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Houston Virtual Receptionist for Lawyers: ‘Attorney Today’ Program Launched To Serve Work-At-Home Attorneys

HOUSTON, TX, March 23, 2007 -- A virtual receptionist program aimed at the needs of Houston lawyers who work from home was launched today by Intelligent Office, a Galleria-based virtual office services company. The program is called Attorney Today.

“Home-based attorneys are a unique niche in the legal industry,” says Ron Clarke, who along with son Iain, owns and operates Houston-based Intelligent Office (www.iogalleria.com). “These are men and women who want the economies and personal freedom only a work-from-home law practice can provide – but they also want the ability to compete seamlessly, head-to-head with competitors who practice in traditional Houston firms.” located in the Galleria area.

Houston Virtual Assistant Company Observes Auspicious Occasion – ‘Doing Business in Your Bathrobe Day’

HOUSTON, January 29, 2006 -- Houston virtual assistant company Intelligent Office will honor the lowly bathrobe on February 12^th. What do bathrobes have in common with the world of virtual assistants and virtual receptionists? It’s simple: February 12, 2007 is the 5^th annual “Doing Business in Your Bathrobe Day,” a time to celebrate the freedom and independence millions of home-based business owners experience every day.

“Honoring the humble bathrobe symbolizes the incredible contribution home-based business owners make to our economy while operating in a non-traditional work environment,” says Ron Clarke, co-owner with son Iain of Houston-based Intelligent Office. The new Houston franchise is part of a Colorado-based company that has locations nationwide. Houston Intelligent Office opened six months ago in a high-rise office building near Neiman Marcus in the Galleria.

50-ft ‘Times Square’ billboard captures 24 lanes of chocker-blocked U.S./Mexico traffic with text-messaging, sight, sound and motion

Las Vegas, NV-- Call it the ultimate plasma TV – or the world’s largest drive-in movie. Whatever – since January 20, this larger-than-life 50-ft. billboard has played to six lanes of traffic inching down the NAFTA highway where Laredo meets Nuevo Laredo.

A sister billboard on the San Diego/Tijuana border has held 24 lanes of traffic captive since 2004.

Laredo is the number one inland port of entry between the United States and Mexico. With more than 4 million people a month, the San Diego/Tijuana divide is the busiest border crossing in the world.

Because cars must wait for up to two hours to get across, most people have little choice but to take in the sight, sound and motion produced by two LED display video boards, one billion colors, two ticker displays, a 23 mm. pixel pitch and a 140-degree horizontal viewing angle, all communicated in – pick your pleasure – English or Spanish.

Franchot Mackin is New Sales and Marketing Manager for Expanding

LAS VEGAS, NV, December 12, 2006 – Franchot Mackin, a leader in the advertising sales industry, is the new sales and marketing manager for Border Billboard, a niche outdoor advertising company whose glitzy 50-ft. multi-media ‘Times Square’-type billboards dot border crossings between the United States and Mexico.

“Franchot is known within our industry for her ability to craft media packages that create value for everyone involved,” says Jennifer Stefano, president and CEO of Border Billboard (www.BorderBillboard.com) which is headquartered in Las Vegas. “Adding Franchot to our team is a major score for Border Billboard as we develop an increasingly larger presence in the marketplace,” says Stefano.

Mackin’s creativity is an important strength she brings to the job, says Stefano. “Her talent for developing industry relationships will help us further capitalize on the burgeoning $700 billion U.S./Hispanic market.

Public Relations Expert Offers Tough Love to PR Grads

There is not a week that goes by that three or more college graduates (or soon-to-be college graduates) don't approach me looking for their first job in PR.

They come from almost every college in Houston and Texas – and from colleges out-of-state, too. Some have never lived in Houston before but they’re on their way because a boyfriend or girlfriend is already working here – or their spouse has found a job in Houston. More likely, the grads who contact me grew up here and are headed back home, diploma in hand. They need – yes, desperately want – to land a job in our industry.