But you've got to grab their emotional attention, focused on you, within that first few seconds.

This attention economy is not the intention economy beloved of vendors, who grab consumers attention in order to sell them something.

You do that, you give me your quick 15 second or 30 second intro, grab my attention.

Taiwan, on the other hand, does not grab our attention, because it is stable and flourishing economically.

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Grab my hand.

WASHINGTON, DC In early 2012, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke used the term fiscal cliff to grab the attention of lawmakers and the broader public.

China s India Land Grab

Pakistani liberals may be right that their country is invulnerable to an Islamist power grab.

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Let us not grab at straws.

Iran s Syrian Power Grab and Saudi Arabia

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Watch the fingers grab. The thumb comes up. Wrist.

An analogous power grab is being attempted in Africa.

The result of this wealth grab is often war.

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In total, the study exaggerated more than 12 fold the number of deaths that could possibly be attributed to climate change, and it more than quadrupled the potential economic costs, simply to grab attention.

So here, I grab you know this? Five of clubs ...

The 99 Jabbar Dana, I can't see where to grab hold.

I think we have their attention.

Authorities turned their attention to Fadil.

Two fundamental considerations come to mind, and their ramifications in up for grab countries in Latin America, such as El Salvador, are particularly significant.

Kids would often come up to me in class and grab me by the throat to check for an Adam's apple or grab my crotch to check what I was working with.

Those recommendations were brought to their attention.

At best you can grab a mere crumb of this frenetic global kaleidoscope.

Qatar's World Cup delegation reacts to FIFA's announcement on Thursday (BBC screen grab)

BoE officials declared firmly that they were prepared to trust their American counterparts, and would not step in to grab subsidiaries or assets based in the UK.

Here are some reactions after learning of the power grab by the armed mutiny

They are getting away with their power grab even though it goes against the Maastricht Treaty, which excludes nationality as a criterion for membership on the Executive Board.

So far, the big countries have been able to get away with their power grab because the small ones have been too disunited to launch an effective counterattack.

The Communists attract attention only by their internal squabbles.

This has apparently consumed virtually all of their attention.

I thank Council members once again for their attention.

DH Grab the blades in mid air, land right there in a pool of blood ...

Enter a filter. Click the keyboard image to grab a key for which to search.

Instead, their attention is captivated solely by CAFTA's uncertain promises.

DH I got that to reach down and grab that club in my grip of steel.

If I grab the canvas, I can kind of do the same thing stretch it out.

It's about attention. It's about their image, not about the car.

Politicians understandably want to deflect attention from their own misguided policies.

And that's why we continue to grab technology because we want those things. Those things are good.

The player has to grab as many as they can, while still navigating the turns and jumps.

Accordingly, companies need to learn how to give customers the attention that they crave, rather than demanding customers attention and then charging them extra for the attention that their brand commands.