Tucson investigator takes trash dumpers to task Aug 31, 2008
Custer's business card says he is an environmental investigator. He's really Pima County's anti-illegal dumping specialist, part clean up coordinator, part detective. (KOLD.com, AZ)
Help Somerville teen set a record while cleaning up your desk drawer Aug 31, 2008
Some examples of interesting business cards ... I collect business cards ... Business cards are also a fascinating source of information beyond the usual contact facts. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Self Promotion Techniques Aug 30, 2008
Business Cards, Head Shots and Biographies. Spend some money on good quality business cards as they make a strong first impression ... Cheap, poorly produced business cards will not instill confidence or portray professionalism. (Suite101.com)
Roland administrator fired for 'notoriety' Aug 30, 2008
He said he passed out 400 business cards. "Guess what? The sales tax passed by 81 percent," he said. (Sallisaw Sequoyah County Times, OK)
Battle of the business cards Aug 30, 2008
Business cards a small but important part of marketing your company (or yourself) ... Nathan Ross Martin, president of NRM Creative Marketing, helps clients develop business cards and other marketing materials that reflect their companies brands and that have a wow factor ... Lindy Fink, sales and marketing manager at BERK Plastic Cards Inc. in Lawrenceville, says that more companies are using plastic business cards because they stand out from their paper counterparts. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Life with the Fosdicks Aug 30, 2008
Her husband Mike Fosdick s business card reads Decks. Landscaping. (Boerne Star, TX)
BUSINESS BRIEFCASE Aug 29, 2008
Join the festivities and bring your business cards for a chance to win giveaways. Erie Insurance earns customer service award. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Bollin on Business: Climate warms with opportunity Aug 29, 2008
Carry your brand through all of your advertising campaigns, and make sure it is coordinated with all other marketing tools such as direct marketing, web promotions, brochures, business cards. etc. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Options funds frozen until changes made Aug 29, 2008
Blinson also is Web editor of the Beaufort Observer, according to his business card. The Beaufort Observer s editor is Jay Niver, Hanson-Niver s husband. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Retailers welcome RNC crowds Aug 29, 2008
Price visited every hotel in downtown, distributing business cards to managers in the hopes they ll direct traffic to her store. Clinton gag gifts are apparently still a big hit among Republicans: on the street level of Gaviidae Common has already sold hundreds of Bill Clinton corkscrews and Hillary Clinton nutcrackers (you can probably finish the jokes yourself). (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
FSN Southwest Announces 2008 Dodge High School Football Game of the Week Schedule Aug 29, 2008
Download this business card software with templates for all business. www. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Comptroller: Attorneys Owe New York $700,000 in Pensions Aug 28, 2008
During that time, he said that he had "a desk, a phone, business cards and could bind the county.". The request was approved at "several levels" in the office of then-Comptroller Carl McCall, he said. (Law.com)
Stop And Smell--Your Laptop? Aug 28, 2008
In Taiwan, the company also produces a line of electronics accessories, such as business card holders and computer bags. Asus hasn't yet decided whether it will add scents to its other products, including desktop computers, monitors, cellphones and personal navigation devices. (Forbes -- Technology)
Rude Customer Service Aug 28, 2008
I left him a business card and told them to call if they need anything. He called a week later and said that a man they seen at the car lot from here gave them (They have never met before)His car to drive for a week. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Well organized: Entrepreneur helps clients get it together Aug 28, 2008
Eaddy, a partner transferred to Winston-Salem from the Kilpatrick Stockton Atlanta office in January 2007, was given Eickmeyer's business card at the closing on his house by Brooke Burr, a real estate broker with Leonard Ryden Burr. "Carol is the best thing that has happened to me since I moved here," the 52-year-old Eaddy says. (Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area)
Area code coup Aug 28, 2008
Representatives of the North County chambers of commerce rightly note the great expense that would be borne by businesses forced to change stationary, business cards and advertising to reflect new numbers, not to mention updating contact information to vendors and customers. In addition, residential and cellular phone users would face the inconvenience of notifying all their contacts of the change. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Opinion)
Eco-friendly Clark Aug 28, 2008
To save on printing expenditures, the company has installed an entire print shop with the ability to create everything from a standard business card all the way up to a five-foot-by-150-foot banner. Atop the entire operation sits a 166 kilowatt-hour solar panel system, producing enough electricty to power 40 homes, Terry Clark said. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Sturch wins Democratic runoff for sheriff Aug 27, 2008
Truth Prevails wrote on Aug 27, 2008 12:44 AM:" Congratulations Bill Sturch! Good news is there are about 1909 good, smart folks left in Bryan County.Bad part is, there are 1856 confirmed retards! I sure hope Roy Brown gets up early in the morning and "Leads" his gagle of idiots for alittle trash detail. They have a lot of signs and business cards to pick up! People you can now rest eaiser, Bill and Crew have the next watch! Good Night ". The Teacher wrote on Aug 27, 2008 12:57 AM:" To new but... (Durant Daily Democrat, OK)
HTC Touch Pro Aug 27, 2008
It includes Office Mobile, a PDF viewer and a number of other useful apps, including an RSS feed reader, an MP3 editor, a ZIP utility and business card recognition software. It has the same YouTube viewer built-in so you can search for and watch video clips from the handset. (TrustedReviews)
Open House Tips Aug 27, 2008
The night of the open house, give out business cards with the school email address. Ask all parents to send an email from home so that the email addresses can be stored correctly in the teacher computer. (Suite101.com)
Drew police chief ready to campaign door-to-door Aug 27, 2008
But he says he's determined to knock on every door in Drew, talk to the residents if they're home or leave a business card with his cell phone number on it if they aren't. I'm just gonna knock 'em out street by street, he says. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
Circumstantial evidence adds up, Crown argues Aug 27, 2008
Mr. Nguyen's fingerprints were found on a business card taken from Mr. McMynn's rifled wallet found at the home where he was rescued. Sam Vu's fingerprints were also found in the bathroom of the first house. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Skyline residents concerned about safety Aug 27, 2008
Hickman distributed business cards containing his phone number (781-794-8726). If you call me, I promise I ll get back to you, he said. (Braintree Forum, MA)
Small Businesses Defying the Web Trend Aug 26, 2008
Small business experts say theres little to lose from creating a homepage, which has almost become the business card of the 21st century. In this world, you almost cant succeed without a Web site, said Martin Lehman, a counselor with SCORE, a nonprofit aimed at counseling entrepreneurs. (Fox News)
Hallmark Magazine uses greeting cards to attract media agencies Aug 26, 2008
An American magazine is giving new meaning to the term business cards, sending special greeting cards to the decision makers at media agencies to encourage them to buy advertising pages for their clients. The identity of the magazine explains why the message is being delivered by greeting cards rather than T-shirts, coffee mugs, customized chocolate bars or the many other trinkets that publishers distribute among the denizens of Madison Avenue. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
LETTERS: NCT, Aug. 25, 2008 Aug 26, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Cruisin' Grand not what it used to be. (North County Times)
Reid Bunker: Old school camera man Aug 26, 2008
With the help of his wife he took photos and made them business card size. They then attached them to pre-made business card magnets that can be purchased in bulk. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
BROKEN RECORDS: Track and field raised the bar in Beijing Aug 25, 2008
The Aquinas track coach gave Nieuwendam a business card, usable for introducing herself to Richards at the Games, but thus far, Nieuwendam has not wanted to disturb Richards' focus. She really wants to meet Bolt, who she has seen dancing and playing music as he struts around the Olympic Village. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Executive Suite: It's nothing but Nets for this hard-working CEO Aug 25, 2008
By Adam Shell, USA TODAY NEW YORK Brett Yormark's business cards say CEO. But his DNA calling card reads dealmaker, brand builder, storyteller. Those DNA strands are a perfect match for this self-described "24-7" guy's double-barreled job as CEO of both the New Jersey Nets basketball team and Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment. (USA Today -- Money)
Commentary: Leaving the Olympics with mixed feelings Aug 25, 2008
Neither did the young female Olympics volunteer who a week earlier asked me for my business card, complete with my autograph -- a first -- on the back. Or any other Chinese person I spoke with here the past three weeks. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Wikimedia pegs future on education, not profit Aug 25, 2008
"The bills are getting paid, the servers are running, there's stationery, people have business cards. This is a really new model, something the world has never seen. It deserves new approaches.". Wikipedia by the numbers. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Why your newspaper, and local Web site, are struggling Aug 25, 2008
WY wrote on Aug 24, 2008 7:35 PM:" Maybe the reporters are out of touch with this town. Maybe they wait for a call on a story instead of going and getting it. Maybe they can't spell, like me. I don't know... But there is plenty to write about. And how about the cost of a AD? A business card size AD was close to 500 bucks the last time I checked a couple years ago. Maybe drop that a bit...? I know I've been down on the paper for some time now. Sorry? ". WY wrote on Aug 24, 2008 7:30 PM:" I quit... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Soon, cellphone to be your PA Aug 24, 2008
For example, if you meet someone at a conference and use your phone to take a picture of him or her and another picture of that persons business card, the new technology will associate the two pieces of data because they were taken at the same time and location, he said. 1. (India Times, India)
Whistle-blower may have to broaden horizons Aug 24, 2008
Take a business card from each employer that you speak with. This will enable you to send a personal cover letter and resume electronically to the human resources professional when you get home. (Boston Globe)
Juliana Hatfield charts her progress Aug 24, 2008
"She's a tough broad, attitudinal in a big way, and I don't think she was really willing to do things that one needs to do. Those things are stay on point, mostly. She made some unfortunate decisions, which she would say were circumstances - for instance, to cancel a tour right when she needed to be doing it. Maybe I was a [bad] manager in that I didn't make her do it. On my business card for years it just said 'enabler.' I wanted to be an artist's advocate, but I now kind of wish I'd gotten... (Boston Globe)
Forget Seinfeld, Microsoft, you want the two Coreys Aug 24, 2008
Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) going over obsessing over Windows Vista as he did with business cards in American Psycho. by August 23, 2008 9:23 AM PDT. (CNET News)
This List for Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008 Aug 24, 2008
The program allows users to design stationery, business cards, labels, photo galleries and much more. The Serif lineup doesn t end there. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
High St haggling Aug 23, 2008
" As my two children begin to lose patience with shopping, I decide now is the time for me to walk away before I spend more - even at discounted prices. Add your comments on this story, using the form below. Please be careful what you tell shoppers - we own a small shop selling designer goods at the same price as the high street. Without the buying power of the high street and bigger overheads though, we can't always afford to haggle! This kind of approach only makes us look less approachable... (BBC News -- UK)
Lewisville: City Council may set translation policy Aug 23, 2008
At present, the city of Lewisville voluntarily prints and distributes materials in Spanish about the Food Handlers Test, West Nile Virus information, Retail Food Protection manuals, customer service applications and waiver forms, letters to school children about open house and smoke detector batteries, After the Fire booklet, some employment advertising, Emergency Protection Orders (from the Municipal Court), Interlock warning, No Contest docket option, options through the automatic phone... (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Name-dropping is a tough decision Aug 22, 2008
"If you're a real hard-core Chinese guy, the whole business card is in Chinese," he said. Names were once a simpler matter. (Boston Globe)
Locals can control 'bandit' cabs under bill Aug 22, 2008
-- Ask for the driver's business card and receipt before departing. -- Limo drivers are forbidden to solicit customers. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Ghosts I Have Known Aug 22, 2008
("Where the Here and the Hereafter Meet," to quote his business card. . (Townhall.com)
OpenOffice: Tips and Tricks Part I Aug 22, 2008
Its few presentation templates for Impress and Writer's label and business card wizards don't come close to all the templates offered in MS Office for letters, calendars, resumes, a variety of presentations, spreadsheet solutions, and other projects. However, you don't have to start your OpenOffice. (SmallBusinessComputing)
MAN PUMPS GAS-SAVING DEVICE Aug 22, 2008
" Robinson's business card reads "H20-to-Go Hydrogen on Demand from Water " and he touts a Web site at www.watersmartpower.com. "There are lots of stories out there about thousand-mile-per-gallon carburetor patents being bought by oil companies and hidden away from the public," Robinson grins. "This technology works fine and anyone can buy it. " Contact Hoyt Elkins at helkins@ uniondemocrat.com or 736-4092. The Union Democrat Online features news and information for residents and visitors to The... (The Union Democrat)
Economy.com's Mark Zandi To Appear on 'Corporate Strategies With Tim Connolly' on August 22, 2008 at 9:30 am ET Aug 22, 2008
com private label wing and hot sauces as your Corporate Gift, trade shows give away, and business card. You'll be remembered. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
A little English doesn't go far enough for dismayed Beijing taxi drivers Aug 22, 2008
Most still rely on dial-up translation services or hotel business cards to get foreign passengers where they want to go ... "I've had some foreign passengers but all we could do is nod at each other. Then I look at the business cards they give me, and I take them there.". (Business Report, South Africa)
Burglary suspect left his calling card behind Aug 21, 2008
NORTH BRANFORD The second suspect in the burglary of a retired police chief s house was caught after police said the suspect left behind a briefcase containing his and his parole officer s business cards ... They also found a briefcase containing a measuring tape and the two business cards near a window they believe was used to enter the house. (New Haven Register, CT)
'Party' is the key word at conventions Aug 21, 2008
Political pros know the drill: Drink lightly, keep moving, and come prepared with business cards. Lampshades on the head are strongly discouraged. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Doing more with less Aug 21, 2008
"We've gained a lot of business really fast," says Matt Ervin, Speak's vice president, or, right-hand man, as his business card indicates. Pages: 1. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
• In the Nevada desert, there's something out there -- the Black Mailbox Aug 21, 2008
UFO tourists left messages in the mailbox for the aliens -- on business cards, napkins and notebook scraps. "They were waiting for the aliens to abduct them, and they were anxious to meet them. . . . We'd just shake our heads," says Medlin, who long ago stopped reading the notes. (Q13.com, WA)
HP EliteBooks 2730p and Compaq 2230d Business Laptops Unleashed Aug 21, 2008
Fueled by Intel Core 2 Duo ultra-low-voltage (ULV) or low-voltage (LV) processors, the 2730p comes equipped with a 2 megapixel webcam, a business card reader software, an in-built HP NightLight that shines on the keyboard, a shock-resistant hard drive and spill-resistant keyboard. Next is the HP Compaq 2230s notebook PC that weighs around 4. (TechGadgets.in)
Official alerts seniors to fraud Aug 21, 2008
They present a nameless TennCare business card, and asked the individuals to sign documents that would release their home to the state. TennCare stressed in an e-mail warning representatives about the fraudulent activity that TennCare does not ever ask people to sign over their homes in order to receive services. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Greasewood Flat, 3 stars Aug 20, 2008
Amid the neon beer signs, there's history: flurries of business cards so aged they curl at the edges, and photos of old Scottsdale when open spaces outnumbered HOAs. Check out the menu board - it's just a quick glance at a half-dozen burgers, a couple of hot dogs, a chicken sandwich, chili, nachos and a grilled cheese sandwich. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Fake SoCal police detective pulls theater heist Aug 20, 2008
Kohanek says the bogus cop handed over a business card identifying himself as a police detective and he told the manager he was investigating robberies. . (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Successful Blogging for Real Estate Agents – Don't be DORKY! Aug 20, 2008
Our business cards with the sappy, meaningless tag lines. Our online profiles that might put the reader to sleep if they actually get past the first paragraph. (RealtyTimes)
Intellectual property lost as authorities sleep Aug 20, 2008
Two years before she had been conducting research in Toraja and went to a printer to have some business cards made. Without her knowledge, the printer allegedly kept the design. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
HP launches three new ultraportable business notebooks Aug 19, 2008
Optional to both models is an integrated 2-megapixel web cam with business card reader software, and an HP NightLight that shines on the keyboard to illuminate it in low-light conditions. Starting at $1,499, the HP EliteBook 2530p features a 12. (eChannelLine)
Olympic Dreams Aug 19, 2008
As I left the boat- I handed the guide my business card. Nice job, I said. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Tightwad Bank is the place to bring your cents of humor Aug 19, 2008
For good measure, the business cards say: "Tightwad Bank. Member FDIC.". "We're seeking the customers with a sense of humor," said Donald S. Higdon, 54, who opened Tightwad with his business partner in May after they grew bored with running a sober-sided bank in neighboring Kansas. (AZCentral -- News)
Q&A: Papers on wheels Aug 18, 2008
They took a picture of me and put it on their business cards. on what he does with his income. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Knight's camera inaction Aug 17, 2008
Went broke," he says. The "we" included his partner, shiatsu therapist Banu, and the family's three children, then aged 18, 14 and four. Knight's personal life is another target for his self-deprecating humour. He met Banu 10 years ago when she was treating him for a bad back. But she kept rejecting his requests to go out, finally proffering another therapist's business card. If he wanted to go out with her, she wouldn't treat him. "I said: 'Will you go out with me if I see the other person. She... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Bollin on Business: Climate warms with opportunity Aug 17, 2008
Carry your brand through all of your advertising campaigns, and make sure it is coordinated with all other marketing tools such as direct marketing, web promotions, brochures, business cards. etc. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Rude Customer Service Aug 17, 2008
I left him a business card and told them to call if they need anything. He called a week later and said that a man they seen at the car lot from here gave them (They have never met before)His car to drive for a week. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Street symbolism Aug 17, 2008
Lyle Shakespear, a geographic information systems specialist with the city, said a tenant in the complex once requested an address change because of the number, but it was decided against when the cost for all the tenants to change their business cards, stationary and the like was realized. We generally try to avoid using the number with new addresses, Shakespear said, but he stressed this is not because of a city fear of the number but rather out of sensitivity for residents. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Solar-powered Wi-Fi a gift to Senegal Aug 16, 2008
After two days of meeting with officials, Baikie said, he got to a manager who understood the project, gave Baikie his business card and let the laptops go. Also, the solar charging station isn't finished, due to problems with the local telephone company, so he will return to Senegal in September. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
