tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10160258.post9158679068889650709..comments2023-10-29T03:35:54.593-04:00Comments on Total Team Solutions: "Trouble Don't Last Always": Mother Wit for Tough Marketing TimesLalitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09460917758732512734noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10160258.post-13103493531828844322009-03-10T09:56:00.000-04:002009-03-10T09:56:00.000-04:00Very Nice.I find in the legal world everyone is tr...Very Nice.<BR/><BR/>I find in the legal world everyone is trying desperately to cut expenses as a pathway to prosperity. No one in law understands business. There is no better time to postion yourself in the marketplace than in times of uncertainty.<BR/><BR/>Smart spending and keeping a context of business accumen is what will win.Scott Forgeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16500938584748174328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10160258.post-87423367543950126842008-12-16T15:40:00.000-05:002008-12-16T15:40:00.000-05:00I get your concern about corporate salaries. Havin...I get your concern about corporate salaries. Having corporate execs give up their stock option and other perks is as likely as having stockholders forego dividends until this thing turns around.Lalitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09460917758732512734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10160258.post-27906805387255215972008-12-16T15:26:00.000-05:002008-12-16T15:26:00.000-05:00Hi Lalita,Thanks for the plug.Having said all of t...Hi Lalita,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the plug.<BR/><BR/>Having said all of this, I can easily understand the fear that a lot of companies are facing. Sales are going down, customers are buying less frequently, and they have to start cutting somewhere.<BR/><BR/>My hope is that the decision makers don't automatically cut marketing (or R&D) as a knee-jerk reaction, which is what usually happens.<BR/><BR/>One brilliant idea would be for the execs at the big corporations to, oh I don't know, give up the multi-million dollar bonuses this year, and show they have a little faith and trust in the organization to bounce back, rather than lining their golden parachute with fistfuls of green.Erik Deckershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800011978813218338noreply@blogger.com