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...lop off $10,000 in costs. What a negative PR scenario! This isn’t a story abou...hake off seeing itself as an “instant film” company. That sealed its fate. Now...
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... on the ropes. Then came production delays, dismal sales figures, endless "battery fire" stories, the announcement that GM would buy back Volts, and, finally, GM's president saying the engineers should lop off $10,000 in costs. What a negative PR scenario! This isn't a story about technological failure. GM created the perception that the "old GM" was back doing things the wrong way. It's another horrible example of getting up to- speed before starting the car, a perfect prescription for fostering ... useless exercise because it rarely occurs except, perhaps, in someone's fantasy. The real rub is failing to think outside the walls; the company's walls. Even though Polaroid brought the first digital camera to market, it couldn't shake off seeing itself as an "instant film" company. That sealed its fate. Now, Research in Motion is flirting with a similar destiny as its market share dropped from about 50% at the end to 2009 to nine percent in the third quarter of 2011, according to Canalys, the London-based ... specified date. There was one problem: they neglected to include the contact information. What does that say about the company? A well-meaning company has a Web site promoting its annual clothing drive. Unfortunately, the dates of the drive were missing. A highly regarded insurance company sends out e-mail messages with grammar and spelling mistakes. Minor matters? Perhaps. However, they fuel the way we perceive companies. Don't kid yourself. Just as more customers are embracing self-check out at supermarkets, other operators are rejecting it. They maintain ...