Executives and guests from OfficeMax® Incorporated (NYSE: OMX), a leader in office products and services, kicked off the holiday shopping season by ringing The Closing Bell® at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 23. OfficeMax Chief Executive Officer Ravi Saligram joined by members of the company’s management team rang the NYSE Closing Bell as 80 of OfficeMax’s iconic, jolly elves brought their unique form of holiday fun and merriment to the occasion.
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Yesterday evening the Lindt & Sprüngli Chocolate Factory was the setting for a spectacular light show. Brand ambassador Roger Federer, the Lindt Maîtres Chocolatiers and Ernst Tanner, Chairman and CEO of Lindt & Sprüngli, set the kick-off for the festive light projections by artist Gerry Hofstetter. Around 8000 visitors marvelled at the festive images and enjoyed the magical Christmas village around the chocolate factory.
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While the government claims to provide pricing for drugs and procedures, those listings only highlight what Medicare and Medicaid are willing to reimburse, not what those services actually cost. Hospitals, doctors and insurance companies provide patients with an itemized bill for care – but only AFTER the fact. The Healthcare Transparency Index, issued today by change:healthcare, is the first to provide healthcare consumers with ongoing trends data about actual healthcare costs – offering insight into critical opportunities for cost savings.
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Kim Kardashian joined the Procter & Gamble [NYSE: PG] Charmin brand, New York residents and a crowd of excited holiday shoppers on November 23 to officially open the fifth consecutive year of the Charmin Restrooms®. A gift to the City of New York, the Restrooms will offer a free, clean and family-friendly place to “enjoy the go” during this busy holiday shopping season.
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Country superstar and three-time Grammy award winner Keith Urban will kick-off The Salvation Army’s 2010 Red Kettle Christmas Campaign with a LIVE, nationally-televised halftime performance during the Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day game against defending Super Bowl champions, the New Orleans Saints.
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SC Johnson, a Family Company, will introduce its family standard of transparency on November 25 with the release of its new ad entitled “Honesty.” The ad emphasizes the company’s commitment to disclosing the ingredients in its products and is part of SC Johnson’s ongoing campaign focused on the family values of the company.
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Wilton, a leader in food crafting, predicts a rise in the housing market this holiday season — for Gingerbread houses, that is. Gingerbread house kits offer options for pre-fab construction or fully assembled, complete with easy-to-follow decorating instructions. There’s an easy fit for everyone’s neighborhood.
“Decorating a Gingerbread house gets the whole family into the holiday spirit,” says Nancy Siler, vice president at Wilton Enterprises. “Our Wilton kits make it easy because everything is included. They are a festive at-home holiday centerpiece or a wonderful gift.”
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Just in time for your holiday gatherings, Robert Verdi, national television personality and lifestyle expert, is sharing elegant and innovative tips to turn you into the perfect holiday host this season. BACARDI® CLASSIC COCKTAILS PIÑA COLADA and BACARDI CLASSIC COCKTAILS STRAWBERRY DAIQUIRI have joined with Verdi to bring you fun, festive and creative tips to make at home entertaining easy.
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The Corporate Executive Board (CEB) (NYSE: EXBD), a leading research and advisory services company, today announced the publication of Executive Guidance 2011, the company’s year-end analysis of industry trends and corporate best practices designed to inform and support business planning. This year’s Executive Guidance focuses on “Intelligent Growth”—a long-term pattern of above-industry performance in both revenue growth and efficiency—and highlights four key management principles that are critical to achieving it. While most companies aspire to create this balance, currently less than 10 percent of global organizations are considered Intelligent Growth companies.
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BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) today announced that its iShares® Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) business, the world’s largest manager of ETFs, is launching a campaign to assist investors in learning what to look for when selecting an ETF. The initial phase of the campaign is the publication of an Investor ETF Checklist and an accompanying educational video, both available on the iShares website.
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Spearheading a new movement in social activism, the United States Association for UNHCR (USA for UNHCR) today launched the Blue Key Campaign — the first U.S. based initiative to channel the energy of individual citizens to speak out for refugees. The campaign aims to provide a broadened base of support for the leading organization safeguarding the rights and well-being of displaced people around the world – the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
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Acclaimed comedian and actor Jon Lovitz is talking candidly for the first time about living with severe plaque psoriasis through a national disease awareness campaign called Are You Serious?™. Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune condition which causes red, scaly plaques on the skin and affects nearly 7.5 million Americans, including Lovitz, who struggled with the condition for 10 years before getting its symptoms under control. Through his distinctive comedic style, Lovitz illustrates several of the everyday challenges faced by people with psoriasis in TV and radio public service announcements (PSAs), an entertaining song parody performed to Maroon 5’s famous hit, “This Love,” and an educational website – SeriousAboutPsoriasis.com.
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