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Brand New Teleseminar Series On Job Search Methods Announced

Announcing THE SPIRITUAL JOB SEARCH TELESEMINAR SERIES March 23rd and 24th. TWO FREE PREVIEW calls for those who are in a job search or afraid they MIGHT be!

The TWELVE CRITICAL TACTICS of a successful search will be the focus as well as determining WHAT you’re selling and HOW to talk about it! The two FREE calls will wind up with suggestions of HOW to take care of yourself during a stressful time.

Peggy Collins has been a JOB SEARCH COACH for over twenty years and has participated in fifteen major downszings as well as coaching hundreds in all industries and levels one-on-one. She’s the author of the McGraw Hill published book Help Is Not a Four-Letter Word: Why Doing It All Is Doing You In.

To sign up for this GROUNDBREAKING SERIES or for more information, just go www.thespiritualjobsearch.com

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Lighterlife Has Achieved ‘First Class Star Status’ With The Best Companies Accreditation 2009 Project, After Demonstrating Healthy Work Practices And High Levels Of Employee Care

LighterLife, Harlow based weight-loss company, has achieved ‘First Class Star Status’ with the Best Companies Accreditation 2009 project, after demonstrating healthy work practices and high levels of employee care.

Best Companies Accreditation has been established to acknowledge excellence in the workplace and the great leadership skills, strong company values and positive impact a company has on the local community. These areas were highlighted as areas of excellence for LighterLife.

Staff comments included, “My organisation makes a positive difference to the world we live in”, “I am excited about where this organisation is going” and “This organisation is run on strong values/principles”.

Based on staff feedback the Michelin style elite accreditation system rates organisations on leadership, management, personal growth, wellbeing, the extent to which employees feel their organisation has a positive impact on society, employee’s feelings towards their immediate colleagues, levels of engagement and pay and benefits.

Already exceeding all criteria of the Investors In People Standard, LighterLife entered the Best Companies Accreditation project to be benchmarked against other businesses and it is considered exceptional for a first time entrant to be awarded star status. LighterLife will also be featured in the Best Companies Guide, an annual reference guide that provides independent and unbiased information on some of the UK’s best workplaces.

LighterLife aims to help people with weight loss to get them out of the obesity danger zone and reach a healthy weight, whilst at the same time working towards creating a healthy attitude, healthy work practices and a healthy company.

Commenting on the accreditation, Octavia Morley, Chief Executive Officer, said “There is no better way of testing the health of your company than by providing your staff a confidential opportunity to tell it how it is. It provides staff with an opportunity to appraise the company they work for and offers us real and usable insight into the areas which we need to develop further. We have always thought LighterLife is a great company to work for, but it is fantastic to have this validated”.

About LighterLife
LighterLife is a weight-loss and weight-management programme for people who are one stone or more overweight and with a BMI of 25 or above. Over 100,000 people have successfully lost weight with LighterLife since 1996. The unique LighterLife approach offers specific overweight and clinically obese weight loss programmes in the form of diets using nutritionally complete soups, shakes and bars combined with specialised counselling using cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and transactional analysis (TA) techniques. Clients benefit not only from rapid, safe weight loss but they also learn the behavioural changes needed to sustain it. Founded in 1996, the LighterLife Programme was developed by three of its directors – Jackie Cox, Bar Hewlett and Rebecca Hunter.

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Bigmouthmedia Hires MTV Executive, Richard Tan, As Chief Financial Officer

Formerly Senior Vice President of Finance and Operations at MTV Networks UK & Ireland, Richard Tan brings a wealth of global business experience to the new role. Responsible for the group’s financial structure and performance across 10 international territories, he will play a key strategic role in the continued development and expansion of bigmouthmedia, Europe’s largest independent digital marketing agency.

“As the group continues to press forward with its ambitious growth strategy, we have identified the need to recruit a CFO capable of injecting fresh impetus and expertise at a senior group level. Richard’s breadth of experience working with growing international businesses, implementing acquisitions and driving group synergies made him the ideal man for the job,” said Steve Leach, bigmouthmedia CEO.

Working at MTV Networks from 2004, Tan held responsibility for all financial and operational affairs across the brand’s portfolio including Paramount, Nickelodeon and the Nordic Region. Playing a key role in helping to drive business and commercial strategy, he oversaw the company’s business and performance analysis while managing all aspects of its infrastructure and service areas.

Previously, Tan spent eleven years progressing through several Sony Divisions including Sony Corporation of America, Sony Music Entertainment Europe, Sony Music Independent Network Europe (“SINE”) and Sony Music Entertainment UK. In his last position he was simultaneously Director, Finance of Sony Music Entertainment UK as well as Finance Director, SINE, where his responsibilities included driving UK e-media financial and commercial strategy and the management of Sony’s independent record company relationships.

Originally qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte and Touche, Tan’s appointment marks the latest in a series of senior executive appointments at bigmouthmedia. UK Managing Director Lyndsay Menzies was recently promoted to Chief Operating Officer while International Head of Sales and Marketing David Hardy, International Head of IT Rob Noronah and Head of Client Strategy Phil Stelter have all joined the company in recent months.

“I’m delighted to have joined bigmouthmedia at such a pivotal stage of the digital marketing industry’s development. The company is well financed, has an impressive international footprint and is uniquely positioned to capitalise on the market changes set to take place over the course of the near future,” said Tan.

About bigmouthmedia
Founded in 1997, bigmouthmedia is Europe’s largest independent digital marketing agency. With a team of over 200 staff located across 13 offices in 10 countries on 3 continents, the company maximises exposure for major brands online through a variety of fully integrated digital marketing channels: Search engine optimisation, PPC, Online Media Planning, Affiliate marketing, Social Networking, Brand Monitoring, Online PR and Web Analytics. Bigmouthmedia also provides up to date daily digital marketing news to ensure clients are fully informed and aware of all industry developments.

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Bigmouthmedia has announced the appointment of Lastminute.com CEO, Ian McCaig, to the company’s board in a non-executive role

Bigmouthmedia has announced the appointment of Ian McCaig to the company’s board. Joining bigmouthmedia, Europe’s largest independent digital marketing agency, in a non-executive role, the lastminute.com CEO brings a wealth of client side international business experience to the position.

“Digital marketing plays an increasingly important role in the success of online commerce and it is a particularly exciting time for this growth sector,” said McCaig. “The industry is set to take an even more prominent place on the global stage and, as a leading-edge brand with a great history and pan-European footprint, bigmouthmedia is perfectly positioned to remain at the forefront of this fast evolving industry.”

McCaig, who will remain in his lastminute.com post, has a history of involvement in companies poised to make a major impact on the international markets. He was appointed COO of lastminute.com in 2003 and has been responsible for the group’s operations throughout Europe. Since joining he has worked on the growth and development of lastminute.com and has successfully led the integration with Travelocity since its acquisition in July.

Aged 41, Ian was previously Vice President of 3G operations at Nokia and spent seven years overall in the telecommunications industry.

“We are particularly excited by the addition of Ian to our board”, commented Steve Leach, CEO of bigmouthmedia. “While his extensive experience in the online and technology sectors will deliver obvious benefits, his mastery of the mergers, acquisitions and integration process will be of great value as we enter the next phase in bigmouthmedia’s development.”

Bigmouthmedia GmbH was formed in 2006 with the merger of bigmouthmedia limited and Global Media GmbH to form the largest privately held digital marketing agency in Europe through the backing of The Carlyle Group. Nazo Moosa, a director at Carlyle who sits on the board of bigmouthmedia, said: “We believe these challenging markets provide an opportunity for the leaders in each industry to consolidate their position. We are committed to supporting bigmouthmedia in its aim to lead the fragmented digital marketing sector in Europe, and are confident Ian will play a key role in achieving this.”

About bigmouthmedia

Founded in 1997, bigmouthmedia is Europe’s largest independent digital marketing agency. With a team of over 200 staff across 13 offices in 10 countries on 3 continents, the company maximises exposure for major brands online through a variety of fully integrated digital marketing channels: Search engine optimisation, PPC, Online Media Planning, Affiliate Marketing, Social Networking, Brand Monitoring, Online PR and Web Analytics. Bigmouthmedia also provides up to date daily digital marketing news to ensure clients are fully informed and aware of all industry developments.

Leading the digital marketing strategies of a third of the UK’s most trusted brands, bigmouthmedia services over 300 big-brand customers globally including: Adidas, Hilton, British Airways, Tesco, Aer Lingus, BP, Barclays, Castrol, Conrad International, Dorling Kindersley, Early Learning Centre, , Fasthosts, Jumeirah, Canon, Samsung, Starbucks, Top Man, Debenhams, Which?, Lacoste, Euler Hermes and Wall Street Institute.

 

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Dubai International Capital Named In Top Ten Percentile Of The World’s Top Employers

Dubai Holding, has announced that Dubai International Capital LLC (‘DIC’), its international investment arm, has been ranked in the top ten percentile, against regional and global benchmarks, in the TRI*M 2007 Employee Satisfaction Survey. TRI*M is a global leader in customer stakeholder management research, and part of TNS, a global market information and insight group.

H.E. Mohammed Al Gergawi, Chairman of Dubai Holding said: “DIC made outstanding progress in 2007 under Sameer Al Ansari’s leadership. Sameer Al Ansari and the Dubai International Capital team have built a highly profitable international investment company in a remarkably short time and these exceptional results reflect DIC’s high standards of corporate governance and high levels of employee satisfaction. The results reinforce the UAE’s status as a career destination for talented professionals in the financial sector and also demonstrate its position as a leading global financial centre.”

Sameer Al Ansari, Executive Chairman and CEO of DIC said: “DIC has achieved a great deal in a short time with a significant investment push into Asian markets this year and the closing of several major transactions in 2007. We are building on this momentum with an ambitious recruitment drive at a senior level with a target of 130 employees by the end of 2008 compared to 85 in 2007. We are hiring the resource and senior talent we need for the next phase of DIC’s ambitious growth strategy.”

The assets under management of Dubai International Capital now total over US$12 billion with a target to double assets under management to US$25 billion within the next two years. DIC has been profitable since its inception in 2004 and has earned global recognition as a world class investment company.

DIC Emerging Markets division made its first direct investment in the region with the family-owned Rivoli Group, a luxury retail chain based in the UAE. DIC’s Jordan Dubai Capital, a US$300 million fund, acquired a 51% stake in the Central Electricity Generating Company through its energy investment arm ENARA Energy Arabia. DIC recently announced the launch of China Dubai Capital, a $1billion fund to invest in China in partnership with First Eastern as well as Saudi Dubai Capital, a $1 billion fund to invest in KSA.

About Dubai International Capital:
Established in 2004, DIC is an international investment company focused on both private equity and public equity. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Dubai Holding, DIC manages an international portfolio of diverse assets that provide its stakeholders with value growth, diversification, and strategic investments. Assets under management total over US$12 billion. DIC was named MENA Private Equity Firm of the Year in the 6th annual Awards for Excellence in Private Equity Europe 2008, organised by Dow Jones Private Equity News.

About the survey:
The survey results were measured by the TRI*M model which gives a single number score representing the level of employee commitment including overall satisfaction, recommendation, rejoining, motivation of colleagues and market strengths.

In the findings, 85% of DIC employees believe DIC has a strong reputation in the market which reflects that staff are proud to be working for the firm. 83% of employees would recommend DIC as a company to work for, compared to 74.5% in 2006.

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Cranberry Resort Offers A Wide Range Of Affordable Corporate And Small Business Events

Treat your employees to a holiday party they’ll never forget at Cranberry Resort Book your next holiday party for an affordable price at beautiful Cranberry Resort in Collingwood. Cranberry Resort offers various deals for the holiday season including buffet style or plated dinner parties, and two charming locations to choose from.

Enjoy your very own corporate party at either Bear Estate in the well-appointed William Watts Ball Room, or at the lovely Atoka House, set against the panoramic backdrop of Blue Mountain. For the low price of $34.95, you’ll enjoy a specialty catered dinner, free hors d’oeuvres, fruit punch, late night coffee and delicious Christmas cookies. Cranberry Resort will also be offering the chance for someone at the party to win a grand prize of a one week vacation at Cranberry Resort.

If a corporate party isn’t what you’re looking for, Small Businesses from all over Ontario have the chance to come together. There is a special evening available which caters to small businesses, with something for every industry of every kind. You will also have the chance to win a grand prize of a one week vacation at Cranberry Resort at this event as well. The Small Business Christmas party is to be held on Friday November 28th, and Saturday December 6th. You’ll enjoy a delicious Turkey and Roast Beef Dinner Buffet, and then boogie on the dance floor to the beat of Soundscapes d.j. If you book by October 6th, you’ll receive a discounted rate of only $29.95 per person for the evening and only $89.95 for the Accommodation Rate. A fantastic price for a fantastic night!

For more information e-mail mwilliams@thecranberryresort.com or give them a call at (705) 445-6600 X 253.

Cranberry Resort, set against the panoramic backdrop of Blue Mountain and the beautiful waters of Georgian Bay, is a world-renowned, 750 acre year-round vacation destination.

At the Cranberry Resort, a Gold Medalist in Canada’s Golf Ranking Magazine of the top golf resorts in Canada, you can experience an expansive 18-hole golf

course, full-service marina, fine dining, a luxurious spa and a wide range of outdoor and indoor fun the whole family can take part in. Cranberry Resort is a 4-season vacation paradise!

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