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Book on Launching One's Own Record Label Gets Second Printing
Music industry veteran, Keith Holzmans recent book on breaking into the label game, "The Complete Guide to Starting a Record Company" has just gone into a Second Printing.
The demand for the guide is due to its use as a textbook for University and College courses in the business of music, including UCLA Extension, where Holzman teachers a twelve-week course on the Independent Record Label. "It's amazing how many musicians are launching their own label," says Holzman. "Too many, however, will find themselves in hot financial water if they aren't planning carefully enough."
Maverik Proves Prophetic Using GuidedChoice Advice in Managed Accounts - One Year Later, Positive Enrollment Scores Points
- Salt Lake City-based convenience retailer, Maverik Country Stores, Inc., announced a milestone in their employee benefits program. In July, they passed the one-year anniversary of rolling out what was considered a revolutionary strategy for their 401(k) retirement savings plan: automatic enrollment in managed accounts for all plan participants. A year later, employees, record keeper and CFO report their satisfaction with the service.
According to Spencer Hewlett, CFO of Maverik, making the decision to move to a positive enrollment model -- in which participants who do not wish to receive advice must actively opt out -- was not a difficult choice. Faced with an employee population living with pay restrictions and other financial constraints, motivation to actively participate in retirement was very low. When Hewlett was introduced to the GuidedChoice managed accounts solution through Maveriks record keeper, Zions Bank, his reaction was, "Why wouldnt we do it?"
KPMG Named the Top Big Four Accounting Firm by CollegeGrad.com
CollegeGrad.com, the #1 entry level job site, today released its poll results naming KPMG as college students' preferred employer among the big four accounting firms. Respondents selected KPMG as their first choice over PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte & Touche and Ernst & Young.
"KPMG has established itself as an employment leader," said Brian Krueger, President of CollegeGrad.com. "Not only have they continually shown themselves as a top employer in terms of sheer college recruiting numbers, but now even more so as entry level college grads show their employer preference is to work for KPMG."
The Founder of TradingTrainer.com Appears on The Wright Place™ TV Show – A Successful Options Trader, A.J. Brown, Bringing His Option Trading Secrets to the Masses
A.J. Brown, the founder of TradingTrainer.com, will appear on The Wright Place™ TV Show. The interview with A.J. will focus on demystifying stock options trading. A secondary focus will be on how trading stock options is a viable business, in addition to being a lucrative investment vehicle. This web-based option trading education community that A.J. put together, TradingTrainer.com, explains option trading in everyday language so even a person that has never traded a thing in their life can be successful. People who are serious and want to learn option trading can learn more about the TradingTrainer.com program by tuning into The Wright Place™ TV show. Channel and/or internet viewing information is available online at http://www.wrightplacetv.com. Visit the TradingTrainer.com community online at http://www.tradingtrainer.com
Click here to read more…PropertyMaps.com Adds Naples, Fla., MLS Listings to Its Free Real Estate Search Site
It’s now easier than ever to locate homes for sale in Naples. PropertyMaps.com, the free real estate search site, added all the MLS listings to its growing searchable database of homes for sale nationwide.
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PropertyMaps.com is the first Web site to provide consumers free map-based access to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) databases used by Realtors® nationwide.
Naples is located on the West Coast of Florida and offers some of the most expensive real estate in the U.S. There are 13,500 homes and condos currently for sale. The most expensive home listed is $23.9 million. The least expensive two-bedroom, two-bath home listed for $1.4 million.
“We’re pleased to be able to make available Naples real estate to interested buyers,” says John Beck, president of Sarasota-based PropertyMaps.com . “This is a buyer’s market we’re in now and searching for properties for sale online is more popular than ever.”
The Changing "Face" of Google
Throughout 2008, the marketing team at Intelerad, Inc (http://www.intelerad.com), an industry-leading PACS radiology provider for hospitals and medical centers, saw their website's video gallery of customer testimonials increase in popularity. The gallery, which launches from the home page of the company's website, started the year with an average of 100 viewers per month. Today, the company's video gallery generates more than 700 views per month and is the most popular link in the Intelerad website.
Click here to read more…Baseball Fans Rejoice As World's Leading Sports and Entertainment Collectibles Company Upper Deck Achieves Advanced Segmentation of Permission Based Email Members Using Lyris ListManager
Lyris® Technologies, world-class developer of email marketing software and services, and a subsidiary of J.L. Halsey (JLHY.ob), today announced that worlds' leading sports and entertainment collectibles company, Upper Deck, has deployed ListManager's advanced targeting tools, as well as its open database access and customizable API, to keep avid fans in the loop about their favorite players and performers.
ListManager software was integrated with Upper Deck's SQL database, which allowed Upper Deck to manage twelve mailing lists based on customer interests that were automatically integrated with its other systems. Since switching over, Upper Deck's opt-in mailing list has grown to millions of members.
Customer Relationship Management (Crm) Solution Budgeting and Procurement Made Simple by Online/Offline Solution Configurator by MTCCRM.com for Microsoft CRM Software
The new MTCCRM.com Microsoft CRM Investment Calculator runs on the common Microsoft Excel program. As a conveniently downloadable tool for team evaluation and constant iteration changes, business professionals can evaluate and compare a full range of solution options instantly, while printing out a complete proposal for each solution configuration. The Microsoft CRM Investment Calculator is fully integrated to MTCCRM.coms e-store and e-consultant to allow businesses to simply click on any line item of product or service to view the Microsoft CRM Center deep detail, screen shots, usage information, demonstrations, advice, requirements, support policies, and additional information on each and every line item. The CRM Investment Calculator is also designed to support the addition of CRM user licenses or new CRM option additions to existing solutions with the same ease. In most cases it makes understanding the sometimes maze-like licensing practices of software venders easier to deal with.
Click here to read more…Mpire™ and What Do I Sell.com Offer Free Nov. 30 Tele-class “Setting up Your Legal eBay Business from Start to Finish"
Mpire, a provider of tools and services to help anyone start, run and grow a successful eBay business, will host a free tele-class on Wednesday Nov. 30 titled “Setting up Your Legal eBay Business from Start to Finish.” Presented by What Do I Sell.com founder and noted eBay authority Lisa Suttora, the 6 p.m. PST course is aimed at individuals who currently are, or are interested in becoming eBay business owners, and will cover crucial topics such as proper licensing, product sourcing activities, and how to best present a new online business. Advance registration is required at www.mpire.com/teleclass.
Click here to read more…Christian Real Estate Network Now the Largest Faith-Based Real Estate Network in the World
As of November 1st, 2006, after accepting its 1,000th member, the Christian Real Estate Network (CREN) has moved into position as the largest faith-based real estate network and association in the world.
Began in January 2001, the network looks to connect buyers and sellers with Christian real estate agents, loan officers and other real estate professionals across North America. Despite early opposition, CREN was able to quickly grow into one of the largest affinity real estate associations in existence.
Keeping Your Balance as Markets Wobble: Advisor Suggests Re-Jigging Your Portfolio Now To Help Your Outcome When Shares Pick Up Again
For many investors, the market's recent swoon has not only shaken their confidence, but thrown their portfolio out of alignment. According to Don Patrick, an independent financial professional, over time, even the most carefully constructed portfolio can become unbalanced as the riskier asset classes outperform the more conservative ones, but serious unbalancing can occur more quickly in sudden, steep declines like we've seen in recent months.
"Having an unbalanced portfolio can be very harmful," says Patrick. "Think of a car when it's out of alignment. Sure, it still works, but that tug to the side inhibits its optimal operation. So, just as taking in the car for a routine tune-up, the process of rebalancing can bring a portfolio back to original asset allocation to both maintain a comfortable risk level and provide a better chance of meeting short- and long-term goals."
ClinicAid Uses HyperOffice to Collaborate on and Conduct Pharmaceutical, Biotech, Medical Research
ClinicAid Research Management is now using online collaboration technology from HyperOffice to conduct pharmaceutical and biotech clinical trials research in the United States.
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The provider of comprehensive clinical trials is connecting managers and employees with HyperOffice, http://www.hyperoffice.com, award-winning software as a service that makes it easier for owners, employees, clients, partners and suppliers of growing businesses to collaborate, communicate, plan projects, share and edit online documents, schedule meetings, and manage information anytime and from any Internet connection.
USMilitary.com Launches New and Improved Website with a Fresh Focus
Highly acclaimed military “youth” portal USMilitary.com (http://www.usmilitary.com) recently announced the launch of a new and much improved website. USMilitary.com delivered more than 23,000 age and education qualified prospects during the first five months of 2006 alone. This number is expected to double when the new website features go live in early July 2006. USMilitary.com has reinvented itself with a new focus on military service benefits. Youth and veteran personnel alike will now have access to military discounts, pay raises, and free credit reports at the USMilitary.com website.
Click here to read more…Springboard Says, Dont Get Spooked by Your Halloween Bills"
October 31st can be a scary time of year, more so for consumers who allow their budgets to get massacred by ghouls and goblins. Spending on costumes, candy, parties and decorations for the house can often lead to significant and unanticipated costs. This type of special occasion" spending often leads consumers to increasingly turn to their credit cards or even resort to payday loans.
Springboard, a non-profit consumer credit counseling organization, would like consumers to take a hard look at what they plan to purchase to avoid unnecessary Halloween debt.
Mediabids.com Expands Services and Simplifies Newspaper and Magazine Advertising Requests for Proposals
Winsted, CT (PRWEB) August 22, 2005 - Mediabids, the online print advertising marketplace, today announced that it has expanded its services to include free Request For Proposals packages that result in simplifying their print advertising clients' information gathering and decision making processes.
Mediabids submits RFP's on behalf of their clients to the print publications that have a readership appealing to their products or services. Once RFP's have been returned to Mediabids they extract the pertinent information in an easy to read package, for their clients, for free.
Quanta Introduces QuantaVac Harmony II Surgical Smoke Evacuation System
Quanta Technologies unveiled its new Smoke Evacuation System today at the 53rd Annual meeting of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) in Washington DC. The QuantaVac Harmony II protects patients and operating room personnel from hazardous smoke plume generated from the use of lasers, electro-surgical devices, and other advanced surgical instruments. Additionally, the new system incorporates state-of-the-art RFID (radio frequency identification) communications technology which receives data about the filter status and usage history, insuring that users get the longest possible life and value out of each filter.
Click here to read more…When It Comes to Stick Packaging, Leave It Up to T.H.E.M.
As a package format, stick packaging is still in its infancy in the US. But forward-thinking marketers of all sizes have found a place to incubate and advance their ambitions. So as you start to see more and more stick-packaged, single-serve vitamins, infant formulas, beverages, supplements and the like on America's supermarket shelves . . . think of T.H.E.M.
T.H.E.M. is the short form for the cutting-edge packaging company otherwise known as Technical Help in Engineering and Marketing. What makes T.H.E.M. so unique is they are making it possible for major marketers to test the single-serve, stick-packaging waters with minimum investment and risk.
Accurate, Repeatable Weighing for Suspended Hoppers and Vessels
The new METTLER TOLEDO SWS310 tension weigh modules with the SLS410 load cell enable users to convert a suspended hopper or vessel into a scale. The mounting hardware is durable enough to withstand harsh industrial environments and support the vessel safely. The clevis and rod assemblies are able to compensate for slight misalignment which help provide accurate and repeatable weighing.
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SWS310 tension weigh modules are easy to install in a variety of industrial applications. They adapt to any suspended hopper or vessel to provide accurate weighing. Each weigh module is equipped with a pair of clevis and rod assemblies that are designed to measure only vertical loads and restrain the vessel from moving. The zinc-plated carbon steel hardware is strong enough to support a vessel safely.
Vancouver Entrepreneur Discovers "The Secret" to Building Unlimited Wealth is in His Coffee Cup
Darren Little, 42 of Vancouver BC has discovered "The Secret" to building unlimited wealth is in his coffee cup. So what's "The Secret"? "The Secret" is the world's first anti-aging healthy coffee from Gano Excel and it's making waves throughout the world in 36 different countries.
So why is it "The Secret?" It is "The Secret" because nobody knows about it in North America. Gano Excel is already a 12 year old established company with yearly sales of $500 million. It ranks in the top 20 network marketing companies in history, yet it is brand new to North America. To find out more visit www.cupofmoney.com .
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Film buffs staying in hotels in Rome (http://www.laterooms.com/en/k13659368_rome-hotels.aspx) this summer can follow in the footsteps of the Angels and
Demons character Robert Langdon and visit some of the city's many historic attractions.
According to the Italian State Tourist Board, several locations made appearances in the recent Tom Hanks film, such as the Castel Sant'Angelo. The impressive building, which lies on the banks of the River Tiber, is thought to have been designed by the Emperor Hadrian, who wished to create a spectacular tomb for himself and his successors.
