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To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (16168)	11/14/2000 5:20:15 PM
From: candide-	Respond to of 65232

Hi JW, It might be worth companies looking at what HP did this week... a) Do not prewarn of not making numbers (a huge miss of 10c), b) Then fess up "we just got very aggressive with our sales and marketing expenses to grow revenue and miscalculated the impact to the bottom line of growing the top line, (honest mistake) c) Next take the heat, (oh golly gee, we won’t let that happen again...until next time) d) Then go to work with positive spin... (Rah!rah!rah! we're great, the business is great, all is great) The damage is minimal..(Ride the rally back) Take care, C-

To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (16168)	11/14/2000 5:33:07 PM
From: RocketMan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 65232

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