| How to stop junk mail
Junk mail. Piles of it. In your mailbox, every day. You don't want it. Most of the time, you didn't ask for it. But when it arrives, you have to "do" something with it: Shred it. Trash it. Recycle it.You'll probably never eliminate "all" the mail you don't want. But with a little effort, you can remove your name from enough mailing lists and databases to cut down some of the clutter.We've rounded up some of the best tips for opting out of the direct-mail deluge. Follow these steps and you're bound to lessen your mail carrier's load.Remember: You won't see results right away, because a lot of direct mail is prepared and addressed in advance. So wait at least two or three months before you throw up your hands in disgust.It's a painstaking process -- but so is handling all that junk mail, right?Credit card offersIf you're not shopping for a new credit card, opt out of those pre-approved offers.
Impart Media Advertising Hires Capitelli as Media Director
Impart Media Advertising, Inc. announced today the appointment of Lori-Ann Capitelli to the position of SVP, Media Director. Impart Media Advertising, formerly E&M Advertising, is the wholly owned subsidiary of Impart Media Group, Inc. (OTC BB:IMMG.OB - News), a global provider of end-to-end information networks, transactional kiosks, digital signage services, and direct-to-consumer advertising. .
Win £1,000 worth of ecommerce software! - .net magazine
This issue, .net has team up with Actinic Software Ltd to give away three copies of Actinic Designer, each worth £350. We know, that as a .net reader, one of your main strengths is design, so an ecommerce package that contains all the functionality most of your clients will need, yet one that is flexible enough to give you creative freedom, would be ideal. .
Putting a stop to spam!
It's proving to be a good year for consumers who are fed up with being hit from all sides by spam - marketing messages they neither asked for nor want. The latest "leave me alone" tool to come our way are new regulations - effective from Wednesday - which make it compulsory for companies which send SMSes within South Africa to give consumers an easy opt-out. All you have to do is hit reply, enter the word "Stop" and then send. Standard SMS rates will apply. The regulations have been introduced by industry regulator the Wireless Applications Service Provider Association (Waspa), to spare consumers having to go through the process of lodging complaints on the Waspa website. .
Stop junk mail before it's garbage
Each year, more than 100 million trees are chopped up and 28 billion gallons of water are used to create the paper that goes into junk mail, according to the company GreenDimes. And Alameda County garbage officials estimate that 5 percent of the waste sent to landfills is junk mail. You can go a long way toward reducing the amount of garbage you create by getting off the mailing lists used to send such unsolicited mail. You can find a company to do the legwork for you. Companies like GreenDimes, www.greendimes.com, can notify all the mailing list companies in exchange for a fee -- about $36 a year for GreenDimes. You can also do it yourself. You can get help by ordering a kit at www.stopjunkmail.org or call (877) 786-7927. You should also write to request that your name is removed from mailing lists.
Guerrilla Marketing Guru Al Lautenslager Provides Small-Business Owners With Tips on How to Market Their Business
REDMOND, Wash. (Map) - What: Many small-business owners do not have enough money to promote themselves effectively. If budget is an issue, some proven nontraditional marketing methods such as guerilla marketing can help get the word out. The author of "Guerrilla Marketing in 30 Days," Al Lautenslager recently offered small businesses advice on marketing to maximize profits and increase customers as part of a free Microsoft(R) Office Live Web seminar series. Lautenslager uses his own practical experience of running and managing a small-business print shop to provide small-business owners with helpful advice and insight on topics critical to success and to nontraditional forms of marketing and word of mouth. The seminar can be found at http://www.officelive.com. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO ) For small businesses that seek to market themselves on a budget, Lautenslager provides the following tips: .
CATA Named #1 Transit System in North America
The Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA) has been named the best transit system of its size in North America by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). "This is the highest honor in our industry," said Sandy Draggoo, CATA's CEO/Executive Director. "We couldn't be more excited or proud!" Draggoo also won the prestigious General Manager of the Year award from APTA in 2003. CATA was ranked #1 in the competitive 4-30 million passenger trips category. This category includes 106 transit systems. APTA gives out the Outstanding Transportation System Achievement Award annually to honor transit systems demonstrating exceptional efficiency and effectiveness. Transit systems are judged on services and programs, safety, operations, customer service, financial management, attendance and employee costs, advancement of minorities and women, marketing, policy and administration, and community relations.
At at Glance: Regional News of Note
The Untapped Source, an online art gallery dedicated to up-and-coming and established artists, has launched a Web site with global appeal, right out of Arroyo Grande. The all-encompassing gallery can be found at www.theuntappedsource.com and includes artwork from a variety of genres and a number of artists from around the world. The unique idea behind The Untapped Source is to offer customers a wide array of artwork at reasonable prices and to help the featured artists gain exposure, said a gallery spokesman. Artwork is available for purchase either through various types of high-quality prints or handcrafted oil reproductions and comes from artists from 16 countries, and the list is growing. Artists are welcome to join and share their artwork with the world by e-mailing artists@theuntappedsource.com with their portfolio.
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