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In this issue:
1) Amtower Off-Center Observations
2) Events Worth Attending
3) Amtower on the Radio

AMTOWER OFF-CENTER OBSERVATIONS

Item: This is our first issue of 2007 and I apologize for being delinquent. I am going to try to publish every other week in 2007. This will be a VERY short newsletter, but it will get back to 3 pages with the next issue - so Stay Tuned!

Item: Federal Computer Week reported today the ITES-2H contract was awarded to 4 large and 2 small businesses: large – Apptis, CDWG, Dell and IBM; small GTSI and World Wide Tech. Hmmm – isn’t GTSI bigger than Apptis?

Item: Our next Government Marketing Best Practices is next week – see Events below.

Item: I have accepted the invitation of WFED to move my radio show form WBIS (Annapolis) to WFED (1150 AM) in Washington. The show will start sometime in the March –April timeframe.

Item: FOSE is back and rumor has it the battle of the bags has returned. Best Buy will bring the MEGA-BAG.. It measures a full 30 inches across by 22 inches deep with a 8 inch gusset. This is roughly the size of luxury hotel suites in the Far East and requires insurance and a license to operate in public. Metro riders riders!

EVENTS WORTH ATTENDING

Beware of the schlock vendors, producing minimal value events, events that eat your money with no significant return! The events listed below are among those I think are worth your time, money and effort. Just because an event is not listed below does not imply it is not worth attending. If you want my opinion on a specific event or producer, call me. This topic is addressed more thoroughly in the members section at www.GovernmentMarketingBestPractices.com.

February 21, 2007: Government Marketing Best Practices – Small Business Edition, Tower Club, Vienna, VA. 8:30 – 4:00 PM – Limited Seating – Reserve your seat today!
http://governmentmarketingbestpractices.com/gmbp-registration.html

March 20-22, 2007 FOSE. DC Convention center  www.FOSE.com

April 19, 2007: 17^th Annual OSDBU Conference, Upper Marlboro, MD www.fncinc.com/osdbu

May 15-17, 2007. GSA Expo, Orlando, Florida.  www.expo.gsa.gov

AMTOWER ON THE RADIO

Amtower moving to WFED, 1050 Am in Washington, DC, in March/April timeframe!

The Amtower Marketing Report Wednesday at 4PM on WBIS 1190 AM (Annapolis MD, simulcast on www.WBIS1190.com ) until the end of February.

*** As always, your comments, questions and suggestions are welcome.

Thanks
Mark Amtower

The Amtower Report is published by Amtower & Company, and is written for companies targeting the government marketplace. The opinions expressed are those of Mark Amtower unless otherwise noted. Contact us at Amtower & Company, PO Box 314, Highland, MD 20777-0314 (301-924-0058). This material is copyrighted and may not be duplicated, reprinted or otherwise replicated without written permission of the publisher. Email subscriptions are free by request: sign up at www.FederalDirect.net