M&A And Corporate Activity for September 2011
With September coming to a close, there were a number of corporate activities including M&A, IPO filings, private equity financing, and spin-offs. Focusing on the largest firms – The Global 5000 – there are generally more of these than in smaller companies. These activities and changes become important for Database Marketers as they have to […]
Health Care Costs for Corporations Rising Dramtaically
A NY Times article today reported the dramatic rise in health care costs for employers. It is no surprise that this has had such an effect on employment in corporations. Plus, given what we have seen when looking at the revenue of health care related companies, this segment of the market has been reaping handsome […]
The Growing China Influence
Focusing on growth markets whether they are selected geographies, specific industries or sizes of companies is the goal of most companies these days. With growth slowing in the US and across Europe, most eyes are turning to Asia and with China as potentially the biggest slice of the pie. And for good reason. The Global […]
Average Employees at Global 5000 Companies
There has been a lot of interest recently in jobs and job growth as governments try to get economies moving. The Global 5000 companies naturally play a big role here as the largest companies and employers in the world. We went back & looked at the stats for the average size (by number of worldwide […]
The Banking Industry Continues Sending Shudders
This past week, the European banking industry continued making everyone nervous and now comes the news that Bank of America is cutting 30,000 jobs. In recent weeks, there have been a number of banks shedding non-banking operations as they line up equity to meet increased regulatory obligations. Obviously, with the banks holding the money and […]
M&A and Corporate Activity for August 2011
Like we published in previous months, there are a number of corporate activities including M&A, IPO filings, private equity financing, and spin-offs. Focusing on the largest firms – The Global 5000 – there are generally more of these than in smaller companies. These activities and changes become important for Database Marketers as they have to […]
Where are the jobs?
A major point of contention as the global economy recovers and then falters is that the recovery appears to be a jobless one. Like many generalizations, it pays to scratch the surface and look at some of the data to get a better look at where there has been job growth and where employment is […]
Food Prices Going Up? Revenues From These Companies Too !
Recently we wrote about how the Aerospace & Defense industry could be facing a bumpy road ahead as governments cut budgets. Those companies targeting that industry sector have to be realistic about their growth opportunities in that sector. Here’s the other side of the coin — Food and Beverage companies. On the Global 5000 companies, […]
Chemical Industry Updates for Global 5000 Companies
29 Aug 2011 – Sinopec half year revenue grew 4.2% – read the news 24 Aug 2011 – VTG announced 1st half results with revenue up 21% !! — read the press release 24 Aug 2011 – ThyssenKrupp agreed to sell service provider Xervon to waste disposal company Remondis – read the press release 19 […]
Aerospace and Defense Companies Facing Slow (or no) Growth?
As the US and European countries face the realization of spending cuts, companies in the Aerospace and Defense sector and probably watching nervously. Those who sell to them also need to be watching as target marketing efforts and sales quotas get set for the upcoming year, banking on big sales numbers from Aerospace and Defense […]