100 Black Women and AAUW Host Women Legislators Speak Luncheon
The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. - Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter in partnership with the Atlanta Branch of American Association of University Women will host an interactive forum to engage more women in the political advocacy arena. The event is sponsored in part by Pfizer Read More
Georgia Partnership Releases 2008 Top Ten Issues To Watch List
Education stakeholders across the state await anxiously for the Georgia Partnership's annual report that focuses on the key issues ahead in the new year. Read More
What's Newsworthy? Your new 2008 Legislative Source
Atlantawomanmag.com launches a new online channel to focus on issues of impact in the lives of every Atlanta Woman Read More
Buildings come down, trees remain standing in Peachtree Hills
The buildings are coming down on the new site of Peachtree Hills Place, but the trees are still standing due to an initiative that aims to protect more than half of the site's existing trees. Read More
Atlanta-based Artaissance Trumps the Art and Framing Competition on "Celebrity Apprentice"
In this fast-paced business climate, companies have to get creative to stay ahead of the competition. It takes more than traditional marketing tactics to get noticed, and oftentimes product placement is the name of the game. Gwinnett-County headquartered, Larson-Juhl - a Berkshire-Hathaway Company and the world's largest custom framing manufacturer and distributor - has found quite an innovative way to stand out from the crowd. This time it's in Donald Trump's boardroom. Read More
ULI Atlanta's Urban Marketplace
ULI Atlanta's Urban Marketplace will be a place of networking, learning and deal making for developers, financers and leaders of Atlanta's mixed use, mixed income growth. Panels of experts, project analyses by decision makers, and roundtable discussions will give all attendees an opportunity to be part of the action. Read More
John Wieland Homes offers unprecedented lifetime warranty in Sale of a Lifetime
During a limited timespan of 10 days, John Weiland Homes and Neighborhoods will give a lifetime structural warranty and up to $100,000 in savings on new homes purchased. No builder has ever offered incentives like this before! Read More
Kool Kidz Foundation Announces Second Annual Can Imagine Triathlon
The Kool Kidz Foundation announced today their Second Annual Can Imagine Triathlon will be held Sunday, January 27, 10 am - 1 pm at the Mountain View Aquatic Center Read More
Building Brand Equity -- How M&M;'S® leveraged an American Icon to Drive Brand Equity and Consumer Loyalty
Renee Kopkowski, director of Public Relations for Mars North America, will describe the strategies and tactics behind the company's Inner M Campaign, which generated a record number of media hits in national and local outlets -- all with 100 percent of the campaign messaging. Read More
Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) Announces Michael J. Gelb as Featured Speaker for 2008 Georgia Technology Summit
The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) today announced it has secured Michael J. Gelb as a featured speaker for the 2008 Georgia Technology Summit, the organization's annual event highlighting the best of technology and innovation in the State of Georgia. Read More
New Year Off to Great Start for 10 Atlanta & Georgia Artists
Ten of Georgia's most highly acclaimed artists have been selected for the the 19th annual American Craft Show, being held at the Cobb Galleria Centre, March 14-16, 2008. Read More
Ashford Parkside to Hold Grand Opening
The official grand opening of Ashford Parkside, a 151-unit apartment development for independent seniors, will be held Friday, Jan. 25 at 10 a.m. It's the first of a multi-phase redevelopment of the former Johnson Ferry East public housing project near Ashford Dunwoody and Johnson Ferry. Read More
Metro Atlanta High School Students Kick the New Year Into High Gear
Location: All Metro Atlanta Read More
Number of display ads in Facebook during the first three months of 2010: 176 billion.
Amount fo sales conducted on PayPal in 2009: $60 billion.
Amount of that from Zynga (Farmville and other games): $500 million
(Forbes)
Number of items on the Starbucks menu through August 31: 70.
As of September 1: 25
Number of Starbucks outlets: 1,000
Number with drive-thrus: 335
(USA Today)
Number of people who have put down a deposit to buy a Terrafugia Transition flying car when it goes on sale later this year: 80.
Amount each vehicle will sell for: $194.000.
"What comes with ease goes with ease."
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Ali Mangkang, Atlanta Bicycle Coalition;
Brooke Anglin, MixIt Marketing;
Emily Hargrove, Forte Public Relations;
Colette Haywood, Three GIrls & A Mic.
How leadership built a church in rural west Georgia
A story for the season: the lesson I learned about how leadership built a church in rural west Georgia. Read Richard Warner's full blog post here....
4 B2B best practices from BtoB Magazine's NetMarketing Series
BtoB Magazine’s NetMarketing breakfast series stopped in Atlanta last week, and our team was there. Bright and early at the Four Seasons hotel in Midtown, we were excited to sit down and hear from four kickass B2B marketers:
Tara Bianco of SPX Corp.
Nicole Lipson of Georgia-Pacific Gypsum
Liz McClellan of Sage Software, Inc.
Rachel Spasser of Ariba, Inc.
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A Holiday message from What's Up Interactive and Atlanta Daybook
Thu, 23 Dec 2010
Here's a special message from our teams here at What's Up Interactive and Atlanta Daybook. Wishing you all a joyous and safe holiday season, and a happy 2011!
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