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                        <title>Correspondence Cards Are Back</title>
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                        <description>The correspondence card has long been a stationery staple for the business-savvy customers of Crane &#38; Co., founded in 1801. Even before the age of e-mail, Crane&#8217;s 100 percent cotton correspondence cards were used by presidents, business tycoons, financiers, Hollywood luminaries, and by job-seekers and small businesspeople, all of whom understood the importance of personal correspondence. [PRWeb Oct 18, 2006]</description>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:31:06 -0700</pubDate>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[(PRWEB) October 18, 2006 -- In an age when your in-box is overflowing with hundreds of messages in 10-point Arial and your desk is overflowing with hundreds of white sheets with 12-point Times New Roman, one thing is sure to stand out &#8211; that handwritten note.



Of course, e-mail is an essential element of the 21st-century world of business. It&#8217;s quick. It&#8217;s easy. It&#8217;s convenient. But its impact pales in comparison to pen on paper.

The best of both worlds today takes the form of the <a href="http://crane.com/navSubDepartment.aspx?NavName=NavShop&#38;DeptName=PersonalizedStationery&#38;Name=CranesCorrespondenceCards" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="correspondence card">correspondence card</a>. Measuring only 4 1/4 by 6 3/8 inches, it packs a punch far outweighing its size. A note of thanks, a note of congratulations or a note of a job done well is quick, easy, convenient and creates a lasting impression in an otherwise ephemeral world.

The correspondence card has long been a <a href="http://www.crane.com/navDepartment.aspx?NavName=NavShop&#38;DeptName=PersonalizedStationery" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="stationery">stationery</a> staple for the business-savvy customers of Crane &#38; Co., founded in 1801. Even before the age of e-mail, Crane&#8217;s 100 percent cotton correspondence cards were used by presidents, business tycoons, financiers, Hollywood luminaries, and by job-seekers and small businesspeople, all of whom understood the importance of personal correspondence.

Today, those same people are still using Crane&#8217;s correspondence cards, but in a business environment that guarantees they will be noticed and remembered for their personal touch. Three short sentences in an e-mail are just another e-mail. Those same three short sentences penned on a fine correspondence card? There is no comparison to the impact. And in the universe of correspondence cards in the marketplace, Crane&#8217;s correspondence cards were judged Best Overall by the Wall Street Journal.

Your style, whether purchased by the box or personalized with name, monogram or company logo, can be elegantly expressed on Crane&#8217;s correspondence cards. Design options are almost limitless with personalized correspondence cards, but a card with a name engraved top center remains the best impression.

Whether you&#8217;re ready to make your first purchase of Crane&#8217;s correspondence cards, or you&#8217;ve understood their value for years, Crane is currently offering an excellent purchasing opportunity. Until November 5th, you can purchase 75 from a selection of Crane correspondence cards and receive 25 cards free. For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.crane.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.crane.com</a>.

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                        <itunes:author>Peter Hopkins</itunes:author>
                        <itunes:subtitle>Correspondence Cards Are Back</itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[(PRWEB) October 18, 2006 -- In an age when your in-box is overflowing with hundreds of messages in 10-point Arial and your desk is overflowing with hundreds of white sheets with 12-point Times New Roman, one thing is sure to stand out &#8211; that handwritten note.



Of course, e-mail is an essential element of the 21st-century world of business. It&#8217;s quick. It&#8217;s easy. It&#8217;s convenient. But its impact pales in comparison to pen on paper.

The best of both worlds today takes the form of the <a href="http://crane.com/navSubDepartment.aspx?NavName=NavShop&#38;DeptName=PersonalizedStationery&#38;Name=CranesCorrespondenceCards" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="correspondence card">correspondence card</a>. Measuring only 4 1/4 by 6 3/8 inches, it packs a punch far outweighing its size. A note of thanks, a note of congratulations or a note of a job done well is quick, easy, convenient and creates a lasting impression in an otherwise ephemeral world.

The correspondence card has long been a <a href="http://www.crane.com/navDepartment.aspx?NavName=NavShop&#38;DeptName=PersonalizedStationery" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="stationery">stationery</a> staple for the business-savvy customers of Crane &#38; Co., founded in 1801. Even before the age of e-mail, Crane&#8217;s 100 percent cotton correspondence cards were used by presidents, business tycoons, financiers, Hollywood luminaries, and by job-seekers and small businesspeople, all of whom understood the importance of personal correspondence.

Today, those same people are still using Crane&#8217;s correspondence cards, but in a business environment that guarantees they will be noticed and remembered for their personal touch. Three short sentences in an e-mail are just another e-mail. Those same three short sentences penned on a fine correspondence card? There is no comparison to the impact. And in the universe of correspondence cards in the marketplace, Crane&#8217;s correspondence cards were judged Best Overall by the Wall Street Journal.

Your style, whether purchased by the box or personalized with name, monogram or company logo, can be elegantly expressed on Crane&#8217;s correspondence cards. Design options are almost limitless with personalized correspondence cards, but a card with a name engraved top center remains the best impression.

Whether you&#8217;re ready to make your first purchase of Crane&#8217;s correspondence cards, or you&#8217;ve understood their value for years, Crane is currently offering an excellent purchasing opportunity. Until November 5th, you can purchase 75 from a selection of Crane correspondence cards and receive 25 cards free. For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.crane.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.crane.com</a>.

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                        <title>Internet Marketing Executive Seminar Announced for Manchester NH October 5</title>
                        <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/9/prweb437217.htm</link>
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                        <description>&#8220;Effective Internet Marketing in a Dynamic and Competitive Environment&#8221; is the title of the executive seminar slated for Thursday, October 5 at 8:30 a.m. at the Highlander Inn and Conference Center in Manchester, NH.  Three noted Internet marketing specialists will present on topics geared to helping marketing executives take their online success to the next level. [PRWeb Sep 14, 2006]</description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:52:07 -0700</pubDate>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[(PRWEB) September 14, 2006 -- <a href="http://www.timberlineinteractive.com/Seminars.aspx" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="&#8220;Effective Internet Marketing in a Dynamic and Competitive Environment">&#8220;Effective Internet Marketing in a Dynamic and Competitive Environment</a>&#8221; is the title of the executive seminar slated for Thursday, October 5 at 8:30 a.m. at the Highlander Inn and Conference Center in Manchester, NH.   Three noted Internet marketing specialists will present on topics geared to helping marketing executives take their online success to the next level.

Presenters for this highly interactive session are Bud Reed, president of <a href="http://www.timberlineinteractive.com/Default.aspx" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Timberline Interactive">Timberline Interactive</a>, a web development and Internet marketing firm; Susan O&#8217;Neil, co-author of Maximize Web Site Traffic and C.E.O. of <a href="http://www.websitepublicity.com/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="@Web Site Publicity, a search engine marketing">@Web Site Publicity, a search engine marketing</a> firm; and Jordan Ayan, C.E.O. of <a href="http://www.subscribermail.com/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="SubscriberMail">SubscriberMail</a>, an e-mail marketing company, and author of two books on creativity and innovation.  

Topics to be discussed in the general session include:
-	Monetizing the keyword tail: Integrating organic search with paid search for higher ROI;
-	Understanding your customers and competition through search engine research and mining analytics;
-	Increasing deliverability and maximizing e-mail marketing opportunities to build relationships with customers.

Registration is 8:30 &#8211; 9 a.m.  The seminar runs from 9 AM to 12:30 PM and is followed by luncheon with the speakers at topic tables.  The cost is $150.

For more information on the event or to register, call toll-free 866-388-8377 ext. 211 or visit <a href="http://www.timberlineinteractive.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.timberlineinteractive.com</a>.

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                        <itunes:author>Susan O&#039;neil</itunes:author>
                        <itunes:subtitle>Internet Marketing Executive Seminar Announced for Manchester NH October 5</itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[(PRWEB) September 14, 2006 -- <a href="http://www.timberlineinteractive.com/Seminars.aspx" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="&#8220;Effective Internet Marketing in a Dynamic and Competitive Environment">&#8220;Effective Internet Marketing in a Dynamic and Competitive Environment</a>&#8221; is the title of the executive seminar slated for Thursday, October 5 at 8:30 a.m. at the Highlander Inn and Conference Center in Manchester, NH.   Three noted Internet marketing specialists will present on topics geared to helping marketing executives take their online success to the next level.

Presenters for this highly interactive session are Bud Reed, president of <a href="http://www.timberlineinteractive.com/Default.aspx" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Timberline Interactive">Timberline Interactive</a>, a web development and Internet marketing firm; Susan O&#8217;Neil, co-author of Maximize Web Site Traffic and C.E.O. of <a href="http://www.websitepublicity.com/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="@Web Site Publicity, a search engine marketing">@Web Site Publicity, a search engine marketing</a> firm; and Jordan Ayan, C.E.O. of <a href="http://www.subscribermail.com/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="SubscriberMail">SubscriberMail</a>, an e-mail marketing company, and author of two books on creativity and innovation.  

Topics to be discussed in the general session include:
-	Monetizing the keyword tail: Integrating organic search with paid search for higher ROI;
-	Understanding your customers and competition through search engine research and mining analytics;
-	Increasing deliverability and maximizing e-mail marketing opportunities to build relationships with customers.

Registration is 8:30 &#8211; 9 a.m.  The seminar runs from 9 AM to 12:30 PM and is followed by luncheon with the speakers at topic tables.  The cost is $150.

For more information on the event or to register, call toll-free 866-388-8377 ext. 211 or visit <a href="http://www.timberlineinteractive.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.timberlineinteractive.com</a>.

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                        <title>Internet Marketing Executive Seminar Announced for Boston Area September 7</title>
                        <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/search/marketing/prweb427897.htm</link>
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                        <description>&#8220;Effective Internet Marketing in a Dynamic and Competitive Environment&#8221; is the title of the executive seminar slated for Thursday, September 7 at 8:30 AM at the Marriott Boston Newton in Newton, MA.  Three noted Internet marketing specialists will present on topics geared to helping marketing executives take their online success to the next level. [PRWeb Aug 24, 2006]</description>
                        <guid>http://www.prweb.com/releases/search/marketing/prweb427897.htm</guid>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:44:32 -0700</pubDate>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[(PRWEB) August 24, 2006 -- <a href="http://www.timberlineinteractive.com/Seminars.aspx" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="&quot;Effective Internet Marketing in a Dynamic and Competitive Environment&quot;">&quot;Effective Internet Marketing in a Dynamic and Competitive Environment&quot;</a> is the title of the executive seminar slated for Thursday, September 7 at 8:30 AM at the Marriott Boston Newton in Newton, MA.  Three noted Internet marketing specialists will present on topics geared to helping marketing executives take their online success to the next level.

Presenters for this highly interactive session are Bud Reed, president of <a href="http://www.timberlineinteractive.com/Default.aspx" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Timberline Interactive">Timberline Interactive</a>, a web development and Internet marketing firm; Susan O&#8217;Neil, co-author of Maximize Web Site Traffic and C.E.O. of <a href="http://www.websitepublicity.com/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="@Web Site Publicity, a search engine marketing">@Web Site Publicity, a search engine marketing</a> firm; and Jordan Ayan, C.E.O. of <a href="http://www.subscribermail.com/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="SubscriberMail">SubscriberMail</a>, an e-mail marketing company, and author of two books on creativity and innovation.  

Topics to be discussed in the general session include:
-    Monetizing the keyword tail: Integrating organic search with paid search for higher ROI;
-    Understanding your customers and competition through search engine research and mining analytics;
-    Increasing deliverability and maximizing e-mail marketing opportunities to build relationships with customers.

Registration is 8:30 &#8211; 9 AM.  The seminar runs from 9 AM to 12:30 PM and is followed by luncheon with the speakers at topic tables.  The cost is $150.

For more information on the event or to register, call toll-free 866-388-8377 ext. 211 or visit <a href="http://www.timberlineinteractive.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.timberlineinteractive.com</a>.

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                        <itunes:author>Susan O&#039;neil</itunes:author>
                        <itunes:subtitle>Internet Marketing Executive Seminar Announced for Boston Area September 7</itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[(PRWEB) August 24, 2006 -- <a href="http://www.timberlineinteractive.com/Seminars.aspx" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="&quot;Effective Internet Marketing in a Dynamic and Competitive Environment&quot;">&quot;Effective Internet Marketing in a Dynamic and Competitive Environment&quot;</a> is the title of the executive seminar slated for Thursday, September 7 at 8:30 AM at the Marriott Boston Newton in Newton, MA.  Three noted Internet marketing specialists will present on topics geared to helping marketing executives take their online success to the next level.

Presenters for this highly interactive session are Bud Reed, president of <a href="http://www.timberlineinteractive.com/Default.aspx" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Timberline Interactive">Timberline Interactive</a>, a web development and Internet marketing firm; Susan O&#8217;Neil, co-author of Maximize Web Site Traffic and C.E.O. of <a href="http://www.websitepublicity.com/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="@Web Site Publicity, a search engine marketing">@Web Site Publicity, a search engine marketing</a> firm; and Jordan Ayan, C.E.O. of <a href="http://www.subscribermail.com/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="SubscriberMail">SubscriberMail</a>, an e-mail marketing company, and author of two books on creativity and innovation.  

Topics to be discussed in the general session include:
-    Monetizing the keyword tail: Integrating organic search with paid search for higher ROI;
-    Understanding your customers and competition through search engine research and mining analytics;
-    Increasing deliverability and maximizing e-mail marketing opportunities to build relationships with customers.

Registration is 8:30 &#8211; 9 AM.  The seminar runs from 9 AM to 12:30 PM and is followed by luncheon with the speakers at topic tables.  The cost is $150.

For more information on the event or to register, call toll-free 866-388-8377 ext. 211 or visit <a href="http://www.timberlineinteractive.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.timberlineinteractive.com</a>.

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                        <title>McDaniel College Named  to Colleges that Change Lives</title>
                        <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/McDaniel/College/prweb419145.htm</link>
                        <comments>http://www.prweb.com/releases/McDaniel/College/prweb419145.htm</comments>
                        <description>McDaniel College, with campuses in Westminster, Maryland and Budapest, Hungary, has been recognized again as one of only 40 colleges featured in the new edition of &#8220;Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change The Way You Think About College,&#8221; which hit bookstores July 25. [PRWeb Aug 2, 2006]</description>
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                        <pubDate>Fri,  4 Aug 2006 10:59:30 -0700</pubDate>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[(PRWEB) August 2, 2006 -- McDaniel College, with campuses in Westminster, Maryland and Budapest, Hungary, has been recognized again as one of only 40 colleges featured in the new edition of <a href="http://www.mcdaniel.edu/news_2870.htm" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="&#8220;Colleges That Change Lives:">&#8220;Colleges That Change Lives:</a> 40 Schools That Will Change The Way You Think About College,&#8221; which hit bookstores July 25.



The guidebook by Loren Pope, former education editor of the New York Times, celebrates colleges that make a real difference in the lives of their students. The 40 colleges are known for their ability to serve students with a wide range of abilities and produce top-notch scientists and scholars. Pope searched for colleges that exhibit a strong sense of community and focus on collaborative learning both in and outside the classroom setting. 

&#8220;It is a great thing to be recognized for something that is unconventional in today&#8217;s admissions, like being a part of an institution where professors and students are on the same level and where teachers put students first,&#8221; says Gina Rende, acting director of <a href="http://www.mcdaniel.edu/122.htm" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="admissions">admissions</a>. &#8220;When students read the chapter about McDaniel, it gives them a feel of the character of the school that they can&#8217;t find in rankings.&#8221; 

Of <a href="http://www.mcdaniel.edu/120.htm" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="McDaniel College">McDaniel College</a> students, Pope writes, &#8220;This is a community of nice, earnest, unassuming, quietly self-assured teenagers who realize they are getting a first-rate education and who regard their teachers as their friends and mentors.&#8221; 

The one-on-one attention students receive translates into a close-knit community with a family atmosphere, but not at the expense of rigorous academics, according to Pope. 

&#8220;Deans, faculty members, and students agreed&#8230; on the feeling of family, but they all emphasized that it was a family in which expectations were high, the standards firm, and the grading tough,&#8221; he writes. 

Because of this, Pope demonstrates how McDaniel students are not only accepted to the best graduate schools &#8211; McDaniel seniors scored higher on the Medical College Aptitude Test than those at four of the Ivy universities &#8211; but go there feeling more academically prepared than their counterparts who come from well known universities. 

McDaniel College was also featured in the first and second editions of &#8220;Colleges That Change Lives,&#8221; published in 1996 and 2000. The book received critical acclaim from The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor and The Baltimore Sun, as well as praise from students, parents, and college counselors for encouraging students to view college rankings as only one factor among many when choosing a college. 

For more information visit the &quot;Colleges That Change Lives&quot; Web site at <a href="http://ctcl.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">http://ctcl.com</a>.

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                        <itunes:author>Joyce Muller</itunes:author>
                        <itunes:subtitle>McDaniel College Named  to Colleges that Change Lives</itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[(PRWEB) August 2, 2006 -- McDaniel College, with campuses in Westminster, Maryland and Budapest, Hungary, has been recognized again as one of only 40 colleges featured in the new edition of <a href="http://www.mcdaniel.edu/news_2870.htm" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="&#8220;Colleges That Change Lives:">&#8220;Colleges That Change Lives:</a> 40 Schools That Will Change The Way You Think About College,&#8221; which hit bookstores July 25.



The guidebook by Loren Pope, former education editor of the New York Times, celebrates colleges that make a real difference in the lives of their students. The 40 colleges are known for their ability to serve students with a wide range of abilities and produce top-notch scientists and scholars. Pope searched for colleges that exhibit a strong sense of community and focus on collaborative learning both in and outside the classroom setting. 

&#8220;It is a great thing to be recognized for something that is unconventional in today&#8217;s admissions, like being a part of an institution where professors and students are on the same level and where teachers put students first,&#8221; says Gina Rende, acting director of <a href="http://www.mcdaniel.edu/122.htm" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="admissions">admissions</a>. &#8220;When students read the chapter about McDaniel, it gives them a feel of the character of the school that they can&#8217;t find in rankings.&#8221; 

Of <a href="http://www.mcdaniel.edu/120.htm" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="McDaniel College">McDaniel College</a> students, Pope writes, &#8220;This is a community of nice, earnest, unassuming, quietly self-assured teenagers who realize they are getting a first-rate education and who regard their teachers as their friends and mentors.&#8221; 

The one-on-one attention students receive translates into a close-knit community with a family atmosphere, but not at the expense of rigorous academics, according to Pope. 

&#8220;Deans, faculty members, and students agreed&#8230; on the feeling of family, but they all emphasized that it was a family in which expectations were high, the standards firm, and the grading tough,&#8221; he writes. 

Because of this, Pope demonstrates how McDaniel students are not only accepted to the best graduate schools &#8211; McDaniel seniors scored higher on the Medical College Aptitude Test than those at four of the Ivy universities &#8211; but go there feeling more academically prepared than their counterparts who come from well known universities. 

McDaniel College was also featured in the first and second editions of &#8220;Colleges That Change Lives,&#8221; published in 1996 and 2000. The book received critical acclaim from The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor and The Baltimore Sun, as well as praise from students, parents, and college counselors for encouraging students to view college rankings as only one factor among many when choosing a college. 

For more information visit the &quot;Colleges That Change Lives&quot; Web site at <a href="http://ctcl.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">http://ctcl.com</a>.

###]]></itunes:summary>

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                        <title>New Leadership Book Shows How to Avoid Letting Strengths Become Weaknesses: &quot;The Versatile Leader&quot; by Bob Kaplan, with Rob Kaiser</title>
                        <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/5/prweb384536.htm</link>
                        <comments>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/5/prweb384536.htm</comments>
                        <description>Any leader who relies too heavily on his or her strengths will turn those strengths into weaknesses, explain leadership development and executive coaching experts Bob Kaplan and Rob Kaiser in their groundbreaking new book &quot;The Versatile Leader: Make the Most of Your Strengths Without Overdoing It&quot; (Pfeiffer/Wiley; May 12, 2006).   Their decades of practice and research with leaders prove a solid connection between leadership versatility and effectiveness &#8211; and an equally strong connection between a lack of versatility and stalled or derailed careers. [PRWeb May 12, 2006]</description>
                        <guid>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/5/prweb384536.htm</guid>
                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2006 12:13:05 -0700</pubDate>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[(PRWEB) May 12, 2006 -- What happens when you have too much of a good thing? 



Any leader who relies too heavily on his or her strengths will turn those strengths into weaknesses, explain leadership development and executive coaching experts Bob Kaplan and Rob Kaiser in their groundbreaking new book <a href="http://www.versatileleader.com/index.php/vl/pressrelease/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="The Versatile Leader">The Versatile Leader</a>: Make the Most of Your Strengths Without Overdoing It (Pfeiffer/Wiley; May 12, 2006).   Their decades of practice and research with leaders prove a solid connection between leadership versatility and effectiveness &#8211; and an equally strong connection between a lack of versatility and stalled or derailed careers.

Kaplan and Kaiser deliver a unique addition to the genre of <a href="http://www.versatileleader.com/index.php/vl/pressrelease/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="leadership books">leadership books</a>, examining an aspect of leadership development that helps leaders avoid becoming &#8220;lopsided&#8221; &#8211; using too much of one attribute and in the process crowding out an essential complementary skill.  The authors demonstrate how leaders can achieve the right blend of complementary skills and attributes at the right time to be consistently successful.

The Next Generation of Leadership Development

Kaplan and Kaiser point out a curious omission in leadership assessment. They report that leaders owe it themselves to discover which strengths they overuse, but to date assessment tools fail to capture strengths overused. This eye-opening book offers a practical way to rectify this problem by introducing the principle of &#8220;volume control.&#8221; To perform effectively on any dimension of leadership, leaders need to adjust the volume to the right setting for the situation &#8211; neither too low nor too high.

The principle of volume control also helps leaders avoid what the authors call &#8220;the gravitational pull of negative feedback.&#8221; Many leaders underestimate their strengths, and as a result are unaware that they are overdoing it &#8211; that the volume is too high. Feedback on leadership positives, and not just the negatives, will help leaders become more aware of the impact of their strengths. To correct a tendency to overdo it, then, leaders need to truly let their strengths sink in.

Kaplan and Kaiser point out that when a leader takes his or her greatest capability too far &#8211; when a strength is overused &#8211; the result is lopsided leadership: the strong, take-charge leader fails to empower his employees, for example, or the results-focused leader fails to plan for the long-term.

Leadership versatility, as defined by the authors, means achieving a balance between pairs of competencies or aptitudes that complement each other. The human tendency is to heavily favor one side or the other &#8211; to be, for instance, detail-oriented but never seeing the big picture or visionary but never paying attention to details. Versatile leaders learn not only how to have enough of both sides of the pair, but also how to avoid having too much of one side.

Although leaders are familiar with the idea of versatility, or balance, the field of leadership development has overlooked it. Leaders are assessed in terms of single dimensions, not pairs of complementary attributes. In The Versatile Leader, Kaplan and Kaiser offer practical methods to ensure a two-sided approach to leadership assessment and development &#8211; an approach that allows leaders to learn not only how to turn up the volume on weak skills, but when... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/5/prweb384536.htm]]></content:encoded>
                        <itunes:author>Jill Danzig</itunes:author>
                        <itunes:subtitle>New Leadership Book Shows How to Avoid Letting Strengths Become Weaknesses: &quot;The Versatile Leader&quot; by Bob Kaplan, with Rob Kaiser</itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[(PRWEB) May 12, 2006 -- What happens when you have too much of a good thing? 



Any leader who relies too heavily on his or her strengths will turn those strengths into weaknesses, explain leadership development and executive coaching experts Bob Kaplan and Rob Kaiser in their groundbreaking new book <a href="http://www.versatileleader.com/index.php/vl/pressrelease/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="The Versatile Leader">The Versatile Leader</a>: Make the Most of Your Strengths Without Overdoing It (Pfeiffer/Wiley; May 12, 2006).   Their decades of practice and research with leaders prove a solid connection between leadership versatility and effectiveness &#8211; and an equally strong connection between a lack of versatility and stalled or derailed careers.

Kaplan and Kaiser deliver a unique addition to the genre of <a href="http://www.versatileleader.com/index.php/vl/pressrelease/" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="leadership books">leadership books</a>, examining an aspect of leadership development that helps leaders avoid becoming &#8220;lopsided&#8221; &#8211; using too much of one attribute and in the process crowding out an essential complementary skill.  The authors demonstrate how leaders can achieve the right blend of complementary skills and attributes at the right time to be consistently successful.

The Next Generation of Leadership Development

Kaplan and Kaiser point out a curious omission in leadership assessment. They report that leaders owe it themselves to discover which strengths they overuse, but to date assessment tools fail to capture strengths overused. This eye-opening book offers a practical way to rectify this problem by introducing the principle of &#8220;volume control.&#8221; To perform effectively on any dimension of leadership, leaders need to adjust the volume to the right setting for the situation &#8211; neither too low nor too high.

The principle of volume control also helps leaders avoid what the authors call &#8220;the gravitational pull of negative feedback.&#8221; Many leaders underestimate their strengths, and as a result are unaware that they are overdoing it &#8211; that the volume is too high. Feedback on leadership positives, and not just the negatives, will help leaders become more aware of the impact of their strengths. To correct a tendency to overdo it, then, leaders need to truly let their strengths sink in.

Kaplan and Kaiser point out that when a leader takes his or her greatest capability too far &#8211; when a strength is overused &#8211; the result is lopsided leadership: the strong, take-charge leader fails to empower his employees, for example, or the results-focused leader fails to plan for the long-term.

Leadership versatility, as defined by the authors, means achieving a balance between pairs of competencies or aptitudes that complement each other. The human tendency is to heavily favor one side or the other &#8211; to be, for instance, detail-oriented but never seeing the big picture or visionary but never paying attention to details. Versatile leaders learn not only how to have enough of both sides of the pair, but also how to avoid having too much of one side.

Although leaders are familiar with the idea of versatility, or balance, the field of leadership development has overlooked it. Leaders are assessed in terms of single dimensions, not pairs of complementary attributes. In The Versatile Leader, Kaplan and Kaiser offer practical methods to ensure a two-sided approach to leadership assessment and development &#8211; an approach that allows leaders to learn not only how to turn up the volume on weak skills, but when... To read the press release in full goto http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/5/prweb384536.htm]]></itunes:summary>

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                        <title>New Recording Software Advances Telephone Mystery Shopping Services</title>
                        <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/4/prweb374650.htm</link>
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                        <description>Judith Ann Hess, president of mystery shopping service Customer Perspectives, announced today the addition of a new product that represents a significant advancement and advantage for client companies.   [PRWeb Apr 25, 2006]</description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2006 14:05:12 -0700</pubDate>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[(PRWEB) April 25, 2006 -- Judith Ann Hess, president of <a href="http://www.customerperspectives.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="mystery shopping service">mystery shopping service</a> Customer Perspectives, announced today the addition of a new product that represents a significant advancement and advantage for client companies.  The product, ProphetVIA,  is incorporated into Customer Perspectives&#8217; telephone mystery shopping services to allow mystery shoppers to easily and quickly record their telephone mystery shops. When the call is complete, ProphetVIA automatically places the recording on the evaluation. Callers and client companies may then download and listen to the call for further review.



&#8220;This fully integrated telephone recording system allows clients to listen to any telephone mystery shops they want at any time convenient for them,&#8221; Hess said.  &#8220;This is particularly important if a shopper&#8217;s report indicates gray areas or nuances in reports of customer satisfaction that are best heard directly and in detail by the client.&#8221;

According to Hess, ProphetVIA solves many problems associated with other methods of phone recording. For example, the new program works in conjunction with Customer Perspectives&#8217; scheduling/reporting system to automatically attach and track phone calls with no manual intervention or file uploading.  It also reduces cost, since it eliminates the need for any other piece of recording software or hardware for staff, callers, and clients. Developed by Archon Development in Tallahassee, Florida, Hess said: &#8220;ProphetVIA is revolutionizing the phone mystery shopping industry, enabling simple, cost-effective recording of telephone calls.  This provides clear, actionable information to our clients.&#8221;

For more information about Customer Perspectives <a href="http://www.customerperspectives.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="mystery shopping services">mystery shopping services</a> and ProphetVIA please call 800-277-4677  or visit <a href="http://www.customerperspectives.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.customerperspectives.com</a>

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                        <itunes:author>Judith Ann Hess</itunes:author>
                        <itunes:subtitle>New Recording Software Advances Telephone Mystery Shopping Services</itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[(PRWEB) April 25, 2006 -- Judith Ann Hess, president of <a href="http://www.customerperspectives.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="mystery shopping service">mystery shopping service</a> Customer Perspectives, announced today the addition of a new product that represents a significant advancement and advantage for client companies.  The product, ProphetVIA,  is incorporated into Customer Perspectives&#8217; telephone mystery shopping services to allow mystery shoppers to easily and quickly record their telephone mystery shops. When the call is complete, ProphetVIA automatically places the recording on the evaluation. Callers and client companies may then download and listen to the call for further review.



&#8220;This fully integrated telephone recording system allows clients to listen to any telephone mystery shops they want at any time convenient for them,&#8221; Hess said.  &#8220;This is particularly important if a shopper&#8217;s report indicates gray areas or nuances in reports of customer satisfaction that are best heard directly and in detail by the client.&#8221;

According to Hess, ProphetVIA solves many problems associated with other methods of phone recording. For example, the new program works in conjunction with Customer Perspectives&#8217; scheduling/reporting system to automatically attach and track phone calls with no manual intervention or file uploading.  It also reduces cost, since it eliminates the need for any other piece of recording software or hardware for staff, callers, and clients. Developed by Archon Development in Tallahassee, Florida, Hess said: &#8220;ProphetVIA is revolutionizing the phone mystery shopping industry, enabling simple, cost-effective recording of telephone calls.  This provides clear, actionable information to our clients.&#8221;

For more information about Customer Perspectives <a href="http://www.customerperspectives.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="mystery shopping services">mystery shopping services</a> and ProphetVIA please call 800-277-4677  or visit <a href="http://www.customerperspectives.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.customerperspectives.com</a>

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                        <title>Search Engine Marketing Firm Wins Direct Marketing Award</title>
                        <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/4/prweb374185.htm</link>
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                        <description>Search engine marketing agency @Web Site Publicity earned the Silver Award last week at the 25th Annual New England Direct Marketing Association (NEDMA) Awards Show for its entry &#8220;Search Engine Marketing Explained in Two-Minutes.&#8221;  The NH-based search engine marketing firm received the award in the Interactive: Agency Self-promotion category for a flash presentation featured on its website that introduces the strategies of search marketing in a concise audio-visual format. [PRWeb Apr 19, 2006]</description>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:39:11 -0700</pubDate>
                        <author>podcrew@extrahoop.com</author>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[ (PRWEB) April 19, 2006 -- <a href="http://websitepublicity.com/c1=pr&#38;source=prweb&#38;kw=NEDMA+award" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Search engine marketing">Search engine marketing</a> agency @Web Site Publicity earned the Silver Award last week at the 25th Annual New England Direct Marketing Association (NEDMA) Awards Show for its entry &#8220;Search Engine Marketing Explained in Two-Minutes.&#8221;  The NH-based search engine marketing firm received the award in the Interactive: Agency Self-promotion category for a flash presentation featured on its website that introduces the strategies of search marketing in a concise audio-visual format.  Business Information Graphics of New York City produced the winning entry.



The Annual Awards Show took place at the Roxy in Boston; @Web Site Publicity was the only New Hampshire entrant to take home an award.  Top award winners included: DMW, OHO, Mullen, and Hill Holliday, all of Massachusetts.  

The New England Direct Marketing Association is a regional, professional association for those involved in direct marketing. For more information on NEDMA, visit the site at <a href="http://www.nedma.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.nedma.com</a>.

For more information about @Web Site Publicity and its <a href="http://websitepublicity.com/c1=pr&#38;source=prweb&#38;kw=NEDMA+award" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="search engine marketing">search engine marketing</a> services, or to view the winning entry, visit <a href="http://www.websitepublicity.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.websitepublicity.com</a>.

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                        <itunes:author>Susan O&#039;neil</itunes:author>
                        <itunes:subtitle>Search Engine Marketing Firm Wins Direct Marketing Award</itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[ (PRWEB) April 19, 2006 -- <a href="http://websitepublicity.com/c1=pr&#38;source=prweb&#38;kw=NEDMA+award" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="Search engine marketing">Search engine marketing</a> agency @Web Site Publicity earned the Silver Award last week at the 25th Annual New England Direct Marketing Association (NEDMA) Awards Show for its entry &#8220;Search Engine Marketing Explained in Two-Minutes.&#8221;  The NH-based search engine marketing firm received the award in the Interactive: Agency Self-promotion category for a flash presentation featured on its website that introduces the strategies of search marketing in a concise audio-visual format.  Business Information Graphics of New York City produced the winning entry.



The Annual Awards Show took place at the Roxy in Boston; @Web Site Publicity was the only New Hampshire entrant to take home an award.  Top award winners included: DMW, OHO, Mullen, and Hill Holliday, all of Massachusetts.  

The New England Direct Marketing Association is a regional, professional association for those involved in direct marketing. For more information on NEDMA, visit the site at <a href="http://www.nedma.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.nedma.com</a>.

For more information about @Web Site Publicity and its <a href="http://websitepublicity.com/c1=pr&#38;source=prweb&#38;kw=NEDMA+award" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank" title="search engine marketing">search engine marketing</a> services, or to view the winning entry, visit <a href="http://www.websitepublicity.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.websitepublicity.com</a>.

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