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Does it make sense to move cross-country for a job? Advisors say be careful

Does it make sense to move cross-country for a job? Advisors say be careful
Try to look further into your financial future as well and, in a basic sense, that means securing your long-term assets. Ensure your financial advisor is licensed in your new province because, without the proper certification, they won't be able to …
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Wealth Adviser: Jumping into the Advising Fray in Middle Age
Yet many of these career changers have trouble finding salaried planning positions and many end up working unhappily for the wirehouses selling products, says Houston-based certified financial planner Joe Birkofer. Writing on Wealth Adviser at WSJ.com, …
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Samsung's Tizen on Gear plan makes sense

Samsung's Tizen on Gear plan makes sense
BYOD Policy · New Tablet Purchase Checklist · Microsoft's latest mobile platforms bring back more business-friendly features · Managing the influx of Apple devices into the workplace. Samsung has pursued a gradual rollout with Tizen and is slowly …
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“Improvisation is too Important to be left to chance”
Not only one can plan to improvise, it is essential – in the words of Paul Simon: “Improvisation is … In business, to make new things to happen, sometimes it's important to break the innovation template, rearrange it so that you start from a new …
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Blue Jays plan second Tournament 12 showcase
"The idea for a tournament of the best of the best had been discussed in baseball circles for a while," Blue Jays senior vice president of business operations Stephen Brooks said. "We, the Blue Jays, came to the conclusion that we were in a position to …
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FPgirl Market Insights Program: Gen Z Girls Prefer Gaming Over Lifestyle Apps and Admire Zendaya Colemans Sense of Style

Beverly, Massachusetts (PRWEB) April 24, 2013

FashionPlaytes, Inc. today released new data on what tween girls think about fashion, style and entertainment as part of its FPgirl Market Insights Program. The data looks at Tech Trends and Fashion Influences and delivers a unique understanding of how tween girls view the world of mobile apps, as well as how they identify their style with celebrities.

Tech Trends: In a world of mobile apps, FPgirls skew heavily to arcade-style games, preferring Temple Run and Subway Surfers over other games, and even other app types. 56% of the over 2,600 voters selected these apps above others such as Instagram, Pandora, Angry Birds and Kik. Although 1 in 5 of the girls selected Instagram as their favorite app, and commented on their love for texting via Kik, the results show an overall high interest in gaming-related apps instead of the lifestyle/ entertainment category.

“We have been exploring how tween girls find and use apps through a series of surveys and polls,” said Andy Komack, FPgirl Market Insights program director. “When we ask girls in an open forum to volunteer apps that they love, they lean heavily to games. When they vote on top apps, the same pattern emerges,” adds Komack. “We are currently working with our community of girls to understand how they find and use apps in the world of fashion. The information we have gathered so far is fascinating, and points to interesting ways that they perceive apps.”

Fashion Influences: FashionPlaytes also gave a sneak peek at their celebrity series of data in the Market Insights program, where Zendaya Coleman was a clear winner in terms of providing fashion inspiration for girls.

“As you might imagine, tween girls rapidly evolve their tastes and preferences,” says Komack. “In an earlier poll, girls clearly stated that they derive fashion inspiration from themselves, instead of from celebrities. At the same time, girls do obviously follow celebrities. We have seen that our girls have moved fluidly between Taylor Swift, Victoria Justice, Lucy Hale, Zendaya Coleman and others in terms of who provides inspiration.” The data about Zendaya Coleman leading the poll is also closely aligned to an earlier poll about favorite TV channels where FPgirls heavily skewed to watching the Disney Channel, where Zendaya reigns, with 70% of their vote.

About FPgirl Market Insights:

FPgirl Market Insights pulls information from FPgirl’s 700,000+ member fashion design community, where girls regularly post information, interact with each other and provide unique input via the site’s polls. The program is designed to provide previously unavailable information on everything from what girls wear, how and where they shop, and how they like to be entertained. Insights uncovered through the FPgirl Market Insights program gives brands a unique and unfiltered glimpse into what makes these digital natives tick.

Subscribe to the Market Insights Program here. For more details or to ask about partnership opportunities, please contact insights(at)fashionplaytes(dot)com.

About FashionPlaytes and FPgirl:

FashionPlaytes is the creator of FPgirl.com, the online fashion and style destination where girls are designers and set the trends. The FPgirl community is filled with vibrant, talented, and supportive girls who create cool custom clothing, crowd-source designs, and share their insights about what it’s like to be a girl in today’s world. FashionPlaytes celebrates all girls, providing a fun, safe, interactive environment. Its engagement-driven ecommerce platform is fueled by girls, for girls.

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Common Sense Brainstorming: How To Brainstorm For More Profitable Business Ideas Reviews

Common Sense Brainstorming: How To Brainstorm For More Profitable Business Ideas

Common Sense Brainstorming: How To Brainstorm For More Profitable Business Ideas

Here is an interview with Bill Bodri on a subject you will not find much information about. It’s on creative thinking and brain storming. This information if used properly will increase your value as a marketing consultant in a big way. But first, I want to tell you a little bit about Bill’s background. Bill is an expert in marketing, creativity, innovation, and peak human performance with wide international experience in a variety of fields. Bill holds a Master’s Degree in Engineering, an M

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