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CHICAGO, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Seattle-based Touch Worldwide kicked off the 2013 Event Marketing Summit's EX Awards Gala -- the world's largest recognition program for event marketing professionals -- by winning Best B2B Event Production for their work producing the Starbucks 2012 Global Leadership Conference. The conference Touch Worldwide produced brought more than 10,000 Starbucks employees ("partners") from around the world to Houston, TX for five days in October. The...
Winner will visit the Marley Family Farm CORONA, Calif., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AVT, Inc. (OTC Markets: AVTC) (www.autoretail.com), a technology leader in developing automated retailing systems, customized kiosks and micro-stores, announced that they are giving away a free Marley Coffee Automated Store and a free trip to Jamaica. The contest is called "Win a Store, Win a Trip" because the winner not only receives a free Marley Coffee Automated Store, but also will receive a free...
Article says, "Automated coffee kiosks are on the way" CORONA, Calif., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AVT, Inc. (OTC Markets: AVTC) (www.autoretail.com), a technology leader in developing automated retailing systems, customized kiosks and micro-stores, announced that they were recently featured in an article in Consumer Electronics Daily News. "The automated coffee kiosk market is worth over $800 million a year, and has space for as many as 70,000 units," Consumer Electronics Daily...
Top NYC Venture Capitalist and Twitter-Backer Union Square Ventures leads investment; Hailo now the largest and best-capitalized taxi app network in the world with over $50M raised. Starbucks VP joins to Turbocharge NYC launch and Lead US; Former Head of LVMH to Win Japan and Asia, Outdoor Advertising Maven and HAILO first-round Angel Investor to spread Dublin success across EMEA. First stops for 2013 include NYC, Tokyo; "HAILO puts ten thousand taxis in your pocket. Games...
SEATTLE, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Baristas Coffee Company, Inc. (OTCPK: BCCI) announced that it has secured its first location in Tempe, AZ. The newly constructed location is at 1845 E. University Drive, Tempe, AZ 85281 approximately 6000 feet from the ASU campus and is situated in conjunction with Arizona's first green construction and technology car wash. It is expected to open mid to late Feb. The site was formerly an abandoned gas station that has been cleaned up using...
Starbucks and AOL's Patch.com Urge Nation to "Come Together" to Fix the Debt WASHINGTON, Dec. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the nation nears the looming fiscal cliff deadline, Starbucks and Patch, AOL's network of hyper-local websites, have launched an innovative initiative to draw awareness to, and encourage action on, the ever-pressing issue in local communities. On Wednesday, the companies launched the "Come Together" initiative, which encourages Starbucks baristas to...
CORONA, Calif., Nov. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AVT, Inc. (Ticker: AVTC) (www.autoretail.com) Founder and Chairman, Shannon Illingworth, was a guest on the popular radio program, "Business Rockstars." The program plays on top rated radio station KFWB in Los Angeles, and features leaders in business who have triumphed over challenges and have built successful companies. The guests on the program all share a common trait: they are visionaries that are able to predict trends and have...
Inaugural Program Supported by PwC Charitable Foundation, Inc. and Starbucks Foundation 10 Start-Ups Begin Intensive 12-Week Boot Camp Today, Vie for Two $50,000 Investments ATLANTA, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Points of Light and Village Capital today launched the first start-up accelerator dedicated solely to investing in civic ventures that inspire, equip or mobilize people to create positive change. Teams from 10 start-ups will gather this week in Atlanta for...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online In a way, Starbucks has always offered wireless charging for their patrons. The world’s largest fast food coffee chain has been providing their customers with quick pick-me ups for decades, all without the use of wires. It’s a terrible pun of course, but yesterday Starbucks announced they’d be joining the Power Matters Alliance (PMA) along with AT&T and Google. Founded by wireless charger manufacturer Powermat...
SEATTLE, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Placed, the leader in location analytics, today announced the launch of Placed Panels, a free service to measure the real world behavior of opted-in panelists. Companies can use Placed Panels to recruit panelists to measure and analyze the places that their customers visit in the physical world. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121016/CG91659) "If your company is not leveraging location analytics, you are at a...
