DMA advocates standards for responsible marketing, promotes relevance as the key to reaching consumers with desirable offers, and provides cutting-edge research, education, and networking opportunities to improve results throughout the end-to-end direct marketing process. Founded in 1917, DMA today represents more than 3,400 companies from dozens of vertical industries in the US and 48 other nations, including half of the Fortune 100 companies, as well as nonprofit. The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) knows how to reach you, your family, and your friends -- directly. The organization represents the interests of businesses and nonprofit enterprises engaged in direct marketing (selling their products through catalogs, the Web, and other media). The DMA does so by offering training, conducting research, hosting conferences, and promoting the industry.

The New York Academy of Medicine schools the world on urban health issues. The not-for-profit institution focuses on epidemiologic, health policy, and public health studies with an emphasis on disadvantaged urban populations. The Academy hosts educational conferences and symposia on issues like HIV/AIDS, asthma, substance abuse, and mental health, as well as offering continuing medical education for professionals. The Academy also supports one of the largest privately-owned medical libraries in the world with 800,000 books, some 400 journal subscriptions, and more than 50,000 rare books and manuscripts. The Academy was founded in 1847 by a group of NYC doctors to reform the medical profession and public health.

Moore & Van Allen has become one of the largest law firms in the Southeast, with regional offices and a national reputation. We did so by creating value for our blue-chip clients—large national banks, successful international manufacturers, growing healthcare and technology companies, noted retailers, and more-- including a dozen Fortune 500 companies headquartered in North Carolina. Technologically progressive, culturally inclusive and community-spirited, we fuse an aggressive work ethic to careful and considered legal advice—and to traditional, personal client service. Our guiding objective is to add value to our clients, not only by meeting their goals and deadlines, but also by bringing our experience and energy to bear on their matters.

TUI has the European travel business cornered. Through its tourism umbrella of companies, TUI holds a 51% stake in TUI Travel, which sells leisure travel packages and provides other travel services under some 200 brands in more than 20 countries. TUI Travel owns about 3,500 retail travel stores across Europe and operates a fleet of more than 150 aircraft. TUI's tourism segment also includes hotels and resorts (about 240 hotels including brands such as Riu, Grupotel, Robinson, Magic Life, and Grecotel) and cruise operations (4 ships). In order to focus on its travel services operations, TUI has sold its container shipping operations and has reduced its stake in Hapag-Lloyd, a former subsidiary, to 43%.

Health is wealth for The California Wellness Foundation. Its primary mission is to improve the health of the people of California. The foundation extends grants for health promotion, wellness education, and disease prevention. It focuses on underserved populations, including such groups as the poor, minority groups, and rural residents. On average, the foundation grants about $40 million a year toward programs in such areas as environmental health, healthy aging, mental health, teen pregnancy prevention, violence prevention, and women's health. The California Wellness Foundation was established in 1992 when Health Net (a health maintenance organization) converted to for-profit status.

Richmond Events was founded 20 years ago to provide a better way for buyers to meet sellers. Richmond Events Ltd. pioneered the half hour, face to face meetings' format coupled with high quality conference programmes and networking opportunities. Richmond Events Ltd. forums take place on cruise ships and at exclusive locations which allow attendees to focus on key business issues in a relaxed and distraction-free environment.

Manpower Inc. was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Manpower Inc. (Manpower) operates within the employment services industry. The Company’s global network of nearly 4,000 offices in 82 countries allows the Company to meet the needs of its clients in all industry segments. Manpower Inc.’s five brands, Manpower, Manpower Professional, Elan, Jefferson Wells and Right Management provides a range of services for the employment and business cycle including: permanent, temporary and contract recruitment, employee assessment and selection, training, outplacement, outsourcing, consulting and professional services. During the year ended December 31, 2009, it found permanent and temporary jobs for nearly three million people. The Company had 530 branch and 205 stand-alone franchise offices in the United States as of December 31, 2009. In February 2010, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire COMSYS IT Partners, Inc. a professional staffing firm.

Marigold Technologies has a little help for companies that lack a green thumb when it comes to growing their market share. Founded in 1998, Marigold Technologies develops custom sales data and sales support software tools for small and midsized growth-oriented companies. Designed to aid companies in prospecting and retaining new customers, Marigold's products and services include Web-based marketing database enhancement, opt-in e-mail marketing list creation, list brokerage, and managed marketing lists for companies in the information technology, telecommunications, financial services, and direct marketing industries. Marigold Technologies, LLC specializes in developing proprietary, industry-specific marketing lists.

The Progress Group, LLC provides supply chain management consulting services. It offers supply chain design; distribution facility planning; and outsourcing evaluation and transition services. Additionally, the company provides inventory reduction programs; logistics information systems; and strategy planning solutions. Its clientele includes Aerosoles, Alliance Beverage, Ingram Micro, Intralox, Inc, and Mac-Gray Corporation. The company caters to manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and third-party service providers. The Progress Group was founded in 1991 and is based in Alpharetta, Georgia.

Hudepohl & Associates was founded in 1994 and is a retained executive search firm serving the national market with clients based in the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and West regions. We have managed over 500 searches and accept assignments paying greater than $100,000 in base salary. Our Principals have over 40 years of broad-based business experience in two Fortune 50 companies.Our search process is customized to each client's unique needs. It is not a "cookie-cutter" approach. A Principal is actively involved and is very "hands-on," overseeing every phase of the company's proprietary search process--from development of the search strategy...through applicant evaluation...to negotiation of the compensation package and onboarding process. We operate three practice groups (Education, Industry and Pension Funds) and serve a diverse client base, including Fortune 500 companies, public and private education systems, and pension funds, located in the Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, and West regions.Our team has consistently exceeded client's expectations. For the three year period 2005-2007, we reported 100% Retention, 97.5% Offer Acceptance Rate and 95.2% Fill Rate.

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