Sentences with phrase «as a tactic by»

We could sign better than the guy mentioned in the article but we won't unless it's done as a tactic by the board to get the fans off Wenger's and their backs for a bit and to conceal their true lack of ambition.

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Amazon earned itself something of a public relations black eye as a result of the strong - arm negotiating tactics, causing a backlash among authors, many of whom backed a boycott of the online retailer that was led by television host Stephen Colbert.

The benefits provided by corporate sponsorship can be decreased significantly by competitive tactics known as «ambush marketing,» which occurs when competitors take steps to deflect an event audience's attention away from the sponsor and toward themselves.

But the guild has recently upped its efforts to organize the story - shapers behind some of the biggest hits on TV, and these cases have been seen by many in the labor law community as a hardball tactic in that crusade.

You'll notice that Koss has positioned the Fitclips as a «headphones series for women by women,» but that's little more than a marketing tactic; they fit just fine on men's ears, too.

As more states legalize cannabis, the burgeoning sector is embracing the digital - marketing tactics long favored by more traditional industries.

Stumpf has long lauded cross-selling as a reason the bank had been so successful (as Warren brutally pointed out by reading transcripts of earnings calls in which Stumpf touted the tactic).

Since the Anonymous video doesn't spell it out, we've gathered up some common tactics used by the group in the past, as well as those used by other major hacker collectives.

He brushed off claims that the EPA wants to regulate every puddle and ditch in rural America as a «scare tactic used primarily by the American Farm Bureau.»

Zuckerberg and his cohort have taken to employing tactics normally used by high - profile celebrities and movie stars, such as «purchasing houses through trusts or corporate entities so that the owners» names are not on public deeds,» in an effort to keep their identities secret while they construct megamansions throughout the Bay Area and Palo Alto in California.

But as these recent fiery debates within the drug industry underscore, pharma's price hike tactics, now under constant public scrutiny, may well lead to more far - reaching change — whether imposed by legislation or by biopharma companies upon themselves.

Georgia Congressman Tom Price has been cleared as the next Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services after an ugly confirmation battle which included Senate Democrats boycotting his vote by a key panel (a tactic that was rendered useless as the majority Republicans changed committee rules to push his nomination forward).

Three tactics proved especially promising: 1) moving away from «direct» sales and toward integrated campaigns that drove purchases in retail stores; 2) using DRTV as an inexpensive testing vehicle, rather than an all - or - nothing launch pad; and 3) maximizing margins by relentlessly optimizing costs and sales prices.

According to a survey last month of 100,000 sellers on Facebook by commerce platform vendor Payvment, 39 percent of respondents report having used Facebook Ads, «making this the most prevalent marketing tactic used by sellers to drive traffic to their stores beyond general Facebook marketing — such as promotions and deals posted to their wall — and nearly 70 percent of respondents say they plan to use Facebook Ads again.»

The keys are smuggled into Mexico and then on to the United States — by land, air, or sea — using methods as varied as they are ingenious: stashed under fresh produce, in cans of jalapeños, in the bellies of frozen shark carcasses, in trap compartments of cars, trucks, motor homes, container ships, small aircraft, even submarines; taped to the bodies of backpackers traveling by bus; catapulted over border fences; concealed in the trunks of corrupt local sheriffs; or trundled through underground tunnels (some so well constructed that they have air conditioning), a tactic purportedly devised by El Chapo himself.

Similar tactics, also referred to as «thumping» have been used in the past by American fighters during similar incidents over Syria.

Meanwhile Nix himself was suspended as CEO by CA last month, following a Channel 4 News investigation broadcast video footage of Nix talking to an undercover reporter and appearing to suggest the firm uses a range of dubious tactics, including front companies and subcontractors to secretly engage in political campaigns.

Doing so has allowed a deeper understanding of the dynamics, strategies, and tactics employed by global brands as they intersect with the world of sports.

The other problem that he argues is exacerbated by mass surveillance ad - targeting online business models is filter bubbles — aka the strategy of platforms using people's own biases as a tactic to keep them clicking by reductively feeding them more of the same stuff.

Every year, certain methods are embraced by the SEO community as «must - have tactics,» while others get pushed to the brink of history thanks to Google's algorithm updates.

Cindy told us how to create a power profile on MySpace by using tactics such as frequently updating the blog, posting company images and logos in photo albums, posting upcoming events on the MySpace events page and announcing promotions, contests and events to your friends with MySpace bulletins.

There are many other tactics shareowners use as levers including, investor statements endorsed by a broad group of institutional investors; direct outreach to other shareholders; proxy voting services; and other investment advisors to gain support for specific shareholder proposals; and, outreach to consumers and the press as a way to draw public attention to an issue or a company.

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In June, Beijing banned online loans to college after a public outcry over students falling victim to aggressive debt recovery tactics — including requiring nude photos as collateral — practiced by loan sharks.

In this year B2B content marketing strategies show a drastic change by adopting various tactics such as, videos, research reports, mobile content and virtual conferences.

The ability to monitor buyer engagement of social media and digital marketing tactics and strategy will need to be accompanied by an innate capability of anticipating how buyers can as well as will engage.

Learn how to reduce your financial stress by learning personal finance management tactics, as well as stress reduction exercises.

The transaction started out as a hostile takeover bid, with Aurora entering into a lock - up agreement with four major CanniMed shareholders.CanniMed's management retaliated by adopting a tactical shareholder rights plan, which was in turn challenged in court (and ultimately stuck down as an improper defensive tactic).

But a combination of economic fundamentals, along with the small size and highly unusual trading tactics employed by the closed or crippled funds, point to this as being a storm that will blow over relatively quickly.

With the Supreme Court striking down the Defense of Marriage Act last year and same - sex marriage now imposed by court after court, it's hard to sustain the illusion, much cherished by the secular left as a scare tactic, that our country is on the brink of a theocratic takeover.

In terms of a secret agenda for collectivist authoritarianism, I admit a few liberal elites are that depraved — I was myself shocked by the degree to which the leaders of the Democratic Socialists of America, the ones who helped train our current President and whose leader (Michael Harrington) I myself read and admired in the 80s, were open to deception and smear - tactics, as revealed by Stanely Kurtz's Radical in Chief.

First of all, can we quite the with «gotcha» guilt - by - association tactics, where a commenter as «outed» as someone who — goodness me — has friendship or professional ties with the accused?

«All the time not having a clue that they were being whispered against, campaigned against by both Catholics & Anglicans who made it palpably clear that this initiative was detrimental to the «dialogue towards unity» and temporarily compromised their positions as oecumenical ambassadors - that this was a counter-productive «wacked - out» scheme by an ailing Pope who merely needed to be placated until he died - hence delaying tactics, obfuscations, procedurality, red tape and making everything as difficult and administratively untenable as possible; with patronising sympathy and hand - wringing at their lot while sneering, dismissing and chuckling to themselves that the whole thing will eventually come to naught... that the administration will crumble via crises and power politics andpersonality clashes and outright frustration at the situation... and ultimately the Ordinariate will be re-integrated into the Conference system and those not happy about it will crawl back to their friends in the C of E.

Washington (CNN)-- As terrorism increasingly becomes a tactic of warfare, the number of attacks and fatalities soared to a record high in 2012, according to a new report obtained exclusively by CNN.

If whites reject racial preferences as unfair to them, and if politicians campaign on the issue, the problem is construed as a lack of restraint by unscrupulous candidates who are willing to use divisive tactics to achieve their ends.

Portraying religious dissenters as favoring separation was an effective, if disingenuous, rhetorical tactic because it was so widely accepted by Americans that church and state occupied cooperative relationships.

In a 24/7 news cycle that is fueled by controversies, outrage, sensationalism and rhetoric, it's easy to view these sorts of tactics as effective tools in advancing our cause.

Not this mindlessness called the «War on Terror» as we all know that terror is simply a tactic preferred by «good» and devoted muslims!

They gave me tools to interpret every religious, altruistic, and in any way ideal assertion or action by others as merely a tactic of ego.

CSW believe suicide bombings are re-emerging as a favoured tactic, including a new component of attacks by young female bombers.

I am wondering if their tactics are changing having been found out by others as well.

Although content marketing tactics are used by some of the world's largest brands - such as P&G, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, Unilever and General Mills - it is not a practice achievable only by corporate giants.

Supplying selective information that is reframed to position a corporation or other entity in unfavourable light so as to encourage it to press for changes is a tactic adopted by some social change and environmental organisations, yet it is the sort of things those lobbies accuse their opponents of doing.

These new entrants continued to emerge as the tactic of widening product lines to grow market share within the red blend segment has been heartily embraced by the three brands that make up nearly half the sales of red blends: Gallo (Apothic) Trinchero (Ménage à Trois) and Cupcake (Red Velvet) 4.

In a 34 - page defence filed in the Federal Court in Melbourne on Monday, lawyers for Coles rejected key claims by the ACCC, which launched legal action in May, alleging that Coles used unfair tactics and misleading information to force about 200 suppliers to pay additional and ongoing rebates to participate in the program known as Active Retail Collaboration.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has hit back at Arsene Wenger's jibe at the Blues» defensive tactics by claiming the way they play isn't as easy as he seems to claim.

Another theory: When Wenger first arrived, (At his more successful period at the club), His only job was to deal with his team and tactics, finding Gems etc, but as the year's went by, he took on more responsibilities at the club (more work) taking the club to the next level, (financial wise) and maybe that could be the reason for his downfall in where it matters the most for the fan's... On the pitch!

AKB's just never run out of excuses, it isn't «bad luck» when we are first on the injury ladder (by a country mile as well) EVERY SEASON, the last time i remember having a reasonable injury list was before diaby was injury prone, so whether it's down to his tactics, players diets or imcompetent staff, a 2.5 star manager wouldn't have taken more than 2 - 3 seasons to fix these problems, players join our club with amazingly good injury records (ozil) and become injry prone, players leave our club (fabregas) and are fit 2x as much as they were for us, SOMETHING IS WRONG AT ARSENAL

He gets, or rather tries to get, a kick out of trying to prove other people wrong by playing people out of position, as if it's some sort of wonder tactic.

If Wenger's Matchday tactics and shrewdness were as good as his transfer market deceptions and skulduggery's, we would have been the champions of Europe by now.