Is Donald Trump a Trojan Horse?

Trojan Horse for the Establishment or Mighty Mouth for Mankind? I crave the opportunity to see an anti establishment candidate win the election. I would exult in seeing our corrupt establishment shattered. So, while I do not like Trump the man (as it would appear he has never done anything that didn’t entirely serve his own self-interest and pompous ego),…

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The Idea of an Artist as a Brand was Picasso’s

  Marketing genius: Picasso at his villa in the South of France in 1957   A new tribe of hyper-rich global nomads is distorting the international property market. Like Hans Holbein’s anamorphosis, it can only be understood when seen from an acute angle. In this case the angle of arrogant wealth. It is not unusual…

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China: Microbloging Reshaping A New Landscape For Giant Enterprises

    The Chinese business world has seen several recent examples of how bad management of customer relations can inflict serious damage on the social web. But will the big corporations see the upside in time?   BEIJING- Could the ground-level buzz of social media threaten mighty companies like Siemens and Lenovo? Don’t rule it…

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Latin America Gets No Respect

Near Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica, the Country Brand Index’s highest ranked Latin American country   Conducting business meetings isn’t easy when people don’t even know you exist. Just ask Eduardo Clari, an investments specialist.  Paraguay’s state export and investment promotion agency. “They confuse us with Uruguay. Or else they think we’re part of Brazil,” says…