Tom Durkin performs 400 original mini dramas during 7 weeks each summer as the announcer at Saratoga Springs, NY historic racetrack. I hope you’ll listen to his call (that’s horse racing jargon for announcing) of Rachael Alexander winning the Woodward in 2009. I was there, and he made a great contest even more exciting. If Continue Reading →
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Burger King has killed off their advertising mascot, if that’s the right word for a plastic-faced man. During more than 50 years, the king morphed from a sign to an animated character to a creepy part-man-part-super-sized-mask. You can take a look at several commercials on the hubze blog that will make you wonder why they Continue Reading →
I live in a small city, Saratoga Springs, NY, whose population and retail business at least double for 7 weeks each year. It’s called “The Season.” The resort retail business model is to: – Rake in profits during this short window plus December and a few special weekends and holidays, and – Try not to Continue Reading →
Exclusive Post Content Available Including News, Sports, Business, Page Six® and More New York, NY (August 17, 2011) – The New York Post app for Android, which makes content – including breaking news, sports, business, opinion and Page Six – available to Android users, makes its debut on Android Marketplace today. New York Post app Continue Reading →
CEA’s Karen Chupka Named TSEA’s Best Show Manager Arlington, Va., August 16, 2011 – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced that the 2010 International CES® was named Favorite Show by Trade Show Exhibitors Association’s (TSEA) Exhibitor’s Choice Awards. CEA’s senior vice president of events and conferences, Karen Chupka, was also named TSEA’s Best Show Continue Reading →
August 15, 2011—New York, NY—SELF, the women’s well-being and fitness magazine published by Condé Nast, introduces the SELF Diet Tapper, the first ever consumer text-based diet program. The program, created by Editor-in-Chief Lucy Danziger, will provide SMS texts five times daily to send a friendly reminder for users to simply “Eat! Drink! Move!” during the Continue Reading →
The mobile app that gets you addicted to something useful for a change. iTunes WordWit NORWALK, CT, August 16, 2011 — WordWit from Ballpoint, Inc. pairs misused words with their evil twins, explains them clearly, and provides entertaining examples from literature and the media. If that’s not enough, you can master those troublesome duos with Continue Reading →
eCampus.com and SteelHouse Target the Site’s ‘Cart Abandoners’ – Increasing Sales While Preserving Margin with Other Buyers LOS ANGELES (Aug. 16, 2011) – eCampus.com (www.eCampus.com) certainly knows the value of an education, especially when it comes to learning more about its own online shoppers. Using SteelHouse’s Behavioral Commerce technology (www.SteelHouse.com), eCampus gained new insights Continue Reading →
Five Top Selling Stern Pinball Machines Are Now Available For Purchase at BestBuy.com MELROSE PARK, IL –August 16, 2011– Stern Pinball, Inc., the world’s only maker of real pinball games, announced today the availability of its pinball machines through Best Buy. Pinball and game enthusiasts can now purchase five of Stern’s popular releases at Bestbuy.com Continue Reading →
uSamp Ranked Among Most Innovative Private Digital Media Startup ENCINO, Calif. (Aug. 16, 2011) – uSamp (www.uSamp.com), one of the world’s fastest growing technology and online survey respondent companies, today announced that it has been named to AlwaysOn’s 2011 Global 250 Top Private Companies List. The AlwaysOn Global 250 represents the top emerging companies demonstrating Continue Reading →