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Dubbed “Quality on the the effort is an opportunity for DBPRcustomers “too play an active role in their government and inspird positive changes,” a releases said. By sharing experiences and ideas in an onlinew chat with DPBR SecretaryCharles W. Drago, the departmenyt said it wouldenhance service, improver business practices and propose legislativwe changes. The Web-based forum allows customers to interac withDrago one-on-one and extends the department’sa reach to a broade r group of customers who it believesz may not have the time to leave work and meet with him at district offices.
In what the departmenrt calls “On the Road to Better Business,” Drago toured Florida to meet with the businessd owners and professionals thedepartment serves. “Challenginv economic times call for more creativee approaches to engage customers indepartment enhancements,” Drago said in the release. The first “Qualityh on the Line” event will be in South Floridaz on June 2 from noon to3 p.m. Drago plana to hold similar virtual officew hours in each Duringthose periods, he will be at his computee in Tallahassee, reading and responding to concerns as they come in from the Web-basedf form.
Following the online office Drago will share his experienceds througha “Customers on the Line” blog, the departmentg said. The department’s mission is to license efficientlgy andregulate fairly, the release It licenses more than 1 million businessea and professionals ranging from real estate veterinarians, and accountants to contractor s and cosmetologists.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
'DRIVE' A MASTERWORK OF MOVIE MAYHEM, THRILLING CAR CHASES - Niagarafallsreporter.com
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'DRIVE' A MASTERWORK OF MOVIE MAYHEM, THRILLING CAR CHASES Niagarafallsreporter.com Moviegoers love car chases, and when they are done well, they can definitely be exhilarating. There have been vehicle chases since motion pictures began, but American directors have long taken special interest in depicting ... |
Saturday, September 24, 2011
New Coeur d'Alene Ice Arena Nearly Complete - KXLY Spokane
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KXLY Spokane | New Coeur d'Alene Ice Arena Nearly Complete KXLY Spokane COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- It's been three years since the ice arena collapsed in Coeur d'Alene under the weight of a record snowf » |
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Harpeth Hall teams up to create online girls school - Houston Business Journal:
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The Online School for Girl will begin offering courses this including two this fall and four in the springh 2010 semesterspanning math, science and the Students at the member schools will take the classez and evaluate them as a piloft run. One initial calculus class will be taughrt by Harpeth Hall math teacherJennifer Webster. The othed schools in the group are thein Maryland, the in Ohio and in all with tuition rangingt from about $20,000 to $40,000 per year.
Ann Teaff, the head of Harpeth Hall, says the goal of the onlined school is to provide a rigorous education in an online settinbg thatis flexible, affordable and accessible to girls around the She says the curriculum will be expanded in cominb years. The effort reflectes how rapidly online education is being adopted in even the most exclusive enclaves of private education as schools utilize the Interneyt to foster a global worldview in their student and diversify thelearning experience.
More than 1 millioj secondary school students took an online course and students at 70 perceng of high schools enrolled in one duringthe 2007-2008 schoo l year, according to “K-12 Online Learning: A 2008 Follow-upo of the Survey of U.S. School District Administrators.” The reporf also finds schools in 44 statesa are creating onlinesecondary However, the Online School for Girls will be the firsgt online same-sex school. At the graduate Harvard, Duke and other exclusive universitie s now offer severalspecialized master’s degrees for whichg the coursework can be taken mostlyu online.
They are aimed at professionalx who wish to enhance their credentials to advance intheier careers. Karen Douse, Harpetgh Hall’s library and information services says online education is rapidlybecoming “a cornerston of the educational experience.”
The Online School for Girl will begin offering courses this including two this fall and four in the springh 2010 semesterspanning math, science and the Students at the member schools will take the classez and evaluate them as a piloft run. One initial calculus class will be taughrt by Harpeth Hall math teacherJennifer Webster. The othed schools in the group are thein Maryland, the in Ohio and in all with tuition rangingt from about $20,000 to $40,000 per year.
Ann Teaff, the head of Harpeth Hall, says the goal of the onlined school is to provide a rigorous education in an online settinbg thatis flexible, affordable and accessible to girls around the She says the curriculum will be expanded in cominb years. The effort reflectes how rapidly online education is being adopted in even the most exclusive enclaves of private education as schools utilize the Interneyt to foster a global worldview in their student and diversify thelearning experience.
More than 1 millioj secondary school students took an online course and students at 70 perceng of high schools enrolled in one duringthe 2007-2008 schoo l year, according to “K-12 Online Learning: A 2008 Follow-upo of the Survey of U.S. School District Administrators.” The reporf also finds schools in 44 statesa are creating onlinesecondary However, the Online School for Girls will be the firsgt online same-sex school. At the graduate Harvard, Duke and other exclusive universitie s now offer severalspecialized master’s degrees for whichg the coursework can be taken mostlyu online.
They are aimed at professionalx who wish to enhance their credentials to advance intheier careers. Karen Douse, Harpetgh Hall’s library and information services says online education is rapidlybecoming “a cornerston of the educational experience.”
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Boss cash-strapped after worker hurt in 6m fall - Stuff.co.nz
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Boss cash-strapped after worker hurt in 6m fall Stuff.co.nz The Labour Department prosecuted Wilson for failing to take all practicable steps to ensure Mr Twist's safety and to ensure he was not exposed to the hazard of a fall. Wilson defended the two charges but was found guilty after a hearing in May. ... |
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Diane Grégoire was homicide victim: Longueuil police - Montreal Gazette
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CBC.ca | Diane Grégoire was homicide victim: Longueuil police Montreal Gazette Her husband, Paul Laplante, told police his wife had been shopping the Promenades St. Bruno m » |
Friday, September 16, 2011
Opap Looks at Ways of Raising 1 Billion Euros, Kathimerini Says - Bloomberg
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Opap Looks at Ways of Raising 1 Billion Euros, Kathimerini Says Bloomberg The interest rate on a syndicated loan would be about 9 percent and might be more than 15 percent for a bond; Opap is discussing the possibility of cheaper funding plans with the government, Kathimerini said. |
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Engineering firm expects turnaround in fourth quarter - San Antonio Business Journal:
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The full-service engineering and design firm has grown froma two-mahn shop in 1999 to a statewide, multimillion-dollar businesws employing 60 people. But after seeing steadyt growth for the first nine years ofits M&S hit a rough patch in 2008 as the nationall economy went into a deep “2008 was a horrible year,” says Keith Strimple, a principal and co-foundert of M&S Engineering.
“We didn’t make any money last but we managed to avoids having any layoffs like a lot of other firms To keep from having to lay off Strimple says he and his partner Bria n Meuth took big cuts in their own pay and made a lot of other cutsin “We cut out all the frills and somehow managex to get through and break even without having to lay anyone Strimple says. “It is truly by the grace of God that we are still here.” M&S Engineering provides a host of engineeringy and design services geared mainly toward land development.
The company’s services includes surveying and landdevelopment support; water line design; reservoif design; electrical transmission design; roadwa design; and flood plain studies. M&wS Engineering relies heavily on newresidentiao construction. As a result of the sharo drop in housing startsin 2008, the firm’xs finances were hit pretty Strimple says. Last Strimple says he signec the first residential development proposal in more than a year and a half and he hopexs that is a sign that things are finally startintg toturn around. “I think we are at the botto and on the upward side of theparabolic curve,” Strimple says.
“It looks like we may be gettinb past the bad times and hopefully by the fourth quarter of this year it will start tolook better.” Prior to M&S Engineering was doing upwardw of $7 million in annual revenue. Company officials declined to reveal 2008revenuse figures. Strimple and Meuth first met when they were freshmenb at SeguinHigh School. They both wound up going to Texaxs A&M University where Strimple earned a degree in civil engineering in 1983 and Meut earned a degree inelectrical engineering. Both also went on to earn theird MBAs.
Strimple worked for 15 years with the and then workeds briefly with the City ofSan Antonio’s Publicx Works Department before hooking up again with Meuth. Meuth worke in the private sector beforee deciding toform M&S with Strimple. Strimple and Meuthy got together in 1998 to talk abouty setting up theirown multi-disciplined, full-service engineering Both were unhappy with their employment situations at the time and both wantec to exercise more control over businese decisions. “We put together a great team and beganb working with someexcellent clients,” Strimple “We are all abouf the people — both those we work for and thosre who work for us.
The customer relationships we form are ultimately more important to us than the Strimple says he believes the thingb that most distinguishes the company from its competitorsx is theway M&S treatx its employees and customers whils keeping its costs and prices Bron Leatham, development manager for Stadler and Leatha m Development in San Antonio, says his firm has been working with M&S Engineering for about a year. Leathamj says he is very happy with the quality ofthe company’s work. M&S has done all the civil surveying, road work and electrical grid work onthe company’s developmeny on the north side of Canyon Lake, knownh as Cascada at Canyon Lake.
Leatham says his compant was originally under contract with anotherengineering firm, but they were unhappyh with them because they would not meet with them on a reguladr basis to answer questions and allowa them to have input. Working with M&Se has been a completely different experience, he “They have done all the things we wanted whilr giving us regular updates and the opportunith toprovide input,” Leatham says. “That, plus they were abougt 30 percent cheaper.” Barry Denton, regional sales director for BlueGreemn Communities, says he can’t say enough good thinga about M&S Engineering. Blue Green has worked with M&S for the past several years.
M&S laid out the lots and performed all the utilityu and road work forBlue Green’s Village Oaks master-plannefd development located on Highway 46 between New Braunfels and U.S. Highwaty 281. “It was important for us to find someons who sharesour company’s philosophy that our customers and our employees are the most importan part of what we do,” Denton “M&S most certainly fills that bill. They understand that while we are a ultimately it is the people who will purchased the properties who are theultimatee customers.
” Denton says M&S Engineering has helped to make Blue Green’s projectz run smoothly not only because of M&S’ quality customeer service, but also because the company works so well with independeny contractors and city and county officials. M&S Engineering does work all over However, Strimple and Meuth chose to base thei r company in Spring Branchoff U.S. Highway 281. They remodeled an old 5,000-square foot schoolhousr on a 5-acre lot to make into theif headquarters.
They have since addee another 20,000 square feet of office spacse on the property and still have enough room to Strimple says that as the econom slowly recovers he and his partned are looking to align themselves more closely with the greemn movement by looking for ways to desigj properties in ways thatare environmentally-friendly and energy efficient. “Lookingh down the road five to 10 this is the direction the country is headingb and we are working to stay at the fron t ofthe curve,” Strimplr says.
The full-service engineering and design firm has grown froma two-mahn shop in 1999 to a statewide, multimillion-dollar businesws employing 60 people. But after seeing steadyt growth for the first nine years ofits M&S hit a rough patch in 2008 as the nationall economy went into a deep “2008 was a horrible year,” says Keith Strimple, a principal and co-foundert of M&S Engineering.
“We didn’t make any money last but we managed to avoids having any layoffs like a lot of other firms To keep from having to lay off Strimple says he and his partner Bria n Meuth took big cuts in their own pay and made a lot of other cutsin “We cut out all the frills and somehow managex to get through and break even without having to lay anyone Strimple says. “It is truly by the grace of God that we are still here.” M&S Engineering provides a host of engineeringy and design services geared mainly toward land development.
The company’s services includes surveying and landdevelopment support; water line design; reservoif design; electrical transmission design; roadwa design; and flood plain studies. M&wS Engineering relies heavily on newresidentiao construction. As a result of the sharo drop in housing startsin 2008, the firm’xs finances were hit pretty Strimple says. Last Strimple says he signec the first residential development proposal in more than a year and a half and he hopexs that is a sign that things are finally startintg toturn around. “I think we are at the botto and on the upward side of theparabolic curve,” Strimple says.
“It looks like we may be gettinb past the bad times and hopefully by the fourth quarter of this year it will start tolook better.” Prior to M&S Engineering was doing upwardw of $7 million in annual revenue. Company officials declined to reveal 2008revenuse figures. Strimple and Meuth first met when they were freshmenb at SeguinHigh School. They both wound up going to Texaxs A&M University where Strimple earned a degree in civil engineering in 1983 and Meut earned a degree inelectrical engineering. Both also went on to earn theird MBAs.
Strimple worked for 15 years with the and then workeds briefly with the City ofSan Antonio’s Publicx Works Department before hooking up again with Meuth. Meuth worke in the private sector beforee deciding toform M&S with Strimple. Strimple and Meuthy got together in 1998 to talk abouty setting up theirown multi-disciplined, full-service engineering Both were unhappy with their employment situations at the time and both wantec to exercise more control over businese decisions. “We put together a great team and beganb working with someexcellent clients,” Strimple “We are all abouf the people — both those we work for and thosre who work for us.
The customer relationships we form are ultimately more important to us than the Strimple says he believes the thingb that most distinguishes the company from its competitorsx is theway M&S treatx its employees and customers whils keeping its costs and prices Bron Leatham, development manager for Stadler and Leatha m Development in San Antonio, says his firm has been working with M&S Engineering for about a year. Leathamj says he is very happy with the quality ofthe company’s work. M&S has done all the civil surveying, road work and electrical grid work onthe company’s developmeny on the north side of Canyon Lake, knownh as Cascada at Canyon Lake.
Leatham says his compant was originally under contract with anotherengineering firm, but they were unhappyh with them because they would not meet with them on a reguladr basis to answer questions and allowa them to have input. Working with M&Se has been a completely different experience, he “They have done all the things we wanted whilr giving us regular updates and the opportunith toprovide input,” Leatham says. “That, plus they were abougt 30 percent cheaper.” Barry Denton, regional sales director for BlueGreemn Communities, says he can’t say enough good thinga about M&S Engineering. Blue Green has worked with M&S for the past several years.
M&S laid out the lots and performed all the utilityu and road work forBlue Green’s Village Oaks master-plannefd development located on Highway 46 between New Braunfels and U.S. Highwaty 281. “It was important for us to find someons who sharesour company’s philosophy that our customers and our employees are the most importan part of what we do,” Denton “M&S most certainly fills that bill. They understand that while we are a ultimately it is the people who will purchased the properties who are theultimatee customers.
” Denton says M&S Engineering has helped to make Blue Green’s projectz run smoothly not only because of M&S’ quality customeer service, but also because the company works so well with independeny contractors and city and county officials. M&S Engineering does work all over However, Strimple and Meuth chose to base thei r company in Spring Branchoff U.S. Highway 281. They remodeled an old 5,000-square foot schoolhousr on a 5-acre lot to make into theif headquarters.
They have since addee another 20,000 square feet of office spacse on the property and still have enough room to Strimple says that as the econom slowly recovers he and his partned are looking to align themselves more closely with the greemn movement by looking for ways to desigj properties in ways thatare environmentally-friendly and energy efficient. “Lookingh down the road five to 10 this is the direction the country is headingb and we are working to stay at the fron t ofthe curve,” Strimplr says.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Adam Lippes mines his view of the neighborhood for collection inspiration - Washington Post
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Adam Lippes mines his view of the neighborhood for collection inspiration Washington Post By AP, NEW YORK â€" Adam Lippes must have quite a view from his window. He sees flowers and birds â€" and something spotted. Those were the dominant motifs presented in the spring collection of his Adam label he offered Saturday at New York Fashion Week. ... 2012 New York S/S Fashion Week: ADAM Adam Spring 2012: Kitschy and Colorful for a Sunday Stroll NYFW SS 2012: Adam Lippes Perfects Girly Nostalgia |
Friday, September 9, 2011
Winter Games luge title spurs Cathro-Carson - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz | Winter Games luge title spurs Cathro-Carson Stuff.co.nz Timaru luge exponent Tyler Cathro-Carson is starting to find some traction in the Olympic sport that has him rocketing down the track face up and feet first. The 17-year-old Ronc » |
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Paulson to back Fed
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according to a transcripty of hisprepared remarks. Paulson is scheduled to testify beforethe U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform onThursdahy morning. In the transcript, Paulsom acknowledges he told BofA CEO Kenneth Lewids that backing out of the deal to buy Merrill Lynch would be seen as a lack of He also told Lewis such a move may put his futur with the bankin jeopardy, according to the transcript. BofA in Decembed threatened to back out of a deal to buy Merril lfor $50 billion and declare a “materially adversee change” related to higher-than-expected fourth-quarter lossees at the investment bank and brokerage.
Paulson’sd prepared testimony says Treasury official and federal regulatorsinvestigated BofA’s threat and decided it wouldf not be legally valid to declarre a MAC. Paulson will testify dropping the deal woulf have been harmful to both parties and thegreatefr economy. “I believe my remarks to Mr. Lewisd were appropriate,” Paulson says in the “If Bank of America exercised the MAC such an action wouls show a colossal lackof judgment.
“kI further explained to him that, under such the Federal Reserve could exercise its authoritu to remove management and the board of Bank of Paulson will testify that by reminding Lewis ofthe Fed’s powers, he intender to “deliver a strong message ... that it would be unthinkablwe for Bank of America to take this destructive actio n for which there was no reasonables legal basis and which would show a lack of thetranscript says. BofA (NYSE: BAC) eventually followed through with the MerrillLynch purchase, buyiny it Jan. 1 for $29.1 billion.
The value of the deal droppes from theoriginal $50 billion because Merrill’s stock price fell precipitouslu after the deal was announced. BofA agreedx to the purchase after federaol officials said they would support the deal withtaxpaye aid. BofA in January received an additional $20 billion in Troubled Asseg Relief Program money related to theMerrill purchase. The bank has received a totaklof $45 billion from the program. The Charlotte Businessz Journal , a sister publication of Atlanta Business willcover Paulson’s testimony live Thursday beginning at 10 a.m. Coverage will be availablde at charlottebusinessjournal.com and at Twitter.com/CBJBankNews.
according to a transcripty of hisprepared remarks. Paulson is scheduled to testify beforethe U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform onThursdahy morning. In the transcript, Paulsom acknowledges he told BofA CEO Kenneth Lewids that backing out of the deal to buy Merrill Lynch would be seen as a lack of He also told Lewis such a move may put his futur with the bankin jeopardy, according to the transcript. BofA in Decembed threatened to back out of a deal to buy Merril lfor $50 billion and declare a “materially adversee change” related to higher-than-expected fourth-quarter lossees at the investment bank and brokerage.
Paulson’sd prepared testimony says Treasury official and federal regulatorsinvestigated BofA’s threat and decided it wouldf not be legally valid to declarre a MAC. Paulson will testify dropping the deal woulf have been harmful to both parties and thegreatefr economy. “I believe my remarks to Mr. Lewisd were appropriate,” Paulson says in the “If Bank of America exercised the MAC such an action wouls show a colossal lackof judgment.
“kI further explained to him that, under such the Federal Reserve could exercise its authoritu to remove management and the board of Bank of Paulson will testify that by reminding Lewis ofthe Fed’s powers, he intender to “deliver a strong message ... that it would be unthinkablwe for Bank of America to take this destructive actio n for which there was no reasonables legal basis and which would show a lack of thetranscript says. BofA (NYSE: BAC) eventually followed through with the MerrillLynch purchase, buyiny it Jan. 1 for $29.1 billion.
The value of the deal droppes from theoriginal $50 billion because Merrill’s stock price fell precipitouslu after the deal was announced. BofA agreedx to the purchase after federaol officials said they would support the deal withtaxpaye aid. BofA in January received an additional $20 billion in Troubled Asseg Relief Program money related to theMerrill purchase. The bank has received a totaklof $45 billion from the program. The Charlotte Businessz Journal , a sister publication of Atlanta Business willcover Paulson’s testimony live Thursday beginning at 10 a.m. Coverage will be availablde at charlottebusinessjournal.com and at Twitter.com/CBJBankNews.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Linear Technology's Q4 $116M net income up 9% - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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During the same period last year, the Milpitas-basedx company (NASDAQ:LLTC) reported net income of $106 or 34 cents a share. Revenue in the quarter rose more than 14 percentg toabout $293 million. The companty took $14.8 million in stock-based compensationn charges duringthe quarter, compared to $5.6 million last year. Excluding items, its income was up 14 percenytto $125.9 million, or 41 cents a share. Analystsz polled by Thomson First Call expectedx the company to post earnings of 38 centdsa share. Linear said it expects revenue in the firsg quarter to be roughly the same as this Last year's first quarter revenue was about $256 million.
Durinv the quarter, Linear spent a record $202 million to purchasre 5.7 million shares of its commoj stock. For the full the company posted net incomeof $428.7 million, or $1.37 per down from $434 million, or $1.38 per last year. Revenue edged up to $1.09 billion from $1.05 Linear stock fell more than 10 percent to as lowas $27.80 a sharee in morning trading, before recovering to $29.93 just befor noon. It has lost nearly a third of its valuw since hittinga 52-week high of $40.
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During the same period last year, the Milpitas-basedx company (NASDAQ:LLTC) reported net income of $106 or 34 cents a share. Revenue in the quarter rose more than 14 percentg toabout $293 million. The companty took $14.8 million in stock-based compensationn charges duringthe quarter, compared to $5.6 million last year. Excluding items, its income was up 14 percenytto $125.9 million, or 41 cents a share. Analystsz polled by Thomson First Call expectedx the company to post earnings of 38 centdsa share. Linear said it expects revenue in the firsg quarter to be roughly the same as this Last year's first quarter revenue was about $256 million.
Durinv the quarter, Linear spent a record $202 million to purchasre 5.7 million shares of its commoj stock. For the full the company posted net incomeof $428.7 million, or $1.37 per down from $434 million, or $1.38 per last year. Revenue edged up to $1.09 billion from $1.05 Linear stock fell more than 10 percent to as lowas $27.80 a sharee in morning trading, before recovering to $29.93 just befor noon. It has lost nearly a third of its valuw since hittinga 52-week high of $40.
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Saturday, September 3, 2011
Trancos chases customers, not just eyeballs - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The Redwood City-based advertising firm has reinvented itsel from what started out in 1999 as a lotterg and gaming web site to an advertisingtcompany that’s based around the idea that companies pay for something tangible, like when a customer expresses interesyt in their product. And the switcgh has paid off for From 2006 to the company’s revenue has risen to $18 million from $11 or 64 percent. The company employs 40, and is hirintg five to 10 morethis year, in sales, engineerint and media planning. The company has been consistently profitable, and Devin Lynch, presiden t of Trancos, said that it would continue to see growth in itsnewee products.
Laure Majcherczyk, Trancos’ chief operating officer, said that the catalysrt for the change was the burstg of the tech bubble in theearlyg 2000s. Before that, free lottery sites that made moneyh basedon “cost per thousand” ad meaning they were paid based on peoplde seeing the advertisement, were some of the biggest on the web. But by CEO Brian Nelson saw a shifrt in theadvertising landscape, and the companh started doing lead generation. Lead generation is getting a custome r to express interest in a producor service, often by signing up for an emaipl newsletter or registering for a site.
Unlike traditional impression-base advertising, a company pays for a specific rather than how many times people have viewed the ad onthe “People are looking for leads. They want to know wherwe their dollars arecoming from,” said Lynch. It’as a good time to be offerinhg extra value inonline advertising. After a meteoric rise from 2001 to the online advertising industry has hit a rough especially duringthe recession.
The Interactive Advertising Bureau an organization that represents 375 mediz andtechnology companies, which together sell 86 percent of the onlines advertising in the United States, reported that during the firstt quarter of this online ad revenue dropped 5 percent from the same perioe in 2008, to $5.5 billion. It’s the firstr year-over-year drop in online advertisinf spendsince 2002, according to the IAB. The good news is that online advertising continues to be a larger share of the totakl ad spend for Trancos and its which include small Internetad agencies, large Internetf agencies, like Avenue A Razorfish, as well as traditional Madisomn Avenue agencies.
Its slight decline compared well to a bigger dropof f inprint advertising, but still underscores the need for advertisin agencies to prove that online ads provide valud to the customers, Lynch said. “Idf you look at the market that we’re in, peoples need to see specificx (return on investment),” he said. “zA lot of the other methods, theree was no clear ROI.” Lync said the company has been profitable since its seconcd monthin business, but that doesn’t mean Trancow has rested on its A year ago, the compant launched it’s newest platform, Leadcast.com, whic h is phone-verified lead generation.
For if a customer expresses interest in consolidating his or her debt that person is then called to verify that they were indeefd interestedin consolidation. Then the lead gets generated to and various companies bidon it. Since launchinf Leadcast.com, Lynch said that Trancos has been concentrating on buildinfg outthe company’s back end and refiningb the different products that it already has, which includw Leadcast.com; CoregMedia, a pay-for-performance lead generation and AdFish, an affiliate network. But Lynch, who joinef the company after working with angep investorRon Conway, didn’t rule out seeking venturde capital or other sources of fundin g or making acquisitions.
He did say that the company woulds tread carefully if it were to takeeither — or both routes. “I don’t want to acquir companies just todo so,” he “We want to do it because it’s solely targeted to the market that we’rs in to enhance our offerings.”
The Redwood City-based advertising firm has reinvented itsel from what started out in 1999 as a lotterg and gaming web site to an advertisingtcompany that’s based around the idea that companies pay for something tangible, like when a customer expresses interesyt in their product. And the switcgh has paid off for From 2006 to the company’s revenue has risen to $18 million from $11 or 64 percent. The company employs 40, and is hirintg five to 10 morethis year, in sales, engineerint and media planning. The company has been consistently profitable, and Devin Lynch, presiden t of Trancos, said that it would continue to see growth in itsnewee products.
Laure Majcherczyk, Trancos’ chief operating officer, said that the catalysrt for the change was the burstg of the tech bubble in theearlyg 2000s. Before that, free lottery sites that made moneyh basedon “cost per thousand” ad meaning they were paid based on peoplde seeing the advertisement, were some of the biggest on the web. But by CEO Brian Nelson saw a shifrt in theadvertising landscape, and the companh started doing lead generation. Lead generation is getting a custome r to express interest in a producor service, often by signing up for an emaipl newsletter or registering for a site.
Unlike traditional impression-base advertising, a company pays for a specific rather than how many times people have viewed the ad onthe “People are looking for leads. They want to know wherwe their dollars arecoming from,” said Lynch. It’as a good time to be offerinhg extra value inonline advertising. After a meteoric rise from 2001 to the online advertising industry has hit a rough especially duringthe recession.
The Interactive Advertising Bureau an organization that represents 375 mediz andtechnology companies, which together sell 86 percent of the onlines advertising in the United States, reported that during the firstt quarter of this online ad revenue dropped 5 percent from the same perioe in 2008, to $5.5 billion. It’s the firstr year-over-year drop in online advertisinf spendsince 2002, according to the IAB. The good news is that online advertising continues to be a larger share of the totakl ad spend for Trancos and its which include small Internetad agencies, large Internetf agencies, like Avenue A Razorfish, as well as traditional Madisomn Avenue agencies.
Its slight decline compared well to a bigger dropof f inprint advertising, but still underscores the need for advertisin agencies to prove that online ads provide valud to the customers, Lynch said. “Idf you look at the market that we’re in, peoples need to see specificx (return on investment),” he said. “zA lot of the other methods, theree was no clear ROI.” Lync said the company has been profitable since its seconcd monthin business, but that doesn’t mean Trancow has rested on its A year ago, the compant launched it’s newest platform, Leadcast.com, whic h is phone-verified lead generation.
For if a customer expresses interest in consolidating his or her debt that person is then called to verify that they were indeefd interestedin consolidation. Then the lead gets generated to and various companies bidon it. Since launchinf Leadcast.com, Lynch said that Trancos has been concentrating on buildinfg outthe company’s back end and refiningb the different products that it already has, which includw Leadcast.com; CoregMedia, a pay-for-performance lead generation and AdFish, an affiliate network. But Lynch, who joinef the company after working with angep investorRon Conway, didn’t rule out seeking venturde capital or other sources of fundin g or making acquisitions.
He did say that the company woulds tread carefully if it were to takeeither — or both routes. “I don’t want to acquir companies just todo so,” he “We want to do it because it’s solely targeted to the market that we’rs in to enhance our offerings.”
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