Penton's Convenience Store Decisions Group Launches Ask the Experts.BENSALEM, Pa. -- Penton Media Penton Media, Inc. (OTC: PTON.OB), founded in 1892, is a diversified business-to-business media company. Penton Media is a mass media corporation that publishes and produces over 40 magazines, 80 trade shows, and 47 web sites. , Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :PTON) Penton Media's Convenience Store Decisions Group is excited to announce the launch of Ask the Experts, an innovative e-media product aimed at providing up-to-date and pertinent information for the convenience-store community. Ask the Experts harnesses the ease and expediency ex·pe·di·en·cy n. pl. ex·pe·di·en·cies 1. Appropriateness to the purpose at hand; fitness. 2. Adherence to self-serving means: of blogging technology to provide answers to current industry questions by prominent convenience store experts. Convenience Store Decisions' inaugural Ask The Experts, sponsored by Windsor Foods, is available Today, Thursday, June 15th at http://www.csdecisions.com/AskTheExperts . Ask The Experts will be updated with fresh, industry-specific questions and answers every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Questions chosen are those that address issues faced by retailers on a daily basis, and Convenience Store Decisions Group invites question submissions for panel review. When a response answer is posted by one of the listed experts, readers are notified via email and RSS (Really Simple Syndication) A syndication format that was developed by Netscape in 1999 and became very popular for aggregating updates to blogs and the news sites. RSS has also stood for "Rich Site Summary" and "RDF Site Summary. . The panel of specialists includes such prominent industry authorities as David Bishop
David Bishop is an award-winning screenwriter and author. Born in New Zealand, he was a UK comics editor during the 1990s, running such titles as the , director of Willard Bishop; Jeff Lenard, director of communications Director of Communications is a position in the private and public sectors. The Director of Communications is responsible for managing and directing an organization's internal and external communications. for the National Association of Convenience Stores The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) is a trade association that represents convenience and petroleum retailers. Founded on August 14 1961, it had more than 2200 retail and 1800 supplier company members as of 2006. ; and Mark Thorsby, executive director of the International Carwash Association. Ask the Experts was developed in response to feedback received by Convenience Store Decisions' readership. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Shahla Hebets, publisher of Convenience Store Decision Group, "Over the past several months, retailers have expressed a sincere interest in accessing quick and educational information that provides answers to timely industry questions. We are excited about this new product, as it is unique, convenient, and most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially , it addresses the needs of our readership. It is our aim at Convenience Store Decisions to deliver distinct products to the c-store community, and we believe Ask the Experts will be an effective vehicle by which we can further achieve this objective." Convenience Store Decisions is the in-print idea factory for executives and management personnel at the headquarters of convenience store chains, franchises, petroleum marketers, and independents, with a circulation of more than 41,000 professionals. Its interactive online home is at csdecisions.com. Its National Convenience Store Advisory Group events, held twice yearly, build industry community through networking and educational offerings. About Penton Media, Inc. Penton Media (http://www.penton.com/) is a diversified business-to-business media company that provides high-quality content and integrated marketing solutions to a number of markets, including business technology/enterprise IT; aviation; design/engineering; electronics; food/retail; government/compliance; leisure/hospitality; manufacturing; mechanical systems/construction; health/nutrition and natural and organic products; and supply chain. |
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