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Tasktop Raises $11 Million to Fuel Expansion as Demand for the Company's …

Tasktop Raises Million to Fuel Expansion as Demand for the Company's
… date is not surprising. They've put together a top-notch management team, cultivated key partnerships and developed an enterprise-grade product for an under-served market,” said John Thornton, General Partner, Austin Ventures. … Over one million …
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Tenth edition of the Liwa Date Festival 2014 brings in many surprises
Responsible to increase sales, market share and brand/ service awareness within all potential distribution networks. Developing marketing opportunities and plans; Accomplishes business development activities by researching; implementing sales plans; …
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Ride A Can-Am Spyder On Your Summer Vacation And Make The Journey As
As we get ready to celebrate the birth of America on the 4th of July, people across the world are planning their family vacations. Sure, you can take a train or a plane, a car or a bus, and deal with airports or train stations or cramped quarters. You …
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Best Small Business Ideas to Start in a Bad Economy – 4 Top Choices in Demand

Best Small Business Ideas to Start in a Bad Economy - 4 Top Choices in Demand

http://emakemoneynews.com/yt-best-biz Best Small Business Ideas to Start in a Bad Economy addresses the problem faced by business owners during a recession. …

Soft Demand Damps Sales at Kraft, Kellogg

Soft Demand Damps Sales at Kraft, Kellogg
Soft Demand Damps Sales at Kraft, Kellogg. Both Big Food Manufacturers Post …. In November Kellogg announced a four-year cost-cutting plan that involves eliminating up to 7% of its global workforce, or roughly 2,000 jobs, and saving about $ 450 …
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Tech Company Announces Another Expansion
The health care cloud platform provider intends to pump $ 2.5 million into renovations, additional space and 175 new positions in the Indianapolis-area. hc1.com announced in November it would grow operations and create more than five dozen jobs. … hc1 …
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Reduce inventory & improve forecasting by aligning your demand, supply & financial plans

http://www.wtgwebinar.com Presented by Paul Hoy of IBM Software Group and Nikolai Novikov of Kimberly-Clark, this webinar explores the best ways to deploy a …

iReviewThem Announces Protera On Demand Hosting Review

iReviewThem Announces Protera On Demand Hosting Review
This blog post is geared towards business owners, interested in reducing their tax ramifications, and enhancing their business. Creating an Offshore … With an internet connection, credit card, and a relatively small initial investment, we were able …
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Media suffer winter chill in coverage of Sochi Olympics
Said blogger Aleksandr Valov, the founder of Blogsochi: “One begins to understand why Sochi media only talk about the government's achievements and keep silent about the problems. … Human Rights Watch, the Russian service of the US-funded Radio Free …
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Community Calendar: Ongoing Attractions & Upcoming Events
Family Counseling Services Veterans' Self-Help Group – FCS Agency office, 210 N. Longwood St. 6-7 p.m. every Tuesday. Self-guided, self-help group. A Licensed Clinical Social worker will be on site and on call at no cost. Free coffee and water …
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How Can Companies Respond Rapidly to Demand?

How Can Companies Respond Rapidly to Demand?
Many companies seem wedded to their spreadsheets, even though they're aware of the format's shortcomings. Miles says executives have “a very legacy approach” to thinking about business processes. As a result, they've … Automated production systems …
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Starting the New Year Right Starts Now
I know this is a leadership blog, and the points below may seem to apply to us personally, and they do. … We need to do them for ourselves and our development and achievement, and we need to do them to set an example and to coach others to do the …
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The Great British Banjo Company expands its Shackleton Banjo range to meet customer demand


Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom (PRWEB UK) 30 September 2013

British banjo business, The Great British Banjo Company, has expanded the range of models of its Shackleton banjo, to meet the demand from supporters around the world.

The company is funding the development of its British-made banjo, The Shackleton, on the popular crowd funding website Kickstarter.

Originally offering just one version of the banjo, which is the first mass-market banjo to be manufactured in Britain for more than 60 years, the company has received numerous requests for upgraded and alternative versions.

“We were going to start with the basic £300 model, but requests from supporters and enthusiasts around the world have led to us introducing a very special oak rim version, plus a version with built-in pickup, plus accessories such as a British-made leather banjo strap,” explained Simon Middleton, the company’s founder and managing director.

The Shackleton Banjo Kickstarter funding campaign has now passed the 67 per cent milestone.

Pledges totaling more than £20,000 ($ 32,000) have been received towards the target of £30,000 ($ 48,000), which will enable the company to produce its first batch of the British-made banjo.

The Shackleton banjo will be the first volume-production to be manufactured in Britain for more than 60 years.

The instrument is named in honour of Sir Ernest Shackleton, the British explorer who led the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1914.

The banjo belonging to the expedition’s meteorologist played an unexpected but vital role in the journey, after Shackleton’s ship Endurance was crushed by ice and had to be abandoned.

Although each man was only allowed to take two pounds in weight of personal possessions off the ship, Shackleton made an exception for the banjo, famously declaring: “We must have that banjo, it is vital mental medicine.”

It proved a wise decision, because when Shackleton and a small team had to leave 22 men trapped on Elephant Island for several months while they set off on an 800-mile voyage in a small open boat to seek for help, the banjo played a vital role in maintaining morale for those left behind.

The marooned men held regular concert parties and wrote songs on the banjo.

“It’s a fantastic story of British pluck and determination,” explained Simon Middleton, managing director of The Great British Banjo Company, “and it has inspired us to undertake our own adventure: to build an affordable banjo in Britain, which has not been done for so many decades.”

“We are thrilled with the response from banjo enthusiasts, as well as from people who just want to support British manufacturing,” Middleton added.

Company Information:

The Great British Banjo Company Limited, which also owns online specialist store Banjos Direct, is based in Norwich, Norfolk, UK.

The company works with local craftsmen as well as instrument manufacturers in other parts of Britain.

The business was founded by brand adviser, business author and musician Simon Middleton and has grown rapidly to become the UK’s best known banjo specialist retailer and manufacturer.

In 2012, the company launched the Islander Ash Leaf banjo, hand-made for the company in England by Malcolm McLeod, which has received glowing reviews from professional players in the UK and the USA.

The Great British Banjo Company is a private limited company, owned and managed by a small group of family and friends in Norwich, Norfolk, UK.

For further information, visit: http://www.thegreatbritishbanjocompany.com/.







How can an understanding of supply and demand uncertainty improve a company's overall performance?

Stanford professor Blake Johnson discusses why an understanding of supply and demand uncertainty can improve a company’s overall performance. Visit www.steelwedge.com to learn more about sales and operations planning. Featuring Blake Johnson – Consulting Professor, Stanford University
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Stanford professor Blake Johnson discusses why cross-functional alignment for successful scenario planning and S&OP. Visit www.steelwedge.com to learn more about sales and operations planning. Featuring Blake Johnson – Consulting Professor, Stanford University
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B2B Search Summit Responds to Popular Demand: New Search Marketing and Social Media Strategy Sessions

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) June 3, 2010

Today B2B Marketers are challenged with integrating Search Marketing and Social Media into their marketing plan, and building a solid strategy has never been more important to B2B organizations. Even though Search and Social Media Marketing has proven to dramatically increase conversions and drive more leads, B2B Marketers still have unanswered questions on best practices. The B2B Search Strategy Summit will bring together more than 150 Senior B2B Marketers to learn from 13 top-notch Search Marketing and Social Media leaders who will share strategies, review case studies and outline “The Top 7 Ways to Increase Your B2B Search Marketing Profits in 2010” on June 23 in San Francisco, CA. B2B Search Strategy Summit sessions will lay the foundation for how B2B Marketers should be leveraging Search Marketing, Blogs, Online PR and Social Media to drive customer action and fill the sales funnel with more qualified leads.

The B2B sector is shifting marketing initiatives and focusing on different strategies in order to gain optimal results via Search and Social channels. This Summit brings together 13 top B2B Strategists who will offer proven solutions for Search Marketing, Online PR, Social Media, Blogging, Landing Page Optimization and more.

“I am excited to join other online marketers at the B2B Search Summit in San Francisco next month and I am looking forward to speaking on the panel, Expert Hot Seat: Your Most Pressing B2B Search Questions Answered,” said Patricia Neuray, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Business.com. “My team consists of both B2B marketers and a sales team focused on other B2B markets so this event is of particular interest to Business.com. We are sponsoring the Summit because it is important for B2B online marketers to come together and collaborate, share best practices, and learn from one another’s B2B search marketing challenges in an open forum and discussion.”

B2B Search Strategy Summit Speaker At-A-Glance View Complete Speaker Information

Mary O’Brien: Founder and Chairman of PPC Summit, AdWords Advantage Online Summit and B2B Search Strategy Summit. O’Brien will lead the Case Study Session: Hear From Your B2B Peers, Learn Their Secrets to Success.

Gord Hotchkiss, CEO, Enquiro: sharing insights on B2B buyers and their buying practices garnered from the “BuyersSphere” project – amazing B2B lessons that B2B Marketers can adapt and apply to their business immediately.

Jay Middleton, Senior Manager, Worldwide Search Marketing, Adobe: covering B2B Search Marketing campaign metrics and measurement, examples of mapping keywords to lead scoring and how sales can utilize search and keyword insights for lead qualification improvements.

Lee Odden – CEO, TopRank Online Marketing: exploring why Blogs and Social Media should be part of every B2B Marketers toolkit and why it might be the easiest way to generate customer ambassadors and gain more quality leads.

Patricia Neuray – Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Business.com – leading the Expert Hot Seat on the Most Pressing B2B Search Marketing Questions.

The Summit will wrap up with an exclusive ‘Meet the Experts’ reception where participants will have a chance to network with expert B2B Strategists and Summit Sponsors including Business.com, Enquiro, Marin Software and WordStream. The B2B Search Summit is also proud to partner with the following industry leaders; Direct Marketing Association Northern California (DMANC), Business Marketing Association Southern and Northern California, B2Bbloggers.com, International Internet Marketing Association (IIMA), Mashable, Search Marketing Standard, SEMPO, SEMpdx, Target Marketing Group and Visibility Magazine.

Interested Senior B2B Marketers should register now as space is limited for the full day of strategy sessions on June 23, 2010 at the InterContinental San Francisco, CA. For more information or to register online by June 4th and get the early bird rate, please go to B2B Search Strategy Summit.

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