He'sstanding by the sweet potatostand and he's looking at me with both hopeanddefiance-asif he's justturnedinaterrific paperin his Englishclassand he's awaiting his teacher'sresponse.
The results have been terrific: a world-class integrated data platform, expanded consumer and customer databases, online, self-service systems, strengthened product fulfillment, new ways of onboarding customers more quickly, and cultural acceptance of a shared services model leading to 13 consecutive quarters of double-digit million dollar annual operating margins.
These people are not only rich but also exceptionally clever, because America has become expert at sending its brightest to the same elite universities, where they intermarry and confer on their offspring not just wealth but also a cognitive advantage that gives this classterrific staying power.