Mark Raskino

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Archives for July, 2010


No ‘dipping’ – we chose the R word again for a reason

by Mark Raskino  |  July 8, 2010  |  Comments Off

Our Gartner press release today is based on a reseach note just published, with the title: ‘Plan for a Second Recession, Now’ We chose not to use the term ‘double dip’ because of its vagueness and softening effect. Another recession would be very bad news indeed – so let’s not sugar coat it with a [...]

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Expert shoulder watching – the next service economy value-add?

by Mark Raskino  |  July 7, 2010  |  Comments Off

My son has a Fender Stratocaster, made the year he was born. It came from a specialist shop in London where many nice guitars are resold and maintained by craftsmen- often for major rock bands while they are on tour. The guys who maintain the instruments have a notice board with a schedule of charges… [...]

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