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Top Brand Perfumes Prices Cut By Superdrug for Christmas

Money – UK-based Superdrug Stores has cut the price of many high-priced brand name fragrances made by Elizabeth Arden, Chanel and Armani. The Company's move is meant to make it easier for Christmas shoppers to purchase the gifts they want to give.

Voted for on July 31, 2007 02:08pm

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MYLOANCHOICES.CO.UK LAUNCHES A BRAND NEW VIDEO LOAN SERVICE

Money – Consumers in the UK are more in need of loans than ever before. Britons owe £1.2trillion of debt, £200bn of which is non-mortgage personal debt, covering credit cards and unsecured loans. The myloanchoices.co.uk website now uses video extensively to explain the services available, provide an overview of loans and more..

Voted for on July 24, 2007 08:08am

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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Brand Extensions

Money – Cheetos Lip Balm? Cheesy. Play-Doh perfume? Tacky. American Kennel Club cremation urns? Dead wrong. Those are the conclusions of New York branding agency TippingSprung's 2006 survey of brand extensions, released last month.

Voted for on July 24, 2007 08:08am

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When To Buy Brand Names vs. Knockoffs

Shopping – "Saving money is always a good thing. There is nothing wrong with being financially conscientious at times and buying second-tier or discounted items rather than big-name brands. As with most things, however, some exceptions do exist; in certain cases, brand names are definitely your best bet. Find out which products are worth big bucks and wh

Voted for on July 24, 2007 06:30am

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DNA of Your Personal Brand

Careers & Jobs – I agree with Mark that personal brand of good professional reputation is key to success. He contends that a lot of people don't spend time to nurture their brand.

Voted for on July 24, 2007 06:30am

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The Brand Management Newsletter

Books – The Brand Management Newsletter is a leading source for brand management insight, strategy and advice for marketing oriented leaders and professionals who desire to build winning brands. The newsletter includes how-to tips on a wide range of brand management and marketing topics. World renowned brand strategist and best selling author Brad VanAu

Voted for on July 24, 2007 06:29am

Hershey plans to cut work force by 1,500
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Hershey plans to cut work force by 1,500

Money – Hershey Co. is cutting its work force by 1,500 and is building a new factory in Mexico as part of a three-year plan to scale back its production lines, the nation's biggest candy maker announced Thursday.

Voted for on July 24, 2007 06:06am

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Parcus Group Launches Personal Finance Software - User Feedback "Super Value"

Money – Australian business Parcus Group has created a unique financial application providing unprecedented user value by combining features for budgeting, financial planning, real estate analysis, shares valuation, life insurance & taxation into a single software package bundle. Software retails for only US$24 which is "super value" as descr

Voted for on July 24, 2007 06:06am

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42 ideas connected to change

Careers & Jobs – From a managers perspective, change will always be a part of our lives in the workplace. The biggest thing we can do is to adopt change as a part of our business culture. Our workers need to learn to embrace change rather than be afraid of it, and as a result...resist it.

Voted for on July 24, 2007 06:06am

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Billionaire Bachelors

Love & Personals – It is the refrain of single women everywhere: Where are all the eligible men? It's time to stop scouring the grocery store aisles and singles bars and start checking out the list of billionaire bachelors.

Voted for on July 24, 2007 04:37am

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Ad Copy - The Best Way To Design Ad Copy Rich Websites

Money – Ad copy writing is no secret, there great ad copy writers that writes heart pleasing ad copy and then there are those copy writers who just don't even got a clue what ad copy is.

Voted for on July 24, 2007 04:31am

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World's Richest People

Money – Forbes' 21st annual list of the wealthiest people on the planet spans industries and continents, and they inspire would-be newcomers to the billionaires' club. Who makes the list this year?

Voted for on July 24, 2007 04:31am

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Where the rich park their dough

Money – To become a millionaire, building a balanced portfolio that balances growth potential and safety works just fine. But if you want to be superrich - that is, build a net worth in excess of US$20 million - it's probably going to require rolling the dice more often than you might be comfortable with.

Voted for on July 24, 2007 04:30am

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North Beverly Park, for the richest of the rich

Real Estate – The NY Times has a story on the very posh North Beverly Park area of Los Angeles. The gated community is home to some of the largest homes in L.A. and Eddie Murphy, Denzel Washington, Sylvester Stallone and Rod Stewart are all residents.

Voted for on July 24, 2007 04:29am

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A New Class War: The Haves vs. the Have Mores

Money – This year's special contribution to the canon may be the argument that the moment has arrived for a battle that looks to most of the population like a battle among peers, which in a sense it is: the rich versus the rich, the meritocrats versus the meritocrats, the ambitious versus the ambitious. But it also pits two highly distinct groups, the mere

Voted for on July 24, 2007 04:29am