| Options grow for online banking
Security is vital when setting up an Internet bank account. By Richard BurnetteSOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL Sunday, July 22, 2007 ORLANDO, Fla. — It was a no-brainer for Jim Gilkeson when he found an Internet bank offering a money-market account paying five times the average interest rate offered by conventional banks. He moved $10,000 into the online account two years ago and has earned at least twice as much on his money to date as he would have if he had gone with the best conventional rates available, he says. ''The yields they offer are so much better,'' said Gilkeson, a finance professor at the University of Central Florida. ''And the regular, brick-and-mortar branches haven't been very generous at all with their rates.'' .
FYI Miami
MIAMI 21 MEETINGS: The City of Miami is to hold public meetings this month on a proposed new zoning code and blueprint for growth, Miami 21, outside of the city's eastern quadrant. Commissioners required staff to hold the meetings to ensure that all residents are able to participate in shaping the plan. A schedule of the meetings, to occur through early September, is at www.miami21.org. The growth plan divides the city into quadrants. The eastern quadrant is under review.
CARNIVAL COSTS: The Carnival Center for the Performing Arts has no plans to ask for money from Miami's community redevelopment agency, said President and CEO Michael Hardy, although Commissioner Tom�s Regalado says Miami-Dade County may ask the agency to allocate 35% of its revenue to the arts center.
The Bond Advertising and Marketing Group Launches Referral Marketing Services in Toronto
Client expansion means greater marketing opportunities for businesses throughout the greater Toronto Area. Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) July 29, 2007 -- The Bond Advertising and Marketing Group has expanded its client portfolio with the addition of a breakthrough lead generation program designed to help home improvement companies throughout Ontario. While continuing to specialize in promotional marketing for the sports, entertainment and hospitality sectors, Bond Advertising is now tapping into the multi-billion dollar home improvement industry, helping local companies maintain a more productive business while supporting future growth. Despite its position as the fastest growing industry of the 21st century, the home improvement business has desperately sought new ways to secure customer leads in the wake of tighter restrictions on previous marketing methods.
Home security saleswoman goes door-to-door after Hallman beating
Kelli Zerbel went house to house on Lapeer street, just doors from where Ruth Hallman was found beaten in her home this afternoon, soliciting famlies to sign up for an APX home security system. Zerbel said she was planning to canvass the neighborhood today and when she arrived she saw the crime scene. She said she approached police officers to ask for permission to solicit and was told she was allowed to. �I was supposed to be here anyway but after I saw that (crime scene), I was like �Wow, what if I had talked to that lady yesterday? Then that might not have happened,� � she said.
Llvester Sharp, 24, was solicited by the security saleswoman. He lives three doors down from Hallman.
He said it was a little bit too soon for anyone to be coming by to sell home security systems.
Home security saleswoman goes door-to-door after Hallman beating
Kelli Zerbel went house to house on Lapeer street, just doors from where Ruth Hallman was found beaten in her home this afternoon, soliciting famlies to sign up for an APX home security system. Zerbel said she was planning to canvass the neighborhood today and when she arrived she saw the crime scene. She said she approached police officers to ask for permission to solicit and was told she was allowed to. �I was supposed to be here anyway but after I saw that (crime scene), I was like �Wow, what if I had talked to that lady yesterday? Then that might not have happened,� � she said.
Llvester Sharp, 24, was solicited by the security saleswoman. He lives three doors down from Hallman.
He said it was a little bit too soon for anyone to be coming by to sell home security systems.
Rainmaker Expands Asia and Offshore Capabilities with Acquisition of Philippines-Based ...
CAMPBELL, Calif., July 23 /-- Rainmaker Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:RMKR), a leading provider of sales and marketing solutions combining hosted application software and execution services, today announced it has acquired privately held Qinteraction, an offshore call center located in the central business district of Manila, Philippines. Founded in 1999, Qinteraction operates on a 24/7 basis in support of its clients' business needs, providing a variety of business solutions including inbound sales and order-taking, inbound customer care, outbound telemarketing and lead generation, logistics support, and back-office processing. The Company generated approximately $6.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2006, and has a diverse base of more than 27 clients, with US clients accounting for approximately 75% of revenue and local Philippines-based clients accounting for approximately 25% of revenue.
Iowa takes check scam fight to D.C.
Telemarketing fraud against elderly Iowans has become increasingly difficult to prosecute because those running the scams are often located overseas, a key official with the state attorney general's office told the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Tuesday.
More than 30 states have joined Iowa in a fight against ongoing fraud that often incorporates mail with high-pressured phone calls. Media reports over the issue snared the attention of the Senate panel, the attorney general's office said.
Iowa is a hot spot for such crime, in part because a large share of the population is elderly and because an Iowa address lends an air of legitimacy, authorities say.
"People who send checks are typically older and demonstrate a willingness to send money to strangers in a distant place.
Age no bar: Where meritocracy can thrive
Deepa Krishnan, a woman in her mid-20s, has grown from being an officer to a senior manager in just 5 years. Today she heads a team of about 150 people. Padmanabha Rao, all of 26 years, leads four processes and manages a team of over 220. In addition to being the head of a programme, he is a certified Six Sigma Green Belt in corporate efficiency and part of the Black Belt certification projects, aspiring to be a vice-president in the next few years. Deepa and Padmanabha are among the lakhs of youngsters in the BPO sector who manage integral operations for their global clients. They take decisions that have a direct impact on their clients' business and provide inputs that add value to their clients' end customers. The BPO sector offers challenges like these - exposure to a global business environment and taking on large mandates at the very beginning of one's career.
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