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Announcement Follows the Recent Naming of Five New Partners NEW YORK, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - MDC Partners announced today that they have extended and expanded their partnership agreements with the four original partners of Crispin Porter + Bogusky. This comes on the heels of the recent naming of five new partners at the renowned agency. The equity ownership plan with the five new partners is an arrangement that was initiated with the agency in 2001 when MDC became the...
MIAMI, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Burger King Corp. (NYSE: BKC) brings its first-ever BK® NEXT BEST MOVE (SM) national mobile tour to the Shreveport area on February 16, 2010, to find "game-changers" both on the basketball court and in the community. Local ballers can show off their best moves for a chance to compete for $10,000 and to be featured in a basketball lifestyle magazine and Web site. Individuals can also submit a video of their moves on www.thenextbestmove.com....
MIAMI, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Burger King Corp. (NYSE: BKC) brings its first-ever BK® NEXT BEST MOVE(SM) national mobile tour to the Houston area on February 14, 2010, to find "game-changers" both on the basketball court and in the community. Local ballers can show off their best moves for a chance to compete for $10,000 and to be featured in a basketball lifestyle magazine and Web site. Individuals can also submit a video of their moves on www.thenextbestmove.com. "NEXT...
MIAMI, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Burger King Corp. (NYSE: BKC) brings its first-ever BK® NEXT BEST MOVE (SM) national mobile tour to the Dallas area on February 10, 2010, to find "game-changers" both on the basketball court and in the community. Local ballers can show off their best moves for a chance to compete for $10,000 and to be featured in a basketball lifestyle magazine and Web site. Individuals can also submit a video of their moves on www.thenextbestmove.com. "NEXT...
MIAMI, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Burger King Corp. (NYSE: BKC) brings its first-ever BK® NEXT BEST MOVE(SM) national mobile tour to the Los Angeles area on February 5, 2010, to find "game-changers" both on the basketball court and in the community. Local ballers can show off their best moves for a chance to compete for $10,000 and to be featured in a basketball lifestyle magazine and Web site. Individuals can also submit a video of their moves on www.thenextbestmove.com. "NEXT...
Alex Bogusky Takes on New Role at Parent Company, MDC Partners BOULDER, CO and NEW YORK, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Crispin Porter + Bogusky and MDC Partners Inc. announced today that five new partners have been named at the agency. They include Group Account Directors Laura Bowles and Heather Faunce, Executive Creative Director Jeff Benjamin, Production Director David Rolfe and Executive Producer Winston Binch. "These new partners represent the talents and skills - from interactive...
TOKYO, Dec. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Bain Capital today announced that it has completed the acquisition of BELLSYSTEM24, Japan's leading call center operator. On November 14, 2009, Citigroup Capital Partners Japan Ltd., a subsidiary of Citi (NYSE: C), entered into a tender offer agreement with an affiliate of Bain Capital under which it received cash consideration for its 93.5% stake in BELLSYSTEM24. The total transaction was valued at approximately 100 billion yen (equivalent to US$1.1...
MDC Capitalizes on Key CP+B Thought Leadership and Best Practices for Benefit of the Entire Network NEW YORK, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - MDC Partners expressed congratulations to Crispin Porter + Bogusky today for being named "Agency of the Decade" by Advertising Age. In their latest issues, both Advertising Age and Adweek recognized the extraordinary impact CP+B has made throughout the industry and most importantly the return on marketing investment the agency has delivered for...
LONDON, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MICROS Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRS), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that it has been approved as one of only two technology suppliers for Wimpy, the well-loved restaurant and original British burger chain owned by Famous Brands. The MICROS Restaurant Enterprise Series (RES) and mymicros.net solutions will be available to all Wimpy franchisees, who will benefit...
NAPERVILLE, Ill., Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While its competitors were aggressively downsizing over the past year, Burger King decided not to follow suit but to take advantage of the influx of experienced workers into the job market and upgrade its talent base instead. From the highest levels in the company down to the franchise level, the fast food giant embraced a staffing strategy designed to improve performance according to Jose Tomas, vice president of human resources for...
