading De ce a cumparat Domo un concurent din Ungaria
Panama City’s Rental Market–What A Difference Two Years Have Made!
“I’m planning to move from the sleepy Panamanian town where I’ve been living for nearly two years, paying US$200 a month to rent a three-bedroom house at the beach,” writes Editorial Assistant Rebecca Tyre, “back to Panama City, where I lived for two years before moving to Las Tablas. “Boy, how the rental market in Panama City has changed in the past two years! “Two years ago, I lived in a three-bedroom, three-bathroom apartment in the heart of the city. This apartment was big–about 140 square meters. I had a balcony that overlooked the tree-lined streets of El Cangrejo. For … Continue reading Panama City’s Rental Market–What A Difference Two Years Have Made!
Two Budgets For Your New Life In Panama
How much does it cost to live in Panama? We take up this cost-of-living question regularly. This time, my point has to do with how much your cost of living can vary within a particular country. Is Panama still a bargain destination? Not really…and you betcha! Our Panama editorial team considers this question regularly and in a real-world way. We live here. We know what it costs. So when we set out to create a detailed budget for Panama, we agreed straightaway that that would be an impossible thing to do. We can’t tell you how much it costs to … Continue reading Two Budgets For Your New Life In Panama
Victims of crisis – the end of Xing Interactive?
Dear readers and business partners, we are not comfortable publishing this but, unfortunately, the crisis makes new victims in the markets surrounding us. We are facing a tremendous amounts of spams, threats, obscene words and stupid invented accusations from Mr. Alex de Vries, a small business man in IT/software working under the commercial name of Xing Interactive. We tried to introduce their products (pc games) in the Romanian market some time ago but unfortunately our end customers rejected them despite of our marketing efforts. We don’t have the habit of speaking or writing bad things about the people or companies … Continue reading Victims of crisis – the end of Xing Interactive?
Italian property buying guide
When purchasing a property in Italy you should go through 3 stages: 1) Proposta irrevocabile d’acquisto (reservation offer) 2) Contratto preliminare di vendita (preliminary contract) 3) Atto di vendita (deed of sale) Once you have chosen your property you should engage the services of a solicitor, whether you buy through a real estate agent or directly from the vendor. An Italian solicitor’s knowledge of Italian Real Estate Law is invaluable and he is there to look after your interests and your interests only! When buying a property in Italy the first document you will be called upon to sign is … Continue reading Italian property buying guide
A Good Time To Look At Roatan
“Most of the expats and retirees in Honduras,” explained Correspondent Michael Paladin yesterday, “have flocked either to the north of the mainland, beginning at Copan, variously described as the Athens or the Paris of the Mayan world, or to a few enclaves along the Caribbean coast and the Bay Islands, especially the famed diving island of Roatan. “The current U.S. Ambassador to Honduras estimates that there may be some 3,000 American retirees among Roatan’s population of 30,000-plus. “Roatan is where most of the development in this country has been focused to date, much of it to support the big volume … Continue reading A Good Time To Look At Roatan
Words of Wisdom: Diversify to Succeed
REALTOR® Emeritus L. Harrell Pendleton attributes his successful, five-decade career to hard work and intrepid investing. Find out more about how he kept his business strong in good times and bad. How did you get started in real estate? PENDLETON: I got into it by accident. I was working for a local movie theater as a projectionist and part-time manager in the late 1940s. I was in my early 20s and had just returned from a tour of duty with the army in Japan. But between shifts at the movie house, I helped out my stepfather, W.S. Holdway, with his … Continue reading Words of Wisdom: Diversify to Succeed
Use GPS to Send Buyers in the Right Direction
Not all buyers love jumping in the car with their real estate practitioner to scout out neighborhoods and homes, and some buyers don’t even want to take separate cars. Special situations may require that house hunters take solo trips to look at homes you’ve recommended. Technology can make such scenarios as fruitful as possible. Practitioners are lending out preprogrammed automotive GPS devices to customers, who can use the technology to guide them from home to home. And some new in-car GPS products have Web access, which adds the ability to upload or remove addresses in real time, while customers … Continue reading Use GPS to Send Buyers in the Right Direction
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