Gambling with hunger
“But in order for the financial industry to tap this new business area, market access had to first be expanded. It was strictly regulated, and for good reason. The finance industry’s lobbyists got to work, and succeeded in 1999, when the US Commodities Futures Trading Commission substantially deregulated the futures markets. Now banks were permitted to hold large positions in commodities securities.”
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,783654-2,00.html
INFOGRAPHIC: See Which Brands Dominate Ad Spending In Every Industry
Ever wondered how the biggest ad spenders break out by industry category? Using Ad Age DataCenter analysis of data from Kantar Media, the team at Marketing Degree created an industry-by-industry infographic looking at where the leading U.S Brands are spending their dollars.
INFOGRAPHIC: See Which Brands Dominate Ad Spending In Every Industry
Consuming Kids Documentary. Advertising and children
Negative-footprint Chinese car of the future
Negative-footprint Chinese car of the future
U.S. Mood Throughout the Day inferred from Twitter
A fantastic graph. When Social Media meets Sociology, very interesting things happen!
Young, connected and Muslim
Muslim consumers are a growing, influential and extremely loyal group, making them a desirable market for mainstream brands.
Gov jobs overtaking good producing jobs
Think of the implications…
Government Jobs Have Overtaken Goods-Producing Jobs - Stephen Spruiell - The Corner on National Review Online
Interesting data
Spain: who is responsible for the property bubble? - Credit Writedowns
Spain: who is responsible for the property bubble? - Credit Writedowns
As recession takes hold, European citizens are starting to ask questions about how they were led into this, the deepest downturn in three-quarters of a century. The leading Spanish daily El Pais published a very thoughtful article today asking how things had unravelled so quickly and so spectacularly in Spain, previously one of the fastest growing economies in Europe.
The Crisis of Credit Visualized
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About Javier Marti
As an Independent Strategy Consultant, speaker and founder of HypnoticSales.co.uk and SunshineHypnosis.co.uk, Javier is dedicated to help organizations, small businesses and individuals to optimize systems, increase profits and make better choices in business and in life. He is the author of the book "Mobile, Domains & The Future"
Javier also shares his knowledge and experience through information-packed and entertaining presentations in English and Spanish.
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