Topic: Avis Budget Group Inc.

Wait No More

Car-rental agencies are finally, cautiously rolling out high-tech time-saving solutions.READ»

Rental Car Express Service and Loyalty Programs

As promised in a previous edition of Transit Authority, I have developed a handy guide to the express service and loyalty programs offered by rental car companies.READ»

Rental Car Bells and Whistles

If you are a gray-haired or perhaps salt-and-pepper business traveler, you'll remember the days when Hertz, Avis, and, to a lesser extent, National had a lock on the in-airport rental car real estate. Your options were simple and convenient if not premium-priced. Now Budget, Thrifty, Dollar, Alamo, and even the suburban stalwart Enterprise have wiggled their way into airports across the country.READ»

Avis Ridley-Thomas

Founder and Administrator, Los Angeles City Attorney's Dispute Resolution ProgramREAD»

Rental Car Check (and Recheck)

The keys to a successful -- and stress free -- car rental.READ»

The Experience Experience

Mark Hurst is founder of the consultancy Creative Good. He also hosted Good Experience Live 2004. In his introduction to GEL, he addressed the idea of what "experience" really means. What follows is a partial transcript of his ...READ»

"We Try Harder"

In the classic Avis and Goliath sense, Showtime is girding for renewed battle against long-standing No. 1 rival HBO. How do you compete against a business adversary that clearly has their pick of the hits -- at least for now? You ...READ»

Icons on Parade

OK, I admit, I was secretly hoping that the New York advertising community would pull off some outrageous stunt -- maybe bringing back the giant Sta-Puft Marshmallow Man from "Ghostbusters" or staging a smackdown between the ...READ»

Conflict Resolution: Stop, Look <amp></amp> Listen

"What's so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding?" Nothing. Try injecting them into your office culture, and you may find out why.READ»

Fast 50 2008: Omniture

The list of indignities we suffer online every day is significant. Our bank hits us up for a high-yield checking account … while we’re in our high-yield checking account. We have to navigate four levels deep at our favorite ...READ»

Bad Times Are a Growth Business

DoveBid has built its fortune on the misfortunes that come with irrational exuberance -- from the junk-bond scandals of the 1980s to the dotcom implosion. Here's how it gets the highest bidders -- and how it almost repeated the costly mistakes of its own clients.READ»

How to Spot the Next Enron

Want to know how to avoid being fooled by the next too-good-to-be-true stock-market darling? Just remember these six tips from the cynics of Wall Street, the short sellers.READ»

Fast 50 2008: Omniture

The list of indignities we suffer online every day is significant. Our bank hits us up for a high-yield checking account ... while we're in our high-yield checking account. We have to navigate four levels deep at our favorite sites ...READ»

• Presenting the 2008 Fast 50
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Double-Digit Growth in No-Growth Times

From the book How to Grow When Markets Don't by Adrian Slywotsky and Richard Wise with Karl Weber. Copyright 2003 by Mercer Management Consulting, Inc. Reprinted by permission of Warner Books, Inc., New York, NY. All rights reserved.

It's every company's goal -- but it's one that few manage to achieve. Here are strategies and tactics to make your company grow again, drawn from in-depth research on companies that have been registering double-digit growth for years. Tired of cutting costs and downsizing dreams? This is your wake-up call.READ»

'We Recycle Your Air.'

Social entrepreneur Dan Morrell is targeting a massive and complex environmental problem: global warming. But his solution is deceptively simple: The way to save the planet is one tree at a time.READ»

Chicagoland Dealer is Home to Northern Il GM Program Cars!

Tom Sparks Auto; The little Store With Low Overhead And A low price.READ»

The Lure of On-Demand Software

On-demand software allows small and medium businesses to leverage robust computer applications at a fraction of the cost of maintaining in-house systems.READ»

Feedback

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The Third Pair of Sneakers

"We set our sights on a destination beyond the distant horizon, and then we make the road by walking." -- Myles Horton and Paulo Freire, authors In the early 1980s, Paul Fireman was seeking a creative outlet when he ran into Angel ...READ»

The Talent Market

If you think that the stock market is where the action is today, you're missing out on the hottest, most important market in the new economy.READ»

Used Cars, New Models

Talk about an unlikely e-commerce juggernaut. This year, 55-year-old Manheim Auctions expects to sell more than $1.5 billion worth of used cars online. Would you like to take its Web strategy for a test drive?READ»

What Comes After What Comes Next

Watts Wackers says you can see the future. All you have to do is look differently -- and different. That's why you'll find him panhandling in New York City, riding the range in Montana, busing tables at Taco Bell.READ»

Can Alex Bogusky Help Microsoft Beat Apple?

Alex Bogusky built the country's slickest ad shop using Apple products. His next challenge: Persuade people like him to buy Microsoft's stuff.READ»

• Apple vs. Microsoft -- Who is Winning the Epic Battle
• Microsoft's Ad Campaigns: An Overview

Size is Not a Strategy

The faster big business cleans up its ethical mess, the sooner we can address the real crisis of capitalism. Giant companies dominate the landscape -- from media to medicine, banking to broadband. But talented people don't want to work for them, customers hate doing business with them, and Wall Street doesn't want to invest in them. A candid appraisal of why so many big companies (even the honest ones) don't work -- and some radical ideas for reform.READ»