August 2009  AAPN Recap for the week of August 17
Greetings!
 
Mike Todaro is famous throughout the industry for the massive amount of email that he sends to our members and to the industry. It is not unusual for strangers in foreign lands to know his name and feel as though they know him personally.
 
The email list below is just a small sample of the information that made it's way from this office to the industry this week.  If you are an AAPN member, you may have received all of these (although sometimes he targets a particular group). If you are not an AAPN member you may have received just a sampling or you may not have received any of them.
 
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From Mike
sent by Mike Todaro
  • Monday, August 17
    • WSJ: Anti-American Amigos
      (an analysis of the impact of the perception that Obama is backing Chavez)
    • The Economist: Latin American Geopolitics
      (a report on increased investment by China in the Western Hemisphere)
    • adweek: 'American Made' a Selling Point for Some
      (young adults are less moved by such appeals to patriotism)
    • CNBC: An Economic Recovery That Whimpers
    • Press: Industry publications release articles about new AAPN Web 3.0 website
  • Tuesday, August 18
    • WWD: Lessons we can learn from comments at Bangkok trade show
    • BusinessWeek: Stocks: Five Key Signals for Investors
      (sent to those who attended AAPN Economic Forum in November 2008)
    • Newsweek: 'Chimerica'
      (are the U.S. and China headed for a divorce?)
    • WSJ: The Economic Recovery: Fast, Slow or Neither?
    • News: Updates on Target, Walmart and TJX
  • Wednesday, August 19
    • WSJ: A Second Chance for Second Life
      (technology that allows virtual meetings, training and trade shows)
    • AAPN: Report on what AAPN brand and retail members are doing that can NOT be reported
    • Priced to Grow: How Costco got started
      (Costco made it from concept to $1 billion company in just three years)
    • AP: Positive report on AAPN member GUESS?
    • BusinessWeek: Target vs. Wal-Mart: The Next Phase
      (Wal-Mart's low prices have trumped Target's cheap chic. With a recovery on the way, the discount giants are readying for the next chapter in their rivalry)
    • WSJ: The Greenback Effect
      An editorial by WARREN E. BUFFETT
    • BusinessWeek: Is Optimism a Competitive Advantage & The Case for Pessimism
    • AAPN: NatureUSA joins AAPN
  • Thursday, August 20
    • CNBC.com: Sears Posts Loss, Badly Misses Forecasts
    • AAPN: a detailed list of store closings nationwide
    • FORTUNE: The value of executive networking - "a network is a critical aspect for support during these times."
    • AAPN: Textil del Valle joins AAPN
    • Just-Style: broadcast to our CAFTA members for their input to a report on CAFTA by just-style.com
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