Knight Ridder Names Jesus Diaz Jr. as Publisher of The Miami Herald
HispanicBusiness.com - Alex Villoch, currently director/retail advertising and event marketing for The Herald, will become vice president/advertising. All the appointments become effective in July. In making the announcement, Knight Ridder Senior Vice President Hilary
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Mi Negocio, the First Spanish Language Entrepreneur Community Hub for
Hola Arkansas - Mayrah Rocafort-Mercado brings more than 25 years of experience in marketing communications encompassing advertising, direct marketing, public relations and event marketing for both the General market and the Hispanic market. She is Principal of San
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Business briefs
Meridian Star - Melissa Knight-Mann of Meridian was recently hired by Erwin-Penland, one of the largest advertising and marketing firms in the Southeast, based in Greenville, S.C. Knight-Mann was hired as an event marketing manager to work on the Verizon Wireless
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Teen Mags? So Five Years Ago
Advertising Age - Ten years ago brand marketers still asked very basic, even skeptical questions about things like event marketing, athletic marketing and celebrity endorsements,” Mr. Carter said. “Today that doesn’t happen.” Indeed, even Aveda, a marketer that chose
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UCoat It, ACDelco announce expanded dream garage sweepstakes
Who Won - on the tremendous response to the inaugural ACDelco Extreme Garage tour, as well as the popularity of the UCoat It Dream Garage Sweepstakes, we were determined to make this year s edition even better, said Sue Christophersen, Event Marketing
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Sub-Urban Announces Winners of First Annual Cocky Awards Charity Event
Forbes - The Cocky Awards were organized by AGW, Sub-Urban’s New York-based event marketing agency, to celebrate individuals who encompass lower Manhattan’s diverse culture and influence in the arts, entertainment, media and film. The awards show owes its
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