 marketing strategy in this?Who’s running the show in there?
If radio and nova want to remain relevant they’re going to need to do something that delivers a reason for people to listen versus new on demand audio options.
Even the presenters look embarrassed.
The smartest comment made. A little rehashed character isn’t going to do anything when there is such a major competitive threat from on demand audio. Look at the FTA tv industry versus the streamers.
If this is what Nova think is going to move the dial then they need a seriously smart and experienced marketing head that knows what they’re doing to develop a strategy against the new threat. Not against the obvious radio competitors.
Nova needs a different spokesperson.
Is bringing back Nova Boy the point of difference that Paul is talking about? Or is the ongoing use of brand campaigns originally created for his chums at Global UK the point of difference?
Where is that ‘sounds different’ originality that Nova was known for? Sadly, long gone.
Turn Up the Feel Good Nova or you can just listen to Smooth Your Feel Good Station or Get That Feeling with 2Day FM.
They’ve gone back to their twenty year old mascot, stolen 2Days tagline and their campaign features a song that was released in July last year and they’ve been flogging to death for ten months. Nothing is fresh about Nova any more.
A rip off of Heart uk.China’s position in the global economy cannot be ignored, to put it lightly. Whatever China does affects even the most powerful nations, and industry leaders along with politicians need this information in order to remain competitive.
The results of China’s 2014 initiative to bolster their electronic sector by investing billions of dollars are in. Foreign competitors may breathe a sigh of relief, as it doesn’t seem China has caught up with or overtaken foreign chipmakers in R&D or trade. Still, they’re not backing down and they may yet emerge as a technological colossus. Here’s a breakdown of their progress so far:
Memory
Three multinational companies – Intel, Samsung and SK Hynix – have expanded into China. Other multinational companies have been less open to partnering with the Chinese government based on concerns about security and intellectual property. Policymakers have put the kibosh on some attempts to acquire or partner with foreign companies, leaving China to its own devices.
Indeed, China’s own devices mainly source chips from foreign suppliers, creating a trade gap the government is eager to close. A few semiconductor manufacturing plants have opened thus far, and the government intends to continue investing in order to grow the sector quickly. Since they’re essentially starting from seeds, it will need time in addition to funds.
Fabs
Another area of concentrated investment is fab capacity. Cold War-era export controls have stymied production efforts in China over the past several decades, leading to a gap in technology and expertise in addition to trade. Nevertheless, IC production in China is growing. From 7.8% in 2009 to 12.7% in 2015, projections indicate China will make 20.9% of the world’s chips by 2020.
Their strategy is two-pronged: either reinvent the wheel, or invest in acquisitions. Obviously, acquisitions close the technological gap and grant China access to previously elusive markets. Yet the government isn’t hedging all its bets on forging partnerships. By developing its own technology, China will rely less heavily on imports.
Overall, China boasts a huge consumer population and high demand for technologies, not all of which are at the forefront of innovation. For instance, Chinese companies are willing to invest in 65nm, 55nm, and 40nm chips. This should attract multinational companies and allow the domestic market to grow without the pressure of investing in cutting edge equipment and high levels of technical expertise.
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The other two churches of Hradcany outside of the castle itself were both locked.
St Benedict (above left) is attached to a convent and is quite small, the church basically a large square with a lower and narrower east apse. It has a small bell turret and the C18 interior is said to be fairly simple. The Carmelite Nuns were ejected from the convent in 1950 by the Communists who used the buildings as a hotel. The nuns returned in 1992.
The church of St John Nepomuk (above right) dates from 1720-8 and was built for the Ursuline Order as their convent church. They were suppressed in 1784 and the church became a store. It reopened as a church in 1861 as a military church, first Evangelical and since 1902 Catholic. It is significant as the first church by Bohemian architect Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer who also designed St Nicholas in Mala Strana.Regardless of your religious background, you’ve probably heard something about the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve lived there for a long time in total bliss and happiness, and all they had to do was avoid the Tree of Knowledge. If they could just avoid eating that apple, they’d be fine. But a serpent fooled them into thinking that their transgression would not be noticed, so they partook of the one thing in the world they were not allowed to have. And here we are, wearing Prada and Calvin Klein instead of tree leaves.
When I first joined the Social Media world about a year ago, I kind of felt like I had stepped into a very 21st century Garden of Eden. The possibilities were endless, not just for business but for improving the world. When a disaster strikes in Italy, Haiti, Greece, Japan, Libya, or Jopin, Missouri, the online world can situate itself to respond and help. What could possibly be more magnificent?
But there is a serpent looming. The serpent says that there is big money to be made here. The serpent says that if you can just outshine everyone in the online world, you can work from home, make the exact kind of living you want, and never have to worry about a thing. I hear this serpent’s voice more and more clearly every day. I think about listening to him. I bend down to listen to what he has to say.
I need to step on his head.
A bit of a perspective shift
Here is the reality. We have this immense opportunity to improve the world. We have this amazing technology that has enabled us to forget what long distance phone service is. Time zones and languages are no longer barriers. We can talk to people who are living history. We can talk to people who are making history. When we read a book we like, we can tell the author, “Hey, I loved your book.”
And yet, with this veritable feast at our feet, what are we writing about? What are we tweeting about?
• You’re doing it all wrong
• I’m better than you and here’s why
• Here’s why you don’t know what you’re talking about
• My biggest problem is that some people online are kind of annoying
Are you kidding me?
If the salad days of Social Media are ending, it is only because we’re talking them out of here.
I’m facing the facts. I’m spoiled rotten.
I remember when I had to try to contact my friends via hand-written letter because computers weren’t really being used for email yet.
I remember when calling from 30 minutes away was a huge expense. Talking to someone in another country seemed virtually impossible.
But all of those memories are in the long forgotten past of 10 years ago now. The online world is eating me up and is making me forget about what really matters.
With all that is going on in the world (and there is a LOT going on in the world), I am sitting here with my MacBook in my air conditioned abode, getting ready to watch some tv in my comfortable neighborhood, and I have spent time this week lamenting how poopy the online world has become.
How ungrateful I am.
I can’t do that anymore. If I’m going to use this technology, I want to use it for something really amazing and important and useful. And if other folks want to spread rumors about each other, tear each other down, start whisper campaigns, convince themselves that they’re the most important people ever, or lament that people are idiots, that’ll make me sad, but so be it.
Right now, while this technology is young, while people are still learning their way around it, right now is the time when we can use these tools to make a difference in the world for the