‘We Are the 99 Percent’ Joins the Cultural and Political Lexicon
Whatever the long-term effects of the Occupy movement, protesters have succeeded in implanting “We are the 99 percent” into the cultural and political vocabulary.
Political Ad Spending Spurs Local TV Mergers
The election cycle of 2012 is expected to be very lucrative for some stations, which will also benefit from charging cable and satellite distributors for the rights to retransmit their signals.
Advertising: Upbeat Projections, With Caveats, at Advertising Week – Advertising
A leading forecaster shared his hopeful predictions on the first day of Advertising Week 2011.
Advertising: 2 Hoteliers Form Partnerships to Enhance Luxury Image
High-end hotels are seeking ways “to enhance the luxury experience that do not involve spending money on the plant, or on increasing staff.”
Advertising: 2 Hoteliers Form Partnerships to Enhance Luxury Image
High-end hotels are seeking ways “to enhance the luxury experience that do not involve spending money on the plant, or on increasing staff.”
Television Review: Economic Crisis Unfurls in Hushed Suspense
The HBO film “Too Big to Fail,” based on a book about the financial crisis of 2008, uses every cinematic trick in the book, but ultimately succeeds because we know that the danger was real.
Economic View: Gauging the Pain of the Middle Class
The “toil index” measures the real cost of the income gap by analyzing the context in which families consume.
Rate of Health Spending Growth Slows
Total national health spending grew by 4 percent in 2009, the slowest rate of increase in 50 years.
Economic Scene: For Blacks, Progress in Happiness
Economists found even though racial gaps had grown in some areas, black Americans made strides in happiness.
F.C.C. Takes a Close Look at the Unwired
A new study shows that nearly one-third of Americans do not have high-speed access to the Internet, and cost is one of the biggest obstacles.
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From Treasury, an Invitation to Financial Bloggers
Timothy Geithner and other senior officials had a two-hour round table with financial writers this month.
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Advertising: In New Campaigns, Spots Take On a Rosier Hue
Major companies like General Electric and Bank of America, and smaller ones, too, have begun campaigns proclaiming that America’s future is bright.
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