As with all games lined on the «3» and «7», we are seeing a lot
of point buying through the key number.»
Bonuses are calculated automatically depending on the amount
of POINTs you bought in the current month and how many times you paid during the current month.
Earn up to 35 % more points based on the total number
of points you buy or share.
You could be forgiven for thinking that, irrespective of the number
of points you buy above the 20,000 threshold, you'll be buying IHG points at the best available rate....
If you take the bonus in to account, the total number
of points bought, and their overall cost is:
Not exact matches
For a number
of years, the two were estranged, to the
point where Sumner tried to
buy out Shari's stake in Viacom and CBS (as he
bought out her brother Brent).
Still, Davidson
of American Century
points out that Schlumberger shrewdly uses the periodic downturns to improve its competitive position,
buying companies on the cheap.
Bitcoin, like most other digital currencies, is anonymous (but not untraceable)-- which was one
of its key selling
points in the early days when it was perhaps best - known for
buying drugs on the dark web.
From a purely financial
point of view, there may have been companies and investors who were willing to
buy a stake in Gawker before Peter Thiel's involvement became public on the assumption that it might win the Hogan case on appeal or that damages might be reduced.
Online advertising is a great place to learn how to
buy ad space, because it offers you endless options for targeting your message, a huge range
of price
points, and easy - to - understand metrics.
Some observers
point the finger at labour - saving technology, others at the demographics
of aging itself — seniors simply
buy less stuff.
Until now, the terms
of the joint venture dictated that Novartis had the right to demand GSK
buys its stake at any
point over the next 17 years.
«What we found is that people who spent money to
buy time reported being almost one full
point higher on our 10 -
point [happiness] ladder, compared to people who did not use money to
buy time,» wrote Elizabeth Dunn, an author
of the study and a professor
of psychology at the University
of British Columbia.
Many people have
bought into this space because it's one
of the only places to get decent yield, but she
points out that a number
of companies only offer corporate debt because
of market demand.
The uncertainty Walmsley is referring to stems from the fact that, under the terms
of the joint venture's formation, Novartis had the right to demand that GSK
buys its stake at any
point over the next 17 years.
«We often use that service as the thin edge
of the wedge,» says Kureluk,
pointing out that this software gives Yardstick the opportunity to upsell other products and services to its customers, such as the «e-learning» software tools developed by a firm that Yardstick
bought earlier this year and sold online.
To prove his
point, Eckert
bought two bottles
of water using the app.
So as holiday shopping ensues, retailers will have to do what Amazon simply can not do — be «channel-less» and activate local marketing across multiple touch
points and stages
of the
buying journey.
Instead, focus on streamlining the online - to - offline experience at every touch
point and at multiple stages
of the
buying journey.
The
point is to put what you have to offer in front
of the people who have the greatest interest in it, and are most likely to either
buy it or share it with someone who will.
For these businesses, the challenge centers on activating local marketing across multiple touch
points and stages
of the
buying journey.
LYNE: Every study
of consumer
buying points to the fact that women aren't just the dominant consumer, but are either responsible for, or have the final say on, 80 %
of all consumer purchases.
To give you an idea
of just how long you have to stay in a city for it to be worth your money to
buy, personal finance site SmartAsset calculated the breakeven
point — the
point at which the total costs
of renting become greater than the total costs
of buying — for 29 major cities.
Third
Point: The hedge fund run by Daniel Loeb disclosed Thursday that it
bought more than 45 million shares
of Ally Financial (ALLY) during the second quarter, giving Third
Point a 9.5 % stake in the auto lender.
«We believe this vol shock / liquidity event has likely taken valuations too low at this
point but realize such events have a way
of overshooting to the downside which is why we have advocated patience in
buying this dip,» Wilson said.
His
point is that you shouldn't care about the values
of the person you
buy from.
When large - scale beer concerns
buy craft brewers like Ballast
Point and Lagunitas, sales
of their ales are no longer deemed «craft» — though they are often still marketed and stocked as a craft brewer.
As any salesperson will know, few businesses are ready to
buy at the first
point of contact.
If you've been documenting your customer interactions, you should have a picture
of who they are, what types
of products they
buy, and what their pain
points are.
The mega-chain's creation myth does have some plot
points in common with The Social Network: while McDonald's retains the names
of its founders, the McDonald's brothers, it was Kroc who realized the potential
of fast food and spread the chain from coast - to - coast, eventually
buying out the brothers.
«We'll reduce the number
of point solutions they need to
buy.»
You can still go back and you can look on the Zillow blog and see posts that I wrote, and Stan, who by this
point had become our chief economist, wrote about how it was obvious, in our opinion, that housing was going to crash and that it was built on the foundation
of sand and there was too much easy credit that had allowed people to
buy homes who really couldn't afford them.
However, very few enterprises possess both characteristics, and competition to
buy those that do has now become fierce to the
point of being self - defeating.»
Still, given that Snapchat has yet to earn any revenue, the idea
of turning down a
buy offer three times the value
of that which Mark Zuckerberg himself once turned down seems — not to put too fine a
point on it — insane.
By the end
of the year, Best
Buy shares soared more than 28
points, from $ 11.67 per share on Dec. 21, 2012, to $ 40.17 per share on Dec. 27, 2013.
«Particularly with oil prices hitting lows at some
point in the first quarter... lots
of sub investment - grade firms could be under a lot
of stress, and for those with stronger balance sheets, those companies could take this as an opportunity to
buy and acquire assets,» Deshpande said in a phone interview.
«One friendly but sharp - eyed commentator on Berkshire has
pointed out that our book value at the end
of 1964 would have
bought about one - half ounce
of gold and, 15 years later, after we have plowed back all earnings along with much blood, sweat and tears, the book value produced will
buy about the same half ounce.
That surge has been the result
of moves such as
buying Jet.com (which Lore sold to the company in 2016 before becoming Walmart.com CEO), expanding its marketplaces, further integrating stores and e-commerce, improving its mobile shopping app, and equipping more stores as pick - up
points for online grocery orders.
Bolstering her
point: Lamborghini, Porsche, and Bentley's SUVs will be built at home in European factories — which, for Chinese consumers, is a big part
of the prestige
of buying one.
And if you can prove you paid taxes this year, Blue
Point will give you a free four - pack
of Tax Day IPA when you
buy a four - pack.
Fiverr, for example, is a common site that people
buy links on because it can only cost $ 5 for hundreds
of links
pointing back to your website.
There are fine
points attorneys and CPAs might add — and I'm neither — but for a lot
of legal purposes, something is worth what it was last
bought and sold for, so this company is now worth $ 5 per share.
Make sure every piece
of content in which you invest ties directly to a buyer persona, and a specific pain
point in that buyer persona's journey in the
buying process.
«So I consider it my job to
point out when we're getting a nice
buying opportunity in the stock
of a high - quality company if they ever occur.»
As well,
points out Jurock, the recreational and retirement property boom
of a few years ago was «driven by Dad,» whose investing prowess during the stock market run - up put him in a position not only to
buy that retirement dream home but to front the kids a down payment for their own place.
When customers are opting to spend twice as much to
buy an Apple laptop than an HP, it's time to massively shake up that business or get out
of it entirely (by the way, I'm not sure if anybody has
pointed out the obvious yet, but it sure seems like Microsoft Windows is at the core
of HP's problem in this area).
The app lets you earn «Sweatcoins,» or
points based on the number
of steps you take in a day, which you can then use to
buy a limited number
of specific goods that Sweatcoin has made available — like a Fitbit tracker, fitness classes, or subscriptions to apps designed to help you eat healthier.
That last
point is so important to Sarbit that he used to employ an investigative journalist to dig into the backgrounds
of executives in the companies he wanted to
buy.
For March 2014, the national house price index was flat — which doesn't sound particularly alarming, until the authors
point out that this is the first time in 15 years that house prices haven't increased in March, typically the kickoff
of the important spring
buying season.
Third
Point's Dan Loeb sold out
of Snap shares in the second quarter, one quarter after
buying the social media stock, according to a filing Friday.