The major worldwide SMB community organization, SMB Nation, announced late last year their new flagship event “MVP Nation” taking place March 3rd-4th at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center, downtown Seattle. This is now projected to be a major event. MVP Nation is a new community event in the small and medium business (SMB) channel…
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Experience Music Project Appoints New Board Members
Experience Music Project (EMP) has announced the appointment of three new members to its 2011 Board of Directors. New members include: Ana Mari Cauce Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Share on Linkedin Share on Orkut Share on Posterous share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Share on…
Microsoft Store Sends Children Home in Tears After Sham Miley Cyrus “Concert”
Bellevue Square’s new Microsoft Store has been grabbing headlines for much of the week. Tonight they are for all the wrong reasons. After convincing hundreds of youth and parents to spend up to 12 hours camping out for tickets to a Miley Cyrus “concert”, the event turned out to be 4 more hours of waiting…
Microsoft Store Bellevue Square Grand Opening – November 18, 2010
Just in time for the holidays, the Microsoft Store will be the best place to shop for hundreds of products including the latest PCs running Windows 7, Xbox releases, Windows Phones, first-and third-party software titles and more. Customers will be able to learn new technology skills in the store’s theater space, and work with employees…
What do three local executives from Swedish Medical Center, the City of Seattle and Quadrant Homes have in common?
This Friday, they will embark on the Greater Seattle Chamber’s Executive Social Media Challenge We all hear that social media tools can be a boon to our businesses, but it’s tough to take full advantage of them—both professionally and personally. What better way to learn social media strategies than to see first-hand how Puget Sound…
Local small businesses get creative in video contest to win $10,000
Local small businesses spoofed The Office TV show, unleashed “Robert” the dancing janitor, and flashbacked to 1992 in their bid to win $10,000 in a video contest sponsored by the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Microsoft Corporation. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Share on Linkedin…
Dolby Laboratories has appointed Ray DiCasparro as Director of Strategic Accounts, Americas Sales
Dolby Laboratories has appointed Ray DiCasparro as Director of Strategic Accounts, Americas Sales. In this role, Ray is responsible for strategizing and managing Dolby’s largest customer, Microsoft. Prior to joining Dolby, Ray spent 15 years working at Microsoft in domestic and international positions, including: Director of Consumer Experience Marketing, where he developed and executed strategies…
Office 2010 small business video contest offers $10,000 grand prize plus two $1,000 prizes
Small and startup businesses in Washington state can enter to win $10,000 in the “It’s Time for Business with Office 2010 Video Contest” recently launched by the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Microsoft Corporation. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Share on Linkedin Share…
‘Social Media 201 Conference’ Event to Deliver Next-Level Content for Business Decision Makers
On April 15, 2010 the Social Media 201 Conference will be hosted at Microsoft’s Conference Center in Redmond, Washington. Social Media 201 will deliver high value and engaging content for business decision makers to help them understand how to achieve profitability and strengthen customer relationships with social media strategies and tactics. This one day event…
