At a reception held at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York City, South African Tourism CEO Thandiwe January-McLean paid tribute to their public relations agency of record, the Portfolio Marketing Group, for their work in publicizing the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in the United States.
Jumeirah Essex House has announced the launch of the iconic hotel’s first ever Canine Turndown Program designed to pamper even the most discerning four-legged guests.
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTG) is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Dollar Rent A Car, has signed a multi-year agreement with JetBlue Airways to provide rental cars as part of the JetBlue Getaways vacation packages. Beginning in August, Dollar will be the exclusive value car rental provider for JetBlue Getaways.
Topping the BLOCKBUSTER® (Pink Sheets: BLOKA, BLOKB) Hit List of “Top 10 Renting DVD Titles” for the week ending July 25, 2010 is the comedy “Cop Out.” Directed by Kevin Smith (Clerks, Chasing Amy),Bruce Willis (Die Hard, The Whole Nine Yards) and Tracy Morgan (“30 Rock”) star as two hilarious Brooklyn cops on a hunt for a stolen baseball card. The card is the only means for paying for the wedding of one of the cop’s daughter, so these two will stop at nothing to get the card back from the thief, a memorabilia-obsessed gangster.
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA), New York, NY, and Second Wind Dreams (SWD), Marietta, GA, today announced that they have forged a strategic partnership that will utilize their combined expertise, program strengths and local membership bases to further raise the bar on care for the increasing number of individuals nationwide with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
The huge investment in a World Cup sponsorship is paying off for some companies, while others are seeing little return for their money. A new study with Survey Sampling International’s (SSI) global panels — comparing sponsorship awareness before and after the World Cup — reveals that VISA, McDonald’s and Hyundai are seeing gains among both men and women around the world.
At 10 weeks, Jackie Brown had already flunked out of two homes and pit bull types don’t get many chances. Then one day in early 2009, the spunky, irrepressible 12-lb. puppy climbed into the lap of someone fixing a computer in a cold warehouse in Pomona, CA.
The final stage of the Tour de France was flooded with color but today, the color black is what stood out from the pack. Led by cancer survivor and seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong, Team RadioShack started the finale by swapping their official red-and-gray racing kit in favor of exclusive black “28″ jerseys, dedicating their ride to the 28 million people worldwide currently living with cancer.
LoJack Corporation (Nasdaq: LOJN) reported today that revenue for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2009 declined 26% to$35.6 million, from $48.2 million in the same quarter a year ago. The net loss attributable to LoJack Corporation for the fourth quarter of 2009 was $2.3 million or $0.13 per diluted share, compared to net income attributable to LoJack Corporation of $0.2 million or $0.01 per diluted share in the same quarter a year ago.
Pakistan Knocks the Australia hard in 2nd test match with series draw.This is their first test win agaist Australia in the history of last 15 years.