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Seattle (PRWEB) February 24, 2009

In a rare move among the management consulting industry, Point B (http://pointb.com ) announced today its plans to convert its privately held firm with approximately 400 associates into an employee-owned company through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The initial transaction was completed in late December 2008 with the goal of majority employee ownership taking place over the next several years.

Founded in 1995, Point B is a management consulting firm entirely dedicated to helping clients execute business strategies. Today, the firm provides clients ranging from startups to Fortune 100 corporations in Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Portland, San Francisco and Seattle with locally based associates who specialize in the leadership skills needed to transform strategy into reality.

“This ESOP is the start of an exciting evolution for Point B — and the culmination of a long-standing discussion about the future of the firm,” says Tim Jenkins, Point B co-founder and co-CEO. “Employee ownership provides a natural succession plan for our founders while keeping Point B true to its mission. Our business model was built upon asking every associate to ‘think and act like an owner.’ Making our associates true owners is the natural step in our business maturity.”

“In fact, we view employee ownership as a four-way win,” Jenkins explains. “It serves our associates but it’s also good for Point B as a whole and, most importantly, our clients and communities. With each associate now serving as an owner in the firm, we are able to deepen our relationships and have every single associate vested in the long-term success of our partnership with each client and each community organization.”

An ESOP is a vehicle that provides company stock to employees through a trust. The U.S. Congress created the framework for ESOPs in 1974 to encourage companies to allow employees to take a financial stake in their employer. According to the National Center for Employee Ownership, there are approximately 11,500 ESOPs in the United States today that cover about 11 million employees. Research suggests that employee ownership increases productivity and profitability, and helps companies attract and retain top talent.

Jenkins, Darran Littlefield and Jim Hodge co-founded Point B and have since grown the firm into a $ 90 million business that completed more than 800 projects for clients in 2008 alone. The firm’s current management team will remain in place under the new plan and Jenkins and Littlefield will continue to serve as Point B’s co-CEOs.

The transition will result in a slight name change: The firm will no longer conduct business as a limited liability partnership, but rather as a corporation listed as “Point B Inc.”

About Point B Inc.

Point B is an employee-owned management consulting firm that specializes in helping clients execute their strategic initiatives and deliver business results that create transformational change and competitive advantage. Hundreds of companies, including Microsoft, Alaska Airlines, Kaiser Permanente and Charles Schwab, have sought out Point B for its objective leadership, deep expertise and ability to transform strategies into reality. Founded in 1995, Point B has since grown into a $ 90 million business with more than 400 associates that completed more than 800 projects for clients in 2008 alone. Point B has been honored by many publications as an exceptional place to work, including being named a “Top Small Workplace” by The Wall Street Journal. In 2008, Consulting Magazine recognized Point B with its “Best Firms to Work For” award and ranked the firm #1 in its Leadership category among 205 consulting firms worldwide.

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Marketing Firm Using Social Media to Find New Company Name

Knoxville, TN (PRWEB) March 26, 2009

Marketing services firm, Image Communications is employing the power of social media technologies to come up with a new company name. Creative-thinkers are encouraged to visit http://www.helpusnameus.com before April 3 for a chance to name the company and win an Amazon Kindle2.

The upcoming rebrand comes after a year of major growth within the company. Once a traditional advertising agency, Image Communications has evolved into a full-service marketing services firm that offers a range of skills, including strategy, graphic design, web development, social networking and public relations.

“We create, execute and manage social media campaigns for nearly all of our clients, so we felt like this was an opportunity for us to tap into our own expertise to help us name our rapidly growing company,” said Brian Winter, CEO of Image Communications. “Companies spend hundreds of thousands of dollars renaming using conventional agency approaches. We thought this was a chance to prove that naming can be done more effectively and efficiently using the power of social media.”

Due to the massive growth of web 2.0 technologies, Image Communications will be using only social mediums such as Twitter, Facebook, StumbleUpon, employee blogs, social news and social bookmarking sites to promote the contest. Twitter alone has grown 1382% in the past year and boasts over 7 million members. Facebook, which grew 240% from 2008 to 2009, has over 65 million active members.

The winning name will be chosen by the Image Communications team and announced during the week of April 13. The entrant who suggests the new name will win Amazon’s new wireless reading device, the Kindle2. Priced at $ 359, Kindle2 works on 3G wireless, allowing users to download books anytime, anywhere, with no monthly fees or service plans.

Image Communications encourages entrants to visit http://www.imagecommunications.com to learn more about the company before entering the contest.

About Image Communications, Inc.

Founded in 2000, Image Communications delivers high quality marketing services in the areas of strategy, traditional advertising, web development, online marketing and public relations for established and emerging local and national businesses. Image Communications combines business expertise with award-winning creative genius to deliver marketing solutions that produce results. Contact Image Communications at 865-693-6934 or visit http://www.imagecommunications.com for more information.

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Let the iPad Giveaways Begin – NYC Real Estate Firm Giving Away iPads – A Free iPad for Your New Pad

One of Steven Kopstein Real Estate’s Exclusive Listings

New York, NY (PRWEB) April 7, 2010

A New York City Real Estate firm is offering free iPads to agents and customers. Steven Kopstein Real Estate announced today that any purchaser who signs a contract to purchase one of the company’s exclusive listings will receive a free iPad at closing. Apple is known for its must-have small handheld devices; the new iPad takes Apple into a wholly different realm.

“A Free iPad for Your New Pad” is the company’s special promotion announced just 2 days after the groundbreaking product was brought to market.

Steven Kopstein Real Estate is offering a free iPad to the purchaser of any of the company’s exclusive sales listings as long as a purchase contract is entered into by May 31, 2010. In addition, an iPad will be given to a randomly selected broker who attends any of the firm’s Broker’s Open Houses in the next 2 months. A drawing will be held at the Open House.

The company, which uses all Apple technology for it’s business, is ready to give away as many apples as possible this spring.

Owner, Steven Kopstein, is a huge fan of Apple products and uses them in all aspects of his business. “I’ve bought 4 Macs and 2 iPhones over the past year – there is no doubt these tools have helped me help my customers,” said Mr. Kopstein. “New York is a tough city for real estate, you have to be innovative and quick – apple helps me achieve both of these goals and provide a better overall customer experience. I’m excited to be able to spread the iPad around so people can experience the high quality – and hopefully associate that with my firm.”

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