Thursday, January 31, 2013

KELLER WILLIAMS OF AUSTIN RANKED TOPS IN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

Austin, TX Keller Williams Realty of Austin has been ranked "Highest Overall Satisfaction for Home Buyers and Home Sellers among National Full Service Real Estate Firms" by J.D. Power and Associates. Keller Williams received the highest numerical score among full service real estate firms for home buyers and home sellers in the proprietary J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Home Buyer/Seller Study based on 2,994 total evaluations measuring five firms and measuring opinions of individuals who bought or sold a home between March 2011 and April 2012. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of consumers surveyed between March and May 2012.

J.D. Power and Associates is a global marketing information services company operating in key business sectors across a variety of industries. They provide customer satisfaction research, market research, automotive forecasting, social media research, and performance improvement programs. Established in 1968, J.D. Power and Associates offers some of the most advanced product quality, customer satisfaction, and tracking research available today.

This honor is indicative of Keller Williams Realty's years of experience in the real estate brokerage business serving buyers and sellers in the greater Austin area and helping them negotiate the best deals. Keller Williams agents are experts at analyzing the latest market conditions, government regulations, and upcoming developments so that clients can concentrate on the business at handbuying or selling their homes or property. The companys website at www.kellerwilliamsaustin.com is both an informational tool and a marketing device for buyers and sellers. Visitors to the site can find a wealth of information, including advice for first-time buyers, a home buyers guide and tools, a home sellers guide, mortgage calculator, and current real estate listings.

For more information about Keller Williams Realty or to use their online tools and information, visit them on the web at http://www.kellerwilliamsaustin.com.

About Keller Williams Realty of Austin: Keller Williams Realty of Austin is a full service real estate brokerage firm that represents both buyers and sellers in property transactions. The company has five independently owned Austin, Texas, offices. To contact an office, call: Cedar Park Market Center, 512.616.4000; Lake Travis Market Center, 512.263.9090; Northwest Market Center, 512.346.3550; Round Rock Market Center, 512.255.5050; Southwest Market Center, 512.448.4111. For more information about Keller Williams Realty or to view current real estate listings, visit them on the web at http://www.kellerwilliamsaustin.com.

For More Information Visit : http://www.kellerwilliamsaustin.com

Dr. Phillip Davis
Keller Williams Realty Austin Southwest Market Center
1801 MoPac Expressway Suite 100
Austin TX, 78746
512-439-5300

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KELLER WILLIAMS OF AUSTIN RANKED TOPS IN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION



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Premiere Financial Offers New Video Discussing Short Sales


Premiere Financial, a home mortgage company, has offered a new informational video that discusses and defines a short sale and how it works for potential buyers and sellers. The video defines the process and what is done by both the buyer and seller and how the bank and lenders are involved in the process. A short sale is just one of the many services that can involve a mortgage broker. Other issues that can be handled include a home loan, home mortgage, FHA home loans and VA Home loans.

Premiere Financial are specialists in a wide variety of mortgage and lending services and have been working in San Diego County for over eighteen years. The business itself has proven to be one of the areas leaders in all types of services. The staff is well-versed in all the rules and regulations regarding loans and sales of all types, including FHA loans and short sales. This allows them to offer the most qualified advice and guide the client through the entire home buying process as easily as possible, making sure the customer gets the best rates and agreements possible.

Premiere Financial puts forth a series of informational videos on a variety of topics concerning mortgages and the home lending process. These videos help the potential customer understand more about the process as a whole and can help answer many of the questions that often arise when a person is buying a home. Understanding various terms like a short sale or home loan can make a difference in how the process is approached. The right mortgage broker can help the client understand what lending services are best for them, such as FHA Home loans or VA Home loans. Watching the various videos can help explain everything so there is a better understanding of what is involved.

Premiere Financial uses their knowledge and experience in the mortgage services industry so that the client can be armed with as much helpful information as possible. Clients throughout the Carlsbad area have used their services with great satisfaction. Their understanding of the different loan options and the different lenders allows them to walk clients through the home buying process. Their website provides information and resources such as informative and instructional videos for the consumer concerning many questions that are common among potential home buyers. Customers and potential clients are encouraged to visit their website for more information regarding the services they offer and for more information in general regarding home loans and the processes involved.

About Premiere Financial

Premiere Financial is a real estate and home mortgage services business. They have worked with many consumers in the Carlsbad, California area on home loans, FHA home loans, VA home loans, a home mortgage and even a short sale. They are expert in many areas in the home loans marketplace.

Premiere Financial
6183 Paseo Del Norte Ste 140
Carlsbad CA, 92011
(760) 518-5034

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Homecca, the Home Maintenance Website, Delivers New Features and Launches its Blog.


The homeowner survey showed that finding the right contractor and company for home maintenance and repair appeared to be the most common concern of users, who have experienced hassles and dishonesty in attempting to get repairs done on their homes.

To help with this problem, Homecca has published a series of helpful blog articles about finding the right professionals for home maintenance and repair needs, and the contractor danger signs to watch for. The blogs humorous and daring voice clearly identifies the common home maintenance mistakes, offers answers, and invites discussions.
What today is blog-delivered advice, Homecca will soon turn into a new and exciting website functionality.The upcoming release will help homeowners find the right home maintenance and repair professionals for whatever job they may have. We feel that once you know what needs to be done and decide not to do it yourself, finding a reputable company should be just a few clicks away; and thats whats coming up next. state the Homecca founders.

Homecca is free and the founders hope users find the site fun, easy, and educational to use. The website informs what home maintenance to do, when to do it, and how to do it. Crisis management is not the way to go with what is likely your largest single asset, your house. Homecca tells you what to do, when to do it, and how to do it., the founders say.
Homecca.com is focused on a simple, calendar-based home maintenance To-Do list that sends you reminders for a carefully pre-selected list of homemaintenance essentials. The company aims at simplicity by focusing on the MOST important To-Dos. Focusing on the core 20% of home maintenance tasks is all about preventing the most costly and unexpected home repairs. Homecca describes these home maintenance essentials in easy to understand language connected to helpful videos and pictures.

Homecca members can view their home's schedule of maintenance by a classic To-Do list or they can use a calendar view that shows upcoming task dates. Homeowners can add their own notes and comments to each task (for example, filter sizes needed for the heating system, private comments on preferred brands and stores, or even reminders to oneself on what NOT to do). The To-Do home maintenance tasks can be very easily rescheduled if necessary, marked completed and saved in the home maintenance history, or removed as needed.

Keeping a history of expenses, repairs, and maintenance is a great selling point for future owners; it is also useful when documenting tax write offs. For this reason Homecca maintains a history of all completed To-Dos, and lets the user upload receipts and other useful information like appliance manuals.
Its worth mentioning that Homecca supports multi-user family accounts, so that all the information is easily shared between family members and everyone can share in the joy of owning and maintaining the house.

http://www.Homecca.com (Homecca LLC)
Home Maintenance and Repair for Every Homeowner
Contact(at)homecca(dot)com, 732-887-3358
Twitter: @Homecca

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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Good News For Rental Property Owners, Vacancies Fall and Rents Are On The Rise.

The St. Louis area rental market is heating up. Landlords are seeing their lowest vacancy rate in years. Experts say that the recent housing slump and tight lending regulations have caused the majority of people to stay in rentals, versus buying a home.

Renters are finding tough competition when searching for a rental. Most landlords require an immediate deposit in order to hold the home, and they're getting it. "They do rent quickly," agrees Laura Kaspar, managing member of REI Liaison.

Rental homes are not just for investors anymore. Laura Kaspar says REI Liaison's owners are changing. They used to be investors buying up properties to rent out. Now they are homeowners who have to move on and can't sell their home in this market. These homes make for a better, nicer, and more expensive inventory.

Even though the home buying market is seeing somewhat of a recovery, landlords don't seem too concerned. As the job market has not recovered as quickly, and strict lending laws are keeping the renters where they are. Along with a growing younger generation that is none too quick to buy, after seeing home prices fall for the past six years.

All of this makes for the prime rental market. Contact REI Liaison Property Management today, let us show you how our services are "Tailored to Suit Your Needs."

About REI Liaison Property Management
We at REI Liaison are a full service residential Property Management and Leasing company. Our services are tailored to suit your needs. We have nine years of experience working in the industry which is why we have become the company of choice for our valued customers. We offer a range of solutions for our customers to choose from. Our staff of skilled professionals works with owners to ensure that they minimize risks and maximum return on investment.
View our website at http://www.reiliaison.com.

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New Austin Real Estate Company Lion Pride Capital Partners, founded by Robert Guild, has unveiled a brand new website about their company. The website can be found at http://LionPrideCap.com.

The website combines information about Lion Pride Capital Partners in both the written word as well as videos. The goal is to give people who want to find out more information about the company and founder Robert Guild an opportunity to read about and watch him explain how his company works.

"At Lion Pride Capital Partners, we use our own capital, knowledge, and experience to provide homeowners who face financial hurdles or liquidity needs with multiple options to chose from in selling their homes fast in the Austin, Texas market," says Mr. Guild. "We carefully listen, evaluate, and then tailor our offers to best fit each sellers unique needs."

While traditional real estate calls for sellers to call on Realtors to list the house on the MLS and wait for buyers to contact them, Lion Pride Capital Partners believes that sometimes non-traditional methods are the best way to assist those distressed home sellers.

"Sophisticated real estate professionals should know at least 12 ways to acquire and dispose of property," says Mr. Guild. "Realtors arent versed in many of these because they dont result in a commission."

While the company may be new, the main partners involved have a combined 70+ years of experience in the real estate / mortgage industry.

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Friday, January 25, 2013

BLOOMBERG: Shadow Inventory Remains High in 2013


Bloomberg TV reports that the total shadow inventory could be as high as 3.67 million homes.

Shadow inventory is a term used to describe homes that are purposely kept off the market, the motivation being to drive up demand.

"When demand goes up, with limited inventory, it's going to drive prices up too," says Sabina Brown, a Realtor with Team OC Realty in San Clemente, California and editor of sanclementeliving.com. "You would be surprised at how a limited inventory can affect people's psyche. You have properties that receive hundreds of offers in the course of a weekend. Keep in mind, only one can be selected. This can be discouraging for first time home buyers."

"It's really difficult for families who are first time buyers. They've saved up for years and want to take advantage of the low mortgage rates, but they're getting outbid by all cash buyers." says Alissa Alvarez, a licensed California mortgage banker and contributing columnist for findmywayhome.com.

Interest rates continue to remain low since Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke announced in December of 2012 that the Federal Reserve would continue purchasing $40 billion worth of mortgage backed securities every month. The goal being to help stimulate the economy and to drop unemployment below 6.5%.

"It would be helpful if more pressure were put on banks to release some of that inventory. Americans purchasing homes will help the economy more than the Fed purchasing mortgage backed securities from banks," said Alvarez.

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

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COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS INC. ("Commercial" or "Company") (TSX:CSA), was advised today by Industrial Distribution Group, Inc. ("IDG"), that the Board of Directors of IDG has determined to withdraw IDG's proposal to acquire the Company.
About Commercial
Headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Commercial is one of Canada's leading independent industrial distributors with 23 Services Centres and approximately 275 employees located primarily in Western Canada. Commercial offers more than 160,000 items critical to maintenance repair and operations (MRO) and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) customers. The Company represents 450 leading manufacturers and serves over 11,000 customer accounts within a broad cross-section of industries, including oil and gas, forestry, agriculture, firefighting, food processing, chemical processing, mining, utilities, manufacturing, and construction. Commercial trades under the symbol "CSA" on the Toronto Stock Exchange. For further information on the Company, please visit www.commercialsolutions.ca and for detailed financial information visit www.sedar.com.

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(780) 577-4360
rkassam@csinet.ca

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Business Book Says Salespeople Stopped Learning Selling Habits In Second Grade


Companies lose sales with quotas,training, tradeshows and sales managers who reinforce the "me first" attitude of salespeople. "Selfishness is the worst habit carried from childhood. Even so, a typical second grader could outsell most adults," says Chad Rose, author of the recently released book You Sell Like A Second Grader: Grade School Lessons to Help You Sell More "The reason is second graders are still incredibly optimistic, creative, caring and fearless and frankly most professional sellers aren't."

After watching his second grade son run his own table at a garage sale, Chad realized he had seen the the sales pitch before from countless adult salespeople. "It was him first, customer second," says Chad. "Like so many salespeople, he just wanted money and it showed. Even with his fearless pitch he didn't sell much as a result."

Four years of research later, You Sell Like a Second Grader, Grade School Lessons to Help You Sell More illustrates how salespeople create self-fulfilling prophecies, think they are more memorable than others,hope things will happen and deliver an "all about me" message just like a second grade kid. On top of that most selling environments, like trade shows, take place in horrible learning environments where even adults have trouble focusing.

But it's not all bad news. With a few easy lessons in You Sell Like A Second Grader, salespeople can learn how to present with the confidence and joy of a kid in a school play, serve and truly give, evaluate sales with the wisdom of Abraham Lincoln and take advantage of trade show opportuities where others fail.

"Most sales training only masks the habits that need changed. You Sell Like A Second Grader shows how to be a true salesperson," says Chad. "Awareness of the problem is the first step."

Real examples of "crappy" and "killer" cold calls along with "homework" assures that readers will come away not with the "sales tip of the day" but lasting knowledge that's logical, easy to remember and apply. Most of all, the lessons in You Sell Like A Second Grader will lift sales numbers and make selling fun again.

You Sell Like A Second Grader: Grade School Lessons To Help You Sell More is available on Amazon in Kindle and paperback.

About The Author:

Chad Rose is EVP/Content Marketing Sales at McMurry/TMG, Inc. He has a B.A. in Creative Writing from the University of South Florida and an M.B.A. from Arizona State University. Chad and his sales team consult on and sell content marketing solutions to Fortune 1000 companies and major health systems in the United States and Canada. This is his third book.

Today you will find him researching psychology that applies to sales in his never ending quest to improve the performance of himself and his team. He also enjoys learning about history, especially the Civil War. Chad is also an accomplished presenter, Ironman triahtlete, snowboarder and still rocks out on occasion as the front man of "The Toads."

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Deep Space Industries announced today that it will send a fleet of asteroid-prospecting spacecraft out into the solar system to hunt for resources to accelerate space development to benefit Earth. These FireFly spacecraft utilize low-cost cubesat components and get discounted delivery to space by ride-sharing on the launch of larger communications satellites.

This is the first commercial campaign to explore the small asteroids that pass by Earth, said Deep Space Chairman Rick Tumlinson (who signed up the worlds first space tourist, led the team that took over the Mir space station, was a Founding Trustee of the X Prize, and Founded Orbital Outfitters, the worlds first commercial space suit company.) Using low cost technologies, and combining the legacy of our space program with the innovation of todays young high tech geniuses, we will do things that would have been impossible just a few years ago.

FireFlies mass about 55 lbs. (25 kg) and will first be launched in 2015 on journeys of two to six months. Deep Space will be building a small fleet of the spacecraft using innovative miniature technologies, and working with NASA and other companies and groups to identify targets of opportunity.

My smartphone has more computing power than they had on the Apollo moon missions, said Tumlinson. We can make amazing machines smaller, cheaper, and faster than ever before. Imagine a production line of FireFlies, cocked and loaded and ready to fly out to examine any object that gets near the Earth.

Starting in 2016, Deep Space will begin launching 70-lb DragonFlies for round-trip visits that bring back samples. The DragonFly expeditions will take two to four years, depending on the target, and will return 60 to 150 lbs. Deep Space believes that combining science, prospecting and sponsorship will be a win/win for everyone, both lowering costs for exploration and enabling the public to join the adventure.

The public will participate in FireFly and DragonFly missions via live feeds from Mission Control, online courses in asteroid mining sponsored by corporate marketers, and other innovative ways to open the doors wide, said CEO David Gump. His earlier ventures include producing the first TV commercial shot on the International Space Station for RadioShack, co-founding Transformational Space Corp. (t/Space) and Astrobotic Technology Inc. The Google Lunar X Prize, Unilever, and Red Bull each are spending tens of millions of dollars on space sponsorships, so the opportunity to sponsor a FireFly expedition into deep space will be enticing.

Bringing back asteroid materials is only a step on the way to much bigger things for DSI. The company has a patent-pending technology called the MicroGravity Foundry to transform raw asteroid material into complex metal parts. The MicroGravity Foundry is a 3D printer that uses lasers to draw patterns in a nickel-charged gas medium, causing the nickel to be deposited in precise patterns.

The MicroGravity Foundry is the first 3D printer that creates high-density high-strength metal components even in zero gravity, said Stephen Covey, a co-Founder of DSI and inventor of the process. Other metal 3D printers sinter powdered metal, which requires a gravity field and leaves a porous structure, or they use low-melting point metals with less strength.

Senior leaders at NASA have been briefed on DSIs technologies, which would make eventual crewed Mars expeditions less expensive through the use of asteroid-derived propellant. Missions would require fewer launches if the fuel to reach Mars were added in space from the volatiles in asteroids. Mars missions also would be safer with a MicroGravity Foundry on board to print replacements for broken parts, or to create brand new parts invented after the expedition was on its way to the Red Planet.

Using resources harvested in space is the only way to afford permanent space development, said Gump. More than 900 new asteroids that pass near Earth are discovered every year. They can be like the Iron Range of Minnesota was for the Detroit car industry last century a key resource located near where it was needed. In this case, metals and fuel from asteroids can expand the in-space industries of this century. That is our strategy.

For example, a large market for DSI is producing fuel for communications satellites. Low-cost asteroid propellant delivered in orbit to commsats will extend their working lifetimes, with each extra month worth $5 million to $8 million per satellite. DSI has executed a non-disclosure agreement with an aerospace company to discuss collaboration on this opportunity.

In a decade, Deep Space will be harvesting asteroids for metals and other building materials, to construct large communications platforms to replace communications satellites, and later solar power stations to beam carbon-free energy to consumers on Earth. As DSI refines asteroids for in-space markets, it also will harvest platinum group metals for terrestrial uses, such as pollution control devices.

Mining asteroids for rare metals alone isnt economical, but makes senses if you already are processing them for volatiles and bulk metals for in-space uses, said Mark Sonter, a member of the DSI Board of Directors. Mr. Sonter combines experience in planning, permitting, and management of large and complex terrestrial mining projects with funded research into the development of asteroid resources. Turning asteroids into propellant and building materials damages no ecospheres since they are lifeless rocks left over from the formation of the solar system. Several hundred thousand that cross near Earth are available.

Asteroids that fall to Earth are meteorites, and the Deep Space team includes Geoffrey Notkin, star of the international hit television series Meteorite Men about hunting for them. Notkin has unparalleled expertise in the diversity and market value of these elusive rocks, which are transformed by intense heat during their plunge to the surface. By contrast, the initial asteroid samples to be brought back by Deep Space will have their original in-space composition and structure preserved, creating exceedingly rare specimens for sale to the research and collectors markets.

Deep Space is looking for customers and sponsors who want to be a part of creating this new space economy. The company believes that taking the long view, while creating value, opportunities and products in the near term will allow it to become one of the economic engines that opens space to humanity. By getting under way and taking calculated risks, while developing basic industrial technologies, DSI will be well positioned over time to supply the basic needs of life in space. Taking the idea of socially minded companies to a new level, DSI is literally reaching for the stars.

We will only be visitors in space until we learn how to live off the land there, concluded Tumlinson. This is the Deep Space mission - to find, harvest and process the resources of space to help save our civilization and support the expansion of humanity beyond the Earth and doing so in a step by step manner that leverages off our space legacy to create an amazing and hopeful future for humanity. We are squarely focused on giving new generations the opportunity to change not only this world, but all the worlds of tomorrow. Sounds like fun, doesnt it?

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Friday, January 18, 2013

Coca-Cola FEMSA y Grupo Yoli alcanzan un acuerdo para fusionar sus operaciones de embotellado


Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: KOFL) (NYSE: KOF) ("Coca-Cola FEMSA" o la "Compaa"), el embotellador pblico ms grande de productos Coca-Cola en el mundo, y Grupo Yoli, S.A. de C.V. y sus accionistas ("Grupo Yoli"), uno de los embotelladores privados ms antiguos de Mxico, quien opera principalmente en el estado de Guerrero as como partes del estado de Oaxaca, han acordado fusionar sus operaciones. Grupo Yoli vendi aproximadamente 99 millones de cajas unidad de bebidas en Mxico en 2012.
El acuerdo ha sido aprobado por los consejos de administracin de Coca-Cola FEMSA y de Grupo Yoli y est sujeto a completar un proceso adicional de auditora (due diligence) legal, financiera y operativa, y a las aprobaciones regulatorias y corporativas habituales, incluyendo, la aprobacin de The Coca-Cola Company y de la Comisin Federal de Competencia. Tanto Coca-Cola FEMSA como Grupo Yoli convocarn a una asamblea general extraordinaria de accionistas en la que solicitarn la aprobacin de esta fusin.
El valor agregado de esta transaccin es de Ps. 8,806 millones. Como consecuencia de esta fusin, los accionistas de Grupo Yoli recibirn 42.4 millones de acciones de KOF serie L de nueva emisin a un valor de Ps. 184.0 por accin, calculado con base en el promedio del precio de cierre de la accin KOF serie L de los 10 das precedentes al 12 de diciembre de 2012, fecha en la que se lleg a un acuerdo no vinculante. El nmero de acciones podra modificarse sujeto a un rango de ajuste una vez completado el proceso de auditora. Adicionalmente, Coca-Cola FEMSA asumir Ps. 1,009 millones en deuda neta.
Como resultado de esta transaccin, Coca-Cola FEMSA ser dueo de una participacin de 10.14% en Promotora Industrial Azucarera, S.A. de C.V. ("PIASA"), un participante en la industria mexicana de azcar. Con esta participacin adicional, Coca-Cola FEMSA ser propietario de 36.3% de uno de los productores de azcar lderes en Mxico.
"Desde nuestra fundacin hace casi 100 aos, nuestro objetivo ha sido satisfacer las necesidades cambiantes de nuestros clientes y consumidores en la industria de bebidas no-alcohlicas, mientras mejoramos el bienestar de nuestro equipo de talentosos profesionales y las comunidades en las que operamos. En este momento de nuestra historia, estamos orgullosos de fusionarnos con Coca-Cola FEMSA, una compaa con los mismos ideales, una presencia geogrfica diversificada, un equipo administrativo experimentado con importantes prospectos de crecimiento. La lealtad a nuestra compaa y a nuestros empleados, nuestra devocin por la calidad y excelencia, nuestros principios de integridad y honestidad, y nuestro compromiso de crear valor econmico, social y ambiental estn totalmente alineados con los valores de nuestro nuevo socio. En adicin a nuestros valores comunes, estamos seguros que, juntos, combinaremos las mejores prcticas y talento que hemos desarrollado en Grupo Yoli con la experiencia y trayectoria de Coca-Cola FEMSA para reforzar nuestro liderazgo en el mercado y crear valor para nuestros accionistas, clientes y consumidores," dijeron los accionistas de Grupo Yoli.
"Recibimos este ao nuevo, para nuestra empresa y el sistema embotellador de Coca-Cola en Mxico, complacidos de anunciar nuestra fusin con otra de las franquicias ms antiguas de Mxico. Una vez ms, estamos honrados de que una familia tan respetada y con amplia experiencia operativa en la industria de bebidas nos haya elegido como vehculo de inversin con el cual fusionar su negocio. Juntos, capitalizaremos la cercana geogrfica de nuestros territorios contiguos, el beneficio mutuo de nuestras mejores prcticas y la preferencia del consumidor por nuestro amplio portafolio de bebidas multi-categoras para crear valor para todos nuestros accionistas, clientes y consumidores. Esta transaccin refuerza nuestro compromiso de continuar expandindonos en Latinoamrica. Adicionalmente, nuestro consejo consultivo se beneficiar de la experiencia y la habilidad de los accionistas de Grupo Yoli," dijo Carlos Salazar Lomelin, Director General de la Compaa.
Grupo Yoli se fund en el estado de Guerrero en 1918 bajo el nombre de "La Vencedora". The Coca-Cola Company concedi la primera franquicia de embotellado a estos territorios en 1938. Actualmente, Grupo Yoli opera con 2 plantas embotelladoras y 20 centros de distribucin, con cerca de 3,500 empleados que atienden ms de 69,000 clientes. Dentro de sus territorios, Grupo Yoli opera en Acapulco e Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, dos de los destinos tursticos ms importantes de la costa del Pacfico.
En 2012, Grupo Yoli vendi aproximadamente 99 millones de cajas unidad de bebidas y gener poco ms de Ps. 4,000 millones de ingresos netos. Adicionalmente, con base en un estimado proforma consolidado de 2012, alcanz un EBITDA de Ps. 814 millones.
Proyectos Financieros Especializados, S.C. (Profit), y Creel, Garca-Cullar, Aiza y Enrquez actuaron como asesores financiero y legal exclusivos, respectivamente, de Grupo Yoli en esta transaccin.
Deloitte Galaz, Yamazaki, Ruiz Urquiza, S.C. y Raz Guzmn Abogados actuaron como asesores financiero y legal exclusivos, respectivamente, de Coca-Cola FEMSA en esta transaccin.
INFORMACIN PARA LA CONFERENCIA TELEFNICA
Le invitamos a participar en la conferencia telefnica del anuncio de la transaccin, que se llevar a cabo el da viernes, 18 de enero de 2013 a las 10:00 A.M. ET (09:00 A.M. hora de la Ciudad de Mxico).
Los participantes de esta llamada sern:
Lic. Robert Dotson, Director General Ejecutivo de Grupo Yoli;
Lic. Carlos Salazar Lomeln, Director General Ejecutivo de Coca-Cola FEMSA; y
Ing. Hctor Trevio, Director de Administracin y Finanzas de Coca-Cola FEMSA
Para participar en la conferencia telefnica, favor de marcar: desde Estados Unidos: 866-356-4123 e Internacional: 617-597-5393. Adicionalmente estar disponible la transmisin del audio en vivo a travs de nuestra pgina de Internet: www.coca-colafemsa.com.
Si usted no puede participar en tiempo real, una repeticin de la misma estar disponible hasta el 24 de enero de 2013. Para escuchar la repeticin, favor de marcar: desde Estados Unidos: 888-286-8010. Internacional: 617-801-6888. Contrasea: 63248069
Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. produce y distribuye Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite, Del Valle y otros productos de las marcas de The Coca-Cola Company en Mxico (una parte importante del centro de Mxico, incluyendo la ciudad de Mxico y el Sureste y Noreste de Mxico), Guatemala (la ciudad de Guatemala y sus alrededores), Nicaragua (todo el pas), Costa Rica (todo el pas), Panam (todo el pas), Colombia (la mayora del pas), Venezuela (todo el pas), Brasil (So Paulo, Campias, Santos el estado de Mato Grosso do Sul, parte del estado de Goias y parte del estado de Minas Gerais), Argentina (capital federal de Buenos Aires y sus alrededores) y las Filipinas (todo el pas), adems de agua embotellada, jugos, ts, isotnicos, cerveza y otras bebidas en algunos de estos territorios. La Compaa cuenta con 60 plantas embotelladoras y atiende a ms de 2,500,000 de detallistas con ms de 100,000 empleados a nivel mundial.
Grupo Yoli produce y distribuye Coca-Cola, Yoli, Fanta, Del Valle y otros productos de las marcas de The Coca-Cola Company principalmente en el estado de Guerrero, as como partes del estado de Oaxaca. Con sus orgenes como embotellador en Taxco, Guerrero en 1918, bajo el nombre de "La Vencedora", Grupo Yoli recibi su primera franquicia de Coca-Cola en 1938. Actualmente, Grupo Yoli opera con 2 plantas embotelladoras y 20 centros de distribucin, con cerca de 3,500 empleados que atienden ms de 69,000 clientes.

Para mayor informacin:

Relaciones con Inversionistas

Jos Castro
jose.castro@kof.com.mx
(5255) 1519-5120 / 5121

Roland Karig
roland.karig@kof.com.mx
(5255) 1519-5186

Carlos Uribe
carlos.uribe@kof.com.mx
(5255) 1519-5148

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Plan a Perfect Ten Vacation with American Road!


With the current edition, American Road gives one last toot to ten years in print. Inside, readers will find features that present the best of dramatic scenes. US Highway 10 is the largest feature American Road has ever publishedits a guide to the 710-mile trip from Midland, Michigan, to West Fargo, North Dakota. US 10 became renown as The Far West Road to Travel. It retains its great fame thanksin partto a squiggly star of yesteryear: Herman the Worm.

In its examination of even-steven postcards, Ten Sense plays post office. From the Number Ten Trial Gardens of Shenandoah, Iowa; to Robin Hoods Ten Acres in Wayland, Massachusetts; and the Valley of the Ten Peaks that crowns Banff National Park of Alberta, American Road looks at vintage postcards that scored big by invoking a big One-O.

Finally, in this issue, Take Ten! will reveal the winners of our ten-themed photo contest, which had invited readers to celebrate American Roads tenth anniversary. All the participants should take a bow.

Whats New

American Road recently unveiled a new digital edition; a new iTunes app for the iPad; and a new mobile site optimized for iPhones, Androids, and other Smartphone devices.

Improvements to americanroadmagazine.com enable better navigation and provide the visitor with tools that make it easier to locate that roadside attraction or vintage motel, or to discover that hidden landmark and make new memories on the road less traveled. Readers will find sponsored downloadable trip itineraries that make travel planning a breeze, as well as the American Road Forumsthe ultimate road trip community.

American Road is an award-winning periodical published quarterly by Mock Turtle Press, distributed internationally by Disticor, and now available at newsstands and fine bookstores.

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Air Express launch deposit system for their online customers


Air Express have today launched a deposit system for their customers that want to book online with the flexibility usually only reserved for direct customer bookings.

With the austerity that the country is currently experiencing, Air Express made the decision to offer their on line customers the ability to confirm their flights, hotels and holidays with payment of just a deposit.

Jon Matthews, the online business manager at Air Express, said "Deposits aren't something new, but very few companies offer this facility to online users. We are looking to expand our already vast customer base, and felt that offering the ability to book with just a deposit would introduce us to a much greater market. We have already discounted our pricing online and felt that adding a deposit system would help our customers afford the holiday they've always dreamed of."

Air Express have been progressing rapidly in the online marketplace, with the agents tool launched earlier this month, a travel finder section launched last month and further features earmarked for launch in the coming months.

Managing Director, Muzirul Haque, added that "Jon has only been with us for a couple of months and already the improvements to the site and improvements to the customer experience can be seen by all. We are very excited with what we believe the site will deliver as a business over the course of the year and hope that our expanding customer base will appreciate the efforts made to help them afford the holiday they truly desire".

Air Express are a travel agent based in the East End of London and have been trading successfully for more than 20 years. The future of this family run business looks exciting, with discussions already in place with some national newspapers to provide, run and fulfil their online travel brands. http://www.airexpress.co.uk is certainly a travel website to watch carefully.

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Air Express launch deposit system for their online customers