NEW YORK — AdweekMedia’s WHAT TEENS WANT Conference, now in its 11th year, will take place on June 24 and 25, 2009 at New York City’s Time & Life Building. This year’s Conference will focus on Marketing to Super-Communicators, allowing marketers to gain insight on the future of teen trendsMORE HERE
Students Using SRA/McGraw-Hill's Reading Mastery Score Highest in Florida Reading Achievement Study BrandlandUSA.com is the website of business and travel writer and editor Garland Pollard. Contact him about freelance writing and editing; his personal website is at GarlandPollard.comMORE HERE
PORT WASHINGTON – Systemax Inc. (NYSE: SYX) said that it will purchase selected assets of Circuit City’s e-commerce business for $6.5 million in cash plus a share of future revenue generated utilizing those assets over a 30 month period. This is smart. Please read our old on the issue fromMORE HERE
We were thinking how much we missed this commercial.MORE HERE
Classic typography from Sarasota Outboard Club. Right out of the Hardy Boys era. Classic. Cool. Read more about Sarasota Outboard Club on FloridaSnapshot.com.MORE HERE
YORK, Pa.-We watch carefully the fate of Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: BONT), which owns some great old legacy department store names that include: Carson Pirie Scott, Bon-Ton Bergner’s Boston Store Elder-Beerman Herberger’s Younkers Parisian It’s not a “bon” scene at Bon Ton, as their stock is less than $2 aMORE HERE
RICHMOND – I am a bit partial to the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. They saved Jamestown Island, began the effort to save Williamsburg and have saved hundreds of historic houses across the state with their many affiliate groups. They have been a strong and potent advocate forMORE HERE
Just reading the recent news on the Maersk ship Alabama, an American-flagged vessel hijacked off of Africa in an area known for pirates. GlobalSecurity.org has the ships being commissioned by the Maritime Administration. “It’s a very significant foreign policy challenge for the Obama administration,” said Graeme Gibbon Brooks, managing directorMORE HERE
CHICAGO – A few stats from Mintel’sl research reports on food and drink markets that are actually being improved by recessionary woes. “Over the past year, we’ve seen people trying to save money on food by either dining out less, cutting supermarket bills, or both. More people cook at homeMORE HERE
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – Unilever said will be closing its ice cream plant in Framingham, Massachusetts. “Unilever continually looks for ways to achieve greater efficiencies across our Supply Chain network,” said Steve Rosemary, director of manufacturing, Unilever Ice Cream. “After a long and careful analysis, we have determined that greater efficienciesMORE HERE