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Chicago Agency Sandstorm Design Moves to Accommodate Company Growth

Following a year of exceptional growth, Sandstorm Design is excited to announce its move. In the heart of the Ravenswood Corridor, this architecturally inspired space is perfectly suited for the strategy and execution of Drupal web sites, interactive web applications and creative marketing... - November 23, 2011 - Sandstorm Design

Dallas Regional Chamber’s 11th Annual Technology Luncheon & Innovation Showcase

Magic Logix to be an exhibitor at the Dallas Regional Chamber’s 11th Annual Technology Luncheon & Innovation Showcase. - November 23, 2011 - Magic Logix

Atlanta's Strong Arm Attorney John Foy Launches New Interactive Website

In response to patron social and mobile attrition, the personal injury attorneys at John Foy & Associates PC deploy a new web platform compatible with blogging, comments, video and social media. The new site provides an accident checklist and personal injury articles. - November 22, 2011 - John Foy & Associates

J. Burrage Publications, LLC Announces a New Service for Aspiring Self-Publishing Authors

J. Burrage Publications, LLC, a 21st Century publisher of powerful novels such as Caught Up and My Red Hijab, My White Baby Tee, and My Blue Skinny Jeans, has announced services for authors wishing to self-publish. - November 21, 2011 - J. Burrage Publications, LLC

MarkeTech Announces Social Media Boot Camp

A self-guided tutorial that turns a B2B social networking newbie into an online publisher and contributor in 10 easy steps. - November 21, 2011 - MarkeTech

Creative Options Communications Unveils New Website, www.jdcreativeoptions.com

New Site Features Easy Navigation, Eye-Catching Design, Blog and Improved Information on Customer Profiling, Creative and Search Engine Marketing - November 20, 2011 - Creative Options

Traditional Advertising May be Ending, According to New White Paper

Text produced by My Local Buzz TV explores how the traditional advertising model has become less effective, specifically in light of both the increasing number of promotional messages people are exposed too and the growth of social media and video sharing websites. The white paper suggests marketers and business owners consider branded programming as an alternative marketing strategy. - November 19, 2011 - My Local Buzz TV

New to the Neighborhood – Block Provides "Community" Marketing Services on a Global Scale

Block, a full-service marketing agency, recently opened offices in Southwest Florida, Central New Jersey, and Kiev, Ukraine. Block has experience working across all product categories, and specializes in advertising, sales promotion, event marketing, social media and digital marketing for clients, large and small. - November 19, 2011 - Block

Beyond Spots & Dots CFO Finalist for Pittsburgh CFO of the Year Award

Beyond Spots & Dots CFO Andreas Beck has been named a finalist in the Small Company category of the Pittsburgh Business Times' 2011 “CFO of the Year Awards.” - November 19, 2011 - Beyond Spots & Dots, Inc.

Earth Heart Inc., Sees Significant Sales Increases and Reduced Marketing Costs with Pawsible Marketing Services

Pawsible Marketing provides Earth Heart Inc., with marketing coaching and branding services to help them achieve their goals. - November 19, 2011 - Pawsible Marketing

Exvo Launches New Globalize Translation Accounts

With the success of their Globalize website translation service, Exvo - a Netherlands based web technology company has now expanded to offer new packages that caters to different business needs. - November 19, 2011 - Exvo

David Spade Honored at Annual American Red Cross Heroes Breakfast

David Spade honored amongst leading LA Businesses, all show support for the Prepare LA Initiative. - November 18, 2011 - peakPRgroup

Rainbow Marketing Inc. Celebrates Expansion as a Result of Its Commitment to Helping Clients to Survive Tough Economic Times

On November 18, 2011 5:30PM at the corporate office of Rainbow Marketing Inc. The RMI team will be joined by an array of well wishers including: local and state government officials, business and community leaders, residents, clients and beauty queens to celebrate the expansion and grand opening of its subsidiary the Global Business Development Center. - November 18, 2011 - Rainbow Marketing Inc Dba Global Business Development Center

KT Partners, Inc Receives Constant Contact All-Star Award

Constant Contact recognizes KT Partners, Inc. for commitment to best practices in email marketing. KT Partners, Inc received an All-Star Award from Constant Contact®, a leading provider of email marketing, event marketing, and online survey tools for small organizations. KT Partners, Inc was... - November 18, 2011 - Knowledge Transfer Partners, Inc.

Front Office Staff Franchising Opens New Location in Arizona. Virtual Receptionist Services for Small Businesses.

The company provides live receptionist call answering from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. The services provided by Front Office Staff allow a small business to have access to a state-of-the art telephone system with well trained and knowledgeable staff answering calls throughout a business day. They want to sound like your employee and keep the personal touch that businesses require. - November 18, 2011 - Front Office Staff

Educational Marketing Group is Searching for Higher Ed Branding Greatness

Educational Marketing Group, sponsor of the International Brand Master competition, is accepting nominations for the 2011 International Brand Master award. - November 18, 2011 - Educational Marketing Group, Inc.

NBA Hall of Fame Legend, Earl Monroe Launches Reverse Spin Entertainment

Reverse Spin Entertainment (RSE) is the newest incarnation of entertainment company owned and operated by NBA Hall of Fame Legend, Earl Monroe. - November 18, 2011 - Reverse Spin Entertainment

Itransition Reconfirms Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Status

Itransition Group, a software development innovator providing full-cycle IT services, announced today it has reconfirmed its Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status for the 3rd year in a row. The certification verifies Itransition’s strong expertise in the Microsoft technologies and business... - November 17, 2011 - Itransition

Riechesbaird’s “Branding Business” Radio Show Spotlights the Value of a Brand in Mergers and Acquisitions

Tracy Albert, Managing Director at Houlihan Lokey, provides insight into how companies benefit from a strong brand. - November 17, 2011 - BrandingBusiness

3D Technologies R&D Has Launched the First Self-Service Building Guide Software

3D Wayfinder is a web-based service for creating building guides for large public buildings. The building guide is based on a 3D model of a building and it can be used on touch-screen displays or on websites. - November 17, 2011 - 3D Technologies R&D

Metrics Marketing Group Reveals Proprietary Eye Tracking Research to Help Direct Mail Marketing

Cleveland Marketing Firm Develops Proprietary Research on Direct Mail Leveraging In-House Recipient Experience and Eye Tracking Studies - November 17, 2011 - Metrics Marketing Group

Small Businesses Leverage Visual Media to a Big Advantage with MarcyD.esign

You don't have to be big business to make a big impression! - November 16, 2011 - MarcyD.esign Creative Services & Photography

Local Web-Design Firm Offers Discounts for Small Business Saturday

Commonwealth Creative Marketing, Offering Affordable Web-Presence to Small Businesses during the "Small Business Saturday" shopping-holiday - November 16, 2011 - Commonwealth Creative Marketing

Ajita Perera Has Recently Been Recognized by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Publication

Ajita Perera, of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, has recently been recognized by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Registry for her outstanding contributions and achievements in field of Marketing. About Ajita Perera Ajita Perera is responsible for all marketing activities at the state-chartered... - November 16, 2011 - Strathmore Who's Who

Dean Spasser Offers Valuable Resources to Direct Mail Market Clients

St. Louis Business Owner Dean Spasser Shares Tips for a Successful Direct Mail Campaign - November 16, 2011 - Dean Spasser

SAP Users and AS 400 Users Data in US

B2BTechList is part of the List2u family of websites (List2u.com). They supply Business Technology Lists, B2B Technology Lists, B2B Technology Email Lists, Direct Mail Technology Lists and Telemarketing Technology Lists focusing on Business Technology Users. - November 16, 2011 - List2u.com

Children’s Hospital Charity Workshop in Edmonton, Alberta

Alberta Website Marketing charity workshop addresses, "Everything You Wanted To Know About Using Facebook for Business." Help your business and children-in-need at the same time by learning how to use Facebook to promote your business goals. - November 16, 2011 - Alberta Website Marketing

MyMediaInfo Leader in Database Accuracy with Over 60,000 Daily Updates

To date, over 12 million updates made to media contacts database in 2011 - November 15, 2011 - RedEgg Solutions, Inc.

Suspense Thriller This Way Madness Comes Receives Best New Fiction at the 2011 International Book Awards

Author, Robert Alan is pleased to announce that his book, This Way Madness Comes, received the Best New Fiction Award at the 2011 International Book Awards. - November 15, 2011 - Author, Robert Alan

Africa.com Hires Shinko Media to Connect Marketers to an Audience Interested in the “Last Great Frontier” in Consumer Spending and Economic Growth

“Africa.com is a true global leader in the online publishing space, connecting users to the last great frontier,” said Imani Laners, CEO and chief sales officer of Shinko Media. “Marketers are finding that the demographics that Africa.com attracts are highly desirable and an integral part of their development. We are thrilled to offer marketers the chance to create customized brand-building strategies that will align their goals and objectives with Africa.com’s target audiences.” - November 15, 2011 - Shinko Media

White Digital Media Announces Noushin Nourizadeh as New Lead Designer in the U.S. Office

Nourizadeth mans the helm in White Digital Media’s design department as Lead Designer in the U.S. - November 15, 2011 - WDM Group

United Release Announces CBC LifeLine Advertising as a FlyPage Vendor

United Release Corporation (URC) announced that CBC LifeLine Advertising will be an official vendor on their new FlyPage marketing program. - November 15, 2011 - United Release Corporation

Tween Publishing’ s College Readiness Series Puts Middle School Students on the Path to College

Tween Publishing provides innovative and engaging curriculum teaching middle school students essential college readiness skills. Tween is leading the way with The Middle School Student Guide to...®series. Tween recently rolled out the second program in its three-part series: The Middle School Student’s Guide to College. - November 14, 2011 - Tween Publishing

Customer Insight Group Adds Branson Tourism Center to Growing Client Roster

Customer Insight Group, Inc. recently announced the addition of Branson Tourism Center to its growing client roster. - November 13, 2011 - Customer Insight Group

Status Solutions Features Differentiation at the International Hotel, Motel + Restaurant Show (IHMRS) 2011

Members of international hotel and lodging associations and IHMRS attendees will have the opportunity to learn how SARA and CATIE can help their facilities prevent loss of life, property, business and convenience, while at the same time offering an amenity and communication tool to their guests. - November 12, 2011 - Status Solutions

Author, Carl A. Benson, Sr. Releases New Book to Get Races Talking the Truth to Each Other Again

Author and lecturer, Carl A. Benson, Sr. is pleased to announce his book, What Your Black Friends Don't Tell You. His purpose in writing this book is to get races talking the truth to each other again. - November 12, 2011 - Author, Carl A. Benson, Sr.

Click Consult Announce Record Results for the 2010/2011 Financial Year

Click Consult, an award winning search marketing agency, have announced another set of successful performance results at the end of their business year, which finished on the 31st October 2011. The Cheshire-based digital marketing experts, Click Consult, have not only seen staff numbers more than... - November 12, 2011 - Click Consult

Educating the Public Through Educating the Students

Science2Discover™ Announces “Gene’s World” and “Gene and You”—a simple way to introduce elementary school kids to the world of genetics and biotechnology. - November 12, 2011 - Science2Discover

Pittsburgh SEO Company Launches Mobile Web Design Solutions

Pittsburgh SEO Company, ProFromGo announced the launch of professional mobile web design services this week after more than 3 months in intense development. The launch of this sector comes as the SEO services firm prepares to celebrate its 5 year anniversary. Chris Vendilli, founder of the firm,... - November 12, 2011 - ProFromGo Internet Marketing

White Digital Media’s Magazines Announced as Finalists in 2011 Digital Magazine Awards

Exec Digital and Food & Drink Digital Nominated as 2011 Finalists: Winners Declared Dec. 14th in London - November 11, 2011 - WDM Group

White Digital Media Welcomes Back Kevin Doyle as Senior Editor of Company Profiles

White Digital Media is the parent company of fourteen digital magazines and over twenty websites covering a variety of industries and territories across the globe. - November 11, 2011 - WDM Group

HIV Positive in the U.S. Military

OutMilitary.com, a social network for LGBT service members and their supporters, is proud to release a series of interviews from their members who served under Don't Ask Don't Tell. The second interview, from an HIV positive U.S. Navy E-4, Daniel Ianniello, spoke with OutMilitary.com about his career, gay Pride, and being diagnosed HIV positive. - November 11, 2011 - OutMilitary.com

Practice Velocity Announces Collaborative Campaign Supporting Fourth Annual Urgent Care Awareness Week November 14-18

Practice Velocity, LLC, the leader in software solutions for urgent care and occupational medicine clinics, has announced it will launch a week-long email and social media campaign in support of Urgent Care Awareness Week. The campaign will have two key components: five short videos featuring practical urgent care marketing tips and a call for Facebook submissions to help urgent cares increase the reach of their marketing efforts. - November 11, 2011 - Practice Velocity

Keep Up with Social Media and Social Messaging with Two New Socially Acceptable Books Sweety Tweets in a Fast-Paced World and Sweety Mail in a Wigged-Out World

Author, Kathleen Barbier, announces the release of two new books, Sweety Tweets in a Fast-Paced World and Sweety Mail in a Wigged-Out World. With these two new books, readers will learn how to stay connected with love ones, even in this technology driven world. - November 11, 2011 - Author, Kathleen Barbier

SMEStorage Cloud File Manager for Windows Mobile 7 Updated to Support Mango

SMEStorage have now updated their Windows Phone 7 Cloud File Manager to support Windows Mango and this release is now live on the Windows Market. - November 11, 2011 - Storage Made Easy

Centryc: Create Brand-Engaged Customers Before Thinking Gamification

Centryc says brands should to think "beyond the like" and develop engagement strategies before contemplating any gamification-style initiatives. The call comes as the company adds Google integration with Google+, Picasa and Gmail syncing to its MeTag real-time engagement platform. - November 11, 2011 - Centryc

NorthWest Direct Marketing Joins Jobs4America Coalition

NorthWest Direct Marketing has joined the Jobs4america coalition, it was announced by Jeffrey Milberg, Vice President Sales. The company has made a commitment of adding 200 jobs in the Beaverton, OR and Dyersville, IA contact centers, as well as work at home agents over the next two... - November 11, 2011 - NorthWest Direct Marketing