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Sarasota’s Business Ethics Alliance is "Raising the Bar for Business Ethics in our ...

Veronica — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:46:39 +0100

August’s monthly Business Ethics Alliance luncheon discussed how integrity positively impacts the bottom line. September’s event will carry the discussion to the next step, tackling the topic of “Raising the Bar for Business Ethics in our Community.” The luncheon takes place from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. on Mon., Sept. 27 at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota (1000 Blvd. of the ArRead More...

Sarasota filmmaker Jenna Norwood to present award-winning raw food documentary “Supercharge ...

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:38:31 +0100

If you have ever heard of "Super Size Me," the junk food documentary, then get ready for a stunning look at the other side of the dinner table. Jenna Norwood will screen her award-winning feature documentary, "Supercharge Me! 30 Days Raw” during the Albuquerque Film Festival at noon on Sat., Aug. 28 in the Aux Dog Theatre, 3011 Read More...

New World Collaborative has a new downtown office!

Veronica — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:16:40 +0100

New World Collaborative, a group of digital marketing professionals, has opened a new office at 1266 First St., Suite 5, in downtown Sarasota.

This office will serve as an umbrella location for both the New World Collaborative and the three founders’ individual companies. The New World Collaborative formed in 2009 to provide comprehensive web development and internet sRead More...

Sarasota arts collective S/ART/Q announces second annual Print Party at the HuB

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:53:54 +0100

Local artist collective S/ART/Q announces its second “Print Party,” an annual event that gives the public a chance to interact with both art and artists. Formed in late 2008, S/ART/Q is a group of ten professional contemporary artists, their name underscoring their connection to the region (a take-off on the area’s tRead More...

Jack Johnson: To The Sea Tour 2010 at the 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre Wed., Aug. 25

Veronica — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:06:08 +0100

Jack Johnson’s laid-back surfer-rock rides into Tampa at 7 p.m. on Wed., Aug. 25 at the 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre. The “To The Sea Tour 2010” includes G.Love (performing without any Special Sauce) and Johnson’s label-mates ALO (aka Animal Liberation Orchestra).

Giving back is a fundamental tenet of Johnson’Read More...

New World Collaborative will be "Talking with Gloria" again this Saturday, Aug. 7!

Veronica — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:19:25 +0100

The New World Collaborative team will be appearing on Gloria Ponziano's radio show "Talking with Gloria" for the second time this Saturday, Aug. 7, from 9 to 11 a.m. Tune into 1280 AM if you are in Sarasota area or stream the show live online at WTMY.com!

Click here to download an MP3 of New World's last visit to Gloria's show and hear about sRead More...

1-800-ASK-GARY doctor donates $10,000 to Northwestern University for capital infrastructure

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:16:32 +0100

Minnesota’s Northwestern Health Sciences University, a natural and integrative health care institution, is another organization recently blessed with a significant contribution from free medical and lawyer referral service 1-800-ASK-GARY’s founder. Dr. Gary, as he prefers to be called, works with Northwestern alumni Dr. Todd Crabtree, who introduced him to ScoRead More...

The Business Ethics Alliance Examines the Relationship Between Integrity and the Bottom Line ...

Veronica — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:08:51 +0100

Attendance at the monthly forums hosted by the Business Ethics Alliance has been climbing steadily as word spreads about the relevance of the conversations taking place over lunch each month.

The series continues in August with a panel of successful small business leaders in our community discussing "Business Ethics and Integrity — the Bottom Line", 11:45 a.m. toRead More...

Tampa rocks with Aerosmith and Blue Oyster Cult on Sat. Aug. 7 at the 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre

Veronica — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:45:08 +0100

Aerosmith’s “Cocked, Locked, Ready To Rock” U.S. Summer Tour arrives in Tampa at 7:30 p.m. on Sat., Aug. 7 in the 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre at the Florida State Fairgrounds. Formed in Boston in 1970, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees are the recipients of countless awards including four Grammys, eight American Music Awards, six Billboard Awards, and 12 MTV ViRead More...

Sarasota helpline’s “Dr. Gary” co-sponsors Special Olympics

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:40:14 +0100

Dr. Gary Kompothecras of the free medical and lawyer referral service 1-800-ASK-GARY has again made a major contribution to those in needs, this time in support of the Special Olympics, a global nonprofit organization targeting the nearly 200 million people round the world who have intellectual disabilities, and specifically their annual “PolaRead More...

Sarasota Ballet hires former Mayor Mary Anne Servian as Business Director

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:06:09 +0100

Sarasota Ballet announces it has hired Mary Anne Servian to serve as the Business Director for the company. Servian has enjoyed a significant career consulting with municipalities and local governments to improve their management and operation practices. She is well known in Sarasota having been elected to serve as City Commissioner for the City of Sarasota from 2001-2007, during whiRead More...

Rihanna and Ke$ha hit the 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre in Tampa Fri., July 30

Veronica — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:48:12 +0100

Grammy-award winner Rihanna’s “Last Girl on Earth Tour” will hit Tampa at 7:30 p.m. on Fri., July 30 in the 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre at the Florida State Fairgrounds. The tour supports the multi-platinum artist’s new album “Rated R” and its hits like “Russian Roulette” and &lRead More...

Business Ethics Alliance Hosts August 18 Open House at Robb & Stucky in Sarasota

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:29:42 +0100

The Business Ethics Alliance (BEA) invites everyone doing business in southwest Florida to learn more about its mission to establish southwest Florida as a region known for high personal and corporate ethical standards at an after work Open House on Wednesday, 5:30 - 7:00 PM, August Read More...

Bath and Racquet Club announces two new fitness programs

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:00:54 +0100

The Bath and Racquet Club of Sarasota has announced two exciting new fitness programs. The first is the introduction of new fitness phenomenon, Les Mills Bodypump, with a free session at 5:30 p.m. on Mon., Aug. 2. The Bath and Racquet Club are also offering a new six-week conditioning program for golfers that begins on Mon., July 26.

Bath & Racquet Fitness Club is the first club iRead More...

Sarasota helpline’s “Dr. Gary” contributes to benefit special needs children as title ...

Veronica — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:34:09 +0100

The Sarasota Tarpon Tournament taking place in May and June of 2010 was very pleased to call Dr. Gary Kompothecras and his the free medical and lawyer referral service 1-800-ASK-GARY a title sponsor for their annual event this year. The “Tarpon Tourney” celebrated a milestone 80th year in 2010 and the addition of 1-800-ASK-GARY as presenting sponsor enabled them toRead More...

Free digital marketing seminar for Downtown Sarasota Alliance members featuring speakers from ...

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:23:10 +0100

The Downtown Sarasota Alliance and New World Collaborative are hosting a free seminar on strategies to combine online/offline marketing and branding in the “new world” of digital PR. The Whole Foods Market Lifestyle Center (1451 1st Street) will host and provide coffee and light breakfast for the talk, starting at 8 a.m. on Fri., July 23.

Sarasota filmmaking company Midnight Pass Productions announces new feature film “Beautiful ...

Veronica — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 05:00:00 +0100

Midnight Pass Productions is out to change the face of local film, producing a slate of features in Sarasota for audiences worldwide over the next 36 months. The first, “Beautiful Noise,” a modern-day musical-drama, is scheduled to begin principle photography this August after a rousing benefit concert at the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium starring the multi-talented cast of the fiRead More...

Sarasota barbershop quartets perform a "Summertime Songfest" at GPAC

Veronica — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 05:00:00 +0100

The Glenridge PAC is presenting a family-friendly "Summertime Songfest" on Saturday, July 24, with several of Sarasota's favorite barbershop quartets. The Truetones, So Much More and the Bowery Boys, three quartets from the award-winning Sarasota Chorus of the Keys, will be singing their classic harmonies on this summer afternoon, followed by a meet-and-greet with the perfRead More...

Looking for a Web developer? Core competencies

Vision PR and Marketing — Thu, 06 May 2010 18:10:13 +0100

First let me say, I am not a Web developer. But I hire individuals and teams that develop knock-out, highly effective Web sites for my clients. If there is one thing I have learned its that you take a huge risk - and more often make an even bigger mistake - when you hire someone who does not have a multidisciplinary skill base.

What do I mean? Let me paint some pictures for you.

If you hire a "computer guy" who can code anything you want you might have all theRead More...

6 Do's and Don'ts for Your Company's Twitter Account

Vision PR and Marketing — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:57:47 +0100

Twitter is not for everybody or every business, but it has proven a great way to extend the conversation with your public – however you define that public and that conversation. But once you define that group of followers and you begin to attract them – be they potential custormers, clients, associates, or fans – here are some basic do’s and don’ts

- DO have a personality, talk like a person, share stories. No one wants to follow a boring robotRead More...