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Postponing ETS implementation offers relief to European airline groups
- 13 Nov 2012 10:30
- by Lida Mantzavinou
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Air transport associations, authorities, organisations and airlines have been strongly positioned against the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) as it would be a cost burden to airlines, calculated to add 1% to an average return fare, and would decrease up to 1% air traffic volumes. “Intensifying price competition, that does not allow carriers to pass ...
Big Airline Groups on Track with Their Restructuring Plans but Challenges Ahead
- 01 Nov 2012 06:49
- by Lida Mantzavinou
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Both AF/KLM and Lufthansa reported operating profits in Q3 2012, being consistent with last year’s financial results. Q3 has traditionally been a well performing quarter for the airline industry; therefore profits should not be overestimated. On the other hand, taking into account that the profit forecast by year end for the European airline indust...
Good Design is Innovative
- 11 Sep 2012 13:20
- by Jannette Whippy
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Dieter Rams, a German industrial designer, introduced ten principles of good design. I am going to focus on one principle in this blog post: good design is innovative. I am not a product designer, but innovation is something I work toward in my page and infographic designs as Senior Graphic Design Artist for Frost & Sullivan’s Growth Team Membersh...
Paradigms, Parents, and Podcasting
- 03 Aug 2012 09:12
- by Katherine Burns
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Every once in a while, you read something that really blows your hair back. Few things are better than having a moment of enlightenment – having a new idea presented to you that helps you make sense of your world in a better, simpler, way. That’s what happened to me when I came across a book from the 1960s entitled The Structure of Scientific Revo...
How Wine Tasting and the Gestalt Principles of Perception Improve My Designs
- 24 Jul 2012 17:22
- by Jannette Whippy
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It’s rare for me to meet a Cabernet Sauvignon that I don’t like. My favorites are Cabs with backbone: big and full-bodied. I like my wines earthy (even a little herbaceous [taste and aroma of herbs]) with some tobacco flavor. And I love when the wine finishes dry. My wine preferences have matured and changed over the years (I have attended many, ma...
Improving Efficiency by Focusing on the Customer: Asia Pacific 2012 Marketing Priorities Survey Results
- 09 Jul 2012 09:11
- by Holly Lyke Ho Gland
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Marketers continue to be faced with the imperative tofind ways to appeal to specific customer needs, keep costs down, and drive higher ROI. This focus on the customer has marketers reassessing their value propositions and customer segments—to target the “right” audience with an engaging message. However, marketers are expected to take on this task ...
Second Time Around
- 03 Jul 2012 09:23
- by Katherine Burns
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I once read an article in the Wall Street Journal about how writing the pilot episode of a new series is usually easier than writing the second episode, which can be an excruciating process. Maybe it’s because writers use all their good material in the first attempt, and feel a bit empty for the second go-round. I hope this isn’t the case with me ...
Pursuit of Productivity and Social Selling: 2012 APAC Sales Leadership Priorities Survey Results
- 02 Jul 2012 12:27
- by Holly Lyke Ho Gland
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This year’s survey results indicate sales executives’ 2012 challenges are shaped by their need to increase productivity. Specifically, sales executives need to pinpoint the highest-value sales activities, streamline their sales processes to match, and invest in new tools and practices for team collaboration. The other prominent challenges are enhan...
Visualize This!
- 28 Jun 2012 12:42
- by Jannette Whippy
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Inspiration hits at the strangest times: morning walks with my greyhound, a quiet moment sipping wine, or a busy and hectic day of running errands. It turns out solutions come more easily when I stop thinking about the problem. However, a key component of my ability to visualize solutions is having an understanding of the broader view. Telling som...
Managing Resources and Idea Generation: 2012 Asia Pacific R&D Priorities Survey Results
- 21 Jun 2012 13:42
- by Holly Lyke Ho Gland
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The survey reveals that R&D executives in Asia Pacific are focused on challenges surrounding two topics: (1) managing the product portfolio and (2) integrating inputs from an array of sources outside of R&D. In regards to the first topic, R&D executives are struggling to generate an accurate technology map—that outlines customer needs, the current ...
Better Communication, Better Business
- 12 Jun 2012 08:09
- by Holly Lyke Ho Gland
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One of my roles in my household is mediator between my son and husband. Like many a father and son, they are so much alike that sparks fly on a fairly regular basis. Not surprisingly, nine times out ten, their frustrations stem from a lack of communication. Needless to say, pointing this out results in an emphatic eye roll from my son and gruff sig...
Airline Industry Profits Driven by Asian Carriers, Europe still in Crisis
- 12 Jun 2012 05:58
- by Lida Mantzavinou
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2012 will be a tough year for airlines globally. With fuel prices at unsustainable levels and the threat of a major breakdown in the Eurozone area looming, airlines need to take action. Yet the most pressing issue is the lack of sustainable profitability in an industry used to negative results. The 68th International Air Transport Association (IAT...
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