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Plain language
Aug 01, 2008; Cassano, Erik ... John Rowe has two basic rules when it comes to communication: Keep it direct, and keep it simple. The president, managing director and co-owner of $24 million Cargo Services Inc., a global freight transportation provider, says effective business communicators put themselves in front of ...
LOUD AND CLEAR
Aug 01, 2008; Scott, Mark ... Robert Laikin does not mince words when asked to explain the significant slowdown in growth that Brightpoint Inc. experienced from 1998 to 2002. "It was my fault as the CEO," Laikin says. The wireless device distributor had grown swiftly in the years prior, hitting $1 billion in revenue ...
Building success
Aug 01, 2008; Cymerman, Abby ... John Brand is no stranger to corporate growth. Butler, Fairman & Seufert Inc., a civil engineering firm with 2007 revenue of $15.3 million, recently acquired a Lafayette civil/environmental company after partnering with the business for several years. In addition to making the acquisition, ...