Nov.-Dec. 2005

Posted on December 15, 2005 at 7:30 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Corporate Strategy | Cover Story | Nov.-Dec. 2005 | The Magazine | Trends
Tagged: acquire , acquisitions , acquisitive , digital , Dow Jones , E.W. Scripps , Fox , integrate , IP , M&A , media , MySpace.com , new media , New York Times , News Corp. , old media , Rupert Murdoch , Viacom , Washington Post

Memo to media moguls: Get over it. Get over your need for control. Get over the fear and fealty you've instilled in your subordinates for all those years. And get over the top-down decision-making process that has characterized mass media companies since they first arose in the 19th century....  Continue reading

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Posted on December 15, 2005 at 7:15 PM
Filed under: Best Practices | Nov.-Dec. 2005 | The Magazine | Trends
Tagged: convergence , entertainment , Grupa Onet , Internet , ITI Holdings , Kostrzewa , Legia Warszawa , market share , media , Multikino , new media , Poland , strategic alliances , television , TVN , Wechert

Poland's ITI Holdings combines a leading Internet portal with choice properties in television broadcasting and entertainment.  Continue reading

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Posted on December 15, 2005 at 7:05 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Corporate Strategy | Nov.-Dec. 2005 | The Magazine | Trends
Tagged: deal structure , EMI , ESPN , licensing , Marvel Entertainment , media , new media , Spider Man , Tim Rothwell , TV , Walt Disney , wireless , X-Men

When you're moving content into a new space, deal structure and business model can be big challenges. But companies like Marvel Entertainment and ESPN are getting it done.  Continue reading

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Posted on December 15, 2005 at 6:50 PM
Filed under: Job Description | Joint Ventures and Alliances | Nov.-Dec. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: Barbara Levy Landes , nonprofit , partnerships , PBS , strategic alliances , television

Attention, parents of sleepless tots: Barney, Bob the Builder and Big Bird are now available 24/7 to distract, instruct or lull your little one to sleep. Launched in September, PBS Kids Sprout is a 24-hour digital preschool channel now playing in 16 million homes. The all-hours access to the...  Continue reading

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Posted on December 15, 2005 at 6:44 PM
Filed under: Deal International | Legal Brief | Nov.-Dec. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: China , fixed assets , labor , M&A , rules , verification

The lure of China's vast market and inexpensive labor is proving irresistible to foreign companies, despite continued regulatory uncertainty and bureaucratic red tape. China now sees approximately 200 cross-border M&A deals a year, a number that is expected to rise as foreign companies angle for a share of China's...  Continue reading

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Posted on December 15, 2005 at 6:37 PM
Filed under: Intellectual property | Nov.-Dec. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: Beyers , HP , IBM , IP management , money managers

Some money managers say they do. ALSO: Judges talk about IP litigation; and an emblematic case.  Continue reading

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Posted on December 15, 2005 at 6:28 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Corporate Strategy | Integration | Joint Ventures and Alliances | Nov.-Dec. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: acquisitions , alliances , business intelligence , deals , due diligence , Irving Tyler , joint ventures , M&A , partners , Quaker Chemical , specialty chemical maker , supply-chain , trends

Business-intelligence software is proving useful for operational tasks, including due diligence, post-merger integration and the monitoring of supply-chain partners.  Continue reading

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Posted on December 15, 2005 at 6:20 PM
Filed under: Case Studies | Growth Strategy | Nov.-Dec. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: business development , business model , corporate venturing , growth strategy

What's wrong with trying to step up the flow of new ideas and initiatives? Plenty, according to the authors of a new book.  Continue reading

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Posted on December 15, 2005 at 6:12 PM
Filed under: Corporate Strategy | Nov.-Dec. 2005 | People | The Magazine
Tagged: China , employment , James Liu , multinationals , Novartis , Ogilvy , Procter & Gamble , talent , UPS , Wahaha

To sustain their rapid growth in China, big foreign companies are having to work hard at attracting, training and retaining managers.  Continue reading

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Posted on December 15, 2005 at 6:03 PM
Filed under: Corporate Strategy | Joint Ventures and Alliances | Nov.-Dec. 2005 | Research and development | The Magazine
Tagged: autos , batteries , hybrid , Johnson Controls , joint venture , medical equipment , Mumby , Prius , R&D , Toyota , Varta

With a new joint venture and some other nimble moves, Johnson Controls moves into batteries for hybrid autos.  Continue reading

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Posted on December 15, 2005 at 5:37 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Corporate Strategy | Nov.-Dec. 2005 | The Magazine | Trends
Tagged: About.com , ad revenue , circulation , Internet , M&A , Meyer , New York Times , Primedia , search , search-engine optimization , synergies , traffic

New York Times Co. ended another tough quarter last month, with circulation revenue declining, staff reduction costs crimping profits and ad growth uneven. There was a hopeful sign, though: Ad revenue at the company's newest online business, About Inc., climbed 67% in the quarter, to $14.2 million. That was...  Continue reading

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Posted on December 15, 2005 at 5:21 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Corporate Strategy | Integration | Nov.-Dec. 2005 | The Magazine | Trends
Tagged: Federated , Kaufmann's , Macy's , Marshall Fields , Meier & Frank , strategy , Terry Lundgren

Department stores no longer seem to work as local businesses. Federated's Terry Lundgren has bet $16 billion he can make them work nationally.  Continue reading

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Posted on December 15, 2005 at 5:15 PM
Filed under: Corporate Venture Capital | Nov.-Dec. 2005 | Q&A | The Magazine
Tagged: corporate venture capital , Drew Clark , IBM , line execs , VC

IBM's Drew Clark on introducing VCs to line execs - in China, Brazil, Russia and India.  Continue reading

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Posted on December 15, 2005 at 5:07 PM
Filed under: Corporate Venture Capital | Joint Ventures and Alliances | Nov.-Dec. 2005 | Outsourcing | The Magazine
Tagged: BP plc , corporate venture capital , joint ventures , Occidental , oil , putsourcing , Siemens Energy , Subsea , Technip

Big oil is posting record profits, leading companies are on the regulatory hot seat in Washington, high demand is raising questions about the adequacy of future supply and the political climate in many oil-rich countries ranges from uncertain to threatening. It's business as usual in the energy industry, where...  Continue reading

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Posted on December 15, 2005 at 4:54 PM
Filed under: Deal International | Nov.-Dec. 2005 | The Magazine | Thinkery
Tagged: Deals of the Century , End of the Line , fixed-asset , In Their Time , joint ventures , outsourcing , strategic alliances

Books- End of the Line: The Rise and Coming Fall of the Global Corporation. Research- China deals.  Continue reading

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Posted on December 15, 2005 at 4:46 PM
Filed under: Growth Strategy | Joint Ventures and Alliances | Nov.-Dec. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: BeerTender , brands , Groupe SEB , Heineken , kegs , Krups , Moulinex , PerfectDraft , Tefal

The Players: Dutch brewing giant Heineken NV and France-based Groupe SEB, maker of Krups, Moulinex and Tefal appliances. The Plan: In September, Austria became the latest market, joining Switzerland and the Netherlands, for a draft-beer-at-home product known as BeerTender. Heineken provides the kegs and brewing expertise; SEB manufactures and...  Continue reading

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Posted on December 15, 2005 at 4:36 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Joint Ventures and Alliances | Nov.-Dec. 2005 | People | The Magazine
Tagged: Abrahams , acquisitions , alliances , Aviva , Brown-Forman , Chardonnay , Chiraz , Cisco , Freytag , India , joint ventures , M&A , Mike Polk , R&D , Scheinman , strategy , Unilever , Virgin Vines

When an established wine company wants a new brand to strengthen its portfolio, it is often easier to buy than blend. It can take years to produce a quality vineyard, and even when bottles are on store shelves, new wines face such illustrious competition as Château Lafite Rothschild, Stag's...  Continue reading

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Posted on December 15, 2005 at 4:30 PM
Filed under: From Ken | Nov.-Dec. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: corporate dealmaker , editor , editor's letter , Klee

Those of us who work in communications generate a torrent of coverage on our own industry, not all of it terribly interesting to those who toil elsewhere. Still, the story now unfolding in the media business is well worth the attention of anyone who is interested in business strategy, period....  Continue reading

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