Our legislators have become a set of "whores" open to the highest bidders. The problem is that if we try to limit lobbying, we are in effect limiting free speech.

Marketing is the set of human activities directed at facilitating and consummating exchanges.

Competitive advantage is a companys ability to perform in one or more ways that competitors cannot or will not match.

Too much of the income gains go to too few people, even though all of the stakeholders worked together to make their companies successful. By failing to put enough income into more hands, the GDP grows slower and consumers manage to meet their needs by incurring high levels of debt.

We need to take a close look at the relationship between the economic system of Capitalism and the political system of Democracy. A democracy with high concentrations of private wealth buys votes and interferes with the ability of Capitalism to perform well. It is no longer one citizen, one vote.

Good customers are an asset which, when wellmanaged and served, will return a handsome lifetime income stream for the company.

In fact, Capitalism has a vested interest in creating new wants and making people unhappy until they acquire the next good.