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Avon VP Joins Starbucks Brand Manager as Event Planners of the Year

BiZBash (http://www.bizbash.com), the largest trade magazine and web site for event planners and producers, announced today in its December 2006 New York edition that the editors have chosen Holly Rosenfeld, brand strategy manager, Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX); Joe Billone, vice president, communications and events, North America events, Avon(NYSE: AVP); and Jeff Earl, director of event planning, News Corp (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A; ASX: NWS, NWSLV), as its 2006 Event Planners of the Year.

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Avon Still Working on it's Makeover

Beauty-product manufacturer and seller Avon Products (NYSE: AVP) used to have a reputation as a steady grower and prodigious generator of cash. Unfortunately, smudges began to appear in late 2004, snowballing into a four-point turnaround announced in November 2005. How's this faded beauty queen looking now?

Judging by third-quarter results released at the end of October, restructuring efforts have been a mixed bag at best. Overall sales trends may be returning to Avon's heyday of rapid growth, but it will take more than a couple of quarters for investors to become convinced that the company is out of the woods.

Avon's Makeover [Fool.com: Motley Fool Take] November 8, 2006