Yum has proved a more focused owner than Pepsi, and although KFC's number of outlets have declined in the US, the company has continued to grow in Asia, South America and Africa.
In each instance, the actions focused on owners, players or teams.
"The national discussion about foreclosures has largely focused on owners," Ms. Been said.
Growth Accelerator focused SME owners' attention on the key tasks that would make their business ambitions achievable.
He said some of his success in using social media was tied to the narrowness of his practice, which was easy to pitch: it is focused on owners of privately held middle-market companies who are about to sell the companies.
But Ford says 10,000 Focus owners defect to other brands each year because it doesn't offer an attractive step-up model.
Mr. Stephens said that Buick would be focusing on owners of some foreign luxury brands like Honda's Acura division.
Some common elements of these programs that may play a role in their success include providing political support, focusing on owners and managers of sex work establishments (e.g., brothels, bars), conducting public campaigns or social marketing campaigns to normalize condom use, making condoms more available or accessible, and obtaining organizational support [ 43, 47].
In their desire to delay the question of free agency, the owners focused on the first item on the players' list.
We did what we had to do in 2004 to make it right, and we're focused with our owners on what we need to make this game healthy for our fans.
Commissioner David Stern said during a news conference in Manhattan that the owners focused "on the likelihood of success of the Sonics in Oklahoma City" and $30 million in annual losses if the team stayed in Seattle.
