The White House Project Report: Benchmarking Women's Leadership Launch
Register now! Don't miss tomorrow's Atlanta launch of the most indepth report on the state of women's leadership across 10 U.S. sectors! Read More
National "No Phone Zone Day" Oprah and Channel 2 WSB-TV Team Up
Channel 2 WSB-TV teams up with The Oprah Winfrey Show taking a stand against distracted driving. On Friday, April 30, Holly Robinson Peete joins Channel 2 Action News anchor Fred Blankenship for a live viewing rally of Oprah's first national "No Phone Zone Day". Read More
Newest Exhibit at Marietta Museum of History Focuses on Women's Fashion
See decades of colorful fashions at Marietta Museum of History, in Kennesaw House just off Marietta Square Read More
Join National Black Arts Festival for the 2010 Summer Festival in Centennial Park
Experience music, dance, film and more at NBAF's Summer Festival, July 14-18th. Highlights include BrazilFest, A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield, Roy Ayers & Common Ground Collective, the popular Children's Education Village & much more! Read More
Social Media is Number Two in Top Ten Hiring Trends
CareerBuilder names Social Media as one of the top hiring trends. About four in ten employers plan to hire someone focused on social media. Read More
Duck Derby Nine Promises To Be Best Yet!
Duck Derby Nine is right around the corner. Festivities begin May 15. All proceeds benefit the Advocates for Children, a non-profit orginization in Cartersville that provides shelter and services that aid in the treatment, prevention and awareness of child abuse. Read More
Have Brunch with Award-Winning Journalist Christiane Amanpour at the Atlanta Press Club
Former CNN chief international correspondent and upcoming host of ABC's "This Week", Christiane Amanpour, will be the featured speaker at an Atlanta Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon on Saturday, May 15. Read More
U. S. Representative Anh Joseph Cao to Speak at National Archives at Atlanta
Who would have thought that one man could suffer so much and yet accomplish so much? One who suffered greatly and yet accomplished much more than most Americans is U. S. Congressman Anh Joseph Cao from Louisiana. He will tell his story at a symposium at the National Archives at Atlanta. Read More
Finalists Selected for Southeast "Israeli Company of the Year" and "Deal of the Year"
Excitement is building as finalists have been named for Israeli Company of the Year and Deal of the Year for the 9th annual Eagle Star Awards Gala, AICC's community flagship event that honors the people and companies who have contributed most to the Southeast-Israel business relationship. Read More
New Townhomes Under Construction at Berkeley Chase in Norcross
Berkeley Chase has one move-in ready and seven presale homes available. This brick townhome community is affordably priced from $218,000. Read More
AJC Gets Physical, Hosts World Fitness Day
Community support continues to build for World Fitness Day as the Atlanta Journal Constitution today announced its sponsorship of a discount ticket promotion for the general public. Read More
Bank survey a ‘win' for financial planning client relationship manager
Nancy Safay of The Financial Discovery Group recently won a $100 Buckhead Life Restaurant Group gift certificate from Private Bank of Buckhead. (www.PrivateBankOfBuckhead.com Read More
Elevate Your Career at PRSA|GA May 6 Annual Conference
Want to take your career to the next level? You're in luck. The PRSA|GA Annual Conference is just around the corner and provides opportunities to improve your knowledge about many topics public relations professionals need to be experts on as well as expand your professional network. Read More
Gregg Simon of the Atlanta Development Authority (ADA) Will Speak at BBA Breakfast on April 29
Gregg D. Simon, Manager of Business Engagement with the Atlanta Development Authority (ADA), will be the guest speaker at the next weekly breakfast meeting of the Buckhead Business Association (BBA, www.buckheadbusiness.org) which will be held on Thursday, April 29 at the City Club of Buckhead. Read More
Ultimate Clubhouse to Open at Rockledge Apartments
The Ultimate Clubhouse is finally opening at Rockledge apartments. To celebrate the highly-anticipated event, the Marietta apartments are hosting Grand Opening celebrations the evenings of May 4th, 5th and 6th. Read More
Laurie Olivier and Consulate General to be Honored at the event hosted by Georgia-Pacific
One of Israel's top business technology leaders, Dr. Yossi Vardi, will be the featured Israeli keynote speaker at the 9th annual Eagle Star Awards Gala. Laurie Olivier (Veritas Venture Partners) to receive Chamber Founders Award and Israel Consulate General the Community Partner Award. Read More
Strategic Approach Links Culture and High Performance
Today's high-performing organizations know that culture is the key to success. That's why WOW! transformations is introducing beyondboarding™, a program designed to fit your company that embraces an employee throughout her lifetime of service. Read More
The Role of Trust
A great product and exceptional service is all it takes, right? Not so fast! Today, trust in your business matters as much as your reputation for quality. Learn the results of the 10th annual Edelman Trust Barometer at Atlanta Women's Network on April 27. 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
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."
Arabian Proverb
Daybook Welcomes:
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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