http://dailyplanet.corragroup.com Background Check and Comparative Intelligence News and Commentary Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:56:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Iconic anchormen may be a thing of the past.   Even in regional television where the long familiar faces and voices of anchormen and women have graced our screens with the comforts of recognition, these senior news givers are being shuffled off like last week's headlines.   They are too expensive for ... http://dailyplanet.corragroup.com/2008/12/anchors-away-as-tv-stations-lay-off-the-news-guys/ The economy is tight, there is no doubt about it.   We are now officially in a recession, or, rather, it has been proclaimed we have been in a recession for the past year.   Like who didn't know?  So in a tough economy it is prudent to look for places to ... http://dailyplanet.corragroup.com/2008/12/do-like-unilever-cut-costs-by-cutting-colors/ I enjoy reading Stratfor.  I believe it is one of the more intelligent publications in the country or for that matter around the world.   It provides intelligence and analysis for everything from military and terrorism, to the economy and the world market. Stratfor recently released an article, analyzing what it sees ... http://dailyplanet.corragroup.com/2008/12/fears-of-corporate-violence-in-the-workplace/ Everybody is creeped out over the economy.  Everyone is worried about their job.   We have just gone to riding high on the hog to hoping we make it over the tree tops.   This is a tough economy, and we are not used to much of anything that's tough. Yes, we heard ... http://dailyplanet.corragroup.com/2008/11/how-do-you-treat-employees-during-hard-times/ Okay, the economy is lousy and instead of buying that new car you are out there shopping for tires and brakes.   Reading the news every day offers a new adventure.   You see that the global economy is global ignominy. But we still have Thanksgiving.  Football, Turkey and Family Gatherings.   Four days ... http://dailyplanet.corragroup.com/2008/11/corra-group-wishes-all-a-happy-thanksgiving/ The United States Government is bailing out CitiGroup, the latest in a group to be rescued from disaster.   It seems if it wasn't for stimulus packages the economy would have no stimulation at all.   And of course President-elect Obamas has issued dire predictions for the coming year.   Happy New Year, ... http://dailyplanet.corragroup.com/2008/11/grab-the-pail-its-time-to-bail-again/ It is not joke when your business creates a product or service that proves difficulty to market.   You sift thorugh dozens of different marketing strategies until you find the right one.   You find that there doesn't seem to be a right one.   There are no easy catch phrases, slogans, or ... http://dailyplanet.corragroup.com/2008/11/when-your-business-has-a-tough-product-to-market/ Manpower has reported there will be layoffs in all Western Nations as many companies try to survive the economic meltdown.  Layoffs will come apparently after businesses figure out their budgets for the coming year. Obviously, this is not good news.  Nor is it comforting to know that every country in the ... http://dailyplanet.corragroup.com/2008/11/global-layoffs-in-the-global-market/ For several blog pieces now I have taken note of the slaughter in the media industry.   The news industry, especially, has been decimated by layoffs and publication failures.   For every media group, it seems, laying off a thousand employees or more is only a start in the cost cutting.   Marty ... http://dailyplanet.corragroup.com/2008/11/how-laid-off-journalists-can-rebrand-themselves/ These are rotten times, economically speaking.  In fact, there may be a couple of reasons to point to this being rotten times on a lot of levels.  I'e never been known for my rosy outlook, but I do look at these times as quite exciting.  Despite the economical downturn, in ... http://dailyplanet.corragroup.com/2008/11/in-bad-economic-times-buy-up-your-competition/