ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss Valentine's Day Spending Trends.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2002 TOPIC: According to a Capitol One survey, 87 percent of men think they should pay the bill on a Valentine's Day date, while 10 percent believe in splitting it equally, an article in the Detroit Free Press reports. In the phone survey, which included 505 men and 504 women, it was found that only 7 percent of women pay the bill on Valentine's Day. The majority of survey respondents, 59 percent, will pay for their Valentine's dinner with cash, while 32 percent said they will pay with a credit card, the article says. On average, men will spend $41.84 and women will spend $29.77 on a gift for their Valentine. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Hailed as "America's Romance Coach," Gregory Godek has been featured on hundreds of radio and TV shows across the country. His first books, 1001 Ways To Be Romantic and 10,000 Ways to Say I Love You, are widely praised manuals for romance. He has appeared on shows such as Oprah and Donahue, and has taught acclaimed romance classes to groups as diverse as the U.S. Army, women's groups and business organizations PR: Linda F. Radke (Romance@FiveStarPublications.com, 480/940-8182). RitchImage president Deborah Ritch is a social strategist strat·e·gist n. One who is skilled in strategy. Noun 1. strategist - an expert in strategy (especially in warfare) strategian market strategist - someone skilled in planning marketing campaigns that offers advice for modern day etiquette etiquette, name for the codes of rules governing social or diplomatic intercourse. These codes vary from the more or less flexible laws of social usage (differing according to local customs or taboos) to the rigid conventions of court and military circles, and they dilemmas. In addition to one-on-one image consultations for business professionals, Ms. Ritch also host on-site workplace etiquette seminars. Dining with flair, proper protocol in every situation, making the right first impression and appropriate attire are only a few of the many relevant topics she discusses in her seminars. Some RitchImage clients have included Broad and Cassel Attorneys At Law, Community Foundation of Broward and the Greater Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. Convention and Visitors Bureau. Ms. Ritch holds an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University History Originally named Nova University of Advanced Technology,[7] the university was chartered by the state of Florida in 1964[8][9] as a graduate institution in the physical and social sciences. and is a member of the Association of Image Consultants International. For more information visit www.RitchImage.com. PR: Jean-Marie Teti (jteti@jkaugust.com, 954/593-8959). Ms. Jillian Kasky is the editor-in-chief for Money.net. Jillian can give advice and tips on how to best manage your money with a consumer focus. She has appeared on ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. , MSNBC MSNBC Microsoft/National Broadcasting Company , CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. , NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. , FOX and Yahoo! Finance Vision, among others. Great for holiday spending features or back-to-school saving features. PR: David Barkoe (davidb@tryloncommunications.com). ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource, a collaboration of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/expertsource. Business Wire's Media Resource Center provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com/media) for more information. |
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