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Chinese Marketer with Ties to North America Launches New Program To Help Hong Kong Businesses Reach Customers in the West
John Lui's newly developed marketing seminars are packed as businessmen strive to overcome language and technology hurdles at JohnLui.com. - July 21, 2011 - John Lui Global Internet Marketing Consultant
Midwest Sports and Entertainment, Inc. is Expanding Its Event Marketing Division
Midwest Sports and Entertainment, headquartered in St. Louis, MO has been taking advantage of the economy as of late. With more and more companies looking for new and creative ways to generate more business, MSE has had no problems adding to its portfolio of clients. Most of the new found success... - July 20, 2011 - Midwest Sports and Entertainment
Today’s Digitalised PR Landscape Needs New Metrics to Gauge Its Effectiveness
Social media is as much a PR opportunity as a challenge in brands’ pursuit for effective brand engagement. - July 19, 2011 - Pacific Conferences Pte Ltd
Micrositez Ltd. Ranks #1 in Best Link Building Companies in United Kingdom for July 2011
topseos.com, the independent authority on search vendors, has named the best Link Building companies in United Kingdom for July 2011. Micrositez Ltd. has made it to #1 ranking based upon an in-depth review of the internet marketing service provider. - July 18, 2011 - topseos.com
Click Consult Ranks #1 in Web Development Companies in United Kingdom by topseos.co.uk for July 2011
topseos.co.uk, the independent authority on search vendors, has named the best web development companies in United Kingdom for July 2011. - July 18, 2011 - topseos.com
Out-of-Home Nationwide Lands First Campaign with Bulldog Mobile Billboards
Web based Out-of-Home Nationwide teams with preferred vendor, Bulldog Mobile Billboards to launch inaugural advertising campaign. Featuring two of Bulldog Mobile Billboard's advertising vehicles, Las Colinas Medical Center promotes its Open House and Nursing Career Fair with lighted and oversized graphics. - July 18, 2011 - Bulldog Mobile Billboards
Rigstar Communications Announces New Online Billing Portal
Rigstar Communications Chief Financial Officer Michael Maltsev announced today the successful implementation of a new electronic payment system, part of the ongoing effort to improve the overall experience for clients of this remote communications systems company, who are based in Calgary,... - July 17, 2011 - Rigstar Communications
Barrow & Dugow Form New Marketing Firm
Rick Barrow and Len Dugow, two of the nation’s best-known marketers of upscale real estate properties, are creating a new real estate marketing/advertising firm called “Barrow & Dugow.” - July 17, 2011 - LGD Communications
Creative Marketing Agency, SWEMEE, Launches Twitter and Facebook Pages
Swemee, a B2B company specializing in providing marketing services to the businesses and organizations, launches Facebook and Twitter accounts to increase customer feedback. Now the followers will be getting everyday updates on the news in creative marketing as well as updates in company’s line of products and services. - July 17, 2011 - Swemee
News Broadcast Network Launches New and Improved Corporate Website
News Broadcast Network, America’s largest independent producer and distributor of public relations and marketing content for radio, television and online media, today launched its redesigned and revamped official website – Newsbroadcastnetwork.com. The site merges a fresh new look with... - July 16, 2011 - News Broadcast Network
Venture IAB Gets Brass Artists
Talent and Branding agency Venture IAB has acquired commercial agency, Brass Artists. Founded 6 years ago by partners Neil Stearns & Damon Frank, Venture had early success in packaging and selling non-scripted shows such as “The Dog Whisperer,” “Pawn Stars” and... - July 16, 2011 - Venture IAB, Inc
Marketing Analytics Expert Bill Seely Returns to [x+1] as Vice President of Analytics
Bill Seely has been named Vice President of Analytics for online targeting platform firm [x+1] in New York. A 20+ year veteran of marketing analytics and digital media, he had been Vice President of Digital Measurement and Analytics at Publicis Modem. - July 16, 2011 - [x 1]
Mountain Khakis® Partners with Shotfarm to Streamline Product Image Distribution
Mountain Khakis® has partnered with Shotfarm to use their free Product Image Exchange platform to distribute product images and information to their network of retailers. - July 16, 2011 - Shotfarm
AnyMeeting Offers Los Angeles Residents an Alternative to Carmageddon
Free Web Conferencing Service Provides Internet Detour to Avoid 405 Freeway - July 15, 2011 - AnyMeeting
Power Marketing Honored with Two FCBA Awards of Excellence
The Frederick County Builders Association awarded Power Marketing with the 2011 “Best Website” and “Best Sales Center” awards for their work with Advantage Homes. - July 15, 2011 - Power Marketing
Digital Winds Media Introduces New Website and Trademark Calling Card Video
Digital Winds Media Launches New Company Website and Progressive Mobile Marketing Tool, its trademark Calling Card Video. - July 15, 2011 - Digital Winds Media
Affordable iPhone and Android Applications for Every Business
StellarMediaWorks, LLC makes it Easy and Affordable for Entrepreneurs and Business Owners to break in to the Mobile Application Stratosphere. - July 15, 2011 - Stellar Media Works, LLC
Redken Uses Cloud Solutions from Postcard Services to Support Their Salons and Stylists
Redken 5th Avenue NYC has enlisted Postcard Services of Tampa to build the technology that will empower their salon professionals with the ability to drive local direct mail marketing campaigns. - July 15, 2011 - Postcard Services
interlinkONE Announces the Release of New Features to Help Companies Build Mobile Websites and QR Codes
interlinkONE has released a number of enhancements to its iFlyMobi product. iFlyMobi is an application that enables companies to easily create and launch mobile websites. The latest features help businesses to set up Forms on their mobile websites for lead generation, surveys, registration, and more. - July 15, 2011 - interlinkONE
Cult Classic Novel “The King Of Clubs” Available for the First Time in Paperback and eBooks
Long before "Blood Sport" or "Fight Club," the book that defined the genre was "The King of Clubs." First released in 1982 and out of print since the mid 90’s, difficult to find hardcover copies of “The King of Clubs” sell for as much as $100 each. - July 14, 2011 - Parthenon Press
LiveLOOK Secures Patent on One-Click Universal Screen Sharing Technology
LiveLOOK, Inc. announced today that it has been issued by the US Patent Office patent number 7,933,955, covering LiveLOOK’s innovative screen sharing technology. This proprietary technology has been used to develop LiveLOOK’s industry-leading suite of co browsing and screen sharing... - July 14, 2011 - LiveLOOK
Riechesbaird's "Branding Business" Radio Show Spotlights How Market Research Influences Brand Strategy
Bill MacElroy, President of Socratic Technologies and Chris St. Hilaire, President of M4 Strategies provide insights about the importance of shaping public opinion. - July 14, 2011 - BrandingBusiness
Market Your Coaching Business Announces the Next Segment of the Expert Teleclass Series, the 5 Words That Will Explode Your Coaching
On July 13th, at 7:00PM Eastern Time, Kathy Jo Slusher-Haas, owner of Market Your Coaching Business will interview Ben Dooley of “Coaches Success” Coaching about the all important, “Why You?” question. - July 13, 2011 - Market Your Coaching Business
For the First Time Ever, Marketing Strategies Inc. Presents: The ABC’s of Profiting from Social Media Seminar
Communications and marketing professionals, Business Owners, Salesman, as well as anyone who wants to integrate social media into their other online and offline communications tactics can Receive Free tickets online. Tickets are Free but limited to the first 101 attendees. - July 13, 2011 - Marketing Strategies Inc
Interns Producing Big Results at BD-PRo Marketing Solutions
This summer, three students are making their dent at BD-PRo Marketing Solutions, a company targeted at helping small business owners affordably meet their marketing objectives. - July 12, 2011 - BD-PRo Marketing Solutions
Colum Fitzroy’s Piracy Thriller "South China Sea" is Now Available on Kindle as e-Book
DataTrends Books, a division of DataTrends Publications, Inc., announces the publication of the Amazon.com Kindle e-Book version of “South China Sea: A Novel of Modern Piracy,” by Colum Fitzroy. Action-packed thriller is a riveting tale of piracy, murder, revenge, greed and treachery on the high seas. - July 11, 2011 - DataTrends Publications, Inc.
IndiaMART.com Forays Into SME-Specific News Segment
IndiaMART.com to provide SME focused news on various industry related developments;Aims to assist small businesses in being part of major happenings in the market. - July 10, 2011 - IndiaMART InterMESH Limited
Restaurant Digital Signage for Branding - SanSai Sushi and Massis Kabob
Corn Digital installed four digital signage displays for in-store promotion and branding at SanSai Sushi and Grill's newly opened location in Fullerton, CA. Another digital menu board installation for the Massis Kabob chain restaurant's new location at the Arcadia Mall food court has four 46" units of Corndigital's poster style digital menu board signage displays. These non-traditional signages added modern look and feel to the restaurants. - July 10, 2011 - Corn Digital
Power2U! Relaunches Website
Power2U!, a social media & digital communications company in Cape Town, relaunch their website with a completely new ‘look and feel’. - July 09, 2011 - Power 2 U CC
Buy Me A Drink Hits US iTunes App Store with a Buzz
Buy Me A Drink has launched on iTunes, bringing “A great night out in one App” but with a major twist: A woman’s take on an industry dominated by men, nightlife. - July 08, 2011 - WAAVE Holdings Pte Ltd
Rite Aid Sponsors Glam Camp Model Search
Girls 13-22 can enter to become the face of Glam Camp for 2012 - July 08, 2011 - Cosmetic Promotions Inc.
CallGraph.Biz Relaunches as Scribie.com
CallGraph.Biz has been relaunched as Scribie.com. Scribie.com provides an audio transcription outsourcing service which makes it easy to outsource audio transcription work to certified transcribers worldwide. - July 08, 2011 - CGBiz LLC
Glissandra Skincare Inc. Announces Pre-Launch Registration for New Network Marketing Business Opportunity
Glissandra Skincare is pleased to announce the pre-launch of a new network marketing (also known as MLM or multi-level marketing) business opportunity featuring its successful line of groundbreaking anti-aging skincare products targeting the leading cause of skin aging: mitochondrial decay. - July 07, 2011 - Glissandra Skincare
Digital Agency Chairseven Opens Portland Office
Idaho-Based Firm Expands Software and Design Services to Support Northwest Markets. - July 07, 2011 - Chairseven, Inc.
Michigan State University Instructor and Ingenex Digital CEO Derek Mehraban Featured in Social Media Marketing Magazine
A New Media Driver's License® Primer for Chief Marketing Officers - Derek Mehraban Provides a "Social Media How To for CMO's" - July 07, 2011 - Ingenex Digital Marketing
Creatives Warned: "Evolve or Die"
Video creatives must evolve to face new technologies and citizen filmmakers or face extinction, according to a panel of video industry experts at a round table debate held by hosting specialist UKFast. - July 07, 2011 - UKFast
Big Poppa Smokers Launches New Website Developed by HATHWAY
Big Poppa Smokers launched a completely reinvented online presence and social commerce website designed and developed by HATHWAY, a San Luis Obispo-based web marketing agency. Serving as Big Poppa Smokers’ lead digital agency, HATHWAY created bigpopppasmokers.com as a cooking community with... - July 06, 2011 - HATHWAY
Video Strategy "No Brainer" for SMEs
Video marketing can be a key tool in every SME's marketing kit at little or no cost, according to a recent round table debate held by hosting specialist UKFast. - July 06, 2011 - UKFast
Luna Park Sydney Integrates Technology to Share Experiences via Social Media in Real Time Using NFC, Multi-Channel and Mobile Technologies
Sydney entertainment icon, Luna Park, has launched "My Experience," the high-tech integrated result from joint development with Centryc Solutions. Using leading edge technologies, such as Portrait Dialogue from Pitney Bowes Business Insight, Luna Park guests can extend their In Real Life experience online with auto Facebook status updates and photo posts. - July 06, 2011 - Pitney Bowes Business Insight
Orlando Interactive Digital Agency Xcellimark Recognized as One of the Largest Digital Media and Film Production Companies in Orlando
Xcellimark was recently recognized as one of the Largest Digital Media and Film Production Companies in Orlando by the Orlando Business Journal after having won several awards from the OBJ in 2010. - July 05, 2011 - Xcellimark
CarbonCopyPro Announces on June 27, 2011 that Peter Hobler Achieves L1 Leadership
L1 Leadership is the first performance recognition level with CCPRO, one of, if not the foremost internet marketing training platforms in the world. When asked about his achievement, Peter shared the following: "My inspiration is to inspire others to believe in themselves and to take a leap of faith toward changing their lives." - July 04, 2011 - CarbonCopyPro
New Company Launches to Help Local Businesses Connect with the Mobile Generation
A new company has launched in the UK, which aims to help local businesses - from night clubs and theatres, to restaurants, health clubs and beauty salons - make the most of the untapped marketing opportunities afforded by mobile phone. LocalDirect Limited is an innovative mobile marketing company, offering a suite of integrated mobile marketing solutions, including Shortcode Keywords, SMS Broadcasts, Mobile Webflyers, Mobile Websites, QR codes and more. - July 04, 2011 - LocalDirect Limited
DFW AMA Gives Members a Way to Beat the Summer Heat at Members Only Event
The DFW American Marketing Association (AMA) announces its summer member’s only event on Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. at Main Event Entertainment in Plano, TX. - July 02, 2011 - Dallas Ft. Worth American Marketing Associaton
Garfield & Papercutz Prepare for the Holidays 2011
In May of 2011, New York publisher Papercutz released Garfield & Co. #1 and 2 to an overwhelming response. Despite the heat of summer approaching, the publisher announced this week the anticipated release of the next two adaptations of the popular Cartoon Network series – both with a... - July 01, 2011 - Papercutz
The Divine Name by Jonathan Goldman Wins Visionary Award for Best Alternative Health/Healing Book on June 25, 2011
The Divine Name by Jonathan Goldman wins 2011 Visionary Award for Best Alternative Health/Healing Book. Goldman, an internationally acknowledged sound pioneer and authority on transformative uses of sound, Grammy-nominated musician and author, received the Coalition of Visionary Resources award in Denver, CO at INATS-W June 25, 2011. The Divine Name (Hay House 2010) is a seminal work for personal and planetary transformation. - July 01, 2011 - Healing Sounds
Ocracoke's Curse - the Mystery at Teach's Hole by Mark Duffey
On November 22, 1718, Lt. Robert Maynard of the British Royal Navy defeated and beheaded the infamous pirate, Blackbeard, at Ocracoke Inlet off the coast of North Carolina. Hundreds of years later, it is said that Blackbeard’s spirit haunts the area, searching for his lost head and seeking... - July 01, 2011 - Mark Duffey
Laura Ortoleva Receives Distinguished Achievement Award for RE/MAX Branding Strategy in Northern Illinois Real Estate Market
Laura Ortoleva has helped spread the good news about RE/MAX in northern Illinois for the past 20 years. For her dedication and success, she was recently honored with the Distinguished Achievement Award during the real estate network's annual awards ceremony. The Distinguished Achievement Award is... - July 01, 2011 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
DFW AMA's Dallas Executive Luncheon Focuses on Progress in Tough Times
The Dallas Fort Worth American Marketing Association presents “The Progress Challenge: Marketing Progress in a World of Change” with Dean Lindsay on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 11:15 a.m. at Bent Tree Country Club in Dallas. - July 01, 2011 - Dallas Ft. Worth American Marketing Associaton
A Colorado Internet Marketing Agency is Teaming with the Highlands Ranch Metro District to Create the Identity of the Highlands Ranch Mansion
Colorado Internet Marketing agency, Awareness Creation, is excited to announce that it has been selected to develop the brand identity suite for the Highlands Ranch Mansion including the logo, marketing collateral, website, and online marketing plan. - July 01, 2011 - Awareness Creation, LLC
Filmmakers Use Social Media to Record Legacy of the Space Program, Invite the Public to Share Their Memories
On July 8, 2011, millions of people will watch coverage of the last space shuttle flight and remember a moment in time when all things became possible. "The Space Crowd," which chronicles the US Space Shuttle program through the eyes of the American public, produce the film, a "Sociomentary." The film, made in cooperation with NASA, captures personalities, activities and stories from NASA's biggest fans as they countdown the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis, and the end of the Shuttle program. - June 30, 2011 - The Space Crowd