Business Bits
BOCA RATON – The next meeting of the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce’s PULSE group will be held Tuesday, Sept. 18 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the BRIO Tuscan Grill, 5050 Town Center Circle, Boca Raton. PULSE stands for Professionals under 40 United for Leadership, Service and Empowerment. The admission fee is $10 online or $15 at the door. Call the Chamber at 561-395-4433 for information.
BOCA RATON – CityTwist has announced the release of ProspectPro, a customer acquisition email advertising service for the small business marketplace. Previously only large organizations had access to CityTwist’s GRID™ technology email delivery system, and geographically targeted database of 125 million opt-in consumers. Now with ProspectPro, CityTwist has made acquiring new customers with email advertising effective and affordable for all businesses.
DELRAY BEACH – The Gold Coast Public Relations Council will hold its 6th annual PR Yak-Yak Party Thursday, Sept. 20 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Crane’s BeachHouse Hotel & Tiki Bar, 82 Gleason St., Delray Beach. The event is a fun and gossip-filled meet-and-greet for local PR and marketing professionals, as well as media types and community and cultural activists. The cover charge is $20 for members and $25 for nonmembers.
BOCA RATON — Cortera®, a provider of comprehensive business-to-business payment and purchase data and insights for U.S. companies, has named John Tusa as senior vice president and head of sales, focusing on all the company’s sales channels. He brings more than 20 years of experience in sales, operations, business development and general management. “We are very excited about John’s industry relationships as well as his long track record of superior sales performance,” said Jim Swift, chief executive officer of Cortera, a privately held company with offices in Boca Raton; Boston and Quincy, Massachusetts and Bangalore, India.
