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...solid roster of packaged-goods clients (Lever Bros, and American Brands, among others), SSC&B has a reputation for market-research savvy as well as a strong management. Says Interpublic Chairman Paul Foley: "In an acquisition like this, you look for the best professionals. That's the real asset you acquire...
...strong, Hull was as graceful as a figure skater, and he became the biggest attraction in hockey history. He was also one of the cleanest players in the game. In 1972 he joined the Winnipeg Jets in the new World Hockey Association and immediately became both its most solid asset and most expensive liability: his contract gave him a reported $2.75 million over a ten-year period. But age inevitably slowed his stride, and despondent over his recent divorce, he quit after 22 years in hockey. In 1,447 games, he had scored 1,012 goals (second only to Gordie...
...book, though. For 15 years, she kept a notebook on every production, doubting her words would ever be published. The first draft of The Bright Lights emerged over a four-month period of continuous work. Seldes bubbles with enthusiasm for her editor, Jonathan Galassi--"his very youth was an asset"--and for the contributions of an editor in general. In contrast to the relationship between an actor and a director, an editor is "like another self, another set of eyes"; "no interference"impedes his rapport with the writer. An actor and his director, on the other hand, can never work...
...biggest issue, though, is that I'm young and a Harvard student," Campbell said. "Going to Harvard is an asset and a liability. People know you're ambitious and intelligent but are you too ambitious and intelligent?" he added...
...responsible collaboration. There is a metaphor that informs the private business sector as it informs the private educational sector, and that is the metaphor of the free marketplace. Whether the competition of the free marketplace is of commodities or of ideas, it is a common metaphor and a precious asset...