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Meet PPB's 2011 Rising Stars
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The promotional products industry has seen significant change in the past year, with much of the momentum driven by the industry's innovators. In this issue of PPB magazine, we tip our hats to the individuals challenging the way we work, the way we sell and the way we communicate. They come from a variety of backgrounds: manufacturing, marketing and even fashion. And they have a variety of interests: golf, hockey, baseball and Zumba®. Some grew up in the industry while others stumbled into the world of promotional products by accident. One Rising Star was even a child model. The common thread among all of these outstanding professionals is their leadership, insight and drive for excellence. Congratulations to the Rising Stars of 2011.
CJ Schmidt
Vice President of Sales
HIT Promotional Products
Age: 28
CJ Schmidt's rise to vice president of sales for Largo, Florida-based distributor HIT Promotional Products (UPIC: HITP0001) is all in the family. Schmidt's father, Bill, is the owner of HIT, and he and his brother, Bill Schmidt, Jr., are executive leaders, but Schmidt doesn't take this family connection for granted.
He has worked within the business since he was kid; in the sample room at age 10, and in the warehouse, in printing and in customer service while attending college at the University of Florida. He learned the promotional products industry from the ground up, but still it wasn't what he thought he wanted to do.
Schmidt had his heart set on becoming a sports agent. But during his last summer in college, he worked in sales at HIT, and he got a full sense of the business. Upon graduation, he officially joined the team and began working his way up in sales. And it's been an impressive ride. He now leads a team of 30-plus salespeople and 18 outside-sales representatives. HIT eclipsed $100 million in total sales this year, a goal the company has had for the last five years.
"Since CJ's arrival at HIT five years ago, the company has doubled in sales," says Sydra Newell, vice president of sales for supplier SnugZ USA (UPIC: SNUGZUSA), who nominated Schmidt for the Rising Stars recognition. "They have increased their product offerings, increased their sales force, reduced their pricing, reduced their lead times and improved their imprint capabilities," she says. "CJ is one of the driving forces for how this company has evolved."
"My dad's been my mentor through this whole process, so I owe a ton to him," says Schmidt. "I would have never been in the position I am today without him. He's enabled me to grow into the businessman that I've become today."
And while he is young, he comes to the industry with much more insight and experience than most. As Newell says, "He has the spirit of the young man that he is, but also has the experience and expertise of a wise older person."
Because of this, he has a unique perspective to the business. "I think the internet is causing changes to how business is being done," says Schmidt. "It works in our favor because we're able to facilitate channels to both develop the relationships with the internet-based companies and continue the traditional buying model."
What's next for Schmidt? He wants to continue to help the company grow, achieve more sales records and, of course, continue to attend as many Florida Gator games as possible.
Jim Walrod
National Account Team Leader
The Image Group
Age: 28
When Jim Walrod was surrounded by sponsors and logos while a golfer during his collegiate career, little did he dream of having a successful business career in this arena, too.
Between his junior and senior years of college, Walrod interned at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic, an LPGA golf tournament. Toledo, Ohio-based distributor The Image Group (UPIC: IMAGEGRP), a tournament sponsor, saw him and thought he was a go-getter and soon offered him a job.
"Jim came to The Image Group immediately after college and has made a significant impact on our approach to new business development," says Jon Levine, president of The Image Group. "He pushes our organization to be different from our industry model and to be the most important partner our clients have when dealing with their brand."
For Walrod, this means making the client look good. "You have to be able to make sure the clients get the product they want, at the price they ordered it, in time for the event, and you have to make it happen," says Walrod, who's been with The Image Group for six years. "It's like the analogy of the duck on the pond—it's calm on top, but underneath you're paddling like hell."
Instead of participating in things such as business card exchanges, Walrod takes a unique approach to business by getting involved in the Toledo community. He helps the community that he loves and gets in front of companies at the same time.
At 28, he has already been president of Epic, a 1,200-member young leaders program in northwest Ohio, and on the board for the United Way, Leadership Toledo, Greater Toledo Chamber of Commerce, Regional Growth Partnership and the 2011 U.S. Senior Open.
"I wanted to help stop the theory that Toledo was losing all of its young professionals to other, more progressive communities," says Walrod. "I worked with others to start Epic Toledo, which promotes the fact that there is a thriving community of young professionals in Toledo; we call it the 'brain gain.'"
Walrod continues to use golf in his professional career.
"Golf very much has a disciplined etiquette that translates well into the business world. Being on the course for four hours with someone, you can really learn a lot about them. I can ask questions and listen to a client," says Walrod.
What's the next course for this rising star? He wants to continue to support the community and make Toledo a place that his daughter will grow up to be proud to call home. Plus, as Walrod says, "I hope to someday be thought of not as a rising star, but as a star of the industry."
Matt Kaspari
Kaspo, Inc.
Age: 28
Problem solvers love challenges, so maybe that's why it's no surprise that Matt Kaspari, president of Denver-based Kaspo Incorporated (UPIC: Kaspo705), chose to get a master's degree in applied mathematics.
"Mathematics was the hardest thing that I saw, and so I wanted to take that on because, to me, it was like the ultimate challenge. Math is problem-solving, and the way people face problems is a true show of character," says Kaspari.
Perhaps it's the same drive for challenges that led Kaspari to become the president of his own distributorship at the ripe age of 20. As a young boy, Kaspari was always looking at challenges and creating opportunities. From selling bubble gum in school to a mouse-breeding business, Kaspari's entrepreneurial drive started at a young age.
By the time he was 15, Kaspari was working in the warehouse of his uncle's distributorship. A quick learner, Kaspari soon moved to sales and discovered he was in an industry that can help and empower people.
"I started to realize the power of promotional items in that you can use them strategically in such a way to build a person or business," explains Kaspari. "I felt that if you could use promotional items to help a company grow, it would empower them, and I thought that was a perfect thing to fit right in my life."
His instinct has paid off. Kaspari and his team of employees doubled their sales last year, and they plan to double this year's numbers as well.
Did he miss anything by starting at the top? Kaspari says no. Instead of climbing the corporate ladder, he'd rather be the ladder.
"I could clean the windows of a skyscraper, or I could build a doghouse," says Kaspari. "I would much rather build the doghouse because then it would be my doghouse, and I could put the window where I wanted it!"
Another reason for his success is Kaspari's focus on value, not price. As part of this approach, Kaspari considers his staff to be what he calls "brand loyalists," charged with building brand loyalty for clients. He has even put the title on his business card.
As one employee, Cameron Monaco, who nominated him for the honor, describes him, "Matt is a philanthropic individual with great principles, high integrity, honesty and compassion. He also seems to discover a way in his day to volunteer and give back to his community."
Volunteerism has become an important component in Kaspari's life. He assisted the Denver mayor's office in developing a math program to help assign volunteers to the citywide Bike Sharing Program. He currently serves on the boards of Environmental Learning for Kids and the Arthritis Foundation, and he mentors an eighth-grade boy through a seven-year commitment with the Challenge Foundation.
"My rules are simple. I lead by example, I have fun, I'm optimistic and I'm energetic," says Kaspari. "Those are all important qualities to bring to the office and to our clients. People can tell when you're excited about what you do, when you love what you do."
Kari Moravec
Senior Account Manager
Gold Bond, Inc.
Age: 29
It's like drinking a Red Bull. This is how Kari Moravec describes the energy she feels when she meets with customers and learns how she can help their businesses grow. As senior account manager for Hixson, Tennessee-based supplier Gold Bond, Inc. (UPIC: GOLD0008), she works with 62 customers in a five-state region.
Although Moravec grew up around the promotional products industry (her uncle, Dale Moravec, is a 30-year industry veteran), Moravec studied interior design and marketing, but promotional products were a natural fit. She started her industry career as a supplier at Quikey Manufacturing Co., Inc., followed by four years with Sweda Co., LLC before moving to Gold Bond.
"Mike Burns at Quikey hired me and fired me in the same day. He told me, 'I'm going to get you in the industry, you're going to love it, and you're going to go places,' and I asked a colleague, 'Did he just talk me in and out of this job all in one meeting?' And the colleague replied, 'Yes, he did!'"
Starting on the supplier side, Moravec gives credit for much of her success to her mentors along the way, as well as "good customers who allowed me to know their customers and become a true value. Strong partnerships have allowed me to become a key supplier and partner," she says.
As part of her success, Moravec follows her motto: There are no written rules. "It is important to remember that if we remain static, opportunity will pass us by," she says. "As suppliers, we must constantly change what value means to our customers and, in turn, to their customers. I am constantly questioning stagnant industry practices and encouraging change."
Moravec says her strong work ethic and drive to go beyond the customer's expectations comes from her parents. It's an attitude she brings to her other pursuits, as well. Moravec gives many volunteer hours to the promotional products industry. She's been involved with PPAI on a national level, and she also served as the youngest president of the Michigan Promotional Professionals Association (MiPPA). She's also been involved with the Ohio Promotional Products Association (OPPA) and was named OPPA's Supplier Representative of the Year.
"When one evaluates the promotional products landscape, there are only so many who are ready to lead this industry into the future," says Moravec's nominator Bryan Vaughn, MAS, national sales manager for Winona, Minnesota-based LarLu Display-Tec (UPIC: LarLu). "Kari is at the forefront of these individuals. She has already accomplished a great deal, and I am confident the best is yet to come. She will continue to be loved by her customers, appreciated by her bosses and recognized by the industry. Her star is certainly rising."
Jamie Cohen, CAS
Director, Outside Sales
Sonic Promos
Age: 31
Maybe it's his red hair. Or, perhaps his overabundance of creativity. Or, the fact that he was once a child model. No matter the reason, Jamie Cohen, CAS, has the energy and insight to deliver what it takes to make his clients succeed.
After a brief stint in sports marketing, at 24 Cohen started his own business—Creative Papers Plus—on his dad's suggestion, targeting promotional items for corporate clients.
"I worked out of the basement for three years, building a client base through previous contacts, networking and just being a good person," says Cohen. "I joined forces with Sonic Promos four years ago with growth being the common goal of both firms. Our goal then was to eclipse the $1 million mark, and we are now surpassing $2 million."
Why the success? Cohen says, "It's amazing how often I say this. If you can be a nice, competent person, it's crazy how far you can go."
Cohen recalls one of his favorite campaigns, for Kaboom, a nonprofit that builds playgrounds with funding from The Home Depot. Home Depot pledged to build 1,000 playgrounds in 1,000 days and, when the last one was complete, it wanted to do a party at all 3,500 stores. Cohen had to send "party boxes" to all the stores. He also had to find trusted suppliers that could come through for them in a tight spot. "That was the first time I learned to only use trusted industry suppliers."
Today, Cohen is a proponent of having great vendor relationships, and he has a list of 20 to 30 vendors that he primarily uses. Plus, he focuses on the latest trends and techniques.
"Jamie has his eye on the future at all times. The new trend, fashion-forward decoration technique—he is constantly bringing these things to the attention of our staff and clients, adding value to the services we provide," says Seth Weiner, MAS, president of Sonic Promos, a 2010 PPB Rising Star who nominated Cohen for this year's honors.
Cohen's intuition has paid off. In the past 18 months, he has earned the industry's Certified Advertising Specialist designation (CAS), created a program that was nominated for a Pyramid Award and received a Peake Award for Excellence from Chesapeake Promotional Products Association (CPPA).
"He has been instrumental in measuring and assessing our company's long-term technological, logistical and personnel needs in ways that stand to maximize our capabilities," says Weiner. "Through his tireless work evaluating our client and vendor statistical histories, Jamie has helped team members focus on the relationships that yield big-impact results."
Cohen accomplishes all of this while making work-life balance a top priority. He is able to spend time with his wife and two daughters every day, and he still fits in a round of golf—his favorite pastime.
Cohen laughs, "In five years, if I'm not playing on the PGA Tour—which, we'll see what happens—I'll be doing exactly what I'm doing now. I enjoy what I do, and I'm happy."
Amanda Clay, MAS
Vice President of Sales
Walker-Clay, Inc.
Age: 31Chances are if you know Amanda Clay, MAS, you've heard about Zumba—the Latin-influenced aerobic fitness craze. Clay, vice president of sales for Hanson, Massachusetts-based distributor Walker-Clay, Inc. (UPIC: WALKCLAY), started taking Zumba classes a year ago, and now, just months later, she is a Zumba instructor. It's just one example of the 100-percent focus Clay puts into everything she does.
A third-generation family member at Walker-Clay, she has worked in the family business since age 13, when she first helped assemble calendars.
"I got tired of it and saw a pen catalog, so I decided to try selling pens over the phone," Clay says. She soon became the resident expert on BIC pens. Except for a brief stint selling ad space, she has been officially in the industry for almost 10 years.
One of Clay's visible strengths (besides her Zumba moves) is her ability to network inside and outside of the industry, according to her peers.
"Amanda has such a love for this industry," says Jackie DeFusco with BIC, who nominated Clay. "She knows everyone and is such a pleasure to work with from a supplier/distributor perspective. She is a fair, aggressive salesperson, who conducts her daily business with the utmost professionalism and upbeat fresh ideas and personality."
Her personality has made her many friends in the industry. "She has done a tremendous job in sales and building relationships with suppliers," says William Clay, her dad and owner of Walker-Clay. "It takes forever to walk up the entrance at The PPAI Expo because so many people want to stop her to say 'Hi.'"
Clay says one key to her success is that she talks openly with others about her clients and doesn't feel the need to be secretive to protect her client base. She notes that suppliers seem to get along great and talk with each other, while the distributors tend to be more protective.
She also admits that she doesn't like to wait for things to happen but prefers to make them happen. This impatience can be a positive because it causes her to get back to clients and suppliers quickly.
"Buyers are savvy today," says Clay. "It used to be that nobody knew how to find products, but now the internet makes it easy to find things. These days you need to set yourself apart, as being a little bit different, not just product-selling, and help clients find the best choice for their needs, not just the best price."
Clay is also committed to volunteering her time and talents for the industry, serving on the board of directors for the New England Promotional Products Association (NEPPA) and on the PPAI Awards and Recognition Action Group. When she's not volunteering for the promotional products field, she's on the field, literally, coaching youth soccer at the U12 and U16 levels.
Kathleen Milbier
Preferred Accounts Executive
AddVenture Products
Age: 32
You might not know Kathleen Milbier, but chances are you know Compressed Kathleen. She's been seen around the world, including Asia, Europe and Africa. She appears at customer offices, at industry events and even on television.
Compressed Kathleen is the brainchild of Milbier, who is the preferred accounts executive for San Diego, California-based supplier AddVenture Products (UPIC: COMPREST), and it's just one example of the creativity and personal approach she brings to her accounts.
"Compressed Kathleen came from me wanting to come up with a creative way to get in front of my clients when my travel budget was cut due to the economy. I needed to brand myself on a dime," says Milbier.
She got the idea from a children's book character and created a compressed t-shirt likeness. She sent the compressed t-shirt to her top-25 distributor reps as a thank-you, along with a brief message: "Here's me. It was a great year. I hope I can hang out with you." What originally began as a gift evolved into a whole social media campaign where Milbier asked her friends, fans and followers to post pictures of Compressed Kathleen wherever they were around the world.
"Kathleen was the first person in our industry to market herself this way," says Brad White, a former co-worker at AddVenture Products who is now with Austin, Texas-based Boundless Network. "There are many copycats out there now, which is proof of her great idea and successful campaign."
Milbier began her career in athletic apparel in Boston, moved to the West Coast with a licensed t-shirt company, then landed at AddVenture Products because she wanted to get back into marketing and advertising while using apparel. She's been with the company almost five years.
She credits her success to AddVenture CEO Alan Davis, who leads by example. "He allows the team to come up with unique campaigns and to sell in unique ways. The premise of the company is based on creativity and coming up with different ways to sell the product," says Milbier.
"I'm still doing my traditional selling techniques, but I'm also using this brand and social media to really broaden who I am as a person, what AddVenture is as a company and what our products are as a whole," she says. "I'm trying to create a conversation piece that differentiates people. It just shows that a personal brand is important, too."
She currently manages 35 distributor accounts, and three of her clients are also on this year's Rising Stars list: Jamie Cohen, CAS, Sonic Promos; Jim Walrod, The Image Group; and Mark Graham, RIGHTSLEEVE.com.
"Seeing that three of those people are on this Rising Stars list does make it exciting because that means that we are partnering, thinking outside the box and coming up with new concepts and new ways of doing business," she says.
Adam Thornton
General Manager
Match-Up Promotions
Age: 33
Adam Thornton didn't expect to be a successful leader in the promotional products industry, but what he's accomplished in a short time has certainly turned heads. As general manager of Longwood, Florida-based Match-Up Promotions (UPIC: MATCHUP), he's led what was once a financially struggling company to six consecutive years of profitability.
Interestingly, he is one of few employees at Match-Up to come from outside the promotional products industry. In 2000, prior to Match-Up, he worked on John McCain's 2000 presidential nomination team, and later marketed motor sports programs and consumer promotions for a consumer electronics firm before joining Match-Up to help the financially struggling company.
"He took over the general manager role in 2004 and helped Match-Up grow from a $3 million distributorship to over $10 million in 2010," says Match-Up's production manager, Heidi Ciaramella, who nominated Thornton as a Rising Star. "It's because he is active in all aspects of the operation, from client services, sales, vendor management, marketing, operations and even helping in the warehouse if needed. He continues to be forward-thinking in all aspects of management."
A key part of this success is the focus on supplier relationships, says Thornton. "We want to partner with the manufacturers that have the same philosophy and care for the clients as we do. We have a number of wonderful suppliers that are as much a part of our success as anything we've done here. Now 87 percent of our spend is with our 40 top suppliers."
Another key factor in the company's success is the niche that Match-Up has developed in sports apparel, providing programs to top-level teams such as the Orlando Magic and Florida Marlins. It also has a corporate division, for which Thornton himself spearheaded the signing of a Fortune 100 account.
Interestingly, Thornton's influences have come mostly from outside the industry, including his father, who was a corporate executive with IBM for 25 years. He's also turned to other people from Match-Up's parent company who have been successful in other types of businesses.
Maybe it's this unique, outside perspective that gave Thornton the idea to take a non-traditional approach to hiring and sales structure. He implemented a unique, three-tiered sales structure so that when a successful salesperson is combined with Match-Up's customer service, it becomes a profitable situation for all. Plus, he allows his team to make decisions quickly without going through layers of bureaucracy. It's an equation that's working for Thornton and his team.
Why the passion for promotional products for an individual who came from outside the industry?
"It's fun to see our products out there," says Thornton. "For instance, seeing 20,000-plus Tampa Bay Lightening shirts on ESPN and being part of the magic of the playoff games is exciting."
Michelle Kajan
Account Executive
Jack Nadel International
Age: 33
Married, brand-new mom and member of Jack Nadel International's Golden Tiger sales level—life is good for account executive Michelle Kajan.
Starting off as an assistant, she was quickly promoted to sales representative after just six months, and now, six years later, is one of the top producers for Culver City, California-based distributor Jack Nadel International (UPIC: NADELINC).
"Not having a background in the promotional products industry, it was like starting my career over when I joined Jack Nadel," says Kajan. "I really had to open up and just humble myself a little bit. I had to ask my peers at JNI for help and utilize my suppliers."
During her early days at Jack Nadel, Kajan learned about products and suppliers, about imprinting and the processes involved, and took factory tours to gain an understanding of what goes into the products from the inside out. Today she works with all types of clientele, but specializes in the entertainment and fashion industries.
"The way I approach my clients is to think of myself as a personal shopper," says Kajan. "From a project standpoint, you must be organized, understand the client's needs and roll with what they are throwing at you, and do it with a smile."
Kajan put her creativity to work with a successful campaign for Gatorade. The beverage company was launching a new product while at the same time recognizing Michael Jordan for being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. It wanted to use courtside coolers, filled with seven limited-edition bottles of Gatorade. Kajan's job was to create a kit to showcase these bottles and an additional 12 to 15 promotional items.
"I had less than one month to turn around these custom kits, which were being given to 300-plus 'A-listers,' including President Obama," says Kajan. "The top 100 kits had autographed bottles and included a Sony Reader upgraded with a voice chip of Michael Jordan. Every detail was branded on this piece, and fulfillment was literally done with white gloves."
Her approach has paid off. This year, Kajan received JNI's first-level Golden Tiger sales award for reaching more than $500,000 in sales. She traces the roots of her sales success to when she saw peers surpassing her and wondered what she wasn't doing. She reached out for help, and CEO Craig Nadel sent her to shadow a successful senior salesperson. "I realized that I was working harder instead of smarter." She made a few changes and, within a month, saw the results.
In spite of her success, Kajan has also found time to support Step Up, a nonprofit organization that raises money for under-privileged teen programs. Now she looks forward to being a role model for her own child.
"The promotional products industry has just been so phenomenal, especially the doors it's opened up for me," says Kajan.
Dave Willis
Age: 34
As president of Celina, Ohio-based Visions/Awardcraft (UPIC: VISIONS), a manufacturer of high-end recognition awards, Dave Willis is constantly looking for ways to be more efficient. It's why he was hand-picked when Visions Awards and Awardcraft merged in 2001.
Prior to joining Visions/Awardcraft, Willis was on the management fast track at Federal Mogul, a $6 billion manufacturer of automotive, heavy truck and specialized machinery. Willis enjoyed the management aspect and noted that he wanted to be able to communicate with engineers on productivity issues, no matter how technical. That's why he earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering (and later, an MBA) while working at Federal. At one point, Willis managed three different product lines and $40 million in revenue as Federal Mogul made its name as a leader in lean manufacturing.
"They thought they were as efficient as they could get," says Willis. "I was able to double productivity in three departments in three years."
Whether it's a seal, a sparkplug or an award, Willis knows what it takes to be efficient, and at the time when Visions and Awardcraft were merging, they needed someone to help them figure out how to merge production.
"Visions/Awardcraft came for a tour of lean manufacturing at the Federal plant and needed some help with integration and process management. They saw how we could stamp out 10,000 sparkplugs at a time, but they struggled in creating an efficient way to manufacture one-of-a-kind awards. The next day, I took a tour of Visions and wrote on a whiteboard how I would design their production. After I drew it on the board, they called me two days later and offered me a job," says Willis.
He started out as vice president of manufacturing, completely changing production worldwide, including plants in Ohio, the Philippines and China. From there, he was promoted to operations and general manager, and then in 2007 to president.
"I have never seen someone this young have the ability to run a global company," says Les Dorfman at Visions/Awardcraft, who nominated Willis. "He is the total package, with sales, production and a vision for the organization, as well as an inspirational leader."
The challenge that whet Willis' appetite at Visions/Awardcraft was the fact that the company's awards are truly custom, one-of-a-kind. Plus, when designing a system for awards, it had to be flexible enough to produce in stainless, resin or pewter, using the same number of people at the same speed. Much of the work is done by hand; there is little machinery on the production floor.
"What we do here is so radically different than other awards suppliers, and so much different than most suppliers in the industry," says Willis. "In 2004, lead time was two-and-a-half weeks for a custom product, and now we can do it in two-and-a-half hours."
So when everything has been whittled down to the most efficient design, what's next?
"You're never lean," says Willis. "It's a process, not a destination. You never say we're done, but instead think of the next improvement that will give us the biggest bang for our buck."
This is why Willis and his leadership team identify 100 to 200 initiatives each year that could improve the customer experience.
When Willis is not re-engineering, he enjoys time with his wife and 18-month-old son. Coming from a baseball family (his dad and brother played the sport), he's already looking at ways for his toddler to hold the bat better.
Sean Ono
Eagle Promotions
Age: 36
Chances are if you've ever bought a souvenir from a Las Vegas headliner show, it was provided by Eagle Promotions. Led by Sean Ono and his business partner, Mario Stadtlander, Eagle Promotions (UPIC: EAGLP018) is a successful multi-million-dollar distributorship based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
When Sean Ono began working for his father's lumber business while attending college, he certainly didn't picture himself running a multi-million-dollar promotional business, with three major divisions, just 16 years later.
At age 20, Ono had the opportunity to work with a 26-year-old partner based in Las Vegas, and he bought out the partner two years later. Then, after another six years, he merged with current business partner Mario Stadtlander.
"Originally, it was strictly a promotional business selling t-shirts, mugs, uniforms, polos and other items," says Ono. "Then, Mario and I decided to get into the retail business. Traditionally a firm does only one or the other, but not both. We really didn't know the challenges of launching into retail. The good thing about being young is that you don't know any better, and you have lots of energy and fortitude just to push through. We were lucky to bring in seasoned pros to help start the retail division."
They also took a major leap, and a year of time, in securing licensing rights for The Beatles and Elvis.
Today, Eagle Promotions is a one-stop shop, with three major divisions: promotional products, retail and kid's retail. Its licensed products are sold through Cirque de Soleil, Universal Studios, Hard Rock Hotel, Disney, airports and almost every hotel and show in Las Vegas, including Bette Midler and Celine Dion.
With three successful divisions, their strategy has worked. Even with the down economy, Eagle Promotions has grown by 35 percent, says Ono.
"Brands allow us to work with some great companies," says Ono. "It's fun to see our product out there on TV or on people. It is a particular thrill to be in another country and see someone wearing our shirts. We really try to surround ourselves with 'A' players, and when you've got good people who care working for you, it really shows to the customer."
Ono also gives credit to his business partner, and vice versa, who says they have complementary backgrounds. He focuses on sales and finance and runs the company day-to-day, while Stadtlander focuses on sales and marketing. Plus, they have chosen to be financially frugal and reinvest their profits back into the company.
He credits his parents for teaching him fiscal responsibility and not to buy anything that you can't pay cash for. This philosophy has served him well in business.
Ono also spends time serving on the board for an organization called Opportunity Village, which helps disabled adults. The organization is a big part of the Las Vegas community, providing education, training and jobs to 3,000 people a year.
Mark Graham
RIGHTSLEEVE Marketing Inc.
Age: 36
Standing room only. This is the attendance of a typical promotional products industry presentation by Mark Graham, president of Toronto, Ontario-based RIGHTSLEEVE Marketing, Inc. (UPIC: RIGHT795). Graham has become the voice on how technology and, specifically, social media can make a difference in customer relationships.
"I love this industry, but what I love more is building business," says Graham. "I wanted to build a brand that someone was proud to wear on a t-shirt on the weekends."
Graham says that he was always entrepreneurial, but when he graduated from college he thought he had to get a "real job" and didn't think entrepreneurism counted as a real job. He worked in investment banking but felt like a fish out of water. Within six months, he quit to follow his entrepreneurial spirit.
Like everything he does, Graham was purposeful in how he approached starting his business. He was looking for an industry that required low capital to enter, was marketing-oriented and had large opportunities. He wanted to use design, marketing and technology to differentiate his business. He interviewed marketing directors, looked at other promotional companies and found his fit selling trend-setting, logoed apparel to schools, corporations and camps.
"When I looked at this space, it was a traditional model, and there was really no technology sophistication at all," says Graham.
He also wanted to model his business after what he considered to be organizations that were avant garde, so he closely modeled his business after top-level ad agencies, from the cool office setting to the branding of the business.
After two years selling apparel, Graham began to get requests from clients wanting hard goods as well, so he discovered the need for an industry number and the world of promotional products. RIGHTSLEEVE quickly evolved into a full-service promotional agency.
Technology has been at the heart of RIGHTSLEEVE's rapid growth, and it's Graham's vision and technology strategy that has led the company. Graham first developed an e-commerce website, then a full-fledged enterprise resource platform that also included back-end operations, CRM and order management.
"Based on what I had learned, I wanted to invest heavily in the parts of the business where other distributors didn't have the understanding or resources. It differentiated us in the marketplace, and now we are a 100-percent paperless company that operates in the cloud," says Graham.
As a technology junkie, when social media began to hit the scene six years ago, Graham jumped right in.
"The thought of creating a conversation with customers instead of at customers was a great marketing opportunity," says Graham. "Social media tied in with our technology strategy, and also afforded a point of differentiation because we knew it would set us light years ahead of our competition."
First, RIGHTSLEEVE launched a blog. Then it was on Flickr, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and Twitter, and it continues to use all of these platforms today. Now Graham shares what he's learned along his technology journey as a speaker.
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I tried to upload a new song but the queue seems to be saturated!
So my guess is that last minute upload was everybody's strategy!
Yeah I wasn't thinking that, takes 3-4 days to be approved from my experience since I started last week. Thanks for your input though I'm just tweeting loads using hash tags to appear in peoples searches etc Not sure what else to do, hopefully some people post some good ideas
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no sales for me! What a shame!
I'm sure you'll get some soon dude!
Guys party is over, I'm back on 33%. But it was great 5days week:)
I forgot about the time difference, they are already in September in Australia… Not here in the US, we are still in August, give me my commission back!
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Guys party is over, I'm back on 33%. But it was great 5days week:)
I know!!... and I just got 2 sales back to back… at the old rate.
It was awesome while it lasted! Thanks Envato!
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We liked everything about the Hotel. The rooms are excellent, spacious and clean. The breakfest is very good and well served. To say anything, the pool is small.
Monuments and the country side
nice modern hotel, very clean, has pleasant lobby and coffee shop, has excellent view of valley, mountains and olive tree farms. Most important nice and very friendly staff, specially at the front disk. I think the cost was abit high for this area. But maybe it is atourist city.
Good Value for the money,short walk from the historic center
We visited the town of Baeza during the summer fete period. We spent time by the pool. We used the hotel as a stop-over between Madrid and Malaga The area around the hotel is a little scruffy, it is on the outskirts of the town.
new & modern hotel (Sept 2008) - coming from town it looks awful although it isn't at all ;) 4th floor bar was closed during daytime,
Convenient situation in cntre of town Difficult to find - need instructions and map.Difficult to get into garage ecause of narrow street
very comfortable
Perfectly located, comfortable room. Early in the morning (5am) there was very loud shouting in the street, waking us up. Waiters did not speak english!
excellent location but then Baeza is a very small town; spacious rooms; very good bedding; excellent value for money no parking in front of the hotel except to unload in the street
Hotel well-situated. Reception very welcoming. Room and bathroom VERY nice. Good breakfast. Price - very good. Hotel restaurant was also excellent.
Excellent value for a money, comfortable, big A little cold and the heating a little complicated and noisy
The fact that one can leave the car in the hotel garage, because everything worthwhile visiting is within walking distance. Decided to have dinner in the hotel restaurant on 12/10, and were told that we could not eat a la carte: only a set menu was available - which was not bad, but certainly not excellent...
The location was good and the reception staff pleasant. The internal coutyard was pretty but was being used as a smoking area by other guests We stayed in a superior room. which although largewas in fact very basic. The cafeteria was not staffed and relied on the restaurant staff to service it, resulting in poor service from grumpy staff. The breakfast was only adequate
Nice clean hotel - central Noise from streets outside - Friday
Character of building;location and breakfast None
Charming hotel +++
nice location. cold room with poor to no heat control that responded. Safe was locked upon arrival and never opened up. Breakfast buffet was meager at best. No internet in room at all.
The building is tastefully restored and.the courtyard pool is lovely The rooms very comfortable. Restaurant excellent. Hotel in central location... The hotel is not the easiest place to find (, but it is well signposted in the town.)
The food and setting were excellent
The rooms and facilities generally were exceptional. Great relaxing atmosphere. Nothing!
Beautiful space in an interesting town. Breakfast was plentiful. The restaurant was closed on Sunday night - wish we had known! Hard to find the hotel...signs are misleading.
Hotel staff very friendly very nice room good wine list and great area Parking a little tricky but a small price to pay ?
the elegance of the site
the location, the design, the restaurant, the swimming pool,
Everything - the setting of the hotel was beautiful. It felt very luxurious but not at all fussy - very relaxed. Bar by the pool was very reasonable and the setting beautiful. The beds were extremely comfortable. Very relaxed about our three children for a posh hotel.
The location is very nice. The Hotel itself is located in an amazing timepiece of artchitecture. Very nicely,warmly and comfortable decorated rooms. As the hotel once was a medieval type of city palace some of the rooms have windows only towards the interior patio (hall). if you need "daylight" then you definitely have to be aware of that.
City center, decor Limited storage space, difficulty parking, breakfast closed earlier than stated time, no coffee/tea maker in the room, tight room.
The XVI century ambiance created in the hotel Should be better signposted. Very difficult to find.
Unusual hotel. Excellent location. Clean, comfortable rooms. Friendly helpful staff. Good breakfast. Be aware that some rooms face internal courtyard and therefore do not have outside windows. Also, there is no restaurant actually in the hotel, you have to take a walk outside for dinner.
Not a Parador but almost in same league. Superb feel to the hotel with old world charm in abundance.
It was very central , the breakfast was good but not exceptional. The building was very attractive. There was no pool, no bar and no restaurant.
Hotel was beautiful, breakfast, very Spanish but very good, good parking facilities in the next road. There could have been a noise problem if the hotel had been full, as there was a bar/breakfast room on the patio, the bedrooms were all round the patio, if you were on the lower floor you'd have walk out of your bedroom door directly into the breakfast room, although there is a restaurant connected to the hotel outside, as it was quite when we were there people were eating on the patio.. our room was on the 3rd floor and did have a window onto the side street.
ambience we had booked a suite to find that it had no windows. The air con was not cold enough and we had to change to a standard room to get some ventilation. Apparant some standard rooms did not have external windows.
Beautiful small place. Building is an old palace: very lovely w/ interior courtyard. Like a mini-Parador w/o the price. A nice stop, ok breakfast; we had dinner and flamenco, a special treat.
Beautiful building The service was poor, though the people at the reception very nice. Breakfast not available before 8.30!!
The restaurant was very good and at reasonable prices. The swiming pool was also very good even towels were supplied.... In general our stay was very confortable and very enjoyable. Only a bit too far from the center (not much, 15 minutes walking)
The hotel was very clean and comfortable. Free parking was available on the street.Buffet breakfast was excellent. A la carte evening menu was excellent Maid service was spasmodic-mini-bar and coffee not replenished.
A very comfortable room with a beautiful view. The bartender/waiter was extremely helpful and our breakfast was a real pleasure. Free Wifi internet was very convenient. We asked for a no smoking room but the room had ashtrays so we suspect it was not always no smoking. The pool was closed despite it being late June and tempretures being in the high 30's /low 40's.
Wonderful hotel, elegant, clean, with all comforts. Incredible save of money booking with Booking.com! (I wouldn't have gone there if I had to pay the full price)
The room was very spacious and the public areas very nice. Lots of locals use the hotel. Had tapas in the bar that were excellent. About 15 minute walk to historical area. Breakfast was good but a little pricey.
Good location, and great food, nice pool.ask for a room overlooking the pool.
It was excellent value for money. It is a long way out of the old town, but parking is easy. You will need to take a taxi, as its too far to walk, but it was cheap enough. Good breakfast. Public areas a bit smoky !
The rooms were very nice and comfortable. Easy to find. Parking underneath the hotel. The hotel restaurant. The evening meal was very poor. We had to return a starter. The main course was very bland and the vegetables were cold and frozen inside. We mentioned it to the waitress and she just shrugged her shoulders. Breakfast was a bit better but, not in our opinion the quality of a four star hotel and not worth 9 euros.
excellent breakfast/ good swimmingpool/ nice rooms whole night heavy noise because of wedding party in the garden/ elevator dit not work / limited openinghours of the swimmingpool/ late breakfastservice
Nice and clean room with a basket of fruit was waiting for us.The pool is about 20 mt long !! very clean and not crowded ( in August). A small breakfast at the bar is offered as alternative to large buffet...great whenever you do not need plenty of food in the morning. Park convenience. Nothing to report.Everything was perfect!!
Nice small swimming pool. Spaceous rooms. In the center of the historical city. No one of the staff speaks english, only spanish.
Good location. Nice staff explained points of interest in town. Hotel a bit difficult to find by car due to many one-way streets.
I had a double room for single occupancy and it was very spaceous and comfortable. Well situated near the historic centre of Ubeda. The staff were helpful Breakfast not included. No phone in the room. No English Language news channels available on tv.
The location was excellent
it has its own underground car park, always useful in Ubeda. No greeting, no welcome pack, no loo rolls in the reception toilets, no spa although it is advertised as having one and they had us booked in the wrong day. It was a special trip for our daughter's engagement and very disappointing.
Central location Difficult to locate in very narrow back street, the breakfast was poor
I liked the secure parking ( auto elevator to basement), the large size of the rooms, and the central location as well as a pool. The hotel is hard to navigate to through the narrow one way streets.
The food was poor.
Hotel was very nice and good value. Restaurant was very poor. Used restaurant for 50th birthday and two people ordered fillet steak, it was the worse steak that I have had in a long time. Puddings also dissapointing, of the 4 fresh puddings on offer 2 were not avaiable. I chose the Temporana fruit which I assumed to be fruit of the season, the witer lead me to believe this would be Melon, Orange, Strawberry etc, but when he came out of the kitchen all he had on a plate was a solitary apple on a plate. I sent it back and had a frozen ice cream. At least we saw the funny side of that but would not recommend the restaurant.
The convenience of this hotel being in the centre of this picturesque city overshadowed the difficulty we experienced in finding it. A well maintained, comfortable hotel with larger than average rooms.
The personnel amabilityand the very clean and spacious room Everything was excellent
Staff at reception spoke English and were very helpful. The hotel is brandnew and the rooms were comfortable and came with a terrace (but without table and chairs). Plenty of free parking available on site. The beds and shower were fine. We couldn't have our morning coffee in the room. The hotel is located out of city center, but this wasn't a problem as we came by car. Spanish family with 3 children were ruining the (new) hotel bar and staff did not bother saying something about it. No road signs indicating hotel location (yet we found it rather easily in the end).
The restaurant had a great menu.
Location in the center of Ubeda old town. Very good restaurant. 1. In the morning the water the water was not hot enough for the shower, it was only slightly warm. 2. Unable to connect to the Wi-Fi Internet: it was password free but required some special set up and the stuff was unable to provide any additional information. Set up is not related to my computer - the day before I was able to connect to Wi-Fi Internet in Parador de Mojacar without any problem
The hotel was in a great location and the center courtyard was lovely. The service was non existent. We had to haul our luggage across a cobbled courtyard then up some steep steps to enter the hotel. We asked for assistance and were told that they did not have the staff. Their were few people to serve drinks in the patio. If was easier to go downstairs to the bar and bring it back up yourself. The most egregious problem was with the room. The room did not have a window. Only a door to a inner courtyard that everyone going to their rooms could look into our room from. So we wanted to turn on our air conditioner. It did not do anything but make a sound... no air blew out of it. When we mentioned it when we checked out... the staff said they knew about this. We did not sleep in the hot room.
The Parador is an old manor home which has been renovated beautifully, but still retains the old charm. It is well located in the old section of Ubeda and has an excellent dining room. The rooms are large with roomy baths.
Central position and historic atmosphere. Excellent restaurant Parking facilities
We loved the courtyard of the palace most of all. Extremely beautiful. Also, the bed was extremely comfortable and pleasant. THe bathroom was exceptional and all the amenties were availabel in the bathroom. The parking was very difficult and we had to park th car a very far distance from the hotel. There is no on-site parking.
The inner courtyard is wonderful, and dinner was excellent. It felt rather strange not really having a window, despite the novelty of our door opening onto the beautiful courtyard.
Dinner in the Restaurant was excellent. Mixed starter for 2 was huge and well worth the €20. could have done with a longer break before the main course arrived.Location perfect for sightseeing.
We were very impressed with the building and its location to the historical areas of the town. The rooms were large and comfortable but still retained the old world feel.
The building has been beautifully adapted to operate as a first rate hotel. The setting in the middle of Ubeda, the quality of attention to detail and the staff care were all excellent. The cost of room service and food was not at a reasonable level.
Very central for the tourist attractions, staff friendly and room very spacious and clean. The outdoor pool was a real bonus !
The Zenit is an outstanding modern hotel in the middle of the old city center of Ubeda. We stayed in a suite that had a nice view of the pool and the city skyline. The building is very impressive and the rooms are well designed. There is an obvious attention to detail in the rooms. The pool area was nice and the courtyard with the old olive tree beautiful. The hotel was very accommodating of our young children. Finding the hotel was a bit of a difficult, perhaps in part due to street closures from the Renaissance festival. Parking is possible though challenging.
Fantastic hotel, great value for money! If ever again in Ubeda, I would certainly go back.
The hotel had style yet was in a very cultural town
The hotel was almost new, very clean and the staff very helpful. The hotel is a little difficuly to find, but this caused only a little problem No
The hotel is attractive and the decor is still in as-new condition. It was very quiet and relaxing (as it was the off-season in Ubeda). Once you got to know the layout of the town it was very easy to get to the main historic sites. The minimalism of the rooms borders on the uncomfortable, even for fans of this style. People with small children would I think find the hotel unattractive. The only major inconveniences are the lack of a hotel car-park or nearby on-street parking, and the warren of narrow streets to be negotiated around the hotel.
Staff is extremely helpful and directs you around town really well. Great room with a great view.
Without doubt the best 3 star hotel I´ve stayed in while in Spain. The interior design is simple but highly effective, all the reception were extremely helpful and the level of cleanliness just perfect. This is a fairly new hotel (opened July 2008) and it deserves more publicity. During our stay the hotel was very quiet.
Location of hotel Parking is a bit of a problem and breakfast not up to standard
It was in a lovely part of town, within walking distance of all interesting sights. The staff was friendly and accommodating
Beautiful building and a great location. The town is lovely and the hotel is right in the middle of it. Booking.com directions were really useful. Air con didn't work that well.
Closeness to the old city. Good price. Nice room. Free wifi didn't work in the room, but did work in the lobby. Required difficult reconfiguration of DNS to work. Restaurant not open except for breakfast.
Lovely building with comfortable clean bedrooms, quiet and peaceful yet very well-located. Generous breakfast.
Friendly staff. Perfect location. Water temperature was very unstable
Excellent hotel right in the centre of a fantastic city. Reception staff were very helpful and the ambience and character of the hotel were great. Really felt like staying in a old palace but with modern facilities. No complaints
Great location, clean and comfortable Breakfast was a big disappointment. Don't need a big deal -- just good bread and strong coffee (bread was lousy).
Very convenient location in the historic centre of a very pretty town. Bedroom was fine and breakfast OK.
Helpful and courteous staff and location in the old town. No
Ubeda was a place we wanted to return to - after several years, your hotel was our choice. We enjoyed our stay, the hotel was a good choice, and the location was excellent. Will definitely recommend to friends who consider the city for a visit. nothing was a problem. the front desk staff were pleasant, and very helpful
Excellent location and friendly personnel No Inter in the rooms end though it was advertised in their web site. Also, the international in the reception was very weak and working intermittently The water in the shower was either too hot or too cold, I could never make it work properly
The location and the appearance of the hotel. The location was certainly very noisy on a Friday night - I don't know about other nights.
Splendid themed rooms, friendly staff and central location
Very chic - a welcome surprise Friendly, helpful staff
This is a lovely small hotel in a perfect location to explore the old quarter of Ubeda. It is fairly new and is clearly well taken care of. My room was large and very attractively furnished, with a very modern bathroom and excellent shower. The bed was really comfortable. The room, as well as the rest of the hotel, was spotlessly clean. The attendants were helpful with taxis and directions.
This was a very pleasant hotel with very friendly staff.
great accomodation. Lovely hotel. Very comfortable. Easy parking.
Hotel comfortable and stylish; very well located to visit the historic town of Ubedes and others nearby. Variety of shops nearby ; also bars and resturants (but latter very quite out of season)
This hotel was fabulous. It is filled w/charm and comfort. The location is great. Everything was very clean. The beds/linens were the most comfortable during our entire trip in Spain. The lobby was very nice, with an adjoining library. The room was well sized and very nicely furnished. The bathroom was clean, modern and well sized, with a full sized tub/shower. The complimentary toiletries were extremely nice. Each room has a different theme. The high quality hand-picked furnishings and decor throughout the entire hotel makes it a very special place to stay.
I'd like the style of the hotel. The position was excellent. Parking was not very easy close to the hotel but you could find some space in a distance of 100 to 200 hundred meters. People of the hotel were very friendly and try to help us in everything. The rooms were very clean and comfortable. Free WiFi Internet, People of the hotel should speak more English
Cosy atmosphere, friendly owner and staff.
Warmth of the welcome from Margarina and the service provided by Tito. This was like staying in a friendly family home. The breakfast was a bit different - very tasty and the evening meals a delight. We very much enjoyed our stay and were quite sad to leave. The approach road is dreadful.
Grea,Tito and his wife could not have been more accomodating. We found it to be a great little country inn.
The owners are very sweet, breakfast was delicious and the hotel itself is adorable with an open fire and a very cosy room.
Small bed, breakfast was o.k. but not generous/quite basic, the same applies for the evening meals.
The flexibility, friendliness and warmth of the owners, the fact that we could have breakfast until 14:00 PM, the breakfast itself, the room, everything really, it was just perfect. A wonderful little retreat.
A good break from downtown hotels. Very quiet, great food, attentive service. Just ignore the road in, it's worth it.
My partner and I stayed end of March 2010 and were both highly pleased with the choice, the owners were both extremely curteous and prepared a sumptuous dinner at a moments notice. Recommended.
A great place to stay. Very good host, lovely quiet location, but within 10 minutes drive of Ubeda which is a fine old historic town. Had an evening meal at Tito's which was very good, breakfast was also good. Rooms are arranged around a small courtyard and would suit family if they wanted to let kids have their own room, but still have them very close. The pool was also very inviting. Nothing was too much trouble for Tito, but the staff were never intrusive.
Fantastic - Tito and Macarena were the most wonderful hosts. The food was excellent, and the location perfect for visiting the Jaen area. If you like to experience rural Spain then it doesn't get much better than this.


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Kate Earl wants to appeal to all of your senses with her music.
You can hear each and every emotion in the Alaska native's inflection and instrumentation, and it's easy to see the stories in her vivid lyrics. However, most importantly, you'll feel Kate in each soulful passage of her new self-titled album [Universal Republic]. She's got a lot to say, and none of it's easily forgotten. Dreamy, catchy and folky, Kate has made one of the most poignant pop records of the year, and it's a journey from the first chord until the last breath.
It's easy to get close to Kate's music while listening to her music, but she took us even deeper into her songs. Sitting down with ARTISTdirect.com for this exclusive interview, Kate broke down her creative process, writing lyrics and madness inherent in love…
What initially inspired you to move from Alaska to Los Angeles?
Well, there was a boy…[Laughs] I actually went to college in Santa Barbara. I thought that would be a nice landing pad for getting over to L.A. because I needed a transition point. I knew L.A. would be a really drastic change from what I was used to, but I thought California would generally be a good place for me because of the weather. New York has too much concrete. The guy that I was seeing at the time was ultimately the deciding factor in my move though [Laughs].
Do you feel like these songs all tell different stories?
Oh yeah, I'm definitely a storyteller. I want to bring people on a ride or a journey. It needs to be visual. We have all of these senses, and I feel obligated to access all of them through my storytelling. I try to create textures and visuals with the sound to make up for the fact that it's only a sound.
The record becomes a sensory journey.
Yes! Also the words of what I'm telling are a part of it. Everything was chosen because I thought it caused a reaction or it evoked an emotion. Even the arrangements are very closely involved with what the voices are. How songs are stacked and the leading tone are proven to get a reaction. They can cause a reaction in you're body depending on what you hear. I haven't studied that phenomenon intensely. I just dabbled in it a little bit in my college's theory class. I feel it when it happens, and all of the best writers use it. Whatever my instincts are led me to be really conscious of that.
What's the story behind "Melody"?
"Melody" was a breakup song. I was on this crazy journey. I was stuck in a catch-22 with my other label. They wanted me to make a new record, and I wanted to go in another direction. They were supportive, but they didn't quite understand what I meant. I said, "I want to go down to the south and I want to find Gnarls Barkley." They were like, "What? You made a folk record the first time. What does that have to do with you?" I just had to go and make it. I was on a plane, and I'd just broken up with this guy I'd been with for two years. I ended up in the South and I came to that producer Ben Allen. He engineered Gnarls Barkley and produced Cee-Lo's solo work. He asked me, "What's your songwriting process?" I said, "I just live in music. It's my head all the time; it's around me. Whatever comes to me I just talk to. It's conversation." He said, "You should expand on that." I read him what I had for "Melody," and I was like, "I still don't know what to put here. What should I say that's inside my head? How else should I describe what I'm humming?" He said, "Keep it how it is, it's great!" I was trying to figure out the chorus and I realized the chorus really was the melody. I do find myself in the "Melody," so to speak. The track wrote itself in a way.
What's up with "Nobody?" That's another standout track…
I'm really proud of that song. I think Joni Mitchell was one of the craftiest writers ever. She could lay out her heartbreak in a song and be really fair in the way she puts things across. By being fair, she'd take responsibility for her part. She'd show that she wasn't a victim but a participant as well. You would sense her conflict and her tension without her ever pointing a finger. I really appreciate that. I think it's a very womanly thing to do. She's like, "I'm not simply going to say that guys are dogs…"[Laughs] Everybody has a hand in his or her own reality. When I took on "Nobody," I wanted to bring in blues and jazz. I wanted to have a vamp, and I love the sensuality that's in women of soul—performers like Mama Thornton. I wanted to inject that in "Nobody," but not do a throwback, so the blues was as classic as it got for me. I started out the song with that kind of thump in mind as well as the writing of Joni Mitchell. I stirred them together, and I got this song. "Nobody" is about the madness of love—yet you really miss going mad and being involved in it. I wrote it with my editor, and I allowed him to give his take. I wanted a balanced perspective between the sexes in the writing. I think it all married really well.
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From the pattern description: Celebrating St. Patrick's day and springtime—shamrocks and the promise of faith. Legend has it that St. Patrick used the shamrock to communicate the doctrine of the Trinity. The three leaves combine to make a single plant, just as the Father, Son and Holy Ghost combine to make the holy Trinity.
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La tipologia economica delle aziende agricole nella UE: uno strumento per confronti tra agricolture diverse
The purpose of the EU typology is to provide a classification scheme for the analysis of the situation of agricultural holdings at Community level based on economic criteria, allowing comparisons between holdings belonging to various types of farming and between the economic results obtained at national and Community level over time. The first EU typology in force until 2007 fixed the basic economic criterion (Standard Gross Margin) and parameters for the classification of agricultural holdings. The continuous reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) have led to the structuring of a new typology, which foresees a new basic economic criterion (Standard Output). This typology should be applied in all Member States from Agricultural Census 2010. The aim of this paper is to show, after a short presentation of two typologies, that the adoption of the new coefficients inevitably leads in some cases to a different classification for the same agricultural holdings as against that obtained through the previous typology
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