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...need to motivate a sales force that's about to lose their jobs. That's no easy task. "It's a depressed atmosphere," says Fried, a freelance liquidator hired by the Great American Group. He's running sales at two Circuit City locations in New York City. "When a sign goes up that the store is closing, it's an emotional day. When the sign goes up that there's only 10 days left, it's an emotional day. I need to let them vent, if necessary. I realize that I'm often the face they're putting on this...
...expect a J. Crew commercial featuring clips of Malia and Sasha on the Capitol steps, the retailer probably won't sit on this news. Cohen suggests a word-of-mouth guerrilla marketing campaign - for example, a Facebook group promoting the girls in J. Crew that asks users to sign up as fans. "They have to practice the subtle art of selling," says Cohen. "Go out and create a buzz, and just have others do it for you." Chen says J. Crew will most likely send an e-mail to customers in its database - about 22 million, according to Chen - highlighting...
...independent agenda," explains Ken Duberstein, who held the job for six months under Ronald Reagan. "When you speak, the voice people hear is the President's voice, not your own." Indeed, if you ever hear anything at all about the chief of staff, that is probably not a good sign. (See also Sununu, John...
...cold reveal a lot of knit caps and bare heads. But closer to the epicenter of power, on the podium where President Barack Obama delivered his Inaugural Address, there was a noticeable flurry of fedoras - a nod, perhaps, to a bygone era when wearing a hat was a sign of respect and also celebration. (Look to Aretha Franklin's euphoric gray felt concoction.) Former Vice President Dick Cheney, Utah Senator Robert Bennett and the Rev. Jesse Jackson all wore fedoras during the ceremony. Later, at the Inaugural luncheon at Statuary Hall, Ted Kennedy showed up in a dashing black fedora...
Former Vice President Walter Mondale said, "We were talking for 20 minutes, telling old war stories. He was keeping us all laughing." And then, said Mondale, "he seemed to go into a seizure of something." After the seizure, said Senator Leahy, "a lot of us were making the sign of the cross. You can tell the Irish." Said a hopeful Dodd: "The good news is he's going to be fine." Recalling Kennedy's tone of voice before he was driven to the hospital, Dodd said, "When he bellows, he is usually in pretty good shape...