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Since its founding in 2006, Astonish Results LLC in Warwick has grown rapidly while many other Rhode Island companies have had to take a step back during the recession. This summer, Astonish was ranked the 267th-fastest-growing company in the United States by Inc. Magazine, second among Rhode Island companies to only Alex and Ani. What’s as surprising as the trajectory of Astonish’s growth – from 45 employees at the end of 2010 to 100 this year – is that the company jumped into an entirely new primary market in 2008 and 2009, just as the recession was taking hold.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Social media networks such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Google+ present benefits and dangers for businesses, according to panelists at the third annual Providence Business News Social Media & Marketing Summit. The Feb. 27 event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Providence-Warwick attracted more than 250 members of the Rhode Island business community.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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As the director of marketing and new-business development for Union Studio in Providence, Emily Hall is responsible for brainstorming marketing strategy and finding new clients. The work is part of the ongoing evolution of the Rhode Island School of Design graduate and her interest in the business side of art and design, she said.
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By Michael Souza |
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The Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce has pulled out of a planned partnership with the R.I. Economic Development Corporation to lure out-of-state, knowledge-based companies to …
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Fifteen Rhode Island companies and seven in neighboring Bristol County, Mass., made Inc. Magazine’s 2011 ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America.
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By Dana Reilly |
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Age: 39
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7/23/12
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Age: 39
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7/23/12
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He might not be a native Rhode Islander, but Rick Simone is quite the Ocean State loyalist.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Here’s a question I’m getting more often from business owners and startups: What’s the difference between “paid, owned and earned” media for marketing? And how do I use them together?
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11/12/12
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Mike Doyle, one of the founders and current chairman of RDW Group Inc., the communications agency, has retired. Doyle is being succeeded, effective Monday, as chairman by the firm’s chief operating officer, James Malachowski.
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By PBN Staff
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