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i4cp Study Shows HR Pros Sing a Familiar Refrain: Where’s the Talent?
According to HR executives, the hunt for workforce talent is gaining in significance. In a recent study by the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp), HR professionals said that, while employers are increasingly driven to find and keep the best employees, the pool of high-performing talent is... - April 19, 2008 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
Winn Technology Group Announces New Clients
Winn Technology Group has signed up 19 new clients in the first quarter of 2008. - April 19, 2008 - Winn Technology Group
Technology Associates Inks Deal with SEPI Engineering Group
Eric Hobbs, president of Technology Associates (www.technologyassociates.net), a full-service technology solutions and support firm specializing in network design, implementation, management and support to small to medium-sized businesses in North Carolina, has announced that the firm has been... - April 19, 2008 - Technology Associates
Second Life - Monogram Virtua Brings Together Art and Jewelry Aficionados from Around the Globe in Cyber Space
April 19 - 20 Monogram Virtua Entertainment is proud to Sponsor the First Annual Second Life Art Exhibit & Jewelry Show at their Virtual Convention Center and Big Top Tent. - April 18, 2008 - Monogram Virtua
Pulpwood Costs Are Going Up in Brazil as Competition for Smaller Logs Increased in 2007, According to Wood Resource Quarterly
Pulpwood costs in Brazil will continue to be record high as competition increases for smaller logs between the pulp, energy and wood panel sectors. Wood costs in the 4Q/07 were almost twice the level of four years ago. - April 18, 2008 - Wood Resources International LLC
5 Tips for Creating a Press Release That Gets Attention
Ramping up your PR efforts is a smart move for small business owners in a slowing economy. But it’s a wasted effort if you’re sending “news” no one is interested in reading. - April 18, 2008 - Compelling Communications, LLC
ActionCOACH South Africa Appoint Licensed Coaches
Pieter Scholtz - Master Licensee for ActionCOACH South Africa - The World's Number 1 Business Coaching firm announces the appointment of Patrick Greenaway - Kwa- Zulu Natal; Rob McKenna, Greg Mason, and Tlelima Makhetha, all based in Johannesburg as licensed Coaches in SA. Their experience and... - April 18, 2008 - ActionCOACH South Africa
Free Trade Show Marketing Seminars Offered by Tradetec Skyline Chicago
Tradetec Skyline Chicago Offers 2 Free Trade Show Seminars: Successful Trade Show Marketing Strategies and Design Your Exhibit as a Marketing Tool. - April 18, 2008 - Tradetec Skyline Chicago
Gillian Armour Image Consulting Opens in Albuquerque
Gillian Armour, AICI, is proud to announce the opening of her second New Mexico location in Downtown Albuquerque. Gillian Armour Image Consulting helps men and women with their appearance, self-esteem, wardrobe, grooming and body language in ways that empower them to change. “I want to give... - April 18, 2008 - Gillian Armour Image Consulting
Go2Group and XBOSoft Expand Technology Partnership
XBOSoft, a fast-growing quality assurance and software testing company today announced Go2Group, a leader in the field of Software Production Line Automation (SPLA), will be offering XBOSoft's Quick Release™ testing services worldwide. Quick Release™ is a fixed-price testing package... - April 18, 2008 - Go2Group
Peter Wrench Wins the Client Retention Award and ProfitCLUB of the Year Award at the Asia Pacific Conference
It’s not a matter of hours in the week, but what you do with the hours. - April 18, 2008 - ActionCOACH
Lee Cox is the Newest ActionCOACH from the Sunny Shores of Pensacola, Florida
Lee Cox has joined ActionCOACH and is on top of his game. - April 18, 2008 - ActionCOACH
ActionCOACH Andrew Roberts Wins the Coaches Choice Award and the GrowthCLUB of the Year Award at the Asia-Pacific Conference
At ActionCOACH, there is more learning than an MBA. - April 18, 2008 - ActionCOACH
CEP and Logistics Markets Worldwide – the New Media Reference Guide from MRU
CEP and Logistics Markets Worldwide - the new Media Reference Guide published by MRU GmbH is the first of its kind to present an overview of this rapidly growing industry. - April 18, 2008 - MRU GmbH
LRA Worldwide and K Hotels Partner on “K Quality” Evaluation Program
K Hotels, the exclusive collection of some of the world’s finest boutique hotels, has partnered with LRA Worldwide, Inc. to create a Quality Assurance evaluation program as a service for its membership. - April 18, 2008 - LRA Worldwide, Inc.
Patty Briguglio Named Impact Women Business Owner
MMI Associates, Inc. (www.mmimarketing.com) has announced that Patty Briguglio, president, has been named a 2008 Impact Women Business Owner by Business Leader Magazine. The awards recognize the outstanding leadership of women business leaders, in the professional arena as well as the community. - April 18, 2008 - MMI
Lamar Associates Announces Online Anti-Meth Training
Department of Justice - The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services funds Online Training for Indian Country. - April 17, 2008 - Lamar Associates
Planet Technologies Announces Hosted Application Readiness Evaluation
New Solution Aims to Assist Federal Agencies with Hosting Applications. - April 17, 2008 - Planet Technologies
Productivity Library Launches Online
The Jason Womack Company launched a new website library offering dozens of productivity articles to the public at no charge. The decision to create the “living library” came from the incredible global demand for past issues of the bi-monthly mailings. “These articles take on a... - April 17, 2008 - Jason Womack Company
Sentrana Empowers Enterprises Through Real-Time Pricing Models with Market Feedback
Sentrana Inc. announces an enhancement to its Decision Support System with improved capabilities in facilitating dynamic real-time market feedback. - April 17, 2008 - Sentrana, Inc.
Kelly Slater Surf Footage Features in Online Environmental Campaign
Gold Coast’s Save Our Spit campaign has launched a new online video clip featuring footage of 8x world surfing champion Kelly Slater donated by web video production company, Soul Arch Media & Marketing. - April 17, 2008 - Soul Arch Media & Marketing
Ryan Cooper is Named ActionCOACH in Texas
Ryan Cooper has joined ActionCOACH and will be practicing near Houston, Texas. - April 17, 2008 - ActionCOACH
Matthew Schiff Joins Cook & Schmid
Cook & Schmid has hired Matthew Schiff to oversee several of the firm’s accounts including Bark Beetle, General Imaging, the worldwide exclusive licensee of GE digital cameras, San Bernardino Registrar of Voters and San Bernardino County of Administrators. Schiff will also be responsible for identifying and engaging new business opportunities in an effort to not only grow the business but to diversify the client mix as well. - April 17, 2008 - Cook & Schmid
Intrasphere Technologies to Exhibit at DIA’s 1st Indian Annual Regulatory Conference Building Bridges Between the Regulators and the Pharmaceutical Industry
Intrasphere will demonstrate the company’s PharmaCM Structured Content Management Solution. - April 17, 2008 - Intrasphere Technologies, Inc.
Custom Game Design, Inc. and Lombard Global, Inc. Announce Global Sales and Marketing Collaboration
Custom Game Design, leaders in gaming systems development, and Lombard Global announce partnership for global expansion. - April 16, 2008 - Lombard Global
WSI Internet Consulting and Education Enters Burlington’s Door and Window Installation Website Design Field
Jason Gervais, WSI Internet Consultant, announces today the company’s launch of its door and window installation website development project www.thedoorcentre.ca - April 16, 2008 - WSI Internet
Mike Halbert is the Newest ActionCOACH from Utah
Mike Halbert has recently moved to Utah to start his career as an ActionCOACH. - April 16, 2008 - ActionCOACH
Hampton Roads Resume Writing Service Assists Transitioning Military
Resume writing service helps military personnel, government employees, and civilians transition into lucrative careers. - April 15, 2008 - America's Best Resume Service
Healthcare Scouts Relocates to New A+ Office Location
“The ability to provide our employees with A+ office space and amenities goes a long way in our efforts to retain our top performers,” states Brian Hudson, President of Healthcare Scouts. - April 14, 2008 - Healthcare Scouts
Goodwin & Associates Add 2 Recruiting Managers in the Florida Market
Goodwin & Associates Hospitality Services adds Randy Laight and Seth Pollino in leadership roles in Florida. A nationwide leader in outsourced human resource and mystery shopping services for the retail hospitality industry fully enters the Florida market - April 14, 2008 - Goodwin & Associates Hospitality Services
LicenZing Junior Latino Brand Palomita™ Goes Totally HYP
Lifestyle Branding Agency LicenZing LLC announces licensing agreement with HYP Ltd. to manufacture and distribute Palomita™ sleepwear and intimates. - April 13, 2008 - LicenZing, LLC
LicenZing LLC Signs with YMI International Inc
Leading Junior Denim Brand Ready to Extend Brand - April 13, 2008 - LicenZing, LLC
Manville Ad Agency Goes Green for New Client Projects
Manville Ad Agency Goes Green for New Client Projects. - April 13, 2008 - Galvanek & Wahl Advertising Agency
Yahoo! Search Marketing - WSI in Strategic Canadian Agreement
Business Owners to Benefit from Advanced Internet Marketing and Training. - April 13, 2008 - WSI Internet
From Life Coach to ActionCOACH, Tim Greig Has Finally Found His Bearing
Tim Greig is the newest ActionCOACH to in the Melbourne area. - April 13, 2008 - ActionCOACH
John Flett is the Fifth ActionCOACH to Join The Steve and Jo Wanmer Firm Serving the South East Queensland Area
John Flett is the newest ActionCOACH in the South East Queensland territory. - April 13, 2008 - ActionCOACH
Brilliant Ideas Virtual Assistance Announces Grand Opening
Entrepreneur Joins the Booming Virtual Assistant Industry, Launches Cutting-Edge Virtual Services Business. - April 13, 2008 - Brilliant Ideas Administrative Consulting
Italian Style… Made in Britain, But on the Web
Innovative architectural rendering provider, ArchRender, is pleased to announce the release of their new online presence. The company’s new online presence makes use of an interesting mix of technologies, provided and integrated by internet services provider Naxtech which is based in the UK... - April 13, 2008 - Naxtech.com
intalent Consulting Establishes the Staffing Leaders Exchange: the First National Forum for Senior Staffing Leaders
Senior staffing leaders from Fortune 500s and leading organizations travel to Atlanta for the inaugural Staffing Leaders Exchange. - April 13, 2008 - inTalent Consulting
Thinking of Coming Out as Gay at Work? UK Gay Workers Say - Don't
Gays and lesbians in the UK market have told gay market researchers that they believe being open about being gay at work is not a good idea. New research reveals that most gays and lesbians worry that being openly gay harms their promotion prospects. In other findings, harassment problems are reported by many in UK workplaces. - April 12, 2008 - Out Now
Sports Marketing Veteran Launches Aquarius Sports Group, Partners with Havit Advertising
Marc Bluestein, who has over 15 years of experience in sports and entertainment sponsorship and marketing working with teams such as the Washington Nationals and the Washington Capitals, as well as several Fortune 150 clients, has launched his own firm: Aquarius Sports Group. At the same time, he has partnered with Havit Advertising. - April 12, 2008 - Havit Advertising
16 Seram (Moluccan) Cockatoos and 4 Purple-Naped Lories Released Back to the Wild on Seram Island, Eastern Indonesia
The illegal wild bird trade remains rampant in Indonesia, and includes a number of parrot species; populations of some of these are considered vulnerable to future extinction. Some of these birds cannot be returned to the wild for various reasons, but a select sub-population can be released if they meet criteria set forth by IUCN (the World Conservation Union) and CITES (Convention on the Trade in Endangered Species). The Indonesian Parrot Project has now carried out three such releases. - April 11, 2008 - Indonesian Parrot Project
Birmingham Realtors See Need for Increased Efficiency
A telephone survey recently completed by Birmingham-based RealSource found area Realtors are interested in finding new ways to be efficient in the current market. Realtors cited a need for more times for sales as the chief need. A majority also made it clear that better service from support providers was more important than loyalty alone. - April 11, 2008 - RealSource
CDM President Leads Local Businesswomen CDM President Leads Local Businesswomen on SCANPO Corporate Partnership Panel
Charleston-based fundraising consultant to lead panel with local businesswomen to discuss how corporations and non-profits can work together for mutual benefits. - April 11, 2008 - Corporate DevelopMint
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Partners with Franklin Covey; Offering "7 Habits for Managers" Workshop
Attend this powerful FranklinCovey two-day workshop, April 29th - April 30th sponsored by the SBDC, and discover the same transforming principles that have led the world’s foremost business leaders to the professional and personal success they dreamed of. Dr. Stephen R. Covey, author of The... - April 11, 2008 - Small Business Development Center North San Diego County
Alignmark, Inc., Forms New Indian-Based Joint Venture-Global Talent Metrics, Inc.
AlignMark, Inc., has formed a new Indian-based Joint Venture that will build, manage, and offer a repertoire of intellectual property to help all organizations with operations in India better combat human capital challenges including talent acquisition, selection, engagement and retention. The new... - April 11, 2008 - AlignMark
Technology Associates Inks Deal with United Engineering Group
Eric Hobbs, president of Technology Associates (www.technologyassociates.net), a full-service technology solutions and support firm specializing in network design, implementation, management and support to small to medium-sized businesses in North Carolina, has announced that the firm has been... - April 11, 2008 - Technology Associates
ItalyTravelNotes.com Offers a Free Guide on Low-Cost Travel to and from Italy
Written by those who love travelling through Italy, for those who are about to discover it, ItalyTravelNotes.com is offering a free guide on the low-cost airlines flying to Italy, as well as those flying low-cost within the country. - April 11, 2008 - Intellecta Srl
Wild Alchemy Brings the Art of Branding to Life with BrandThinkTM
Wild Alchemy, announced it will deliver a BrandThinkTM workshop in Portland on Friday, April 25, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Riverplace Hotel (1510 SW Harbor Way). BrandThink shares innovative brand building, research and brief writing methodologies for marketing and branding professionals and advertising agency executives. The session includes in-depth case study illustrations from campaigns for clients including Miller High Life, Nike, Umpqua Bank and others. - April 11, 2008 - Wild Alchemy
Outdoor Source Media Enters Outdoors Marketing Arena
Outdoor Source Media (OSM) is a new leading-edge, integrated marketing and communications agency specifically designed to support the shooting, archery and outdoors industry. - April 10, 2008 - Outdoor Source Media