Great Britain’s largest group of independent hotels, Best Western, has today announced a change to the structure of its 276 hotels.
Today Richard Lewis, newly appointed CEO of Best Western, launched three hotel tiers; Best Western, Best Western Plus and Best Western Premier, in a move that sees the company embark upon a nationwide brand enhancement strategy.
The move aims to give consumers more choice and clarity easing their decision making process, something that travel customers are increasingly searching for.
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PR Newswire Stockholm Holds Seminar on the Emerging Social Media Landscape.
PR Newswire, the global leader in content and news distribution, recently held a two day event themed around ‘Emerging Media Today and Tomorrow’ hosted by Michael Pranikoff, Global Director of Emerging Media.
The communications landscape is constantly evolving and as a result the way you communicate and engage with your target audience needs to be continually reevaluated.
Both journalists and consumers have changed their media consumption patterns and as more and more content is uploaded every day it becomes increasingly harder to get your message out there and engage with your target audiences.
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New York Times subscribers will soon get more personalized, faster self-service through a new customer service system developed and operated by Contact Solutions, a leading provider of cloud-based customer self-service solutions. The new system supports the New York Times Company’s initiatives to continually achieve high levels of customer satisfaction while carefully managing expenses in today’s increasingly competitive media industry.
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An audience of public relations and communications professionals gathered at the Getty Images Gallery in Central London for an interactive discussion into the increasingly important role content plays in communications and the relationship between brand and user. The evening also offered the opportunity for networking and the chance to enjoy the gallery’s spectacular Marilyn Monroe clothing and photographic exhibition.
Hosted by Andy Bowman of PR Newswire, the panel featured Adrian Barrick, CEO of UBM Built Environment, Jonathan Fildes, Editor of BBC Future at BBC Worldwide, Matthew Whalley, Technology Content Director at Edelman and Paul Wooding, MD Technology at Red.
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As global organizations grapple with a more technologically intensive and complex agenda, fissures in traditional approaches to talent management and leadership development are increasingly visible. This was a key theme that emerged at ON Talent, an invitation-only discussion hosted at Deloitte University where leading names in talent argued that the prevailing models of talent development no longer hold. New models like the corporate lattice that are better attuned to the times must be adopted or the risk of HR becoming less relevant is high.
“The system is broken,” said Annmarie Neal, founder of the Center for Leadership Innovation. “If the economic models of the last era of business won’t translate to today’s environment, why would our organizational and talent models translate? In fact, the way we have traditionally approached talent can be an impediment in the 21st century.
A growing number of smartphone and tablet users are turning to Verizon Wireless to get the most out of their wireless devices. Overall attendance at the company’s increasingly popular Wireless Workshops has more than doubled in 2012 and is expected to grow as summer ends with children going back to school and parents making time to brush up on their own smartphone and tablet skills. Verizon Wireless Workshops are free of charge and available online and in most Verizon Wireless Communications Stores. Customers can visit www.verizonwireless.com/workshops to search for a list of topics and schedules at participating stores in their area as well as information about online sessions.
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LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:LF), the leader in educational entertainment, today announced Tag™ Human Body Discovery Pack, a unique two-sided interactive chart and game board that helps kids learn about the human body through discovery, exploration and play. Today elementary schools do not place enough emphasis on topics of science, healthy habits and nutrition, making it increasingly important to give kids the tools to make smart choices. LeapFrog’s highly experienced team of learning experts partnered with external medical professionals to create and refine the Tag Human Body Discovery Pack. This award-winning tool provides compelling learning experiences as kids learn human body facts, body systems, health and nutrition in a fun and engaging way.
The Tag Human Body Discovery Pack works with the #1 selling Tag™ Reading System and includes a jumbo two-sided chart and game board, interactive growth chart, three interactive sticker sheets with glow-in-the dark bone stickers, and more than 300 interactive responses and 40 learning activities.
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As the largest minority group in the United States comprising 16.4% of the population, the Latino community is having an increasingly significant influence on a broad range of economic, cultural and political issues and, most recently, has become a key focus of attention for the national media and political leaders related to the presidential election and the Latino vote's potential to sway its outcome.
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The Fourth Industrial Revolution – or “Industry 4.0” for short – is redefining the way we interact with machines. Industrial machines are becoming increasingly autonomous as they gain the ability to function independently of human input. One of the first examples of this new generation of machinery is already in use in Germany.
This summer, millions of Americans will flock outdoors to enjoy a range of activities with friends and family. Whether taking advantage of a patio space, deck, pool or yard, homeowners are increasingly embracing outdoor design. Television personality John Gidding recently partnered with Terminix to provide a variety of easy, low-cost design tips that will add simple, elegant touches to any outdoor space and allow families to enjoy a virtually mosquito-free environment.
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Jacks-of-all-trades, masters-of-none, beware: Companies increasingly require specialized talent, and professionals with niche skills in fast-growing fields are often receiving multiple job offers.
A just-released downloadable white paper from Robert Half, The Specialist Economy: How Businesses and Professionals Can Prepare for the Trend Toward Specialization, highlights the increasing demand for workers in professions requiring both a college education and specialization in areas such as healthcare, accounting and finance, information technology, marketing, and law.
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