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CONTACT: Lisa Ninmer, APR 414-319-5700 lisaninmer@zizzogroup.com Acquisition Creates Full-Service Integrated Marketing, PR and New Media Firm MILWAUKEE – Zizzo Group Advertising and PR (ZGA+PR) -- the region’s most fearless, results-driven, integrated marketing firm – today announced the acquisition of EXCITE New Media – a leading strategic web, social media and digital marketing agency. To reflect these full-service integrated capabilities, the company is...

Feingold to Contact Administration, BP Following Tour of Wisconsin Company Rice Lake, Wisconsin – Prior to holding listening sessions in northern Wisconsin, U.S. Senator Russ Feingold visited a Wisconsin business working to help address the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. During a tour of American Excelsior in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, representatives of the company demonstrated how a...

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CONTACT: Carol S. Weber, APR, Director of Public Relations PHONE: 414-755-4108 (direct) E-MAIL: cweber@wda.org WEST ALLIS, WIS., June 7, 2010 – The 2,900-member Wisconsin Dental Association and WDA Foundation are teaming up for the second annual Mission of Mercy, also known as MOM, to provide an estimated $1 million in free dental care to 2,000 children and adults on June 25 and 26 at...

CONTACT: Gwen Nelson (262)-939-1554 G.Nelson@TheGrowthCoach.com http://www.thegrowthcoach.com Pewaukee, Wis. – While most business owners follow their talents and passions into the marketplace, they quickly find themselves thrust into an unfamiliar role - salesperson. Sales is a science with language and practices all its own, ones that must be mastered for business success. A June 17 workshop, “The Changing Face of Sales,” will address the challenge...

The transformative power of martial arts is not only the focus of the new Karate Kid movie, it's also the topic of a number of upcoming events in Milwaukee next week. Master Chan Lee, who operates five J.K. Lee Black Belt Academies in metro Milwaukee, will offer specific strategies for dealing with bullies Monday, June 7. The beneficial presentation, which...

Contact: Cheryl Zimmerman, State FFA Executive Director 715-659-4807 MADISON, WIS. – The Wisconsin Association of FFA will celebrate 81 years of premier leadership, personal growth and career success at the Wisconsin FFA Convention in Madison June 14 to 17. The convention will attract over 3,000 members, advisors, parents, alumni and sponsors to celebrate their year’s success and support for students...

CONTACT Shawn Rolland Northwestern Mutual (414) 665-6198 Fax (414) 665-6760 shawnrolland@northwesternmutual.com MILWAUKEE, June 04, 2010 - Almost five million teenagers will start a summer job this year.* For most, this first job will expose teens to money – and money management – for the first time, according to new poll results by the Northwestern Mutual Foundation’s financial literacy Web site, Themint.org . According to the...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON---Department of Commerce (Commerce) Secretary Aaron Olver today announced the appointment of Darin Bielecki as Executive Assistant. “Darin Bielecki brings to his new role a business background that includes international trade experience,” said Secretary Olver. “Darin will be a strong asset to our economic development team as we work with businesses to create...

By Brian E. Clark For WisBusiness.com Strong business plans are important for a start-up, that’s a gimme. But perhaps even more crucial to a nascent firm is the team assembled to lead the company. So says Sue Marks, a serial entrepreneur and investor who is founder and CEO of Brookfield-based Pinstripe, a national leader in recruitment process and outsourcing. “I’ve...