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Blur Studio Reels In Animation for Goldfish Crackers Campaign
Blur Studio recently completed a ten-spot series of commercials for Pepperidge Farm Goldfish crackers via Young & Rubicam, NY. The campaign is entirely computer generated and was directed by Blur's Leo Santos.
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The Project Success Method: The Easier Way
During a coffee break at a business conference a few years ago, Ifell into conversation with the executive vice president of a Fortune 100 company. After a moment or two he read the company name on my name tag. "So you help companies achieve success withtheir projects. That's a tall order,'' he said. "Who've you worked with?"
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CCS Printing: Maximizing Customer Relationships in a Slow Economy
CCS Printing is a print-on-demand and full-service commercial printing provider that serves small, medium and large enterprises in a variety of industries. Since the company's development in 1987 CCS Printing has grown to a company with 87 full-time employees in eight locations and six on-site print centers at large businesses around the Bellevue, Washington, area.
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Weighing Options: How to Best Invest Your IT Budget for an "Always On" Network
Unfortunately, most companies experience more unplanned downtime than they want. Achieving an uptime of 99% is impressive but 1% of downtime is the equivalent of 87 hours per year! Studies have shown that unplanned downtime costs at least $45 per hour for each of your employees. Most companies need their key business applications running around the clock since customers, employees, and other constituents need access at any time.
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Effective PR for a Small Business on a Budget:
If yours is like most small businesses, you can't afford the luxury of a PR department, much less a dedicated PR agency or even one employee responsible for external communications and PR. However, this business function is critical as the world of communications continues to expand with new applications, demands and opportunities like social media networks. The thought of a concerted PR strategy and execution can be overwhelming for a small business owner, but it doesn't have to be.
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eBay Essential Training: Shipping scams
In this clip, host Mark Abdelnour looks at the Gold Plated Shipping Scam, which by being purposely vague, sellers charge unsuspecting bidders wildly crazy prices. He advises looking closely at the small print, such as Free shipping, (handling fees apply). Be very careful when there is free shipping in the title as there may be handling fees. He advises reading the entire listing carefully especially with regard to shipping and handling.
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Quicken 2009 Essential Training: One Step Update
In this video, host Tom Negrino covers Quicken's One Step update, which enables you to update any or all of your online accounts with one click. He details the two main ways to activate One Step Update.
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eBay Essential Training: Misleading titles
In this clip, host Mark Abdelnour looks at misleading titles and descriptions in order to fool a buyer. These scams are prevalent on eBay and Mark shows how to spot them. He covers how the scam works.
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eBay Essential Training: Phishing
In this clip, host Mark Abdelnour looks at Phishing, a scam that exists on eBay. He details how the scam works, and how the scammer sends an email pretending to be from eBay or PayPal. He gives an example of what the email scam looks like and details how to avoid this scam.
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Content Insider #131 -- The Cloud
Larry Ellison (Oracle's CEO) was right! The computer/communications industry is really just a huge fashion industry. When Grace Hopper (the Navy's computing genius) couldn't explain what was going on inside the Mark I computer to her Navy bosses, she probably drew a soft, fluffy cloud.
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