Audit questions state spending, marketing (Baltimore Sun) The Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development spent $184,000 on poker tournaments, catered cruises, parties and other marketing events between 2004 and 2007 that were not "adequately evaluated and documented," according to a legislative audit released yesterday. The report also said the department paid employees with no job duties, bought airline ticket upgrades without required ... |
Louisiana-Pacific rises after job cuts, upgrade (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Shares of Louisiana-Pacific Corp. surged Wednesday as an analyst upgraded the wood products maker after the company announced job cuts and other cost reductions. |
New Catholic schools superintendent brings marketing savvy to job (The Journal News) OSSINING - Timothy J. McNiff greeted the lines of first- and second-graders in the hallways of St. Augustine's School yesterday with a grin and the sure hand of a longtime educator. |
P&G, Google target consumers in job, knowledge swap (Boston Globe) CINCINNATI - The world's largest consumer products company and the online search leader are working together to learn more about each other and about targeting customers. |
Partners Can Help Associates Build Marketing Skills (Law.com) The first priority of a young lawyer is to develop legal knowledge and skills, but learning marketing skills early can also be very fruitful in the future. Here are some steps partners can take to guide associates along the right marketing path, and also some tips to help associates be proactive in developing their own style and techniques for client development, as provided by Sharon Meit ... |
For musicians, job market hits sour note (Yale Daily News) At the Undergraduate Career Services building Monday night, about 25 students gathered as they would for most other career panels, grabbing bags of chips on their way in, some with notebooks and pens in hand. |
Hard Times Prompt P&G, Google to Swap Ideas (E-Commerce Times) The world's largest consumer products company and the online search leader are working together to learn more about each other and about targeting customers. Procter & Gamble said Wednesday it has done job swaps with Google, and Google employees have been at P&G's Cincinnati headquarters helping with training. |
Quit your job and make your game (MSNBC) Created by two guys with a big idea and little money, "World of Goo" is proof that small-time game developers fueled by nothing more than a unique vision and a willingness to take big risks are coming up with some the year's most compelling, distinctive and buzzed-about games. |
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-20 14:29 UPDATE 1-MOVES-KKR, Citigroup, Evolution Securities, Impax (Interactive Investor) (Adds Aon Consulting and MidCap Advisors) Nov 20 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Thursday. To inform us of other job changes, please e-mail moves@thomsonreuters.com. |
P&G, Google team up to swap jobs, trade knowledge (San Francisco Chronicle) The world's largest consumer products company and the online search leader are working together to learn more about each other and about targeting customers. Procter & Gamble Co. said Wednesday it has done job swaps with Google Inc., and Google employees have... |