Recent news on the HD/Blu-ray DVD next-gen war highlights the umbrella issue of new technology causing customer confusion. For the most part, the Sony/Phillips backed Blu-ray DVD has been prevailing (Blockbuster recently decided to release on Blu-ray only and Target opted to sell only Blu-ray systems.) But since Toshiba's HD...
OBESITY IS A worsening problem in this country, particularly among America's youth, carrying risks of diabetes, heart disease and stroke. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently signed a bill that will help combat the epidemic in this state. California became the first state to require chain restaurants to...
did you know? * DISCONTINUED SCENTS are not impossible to get. "When a brand stops selling a fragrance at the cosmetics counter, it takes a long time for it to disappear from shelves entirely," says Rochelle Bloom, president of the Fragrance Foundation. Call the company's customer service department...
Marketers must become much more adept atdelivering relevant, targeted and consistent brand messaging andinformation across multiplying channels of customer interaction andcommunication, reports a new study by the Chief Marketing Officer CMOCouncil. Minimizing customer confusion, frustration and disengagement throughoptimal content delivery has become a critical imperative as financialfailures, business consolidations and...
Business News In Brief BANKING Barclaycard has been hit with a 50,000 fine, the maximum Ofcom could inflict, for "the most serious and persistent" silent calls to customers, leaving them confused and frustrated, according to the communications industry regulator. Silent calls usually occur when the automatic...
HOLIDAYMAKERS are being warned to get as much protection as possible before booking online. Newcastle travel firm Dawson and Sanderson is urging travellers to check terms and conditions following the collapse of XL last week. They are warning online bookings may not be fully covered should...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I recently moved from California to Louisiana to take a distinguished university professor position. Here, it is very common for strange young ladies in service positions, such as waitresses, restaurant hostesses, bartenders and grocery clerks to address me as Hun, Sweetie, Dahlin', etc. ...
Employing teens has always come with challenges, and that's more true today than ever. Raised while multitasking on life's super technology highway, they can confuse, complicate, and, at times, consternate and at times contribute. The truth is, every generation thinks higher of their own performance when recalling their...
Salt Lake City-based e-tailer Overstock.com Inc. has lost its case against Boston competitor SmartBargains Inc., which Overstock accused of placing pop-up advertisements on its Web site to engage in unfair competition by confusing and deceiving customers. In a unanimous decision, the Utah Supreme Court agreed with the lower court...
Read the fine print and know what you're getting WASHINGTON -- Stunts and exaggerated claims by identity management service companies do more to confuse consumers than to protect or educate them, according to ITAC, the Identity Theft Assistance Center. "Consumers are worried about identity theft. They...
If being arrested isn't tough enough on yourwallet, so are the high gas prices too. Bail-Bonds.com, which has 24locations throughout the So Cal area including the Inland Empire, RiversideCounty and San Bernardino County, wants to help its clients get back ontheir feet. Through September 30th, 2008 Bail-Bonds.com...
Only Verizon Delivers All-Digital TV Over the Nation's Most Advanced Fiber-Optic Network, Straight to Customers' Doors IRVING, Texas, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- With the federal mandate to phase out analog television broadcasts approaching in early 2009, many consumers remain uncertain of what the change means for them....
SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- With so many acronyms and hotel terminology flying around the hotel industry it can become very confusing for the average customer. Hotel price comparison website HotelsCombined.com has collated the top industry terms customers query. 1. Star Rating The star...
A Wednesday afternoon conference call designed to soothe investor unrest over the embattled SemGroup Energy Partners left analysts even more confused and frustrated. "They certainly didn't say things aren't as bad as they thought," said M. Jake Dollarhide, chief executive of Tulsa-based Longbow Asset Management Co. "To...
Future Shop has all of the right technology stocked in-store and online for our customers' needs - from grade school and above. Product experts are also on stand-by at the store level and in our Future Shop Community Forum to answer all questions and help you find the perfect electronics...
Pivot3 Opposes Company's Application to Use the Name PivotSTOR PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Pivot3, Inc, the market leader in High-Definition Storage[TM], today announced it has filed a legal motion with the United States Trademark and Patent opposing the use of the name PivotSTOR by a San Diego-based information...
Sydney Smith, owner of Haunted History Tours, says he is genuinely confused. Like everyone else, he figured the recession and $4-a-gallon gasoline, combined with the blazing New Orleans summer, would keep tourists at home. Instead, Smith said he is neck-deep in customers on a nightly basis. For...
Sydney Smith, owner of Haunted History Tours, says he is genuinely confused. Like everyone, else he figured the recession and $4 a gallon gasoline, combined with the blazing New Orleans summer, would keep tourists at home. Instead, Smith said he is neck-deep in customers on a nightly...
The current economy has shaken the confidence of many once-proud and cocksure operators to their core, bringing to mind the words of Paul Rubin who said: "Never confuse brilliance with a bull market." And while remembering the halcyon days of 2005 may bring the comfort of memory, today's...
Extreme Spirits has moved to rebrand its Wokka Said drink as a vodka to avoid confusion among consumers and trade customers. Even though Wokka Fusion Vodka has always contained a blend of Japanese sake, fruit and vodka and would continue to do so, it is mainly a vodka-based...
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