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PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS NEWS
P. H. Glatfelter Company Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript (at Seeking Alpha)
Friday, November 21
Kadant Discloses Dismissal of All Claims in Purported Class Action Regarding Kadant Composites LLC Warranty Claims (Business Wire)
Thursday, November 20
WESTFORD, Mass.----Kadant Inc. announced today that the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted motions to dismiss all claims against it and the other defendants in a purported class action lawsuit relating to decking and railing products manufactured by Kadant Composites LLC between April 2002 and October 2003. Read More...
Sonoco Announces Leadership Appointments in its North American Industrial Products Division (Business Wire)
Thursday, November 20
HARTSVILLE, S.C.----Sonoco , one of the largest global packaging companies, today announced senior management appointments in its North American Industrial Products division , according to Jack Sanders, executive vice president, Industrial. Read More...
Bowen Named Senior Vice President of Sonoco Recycling and Internal Supply (Business Wire)
Thursday, November 20
HARTSVILLE, S.C.----Sonoco , one of the largest global packaging companies, today announced that Jim Bowen has been named senior vice president, Sonoco Recycling and Internal Supply, according to Jack Sanders, executive vice president, Industrial. Read More...
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript (at Seeking Alpha)
Thursday, November 20
Ongoing Market Correction: Why I Sold My Shares of Rock-Tenn (at Seeking Alpha)
Thursday, November 20
MWV Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)
Wednesday, November 19
RICHMOND, Va.----MeadWestvaco Corporationâs Board of Directors today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.23 cents per common share. The payment of the dividend will be made on December 1, 2008, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 29, 2008. Read More...
[$$] Brazilian Firm Likely to Go To Publicis (at The Wall Street Journal Online)
Tuesday, November 18
Publicis Likely to Buy Brazilian Firm French advertising giant Publicis is expected to acquire Brazilian digital advertising agency Tribal. Read More...
Caraustar and Domtar Convert 824 Tons of Collected Paper to $105,000 to 14 Area Schools (PR Newswire)
Tuesday, November 18
The Recovered Fiber Group of Caraustar Industries, Inc. and Domtar Corporation celebrated the 10th year of a paper recycling partnership with 14 area schools in Texas and Arkansas by presenting a check totaling $105,211 to be shared among the participating schools. Read More...
Boise Inc. to revamp an Oregon mill and cut 325 positions (at MarketWatch)
Tuesday, November 18
PRINTING NEWS
Know Your House File Counts
Monday, September 8
In the current environment of rising postage and paper costs, it is more important than ever for mailers to understand the key metrics of house file counts. This means knowing the quantity of the all important 0-12 month buyer file, as well as the overall counts of buyers, requestors and any other internal house file segments
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RETAIL NEWS
Changing channels
Friday, August 1
Bloomingdale's announcement in May that it would cease publishing its Bloomingdale's By Mail catalog and merge that business into its Internet division had my phone ringing off the hook. Though I had been identified with the Bloomingdale's catalog business in the early '90s, the calls were misplaced: My role at Bloomingdale's had been to manage the direct marketing efforts including direct mail traffic-building
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ENVIRONMENT NEWS
Dow CEO calls for comprehensive U.S. energy policy
Tuesday, November 18
Dow Chemical Co has called on the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and Congress to implement a comprehensive national energy policy.
"I will guarantee you that I am not going to drop my voice one iota until we get an energy policy in this country that makes sense," Chief Executive Andrew Liveris told Reuters in an interview on Friday. Read More...
Environmentalists Slam Bush's Departing Proposal As "Fire Sale" For Oil And Gas Industry
Tuesday, November 18
SALT LAKE CITY — The view of Delicate Arch natural bridge _ an unspoiled landmark so iconic it's on Utah's license plates _ could one day include a drilling platform under a proposal that environmentalists call a Bush administration "fire sale" for the oil and gas industry. Read More...
Eating carbon - Greenhouse gases
Monday, November 17
ONE way of helping to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is to pump the gas into underground caverns or old oil fields. But there is also a rock that is happy to gobble it up, and according to the latest research its appetite for the greenhouse gas is not only massive but could also be increased by a little human intervention. Read More...
Alternatives to an Auto Bailout: Help the Economy and the Planet
Friday, November 14
Are you as tired as I am of the unending bad economic news? From the subprime crisis to the collapse of the real estate bubble to the near-failure of the global finance industry, it just goes from bad to worse. More scary news this week — major retailers are failing (Circuit City) and one or more of our domestic auto manufacturers appears to be next. Read More...
Air New Zealand to test biofuel next month
Thursday, November 13
Air New Zealand will make its first commercial flight using biofuels next month as it looks to cut fuel consumption and carbon emissions, the national carrier said on Wednesday.
The flight on Dec. 3 out of Auckland will use a 50:50 blend of standard jet fuel and a biofuel made from the jatropha plant in a Rolls Royce engine on a Boeing 747-400, the airline added. Read More...
OPINION: Building a Green Economy
Wednesday, November 12
When leaders of the 20 largest economies gather in Washington this week, a centerpiece of their deliberations should be a Global Green Deal that capitalizes on the current economic crisis to build economically and environmentally sustainable economies. Read More...
Japan utility exchange to begin green power trade
Wednesday, November 12
The Japan Electric Power Exchange (JEPX) said on Tuesday it would launch trading of green power and U.N. carbon offsets from Nov. 17 on a trial basis. Read More...
CROSS-CHANNEL MARKETING NEWS
Friend-Get-A-Friend: The Original Viral Marketing
Monday, October 6
The critical key to success with get-a-friend programs is the offer. You must offer something to the friend and to the current customer. In asking your customer to recommend you to others, there's one big question you need to ask in anticipation. "What's in it for me?"
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MEDIA AND ADVERTISING NEWS
Angelina Jolie’s Carefully Orchestrated Image
Friday, November 21
In exchange for pictures of Angelina Jolie’s new twins, People magazine had to agree to positive coverage of her.
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Times Cuts Dividend in a Move to Save Cash
Friday, November 21
The New York Times Company sharply reduced its dividend just a year and a half after a major increase, as the company seeks to conserve cash amid concern about dwindling profit.
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Advertising: Summer in Beijing Was Strong for Sports, but Weak for Ads
Friday, November 21
Despite strong television ratings for the Games in vital markets, the Summer Olympics failed to provide the expected surge in advertising in China.
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Ailes Agrees to Remain at Fox News 5 More Years
Friday, November 21
The News Corporation announced Thursday that Roger Ailes, the chairman and chief executive of Fox News, had signed a new five-year contract with the company.
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Screen Actors Guild and Studios Negotiating Again
Thursday, November 20
Representatives for the country’s largest actors’ union and an alliance of Hollywood studios met for the first time in four months on Thursday.
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CW Says It Is Retaking Control of Its Sunday TV Lineup
Friday, November 21
he CW network has canceled its low-rated Sunday lineup and ended a $15 million deal with Media Rights Capital, the company that produced the shows.
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For Studio, Vampire Movie Is a Cinderella Story
Thursday, November 20
Tiny Summit Entertainment finds itself sitting atop one of the biggest pop-culture phenomena of recent years.
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Advertising: An Ad Network in Times Square
Thursday, November 20
As Walgreens formally opens at 1 Times Square on Thursday, executives are describing plans for the giant signs that will festoon the building on three sides.
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PC Magazine, a Flagship for Ziff Davis, Will Cease Printing a Paper Version
Thursday, November 20
It is the latest of several magazine publishers to drop a print edition, as advertising plummets and the cost of printing a paper version rises.
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For ‘60 Minutes,’ a Jump in Ratings
Thursday, November 20
“60 Minutes” on CBS has been the most-watched program in the nation the last two weeks — including the full episode on Sunday devoted to Steve Kroft’s interview with Barack and Michelle Obama.
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