What Makes An Ad Stand Out?

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The above ad is from the AIDS prevention campaign being run in Uganda. It was shared by Perry Marshall over the weekend. It stands out from the usual ads, and has an immediate on the reader because of its ability to directly address the target audience — middle aged men with the income and propensity [...]

France Introduces New Carbon Tax To Cut Carbon Fuel Emissions

In a move to make people reduce their consumption from using oil and gas energy, France will impose a levy on oil, gas and coal consumption by households and businesses from next year.
This Green Carbon Tax will be 17 Euro per ton of Carbon emission. While Sweden and Finland already have such taxes, France is [...]

US Economic Stimulus Package by Obama

Obama’s work has begun, and here’s first hand report from Capitol Hill on what’s being planned as his Economic Stimulus package. The top areas appear to be: Home and School Refurbishing, Extending Healthcare Reach to 8.5 million more Americans.

US and Global Financial Crisis – Views & Updates

Like most of you, we have been watching the developments for the last few weeks, as MyOrbit spans worldwide with a link into the global markets. This post puts our thoughts and updates for you.
Background:
Financial institutions have been struggling to meet the mandates of bad loans, and the global markets have been showing the effects.
Banks [...]

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