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With the focus on pre-salt exploration, Petrobras Brazilian state is gradually reducing its operations in Argentina, the largest that still remains outside.

The pre-salt exploration, the big bet of the firm and Brazil, is a type of search you require, with little investment and high costs, penetrate beneath the seabed the salt layer that protects, like clay on land, the reservoir of oil waste.

In the past five years, oil production company in Argentina fell 34%.

The numbers accompanying the decline in local oil industry, living the worst moment of the last two decades. However, according to the site HidrocarburosBolivia.com, the phenomenon is more marked in the case of Petrobras that between 2006 and 2010, decreased by 6.1% its total production.

The data come from a survey conducted by consulting firm Economics Research Branch (IES), led by economist Alejandro Ovando, at the request of Valor.

The study is based on statistics published by the National Secretariat of Energy and also illustrates the loss of company’s participation in the fuel retail market.

Its share in total oil sales fell in just two years from the current 14% to 10.8 percentage points. The diesel fuel is consumed in the country and that market is dominated by Repsol YPF. Read the rest of this entry »

Industries have revolutionized the socio-economic fabric of communities since time immemorial. The man, from the dawn of history, has seen the need to transform their environment to survive. The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries represented a dramatic change in the ability to industrialize the human being, the industrial revolution had begun and with it, a new economic structure based on capitalism. The aim was not only transform raw materials into finished products, but the capitalist mode of production also has gained a new dimension.

On a basis it is no wonder we ended industrializing all aspects of our lives, including that of communication. advances have allowed for greater dissemination of information. Still, make no mistake. The advance in technology has enabled the distribution and consumption of global information, but does not imply that we are now better informed.

In an increasingly globalize world where information is increasingly abundant, there is an interesting paradox. If we believed that, more information would allow us to choose and learn more about the world around us, now we realize that we were wrong. A greater flow of information does not guarantee that we know better our environment near and far. The reason, undoubtedly, is the concentration of producers of information, globalization of information.

The latest installment of the study on year-end shopping that takes place annually Motorola Solutions reveals that most retail employees surveyed (55%) believe that this holiday season, buyers had better access to information consumer that the sellers of the stores due to the increasing availability of online purchasing tools and applications that allow mobile phones to compare prices, access to coupons and connect to social networks.

The study reveals that retailers are not investing in technologies that enable them to stay one-step ahead of today’s buyer, so eager to technology, end up hurting themselves the outcome of your business. Almost three in ten (28%) of people who visited a store stopped spending an average of $ 132 due to aborted purchase behaviors associated with customer relations, lack of stock, inadequate care and long lines at the checkout.

As a positive aspect worth noting, the survey reveals that more than four in ten (43%) of those cared for by vendors buyers equipped with mobile handheld computers said that the team managed to improve their shopping experience. The survey also reveals that an overwhelming majority (87%) of retailers believed that buyers could easily find a better option, so consider the customer service assisted by access to real-time information is “more important than ever.”

The American company leader in performance marketing, Online Advertising Ergots Group, announced the major trends in online marketing and advertising for 2011 in Mexico.

It highlights the growth of investment in social networks and the use of new tools in technology for measuring results.

For this 2011, it is expected that Mexico’s industry online advertising has increased more than $ 4.600 million pesos.

According to information from the IAB, online advertising industry grew 8 times in just 4 years from 2005 to 2009, showing a steady development. According to marketer, in 2011 it is expected that U.S. industry will grow by 10.5% to reach 28.5 billion dollars, so that in 2014, the investment is $ 40.5 million.

Ergots CEO, Ulysses Vazquez, said the following, “The main challenge of online advertising in Mexico is to have trained professionals to support the growth of industry and educate advertisers about the budget allocated to the online industry, the and clear benefits, improving the performance of their campaigns.”

On its 45-year history, the Association Argentina de Marketing (AAM) has announced the special edition of a publication with permanent reference material, stories, anecdotes, information and participation of the entire marketing industry in Argentina.

The special edition will have 300 pages of content with the participation of major industry relating anecdotes and knowledge sharing RECAVA during the 45-year history of the AAM.

The publication will also include the history of the evolution of marketing tools and unpublished materials distinguished cases with Mercury Awards since 1982.

In addition, try all the postures and dilemmas of this new science, to close with a final chapter on the prospects for the industry for years to come.

Gustavo Dominguez, President of AAM, said: “The obligation of the Association is to disseminate best practices of marketing in Argentina. This publication is an excellent opportunity to share the knowledge we gather during these first 45 years with the participation of the entire Argentine marketing industry. “

To involve the entire marketing community, the AAM has developed several alternatives to participation for those who want to be part of this historical publication.

(FNM) According to statistics released recently by the Ministry of Information Industry and China, the country surpassed South Korea in 2010, in terms of capacity building and portfolio of orders for new ships.

Statistics show that between January and December 2010, Chinese shipyards completed construction of 65.6 million deadweight tons, a figure which represents an increase of 54.6% over the previous year. They also received construction orders for more than 75 million deadweight tons, almost three times the value obtained a year earlier.

Chinese analysts linked to the shipbuilding industry, attributed the rapid growth of activity in recent years, increasing domestic demand associated with growth capacity of the economy.

Chinese plants are mainly shipbuilding Located in the eastern provinces of Kiangs, the most important in relation to activity, “Shanghai, Hewing, and Shandong, and in Guangdong, located south of the country.