No conversation is more top-of-mind for today’s business and marketing leaders than the impact of social media on the changing face of business in this tough economy.
Simon Mainwaring, author of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon bestseller “We First: How Brands and Consumers use Social Media to Build a Better World”, is at the forefront of this discussion, as he proposes a vision for the re-purposing of the private sector that he characterizes as a shift from “Me-First” to “We-First” capitalism. So timely is his proposal that Amazon named it a Top 10 Business Book for 2011, and strategy+business named it their best Marketing Book of 2011, stating, “We First is that rare marketing book that is truly visionary.”
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With more than 50 vehicles debuting at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the latest advancements in automotive technology and design are sure to find their way into driveways across the country very soon. Micah Muzio, editor for the car-shopping website Kelley Blue Book, www.kbb.com, provides a wrap-up of what was hot from the first auto show of the 2012 season.
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A compassionate and stirring call to move beyond religion for the guidance to sustain and improve human life on individual, community, and global levels, including a guided meditation practice for cultivating key human values. Learn more about this book here, http://bit.ly/skChiN and its author here, http://www.dalailama.com/ Non-Fiction, Religion
A lost microchip, a crime lord, revenge and fate mix in a kaleidoscope of danger. Judith uses the magic of color and light to create beauty, but there is a darkness there, too, that she cannot control. That she does not want to control. Stefan wants the microchip and will do anything to have it or have her. Bound by revenge. Bound by fate. But it is passion that makes them Spirit Bound. Find out more about this author at http://www.christinefeehan.com or about the book at http://bit.ly/rAyhrn. Spirit Bound by Christine Feehan. Book Trailer. Romance, Paranormal Romance
Kbb.com Offers Advice on Choosing New Cars Predicted to Maintain Value over Five-Year Ownership Period
Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new and used vehicle information, announces the all-new 2012 model-year vehicle winners of its annual Best Resale Value Awards, recognizing current and forthcoming vehicles for their projected retained value throughout the initial five-year ownership period. Since depreciation (or loss of value) is typically a car buyer's primary expense during ownership, these awards, like all of kbb.com's new- and used-vehicle information, are designed to help consumers make more informed car-buying decisions.
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The new Hotels at Per Diem website links U.S. government travelers with hotels offering rates at or below the U.S federal per diem allowance for their location. Its simplified interface is now easier to navigate and allows government and military staff to quickly locate and book hotels based on their requirements. Government travelers can search among top hotels by location or keyword and filter results by amenities, star ratings or other criteria. Hotel photos, descriptions and FEMA numbers assist visitors who are planning their accommodations.
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Corporate Executive Board (CEB) (NYSE: EXBD), a leading research and advisory services firm, today announced the release of “The Challenger Sale: Taking Control of the Customer Conversation,” a new book that confirms companies are wasting precious time and money cultivating sales people who focus on building and maintaining relationships instead of teaching business insights—the number one attribute customers value in today’s complex selling environment. “The Challenger Sale” prescribes specific steps companies can take to develop a sales force of Challengers, which in a study of more than 6,000 sales reps, consistently outperformed other types of sales reps by nearly 15 percent.
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Lord & Taylor will unveil its annual Christmas Windows on November 14th, 2011 with performances along Fifth Avenue by Kathie Lee Gifford and the Young People’s Chorus of New York City™, conducted by its Artistic Director and Founder, Francisco J. Núñez. Anyone, anywhere in the world can be a part of the experience by watching the event online, which will be live-streamed at: www.lordandtaylor.com/christmas
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From the depths of the Indian Ocean, a horrific plague has arisen to devastate humankind, unknown, unstoppable and merely a harbinger of the doom that is to follow. Operatives of the shadowy covert organization Sigma Force, Dr. Lisa Cummings and Monk Kokkalis search for answers to the bizarre affliction aboard a cruise liner transformed into a makeshift hospital. But a sudden and savage attack by terrorist hijackers turns the mercy ship into a floating bio weapons lab. Learn about the book here http://bit.ly/JudasStrain. Learn about the author here http://bit.ly/JamesRollinsAuthor Thriller, Suspense, Mystery
More than a dozen top romance authors, including Barbara Samuel, Stephanie Bond, Cindy Gerard, Christie Ridgway and Alison Kent, contribute short stories to this anthology celebrating the heroic Navy SEALS. All proceeds go to veterans medical research. Learn more about this book and its authors here, http://bit.ly/SEALofMyDreams Romance
FBI Special Agent Frank Jackson Turner is reassigned to the San Antonio, Texas office to investigate the murder of a Border Patrol Agent. A mysterious, ancient box brought to the US by an illegal alien and confiscated by the Border Patrol Agent sparks a desperate chase to find the box. Learn about the book here http://bit.ly/18thScroll Learn about the author here http://bit.ly/vxkpan Thriller, suspense, mystery
An explosion rocks the antiquities collection of a London museum, setting off alarms in clandestine organizations around the world. Now the search for answers is leading Lady Kara Kensington, Safia al-Maaz and Omaha Dunn, into a world they never dreamed existed to a lost city buried beneath the Arabian desert. Learn about the book here http://bit.ly/t5aIIk Learn about the author here http://bit.ly/JamesRollins Thriller, Suspense, Mystery
