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Last year at this time, Piedmont Triad International Airport hummed with activity as it welcomed the new discount airline Skybus and its vast potential. What a difference a year makes. Skybus is long bankrupt. The airport’s much-awaited opening of the FedEx package hub is delayed. And passenger traffic is drifting …
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You may have seen the drama this week around a social media ad agency representative whose negative Twitter message about Memphis, Tennessee was read and responded to by one of his client FedEx’s employees. James Andrews, ‘@keyinfluencer’ on Twitter, was flying into Fedex global headquarters in Memphis to present on …
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Read More »Super Bowl remains a bash, but ads toned down (Sports Illustrated)
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