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Friday, 25 January 2013

How To Use Duck Decoys In Your Decoy Spread

By: TONY

So, what is the best decoy spread you ask? I believe the key to a good decoy spread is one that looks natural and realistic. The best way to accomplish setting up a decoy spread that looks natural and realistic is trial and error. You must be willing to change things up when ducks are not committing to your decoy spread. This is probably the one thing that most hunters fail to do. If the ducks are just flying past your spread, something doesnt look right to the them. Even if it is just adding or removing a few decoys, changing the direction the decoys are facing, or even spreading or bunching up the decoys. Just a little change can be the difference between a successful hunt or heading home empty handed.
Lets break down a duck decoy spread. There are many different duck decoys on the market, ranging from size, species, and body position. I usually just concern myself with species and a few different body positions when purchasing decoys. The main thing is to scout your hunting area before hand to determine what duck you have in your area. To keep your decoy spread looking as natural as possible, you want to make sure you use duck decoys that match species in your area. Dont limit yourself to one particular species of decoy you want to hunt. Mix it up with a few other species that are in the area. Its not natural looking for just one type of duck to be on the water. Just remember to keep like decoys grouped together. As for the number of decoys to use, there is no magic formula, so trial and error will be your determining factor. I like to start with of my decoys as the predominant species I am going for and non-predominant. Remember to be willing to make changes if the ducks are just passing by.
Adding motion to your decoy spread is another thing to consider. Since it is not realistic for a duck to sit there on the water motionless, it only makes sense to add some movement to your spread, especially on those calm days. There are several ways to add motions to you decoys. One way is to use motorized decoys. There are 2 basic types of motorized decoys. Spinning wing decoys and motorized floating decoys. The spinning wing decoys add motion by simulating a landing duck. These decoys sit on a pole a couple of feet above the waters surface and add visual motion to the decoys spread. The motorized floating decoys come in several styles such as vibrating feeders, bobbing decoys, and floating spinning wing decoys just to name a few. These motorized floating decoys add ripples to the waters surface to give overhead ducks the image of movement. Another way to add motion is to manually create motion by using a jerk cord. A jerk cord is a line that is connected to a few decoys on one end and the other end is run to you blind. When you tug on the line it causes the decoys to jerk and make ripples. Whichever way you decide to add motion to your decoys is up to you and will help add realism to your spread. Again, be willing to change it up if the ducks are not committing to your decoys.
Now lets talk about the shape of your decoy spread and creating a landing zone. There are 3 basic shapes to a decoy spread. The J, C, and U shape. With any shape you use, you need to create an effective landing zone for the ducks to land. Ducks will always land with their face to the wind. So keep this in mind when setting up your decoy shape. You want to make the opening of whichever shape you use to go with the wind. Meaning if the wind is coming out of the north you would want to face the opening of your decoy spread to the south. Think of it as a runway for the ducks to land. You want to try to keep it clear for landing. Again, there is no magic formula. Trial and error and willingness to change it up will help determine what works best.
Here is a quick rundown of how I setup my decoys. If you are interested in the duck decoys I use, Click here. Once I get to my blind I set out a wind driven spinning wing decoy. I set this up first in a location that I want the ducks to land and within shotgun range. This helps me determine wind direction and gives me a starting point for laying out my decoy spread shape. Next I begin setting out my decoys around the wind driven decoy in a shape that fits the water and terrain layout. Once I have laid out all the floating decoys, I place a remote controlled motorized spinning wing decoy within the landing zone and throw out a few motorized floating feeder decoys on either end of the spread. Then settle in to hunt and make changes as needed.

About the Author:
Growing up in south Louisiana and duck hunting nearly all his life has given Tony year of experience. With those years of experience he has learned a lot of do's and don'ts when it comes to duck hunting. He has also created a website to share some of the tools of the trade. Click Here to visit his website.

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Thursday, 24 January 2013

Amazon Gets Into Voice Recognition, Buys Ivona Software To ...

Amazon today announced that it is acquiring Ivona Software, a Polish-based specialist in voice technologies that competes with Nuance and is already used in the Kindle Fire for services covering text-to-speech, voice commands and ?Explore by Touch.? The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The move is significant for a couple of reasons. First, it shows that Amazon is looking to enhance its features and functionality on its devices, moving ever further away from pared-down, cheaper hardware to compete better against products like the iPad and higher-spec tablets from the likes of Samsung.

Second, it paves the way for Amazon to do more in hardware beyond tablets. Specifically, adding voice services points further to a mobile handset/smartphone, as many have suspected Amazon would eventually launch. No comment on a phone specifically in today?s statements, but an intentionally vague reference to future products that is sure to send imaginations racing:

?IVONA?s exceptional text-to-speech technology leads the industry in natural voice quality, accuracy and ease of use. IVONA is already instrumental in helping us deliver excellent accessibility features on Kindle Fire, including Text-to-Speech, Voice Guide and Explore by Touch,? said Dave Limp, Vice President, Amazon Kindle, in a statement. ?The IVONA team shares our passion for innovation and customer obsession, and we?look forward to building great products to deliver world-class voice solutions to customers around the world.?

Although Amazon?s use of voice recognition today isn?t as highlighted and center-stage as Siri is in Apple?s iOS, it?s nevertheless an important part of the company?s business proposition, since a cornerstone of Amazon?s content is based in reading and ?reading? in different formats, like audiobooks. Here is what one of the voice features looks like currently on the Kindle Fire:

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Ivona?s products, the company says, are already available for 44 voices in 17 languages ?and more in development?, which points to how Amazon can use the technology to underpin its international ambitions. Over the last year, the company has been ramping up products and Kindle stores for countries outside of the U.S., including finally launching the Kindle Fire tablets internationally.

What?s still unclear is how Ivona?s existing business will develop. We?re contacting Ivona to ask the question and will update as we learn more, but currently, Ivona works with other organizations and businesses, to provide voice recognition, and it has also made a big push on growing its developer ecosystem. Unless Amazon decides to take Ivona in-house completely, and use its tech exclusively in its own products, this presents a couple of opportunities.

It could see Amazon offering out the speech recognition capability in the form of an API, something that Apple has yet to do with Siri, for developers to use in their apps for the Kindle Fire and other platforms. (Amazon is doing a lot to court developers and continues to extend the ways in which to link them into its own platform.)

Ivona could potentially also get used by Amazon in its wider suite of enterprise, cloud-based services, which also includes hosting and other data management via Amazon Web Services.

Update: An Amazon spokesperson had this to say, confirming that Ivona will continue to work with third parties, meaning that this provides another bridge out for Amazon both to enterprise cloud services as well as to developers, specifically in the area of voice recognition: ?Yes ? IVONA will continue to provide voice solutions for our Kindle Fire tablets (text-to-speech, voice guide, explore-by-touch) and also continue to distribute their products and services to developers, businesses and customers around the world.?

Release below.

SEATTLE?(BUSINESS WIRE)?Jan. 24, 2013? (NASDAQ:AMZN)?Amazon.com, Inc. today announced that it has acquired leading text-to-speech technology company IVONA Software. IVONA delivers world-class technologies that power the ?Text-to-Speech,? ?Voice Guide? and ?Explore by Touch? features on Kindle Fire tablets. Additionally, IVONA delivers text-to-speech products and services for thousands of developers, businesses and customers around the world.

?IVONA?s exceptional text-to-speech technology leads the industry in natural voice quality, accuracy and ease of use. IVONA is already instrumental in helping us deliver excellent accessibility features on Kindle Fire, including Text-to-Speech, Voice Guide and Explore by Touch,? said Dave Limp, Vice President, Amazon Kindle, in a statement. ?The IVONA team shares our passion for innovation and customer obsession, and we look forward to building great products to deliver world-class voice solutions to customers around the world.?

?For more than ten years, the IVONA team has been focused on creating innovative text-to-speech technologies,? said Lukasz Osowski, CEO and co-founder of IVONA. ?We are all thrilled that Amazon is supporting our growth so that we can continue to innovate and deliver exceptional voice and language support for our customers.?

IVONA offers voice and language portfolios with 44 voices in 17 languages and more in development.

About Amazon.com

Amazon.com, Inc., a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth?s Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth?s most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as Books; Movies, Music & Games; Digital Downloads; Electronics & Computers; Home & Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery; Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; Health & Beauty; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon?s developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon?s own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Kindle Paperwhite is the most-advanced e-reader ever constructed with 62% more pixels and 25% increased contrast, a patented built-in front light for reading in all lighting conditions, extra-long battery life, and a thin and light design. The new latest generation Kindle, the lightest and smallest Kindle, now features new, improved fonts and faster page turns. Kindle Fire HD features a stunning custom high-definition display, exclusive Dolby audio with dual stereo speakers, high-end, laptop-grade Wi-Fi with dual-band support, dual-antennas and MIMO for faster streaming and downloads, enough storage for HD content, and the latest generation processor and graphics engine?and it is available in two display sizes?7? and 8.9?. The large-screen Kindle Fire HD is also available with 4G wireless, and comes with a groundbreaking $49.99 introductory 4G LTE data package. The all-new Kindle Fire features a 20% faster processor, 40% faster performance, twice the memory, and longer battery life.

Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including http://www.amazon.com, http://www.amazon.co.uk, http://www.amazon.de, http://www.amazon.co.jp, http://www.amazon.fr, http://www.amazon.ca, http://www.amazon.cn, http://www.amazon.it, and http://www.amazon.es. As used herein, ?Amazon.com,? ?we,? ?our? and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.

About IVONA Software

IVONA Software develops award-winning text-to-speech technology for use in the voice user interfaces on mobile devices, computers, communication systems and services. Its text-to-speech products have been recognized as industry leading in terms of natural voice quality, accuracy and ease of use. Today, IVONA offers one of the fastest growing voice and language portfolios with 44 voices in 17 languages and more in development. The IVONA suite includes a wide range of text-to-speech solutions for consumers, developers who want to incorporate text-to-speech into their user interfaces, and business customers from a variety of industries, including accessibility, public announcement/transportation, telecommunications, e-learning and more. Additionally, in support of its long-standing commitment to accessibility, IVONA works closely with the largest organizations supporting blind and visually impaired people all over the world, including the Royal National Institute of Blind People and the DAISY Consortium. For more information on the IVONA Text-to-Speech visit http://www.ivona.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management?s expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com?s financial results is included in Amazon.com?s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.

Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), is a leading global Internet company and one of the most trafficked Internet retail destinations worldwide. Amazon is one of the first companies to sell products deep into the long tail by housing them in numerous warehouses and distributing products from many partner companies. Amazon directly sells or acts as a platform for the sale of a broad range of products. These include books, music, videos, consumer electronics, clothing and household products. The majority of Amazon?s...

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IVONA is widely recognized and awarded as the highest-quality, most natural-sounding TTS system in the world. The IVONA suite of products includes a wide range of specialty TTS solutions for business, telecommunications, SaaS, mobile, and home use. Among its most notable innovations, IVONA developed a Rapid Voice Development technology which is able to generate custom branded voices for use in IVONA TTS in under 60 days. In support of its long-standing commitment to accessibility, the Company works closely...

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Source: http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/24/amazon-gets-into-voice-recognition-buys-ivona-software-to-compete-against-apples-siri/

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Rental Real Estate Industry News - January 24, 2013 | Real ... - Zillow

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In this week?s rental industry headlines, find out why rents are predicted to rise even more, and why some think big-city micro-apartments aren?t the solution. Be aware of the latest real estate scams, and know the problems you can?t afford not to fix on your rental property.

Moving On Up: Stage Set for Rents to Go Higher

Tenants pinched by rising rents shouldn?t expect relief soon from the new apartments for a simple reason: Demand is likely to outpace supply for some time.

Who Will Live in Bloomberg?s Micro-Apartments??

City officials said the micro-units will help to meet the changing needs of New Yorkers and are ?critical to the city?s future economic success.??But some have called the micro-units tenements for the 21st century, though at the price, they would certainly not be housing large, low-income families.

Toll Seeks Bigger Stake in Apartment Market

Toll Brothers,?the nation?s largest builder of luxury single-family homes, making a bigger push into the?condo market?with the purchase of land near Washington, D.C. The company is also expanding its rental operations.

Real Estate Agents Scammed, Says BBB

The Better Business Bureau says St. Louis real estate agents are being victimized in a ?shakedown? run by operators of a ?phony? complaint website.

Raw Sewage In Your Apartment: Repairs Your Landlord Can?t Ignore

There are lots of crappy situations you can run into when you?re living in multi-unit housing.?But we can?t think of anything crappier ? literally ? than your apartment filling up with raw sewage.?This raises the question: Doesn?t the landlord?have?to fix this problem?

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What?s really going on with Apple and it?s stock price in 2013?

Here we go again. Another Apple quarter that demonstrates long term strength in its business, and another quarter where Wall Street is waving its hands in the air claiming that the business is broken. Apple shares are down over $50 (10%) as I write this.

Always remember value investor Benjamin Graham?s famous expression: In the short term the market acts like a voting machine. In the long term it acts like a weighing machine. Today, the voting machine dominates. But over the course of many product cycles, those daily votes amount to nothing. That?s why the market is volatile, and why I focus on long term investing.

Apple reported the best quarter in its history. Sales of $54.5 billion were up huge compared to $46.3 billion in the year ago holiday quarter. Earnings were $13.81 per share versus $13.87 last year. But once you adjust for the 13-week quarter in the current year versus 14 weeks last year, earnings actually grew 7% year over year.

That 7% growth comes despite gross margin dropping, which is a fact of life when you introduce revolutionary products like the iPad mini. The growth also comes despite the fact that Apple built less channel inventory this year versus last year. Add another $700 million to Apple?s top line this year (or subtract it from last year) to get a more fair comparison.

Oh, and let?s not forget the new iMacs, which were severely supply constrained. Apple sold about a million fewer Macs than last year, which equites to over a billion dollars of revenue. Let?s add that to our adjustment of Apple?s so-called ?broken? business.

Wall Street is worried about earnings growth. They see the revenue growth, but they focus on the gross margin decline of 6% year over year. Wall Street focuses on the short term ?optics? of a situation. And in the short term, Apple looks weak because margin weakness seems to be offsetting the revenue growth.

But look at the bigger picture. The iPad and the iPad mini are canabalizing the PC market. This includes Macs, but it also includes Windows machines. This is the quote that I found most interesting out of last night?s conference call:

?I see cannibalization as a huge opportunity for us...On iPad in particular, we have the mother of all opportunities here, because the Windows market is much, much larger than the Mac market is. And I think it is clear that it?s already cannibalizing some and I think there is a tremendous amount more opportunity there. And as you know, I have said for two or three, actually three years now I believe that I believe the tablet market will be larger than the PC market at some point. And I still believe that. And you can see by the growth in tablets and the pressure on PCs that those lines are beginning to converge.?

And let?s not forget China. Is it totally lost on investors that China has become such a huge market for Apple that they need to break it out as a separate reporting segment? $6.8 billion of Apple?s revenue (that?s 12.5%) came from Greater China. Year over year growth was only a modest 67%. Hmmm, sure seems like a broken story to me.

Speaking of China - there has been a lot of attention on the possibility of a less expensive iPhone. Until last night, I was of the view that we?d see one of these lower cost phones hit sooner rather than later. But I?m not so sure anymore. Obviously Apple can sell a TON of iPhones in China at full price. So there is no need to rush out with a cheaper product. Apple?s style is to absorb as much growth as they can with higher priced products before launching lower cost versions. I don?t think we?ll see a less expensive iPhone in 2013.

The media and the investing community is fully absorbed in the bear story around Apple. That story is probably best told by the Nomura analyst. I don?t mean this in a good way, because I honestly feel the guy is insane to put forth this analysis, but it is what it is. And the market believes it right now.

Nomura?s position is that Apple isn?t growing any more. They?re an ?ex-growth? story with earnings potential ?capped? at about $50 per share. Without growth, people shouldn?t pay more than about 8x earnings (so $400) plus the company?s excess cash balance, which is another $89 per share. Round it up to $490 and you have their target price.

Why 8x earnings? Apparently because that?s what Microsoft fetches. And Microsoft is also an ?ex-growth? stock.

Does anyone else notice the total insanity in this statement? We have the Mac market that has been outgrowing the PC market for a very, very long time. And now we have the iPad market cannibalizing the PC market, which allows Apple to grow at the expense of Microsoft. One company is slaughtering the other. Yet we are to believe both stocks should trade at a similar earnings multiple?

As Rene said to me earlier today, ?It makes you think it's humans that are doomed.? Of course humans are emotional. Investors and analysts are human. Wall Street is all about the short term. Nobody wants to get caught being wrong on a stock in the short term. The pain of being short term wrong outweighs the pleasure of being long term right. That?s why we?re seeing so many negative reports.

I thought the comments from PiperJaffray and JP Morgan were much more rational. Piper calls for investors to return to the stock once the focus shifts to new products in the next 3-6 months. Makes sense. JP Morgan uses the beautiful line, ?Apples and Oranges: Fundamentals and Investor Expectations Continue to Diverge?.

I couldn?t have said it better.

Chris owns shares in, and is long on, Apple.

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Wednesday, 23 January 2013

PFT: Woody denies Tebow was forced on him

As the allegations of sabotage in Super Bowl XXXVII grew, it was only a matter of time before former Raiders coach Bill Callahan addressed them.? And address them he did, via a late-night statement suggesting that he has gotten himself lawyered up.

By uttering the ?D? word (not the one that ends in ?bag?), Callahan and/or whoever wrote the statement is making it clear to Tim Brown, Jerry Rice, and the persons who represent their legal interests that litigation is at least being contemplated.

But while a defamation lawsuit against one or both former players would become great theater, it would entail many challenges ? and cause significant collateral damage for Callahan, and possibly others.

1.? The statute of limitations against Brown possibly has expired.?

When pressed last night by Erik Kuselias of Pro Football Talk on the assertion of sabotage a decade after the game, Brown said that he has been talking about his suspicions on national television and Dallas radio for years.? Which means that, if Brown is sued, his first defense will be that Callahan waited too long to sue.

In most jurisdictions, the statute of limitations is one year.? It has been more than one year since Brown made his statements in a public setting.

I haven?t research the issue completely (which as I learned early in my legal career is standard lawyer code for ?I don?t really know what I?m talking about?), so it?s entirely possible that, in whichever jurisdiction Callahan would sue, each utterance of the false statement sets the clock back to zero.

2.? The difference between fact and opinion.

If a lawsuit is filed (and if it?s determined to be within the statute of limitations), the biggest challenge will be drawing a line between fact and opinion.? False statements of fact can lead to litigation; uninformed or incorrect opinions based on actual facts are protected.

The factual assertion from Brown is that Callahan drastically changed the offensive game plan two days before Super Bowl XXXVII.? Brown?s opinion is that Callahan was trying to sabotage the Raiders.

It?s a fine line, but Brown arguably has stayed on the right side of it.? Even last night, when he was as candid as he?s ever been about his beliefs, Brown said, ?I?m not necessarily saying he [changed the game plan] for that reason, but it happened.?

Rice may not have been as careful.? ?For some reason ? and I don?t know why ? Bill Callahan did not like me,? Rice said Tuesday on ESPN. ?In a way, maybe because he didn?t like the Raiders, he decided, ?Maybe we should sabotage this a little bit and let Jon Gruden go out and win this one.??

3.? Callahan is a public figure.

For ordinary citizens, any untrue statement of fact can provide the basis for a defamation lawsuit.? For public figures, a higher standard applies.

Callahan will have to show that Brown and Rice knew the allegations were false, or that they acted with reckless disregard to the truth or falsity of their comments.? That necessarily makes any case of defamation against a public figure like Callahan harder to prove.

In this case, it means that Brown and Rice would give detailed testimony on what they experienced that caused them to believe what they believed.? They?ll surely say that something different happened before that game than anything they?d experienced in all their years of playing football, which caused them to believe that Callahan was up to something.

Against a private citizen, that may not matter.? Against a public figure, that explanation could result in the case being tossed before it ever would be presented to a jury.

4.? Callahan would expose himself to significant criticism.

If the case goes forward, many former Raiders players and coaches will be questioned under oath.? And while they will have different perceptions and beliefs about the reasons for the decisions made and not made by Callahan, the questioning will rehash everything that happened in preparation for the game, including whether the game plan was changed and why the audibles and other terminology installed by Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden during his time as the Raiders coach wasn?t.

In other words, and as Kuselias framed the issue last night, Callahan was either corrupt or incompetent.? By proving he wasn?t corrupt, Callahan could end up shining a bright light on the notion that he is incompetent.

5.? Plenty of big names will be involved.

If it goes to trial, this lawsuit ultimately could top, from a media standpoint, every lawsuit ever filed or threatened by the late Al Davis.? The parade in and out of the courtroom would be even more impressive than the? Seinfeld finale, with guys like Rich Gannon and Tyrone Wheatley and Lincoln Kennedy and Bill Romanowski and Rod Woodson and Charles Woodson and Charlie Garner and maybe even Shane Lechler and Sebastian Janikowski making the walk to the witness stand, along with members of the 2002 Raiders coaching staff, including current NFL head coaches Marc Trestman and Jim Harbaugh.

Jon Gruden would likely make an appearance at some point, possibly along with members of the Buccaneers defense (which had guys like Warren Sapp, Derrick Brooks, and John Lynch), who would be able to shed light on whether or not Gruden seemed to know what was going to happen, and possibly why he knew that.

Current and former NFL head coaches like Rod Marinelli, Raheem Morris, and Mike Tomlin ? all members of the 2002 Buccaneers coaching staff ? also could be involved, along with former Bucs (and current Cowboys) defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin.

At one point during the game, Lynch told Tomlin, ?Mike, every play they?ve run, we ran in practice.? It?s unreal.?

Said Tomlin in response, ?I know.?

The biggest name of all could be the guy who won?t be able to directly participate.? If the game plan was indeed changed by Callahan, we continue to believe the most plausible explanation is that Callahan was ordered to do so by owner Al Davis.? It would be fitting if the outcome of the lawsuit turns on whether a jury believes that Callahan was simply following the marching orders given to him by one of the most litigious owners in sports history.

6.? What should happen next.

Though it would be fascinating to cover the litigation and any trial that would happen, the smart move in the short term would be for Brown and Rice to issue statements explaining clearly that they are merely stating their opinions, based on the facts that they experienced.

And then they should never discuss the situation publicly again.

While on one hand the issuance of statements would suggest that they fear litigation, on the other hand it would be a prudent way of both putting a bow on a story that has quickly taken on a life of its own and managing potential liability risks.

Either way, the ball is not back in Brown?s and Rice?s court.

Source: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/23/source-scoffs-at-woodys-claim-tebow-was-forced-on-him/related/

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To maintain internal (working with vendors and subcontractors, scheduling) and external relationships (retain and grow customer relationships, customer service, attend periodic networking events and scheduling events).

Essential responsibilities:

-Works with General Manager to develop a system for follow up and follow through for projects and prospecting

-Develop new client sources: attend periodic networking events, research new sources of business

-Client maintenance: work with General Manager on developing weekly and monthly marketing tasks such as phone calls, monthly newsletter, etc. Communicate with clients during and after projects.

-Execute marketing campaigns

-Problem solve for clients and vendors if needed

-Maintain good and develop new relationships with vendors (such as movers) and freelancers (our stylists)

-Project management: scheduling movers and stylists for projects, coordinating with Prop Master for project wrap and packs

-Basic event planning: book speaking engagements, plan educational events

-Some admin and organization around the office

Accountability/ duties:

The success of the position is determined by growth of the client base.

Measures of success

Excellent customer service as evidenced by feedback from clients and customers

Effectively manages marketing programs in a timely and efficient way

Coordinates all moves reliably and efficiently without preventable mistakes

Dimensions/ territory/scope:

This position requires a lot of coordination and relationship building within and outside of the company with our vendors, independent contractors, and customers.

Required experience: No real estate industry experience is okay, although nice to have. Customer service experience is a must.

Required skills:

-Microsoft suite

-Research

-Organization

-Customer service

-Oral and written communication

-MUST BE sociable, people-focused and calm under pressure

-Through and diligent in following up

-Attention to detail

-Organized

-Problem Solver

Education:

High school graduate/ GED

Hours and Pay Range:
We are looking at 1-3 days per week based on the workload. There is no benefits for this part time position. The hours are fairly flexible, as long as they are pre-approved by General Manager.

To apply, please email a cover letter and resume and desired hourly pay.

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