A travel manager, armed with accurate data, can press an airline client to drop certain fees in exchange for corporate volume, for example.
She arranged to meet the general manager, armed with little more than a business plan, samples of packaging and colours, and a brand name.
We get another growth pick, Omnicell, from Bernard Lirola, a portfolio manager with the asset management arm of investment bank Needham & Co. Omnicell develops medical systems such as dispensing cabinets, outfitted with bar code scanners and computer screens, to help nurses and pharmacists retrieve and review medication.
A similarly contrarian position was held by the investment managers in Merrill's fund-management arm.
Hearst and the Annenberg brothers, his circulation managers, armed their delivery men and hired adult thugs to force the dealers and newsies to carry the "American" and "Examiner"...
A dejected David Cone surrendered the baseball to his manager tonight, arm extended, like a defeated general handing over his sword.
"When getting the deposit, we had to twist the bank manager's arm," he says.
"From the consumer's point of view it's going to mean better battery life and higher image quality," said Steve Steele, product manager of ARM's media processing division.
"ARM is dedicated to enabling a standards-based Internet of Things where billions of devices of all types and capabilities are connected through interoperable Internet Protocols and Web Services," said John Cornish, executive vice president and general manager, System Design Division, ARM, in a statement.
The only difference between a quarterback and a middle manager is arm strength; QBs just get the spotlight because they touch the ball the most.
