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Brianna Sylver Publishes New Article at Core 77, Giving Insight Into How to Stretch Market Research Dollars in Tough Economic Times
Brianna Sylver publishes an article at Core 77 entitled “Spend It Wisely: A Market Research Primer for Designers.” The article addresses a pressing concern in the minds of product managers: How do we best stretch the dollars available for market research? - May 08, 2009 - Sylver Consulting
Intuitive Concepts, Inc. Joins Building Industry Associations
Intuitive Concepts, Inc. has joined the Building Industry Association (BIA) of central Ohio to bring an invaluable edge to new construction. The company is honored to be a part of this prestigious organization. - May 08, 2009 - Intuitive Concepts, Inc.
MCS Worldwide Inc. Host Career Boot Camp Seminar to Help Unemployed Conduct a Successful Job Search
The class will also include a Free Resume Review and a Free Personal Coaching session, a $250.00 value. The class cost is $149.99 in advance, and $199.99 at the door, lunch will be provided on site. Registration can be done at http://www.trainingup.com. All major credit cards, checks, or Cash are accepted. Meet at DePaul University, Rolling Meadows Campus, 2550 West Golf Road, East Tower, Suite 255 – 2nd floor, Room 217 Rolling Meadows, IL 60008. Call MCS Worldwide to register 847-991-9999 - May 08, 2009 - MCS Worldwide Inc.
BDA Advises Arkema on Divestment of Chinese Functional Additives Business
Arkema, with BDA as its investment banker, sold its China ceramic opacifiers and polyester resin catalysts business to Hoe Seng Co of Singapore. - May 07, 2009 - BDA Partners Ltd
Socius Expands Microsoft Dynamics Practice Through Acquisition of Technology Consulting Firm
Socius has acquired the Cloud Technology Consulting division of J.D. Cloud & Co. L.L.P., extending Socius’ Microsoft Dynamics SL (formerly Microsoft Business Solutions - Solomon) practice. - May 07, 2009 - Socius
web2test Version 1.2 – Javascript Bridge Sets New Standards for the Testing of Web Applications – Handling and Documentation of web2test Improved as Well
web2test is an innovative test software developed by itCampus. The new release greatly increases the flexibility and offers almost unlimited opportunities for the implementation of test scenarios thanks to a full access (read and write) to the JavaScript objects of the web application under test. - May 07, 2009 - itCampus Software- und Systemhaus GmbH
Amotec, Inc. Featured in March Issue of Inside Business Magazine
Amotec, Inc. was recently featured in the March issue of Inside Business Magazine as a 2009 NEO Success Award winner for the third consecutive year in a row. Amotec’s President Carmine Izzo and Vice President Steve Melfi were highlighted in the article discussing the keys to their success. - May 07, 2009 - Amotec, Inc.
Amotec, Inc. Announces New Office Location in Nashville, TN
Amotec Inc. is pleased to announce the opening of a new office location in Nashville, TN. This is the second office opening for the company in recent months. Last fall, Amotec opened a Toledo, Ohio area office. Amotec Inc Vice President, Talent Acquisition, Steve Melfi, says “the Nashville... - May 07, 2009 - Amotec, Inc.
Free Search Engine Marketing Seminar
WSI will be conducting a free, educational seminar on June 17 at their Ahwatukee office. The listing on the search engine results pages will be explained and the pros and cons of paying for either of these, from a business owner perspective, will be discussed. - May 07, 2009 - WSI IM Solutions LLC
The Water Training Institute Set to Launch Its Certified Managed Print Services Seller(TM) Sales Training and Certification Program [CMPSS(TM)]
Beginning September 16, 2009, The Water Training Institute (a division of Water, a New Jersey-based Professional Services firm) will offer the Certified Managed Print Services Seller(TM) Sales Training & Certification Program, designed for sales professionals that sell and promote Managed Print... - May 07, 2009 - Water Group LLC
Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc. Retains Carrigan + Associates for Regulatory Assistance and Strategic Advice on Demand Response Issues
Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc. (ECS) announces that it has retained Kathleen Carrigan and Carrigan + Associates (“Carrigan”) to represent and advocate its interests on demand response issues across North America, citing Carrigan’s unique ability to deliver both regulatory... - May 07, 2009 - Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc.
Strategic Partnership Announced Between Aquilonis and Clinical Solutions International, LLC
Aquilonis, a mobile software products and solutions company located in Bangalore, India and Boston, Massachusetts, USA has announced a strategic team alliance and partnership with Clinical Solutions International, LLC to make their mobile communications solutions available to the medical device... - May 07, 2009 - Clinical Solutions International, LLC
Web-Est Launches New Web-Site
Web-Est, LLC announced today the re-launching of their web-site, www.web-est.com. The new site has been structured to help small-to-mid size shops build their revenues and profits. Loaded with information to help their customers and the Collision Repair industry in general, the new site has many... - May 06, 2009 - Web-Est, LLC
Lynn McNulty, Executive Consultant at McConnell International, Receives “Hall of Fame” Award from Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)
Lynn McNulty, Executive Consultant at McConnell International, is honored by the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) for his exceptional contributions to ISSA and the information security profession. “Throughout his career Lynn has been on the leading edge of information... - May 06, 2009 - Clinton Rubin LLC
VCollab (Visual Collaboration Technologies) Achieves ISO 9001:2008 Quality Certification
Visual Collaboration Technologies (VCollab), The Leading 3D Visual Collaboration Solutions Company is proud to announce that we are awarded the prestigious International Standardization Organization ( ISO ) 9001:2008 certificate on 10th April 2009, through the Netherlands based Det Norske Veritas... - May 06, 2009 - Visula Collaboration Technologies
Grow a Business in This Economy - Business Coaching by ActionCOACH
Gain absolute clarity about how to grow any business now by capturing market share, stop competing on price, reduce break-even points, increase average dollar sales, increase repeat customers, increase leads, increase sales and all the while working less. Or … you can just do what you did in 2008 and 2007 and 2006 and hope for a better economy, less competition, less technological advances, less globalization, less government regulation, better employees etc... - May 06, 2009 - ActionCOACH of NorthTexas & Oklahoma
Joseph Russo – Financial Literacy Advisory from National Council of Financial Literacy
Joseph Russo of National Council for Financial Literacy warns Senior Citizens and Social Security recipients of the latest scams. Scammers are taking advantage of the stimulus publicity with new types of cons. Social Security recipients, tax refunds and other stimulus type payments are being... - May 06, 2009 - National Council for Financial Literacy
Economy Forces 85% of Marketing Professionals to Change Pricing Strategies, Survey Says
Dell Chepur Associates strategy consultants today released the results of a study on how the economic downturn is causing companies to change pricing strategies. Of the more than 120 senior marketing professionals surveyed in April, a full 85 percent reported they had made changes to their pricing... - May 06, 2009 - Dell Chepur Associates
Surplus Broker Seminar™ Will Prepare You for a Career as a Broker in the Thriving Multi-Billion Dollar Surplus Industry in the One Day
Government agencies, industrial and commercial businesses are selling surplus inventory of virtually every description, available in unbelievable quantities, on a year-round basis. And they’re selling it for pennies on the dollar. Learn the inside information very few people know anything about and get the training needed to become successful with a home business in this unique industry. Receive Live Step-by-Step Training in a One Day Surplus Broker Seminar™ with a Money Back Guarantee. - May 06, 2009 - Surplus Brokers Seminar
What the Class of 2009 Wants for Graduation: Career Advice
For college seniors, the post-graduation job search is their number one priority. So instead of the typical graduation gift of electronics or money, why not offer the gift of advice instead? The Class of 2009 will likely face the toughest job market in decades, so graduates need to find ways to... - May 06, 2009 - Image@Work Club
News!eye Global News Aggregation and Translation Service to Offer High-Performance, Low-Cost Web-Based News Monitoring for All Over the World
News!eye offers excellent performance while remaining the lowest cost news aggregator in the world, and makes continuous global research of competing services, coverage of your company's press releases in the news, and news about related industries much easier to monitor. - May 06, 2009 - CyberNautes, Inc.
Ghannam Joins Fry Hammond Barr
Fry Hammond Barr, a leading full service marketing and communications agency based in Orlando, recently hired Alia Ghannam as public relations account coordinator. In this role, Ghannam will help develop and implement effective public relations programs and ensure optimal management for client... - May 06, 2009 - Fry Hammond Barr
Galain Solutions, LLC Announces New Partner Joining Firm
Galain Solutions, a government markets consultancy, announces Lorin Bristow, veteran government marketing expert, to join firm as partner. - May 06, 2009 - Galain Solutions, LLC
Emergo Group Inc. Opens Offices in Paris and Minneapolis to Better Serve Medical Device Manufacturers
Medical devices regulatory consulting firm Emergo Group Inc. has opened new offices in Paris, France and Minneapolis, MN USA to meet increasing demand from clients in Europe and the northern United States. The company has been aggressively pursuing international expansion recently. The new European... - May 05, 2009 - Emergo Group Inc.
WritingArticlesOnline.com Launches eBook to Help Writers Make Money Online with Associated Content
Sabah Karimi, a web content expert and professional copywriter has just released, ‘The AC Source Book’, an eBook and reference guide for writers and content publishers who want to make a consistent income with AssociatedContent.com. Ms. Karimi has been publishing with Associated... - May 05, 2009 - WritingArticlesOnline.com
Desirous of Giving Back to the Business Community, Bernie Powers Joins ActionCOACH
With a desire for business ownership, Bernie Powers joined ActionCOACH to help small and medium sized business owners in Riverside, California. - May 05, 2009 - ActionCOACH
Turning Newsletters Into Trees
Introducing greenmessage, a professionally designed and fully managed low-cost e-newsletter solution. - May 05, 2009 - greenmessage
Marketing in a Downturn Offers Fresh Ideas, Techniques for Recession
Inspiring book offers 25 thought-provoking ideas, strategies and tactics that business owners can use to hold or expand their business, even in the current economic conditions. By Stephen L. Eckert of Eckert Marketing, www.geniusmarketing.com - May 05, 2009 - Eckert Marketing
Joseph Russo Appointed as the Executive Director of The National Council of Financial Literacy
Joseph Russo has been appointed as the Executive Director of The National Council of Financial Literacy. The Council is located in Charlotte NC and focuses on personal financial literacy issues. - May 05, 2009 - National Council for Financial Literacy
CTA Genuine Trading Solutions and Environmental Consulting Firm Calvin Consulting Announce Strategic Partnership Agreement
Strategic Partnership Agreement Between CTA Firm Genuine Trading Solutions And Leading Environmental Consulting Company, Calvin Consulting Group Ltd. - May 05, 2009 - Genuine Trading Solutions
National Retail Federation Annual Internal Audit Event - White Collar Crime and Fraud in the Retail Industry Roundtable Presentation hosted by Ryan Hauber, MBA, CFE
Internal Audit and Compliance Council Meeting. The annual meeting of the Internal Audit and Compliance Council for all large to midsized Retailers was held on April 20-21, 2009 at the NRF's office in Washington, DC. The agenda included a presentation on white collar crime and fraud in the retail industry from white collar crime subject matter expert Ryan Hauber at Brown Smith Wallace LLC. - May 04, 2009 - Brown Smith Wallace, LLC
LA2M, Lunch Ann Arbor Marketing Announces Its Speaker Schedule for May, June and July
LA2M is Lunch Ann Arbor Marketing, a Free weekly lunch event where 70+ marketing and business professionals come together to network and learn about marketing. Connect with LA2M: Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/la2mFB Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3679 Twitter:... - May 04, 2009 - Ingenex Digital Marketing
Medical Billing Association Chooses Dodge Communications
Healthcare marketing agency to provide Healthcare Billing and Management Association with PR, marketing support. - May 04, 2009 - Dodge Communications
Low-Performing Companies Put Too Much Emphasis on Employee Cost Metrics
i4cp study also finds HR metrics track how many people leave, but not those in pivotal roles - May 04, 2009 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
Red Carpet Marketing Changes Its Name to Red Carpet Marketing and Public Relations
Name Change Will Better Reflect Its Services to Companies Around the Globe. - May 04, 2009 - Red Carpet Marketing & Public Relations
Allied Partnerships Helps a New Company
Allied Partnerships and Capitol Copy Service are working together to grow Capitol Copy revenues by focusing on a Marketing Plan for 2010 and beyond. - May 03, 2009 - Allied Partnerships
Monetizing the Changing Marketplace
In 2008, 525 magazines folded in the United States and this trend shows no signs of slowing in 2009 with approximately 90 additional magazines shuttering in the first quarter alone. What do these closures mean? Aside from the thousands of jobs that have been eliminated, it means advertising... - May 03, 2009 - WSI Internet
Book Marketing Online Workshop to be Presented by C.F. Jackson at the Black Writers Reunion & Conference
Authors Don't Have to be Web Design Gurus to Create an Effective Web Presence. - May 03, 2009 - Website Makeover Workshop
A Team of Well-Known Invention Experts Are Teaming Up to Help Inventors Succeed in a Tough Economy
The struggling economy is actually a great opportunity for inventors and a group of invention experts have decided to work together to help inventors cash in on the abundance of opportunities now available. - May 03, 2009 - One Stop Invention Shop
Texas SEO Company
Internet Marketing company Square One Web Solutions is spreading its wings across the US. The company typically is spreading its internet reach to Texas in USA. The company has launched a massive campaign to position itself as a leader in the Web Marketing space across the entire country. Square... - May 03, 2009 - Square One Web Solutions
CorporateSpeechTrainer.com Launches SpeechCritiques4Geeks.com Service in Celebration of May 2009 Better Speech and Hearing Month
CorporateSpeechTrainer.com's new SpeechCritiques4Geeks.com service will allow computer users to email their video footage or YouTube links and receive back a Communication Strengths and Needs Analysis by email. - May 03, 2009 - CorporateSpeechTrainer.com
Top Managers of Bishkek Based Financial-Investment Company MGN Group Became Members of Boards of Directors at the Several Companies in Kyrgyzstan
Following the results of General Shareholders’ Meetings held this April by a number of companies, the top managers of MGN Group became members of Boards of Directors at the following companies: - OJSC Bishkekskiy Mashinostroitelniy Zavod (Bishkek Machinery Plant) - OJSC Severelectro - OJSC... - May 03, 2009 - MGN Group
Building the E-Learning Business Case for Your Lean Six Sigma Deployment
In a free May 12 Webcast, “Building the Business Case for Lean Six Sigma e-Learning,” presenters from Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, Textron Incorporated and MoreSteam.com will reveal how organizations can invest in and implement a successful blended Lean Six Sigma training model that capitalizes on the cost-saving features of high-quality e-Learning. - May 02, 2009 - MoreSteam.com
Medix Explores Opportunities for Growth with Launch of New IT Division
Medix Staffing Solutions, Inc., a national staffing organization specialized in recruiting skilled personnel for clients in the healthcare, insurance and scientific industries, recently added a new area of service to its staffing services portfolio with the addition of its Information Technology... - May 02, 2009 - Medix
Advanced Administrative Services, LLC Expands Services to Bloomington, Indiana
Advanced Administrative Services is addressing the needs of small businesses and independent professionals in the Bloomington, Indiana area. Last week, Advanced Administrative Services attended Bloomington’s SBCD Business Expo on April 23, 2009. The annual Business Expo is an interactive marketplace of more than 150 exhibitors representing a number of growing industries and attracts more than 3,000 attendees. This year’s event marked the 25th anniversary of the Business Expo. - May 02, 2009 - The Small Biz Shop
EssentiaLink Warns Flu Epidemic Could Seriously Hurt Small and Medium Sized Business
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued a Phase 5 Alert that a swine flu pandemic imminent. EssentiaLink’s CEO, Bill Douglas, warns that “particularly in tough economies, SMBs run on minimum staff and the extended loss of even one significant contributor can seriously affect the company’s health.” - May 02, 2009 - EssentiaLink
Cambean Hospitality’s Clifton South Beach Hotel to Feature Permanent Gallery of Everglades Photography
Cambean Hospitality, a Miami Beach-based hospitality group that owns and manages four boutique hotel properties in the historic South Beach area, today announced that the Clifton South Beach Hotel will feature a photo gallery of the Everglades by renowned landscape photographer Ari Jacobs. The... - May 02, 2009 - HG Arts
HG Work with the United Way to Honor Local Volunteers
HG Art and Framing Consultants is proud to be involved with the Heart of Florida United Way Living United Through Volunteerism exhibit. The month-long photo exhibit recognizes the commitment of volunteers and encourages greater volunteerism. Scheduled April 3-30 in conjunction with National... - May 02, 2009 - HG Arts
Business Networking Event to be Hosted by ActionCOACH
ActionCOACH of Connecticut, part of the world’s largest business coaching organization, is sponsoring another of its popular networking events Wednesday, May 27, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Southport Brewing Company, 2600 Post Road, Southport. Registration, which covers brewery beer, house... - May 02, 2009 - ActionCOACH of CT
Crisis Communications Expert Evaluates Swine Flu Spokesman
Crisis communications and media training specialist, Carmine Gallo, says CDC spokesman, Richard Besser, should serve as a role model for others. - May 02, 2009 - Carmine Gallo