In the guest chair: 

Kevin Planovsky & Dana Barrett

Kevin Planovsky & Dana Barrett

Vert co-founder, Kevin Planovsky joined Dana live in the biz 1190 studio to talk mobile marketing and social brand strategies for business.

Vert is a full service digital marketing and advertising agency located in Downtown Atlanta.

In the headlines:

  • The IRS says some tax refunds may be delayed this year… and they also say budget cuts may mean less audits.
  • Aetna has voluntarily raised its minimum wage to $16/hour and is increasing benefits as well.
  • NCR Corp is moving from Duluth to Midtown and could get up to $3.2 million in incentives to do so.
  • SunTrust is giving $1 million to Operation HOPE’s Inside Program which puts the organization’s representatives in bank branches to provide financial counseling services.
  • The latest company to report a data breach that could involve your credit card info as well as possible personal data (including passwords) is Park ’N Fly.

Other stuff:

Turn your passion into profit and learn the Starbucks standards to producing excellent products and keeping employees satisfied. Join The Dana Barrett Show Business Book Club for a discussion of POUR YOUR HEART INTO IT: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time by Howard Schultz on Monday, February 9th at South City Kitchen in Vinings! Get all the details and sign up to attend here: http://www.meetup.com/DBShow/.