AP9 TodayEscapes Provides Tips for Traveling With Pets

AP9 TodayEscapes Provides Tips for Traveling With Pets

AP9 TodaysEscapes, from Adaptive Marketing LLC, provides members exceptional savings on all of their travel needs.

Stamford, CT (PRWEB) December 31, 2005

The joyful yet exhausting holiday season has come to a close. In celebration of the New Year, some folks will try to turn over a new leaf by promising to stick to their New Year’s Resolutions, some will desperately try to get back into their ordinary, pre-holiday routines, and others will plan a vacation for a much needed recharge. 

For those who yearn for the hot sun and sandy beaches, sightseeing in the Mediterranean, or snow skiing in the Alps, AP9 TodaysEscapes (http://www. todaysescapes-program. com/), a travel and entertainment discount program offered by Adaptive Marketing LLC, offers members exceptional deals on all of their travel needs - - no matter where. But, what about your best friend -- your pet? Not a strange question at all. Thousands of pet-loving travelers pack up their pets to take with them on vacation every year.

If you can’t bear the thought of having to leave your pet behind while you race off to explore new ground and take that much needed rest, AP9 TodaysEscapes offers some simple tips on how to make sure you and your pet have a happy and safe traveling experience.

-- Pay the vet a visit. Make sure that your pet is up to date on their vaccines. Your beloved four-legged friend will be around a lot of strangers during your travels so it is best to make certain everything is current. You may also want to get a few names of veterinary clinics that are located in the area where you will be vacationing.

-- Update pet ID tags and snap a picture. Just in case your furry or feathered friend gets lost on their own adventure while on vacation, you need to have an ID tag and a collar on them at all times. Take a recent picture of your pet with you so you can show it around if you do become separated from your pet. In addition, if you are traveling by plane, be sure to include the name, address, and phone number of the place where you will be staying right on the pet carrier -- if they are lost between flights, the airline will know where to contact you. 

-- Avoid flying in extreme weather conditions. A 100 degree day is fine if you are sitting in an air conditioned cabin, but to your pet, the flight may be potentially dangerous. Try booking flights in the early morning or late in the evening on high temperature days to ensure your pet is comfortable.

-- Booking accommodations. During your vacation planning, you need to ask the hotel if they will accept pets. And before departing, you may want to reconfirm. It you are staying with family or friends, it is a good idea to let them know that you are bringing your friend in advance. Someone just may be allergic to animals and better to find out before you leave then when you arrive. And on a considerate note - - pick up after your pet! 

AP9 TodaysEscapes members can not only receive great deals on their travel needs but they can receive discounts of up to 20% at popular restaurants and entertainment stores across the country by purchasing gift cards through the program. Members access all their benefits by logging onto DealPass (http://www. dealpass. com/) 24/7, advises AP9 TodaysEscapes.

About AP9 TodaysEscapes (http://www. todaysescapes-program. com/)

AP9 TodaysEscapes is a leading membership discount program offered by Adaptive Marketing LLC (http://www. adaptivemarketing. com/). Headquartered in Stamford, Conn., Adaptive Marketing is a category leader in both membership and loyalty programs, bringing value direct to consumers through an array of benefits in healthcare, discounts, security, personal property and personals. Members may access their benefits at DealPass. com, an online portal for Adaptive Marketing membership programs. With broad online and offline distribution capabilities, Adaptive Marketing offers its corporate client partners effective tools to enhance market presence, strengthen customer affinity and generate additional value through programs, such as AP9 TodaysEscapes.

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Building Health Wellness Consultants team with Genesis Personal Fitness in Southampton, PA

Building Health Wellness Consultants team with Genesis Personal Fitness in Southampton, PA

Building Health Wellness Consultants of Philadelphia is now offering its supplement counseling services at Genesis Personal Fitness in Southampton, PA. This union compliments the list of services offered at Genesis and weight loss programs designed to make changes that last a lifetime.

(PRWEB) April 5, 2004

Genesis Personal Fitness in Southampton, which provides its members with a personalized approach to fitness and weight loss, has now added supplemental counseling to its list of services. Rita Bryan, owner, understood the need for supplementation in the diet but did not want to be viewed as a "pill pusher". Building Health Wellness Consultants believes in educating their clients and reviewing individual needs before suggesting supplements. Building Health uses a Dietary Supplement Questionnaire that is based on Nutritional Symptomatology to evaluate clients' needs. With this information a Profile Analysis is generated and pinpoints a person's potential nutritional deficiencies.

Dolores Curley, owner of Building Health W. C., says that the first thing they review is the condition of a person's digestive system. "Cleansing is the most important thing a person can do for his or her body... especially when trying to lose weight." "If the digestive system isn't working properly, the body is not absorbing nutrients." "In extreme cases this condition can cause nutritional deficiencies in every nutrient." "This is not something that can be ignored....the body will degenerate."

Dolores Curley, owner of Building Health W. C., says that the first thing they review is the condition of a person's digestive system. "Cleansing is the most important thing a person can do for his or her body...especially when trying to lose weight." "If the digestive system isn't working properly, the body is not absorbing nutrients." "In extreme cases this condition can cause nutritional deficiencies in every nutrient." "This is not something that can be ignored....the body will degenerate."

Dolores also states that cleansing can be an uncomfortable process and require reinforcement and client "hand-holding". "What people don't realize is that we have been abusing our bodies for years and years and can't expect to heal ourselves overnight." Genesis offers one-on-one reinforcement and "hand-holding" with its fitness and weight loss programs and has now applied that same approach to supplemental counseling.

The services offered by Building Health W. C. molds perfectly with the Genesis philosophy of building long-term health and a weight loss that lasts a lifetime.

You can find Dolores Curley at Genesis and register for your Dietary Supplement Profile. It is also now a service included in the Genesis Body Transformation Program.

Ceridian To Host 21st Annual Customer Conference

Ceridian To Host 21st Annual Customer Conference

Attendees will have opportunities for training, accreditation, and networking at INSIGHTS 2008.

Minneapolis (PRWEB) July 14, 2008

Ceridian Corporation, a leading provider of HR outsourcing solutions that help companies of all sizes maximize the power of their people while lowering their costs, announced today that approximately 800 customers will attend its 21st annual customer conference. Insights 2008 will be held July 13-17 in National Harbor, MD (just down the river from Washington, DC). Attendees will be hosted by Ceridian employees at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center.

The four day conference will include comprehensive training, product demonstrations, personal and professional development sessions, state and federal compliance updates, and much more. Over 100 unique sessions on human resources, payroll, benefits and management/executive topics will be offered.

Participants can earn up to 20.5 continuing education credits toward recertification for the American Payroll Association's Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) and Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) designations. The event has also been approved for up to 19.5 recertification credit hours towards Professional in Human Resources (PHR), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute. Built-in accreditation elements also help attendees advance their careers.

Ceridian will also offer an opportunity for attendees to earn a diploma through Ceridian University. Ceridian University is a comprehensive program that provides Ceridian product training in a variety of formats including Web-based, distance learning, self-study and classroom training.

About Ceridian:
Ceridian Corporation is a business services company that helps its customers maximize the power of their people, lower their costs and focus on what they do best. The Company's suite of innovative managed human resource solutions includes payroll and compensation, employee benefits administration, staffing, compliance, HR administration and employee assistance programs (EAP), work-life, health and wellness and productivity management solutions. Ceridian serves businesses and employees in the United States, Canada and Europe. For more information about the human resource outsourcing company's comprehensive array of solutions, visit www. ceridian. com or call (800) 729-7655. Through its Comdata and Stored Value Solutions (SVS) subsidiaries, Ceridian is a major payment processor and issuer of credit cards, debit cards and stored value cards, primarily for the trucking and retail industries in the United States. To find out more about the Comdata and SVS solutions, visit www. comdata. com and www. storedvalue. com.

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Outsourcing Copywriting Services Could Help Employers Trim Annual Productivity Losses of $759 Billion

Outsourcing Copywriting Services Could Help Employers Trim Annual Productivity Losses of $759 Billion

Write Idea Marketing Shows Business How To Enjoy "Creativity on Demand" for Less.

(PRWEB) August 18, 2005

According to a joint survey by Salary. com and America Online, the average American worker wastes in excess of two hours each working day, costing employers $759 billion a year in productivity. The results, according to outsourcing expert Beth Dieffenbach, are disastrous, especially for small and mid-sized businesses, which are eliminating creative service functions because they cannot afford to keep them.

Dieffenbach is part of the team at Write Idea Marketing, a well-respected, full-service copywriting outsourcing center, serving the needs of business "around the corner here in the Washington, DC area and around the world." She believes that, "Outsourcing creative functions gives any business the opportunity to deliver a million-dollar marketing message without having to pay nearly as much!"

Outsourcing customer service relations and technology is increasingly commonplace; however, Dieffenbach notes that a surprising number of businesses are unable to figure out how to use this same solution to maintain a healthy bottom line while keeping top-of-the-line creative talent "on call" rather than "on staff."

The Cost of Creativity

A comparison of the creative staffing costs using 20th Century "in-house" model vs. a 21st Century "outsourcing" orientation brings into sharp focus the economic advantages of non-staff talent. "A full-time writer is paid on a basis of a 35-hour workweek, regardless of the work output that is actually requiredÂ…or done," says Dieffenbach.

She points to recent Gallup poll results showing that the average employee spends 75 minutes a day making personal use of company technology, such as phones, computers, fax machines and copiers. "A third of those employees say they are goofing off because they don't have enough work to do," she reports.

In addition to money spent on "goofing off" time, Dieffenbach points out that companies must dig into their pockets to pay employer taxes and workman's comp -- an additional 12% on top of salary. Then, because they can't justify the expense of keeping creative writers on staff, business owners may choose to do their own writing and hope for the best, "but that is far from what they'll achieve," says Dieffenbach.

The goal is cutting costs but the result is a loss of profits. "If a sales message doesn't effectively communicate the value and benefit of a product or service, if won't matter if you're giving away ice for free during a heat wave. If no one reads your copy, no one will know what you have to offer."

Word Power

Dieffenbach says that regardless of the industry sector a company is in, copywriting is king. "Whether your product is holistic medicine or ball bearings or a 'widget,' the quality of your marketing message and the talent of the people writing it will make or break your success."

Dieffenbach notes that Write Idea Marketing proactively identifies and recruits only the most qualified, skilled, and creative service providers available. They select those with a broad range of skills and a proven mastery of the arts and sciences of business writing. "This allows our clients to dip into an enormous 'talent pool' that is constantly being refreshed -- at no expense to them -- and where they can leverage their dollars in order to get the best for less," says Dieffenbach.

For more information about Write Idea Marketing and to learn more about outsourcing copywriting needs to accomplished professionals, contact Beth Dieffenbach at Beth. Dieffenbach@gmail. com or visit www. writeideamarketing. com.

Contact:

Beth Dieffenbach

301-960-4561

Beth. Dieffenbach@gmail. com

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Renaissance Room's Unique Clothing for Women Announces VPS (Very Personal Service)

Renaissance Room's Unique Clothing for Women Announces VPS (Very Personal Service)

Whether shopping online at www. renroom. com or at the unique Peterborough, NH boutique, VPS (Very Personal Service) awaits the customers of this designer-centric clothing store for women. Beginning January 2007, customers who call or visit the Renaissance Room will enjoy the VPS treatment - a one-on-one consultation with RenRoom owner Jacquie Perry regarding styles, colors, and accessories.

Peterborough, NH (PRWEB) January 9, 2007

Whether shopping online at renroom. com or at the unique Peterborough, NH boutique, VPS (Very Personal Service) awaits the customers of this designer-centric clothing store for women (http://www. renroom. com/store/index. php). Beginning January 2007, customers who call or visit the Renaissance Room will enjoy the VPS treatment - a one-on-one consultation with www. RenRoom. com owner Jacquie Perry regarding styles, colors, and accessories.

Jacquie considers a wide range of factors in advising her clients: size, designer risk-tolerance, complementing hair color and skin tone. Jacquie, who has been advising women on health, mental health and style issues for over 25 years, asks many questions of each customer, all in search of the perfect look for each client.

Woman wishing to take advantage of this fashion consulting (http://www. renroom. com/store/index. php) can call the Renaissance Room toll free at 1-877-RENROOM (736-7666). As part of VPS, clothing can be sent to clients for approval and 360 degree photography of selected fashions by e-mail is available at no charge. "Every woman is special and different," Jacquie says, "and what looks great on one person can be a disaster on another. I try to help women look their very best by insuring that they avoid the disaster possibility."

The offerings of the Renaissance Room are at the upper end of the wearable art spectrum. This special boutique tucked quietly away in Peterborough, New Hampshire features top designers from all over the world. Owner Jacquie Perry has an incredible eye for fashion and is especially talented at mixing and matching outfits, colors and styles that one might not ordinarily expect to go together.

Elegant art to wear is more than a tag line in the Renaissance Room; it is the standard. Jacquie hand picks every article of clothing, piece of jewelry, handbag, scarf and shawl as she explores the world choosing pieces from designers such as Krista Larson, Giselle Shepatin, Harari, Mary Frances Bags, Catherine Bacon, Lee Andersen, Ray Harris. Her displays showcase Red Lantern jackets with Suzi Click shawls and scarves, Flying Fig shawls, Mina Mann shawls and scarves, Lorain Croft jackets, and the rich and unique hues of Todd Anthony evening bags.

The next table is offering hats from Lisa Battaglia, Christine Moore, and Louise Green, accented by jewelry from Amy Kahn Russell, Julie Fenton Young, Teresa Goodall, Heidi Daus, and Vivian Fung. Don't overlook the Lulu Guinness bags, Jane Mohr Dress to Kill, Flax, Cynthia Ashby, Tadashi, Amy Brill, Anne Namba Designs, Staley Gretzinger Art To Wear, Judith Jack jewelry, and all the fine designs from Mindy Lam. And these are just a few of the more than 100 designers included in the wide fashion range of the Renaissance Room.

The Renaissance Room web site is www. renroom. com. Its retail location is in Depot Square in the quintessential New England village of Peterborough, NH. With its fine galleries, restaurants, theater and shops, it is well worth a visit. Call 1-877-RENROOM for an appointment or additional information.

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Boyd Campbell joins Lucas Group’s Oil & Gas Division located in San Diego, CA

Boyd Campbell joins Lucas Group’s Oil & Gas Division located in San Diego, CA

Lucas Group, an executive search firm, appointed Boyd Campbell as a Senior Executive Search Consultant for it’s Oil & Gas Division where he will oversee the Steel Pipe search practice. He specializes in placing top talent in sales and engineering roles for world leading companies at the executive and managerial levels on an international basis.

(PRWEB) December 1, 2008

Lucas Group, an executive search firm, appointed Boyd Campbell as a Senior Executive Search Consultant for it’s Oil & Gas Division located in San Diego, CA.

As Senior Executive Search Consultant, Boyd Campbell will oversee the Steel Pipe search practice of the Oil & Gas Division (http://www. lucasgroup. com/expertise/other. asp#oilandgas). He specializes in placing top talent in sales and engineering roles for world leading companies at the executive and managerial levels on an international basis. His knowledge spans across different aspects of the Steel Pipe, Valve and Fitting markets where his previous business relationships and friendships with sales managers to engineers and operations managers brings him a true understanding of this market.

“We are excited to have Boyd Campbell onboard,” stated Larry Sukay, Managing Partner, Lucas Group Search. “His experience and relationships in the Oil & Gas sector will further assist Lucas Group in its long term growth of our Alternative Energy niche.”

Prior to joining the Lucas Group, Mr. Campbell worked for MRI in Dana Point, CA and was transferred to The Compass Network. He recruited in the transportation and logistics vertical markets and later in the Industrial Supply and Distribution vertical markets. He received his Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences from the University of Central Arkansas.

About Lucas Group (http://www. lucasgroup. com/pr)
Lucas Group is one of the nation’s largest executive recruitment firms that built a reputation for successfully providing human capital placements in multiple markets and industries. The search firm has increased its reach, while maintaining a commitment to high performance and unsurpassed industry knowledge. Lucas Group focuses on recruiting top executives in management, advertising/marketing, sales, accounting, manufacturing, legal, military personnel transitioning and technical positions across all major industries. With 18 offices in the United States, Europe and Asia, Lucas Group performs search assignments for Fortune 100+ companies, as well as regional businesses and entrepreneurial firms.

This press release was distributed through eMediawire by Human Resources Marketer (HR Marketer: www. HRmarketer. com) on behalf of the company listed above.

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T. Scott McTague Joins Assess Systems as Director of Consulting Services

T. Scott McTague Joins Assess Systems as Director of Consulting Services

Assessments veteran brings decades of experience, expertise in hospitality industry

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) August 17, 2010

T. Scott McTague, MS, has joined Assess Systems in the role of Director of Consulting Services and is based at the company's Dallas headquarters.

Assess Systems provides talent selection (http://www. assess-systems. com/solutions/talent-selection/) and people development solutions for companies in the hospitality, retail, healthcare and many other industries in the U. S. and worldwide. McTague will oversee client accounts, design custom talent management systems, implement assessments for selection and development, and measure organizational impact and return on investment. He will also provide thought leadership through speaking engagements and writing projects.

McTague's 20 years of consulting experience includes the design, implementation and measurement of strategic human resources, organizational development, and talent management systems for companies of all sizes. He has consulted with many organizations on a variety of issues such as talent selection and development, performance management, succession planning (http://www. assess-systems. com/solutions/people-development/succession-planning/), and organizational effectiveness.

For much of his career, McTague's work has focused on the selection and retention of top performers in high-volume, entry-level positions. He has worked with hundreds of clients in the hospitality (Hotel, QSR, Fast Casual, Full-Service, and Fine Dining) and distribution and manufacturing industries. McTague's in-depth experience led him to author the book "Hiring in Good Times and Bad: A Comprehensive Guide to Entry-Level Staffing" (2001, Quorum Books). According to McTague, the main need of hospitality organizations is to partner with an assessment firm to strategically elevate their talent as a competitive differentiator—no matter what the economic climate.

"Use all available information to make a well-informed decision," McTague said. "An assessment that gives you a comprehensive description of a candidate's competencies and capabilities enables you to hire ‘A' players and keep them a long time."

McTague received his bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Kansas in 1987 and a master's in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of North Texas in 1992. He has had a variety of roles over his career, including assessor, mentor, project manager, client manager, product developer, department head, and board member. After a stint as a freelance consultant, he is looking forward to being part of a team again and working directly with clients.

"We've respected Scott's work in our industry for years and are so glad to have him aboard," said JoAnn McMillan, chief operating officer at Assess Systems. "He brings knowledge, experience and a focus on customer relationships that will serve the company and our clients well."

McTague's most important role is that of husband to his wife and father to his two daughters. He also enjoys sports and is an avid Jayhawks fan.

About Assess Systems
Assess Systems is an innovative software and consulting firm providing talent selection and people development solutions including: competency modeling (http://www. assess-systems. com/assess/define. asp? bc=1&tabs=2), selection process design, entry-level assessments, competency-based professional and managerial assessments, sales assessments, leadership development (http://www. assess-systems. com/solutions/people-development/professional-leadership-development/), 360 feedback, succession planning, performance appraisal and executive assessment and coaching. For more than 25 years, Assess Systems' organizational psychologists have assessed millions of people in a broad spectrum of industries and positions spanning 42 countries and supporting 16 languages. For additional information, please visit http://www. assess-systems. com (http://www. assess-systems. com).

Media Contacts:

Diane Ianni
Assess Systems
972-233-6055
Dianni(at)assess-systems(dot)com

Heath Davis Havlick
Fisher Vista/HRmarketer
831-685-9700
Hhavlick(at)hrmarketer(dot)com

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