Beware of Trend Predictions 7 Top Trend Caveats for the 2012 Luxury and Affluent Market

At this time of year, the media is inundated with trend forecasts and predictions from marketing and research agencies, consultants, and pundits of all types. These predictions are often based on anecdotal research, old data, and/or large changes in very small numbers (if they are quantified at all). It is important to keep these predictions [...]

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What You Need to Know About Incorporating in 2012

Nellie Akalp CEO of CorpNet® We’ve rolled into 2012 and for entrepreneurs, the new year offers a great opportunity to start a new venture and turn your vision into reality. If 2012 will be the year you begin your business, there are a few things you’ve got to keep in mind in order to make [...]

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Waves Consumer Electronics Division Appoints Clyne Media to Lead International Public Relations Initiatives

Clyne Media’s relationship with Waves increases in scope KNOXVILLE, TN, January 2012 — The Consumer Electronics Division of Waves Audio, the industry leader in professional audio digital signal processing technologies and recipient of a 2011 Technical GRAMMY® award, announces the appointment of Nashville- and New York-based firm Clyne Media, Inc. to handle its international public [...]

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New Year’s resolutions and why they usually don’t work

January is the time where everybody is trying to make a New Year’s resolution. It’s a tradition. It’s also a tradition to abort the attempt fairly soon (usually by mid-month), once we are getting wrapped up in all our daily hassles. Personally, I don’t believe in them. One of my friend started something new that [...]

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NY/NJ Port Authority Announces More Than $200 Million Approved For Investments In Projects At Four Airports

New Actions Bring Total Port Authority Aviation Investment Authorizations This Year to Nearly $1.5 Billion, with Creation of More Than 5,000 Jobs Travelers at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s four commercial airports will benefit from more than $200 million worth of infrastructure investments that will improve the movement of planes, passengers [...]

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America Needs Young and Energetic Entrepreneurs !

A Humanitarian Movement coming to the States from Europe! “To be an entrepreneur means you can take your ideas and, with a vision and hard work, you can make a difference.” Les Meszaros By Adrienne Papp Since the very first settlers arrived to this country, America has always been a land of opportunities, a place [...]

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Righthaven backed into a corner; copyrights to be auctioned

Copyright lawsuit filer Righthaven LLC of Las Vegas faced more problems Monday after a federal judge granted a defendant’s motion that Righthaven be placed under control of a receiver and that its copyrights be auctioned off, giving it nothing to sue or appeal over. U.S. District Judge Philip Pro granted the motion made by attorneys [...]

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How Will the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Movement Affect Your Customers’ Gifting Behavior?

New study of gift-purchasing and gift-giving behavior planned to position marketers and retailers for Christmas 2012 and beyond Occupy Wall Street (OWS) has certainly impacted the way Americans are talking about politics and finance, but could the movement have an effect on how consumers buy gifts this Christmas? According to Pam Danziger, president of Unity [...]

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Is email still powerful in the age of social networks? (infographic)

December 1, 2011 | Brian Wallace CloudBeat Guest Post With Twitter at 300 million accounts and Facebook nearing 1 billion users, it’s hard to imagine that email will remain a dominant source of communication in years to come.  In a world of short tweets and Facebook unified messages, why would one take the time to [...]

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Social Marketing – How Must Your Firm Approach Today’s Beast?

By Jay @ Personal Visua Social Marketing can be described as a new method in promoting ones business, products or services. Social Marketing associate and communicate over a much more customized and convincing level than through traditional marketing. When used effectively, Social Marketing can typically certainly be fulfilling tools that will help your business achieve [...]

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Routes Europe 2012 Officially Launched

Routes Europe, now in its 7th year, is the only network planning forum for all of the European region and sales for next year’s event officially opened today.  The 2012 event will take place on 20-22 May 2012 and, hosted by Tallinn Airport, will be held in Tallinn the historic capital city of Estonia. With [...]

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Five Proven Ways to Improve ROI Using Marketing Automation

by Debbie Qaqish MarketingProfs Curious about the five ways marketing automation generates ROI? Here they are, listed in order, from highest to lowest impact. Target high-value, high-potential leads Improve conversion late in the funnel Reduce leakage with better integration Accelerate leakage of low-potential prospects Gain efficiency and eliminate low-impact media The ROI discussion for marketing [...]

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Designing A Flyer That Sells

Jay @ Personal Visual As your companys in-house graphics person-perhaps more by default than by intention-youre pressed to become a master of none. You want to understand how to create Flyer Design that sells; however, you have little time to perfect advanced design and marketing skills. Your ongoing concern is learning to do a little [...]

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5 Questions To Ask Yourself About Your Current Phone System

By: Vic Levinson In today’s competitive business environment, every sale is critical, every resource precious. And, every dollar spent has to drive bottom line results. That’s why its important for you to assess your current communication system. Heres five questions you should ask yourself: 1. How much do you know about callers before you pick [...]

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Registration for the 2012 NCB Show Conference, Expo Hall & Parties Begins!

Registration for the 2012 NCB Show Conference, Expo Hall & Parties Begins! Like a bartender tapping a fresh keg of a beloved brew, registration has begun for all features (education, workshops, tours, expo hall, and parties) of the 27th annual Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show (www.ncbshow.com), America’s biggest and most important bar, nightclub [...]

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Impact Radius Names Top 25 Performance Marketing Influencers

New List and Infographic Identifies Leading Industry Experts to Assist Marketers in Growing Revenues with their Performance Initiatives Santa Barbara, CA – November 2011: Performance marketing technology provider Impact Radius announced the publication of a “Top 25 Performance Marketing Influencers” list. Designed to help advertisers, agencies and media companies seeking expert guidance in improving their [...]

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InsightCenter™ Uncovers How the Economy is Affecting Consumer Sentiment and Purchase Behaviors

New “Vital Signs” Android Tablet App and InsightCenter™ Uncovers How the Economy is Affecting Consumer Sentiment and Purchase Behaviors Provides Access to Key Economic Vital Signs Shaping the U.S. In 2007, over half of consumers were confident in chances for a strong economy, but today, less than 1 in 4 has this same assurance. In [...]

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The Coming Jobs War

What everyone in the world wants is a good job In a provocative book for business and government leaders, Gallup Chairman Jim Clifton describes how this undeniable fact will affect all leadership decisions as countries wage war to produce the best jobs. Leaders of countries and cities, Clifton says, should focus on creating good jobs [...]

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Half of Voters Would Consider Third-Party Candidate in 2012

American Pulse™ Survey 6,136 respondents participated in the 1st November American Pulse conducted 11/8-11/10/2011. The latest results show that most Voters think it’s time for a third political party to emerge, just in time for the 2012 Election. The majority of Voters don’t think the current two-party system is effective, and many Republicans and Democrats [...]

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Bowing to Beijing: How Barack Obama is Hastening America’s Decline and Ushering A Century of Chinese Domination

Flattery Won’t Tame a Raging Dragon While the Obama administration is mired in big-government “solutions” to “threats” such as global warming, unregulated businesses, and free-market healthcare, Obama officials have ignored and compounded the single biggest danger facing the United States: the rising power of communist China. In Bowing to Beijing, Brett M. Decker and Bill [...]

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New York City Economic Development Corporation Seeks Developer to Expand New York City’s Working Waterfront and Increase Maritime Jobs

Request for Expressions of Interest Issued for the Largest Developable NYC City-owned Maritime Property, an Approximately 33 Acre Site in Rossville, Staten Island Activation of Property Will Build on City-wide Industrial and Waterfront Initiatives New York City, November 4, 2011 – New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today announced that it is seeking a [...]

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Census Bureau to Release of the Supplemental Poverty Measure on November 7th

The National Center for Children in Poverty Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health On Nov. 7 the U.S. Census Bureau will release its Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), a new estimate of United States poverty for 2010, based on a fuller accounting of family needs and resources than that provided by the official poverty measure [...]

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12 Golden Rules to Master Online Marketing and Social Media

As thousands of businesses compete to step into the spotlight, it is becoming increasingly hard to gain traffic and visibility online. To overcome this challenge, MyPRGenie has designed this eBook, which includes the following 12 tips that can help you master online marketing and social media: How to Improve Your Search Engine Ranking Social Media [...]

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Ipsos Reid Survey on Digital Marketing

Reveals Increased Focus on Social Media, Mobile, Search and Email Thursday, November 03, 2011 Toronto, ON – The world of digital marketing is alive and well. A new study released on the eve of the CMA and Marketing’s Digital Marketing Conference reveals that North American marketers continue to focus and increase efforts on digital marketing [...]

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UK Travel and Tourism Outlook 2012 – Market Report

The UK Travel and Tourism Outlook 2012 The outlook for the UK travel and tourism industry in 2012 is uncertain, not only because of the increased economic volatility coupled with austerity measures in key source markets but also due to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. We review the forecast tourism performance for international [...]

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