Economic Impact of Gay Marriage as photographed by New York event photographer Jeffrey Holmes.

December 9, 2011 by Jeffrey Holmes

The Economics of Gay Marriage panel discussion presented by Manhattan Chamber of Commerce held at MetLife Conference Center in New York. (Jeffrey Holmes/JeffreyHolmes.com)

Christine Quinn, NYC Council Speaker and first openly gay NYC Council member, addresses The Economics of Gay Marriage Program. A panel discussion presented by Manhattan Chamber of Commerce held at MetLife Conference Center in New York.

The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce presented a panel discussion that focused on the role of the business community in pressuring the legislature to approve same-sex marriage.The event was held at the new Met Life Conference Center at 6th Avenue and 42nd Street. The event was photographed by event photographer new york, Jeffrey Holmes Photography for the MCC. The business community has a stake in this issue because of employee benefits, payroll taxes, talent retention and money will be made when tens of thousands of couples marry here in New York City rather than traveling to other states.

“Economic Impact of Gay Marriage” took place on Monday, March 14, 2011 and was organized by the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, hosted by MetLife and sponsored by Bloomingdale’s, Gay City News, Microsoft and the Riverside Church.T

People have figured out that when permitted to marry, the gay community will be more likely to hire a realtor, purchase a home, buy insurance, travel on a honeymoon and use the services of a caterer, wedding planner, florist, and all of the other services engaged by traditional couples getting married.

MetLife Conference Center in New York where the Economic Impact of Gay Marriange Program was held and photographed by Jeffrey Holmes, new york event photographer.

Panel members included Jeremiah Frei-Pearson, Straight Allies Coordinator, Marriage Equality New York; George Carrancho, National Sales & Marketing Manager for LGBT Community, American Airlines; M. V. Lee Badgett, Research Director, Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law & Public Policy at UCLA School of Law; Rachel B. Tiven, Executive Director, Immigration Equality; Paul Schindler (Moderator), Editor-in-Chief, Gay City News; Tracy Teofilo, President, Prestigious & Elegant Events, Inc; and, Jeffrey Hollander, JD, Assistant Vice President Advanced Markets Group, MetLife.

: MetLife Conference Center in New York where the Economic Impact of Gay Marriange Program was held and photographed by Jeffrey Holmes, new york event photographer.

Photographer Note on the venue: MetLife Conference Center is a great venue for medium size conferences. The lighting is ideal. The room features a large projection screen. While a the screen could have been positioned lower on the back wall, it d

oes provide for great viewing. The stage is lighted with with floods high above in the ceiling (perhaps a bit too much of an angle as to provide an uncomplimentary image) fill flash is a must. The venue provides a wonderful view of Bryant Park. Catering of the events is available.

London Fischer selects Corporate Photographer New York, Jeffrey Holmes, for their group photograph.

December 5, 2011 by Jeffrey Holmes

A group portrait of the London Fischer Law Firm by Jeffrey Holmes, Portrait photographer New York.

London Fischer Law firm selects Jeffrey Holmes, New York Portrait Photographer for Leading Attorneys Portrait.

The London Fischer Law Firm, located in New York’s Financial District, called upon New York corporate photographer, Jeffrey Holmes to create a new firm group portrait. The portrait is to be used for a magazine article about outstanding lawyers in the U.S. The best location was the courtyard in front of the building.

I used a single Quantum T5d flash head powered by a Quantum Turbo 2×2 battery. I do love these strobes for location shoots. After a couple of Photoshop head swaps, the firm approved the image and it was on to publication.

London Fischer LLP is an international leader in the concentrated disciplines of insurance and related litigation. Clients include many of the world’s largest corporations and most prestigious insurance groups. Over the years, the Firm has been involved in the most significant litigation affecting the insurance industry and those other specialized industries in which we concentrate.

They have a national practice includes insurance coverage, and specialized litigation pertinent to all areas of primary and excess insurance and reinsurance. Practice groups specialize in litigation affecting the following industries and disciplines: Construction and Real Estate; Directors and Officers Liability; Employment Practices Liability; Marine Cargo and Hull Interests; Mold, Toxic Tort and Environmental Liabilities; Municipal Liability; Product Liability; Professional Liability; Property Losses; Subrogation; Transportation Liabilities

London Fischer maintains a National Trial and Appellate Practice. They are geographically positioned to handle matters throughout the United States. Offices in New York City, Irvine, California and New Jersey.

Institutional Investor 9th Annual Hedge Fund Awards by Event Photographer New York Jeffrey Holmes

September 14, 2011 by Jeffrey Holmes

Institutional Investor's 9th Annual Hedge Fund Industry Awards Dinner held at Cipriani Wall Street. (Jeffrey Holmes/JeffreyHolmes.com)

Institutional Investor magazine’s 9th Annual Hedge Fund Industry Awards, recognizes the hedge funds, funds of hedge funds and industry associated investment consultants, endowments, and foundations. They are presented these awards for their innovation, achievements and contributions to the Hedge Fund industry in the past year of 2010.

The event was photographed for Institutional Investor by Jeffrey Holmes, a premier event photographer New York. Institutional Investor has relied upon Mr. Holmes photography services for the past 6 years. “He captures the story of the event. Jeffrey always works the branding of the sponsors into images. We get the shots we need for press and PR as well as promotional materials for next years event. That is why we have use Jeffrey Holmes Photography for all of our awards dinners.”

Award nominees were honored and winners were announced and awarded at a dinner and awards ceremony at the Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. The event emcee was David Faber, CNBC

Institutional Investor's 9th Annual Hedge Fund Industry Awards Dinner held at Cipriani Wall Street. (Jeffrey Holmes/JeffreyHolmes.com)

Anchor and Reporter (and Institutional Investor alumni). An Emmy, Peabody, Dupont, Loeb award winner and New York Times bestselling author, David Faber is host of CNBC’s “The Strategy Session” (M-F, 12PM ET). Faber is also an anchor and co-producer of CNBC’s acclaimed original documentaries and long-form programming as well as a contributor to CNBC’s Squawk on the Street.

Bruce Kovner, Founder and Chairman, Caxton Associates was bestowed the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Jeffrey Scott, Chief Investment Officer, Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. was the Outstanding Contribution Award Recipient:

Here are Hedge Fund Management Award Categories & Nominees

Institutional Hedge Fund Firm of the Year
Appaloosa Management -WINNER, BlackRock, Bridgewater Associates , CQS , Paulson & Co.

Emerging Hedge Fund Firm of the Year
Hutchin Hill Capital -WINNER, Astenbeck Capital Management, Grant Capital Partners, Senrigan Capital Group, Stelliam Investment Management

Credit-Focused Hedge Fund Firm of the Year
Fortress Investment Group -WINNER, Appaloosa Management, Centerbridge Partners,
Marathon Asset Management, VR Capital Group

Equity-Focused Hedge Fund Firm of the Year
Glenview Capital Management -WINNER, NorthStar Capital Funds, Omega Advisors, SAC Capital Advisors, Visium Asset Management

Event-Driven Hedge Fund Firm of the Year
Third Point -WINNER, Paulson & Co., Perry Capital, Pershing Square Capital, Management, ValueAct Capital

Macro-Focused Hedge Fund Firm of the Year
Bridgewater Associates -WINNER, AQR Capital Management, BlueCrest Capital, Management, BlueGold Capital Management, BTG Pactual

Multistrategy Hedge Fund Firm of the Year
Millennium Management -WINNER, Carlson Capital, Hudson Bay Capital Management, Och-Ziff Capital Management Group, Whitebox Advisors

Relative Value Hedge Fund Firm of the Year
Capula Investment Management -WINNER, BlueMountain Capital Management, Lazard Asset Management, Saba Capital Management, Structured Portfolio Management

Large Fund of Hedge Funds Firm of the Year
Prisma Capital Partners -WINNER, Blackstone Group, J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management, Edmond de Rothschild Holding SA, SkyBridge Capital

Small Fund of Hedge Funds Firm of the Year
PineBridge Investments -WINNER, Dorchester Capital Advisors, Magnitude Capital, Signet Group, Van Biema Value Partners

Hedge Fund Seeder Firm of the Year
Blackstone Group -WINNER, FRM Capital Advisors, PioneerPath Capital, Protégé Partners, Tiger Management Corp.

Large Corporate Plan of the Year
Boeing Co. -WINNER, AT&T Investment Management Corp., General Motors Asset Management Corp., Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co.

Small Corporate Plan of the Year
International Paper Co. -WINNER, Alcoa, Cargill, Royal Bank of Canada

Large Endowment or Foundation of the Year
University of Texas Investment Management Co. -WINNER, DUMAC, KAUST Investment Management Co., Ohio State University

Small Endowment or Foundation of the Year
Cook Children’s Health Care System -WINNER, Museum of Modern Art, New York University School of Law, Vassar College

Large Public Plan of the Year
Teacher Retirement System of Texas -WINNER, California Public Employees’ Retirement System, Public School and Education Employee Retirement Systems of Missouri, Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System

Small Public Plan of the Year
San Diego County Employees Retirement Association -WINNER, Public Safety Personnel Retirement System of the State of Arizona, Missouri Department of Transportation and Highway Patrol Employees’ Retirement System, San Bernardino County Employees’ Retirement Association

Family Office of the Year
Mount Vernon Investments -WINNER, Cooper Family Office, Fuqua Capital Corp., Willett Advisors

Hedge Fund Consultant of the Year
James Mnookin, Cambridge Associates -WINNER, Stephen Nesbitt, Cliffwater, John Shearman, Albourne America, James Vos, Aksia

Steelcase 360 Discussion: Preparing tomorrow’s leaders for the fast paced interconnected business world.

July 19, 2011 by Jeffrey Holmes

How does education prepare tomorrow’s leaders for this fast paced interconnected business world?

Roger Martin, Daniel Pink and Jim Keane discussed how education prepares tomorrow’s leaders for this fast paced interconnected business world in a Live Steelcase 360 Discussion: Educating the Creative Leaders of Tomorrow. The New York location of the event was photographed by corporate photographer Jeffrey Holmes.

Coming out of the recent recession, problems are more complex, markets are more volatile and change is more rapid. Education must keep pace. So how can educators prepare students to lead in today’s interconnected world? Steelcase brought together three of the most influential thinkers on management and education to discuss this topic in its live, virtual panel discussion: Educating the Creative Leaders of Tomorrow.

Steelcase 360 Degree Discussion Educating the Creative Leaders of Tomorrow photographed by Jeffrey Holmes, New York corporate photographer.

Reena Jaana and Jim Keane during the Steelcase 360 Degree Discussion of Educating the Creative Leaders of Tomorrow.

Moderated by Reena Jana, an innovation expert and journalist, the Steelcase 360 Discussion explored how education can be redefined to better prepare tomorrow’s creative leaders. Moreover, the panel sought to identify the critical skills needed to achieve success as a business leader and how education will need to adapt. Joining the discussion were Roger Martin, Dean of the Rotman School of Management; Daniel Pink, bestselling author on the changing world of work and Jim Keane, President of Steelcase.

“Given the recent recession, the rapid pace of change, and the complexity of an interconnected world, the skills that today’s students need to lead are far different from what we are used to,” said Keane. “Educators must keep pace with these global business changes to prepare students.”

While Jana joined Keane in the Steelcase showroom in New York City to host the panel, Martin and Pink participated via high-definition videoconferencing from Toronto and Washington D.C., respectively, using Steelcase’s mediascape with HD videoconferencing technology. With mediascape with HD Videoconferencing, panelists can view each other, present and share content seamlessly during the discussion.

About the Panelists

Roger Martin is dean of University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, as well as a professor of strategic management as well as the author of The Design of Business. A Canadian from Wallenstein, Ontario, Roger was formerly a director of Monitor Company, a global strategy consulting firm based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Daniel H. Pink is the author of four provocative books about the changing world of work — including the New York Times bestsellers, A Whole New Mind and Drive. His articles on business and technology appear in many publications, including the New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Fast Company and Wired, where he is a contributing editor.

Jim Keane, Steelcase President photographed by Jeffrey Holmes, Corporate Photographer New York.

Jim Keane, President of Steelcase, during a Steelcase 360 Degree Discussion: Educating the Creative Leaders of Tomorrow.

Jim Keane is president of the Steelcase brand of Steelcase Inc. Named to this role in October 2006, Jim oversees the sales, marketing and product development activities of the Steelcase, Turnstone, PolyVision and Details brands.

Reena Jana, former Innovation Department Editor for BusinessWeek moderates Steelcase 360 Degree Discussion on Educating the Creative Leaders of Tomorrow.

Reena Jana is the former Innovation Department editor for BusinessWeek. Currently, Reena is a freelance writer for national publications (including the New York Times, Harvard Business Review and Wired) specializing in the intersection of emerging technologies and culture.

Steelcase helps create great experiences wherever work happens. Ther brands offer a comprehensive portfolio of workplace furnishings, products and services, inspired by nearly 100 years of insight gained serving the world’s leading organizations. Steelcase is globally accessible through a network of channels, including over 650 dealers. They design for social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Steelcase is a global, publicly traded company leading our industry with fiscal 2010 revenue of approximately $2.3 billion.

Coming soon: Fashism’s Brooke Moreland by New York portrait photographer.

April 2, 2011 by Jeffrey Holmes

Montreal’s LaPresse taps Jeffrey Holmes Photography as portrait photographer New York of this internet start up sensation, Brooke Mooreland, co-founder of FASHISM. I visited she and her team at their internet start up offices located in General Assembly on 21st Street in New York. The story will be published within the week. Once published, you can get the details behind the scene right here.

Academy Award Nominated Ana Joanes, Producer-Director of FRESH, at Green Film Festival in New York.

March 3, 2011 by Jeffrey Holmes

Green Film Festival Ana Joanes, Producer/Director of FRESH photographed by Jeffrey Holmes, Event photographer New York

The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Green Business Committee Retail and Hospitality sub-committee is presented the first ever MCC Green Film Festival. Segments of four films were shown. The films focused on green and sustainability issues in the food and restaurant industry, organic farming, urban farming, composting, and water and energy issues relating to agriculture. The films were Fresh, Food Inc, Flow and Gasland. Gasland was nominated for an 2011 Academy Award for Best Documentary. A panel discussion and then a networking cocktail party catered by GustOrganics.The event was photographed by Jeffrey Holmes Photography, event photographer New York.

Program speakers included Nancy Ploeger, President, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce; Dr. Robert J. Koenig, Associate Dean: School of Managements Student Advancement Programs, NYIT; David R. Pospisil, CEM, Manager, Commercial & Industrial Energy Efficiency Programs, Con Edison Company of New York; Keynote by David Bragdon, Director of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, NYC.

The panel discussion was moderated by Marcel Van Ooyen, Executive Director of GrowNYC. Panel members included Ron Bergamini, CEO, The Action Environmental Group; Alberto Gonzalez, Founder and CEO, GustOrganics, Ana Joanes, Producer/Director of FRESH; Alan Someck, Project Director – Green Hospitality Initiative of New York State Restaurant Association Education Foundation.The event was sponsored by Green Hospitality Initiative (Sponsored by the New York State Restaurant Association Educational Foundation.)

Exquisite Italian Giftware at NYIGF photographed for Italian Trade Commission by New York Event Photographer Jeffrey Holmes

February 3, 2011 by Jeffrey Holmes

Italian Gift Products showcased at New York International Gift Fair

Italian Trade Commision and Regione Umbria Exhibit at the New York International Gift Fair at Javits Center in New York City on January 30 thru February 3, 2011. (Jeffrey Holmes/JeffreyHolmes.com)

Click on photo to see photography from the Italian Trade Commision and Regione Umbria Exhibit at the New York International Gift Fair at Javits Center in New York City on January 30 thru February 3, 2011.

Promoting Italian craftsmanship in gift products, a sector where innovation in the choice of new materials and styles is ever more crucial, while at the same consolidating the positive trend in exports to the US. These are the objectives of the official delegation that the Italian Trade Commission (ICE) is organizing for the winter edition of the International Gift Fair (www.nyigf.com), that took place in New York from January 30th to February 3rd in the Javits Convention Center.

The event was photographed for Italian Trade Commission and Regione Umbria by Jeffrey Holmes Photography, a professional New York photographer is a creative corporate event photographer. ICE has engaged him as their photographer for events and event photography New York since 2005.

I was very impressed with the recent New York exhibition. The most unique offering in my opinion was ceramic place mats including as a part of a matching place setting Maioliche Originali Deruta.

: (Click on photo to see gallery) Matching ceramic place mats featured at the Italian Trade Commision and Regione Umbria Exhibit at the New York International Gift Fair at Javits Center in New York City on January 30 thru February 3, 2011. The New York International Gift Fair is considered the most important event in the North American market for the gift industry, and it takes place every six months. It typically is attended by 2,900 exhibitors, spread over a 60,000 square meter surface and was visited by 45,000 people.

In the light of positive feedback from last year, ICE decided to upgrade the organizational and promotional support available to the Italian firms which will take place in the future exhibitions. Organizing an official delegation will help promote the products of firms who manufacture or trade in generic gift products, silverware, collectors’ items, crystal ware, porcelain and ceramics, paper and cardboard, writing instruments, leather goods, bombonnières, art prints and kitchen products.

The Italian participation to the Fair is part of a wider promotional strategy on the North American market by ICE. The event will be an opportunity to showcase Italian craftsmanship districts and their products in front of US wholesalers and the specialized press. At the same time, ICE wishes to facilitate new contacts between US importers and distributors and Italian firms. After the positive results from the last years, existing contacts have to be consolidated and new ones have to be developed.

The presence of Italian industry in this sector (mainly made of small firms relying on craftsmanship and heavily specialized in high-end products) is particularly important when the size of the US market is taken into consideration. Imports of gift products rose by almost 8% in January-November 2006 compared to the previous year. In the last years imports for this sector have risen by almost 20%.

Italy – the fourth biggest supplier for the US – has been penalized in the last few years by the rise of the euro over the dollar. Despite an increase in exports volumes of 4,7% in 2005 and 3,7% in 2006, its market share has eroded slightly to 7,8%. While it maintains a leading position vis-à-vis other European countries, Italian industry is facing a challenge by its Asian competitors, who are progressively taking hold of the low end of the market. Gift 2007 will therefore be an opportunity to prove that Italian industry aims to consolidate in the high-end of the market, even for gift products.

Stephen Goldsmith, Deputy Mayor featured at Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

January 29, 2011 by Jeffrey Holmes

Stephen Goldsmith, Deputy Mayor of Operations was the featured speaker at Manhattan Chamber of Commerce’s Chairman’s Breakfast hosted by MetLife in their Sky Garden Auditorium in New York on January 28, 2011.

Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Chairman

The quarterly breakfast event is photographed by MCC Photographer, Jeffrey Holmes Photography. Jeffrey is a creative New York event photographer, he is the photographer for events and event photography New York. Great images and superb customer service.

Goldsmith spoke to the city’s goal of streamlining city operations, making the processes more expedited and customer friendly. Questions from the guests called to attention traffic/parking issues and coordination of non-profit efforts.

Here is more about Stephan Goldsmith from the New York City web site:

Stephen Goldsmith is the Deputy Mayor for Operations. Deputy Mayor Goldsmith is focused on creating a City government for the 21st Century that is smaller, more efficient, and more cost effective; uses fewer vehicles; consolidates back office functions and reduces redundancies across agencies; shares data, and uses technology to better serve the public.

From 1992-1999, Goldsmith served as Mayor of Indianapolis, where he earned a reputation as one of the country’s most innovative public officials. His transformative efforts to revitalize urban neighborhoods and to transfer real authority to community groups received national acclaim. Deputy Mayor Goldsmith served as a special advisor to President Bush on faith-based and nonprofit initiatives and served as the Chair of the Corporation for National and Community Service for eight years under President Bush and President Obama, where he helped lead efforts to expand and strengthen the government’s service agenda. Deputy Mayor Goldsmith was District Attorney for Marion County, Indiana from 1979 to 1990.

Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Chairman

Prior to his appointment as Deputy Mayor, Goldsmith was the Daniel Paul Professor of Government and the Director of the Innovations in American Government Program at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He has authored a number of books, including The Power of Social Innovation: How Civic Entrepreneurs Ignite Community Networks for Good, Governing by Network: the New Shape of the Public Sector, Putting Faith in Neighborhoods: Making Cities Work through Grassroots Citizenship and The Twenty-First Century City: Resurrecting Urban America.

Ricoh Press Conference covered by Event Photographer Jeffrey Holmes

January 25, 2011 by Jeffrey Holmes

Ricoh Accelerates Business Shift with Global Managed Document Services Expansion. Focus is squarely on improving customers’ bottom line.

(Click on Image to view Photographer Gallery) Shiro Kondo, President and CEO, Ricoh Company LTD speaking at Ricoh Managed Document Services New York Press Conference on January 20, 2011. Photographer Jeffrey Holmes is a professional photographer in New York, corporate portrait photography, portrait photographers, New York event photographer, photographer for events, event photography New York.

In a global event, held in Tokyo, London & New York, Ricoh Company, Ltd., a worldwide leader in digital office equipment and advanced document management solutions and services, today announced an investment designed to aggressively accelerate its shift to a services business model as a key growth strategy, building upon its core foundation of industry-leading hardware and software technologies and document and IT-related services. To advance this shift, Ricoh plans to invest $300 million USD over three years in its global Managed Document Services (MDS) infrastructure, underscoring the company’s commitment to its continued partnership with its customers, helping them to grow their bottom line through effective document management, improved workflow and increased productivity.

New Research Reveals C-Suite Mistakenly Believes Document-Related Costs are Insignificant.
Based on research from industry analyst firm IDC and Ricoh MDS engagements, a company with annual revenue of $250 million USD can save more than $6 million USD annually* through effective document management, according to Angele Boyd, IDC Group VP, General Manager, Imaging/Output Document Solutions & SMB. This includes savings of observed costs, such as printing, as well as unobserved costs connected to IT support, documents and records management, environmental, regulatory compliance and end-user productivity.

Ricoh Managed Document Services New York Press Conference. Jeffrey Holmes is a professional photographer in New York, corporate portrait photography, portrait photographers, New York event photographer, photographer for events, event photography New York.

Ricoh also unveiled new research from a series of global focus groups and surveys with C-suite executives and senior IT managers. The research, conducted in partnership with IDC, found that while businesses are aware that they need to gain more insight into their information and document workflows, they continue to have little understanding of the specific amount of money spent in this area. This is largely attributed to the lack of consolidation of both observed and unobserved costs and fragmented distribution of these costs across different departments within the organization.

In addition, there is low awareness among executives of the positive impact a document management strategy could have on the business, including how much could be saved and the overall impact on the bottom line.

Harnessing the power of information contained in documents and processes as a core company asset is critical since the way organizations communicate and conduct business is changing at an unprecedented pace. Ricoh’s accelerated shift to services, with a strong focus on MDS, will help customers to become more responsive to the continual flow of information as they address the changes in their industries.

“Ricoh recognizes that global workforce trends, new technologies and the economy are transforming the way our customers must approach document management. It is now a key priority for CIOs to ensure their organizations are ready to meet the challenges brought by these forces,” said Mr. Shiro Kondo, President and CEO, Ricoh Company, Ltd. “Therefore, we are making additional investments to help lead our customers in the implementation of secure information infrastructure solutions that help them to become more agile, responsive and productive. Through our on-site and off-site support, we help our customers stay focused on revenue-generating activities, while we do what we do best – optimize workflows.”

Ricoh Managed Document Services New York Press Conference photographed by corporate event photographer Jeffrey Holmes

Ricoh Managed Document Services New York Press Conference on January 20, 2011.

A Holistic Approach
Ricoh’s investment in its global MDS infrastructure is designed to strengthen its best practices approach and technologies across its global footprint and help the company achieve an annual MDS revenue target of $3.3 billion USD by FY2013.
Investments will focus on reinforcing Ricoh’s key strengths and leadership including:

Enhancing Ricoh’s adaptive customer-focused approach, in which Ricoh partners with businesses to help them meet their goals. This approach includes development of Ricoh’s global change management professional services offering, based upon Prosci’s ADKAR® change management methodology, which is designed to help employees permanently change costly document-related behaviors. In addition, Ricoh has globally adopted the ITIL® services delivery framework, which is the most widely used approach to IT services management. Ricoh is also increasing the number of services teams professionally certified in the ITIL® and the ADKAR® methodologies.

Improving Ricoh’s holistic, vendor-agnostic approach to information, infrastructure and process management. This approach allows Ricoh to manage a company’s entire fleet, regardless of manufacturer. This holistic approach will be further enhanced as Ricoh accelerates the delivery of a suite of cloud-type tools for device and print management, optimization and decision support.

Broadening Ricoh’s global MDS workforce as well as globally standardizing its sales and services training. This is critical to maintaining a globally consistent approach to services delivery, regardless of where the customer’s offices are located. Ricoh has one of the industry’s largest direct sales and services organizations, which currently includes 30,000 services professionals.

*Projected annual savings in document management costs for a typical company of this size based upon IDC research and select Ricoh MDS engagements. Individual company results may vary and actual cost savings are not guaranteed.

Samsung Experience

November 16, 2010 by Jeffrey Holmes

The Samsung Experience. 10 Columbus Circle, New York, NY, 10019 (212) 823-9520 – Venue Website

Manhattan Chamber of Commerce hosts Web Marketing Seminar at The Samsung Experience

The Samsung Experience is a branded showroom in the Time Warner Center that holds up to 300 people for a film screening or reception. It is a great venue for luxury product launches, and often holds panel discussions and cocktail receptions.

Manhattan Chamber of Commerce held a Web Marketing Seminar at The Samsung Experience. It is a venue that is an interactive brand emporium that provides a creative experience through Samsung’s vision of digital convergence. Your guests will captivate both their senses and imagination. Explore the art of the possible within the new digital culture. Touch, hear, and engage the latest technology to create your own digital lifestyle and discover a fusion of new ideas in art, entertainment, and design.

Photographed by a great New York event photographer Jeffrey Holmes. View entire portfolio at www.jeffreyholmes.com