Lexus, Infiniti and Acura Dealerships Top Ranked for Response to Customer Internet Inquiries Auto dealership responsiveness to customer inquiries received over the internet is the object of study of the latest Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index Internet Lead Effectiveness Benchmarking Study. The rankings by brand were determined by the patent-pending Pied Piper PSI process, which … Read more
Upper-class individuals behave more unethically than lowerclass individuals Are Rich People Unethical? Which social class is the more likely provenance of unethical behavior, the upper class or the lower class? Scientists at the University of California at Berkeley analyzed a person’s rank in society (measured by wealth, occupational prestige and education) and found that those … Read more
This year, Artprice’s annual art market report – based on 6.3 million auction results from 4,500 auction houses around the world focused particularly on China’s successful conquest of the global art market. In spite of the sword of Damocles hanging over the West, art in fact sold better in 2011 than at any other time … Read more
Poison Kiss: Hundreds of Lipsticks Contaminated With Lead, Reports New FDA Study Lipstick is a product used by millions of women of childbearing age who are unaware that they may be building up their blood lead levels each time they apply lipstick. A new analysis of lead in lipstick conducted by the U.S. Food and … Read more
Worldwide Cost of Living 2012: Mature markets still the most expensive Zurich, Tokyo, Geneva, Osaka and Oslo are the most expensive cities in 2012 Muscat, Dhaka, Algiers, Kathmandu and Panama are top 5 least expensive cities For the first time in at least two decades of Economist Intelligence Unit reporting the worldwide cost of … Read more
Steep taxes on luxury goods in China forced Chinese shoppers to head overseas to pick up the latest fashions or other luxury items. Chinese consumers traveled also because they had a wider choice of goods available overseas. A recent survey by business research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan quoted by AFP has predicted that … Read more