hobsons|choice Named Runner Up in KBBReview National Kitchen Industry Awards 2013

Hobsons|choice has been named runner-up in the 2013 KBBReview Awards ‘Kitchen Retailer of the Year’ and ‘Showroom of the Year’ categories. The award ceremony, hosted by Stand-up Comedian Ed Byrne, was presented on Monday, 25th March at a glittering ceremony at the London Hilton on Park Lane.

hobsons|choice create bulthaup kitchens, luxury Bathrooms and inspiring Living Spaces that fit perfectly into their clients’ homes and lifestyles. With showrooms in both Bath and Swindon; hobsons|choice enable customers to view and experience bulthaup b3, b2 and b1 kitchen systems complemented by carefully chosen Carl Hansen furniture and appliances from Gaggenau, Miele, Siemens, Sub-Zero and Quooker.

Speaking about the double award recognition Richard Carter, hobsons|choice MD, said “It is an incredible achievement to be once again recognised as one of the best in our industry by a national, and highly influential publication. We always strive to be the best we can be, and having the opportunity to showcase our bulthaup Bath showroom and the hobsons|choice company to industry peers and the media at an National Award final is something I am very proud of.”

About kbbreview awards
The kbbreview Awards is the annual kitchen and bathroom event organised by kbbreview magazine, a publication in the Taylist Media portfolio. Kbbreview is the leading business-to-business title for the kitchen and bathroom specialist business. For more information visit the websitehttp://www.kbbreview.com

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Industry Intelligence Inc. Launches Updated Website At IndustryIntel.com

Los Angeles–Industry Intelligence Inc., a market intelligence and information management company serving the forest products, packaging, and food and beverage industries, today announced it has updated the look of its website at www.industryintel.com.

The website was updated using a responsive design to create an exceptional user experience for all-size screens, whether viewing the website on a handheld device such as a smartphone or tablet, or any size computer screen. The graphic presentation is cleaner, more user friendly and adheres to the company’s brand guidelines.

New features on the updated website including a referral program, case studies and a section with complimentary access to market intelligence called i2topic. The referral program offers a commission to clients who refer Industry Intelligence to their contacts and offers the referred party a discount on the services they purchase. Case studies showcase how clients use their Industry Intelligence service and i2topic allows website visitors to get trending news and other market intelligence on a company, topic or sector. Main website pages feature the companies products/service, industries covered and information about Industry Intelligence.

“I’m excited to see the new look and feel of our website. It represents our professionalism and shows off what we do—especially the i2topic area, where clients and potential clients can experience our powerful market intelligence,” stated Rami Ghandour, CEO of Industry Intelligence.

About Industry Intelligence, Inc.

Industry Intelligence, Inc. (http://www.industryintel.com/) has provided market intelligence to more than 600 companies worldwide from independent startups to Fortune 500 companies since it began as Forestweb in 1999. Over the years, Industry Intelligence has grown to cover the forest products, packaging, and food and beverage industries from a high-level industry view to in-depth data, which clients use to prepare for meetings, generate sales reports, produce competitive analysis and create other business documents. Industry Intelligence innovation comes from industry experts using patented technology to deliver the market intelligence that companies use to compete, make informed decisions and succeed.

If you'd like more information about Industry Intelligence, visit http://www.industryintel.com, or for a demonstration of the company’s service, call +1-310-553-0008 to speak with a client care specialist.

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Channel Development and Management in the Software Industry

Using a channel of independent companies to resell, implement and/or service customers has long been a tradition in the history of the software industry. For some software companies the channel has been a major contributor to global success, but for most software companies making it work is a depressing and constant struggle. The objective of the workshop “Channel Development and Management in the Software Industry” is to give software executives an opportunity to review and discuss the issues related to growing local and global market share through a channel of resellers and value added partners.

"We have packed the Channel Development and Management workshop with case stories and practical advice,” says Hans Peter Bech, CEO of TBK Consult and co-instructor. “We are using elements from Osterwalder's Business Model Generation approach to analyse the impact on using a channel on all the other areas of a software business. Our approach is based on the Business Value Proposition for the channel partner and we provide software executives with the tools to apply this approach to their individual situations.”

The workshop introduces The Partner P&L Model, which depicts the business as seen from the partner's viewpoint. The workshop will review which elements to include in the P&L model and how the P&L model is used in the partner recruitment and account management processes. The first workshop, which will be held in Milan, Italy on May 8th 2013, is already fully booked. Interested software executives can join the waiting list. Gianmaria Odello and Hans Peter Bech who both have more than 30 years of experience with building and managing international channels in the software industry facilitate the workshop, which is delivered by TBK Academy®.

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