"From a marketing point of view, you don't introduce new products in August." - White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card in 2003, explaining why "Project Stampede America Into Iraq War II" was introduced in September.
The Product Life Cycle refers to the succession of stages a product goes through.
Stage 3 Growth stage, profitability (contracts a-go-go; the gravy train; sorry, no refunds)
Stage 5: Decline -- enter "phased redeployment"
Roberts should be more of a corporate team player.
Feinstein probably realizes the PLCM involved. She voted to cut taxes in 2001, and knows the treasury funding is down. The credit cards are max'd out.
China is curbing lending. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_Life_Cycle_ManagementConsumers aren't buying the sales/marketing pitch as much anymore. 'Demand' for the product is declining. The field sales force is feeling the pinch.
Market Evolution is a process that parallels the product life cycle.
Stage 5: Market Termination - consumers no longer demand the product and companies stop producing it - enter "phased redeployment"
Have all the localities max'd out yet on buying the terra bells and whistles???
Where are those products in PLCM? Is the boondoggle slowing down?
Time to introduce a new product. Repeat and Rinse.
How about windmill farms instead? national health care? strengthening our infrastructure? sustainable communities? a rail system? levees/flood systems? Something 'constructive' over here, so we won't blow all our tax money/and available credit over there.
But, not detention centers.