Mashable's Ostrow said social media is still a small part of most marketing budgets (not only for airlines but for many companies) but it is attractive because the costs are minimal.
Overall, the potential growth in mobile advertising is enormous, but elusive for many companies.
But for many small companies, like the little mini-cab service we (used to) use in northwest London you could subscribe to an inexpensive, cloud based CRM like Zoho, Nimble, Highrise or Insightly.
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But for many struggling indebted companies, to buy back shares would be unwise.
But this must be complemented by organizational improvements such as a change of management, revision of standard practices and even downsizing, a necessary but painful measure for many companies.
The general consensus of the group was that an SPV might be good for some companies (hyper-growth companies with many individual crowdfund investors), but not for others (Main Street businesses with no clear exit strategy).
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Pharmaceuticals a big, stable industry with wide profit margins and strong payouts is a well-established sector for dividend hunters, but many companies have rocketed this year.
Much of the billions in this statistic are made up of large systems for large manufacturers, but many maker companies know the value of a laser cutter or laser engraver.
But many more people now work for companies that import and export things.
Venture capitals are amazing for so many startups, but all those companies who are at the friends and family stage there are tens of thousands of accredited investors who would be interested if they had some way of accessibility.
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That participation in such a world is fraught with difficulty and peril for many Japanese companies, but is nonetheless not just unavoidable but imperative for their future growth and even survival, fully describes the dilemma and challenge for Japan in coming decades.
This is new ground for many consumer electronics companies, but several are already looking seriously at WiMAX.
The UBS report was based on fourth-quarter profits but many companies are now reporting earnings for the first quarter.
But the larger point must be the potential upside for many companies of yen depreciation.
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But computer networks are now deemed mission-critical for many companies and that means the IT guys cant make this type of decision without consulting with the fellow in the corner office.
But consider that many insurance companies offer special low rates for small businesses.
For many companies that use Amazon EC2, but particularly web start-ups which live and die by their websites, the incident was a big wake-up call.
But how many companies have a few billion dollars lying around for that?
Higher wages have dented corporate profits, but many companies have been taking advantage of their workers for far too long.
Some of them are mega-cap companies that have underperformed for many years, but offer an attractive combination of quality and value.
For example, companies are barred from speculating in derivatives, but many have done so anyway.
Under the Scottish government's small business bonus scheme, which came into effect in April, many small firms pay no rates at all but the transitional relief for larger companies was scrapped.
But many small companies rely on repeated equity financings to keep their research going for the 15 years it can take to design a new drug.
Chinese companies themselves aren't a big market for WebEx yet, but many of Zhu's U.S. and multinational customers do Web conferencing from China.
But depressed advertising revenues resulting from the economic downturn have made it a tough-go for many companies, such as Westwood One (WWON), a major independent provider of network radio content, which have to cope with industry headwinds.
The company that doesn't make anything or even have a web site, but files so many patent lawsuits that some companies have taken to pre-emptively filing suits for declaratory judgment against it?
Employees of big companies (and their subcontractors) may be saving more as they worry about their jobs, but at many small companies, confidence among workers is increasing in line with the better outlook for their businesses.
Companies are limited to bidding for one licence per region, but they can bid in as many regions as they want.
Similarly, many high-tech Asian companies, however strapped for dollars, will have no option but to keep buying parts and software from American companies.
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