Sep 10 2008
Ben Bernanke the Federal Reserve Chairman said that most of economic problems in the U.S., including the severe housing slump, will cause business growth to slow noticeably in coming months. Fed policymakers last week cut a key interest rate for the...
Sep 9 2008
Airbus said on Tuesday it expects at least 290 plane orders from the Dubai Air Show, raking in some $85 billion in announcements this week. Airbus S.A.S. is the civil aircraft manufacturing subsidiary of EADS N.V. (European Aeronautic Defense and...
Sep 8 2008
Cognos, is to be acquired by I.B.M. for $4.9 billion. The takeover of Cognos, which is based in Ottawa, followed last month’s acquisition of the French company Business Objects, another maker of business intelligence software, by SAP of Germany...
Sep 7 2008
Google’s $3.1 billion purchase of DoubleClick stands amidst controversy as European Commission competition authorities refused to approve the deal.The commission, which rules on antitrust issues for the 27 countries in the European Union, said...
Mar 16 2008
American officials say that Pakistan’s pledge to fight Al Qaeda and Taliban militants in the restive tribal areas is being weakened by disagreements in the Pakistani military and security forces over what their priority should be.
Nov 28 2007
I was quite impressed with this concept. How often do you think in your lifetime about getting an eye test? What are the odds of you going out to get a new pair of glasses if you deem the old ones still OK? The above ‘eye exam’ is...
Nov 26 2007
FAADA (Foundation for adoption, sponsorship and defense of the Animals) came out with a poignant advertising campaign concerning the slaughter of baby animals for fur. It vividly depicts ‘the other side’ or what if they were our babies....
Nov 25 2007
BBDO, New York will be handling the campaign for Fed-Ex. The existing online banner ads take you out their website at Experience.FedEx.com. Their ‘This is the world-This is how the world does business’ idea is great and certainly adds...
Nov 21 2007
Now that you have probably seen the video let me tell you that I was happy with the concept but I still think a woman would have done a better job. Be it anything, women sell it best. The video ‘How We Met’ is about how a young man and...
Nov 21 2007
What could possibly be left for sponsors to make do into adspaces. HANDS! Hands showcasing rings and other accessories were common but now another idea has been given shape. They are calling it Handvertising. ‘Handvertisers’ or people...