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Starmark’s Peggy Nordeen Named South Florida Business Journal’s 2006 Business Woman of the Year

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On Thursday, August 10, Starmark president Peggy Nordeen was named South Florida Business Journal’s 2006 Business Woman of the Year/Entrepreneur of the Year. The awards ceremony was held at the Hyatt Pier 66 Resort and Hotel in Fort Lauderdale. In the audience were 500+ members of the South Florida business community, who were there to honor business women of distinction, finalists and winners alike. Peggy was chosen for her prowess as a business woman and as a community leader in both the civic and philanthropic arenas.

Starmark CEO Sizzles in SoFlorida Magazine’s July/August Issue

Starmark International’s CEO Dan Estes, aka Chef-Boy-R-Dan, demonstrated his culinary skills in his Emeril-inspired kitchen with a picture-perfect “Paella Valenciana” during a photo shoot for SoFlorida Magazine. He created the colorful dish with the help of business partner and wife Peggy Nordeen, and then served it poolside to dinner guests with very grateful palates. Dan, his recipe and his Web site (www.chefboyrdan.com) are featured in the July/August issue’s “Sizzlin’ Men” cover story on “Local Guys Who Get Cookin’.”

Inc. asks Starmark’s President, “How to Cope if the Economy Double Dips”

Inc. magazine’s June, 2005 issue features interview with Peggy Nordeen

Recent economic news has been disheartening: rising inflation, interest rates, and gas prices; fears of a housing bubble; and budget and trade gaps that widen by the day. That’s causing chatter about the possibility of a “double dip” recession, in which two downturns sandwich a brief recovery. Double dips occurred in the early 1970s and 1980s. For entrepreneurs who’ve started companies in the past two decades, the notion of a double dip is foreign, and a little scary. If it happens, veteran CEOs recommend the following:

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Starmark’s Brett Circe Comes Up A Winner At SFBJ’s 2006 Up & Comers Awards

South Florida Business Journal dubbed Starmark’s Brett Circe the winner of the 2006 Up & Comers Award for advertising & PR. The awards, recognizing outstanding young business leaders under the age of 40, were presented today at a luncheon held at the Broward Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale. Before Brett’s name was announced, the judges were quoted as saying, “this winner is the epitome of why we have this award … and it was an unanimous vote.” Gary Press, publisher of SFBJ, and David Dawson, executive director of University Relations, Nova Southeastern University, the program’s name sponsor, presented the award.

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Starmarkers Take Their Kids to Work

Starmark parents and their kids took a late afternoon break from working creatively during “Take Your Kids to Work Day” to confer with president Peggy Nordeen in the agency’s famed Starmark Networking Center.

SFBJ Names Starmark’s Brett Circe a Finalist in 2006 Up & Comers Awards

South Florida Business Journal has recognized Brett Circe as a fast-tracking, outstanding young business leader under the age of 40. Circe, a Starmark International partner, vice president, Interactive Services, and president of OmniPilot Software, has been tapped as a finalist in the SFBJ 2006 Up & Comers Awards for advertising and public relations.

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Starmark hosts the Broward Alliance for annual event at the StarBar

Starmark Expands Leadership Team With Jacqui Hartnett As Chief Operating Officer

Starmark International, a full-service marketing communications agency, has expanded its executive team with the appointment of Jacqui Hartnett as chief operating officer, it was announced today by Dan Estes, CEO. In this newly created position, Hartnett will manage operations as well as oversee finance and human resources.
“Jacqui is a multifaceted executive who brings a wealth of professionalism, strategic capabilities and management expertise to our firm,” said Dan Estes. “As COO, she will be a valuable asset in planning and galvanizing our agency’s growth. We are delighted to have her on our team.”

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Starmark Holiday Party 2005

The Las Olas Company Taps Starmark International as Agency of Record

Starmark International, a South Florida-based, full-service marketing communications agency, announced today that it has been named the agency of record for The Las Olas Company, one of the original investors in Fort Lauderdale’s Las Olas Boulevard. The Las Olas Company owns and manages the Riverside Hotel, and also helped to establish Las Olas Boulevard’s charm by adopting the village architecture of this shopping, dining, business meeting and vacation destination.

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Starting up After Wilma: As seen on MSNBC

Excerpt from:
Strategies kept businesses open
By Leslie Kraft Burke
South Florida Business Journal
Updated: 7:00 p.m. ET Nov. 6, 2005

Resourceful and prepared businesses emerged triumphant over adversity after Hurricane Wilma.

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South Florida Business Journal Honors Peggy Nordeen

Starmark International’s President Recognized as Heavy Hitter in Advertising/PR

April 2005 issue excerpt:

Starmark first started in Chicago in 1978, Peggy Nordeen, a co-founder, sold the company after 14 years in a deal that ensured that all her staff would retain their jobs. Nordeen also made sure she retained the brand.

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