BUSINESS
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Car Business Language & Lingo-Epilogue
“Using All The Terms In One Short Story”
I was going into work one day and my thoughts were focused on selling a car. I had a couple of bad days where it seemed like everything went wrong. The “Up” I had turned out to be a “Bogue” that was a...more
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Car Business Language & Lingo-Part I
Now the car business is very unique when it comes to having its own language. I remember when I first got in the retail side of the business back in the mid 80′s, and I thought everyone was speaking a different language in the car dealership I was w...more
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FTC Provides “Tips on Making Most of Your Auto Warranty”
Brought to you by Car Care Council
The FTC offers these tips to help consumers make smart decisions and get the most out of their auto warranties:
Read the warranty that came with the car, or check the “owners” section of the manufacturer’s We...more
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Toyota's Jim Lentz at NADA and the Importance of Women
Last weekend at the NADA conference in San Francisco, Jim Lentz, President and COO of Toyota Motor Sales USA delivered a keynote speech on the state of the industry. In it he said that 2011 marks a new beginning for the industry, giving dealers a call ...more
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Ask Patty about Entrepreneurial Insanity
AskPatty.com CEO Jody DeVere appears in a new book, along with several friends and partners in the industry. It's called Entrepreneurial Insanity in the Tire Industry, and if you're in the tire industry that title may feel familiar to you.
The book a...more
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Madonna to open chain of health & fitness clubs
Do you want your arms as contoured and fit as Madonna’s? It will soon be possible.
Yesterday, the pop icon announced she is set to launch an international health club chain called “Hard Candy”.
The music star is famed for her toned figure and ...more
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Olympic pricing: Equality? Economics? Gender?
What equality is remains contextual and questionable. I don't know much about economics. And gender continues to present so many interesting issues with which to contend.Hence all the questions in the title of this post.But what I really want to talk abou...more
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Women’s Summer Box Office Recap
The weather is changing here in NYC, the kids are getting ready to go back to school and the fall film festivals are upon us, so before too much time passes let’s take a look at how women fared this summer at the box office.
We all know that in gener...more
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WPS: Bruised, Battered But Still Kicking
WPS rang in Year Two with promise and optimism. Season ticket sales were reportedly up 15% from last year, commitment from local sponsors had increased, eight franchises were back in the fray – including two debutantes, each squad had been bolstered by ...more
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Women at the Box Office: August 13-15
The dynamic of the weekend was set up as adversarial all week.
Will the girls beat the boys? Will the boys punch the girls? No wonder we are still so fucked up about gender at the movies. If we didn’t set the movies up as an us vs. them dynamic...more
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TV Star Salaries
Hey folks. Good news. If you scare the crap out of your ex-wife and then get arrested for beating your current wife you too can be the highest paid TV star by far.
Yes, Charlie Sheen a man with some serious anger issues (especially towards the wome...more
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Sandra Bullock tops list of highest paid actresses
According to Forbes, Sandra Bullock was the highest paid actress from July 2009 through June 2010. She earned an astounding $56 million off her two successes The Proposal and The Blind Side. She gambled — and won — on The Blind Side by taking le...more
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AskPatty Receives Top Women In Business Blog Award
I'm excited to announce the Ask Patty Automotive Advice for Women blog has been chosen as a winner in the 2010 Top Women In Business Blog Awards, sponsored by Online MBA. I am so honored to be included with the other amazing women blogging winners. Th...more
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Women at the Box Office: July 23-25
Salt starring Angelina Jolie didn’t make it to number 1 thanks to the growing cultural obsession with Inception (which I liked a lot), but it was number 2 for the weekend bringing in a total of $36.5 million (the budget is estimated to be between $110...more
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The voice of a studio head- Amy Pascal talks to The Wrap
It’s not very often that you get to hear, really hear, a studio chief’s take on the business. Sharon Waxman, founder and editor-in-chief of The Wrap got Amy Pascal to answer some questions and talk about the state of the movies. It’s also good...more
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