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Make 2009 A Productive & Successful Year, Start By Joining Us At the Industry Forecast Seminar 2009

Make 2009 A Productive and Successful Year, Start By Joining Us At The: Industry Forecast Seminar January 27, 2009, London, UK With Christmas now a distant memory, it is now time to turn your attention to making 2009 a productive and successful year. With bad news all around us, from the collapse of the 100-year-old UK chain Woolworths, to government’s world wide slashing interest rates to all new time lows, no one would blame you for thinking it is all doom and gloom! But, now more than ever, it is time to take the initiative and stay focused. Irrespective of whether we are in a recession or not, companies need to keep learning and developing. FACT, the economic slowdown will not last forever, when it finally does end, you need to make sure you emerge ahead of your competitors. This is certainly not the time to stay stagnant...  Read more

Posted in Industry Forecast Seminar by Gemma
08-Jan-2009

Solve someone's problem in a downturn; they will love you forever, do the same in a boom; chances are you will be one of a crowd and forgotten tomorrow

“Solve someone’s problem in a downturn; they will love you forever, do the same in a boom; chances are you will be one of a crowd and forgotten tomorrow.” With 2008 now behind us, it is time to look forward and make 2009 a productive and successful year. The downturn is likely to continue until around Q3 this year at the earliest, possibly into 2010, when the recovery will hopefully start to kick in. However amongst the continuing doom and gloom, the good news is that in recessions, innovation comes to the fore. Now more than ever is the time to grab the initiative and leave your competitors floundering....  Read more

Posted in Electronics World Column by Malcolm Penn
07-Jan-2009

Understand The Economy And Let It Work For You - Future Horizons Launches New IC Economics Seminar

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The IC Industry Economic Fundamentals But We’re Never Allowed To Ask. Today’s volatile economic climate means organisations have to make sure, more than ever before, that both the employer and its employees stay at the top of their game. The question is, ‘How are you going to do this?’ A good place to start is by attending Future Horizons new ‘Integrated Circuit Economics’ Seminar. This seminar will help individuals to understand what drives the industries economics, how this directly impacts organisations that exist within it and how to use this information to plan for success. This Seminar Will Give You A Complete Overview Of The Industry Economics....  Read more

Posted in IC Economics Seminar by Gemma
09-Dec-2008

Do More Than Just Survive The Economic Down Turn, Emerge Positively - Attend The Industry Forecast Seminar 2009

Be In The Know……..Know How To Act This seminar is a must for any organisation looking to do more than just survive the economic down turn. If you want to emerge positively and come out on top, book your place at this seminar today. Clearly the global credit crises means bad news for the electronics industry … a decrease in consumer spending has a knock on effect throughout the entire industry. A decline in the sale of electronic goods and services puts pressure on even the most stable of organisations. But, products are still being sold and the markets will recover. Now more than ever is the time for strong nerves and vision. Having lived first hand through nine out of the past ten industry recessions. Only Future Horizons Has The Experience & Insights To Help You Survive......  Read more

Posted in Industry Forecast Seminar by Gemma
02-Dec-2008

10 Good Reasons Why You Should Be At The Industry Forecast Seminar 2009

As the real economy collapses and we stare a global recession in the face, companies are slicing their budgets left, right and centre, but this is certainly NO time to be cutting back on the most important business event of the year. There is no denying today’s market conditions are extremely uncomfortable with a bleak outlook for the first half of 2009, but they provide the seeds of the next industry revival. Industry forecasts and business opportunities uncovered now, the decisions you make today, will shape your organisations future position to exploit the next industry upturn. Real market share gains are made in recessions not booms, therefore considering the current situation we find ourselves in, there has never been a better moment for organisations to focus their time and money. To secure your company’s position, you need reliable facts and expert industry insights. Future Horizons ‘Industry Forecast Seminar’ meets this business need and more…. Ten Good Reasons Why You Should Be At ‘The Industry Forecast Seminar 2009’.........  Read more

Posted in Industry Forecast Seminar by Gemma
21-Nov-2008

The Global Economy Has Crashed...It Will Take The Chip Market With It

Despite the sub-prime market fiasco, the first half 2008 chip market held up well, better in fact than many predicted, but come the second half, the repercussions had spread to the bigger global financial system, tipping the US, Japan and Europe into recession. With the real economy now collapsed, September marked the start of the 11th chip industry slowdown. We now expect Q4-08 to be down 6 percent on Q3-08, making 2008’s growth just 2.2 percent on 2007 - the fourth consecutive year of single digit market value growth....  Read more

Posted in Future Horizons Global Semiconductor Monthly Report Discussions by Malcolm Penn
19-Nov-2008

Will There Ever Be Light At The End Of The Chip Market Tunnel?

Talk about a month of mixed messages. On the one hand at a stroke the world’s financial ecosystem became dysfunctional; yet on the other hand the chip industry continues to march on. There were absolutely no surprises in the August WSTS data, with IC units up 9.3 percent on August 2007 (3.8 percent on July 2008) and ASPs down 9.0 percent versus this time last year, but up 2.2 percent on last month. At the total semiconductor level the results were even stronger. In short the YTD chip market has kept trucking along; not for much longer though. Were it not for the now disastrous economic big picture, our chip forecast message would still be positive and strong. Unfortunately it is not. Once again the long awaited industry recovery has had the rug pulled out from under it feet. Watch out, watch out … there’s a 2009 recession about....  Read more

Posted in Future Horizons Global Semiconductor Monthly Report Discussions by Gemma
29-Oct-2008

Future Horizons Launch New Website. Transformation Is Now Complete Thanks To Freshleaf Media

With the world’s economy in jeopardy and budgets being sliced left right and centre, Future Horizons’ has to agree with Bowen Craggs & Co ‘website effectiveness experts’, there has never been a better time for organisations to focus their time and money on website marketing. Your website is the face of your company, and to quote Malcolm Penn in his latest Global Semiconductor Market Report ‘with the semiconductor and electronics industry sailing into unchartered waters’ we are sure, you too, will be looking for low cost, effective communication tools to advertise your business and stay ahead of the competition....  Read more

Posted in Future Horizons Launch New Website by Gemma
29-Oct-2008