SAS Trims US Sales & Marketing, Shuts Training Centers (CBR via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Perhaps feeling the pressure of an increasingly competitive business intelligence market, privately held SAS Institute Inc took the unusual step of closing two facilities and cutting around 170 staff as part of an ongoing corporate reorganization effort of its US sales and marketing organizations.

August 1, 2006 @ 8:11 AM · Filed under Uncategorized
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Tele2 Q2 EBITDA lower on increased marketing spend; below … - Forbes
Tele2 Q2 EBITDA lower on increased marketing spend; below …Forbes - 1 hour agoSTOCKHOLM (AFX) - Tele2 AB said its second quarter EBITDA fell to 1.397 bln skr from 1.689 bln skr, pressured by a sharp increase in operating costs in a bid …

August 1, 2006 @ 8:10 AM · Filed under Uncategorized
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Lawyer blames Vioxx marketing (The News & Observer)
Merck’s extensive marketing of Vioxx influenced the doctor who prescribed it to a federal plaintiff who is suing the company, claiming the painkiller caused a heart attack, his attorney told a jury.

August 1, 2006 @ 8:10 AM · Filed under Uncategorized
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