Earth Day Kids Fest: Celebrate Earth Day's 40th Birthday and Captain Planet's 20th Birthday!
Celebrate Earth Day's 40th birthday and Captain Planet's 20th birthday at the 8th Annual Earth Day Kids Fest! To be held on April 17, from 10 am-3 pm at Chattahoochee Nature Center, this event is brought to the public by presenting sponsor, Macy's, and presenting media sponsor, Comcast. Read More
Integrated Marketing Experts from the World's Leading Brands & Agencies Gather to Share Insights and Best Practices at IMS
Top thought leaders behind some of America's most celebrated marketing campaigns will gather for a special two-day event as Atlanta hosts its first-ever Integrated Marketing Summit on Tuesday, March 30 and Wednesday, March 31 at the Omni Hotel- CNN Center. Read More
Melbourne International Medicine Associates Pays $12 Million to Settle Fraud Case Brought by Two Atlanta Law Firms
Finch McCranie, LLP and Simpson Law Firm, LLC, both of Atlanta, have successfully concluded a $12 million Medicare fraud lawsuit against Melbourne International Medicine Associates. Read More
International Food Safety Conference Attracts 600 Experts
More than 600 public health professionals, health care providers, educators, industry representatives, communicators, and associations will convene March 25-26, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta. Read More
Atlanta Ballet Legend Robert Barnett, 84, Returns to Stage in U.S. Premiere of Kudelka's "Vivaldi's Four Seasons"
This weekend only, March 25 - 28, Atlanta Ballet presents the U.S. premiere of James Kudelka's "Four Seasons" at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, featuring special performances by Atlanta Ballet's artistic director emeritus Robert Barnett and current artistic director John McFall. Read More
A Legacy of Leadership - A Tribute to Atlanta City Councilman Jim Maddox
The City of Atlanta is proud to honor retired Atlanta City Council Jim Maddox for his dedicated, committed and tireless service to the citizens of our great city. Affectionately referred to as the Dean of the Council, Jim Maddox's 32 years of public service gives him the distinction of being the longest-serving elected official in Atlanta history. Read More
Stratix Introduces LVS Bar Code Verifier for 2D Data Matrix Bar Codes
Stratix has added the LVS Integra 9505 Desktop Bar Code Verifier to help suppliers eliminate fines and revenue loss related to non-compliant bar codes. Read More
Power Panels, Strategic Topics, Dynamic Speakers Offer Inspiration at April 20 14th Annual Possible Woman Conference
Five Exciting Conference Tracks: Social Media - the Key to Relationship Building, Health & Wellness, Women Leaders in Technology, Corporate Leadership and Mastering Entrepreneurship Read More
Retreat Center Ignatius House Offers Adults a ‘Spring Break' in April
Ignatius House (www.ignatiushouse.org) offers adults their own ‘spring break' providing respite from the daily and the digital and a chance to reconnect with the spiritual. In April, the retreat center will offer five silent weekend retreats open to men and women of all faiths. Read More
The Atlanta Press Club Seeks Nominations for 2009 Awards of Excellence and Journalist of the Year Award
The Atlanta Press Club is seeking nominations for our 2009 Awards of Excellence and Journalist of the Year Award. These awards are the most prestigious the Atlanta Press Club presents each year. They recognize excellence in reporting among one's peers and professional colleagues for a single story or a series for the 2009 calendar year. Read More
Construction Resources Launches Free Sink Promotion
Construction Resources is offering a free stainless steel Artisan sink with a purchase of 40 square feet or more of granite, quartz or solid-surface countertops. This promotion makes now the perfect time to start a kitchen renovation project. Read More
Windsong Properties Introduces the Sterling Floorplan
Atlanta's leading Active Adult courtyard builder recently announced construction began on the Sterling floorplan at Seven Hills and the Villas at Blackberry Run in Paulding County. Read More
MedShare Ships Emergency Medical Relief Aid to Chile Sponsored by Kimberly Clark Corporation
MedShare has recently shipped over 12,000 pounds of requested medical supplies in efforts to assist and treat victims of the February earthquake in Chile. This is MedShare's first shipment to Chile and was sponsored by Kimberly Clark Corporation. Read More
This Saturday: The Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer Walker Kick Off and Registration
The Kick-Off Event for the 2010 Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer will offer registration and a training walk to anyone interested in participating in this year's walk! Local media are invited to attend. Read More
ASTD-Atlanta/Sout hGIG presents I've Got Your Back and You've Got Mine: A Personal Philanthropic Confab
In honor of National Women History Month, the Atlanta Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development's South GIG is hosting a confab that will get you in the giving spirit. Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at Emory University Center for Creative Learning. Read More
Local High Schoolers Led by Top Atlanta Chef Heading to Statewide Cooking Competition
Lenbrook Chef has Mentored the Past Two Winning Teams Read More
Johns Creek Earth Day Summit
The Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce and Johns Creek Community Association will celebrate Earth day with a half day Summit on April 15, hosted by the Green Chamber of the South Read More
Beginner and Advanced Level Social Media BootCamps Taught by Experts
Whether you are a beginner or something of a social media expert yourself, we have a bootcamp designed just for you -- taught by the experts. Beginner Level BootCamp by Marla Erwin of Whole Foods and Advanced Level BootCamp by Olivier Blanchard of The Brand Builder. Read More
Lane and Clark Howard Are Honorary Chairs for April 22 CCCS "Purse Strings" Auction Party at The Foundry at Puritan Mill
"Purse Strings:" Change a Purse and Change a Life Read More
Green Chamber of the South partners with Sustainable Life Media to promote Sustainable Brands ‘10 Conference
Lateral Thinkers to be Welcomed at Sustainable Brands ‘10. Join 700+ sustainability executives, business and brand strategists, designers, and communications experts who are building brand value through sustainability. Read More
One-Day Free Health Clinic This Saturday
Georgians struggling with the lack of health insurance will soon get much-needed help when the National Association of Free Clinics (NAFC) in conjunction with the Georgia Free Clinic Network (GFCN) holds its next C.A.R.E. Clinic at the Georgia International Convention Center in Atlanta. Read More
Give & You Could Receive a Bloomingdale's Gift Basket, Atlanta Daybook Gifts & More!
Businesses -Help raise money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training, and receive something in return. Business Donors - For any donation of $300 or more, you will each receive 2 Feature story publish dates on Atlanta Daybook to be used at your leisure. So spend your marketing dollar, and deduct it as well! Read More
Reporting from Haiti: How New Media Helped Deliver the Story
Join the Atlanta Press Club Thursday, April 1 for our Evening Enrichment Series, Reporting from Haiti: How New Media Helped Deliver the Story at Ruth's Chris in Buckhead. Our panel of local journalists will share their experiences reporting on and from a country devastatingly affected by a recent earthquake. Read More
Bowen Family Homes Offering Presale Opportunities and New pricing at Kensington Creek Manor in Lawrenceville
Bowen Family Homes has recently announced four new home designs are available for presale at Kensington Creek Manor in Lawrenceville. The two-story and ranch home community features homes with stone and brick accents. Homes are priced beginning at $159,000. 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.
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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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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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