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Art Marketing Action Podcast: 5 Reasons to Title Your Art

Are you driving traffic to your site wherever you can? Here are fifteen techniques to start the wheels churning in this week’s Art Marketing Action podcast–an audio version of the newsletter/post of the same title

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Art Marketing Action Podcast: 5 Reasons to Title Your Art

“Villeroy & Boch” Europe’s premium brand forays in Bengaluru

Launch of the company’s bath and wellness Division and plans expansion into South India Villeroy & Boch today officially launched its first ever flagship store in Bengaluru marking its foray into Southern India. With current operations in Ahmadabad, Pune, Mumbai, Delhi and Hyderabad, they envision large penetration plans into the southern markets in 2010. The store will showcase the entire premium line that represents the international trademark styles synonymous to Villeroy and Boch of Classic, Country, Metropolitan and Easy.

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Art and Business Aren’t Separate

Stop thinking of your business actions as separate from your art . Everything you do for your career and business should be directed by the art you do. Your art should be central to your business plan, your marketing , and your goals

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Art and Business Aren’t Separate

Ribbon Manufacturers at the Great Exhibition

Illustration: Ribbon design produced by Collard & Co 1851 The history of ribbon making and ribbon wearing are probably as old as textile making itself.

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8 Tips for Stronger Art Show Submissions

Guest Blogger: Michelle Davis Petelinz I have served as juror two times for a local art show. Most recently, there were over 250 applicants for 170 spaces across ten categories, including wood, ceramics, jewelry, glass, 2-D, 3-D and photography.

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8 Tips for Stronger Art Show Submissions

Pattern Work of Ian O’Phelan

Illustration: Ian O’Phelan Night Flowers 2009 The pattern work of the American artist, designer and illustrator Ian O’Phelan is an excellent example of the continuing relevance and contemporary usage of the repeat pattern.

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Pattern Work of Ian O’Phelan

Taiwan – A Rising Asian Tiger in Global Trade

Situated off the coast of mainland China, this tiny island formerly known as Formosa (which means “beautiful island”) has endured quite a history in terms of economic growth. Once an acquisition of Japan, Taiwan is property of the Republic of China yet enjoys a booming and influential capitalist economy that had grown annually since its post-World War II transformation into one of the four “Asian Tigers” of global trade.

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Parents and their Kids’ Credit Reports

When I was in 5th grade, I decided I was through doing my math homework. Fractions were making me miserable and I was over it. Two days into my refusal, my teacher sent a note home to my parents

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Parents and their Kids’ Credit Reports

Festival De Djoua 2010

Aimed at raising awareness of the value of using local resources and traditions for economic and social development in the area, the Festival De Djoua is set to take place from 15 to 22 July 2010 under the theme of “Tourism and Local Development”. The venue for the festival will be outside the village of Djoua Kabyle, perched on a high mountain peak, overlooking the Gulf of Bejaia

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Festival De Djoua 2010

Investment Opportunities in the Red Meat Industry in New Zealand

New Zealand has a long history of 125 years accompanied by a solid reputation of exporting high quality meat. There is strong demand for meat in domestic markets as well as international markets and NZ’s pastoral meat industry has so many investment options for foreign investors.

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Investment Opportunities in the Red Meat Industry in New Zealand

Drive More Traffic to Your Website

You can’t just build a website and wait for people to come. If you want more visitors, take a lesson from all the ways I direct you to ArtBizCoach.com (which is just one of my sites) and then adapt these to your situation. Shoshanna Bauer, Going Home

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Want to Make the Call? Life of an Umpire

A lot of people in the nation’s capital have baseball on the brain this week. Primarily because the Washington Nationals have the first pick in Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft this afternoon but also because tomorrow is the major league debut of last year’s first overall pick, Stephen Strasburg. I have baseball on my mind because of last week’s perfect game controversy.

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Want to Make the Call? Life of an Umpire

Memorial Day Activities

Have you recovered from the long weekend yet? Thrown off schedule by the holiday on Monday, I completely neglected to DVR this week’s episode of the Bachelorette. Curses! As I said last week , I spent the weekend in Chicago.

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Memorial Day Activities

Bigger Dragon Boat Festival In Putrajaya This Year

The 2nd 1Malaysia International Dragon Boat Festival 2010 (1MIDBF 2010), to be held here from June 18 to 20, promises to be an even bigger event in terms of participation and spectator interest, Datuk Herman Chin, its organising chairman, said Tuesday. Chin, who is also the managing director of Mega Events …

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KLFest 2010 To Be More Interesting

The Festival Kuala Lumpur this year, KLFest2010, will have more than 140 activities throughout the month of July which will be more interesting than in the previous festivals. Information Communication and Culture Ministry Secretary-General Datuk Wira Kamarudin Siaraf said FestKL2010, with the theme ‘Where the Arts Come Alive!’, not only displayed …

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Students On Resort Islands Urged To Become Apprentice Tourist Guides

Secondary school students on resort islands have been urged to join the tourist guide apprentice programme to be launched by the Tourism Ministry. Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said for a start, it would involve students on Pulau Tioman in Pahang, Pulau Redang and Pulau Perhentian in Terengganu.

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Students On Resort Islands Urged To Become Apprentice Tourist Guides

Marudu Bay Has Potential To Be An Eco-Tourism Centre

Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Johnity Ongkili on Saturday called on the people of Kota Marudu to intensify efforts to develop the district as another destination for eco-tourism. He said over the past 400 years, Marudu Bay here had been known for the uniqueness of its beaches …

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Marudu Bay Has Potential To Be An Eco-Tourism Centre

Second Phase Of City Of Digital Lights Expected To Boost Visitors To I-City

I-Bhd is embarking on its second phase of the City of Digital Lights project in its high-tech township here, I-City, to attract more crowd and tourists into the latest night spot in the Klang Valley. Its Director Monica Ong, said the second phase of the project which will incorporate light and …

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Melaka Government Looks To Enter Aviation Industry By Introducing Melaka Air

The Melaka government is looking into making inroads in the aviation industry by introducing “Melaka Air” to boost the tourism and aviation sectors in the state. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said for a start, they would study whether to rent a Boeing 737-400 aircraft or an Airbus 320 …

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KTMB To Make Rail Tourism Package Permanent Feature

Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) will make its rail tourism package a permanent feature in its bid to expand its services. The programme which is undertaken by KTMB Intercity Service with the cooperation of the Tourism Ministry will focus on homestay in areas served by the railway line

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KTMB To Make Rail Tourism Package Permanent Feature