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SpotlightTMS™ Selected by JELD-WEN to Manage Major League Soccer and PGA TOUR Sponsorship Assets
When JELD-WEN became an official corporate sponsor of the Portland Timbers and took over naming rights to JELD-WEN Field beginning with 2011 Major League Soccer season, managing its tickets and suites became too cumbersome to handle manually. As a result, the window and door manufacturer chose SpotlightTMS (www.spotlighttms.com) to administer its corporate ticket and sponsorship investments, as well as measure and optimize their business impact. … continue reading »
World’s Most Popular Cat, Talking Tom, Surpasses 100M Downloads and Kicks-off Global Brand Integration
Outfit7 Inc., a subsidiary of Out Fit 7 Ltd and the global mobile entertainment leader behind the blockbuster Talking Friends collection of apps, today announced that Talking Tom Cat has received stylish new threads that bring virtually-branded merchandise to the Talking Friends apps for the first time. Working with Iconicfuture and Digital Artists, Outfit7 enters the digital marketplace with the integration of virtual-branded… continue reading »
Barbie® Opens the Giant Pink Doors of Her Dream Closet in a New Global Brand Campaign
This year, Barbie® invites girls to play with fashion and dress up their imaginations with a new global brand campaign. For more than 50 years Barbie® has been the world’s most popular fashion doll, inspiring girls to ‘try on’ different roles and encouraging them to play out their dreams. The “See What Happens When You Play with Barbie®” campaign celebrates the style icon and her role in delivering a never-ending array of fantasy-to-career outfits… continue reading »
CityPASS Creates Special Valentine’s Day Memories to Last a Lifetime
Rarely do sweethearts recall with great fondness the boxes of chocolates or sappy cards they received on Valentine’s Days past. They will, however, forever wax poetic about the inspired Valentine’s Day they spent canoodling atop the Empire State Building, snuggling together to ride the Matterhorn Bobsleds at Disneyland, posing with a favorite Tinseltown heartthrob at Madame Tussauds Hollywood, or hopping aboard an iconic San Francisco… continue reading »
DeNA Reports Quarterly Sales at $448 Million
DeNA Co., Ltd. (2432.T), the leading global online service company, has announced that its net sales performance, during the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2011, was approximately $448 million*, 16 percent higher than the same quarter of the previous year. Operating income, in this period of investment, was reported at $178 million*, eight percent lower than the same quarter of the last fiscal year. Consumption of Moba-coins, the virtual currency on… continue reading »
Liberty Global and European Schoolnet Launch ‘The eSafety Label’ Pilot for European Schools
Liberty Global, Inc. (“Liberty Global”) (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) and European Schoolnet, the network of 30 Ministries of Education in Europe and beyond, have today launched a pilot for ‘The eSafety Label’, a European wide online safety support and accreditation standard for schools. The initiative aims to further embed eSafety and media literacy across elementary and secondary schools in Europe. The eSafety Label will provide an… continue reading »
Walmart Unveils “Great For You” Icon
A year after pledging to develop a front-of-pack label that would give its customers an easier way to identify healthier food, Walmart, the nation’s largest food retailer, unveiled the “Great For You” icon at an event today in Washington, D.C. The icon, part of the company’s healthier food initiative, is an effort to implement a transparent, summary icon for its private label brand products backed by rigorous nutrition criteria. “Great For… continue reading »
Global Consumer Confidence Increases One Point to 89 in Q4 2011, While European Confidence Falls in 24 of 27 Measured Countries
Global consumer confidence increased one index point last quarter to 89, while Europe led confidence declines in 24 of the region’s 27 measured markets, according to fourth quarter 2011 global consumer confidence findings from Nielsen, a leading global provider of information and insights into what consumers watch and buy. In the latest round of the survey, conducted between November 23 and December 9, 2011, overall confidence levels fell in… continue reading »
Intelligent Energy and Suzuki Motor Corporation Establish Joint Venture Company to Develop and Manufacture Fuel Cell Systems
Intelligent Energy, the global clean power systems company, and the Suzuki Motor Corporation, have today announced the creation of a joint venture company called SMILE FC System Corporation, to develop and manufacture air-cooled fuel cell systems for a range of industry sectors. The joint venture also includes a non-exclusive license agreement that gives Suzuki access to Intelligent Energy’s class-leading fuel cell technology for its next… continue reading »
Oversea Marketing Support Space of SME Support to Show off "nano-tech Grow Up" at Nano Tech 2012
The 11th International Nanotechnology Exhibition and Conference ( February 15th - 17th at Tokyo Big Sight), thirteen Small and Medium enterprises of Japan are going to participate in the oversea marketing support space "nano tech Grow Up," organized by the Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, Japan (SME Support, Japan), an independent administrative agency under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.… continue reading »
Journal Communications Announces Management Changes
Journal Communications, Inc. (NYSE:JRN) today announced that its board has named Andre J. Fernandez President in addition to his role as Chief Financial Officer. Steven J. Smith, who was President, will remain Chairman and CEO. “This additional title recognizes the significant role Andre plays on our leadership team,” said Steven Smith. “He has been instrumental in the continuing evolution of our business, the steady focus on building … continue reading »
ReDigi Wins Major Victory In Court Hearing Over Pre-Owned Digital Music, Capitol Records (EMI) vs. ReDigi
Today ReDigi (www.ReDigi.com), the online marketplace for pre-owned digital music and revolutionary cloud service technology that verifies the legitimacy of a digital music file before it can be uploaded for storage, won a major victory in a court hearing today when Capitol Records was denied a request for a preliminary injunction in an attempt to shut down ReDigi. This is an exciting step forward for ReDigi's and the purchasing public's fight to … continue reading »
Launching TopCollegesUsa.com Web Site
We are extraordinary excited to announce the launch of TopCollegesUSA.com as a new educational portal aimed at students looking to get their higher education completed; both via on-line programs as well as campus based. TopCollegesUSA.com is launched as a result of increase demand for consolidated and up-to-date academic information in ONE central website and the ability to empower the students to be matched against the right schools… continue reading »
Dollywood, Huss Park Attractions and Huss Parts & Service Settle Lawsuit over Timber Tower®
The Dollywood Company, Huss Park Attractions and Huss Parts & Service of Bremen Germany have settled all of their differences in a lawsuit filed by Dollywood over the ride called Timber Tower™ at Dollywood. “We have resolved all of the issues to our mutual satisfaction,” Ken Bell, President of the Dollywood Company said. “We wish Huss Park Attractions and Huss Parts & Service well in their future endeavors.” Terms of the… continue reading »
FIRST Students Invited to Second Annual White House Science Fair
FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), a not-for-profit organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science and technology, announced that seven FIRST students have been invited by President Obama to attend the second annual White House Science Fair, February 7, for their achievements in robotics engineering, invention and scientific innovation. Approximately 100 … continue reading »
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