Gambling Till You Drop

When I made the decision to do free workshops and book signings for my latest book, Make a Real Living as a Freelance Writer, I thought it would be easy to draw an audience. I had, after all, done all the right things to prepare for this big event: I had a successful e-zine, AbsoluteWrite.com, sent weekly directly to my target market; I was a contributing editor at the most popular magazine for writers; had been interviewed all over writers e-zines; and had submitted articles to sites and magazines related to my primary audience (writers) and my secondary audience (those interested in working from home).

But the problem was that my audience was international. I had a workshop set up on Long Island, and more than 99% of my regular audience wouldnt be able to get there. So I had to get local attention. Through trial and error, Ive come up with a system that works. I havent had fewer than 30 people at any of my signings, and Ive always sold books. I hope my tips will inspire you next time youre promoting an event.

1. Focus on the benefit to the attendee.

The first thing a reader should see on your promotional material is whats in it for them. A signed book is all well and good, but itll require them to spend money. What are they getting free just for showing up? In my case, I was offering a free 2-hour seminar about making money writing for magazines. What will they learn? What perks will they get? This is what appeared in big letters on my posters, with the book signing in small letters toward the bottom.

2. Community Events are not places to do business.

Most local newspapers have a community events section where they run short blurbs about local events. Submit your release at least two weeks prior to your event, with all the who, what, where, when, why questions succinctly answered. But after I did that and failed to place my events in local papers, I asked an ex-newspaper editor for advice.

While I would have probably run a little blurb about your free writing workshop, I would not have run your free writing workshop combined with your book signing, she wrote. I would invite you to pay for an advertisement because, being the jaded cynic I am, I would not give you free publicity for something from which you are profiting.

So leave your for-profit hat at home when approaching the media.

3. Think small.

National attention is nice, but when promoting a local event, you want to get your message to as many local people as possible. I mulled this over one day while pushing my grocery cart through a supermarket, then noticed the bulletin board filled with posters. I ran home and created my own on the computer: Colorful posters that gave all the essential information about my event in large, easy-to-read type, with pull-off tabs on the bottom that simply said Free Writing Seminar, along with the location, date, and time. You can put these in supermarkets, as well as delis, convenience stores, libraries, and other high-traffic businesses.

4. Find local websites, e-mail lists, and message boards.

Many cities, counties, and regions have their own websites where people can announce coming events. You can also search for your geographic area on Yahoogroups.com to find e-mail discussion lists in your area. Write to the site owner or group moderator to request that he or she tell members about your event.

5. Co-promote.

When Judith Lazarus promoted her books, The Spa Sourcebook and Stress Relief & Relaxation Techniques, she asked a spa product manufacturer to provide her with samples. She used these samples to draw people to her book signing table. You might find a local business that could benefit from being featured at your event, and ask them to hang a sign about the event or include flyers in customers bags in return. Or find someone whos promoting a complementary product or service, and agree to swapyoull distribute postcards about their events at your table if theyll do the same for you.

6. Run contests and giveaways.

Similar to Judiths deal with the spa product manufacturer, see if you can get a business to donate an item for giveawayor use one of your own products or services. On your publicity material, you can announce that one lucky attendee (or many) will win a valuable door prize. Or invite people to enter the contest beforehand, then tell each of them that youll announce the winner/s at the event. Be sure to include the prizes monetary value on your announcements.

7. Use lawn signs.

If politicians can promote themselves with signs on our lawns, why cant we? Ask friends and associates to put a colorful sign on their lawn with very brief information about your event.

8. Be photogenic.

If this is an event youve done before, or if you have an interesting photo related to your event, send it to local newspapers with your release. You have a better shot at seeing print if you can provide a photo, and readers will be more drawn to your announcement if its accompanied by a picture. Pick an interesting prop or a fun candid shot, not a typical headshot.

9. Business cards, revisited.

Although many local business dont have enough counter space to display a stack of your flyers, they may be happy to let you deposit a stack of business-card-size announcements about your event. These are easy to make on your computer, and again, should just contain an eye-catching headline and essential information about the event.

About The Author

Jenna Glatzer is the author of Make a Real Living as a Freelance Writer and nine other books. Shes teaching a workshop based on her book Outwitting Writers Block at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY this October. For more details, and to pick up a free editors e-mail cheat sheet, visit www.jennaglatzer.com.

Copyright 2004 Jenna Glatzer. All rights reserved.

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My friend Bob calls me on the phone to buzz me that he’s found some on-line gambling internet sites that I just have to see. I have never really been heavy into gambling, but I figured ok, I must give it a trial run. So I tested out some black jack and poker, only honestly, they just aren’t my cup of tea. And Then I see these online lottery websites and then I figure that through cyberspace I can take part in all other lotteries around the Earth. Instantly to me this looks a heap more joy, thus I guess I will give it a try. To begin with I tried my luck at euro millions, you know a European lottery. I chose my lotto numbers and then awaited and hoped that I may win the jackpot. I didn’t on that occasion only when the euro lotto numbers came out; I was highly surprised to realize that I had in reality come very close to the winning lotto numbers. I tried out a couple of other world lotteries, but I felt that I had come so close the first time on the euromillions, that I simply had to give it one more go. Now to date, I have not scooped millions of dollars, but, I have won some money, so I carry on playing the euro millions and picking lottery winning numbers, going for the big break. I am one of those people who like to think in the likelihood of hitting the jackpot, because it is hard to reckon getting that kind of money some other way.

As for my acquaintance, he still stays on with his love of internet gambling and finds himself at the on-line gambling casino for at least an hour a day. He likewise has won some money, but it is up and down and the difference is, when you lose at gambling you usually lose a heap but then, when you lose at the e-lottery, it doesn’t cost you as near as much. I think that the lotto is the only way for me to go foreward plus the idea of winning it big and on top of that, it is only costing me just a couple of pounds “makes all the difference”.

Pimsleur Japanese I Part 2 by Dr. Paul Pimsleur is surely tremendous reading, however busy lives can make getting some time hard to do. Extended commutes to work and day-to-day chores might consume enormous portions of time without you realizing it. Working, caring for children or housework all cut down the time available to spend on your hobbies. If you are an avid reader who finds it problematic to find any time, your journey time may provide the perfect time for catching up. Thanks to media files, you can indulge in Doctor Who: The Romans by Dennis Spooner for sale from Download Audio Book Online, or audiobooks brought to life by Joyce Meyer without turning a page.

In today’s busy world multi-tasking is a must. Audiobooks such as Glenn Harrold’s Ultimate Guide Quitting Smoking Forever by Glenn Harrold by Download Audio Book Online fill the dead hours in our schedule, whether it is minutes passed waiting at the dentist’s surgery or driving the children to music lessons. An enormous selection of audio books are now available for download in mp3 format these include Pimsleur Ukrainian I Part 1 by Dr. Paul Pimsleur, so if you have an iPod or other mp3 player you have the opportunity to discover a best seller or a great novel, such as audiobooks written by Billie Letts without dragging cumbersome books around. The benefits of audio-books include the ability to rent or buy instructional books and listen to them at your leisure. How about learning another language? Try an audiobook! It’s easy to review current business practises, you can even discover religious or spiritual trends. Audio books are available in a multitude of titles and writing styles. It doesn’t matter if you’re a natural history buff, nuts about science fiction and fantasy or if your interested in self help, you can download most titles at once. Various plans are available; it’s easy to take a subscription to a plan and rent or purchase them online.

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Reading will always have its place, however audio-books offer a handy alternative. Numerous chronicles, such as audiobooks performed by Jane Goodall, can be more gratifying when recounted by the writer or an illustrious actor. Reading a title isn’t the same as enjoying an audio book told by Murray N. Rothbard, including subtleties of an actual performance. The depth of your experience can be enhanced by listening to an audiobook like Good Guys by Bill Bonanna and frequently convey more than words on a page.

Don’t forget about audio books next time you look at buying a novel, audio-books can be fantastic means of squeezing all the titles you desire into your hectic lifestyle.

Internet has been hailed as writer’s paradise. If you can write well you have all the potential tomaximize your gains. From web page to advertisement the written word rules everywhere.

Internet is a virtual medium. The product it produces are intangible unlike books or papers. But apart from that internet is a much better medium as for as the information distribution is concerned.

The speed!

The reach!

The Spread!

It outperforms every other medium in all aspects. If you have planned to establish yourself in this virtual world you should carry your mightiest weapon ready for use.

It is none other than the Written Word.

It is strange thing how 26 letters (Considering English to be the language) over and over again can constitute myriad of the written material which has filled volumes in the tangible world and has occupied quite a substantial digital space as well.

Similar to the real world, the work that is genuine and good is identified from far in the internet too. And be beware too. The word spreads on the net faster than you think. So be good and you will reap the harvests tremendously.

Web Page, Articles, Ebooks, Sales, Letters, Forums, Ezines, Newsletters and Emails – You can see the word in action everywhere. And these are the prime areas where your writing expertise will bring you the fortune. The decorative part comes later. First is the content.

Always!

A good webpage is always a well written webpage. Same goes for e-books, sales letters, ezines and emails.

If you write well you can easily outperform the others. The webpage that you will craft will have a cutting edge above others. The sales letters that you will publish will bring in more customers. Ezines you send will be welcomed with eagerness.

There is no limit if you can write well.

All you need apart from your writing skill is the knowledge of the subject you want to write about. Again internet is the right place to search for any thing you want to know about and the information will be in front of you within seconds.

What you want to be expert in depends on your own interests. You might want to establish yourself as good copywriter or you may want to develop good content based articles and project yourself as freelance writer or you may want to write and sell e-books.

You may want to become a ghostwriter.

Or you may just want to write to promote your own business.

Your good writing will always come handy in anything you choose.

Each of the described area has some differences from the others. You should take care to follow the rules of each area.

In the coming articles we will discuss the individual topics and how to write them better.

Till Then.

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What is Algebra?

Maths has long been one of the most scary subjects in American schools. While in other countries graduate children excel in mathematics, many of the common high school age students in the United States scratch their heads when confronted with questions about converting fractions to decimals, converting measures and units, solving complex inequalities, or solving radical equations. It makes sense that this predicament is as broad as it is. Algebra is such a wide-encompassing range of various mathematical equations that it is easy for a student to get lost when asked to explain synthetic division or adding polynomials . For that matter, letters are heavily used for substituting the numbers when it comes to algebra. While this isn’t highly complex in and of itself, it lends itself poorly to the ‘jump in and play’ aspect of some mathematics. Put simply, the ability to execute a particular algebraic task is based on the person already having learned a task that preceded it. This is to say that Algebra is a process that needs mastery of each step in order to advance. A pupil can’t hope for finding square root radicals and roots when he or she has not mastered proportions and ratios, or converting measures and units.

Technological Aid for Algebra:

While this is not a recent development, it looks that mathematics grades have slipped even further in recent years. The blame can be attributed to many parties, but no answer comes out of finger pointing. Recently, there have been extracurricular aids on the market to assist children enhance mathematical skills when out of the classroom. What little software package or program there was, more geared towards helping younger students grasp the constructs of arithmetic. Fortunately, the market for such a product has coincided with the technology necessary, allowing an influx of ‘algebra software package‘ or ‘algebra solver‘ programs that allow the mastery of algebra to anyone who is equipped with basic computer knowledge.

Algebra Solvers:

There are various algebra calculators available and they vary depending on for what they have been produced for. Some may provide some abilities as graphing a circle, or solving simultaneous equations, but may not have the computer programming necessary for resolving exponential equations or adding exponents . The users are suggested to assess the algebra computer software upon purchase, although virtually all the software systems promote their features. The best bet for anybody who is interested in computer aid for subtracting rational expressions or converting decimals to fractions; fundamentally, whatever specific requirement you would have, is to consult the cyberspace and research the product in question.

When you give your bedroom a makeover there are many things you need to consider. Being the place you sleep it’s a good idea to make your bedroom as comfortable as possible. Work from the bottom up making sure you get the carpet right first, the carpet will have a big impact on the overall feel of the room. Before deciding on a particular carpet, perhaps not kitchen carpet tiles – you should consider what kind of style and feel you are trying to create. If you are having a clear-out make the most of the opportunity to dispose of as much of your clutter as possible.

Once you have chosen a suitable carpet you should also have a think about the ceiling. If the majority of people overlook the importance of selecting the right carpet, nearly everyone overlooks the possibilities of adding colour to your ceiling. implemented correctly colour on the ceiling can breathe new life into a room, darker tones can add warmth and depth. A dark colour can make rooms which aren’t so big have a claustrophobic feel, however on the other hand can make bigger rooms feel much more cosy. Ensuring your bedroom is lit properly can also influence the way a room feels. Everybody is aware of the fact that humans react physiologically to varying levels of light, brighter more intense lighting is likely to have the effect of keeping people more alert and energetic. Dimmer light is likely to create a more tranquil feeling and make you feel more relaxed. If you are installing lighting in your bedroom it makes sense to install a dimmer switch as they are cheap and quite easy to install. Energy saving light bulbs are also a great idea as not only do they save you money but they also tend to last longer as well.

Making a presentation in front of international audiences is not for the fainthearted.
People from different cultural backgrounds with varying language skills are
definitely more challenging than a homogenous local audience. Are international
audiences any different from local audiences? From a biological point of view, there
are almost no differences as all humans behave similarly in response to basic stimuli
like hunger and heat. The differences become crucial when one considers cultural
conditioning.

Let us take the classical example quoted in many places. If the world were a village
of 1,000 people, it would include: 584 Asians, 124 Africans, 95 Europeans, 84 Latin
Americans, 52 North Americans, six Australians and New Zealanders, and 55 people
from the former Soviet republics. They would speak more than 200 languages and
reflect an astounding mix of different cultures. Fortunately, you would most likely
never get such a mixed audience. Remember, what works in one culture doesn’t
always work in another. How can you make your presentation a success among
people from different parts of the world?

Many factors influence audience behaviour e.g., culture, profession, gender, age,
reason for being in the audience, state of mind, time of day and year and general
mood. In fact every audience is unique. An audience of insurance salesmen in
Germany is very different from an audience of German chemical engineers. So
whenever a typical behaviour is associated with certain nation states, you have to be
extremely careful with these stereotypes.

The language barrier plays a very important role, both for the speaker and the
listeners. Many people in your international audience actually have jumped over
large chasms of language and cultural divides in order to be there in that very
audience listening to you. “Can I understand everything that is spoken there as they
are speaking in English and my English is very bad?” or “What if someone asks me a
question and I can’t answer it in French in this seminar held in France?” These are
typical fears that many people have overcome before they turned up in the
international gathering.

In mixed audiences the language used is bound to be a foreign tongue for someone,
if not for the speaker. Deficient language skills might considerably limit their ability
to grasp much of the presentation and they have no way of dealing with that
frustration with themselves. The fear of losing face in front of other people is very
common, more so in Asian cultures. Many people think in their mother tongue and
speak with the help of simultaneous translation. Many ideas are very challenging to
be put into another language. So the task of the presenter is to make sure that
central ideas come across easily and even to people who are not natives to the
language of presentation.

Culture influences how people in different countries prefer to receive information.
How interactive a presentation is, depends much on the culture. Typically English
speaking cultures like presentations to be lively and interactive. Paradoxically there
are similarities among Far Eastern, Slavic and protestant cultures like Germany and
Finland. There presentations are formal and there are few interruptions. Questions
are answered either when the presentation ends or quickly as they arise.

Many Europeans, particularly Scandinavians and Germans prefer to receive
information in detail, with lots of supporting documentation. They want their
presenters to be systematic and build to a clear point within their presentation. The
Japanese business audiences, where senior managers are more likely to hold
technical or management degrees are very similar. American and Canadian
audiences, on the other hand, like a faster pace. Many Asian and Latin cultures
prefer presentations with emotional appeal.

Different cultures gather and process information differently, in a way that is unique
to that culture. We assume that speaking Spanish is a safe option in all countries
where Spanish is spoken, but Hispanic employees from different countries even
have different words for the same thing, and this can create conflict. Sometimes
logic or reason can evade us. For example, there is no concept of guilt in some
Eastern cultures. There is no Heaven or Hell, but there may be karma and shame.
The Chinese are very strict about Mianxi, not losing face. When a Chinese
person doesn’t understand something due to language problems, she still says,
“Yes, yes it is clear.” People from a western background often have difficulties
understanding this.

Presenters use humour skilfully to relax the atmosphere. Another very powerful tool
is telling personal anecdotes which reveal humaneness connecting the speaker with
members of the audience. There must be a relevance to the topic or theme, as
speakers who talk very much about themselves are often considered self-centred
and even tiresome.

The response to humour varies greatly across different cultures. Humour based on
making fun of someone else is not understood in many areas of the world and is
considered disrespectful. In some cultures like Japan, laughing aloud is a sign of
nervousness and is not appreciated.

How audiences respond to presentations varies across cultures. In Japan, for
example, it’s common to show concentration and attentiveness by nodding the head
up and down slightly-and even closing the eyes occasionally. Don’t think that they
are falling asleep. In Germany and Austria, for example, listeners seated around a
table may show their approval by knocking on the table instead of applauding.
Applause is accepted as a form of approval in most areas of the world but in the
U.S, you might even get a few whistles if you have really made a great impression. If
you hear whistles in many parts of Europe, you had better run because someone
might start throwing tomatoes and eggs next. If you were finishing a speaking
engagement in a Latin American country like Argentina and you waved goodbye, the
audience might all turn around and come back to sit down. For them the waving
gesture means, “Come back! Don’t go away.”

Ways of handling questions are very different across cultures. Brits or Americans
almost always ask challenging questions. In Finland or in some Asian cultures,
audiences are more likely to greet a presentation with silence or just a few polite
questions. This is not always indifference but a show of respect.

As a presenter, you should have a clear goal of what you want to accomplish and
how you will accomplish it. The goal should be easy to understand – even to
someone outside of your organization or industry. If you can’t summarize your
message, how can the listeners? When the audience is international, you’ll need to
step out of your own frame of reference and focus on making communication
relevant for your target group. The aim is to “localize.” By focussing on the
audiences’ own frames of reference, you acknowledge their importance and pave the
way for them to come closer to you. If for example, you are using a metaphor about
snow blizzards and sleet to sub-Saharan people, they might not get your point, as
they have no experience of snow blizzards. The most vital thing to remember is that
each and every member in your international audience is a fellow human being. If
they feel treated well and get something for being there, they will appreciate your
efforts. Good luck!

Rana Sinha was born in India, studied and lived in many places and travelled in 80
countries, acquiring cross-cultural knowledge and building an extensive network of
professionals. He has spent many years developing and delivering Cross-cultural
Training, Professional Communications skills, Personal Development and
Management solutions to all types of organizations and businesses. He now lives in
Helsinki, Finland and runs http://www.dot-connect.com, which specializes in human
resource development as well as communication and management skills training
with cross-cultural emphasis.

An article by a prolific EzineArticles.com writer inspired me to write this
piece. This is good. Writers make their livings by getting ideas from other
writers. Not by plagiarizing or feeding off their work, but by coming up
with fresh ideas. The aforementioned writer talks about the “dummying
down of the population.” Whether dummying or dumbing, no one can
argue the point. Tomes have already been written about it.

Due to lack of funding from our government, the educational system in
Americathe “no child left behind” educational systemhas
deteriorated to where unless they are in private schools, students can
no longer read or write well. They hardly read at all, and what they write
is acronym-ed to death (L0L). So when a contributor writes something
worthwhile for electronic consumption, something of value that can
benefit a reader’s life, let’s applaud that person for having
the guts to be original, rather than target their misspellings. I’m not
championing illiterates. But unlike bad spellers like novelist Norman
Mailer, we don’t have the luxury of copyeditor angels sitting on our
shoulders.

Good critics get paid well for their work because they are specialists in
their fields. Take for example, Slate Magazine media critic Troy
Paterson, New York Times book critic Michiko Kakutani or the legendary
Janet Maslin. Maslin is purported to have left the New York Times
because she got tired of “having to review so much crap in recent
years.” Nevertheless, she still contributes.

The “crap in recent years” proliferates every corner of our culture. But
that’s fodder for another article. I want to say here that everyone’s
opinion should be respected. When we criticize someone else’s writing
we are assuming the role of critic, so we had better know our subject as
good or better than the person being critiqued. There are untold
numbers of Monday morning critics amidst the vast e-writing
population. They make us aware of this with their ego-driven acidic
barbs. Instead of being helpful and original, they get their
material by preying on the efforts of otherskind of like hyenas. Hyenas
are the vilest kind of predators; they wait for others to make the kill,
before feeding on the carcass.

Rather than criticize when you might not be competent to do so, why
not peruse some of the thousands of online pieces for themes you can
use and give them your own spin? You don’t have to agree with what
someone writes. But just one or two words from a single article can
trigger a multitude of your own. Alluding to his enormous lifetime of
work, Normal Mailer said, Quantity Changes Quality.” I’m convinced of it.

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Many of the patients who received dr dorr durom applied in their hip replacement surgical operations are learning that there are negative ramifications that far exceed the average expectations for recovery. These poor people are experiencing a lot of needless pain for longer periods of time, looking forward to revision operations and magnified medical costs, and losing income by not physically being able to work at their normal occupations. Although Zimmer Holdings, Inc. is claiming that that their implant is not possibly defective and not to blame for the faulty surgical procedures, some unfortunate people are filing cases against them and encountering settlements.

Sometime in October, 2008 Zimmer declared that it had reserved $47.5 million to pay for lawsuits they had filed against them and received. Many doctors are not so sure that the hip implant device is as good as the company says it is. As A Matter Of Fact, when Zimmer offered up online training to doctors in order to teach them what they said were more correct techniques for doing the implant surgical procedure, approximately half of the docs refused to take part. Thus, the entire state of affairs proceeds to be trying for all doctors participating, but none more than the hundreds of people who are needing a revision surgery due to the issues with their implant not staying secure and tight in the socket.

These tormented poor people definitely merit some assistance and compensation which obviously is why product liability attorneys are suggesting and telling them to start the filing of lawsuits. Zimmer Durom Cup implants has been settling some of these claims, too. Even So, even if the settlement they are being offered by all standards seems reasonable, in numerous cases implant recipients are resolving too quickly and without clause being made for repeat problems if they return. If they don’t hold off and wait, to find out what cases are actually going to be worth, individuals may find themselves ending up paying alot more money from their own pocket when further issues or pain return.

For anyone who believes they may have a claim against Zimmer may consider checking into it. If you believe you may qualify, you should probably telephone a lawyer to find out for sure. Look for a lawfirm that operates across the nation and focuses on processing litigation against irregular medical devices. This law firm has done the extra work and setup a special division to do due diligence and process claims against Zimmer and win substantial settlements for their customers.

If your orthopedic surgeon breaks the news that will have to have a revision surgical operation to fix your Zimmer Durom hip replacement device, contact an lawyer as soon as humanly possible.

The September/October issue of Time Compression Technologies magazine includes a feature article, “Lean Manufacturing: How Big is the Market? Lean Enterprise: How Much Bigger is the Market?” authored by North America’s leading manufacturing journalist, Thomas R. Cutler (www.trcutlerinc.com).

Cutler provided a detailed history of the lean manufacturing marketing including how e-kanban solutions are central to an effective lean manufacturing initiative. According to Matthew Marotta, founder of Datacraft Solutions, “We do not charge for upgrades to the system as we learn about new best practices that clients ask us to incorporate. Before Datacraft incorporates the request, it is reviewed buy a lean advisory board to validate the value of the best practices and the value added impact upon our partner community. Once it is passed, they develop, test, and implement.”

The hosted solution provides the customer with their own set of servers which are maintained offsite by and outsourced set of administrators. All of the administration fees, equipment, support teams and software updates are all included in the monthly service fee which is less then the cost of hiring an internal system administrator.

The value of an ASP is that manufacturers can buy “by the drink”, low risk, and a see a rapid ROI. Only internet access is required.

The non-ASP option leaves manufacturers investing a large sum into the communication network, IT personnel, IT training, application servers, consulting for system modification, along with all the hidden costs that come with it. The only disadvantage of using an ASP is the client never owns the system (application), only their own data. This concern tends to be the issue of IT since they want to control all phases of the e-kanban operation. The cost of the control is wasteful and completely antithetical to a Lean Initiative.

While some ERP systems QAD, Factory Logic, and Supply Works have some e-kanban functionality is not their core focus, so manufacturers are purchasing the ERP system at a significant price tag including all the prices increases (and upgrade charges). From the perspective of Lean functionality and immediate ROI the cost cannot be justified, unless there is a plan for a manufacturer to replace the ERP system.

Datacraft Solutions www.datacraftsolutions.com Matthew Marotta 800-819-5326

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