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Chico Chihuahua Into Europe
Chico Chihuahua appoints new agent in the territory - December 11, 2009 - Chico Chihuahua y la compania del Chile
Top Cow Comics Announces Digital Distribution Plans
Comic Publisher, Top Cow Productions, Inc., to partner with several digital content producers. - December 11, 2009 - Top Cow Productions, Inc.
The Straight Dope Launches on iTunes
Infoble Inc. announced today the launch of the audio edition of the popular newspaper column The Straight Dope, presented by Ska Brewing. - December 11, 2009 - Infoble Inc
Competition Marketing Group, Inc. Shows No Sign of Recession with Opening of New Corporate Events Division
Competition Marketing Group, Inc., headquartered in Laurel, MD has responded to increased client demand by creating the “Corporate Events Division.” As companies look for innovative ways to expand business, CMG has continually provided the solution. The Corporate Events Division furthers CMG’s ability to provide measurable and quick results for its clients. - December 11, 2009 - Competition Marketing Group
Competition Marketing Group, Inc. is Benefiting from Its New Retail Program and Has Just Experienced One of Its Biggest Years on Record
Competition Marketing Group, Inc. has been growing despite a weak economy. With another 467,000 jobs cut in the American workforce in June 2009, it's a wonder Competition Marketing Group is experiencing one of its biggest quarters on record. - December 11, 2009 - Competition Marketing Group
Christmas Holiday Red Carpet, Event to Benefit M Benga Foundation Founded by LA Laker, DJ Mbenga
American Idol Judge Kara DioGuardi Special Guest at Tonight Event to Benefit M Benga Foundation founded by LA Laker, DJ Mbenga and The PHOENIX House - December 10, 2009 - Charmaine PR Firm
SleepRestfully.com Announces Online Live Chat Now Available
SleepRestfully.com of Houston, Texas, a leading distributor in the sleep therapy and oxygen equipment and supplies, announces the addition of Live Chat to their list of services. On December 1, 2009 Phillips Respironics required all on line providers of products not to advertise any price below a... - December 10, 2009 - Sleep Restfully, Inc.
Domain Name Resource Launched at Premium URL
Premium URL has announced its final launch on the internet as the premier resource for domain name investors and those interested in entering the field. Being informed is the secret to making money in the domain name investing market, and their website is dedicated to informing and educating both... - December 10, 2009 - Premium URL
Oshyn, Inc. Shares Methods for Increasing Customer Engagement with Open Text Web Solutions
Open Text Web Delivery Manager can be leveraged to maximize visitor engagement via Personalization, Social Media, Web 2.0, Search, Analytics and robust integration. Oshyn, Inc., www.oshyn.com, an Enterprise Technology Agency with a reputation for delivering innovative business solutions for the... - December 10, 2009 - Oshyn, Inc.
Mind the Gap Marketing Solutions Received National Certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise
Mind the Gap Marketing Solutions, a business to business marketing company specializing in website marketing, marketing strategy, graphic design, grant writing and proposal writing, received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise. - December 10, 2009 - Mind the Gap Marketing Solutions
JMJ Direct and ProForma Marketing Incentives Continue Working Together to Help Customers Stay in Touch with Their Clients
JMJ Direct (Philadelphia, PA) and ProForma Marketing Incentives (Minneapolis, MN) have expanded their joint product offerings to include an automated client contact program. - December 10, 2009 - JMJ Direct
New White Paper Discusses Challenges for Entrepreneurs Trying to Enter the Mobile Adult Market
New report discusses the challenges of entering the Adult Mobile Industry. - December 10, 2009 - BestMobileHosting.com
Universal Action Travel Launches Website
Universal Action Travel comments on their new website and the convenient features it will bring travelers in the 2009 Holiday season. Company representatives announced that as of 7:00AM EST the company's new website was successfully launched. The new website added a company representative feature,... - December 10, 2009 - Universal Action Travel, Inc.
Northern BC Business Features Maxwell Designs
Northern BC Business features Maxwell Designs as an innovative and unique business in Northern British Columbia. - December 10, 2009 - Northern BC Business
EyeWide Hotel Web Marketing Services Launched the New Site of the London Hotel in Glyfada, Attica, Greece
Eyewide Hotel Web Marketing Services, a company providing web hosting, construction, development and Search Engine Optimization of web pages, launched the brand new internet site of London Hotel. - December 10, 2009 - Eyewide Internet Marketing Services
Akesios Platform Selected by European Directories for the Skype Business Funded Click-to Call Product Rollout
Akesios has been selected by European Directories to provide the Akesios Platform to process and fulfill the Skype business funded click-to-call product across its operating companies. Simon Greenman, Managing Director of Online for European Directories said: "The Akesios Platform and the Akesios implementation team were an important part in bringing our new business funded click-to-call product to market quickly and with minimal impact to our existing operations.” - December 10, 2009 - Akesios Search Analytics Ltd
BOTTLE PR Wins Gold for Best Use of Consumer Relations and Silver for Public Sector PR at the CIPR PRide Awards 2009
Oxford PR agency, BOTTLE PR, is celebrating a double-win at the prestigious CIPR PRide Awards after winning the Gold standard for Best Use of Consumer Relations and Silver for Public Sector PR. - December 10, 2009 - BOTTLE
Digital Group Audio Prepares for Triple Unveiling at 2010 CES
Creators of Livespeakr™ Portable Speaker System to Give Attendees a Sneak Peak at New Product Line-up - December 10, 2009 - Digital Group Audio
Get Exposed Media, Inc. Changes Tax Status and Issues Shares for IPO in 2010
Company announced today that it changed the tax status of the company from an LLC, (Limited Liability Company), to a C-Corp for its sole purpose of becoming a publicly traded company in 2010. - December 10, 2009 - Get Exposed Media, Inc.
eBay Keyword Search Tool Helps Listing Get Heavy Traffic
eBay Seller Used HammerTap Keywords to Get Heavy Traffic to Listing. HammerTap, the industry leader in eBay market research, reports that HammerTap keyword research information given to a radio listener on November 18 led the listener’s listing to be the 12th most watched puzzle on eBay this week, according to www.collectorsweekly.com. - December 09, 2009 - HammerTap, LLC
Advocate USA Publishing's Christian Living Writer Reece Manley Donates Proceeds to Feed 400 Families
Spirit Thinking and Crossing Twice Shows Spirituality Expertise Requires Compassion First - December 09, 2009 - Advocate USA LLC
Emmy Award-Winning Graphic Artist Designs A Little Ol’ Factory’s Promos of CZ Luxe Into Whole Foods
Orlando Delbert, Founder and Creative Director for Delbert Entertainment, LLC today announced the delivery of commercial/promo spots for A Little Ol’ Factory’s introduction of the CZ Luxe line of beauty products into Whole Foods Marketplace. - December 09, 2009 - Delbert Entertainment, LLC.
Former Senior PR Account Manager at The JJ Group Joins Oxford PR agency, BOTTLE PR
Oxford PR agency, BOTTLE PR, welcomes Victoria McGovern to its team of corking PR consultants. - December 09, 2009 - BOTTLE
Eyewide Hotel Web Marketing Services Launched the New Site of the Royal Heights Resort in Malia, Crete, Greece
Eyewide Hotel Web Marketing Services, a company providing web hosting, construction, development and Search Engine Optimization of web pages, launched the brand new internet site of Royal Heights Resort. - December 09, 2009 - Eyewide Internet Marketing Services
Ezdirectmail Launches Breakthrough New Mover Magnet Postcard Program
Ezdirectmail, a leader in full turnkey direct mail postcard programs for pizza and restaurant stores, has launched a revolutionary new mover program and accompanying website: www.NewMoverMagnetPostcards.com. The fully automatic new customer acquisition program utilizes a jumbo postcard with a... - December 09, 2009 - Ezdirectmail
ONELAN’s New Digital Signage Manager
ONELAN Digital Signage is pleased to announce the Digital Signage Manager (DSM), an Enterprise class solution for Digital Signage networks. - December 09, 2009 - ONELAN Digital Signage
Net Connections Transforms Customer Feedback Into Valuable Upgrades
Translates User Suggestions into Tangible Customer Benefits. Why do people looking to establish or enhance their Web presence use Net Connections? One reason may be the way Net Connections continuously improves its products and services based on input from many customers who call Net Connections... - December 09, 2009 - Net Connections
VERGO Marketing, Inc. Welcomes Ryan Evans as Senior Account Executive
Evans brings extensive educational vertical knowledge as well as business development and consultative sales expertise to VERGO Marketing. - December 09, 2009 - VERGO Interactive, Inc.
Printer Gateway and Design Back Office Create Over 1200 Logos During 3-Day Graphics Canada Conference
In their first joint exhibition as strategic partners Printer Gateway, a leading trade print facility located in Toronto, and Design Back Office, a San Francisco-based wholesale graphic and interactive design solutions provider, created over 1200 custom made logos for attendees of the Graphics... - December 08, 2009 - Design Back Office
Kellie DAndrea & Associates Offers Free Virtual Marketing Classes to the Small Business Community to Help in Tough Times
Finding and keeping customers is easier with these 52 complementary marketing classes that teach small business owners marketing, branding, leadership and selling techniques to grow their business. - December 08, 2009 - Kellie DAndrea & Associates
Outskirts Press Reveals Top 10 Best Selling Books in Self Publishing for October 2009
Outskirts Press today announced its top ten titles for October 2009. - December 08, 2009 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
T.L. Design Company’s Site Builder with RSS Feeds Makes Creative Site Design Easy
T.L. Design Company announces a new utility within its site builder application, WebSite Tonight®, which gives anyone the ability to automatically and instantaneously add fresh and attractive content to their site through RSS feeds. - December 08, 2009 - T.L. Design Company
Emmy Award-Winning Graphic Artist Designs Animation for the Launch of Get A Hold of Santa
Orlando Delbert, Founder and Creative Director for Delbert Entertainment, LLC today announced the designing and animation for the launch of Get A Hold Of Santa. - December 08, 2009 - Delbert Entertainment, LLC.
Emmy Award-Winning Creative Director Launches Online Campaign for A Little Ol’ Factory
Orlando Delbert, Founder and Creative Director for Delbert Entertainment, LLC today announced the launch of an Internet-based campaign for A Little Ol’ Factory. - December 08, 2009 - Delbert Entertainment, LLC.
Atlanta Public Relations Agency Write2Market Releases 2010 Writing Trends
What’s new for business communicators in 2010? Recently released "2010 Writing Trends" paper reveals a dramatically different landscape in social media, content development, copywriting and public relations—and what this means for business writers in all industries in the coming year. - December 07, 2009 - Write2Market
Third Wave Advertising Appoints Johanna Anderson Marketing Assistant
Third Wave Advertising, Central Georgia's most comprehensive advertising agency and internet marketing firm, announces the addition of Johanna Anderson as Marketing Assistant. Anderson, a Macon native, recently joined the Third Wave team after spending five years as a creative writer and project... - December 07, 2009 - Third Wave Digital
CardStays™LLC Launches New Product, Online Store and 'Cash4Collars Program'
CardStays is the first product to combine a traditional business card/marketing message with two built-in and reusable dress shirt collar stays. The size of a credit card, CardStays can be kept anywhere. Never again will the well-dressed man have to stress about being without proper collar stays. And, because CardStays can be custom-branded and are reusable, they are sure to provide a long-lasting, favorable impression. "Be Remembered When They Forget." - December 07, 2009 - CardStays LLC
Twitter Advertising with "John Doe" More Successful Than with Celebrities
Statistics from Magpie reveal that in-stream advertising from “John Doe” is considerably more favored by recipients than ads published amid tweets by celebrities. - December 07, 2009 - Magpie & Friends Ltd
SK&A Announces Management-Level Promotions in Marketing and Operations Departments
SK&A promotes Jack Schember to VP of Marketing and expands the job responsibilities of VP of Operations Albert Chang. - December 07, 2009 - SK&A, A Cegedim Company
Watch Infomercials and Learn How to Sell?
Television infomercials don’t just rake in billions of dollars, they can also teach business people how to sell. Underneath all the hype, TV pitchman follow a tried and true selling formula that anyone who sells for a living would do well to follow. - December 07, 2009 - SalesDog.com
eLocal USA Announces Partnership with The Green Mechanical Council
eLocal USA partners with The Green Mechanical council to offer its members free and affordable, enhanced advertising. - December 07, 2009 - eLocal USA LLC
“The Hat Lady” Anne Ballard Presents Self-Storage Marketing Webinar
Known throughout the self-storage industry as “the hat lady,” M. Anne Ballard, president and founder of Universal Management Company, will host a free webinar on December 17, 2009, focused on self-storage marketing and management strategies. The webinar "The Hat Lady Speaks:... - December 07, 2009 - MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC
IDP Serves Up Success by Putting the Web to Work for Clients - Web Site Design and Hosting Firm Doubles Client Base During 2009
Internet Design and Publishing (IDP) is an example of a business prospering in this difficult economy. IDP will finish 2009 with nearly 200 clients, after the Company announced this week, it will take over Web hosting and design service for 80 former clients of DI Interactive. - December 06, 2009 - Internet Design and Publishing
Velocity Client John Watton Wins B2B Marketer of the Year
John Watton, Chief Marketing Officer for ShipServ, last night won the prestigious B2B Marketer of the Year award presented by B2B Marketing Magazine. Watton beat formidable competition, winning recognition from the judges for the way he transformed the fortunes of ShipServ on a limited... - December 06, 2009 - Velocity Partners
Velocity Shortlisted for Econsultancy Innovation Awards 2009
Velocity was just shortlisted for an Econsultancy Innovation Award for its work with ShipServ. The recent Content Marketing and Social Media campaign is up against 3M, IBM and Essence for the Innovation in B2B Marketing prize. The campaign, developed for and with John Watton, ShipServ CMO,... - December 06, 2009 - Velocity Partners
Rubachem Announces the Launch of Rubachem Independent Sales Rep. Blog
Rubachem – the cutting edge leader in industrial cleaning products is now breaking ground in the blogosphere. - December 06, 2009 - Rubachem Systems
Apogee Marketing Partners Launches Affordable Marketing to Small to Medium-Sized Businesses
Small to medium-sized businesses can now have seasoned marketers at their side at an affordable price. With multiple membership levels, every business can now have effective marketing strategies. - December 06, 2009 - Apogee Marketing Partners
RapidConvert.com Now Offers Quick PSD to XHTML, PSD to Wordpress, PSD Slicing Services
RapidConvert.com is a highly professional PSD to XHTML conversion service provider that offers highly reliable PSD conversion services at the most affordable prices. They also have the fastest turnaround time. - December 06, 2009 - IT2Max Inc.
Daniel T. Ferrera’s 2010 Stock Market Forecast Now Available: an Essential Tool for Any Serious Investor and Analyst
The Sacred Science Institute has published "The Outlook for 2010" by renowned Gann expert, Daniel T. Ferrera. Mr. Ferrera has written and published multiple books on forecasting financial markets, including a 100+ year forecast. - December 05, 2009 - Sacred Science Institute
82% of Surveyed Business Owners See the Benefits of Blogging
In a recent study, both small and large business owners expressed their interest in starting a corporate blog, but did not have the internal resources to dedicate to blogging. - December 05, 2009 - Communicate Better, Inc.