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California's Newer Small Businesses Leverage Social Media to Expand Globally (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
VerticalResponse, Inc., the leading provider of on-demand email marketing and direct mail solutions, today releases the results of a survey comparing how startups fare in adoption of social media and online marketing practices, versus their more established counterparts. Video game hones high school kids' business instincts (The Record)
LODI - Parents may bemoan the amount of time kids spend playing video games, but in Aimee Cook's marketing class at Lodi High School, learning how to direct avatars in a virtual world is all part of the curriculum. Quick Slants: Barack and Roll, BCS (Sports Illustrated)
A word to the wise: If a stranger from Nigeria drops you a random e-mail and says he'll pay you $20.5 million for assisting a long-lost relative, he's probably less credible than George Costanza as a marine biologist. Same goes for BCS coordinator John Swofford when he says most people think the current BCS system is "the best system yet to determine a national champion." Yeah, sure. Jupiter's shrinking red spot (EurekAlert!)
( American Institute of Physics ) Ever since the ancient thinker Archimedes shouted "Eureka" in the tub, inspired as he watched the water spill out, scientist through the ages have solved many of life's mysteries by considering how fluids flow. Today, the field of fluid dynamics addresses some of the most important questions in modern astronomy, engineering, alternative energy and medicine. ... The Hindu Business Line : ‘You will still need lipstick and cream during a recession' (The Hindu)
Recession doesn't worry direct selling company Oriflame. For one, it helps more people come into the direct selling business and second, cosmetics sales also rise as people like to pamper themselves, says Jesper Martinsson, Chief Operating Offi cer, Oriflame Cosmetics. DPAC publicist Rachel Gragg answers our questions (Independent Weekly)
INDEPENDENT WEEKLY: What is the seating breakdown between orchestra, grand tier and balcony? How many seats are in each? RACHEL GRAGG: The best news is that there are so many great seats at DPAC. There are a variety of setups that affect the exact numbers, but generally there are about 1,500 orchestra seats, 500 in the grand tier and almost 800 in the balcony. 50 Most Loathsome New Yorkers (New York Press)
"How come you guys are such haters?" someone asked us recently. Shocked and insulted, we shook our heads. Our biggest issue thus far-last September's Best of Manhattan issue-was a compendium of positivity. On any given week we're founts of compassion: lovers, not haters; uniters, not dividers. Can't See the Forest for the Trees? Start with a Picture (Circulation Management)
We're awash in data-much of it bad, maybe some of it good-flowing continually into our database. We can look at Internet results moment-by-moment, direct mail response day-by-day, and overall performance, well, whenever we dare. But individual data points may confuse the big picture. How to choose a direct mail firm (Long Island Business News)
A good direct mail firm will efficiently handle your mailing, getting it to its targeted recipients on time, at a good price. Throughout the process, the firm will act as a partner, brainstorming solutions to meet your goals and presenting you with several options that fall within your budget. Full-service direct mail companies offer a wide [...] Community Sports Calendar - November 19 (The Atascocita Observer)
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