The Next Generation.
The Next Generation BY DENISE M. GUSTAVSON Healthy competition gives wide-format print providers a lot to choose from Water-based inkjet printers started the wide-format revolution in the early 1990s, but nearly 20 years later, they're still going strong. According to Tim...

Chase Launches Next Generation of Chase Freedom.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-19 September 2007-Chase Launches Next Generation of Chase Freedom(C)2007 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Chase Card Services, a division of JPMorgan Chase & Co., has rolled out the next generation of Chase Freedom, a rewards credit card offering triple rewards that are automatically adjusted based...

Cooking up brand awareness: Paul DiObilda says that the InfraWave Speed Oven is just the latest direct response/retail success story for the Black & Decker housewares brand.
"The people, brands and products shaping this industry need to bring adaptable crossover experiences to move the industry forward," explains Paul DiObilda, Miramar, Fla.-based brand manager at Applica, exclusive licensee of the Black & Decker (B&D) appliance line. "Creativity, diversity and flexibility are important characteristics for working in this...

Goings On; Alamid back on 'Rush TV'.
Alamid, one of the hottest bands in the 90's riding on the giant hit "Your Love" is making a grand comeback on "Rush TV, Atin 'To" today, Saturday. After celebrating 20 years of The Dawn last week, the show by college students all over Metro Manila welcomes...

BUSINESS BEAT.
Byline: The Register-Guard People Todd Landsberg, an audiologist, has joined the staff of Eugene Hearing & Speech Center. He was previously an audiologist at Johnnie Sexton and Associates in Raleigh, N.C. Dean Martin has been hired as an agent by the Dave Schwieger...

Expatriate TV personalities: where are they now?
Recently retired KSDK-TV news anchor Karen Foss became a news item in February when she was appointed communications director for AmerenUE. But she is just the most recent in a series of TV anchors and reporters who have left journalism for corporate or nonprofit employment. Foss' appointment...

Standing out: you don't have to be a large bank with a big budget in order to tap into the emotional power of brand positioning--a process that differentiates your financial institution and bolsters customer loyalty.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Let's look at the increasingly complex environment that banks face today: Not only are there more players in an already crowded space--with insurance, investment and lending services entering the traditional banking market--consumers are also becoming more savvy and require more sophisticated products to meet their...

China airline to start Cebu charter flights.
The Department of Tourism (DoT) has confirmed the operation of China Southern Airline's regular charter flight service from Shanghai to Cebu beginning July 27. The new flight offerings are part of the department's plans to maximize the growing Chinese outbound travel market. "Our talks with Shanghai-based travel...

BUSINESS PEOPLE.
COLUMN: BUSINESS PEOPLE Andrea Doucette of Worcester has joined First Trade Union Bank as vice president in the commercial lending division. She most recently was a commercial loan officer with Digital Federal Credit Union, after having spent several years with TD Banknorth. She is affiliated with the...

Mega-producer results in commercial real estate; a blueprint for success.
9780324314090 Mega-producer results in commercial real estate; a blueprint for success. Herd, Robert L. South-Western College Pub. 2008 173 pages $21.95 Paperback HD1393 For residential real estate agents and newly licensed...