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NYSE, Deutsche Deal a ‘Springboard’ for Asia Expansion: Grasso
CNBC’s Guy Johnson with the latest details on News Corp’s phone hacking scandal, and insight on NYSE/Euronext shareholder approval of Deutsche Boerse merger, with Richard Grasso, New York Stock Exchange former chairman/CEO.
The ONE Group and Okayplayer Join Hotlist.com
Hospitality and Music Industry Leaders Launch Branded Hotlists to Showcase their Exclusive Events & Venues
The Good…and the Bad
I admire the coverage ESPN and The New York Times have been giving the women’s World Cup. The ESPN on-air talent, especially Ian Darke, Julie Foudy, Brandi Chastain and Bob Ley, have been outstanding. The Times has been devoting a full page to photos and stories from Germany. Again, kudos to both organizations. On the […]
STA Calls for An Advisory Committee For Limit Up/Limit Down Plan
As found on Traders Magazine Online News. As “limit up/limit down” moves closer to reality, the Security Traders Association is asking that many market participants–not just the exchanges–have input into possible amendments to the plan. In a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday, the STA said it supported the basic design of […]
STA Provides Comment Letter to SEC on ‘Limit Up Limit Down’ Proposal
Association applauds investor protection aspects but asks SEC to review Committee structure
Mercer County Ad Executive Offers Tips on How to Build Your Brand in the New Economy
Ferrara & Company Founder Selected as Panelist at June 14 WCBS Small Business Breakfast
The Hotlist in AdWeek
Good AdWeek piece this morning on Hotlist. Hotlist will prove a great tool for brands to impact social planning… and individuals to figure out where they want to go on any given night. Got plans? www.hotlist.com Posted by Bob Zito at 6/10/2011 09:01
Is Hotlist.com the Next Social Phenomenon?
So what is Hotlist.com? It’s a platform that allows users to connect vis-a-vis events and Geographic regions. Chris describes his platform as…
"Zito Scholars Meet a True Hero"
“Four of the eight current recipients of the 2010-11 Zito Scholarship at Saint Peter’s Prep attended Cento Amici’s spring dinner.”
Stray Voltage Surges Through Cities Across The Country
View the story here. WASHINGTON (WUSA) — The city is a dynamic environment. Lots of construction going on. Lots of hands in the electrical system. And, as you’re about to learn, lots of opportunities for a dangerous problem lurking out of view to reach the surface. We ventured out across DC with the New Jersey-based […]
Exclusive: Potentially deadly electrical charges found on city streets
View the whole story here. NORTHEAST OHIO — You need to be careful where you walk and what you touch outdoors. Channel 3 News found hidden hazards in Akron and Cleveland that could kill you. At the request of the Investigator Tom Meyer, a New Jersey-based company called Power Survey did a spot check of […]
Electrical safety hazards left exposed on San Antonio streets
Read the full story here. SAN ANTONIO – You would never go near a downed power line or exposed wiring because of the electrocution danger. But the News 4 WOAI Trouble Shooters have uncovered potentially deadly electrical hazards in places you might never expect — On the streets around San Antonio. It’s called stray voltage; […]
Young Guns: What’s on the Hotlist?
View the story on FOX Business. Chris Mirabile and Gianni Martire were best friends bored on a Friday night. “We were social people. We had a lot of friends,” said Martire. After a night of missed phone calls and texts from friends, “we ended up frustrated at a diner,” he said. So the two started […]
I-Team: Deadly Problem Found On Local Sidewalks
WORCESTER (CBS) — They look like a light pole or sewer grate, but the jolt they can give humans and animals alike is enough to kill them. The I-Team found lots of sources of stray voltage in the city of Worcester. Stray voltage is when electricity bleeds out of aging or poorly installed wires and […]
Since 9/11
I have woken up every morning since 9/11, and turned on the television, hoping to learn that we got bin-laden. It took too long. But I am so thankful we’ve done it. Posted by Bob Zito at 5/1/2011 10:22 PM
Thank you, US Military
The sacrifice and perseverance of our armed forces is exemplary. Thank you for your dedication. Thank you for your sacrifice. Thank you for making us all safer. Thank you for getting this degenerate today. May 1, 2011. A great day. Posted by Bob Zito at 5/1/2011 10:01 PM
The Hotlist Reveals Top 10 Places to Watch the Royal Wedding
View the story on Yahoo NEW YORK, April 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The Royal Wedding countdown is officially underway and, with the big day only days away, The Hotlist, the world’s first social decision engine (http://www.thehotlist.com), has unveiled its Royal Wedding Hotlist of places to go to see Prince William and Kate Middleton tie […]
The Hotlist: Want to Know Where Your Friends Are?
View the SocialTimes story. Have you ever experienced times when you wanted to see what your friends and others around you were doing? Perhaps, you have already been out and were wondering where to go next. I’m sure you are not alone in having experienced this, and that is where The Hotlist app comes in. […]
Donor of the Day: Helping the FDNY
Raising Funds for New York’s Bravest
Friending Facebook to Connect With New Customers
Read the story here You can build a business, but what if, to borrow from Field of Dreams, no one comes? That was the dilemma once facing the Hotlist, an application that allows users to track what their friends are doing offline and preview an evening out on the town. It won a business plan […]
Das NYSE
Jim Stewart wrote one of the best pieces I’ve seen on the “takeover” of the NYSE by the Deutsche Borse in this weekend’s Wall Street Journal. And while Jim’s piece makes sense, the news still hurts. We spent years building the NYSE brand into one of the most respected and recognized in the world. With […]
Davos/NYT
Today’s (1/25/11) New York Times includes one of the most insightful pieces I have read over the years about Davos. Andrew Ross Sorkin captures the little discussed elephant in the room – the cost to play. I was part of the NYSE’s mission to Davos on three occasions .. but our execs, led by Dick […]
Morning Reads
Peter Kenny always turns up some gems in his daily morning note from Knight (www.knight.com). Great market insight, interesting links and he finds some great “factoids.” He picked up this one from the WSJ this weekend (I had missed it), but the message hits home loud and clear: There was a letter to the editor […]
Zito Partners: New strategic brand consultancy launches Jan. 11
Bob Zito, the architect of brand, advertising and communications strategies at Sony Corporation, the New York Stock Exchange, and Bristol-Myers Squibb, has launched a strategic brand consultancy, Zito Partners, with primary offices in New York and New Jersey.
Ad Age on Innovators
Bob Zito featured in Advertising Age’s The Innovators. Covers his work from Bristol-Myers Squibb. Written by Rich Thomaselli.
"Want a Beachhead In the U.S. Market? Get 50 Tons of Sand — German Software Maker SAP Kicks Off NYSE Listing Under Palms on Broad St. "
Robert Zito featured as a “marketing supremo” in The Wall Street Journal