American Institute for Managing Diversity Offers Up Real-World Diversity Solutions at Summit
Diversity, including issues of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, class, and generational, continues to be among the critical topics of discussion in this country's political and business environment. Read More
Rainbow Village Achieves Perfect Score in Best Practices Evaluation
"It doesn't get any better than perfect, does it?" said Tom Plamann of the Ga Coalition to End Homelessness upon announcing the news of Rainbow Village's recent best practices audit. But CEO Nancy Yancey isn't resting on any laurels. Neither will her staff. Read More
13th Annual Chinese Auction - September 16, hosted by HSMAI-GA
Toss your quarters in the bucket, waive your numbered auction paddle, listen for the GONG, and be prepared for lots of fun as we celebrate the Year of the Ox, HSMAI-GA style! www.chineseauction.info Read More
EarthShare of Georgia Launches New Improved Website
EarthShare of Georgia redesigns website with the creative experts at Realm Advertising. Read More
Job Growth in Henry County on the Rise
Henry County, Ga. ranked number seven among the top 25 counties in America for job opportunities according to a list recently compiled and released by CNN Money entitled, Where the Jobs Are. Henry was the only county in Georgia to make the top ten on the list. Read More
September 2-3: The second annual GreenBusiness Works EXPO 2009 - The premier educational conference and EXPO for busines
The Green Chamber of the South is proud to announce the partnership with GreenBusiness Works and have negotiated a discounted rate and special deals for members who want to attend or exhibit at the GreenBusiness Works EXPO, September 2-3, 2009 at the Cobb Galleria Centre. Read More
Channel 2 WSB-TV Showcases Excellence in High School Musical Theatre
Channel 2 WSB-TV will celebrate excellence in Georgia high school performing arts with a one hour prime time program Thursday, August 27 at 8 p.m. featuring the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre Foundation's Shuler Hensley Award for Excellence in High School Musical Theatre. Read More
Atlanta Sales and Marketing Council Hosts 'Deals on Wheels' Bus Tour of New Home Communities
The Sales and Marketing Council of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association is now accepting reservations for its 'Deals on Wheels' bus tours of premier new home communities in north metro Atlanta. Read More
Deadline extended for businesses to donate to Team In Training and win a $600 Daybook Corporate Package
You've asked, and we've listened. There was so much interest in this story, but not enough time for some businesses to make their donation, so we have extended the deadline until August 28! Read More
Television Personality, Jerry Springer, To Talk about the State of the Entertainment Industry to The Atlanta Press Club
Jerry Springer, entertainer and television personality, will be the featured guest at the Atlanta Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon on Friday, September 11. Read More
"Brown Bailout" Barrage -- A Case Study on Using Social Media to Protect Your Brand
UPS will tell a first-hand account of how it dispelled the rumors by deploying its PR team to monitor the chatter and engage online. You will hear the company's strategy behind the conversation, the tools set in place and lessons learned. Read More
Arthur Blank Previews the Atlanta Falcons' Season at Atlanta Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon
Arthur Blank will be the featured guest at the Atlanta Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon on Friday, August 28. Blank is owner and CEO of the Atlanta Falcons and the Georgia Force. The event is sponsored by The Home Depot. Read More
Atlanta Gains Boost Mercer Enrollment Past 8,000, Setting University Record
ed by a 12% increase in enrollment in Atlanta, Mercer University's first-day enrollment figures topped the 8,000 mark, a 6.8 % increase over opening day numbers last fall and an all-time record for the 176-year-old institution. The opening day tally stood at 8,044, compared with 7,533 on the first day of classes last year - a 511-student increase. Read More
TiE Atlanta announces all-star judging panel for 2009 Entrepreneur Awards
TiE Atlanta has announced the names of the distinguished panel of judges who will evaluate the nominations for three coveted annual awards: Entrepreneur of the Year, Top Up-and-Coming Entrepreneur, and Most Significant Deal of the Year. The winners will be honored at the Georgia Aquarium at the Annual TiE Gala on September 26, 2009. Read More
KPK & Company Wins Two 2009 Hermes Creative Awards
KPK & Company is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a Platinum Hermes Creative Award for its work with the 2008 GreenBusiness Works Expo as well as an Honorable Mention Hermes Creative Award for www.shepherdtv.org, the video website for Shepherd Center in Atlanta. Read More
TiE Atlanta Gala Celebrates Spirit of Full-Circle Entrepreneurship with Bernie Marcus
Entrepreneurial Icon and Philanthropist Bernie Marcus to Receive TiE Lifetime Achievement Award on Sept. 26 at the Georgia Aquarium. Read More
September AMA Signature Luncheon: Passion & Creativity in Marketing
Learn how to increase the performance of YOUR marketing campaigns exponentially from Mitch Spolan, Vice President of Sales for Yahoo! and noted media and marketing luminary. Read More
Ignatius House Hosts Weekend Retreat, Sept 10-13 for Ages 55 and Better
Ignatius House, a retreat center located on 20 peaceful acres along the Chattahoochee River in Sandy Springs, will offer a silent weekend retreat, Sept. 10-13, for men and women ages 55 and better. Learn more at www.ignatiushouse.org. Read More
Celebrate National Grandparents Day, Sept. 13 at Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites
Georgia's State Parks & Historic Sites offers plenty of memory-making ideas sure to entertain 5-year-olds and 50-year-olds alike. Enjoy generational fun in Georgia's great outdoors on Sunday, Sept. 13 and celebrate National Grandparents Day. Read More
Stratix Named to Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies in America
Stratix has been recognized again by Inc. magazine in its annual ranking of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in America. Read More
Sept. 15: A Day of Golf to Benefit EnAble of Georgia Inc.
EnAble provides a wide variety of services to adults with developmental disabilities. EnAble's Dreambuilder Golf Classic supports maintenance & replacement of 29 vans that provide transportation to jobs and medical appointments. Read More
The Results are in: The Atlanta DMA announces the winners for its annual South Star Awards for 2009
South Star Awards judges select the biggest and best ideas, the most creative use of media and channels, and the finest execution- in short; the very best work of the Southeast's very best marketing professionals. Read More
Atlanta Press Club Annual Gorilla Ball Sept. 19 at Zoo Atlanta
Join the Atlanta Press Club for a night of raucous laughter at the 2009 Gorilla Ball as we enjoy the hilarious blunders and boo-boos of our local television stations. The event will be held at the iconic Zoo Atlanta on Saturday, Sept. 19. Reserve your ticket now! 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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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
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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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