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Have Your Rum and Eat It, Too - New Cookbook Specializes in “Pyracy” and Rum Cakes
Susan Lemieux-Cortez (aka “Hatchet Meg”) is a living history interpreter specializing in the Golden Age of “Pyracy.” She performs with an historical reenactment group in her current port of call in Virginia, and she enjoys teaching maritime history to youngsters in her spare... - July 24, 2009 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Sallie Burnett Included in The National Retail Federation’s AMAC Peer Review Group
Sallie Burnett, the president and chief executive officer of Customer Insight Group, Inc. and marketing professor at Daniels College of Business will be included in the National Retail Federations (NRF) Retail Reference Center's AMAC Peer Review Group. Customer Insight Group is a strategic marketing company that helps companies improve the return on their marketing investment by developing and executing high-performing acquisition, loyalty, upgrade and retention programs. - July 24, 2009 - Customer Insight Group, Inc.
Castello Brothers are Keynote Speakers at 2009 Domain Convergence Conference
The Castello Brothers (Michael and David Castello) of the Castello Cities Internet Network will give the keynote address and host an interactive session at the 2009 Domain Convergence Conference in Toronto, Canada August 13-14. The Castello Brothers' keynote address will be The Future of Domaining... - July 24, 2009 - FUSU
Propheta Communications Adds Help a Reporter Out (HARO) to Their Expanding Client List
Propheta Communications is happy to announce that they have added Help A Reporter Out (HARO) to their growing list of high-profile clients. Created by entrepreneur Peter Shankman, HARO is a game-changing and profitable Web 2.0 social media company that changed the way reporters and sources connect... - July 24, 2009 - Propheta Communications
Editors Only July 2009 Issue Now Available Online
Announcing the July 2009 issue of the Editors Only blog newsletter. - July 24, 2009 - Editors Only
EXTOL International Selects Schubert Communications for Integrated Marketing Communications Services
Schubert will handle strategic marketing planning, online and print advertising, B2B-focused social marketing initiatives, as well as public relations for the Pottsville, Pa.-based software company. - July 24, 2009 - Schubert Communications, Inc.
What’s Up Interactive Honored with Design Awards for the Georgia Aquarium and GV Financial Web Sites
What’s Up Interactive has won two silver awards of distinction from the 15th Annual Communicator Awards. What’s Up was recognized for its site design work for the Georgia Aquarium’s new Web site (www.georgiaaquarium.org) in the awards' general excellence category and GV... - July 24, 2009 - What's Up Interactive
Mind the Gap Marketing Solutions Welcomes Two New Staff Members
These new positions were created in response to continued growth of Mind the Gap’s client base and increasing demand for the marketing strategy and tools that the firm provides. - July 24, 2009 - Mind the Gap Marketing Solutions
Solar Velocity Named One of the Top 25 Atlanta Marketing Firms by the Atlanta Business Chronicle
Solar Velocity is a full-service marketing company that blends traditional marketing like print and packaging with “new” interactive marketing such as web design and internet applications. “We were pleased to be recognized with such a distinguished group of companies,” says... - July 23, 2009 - Solar Velocity
New Companies and Products Launching at Inman's Real Estate Connect SF 2009
The companies and products described below are launching at Inman's Real Estate Connect San Francisco 2009. Please make sure to stop by and visit them in the exhibit hall. The SmartClosing Calculator™ is an interactive widget that enables consumers and real estate professionals to shop and... - July 23, 2009 - Inman News
Vacation Rentals Hit by Economic Downturn? Here’s Simple Tips That Will Help Boost Your Bookings and Fill Your Calendar.
Vacation rental owners know that renting property hasn’t gotten any easier in these economic times. However, there are things they can do. Jayne Brodie has found a proven formula for keeping your property booked that doesn’t require advertising in more places or spending more money. - July 23, 2009 - Booked Solid Rentals
LawProspector Helps Avoid Litigation Support Sales Malpractice
Using these best practice techniques, a litigation support sales team can make targeting major law firms and corporate law departments more like shooting fish in a barrel than looking for a needle in a haystack. The use of LawProspector is recommended and specific techniques for building a prospecting campaign are described. This approach largely eliminates the need for litigation support firms to tediously dig through court dockets and records to find sales leads - July 23, 2009 - LawProspector, LLC
PrintsMadeEasy.com – Reaching Out to Returning Troops
Helping returning veterans cope with recent economic developments is one of the most important missions for PrintsMadeEasy in 2009 and beyond. In order to make re-entry into civilian life and business a bit easier, PrintsMadeEasy is offering 500 free business cards to any returning veteran who uses... - July 23, 2009 - PrintsMadeEasy.com
A Killer App: EM Retail Engagement™ How Uncovering Shoppers' Subconscious Perceptions Can Optimize In-Store Advertising
EM Retail Engagement is a new strategic alliance of Emotion Mining, The Marketing Agency and Merchant Mechanics, who have joined to uncover, leverage and validate the subconscious motivations and aspirations of shoppers to strengthen the impact of in-store media. This Killer App is a must-have for brands, retailers, and network providers. It provides strategists and creative teams with comprehensive insight into what it takes to stop, engage and persuade a busy shopper. - July 23, 2009 - The Marketing Agency
Totally Spa - Getting More Bang Out of an Advertising Buck
Totally Spa introduces a new innovative marketing tool – live feed ads for spa businesses and partner websites. Spa promotion search engine provider Totally Spa has partnered Yellow Pages (Singapore)’s web-based directory portal, visitors.sg, to offer live feed ads to their spa business customers. - July 23, 2009 - Totally Spa LLP
Tracy Gardner Selected as Authorized Area Coach for Duct Tape Marketing Small Business Marketing System
Tracy Gardner, owner of Tracy Gardner Enterprises, Inc. is one of a growing group of entrepreneurs nationwide selected to participate in the Duct Tape Marketing Authorized Coach program. - July 23, 2009 - Tracy Gardner Enterprises
Media Genesis Produces Video for Automation Alley Networking Event
With the variety of communication mediums available, Grid4 Communications wanted to produce a marketing piece that would be innovative, relatable and have a connection with their audience. Grid4 partnered with Media Genesis, a Troy web development company, to concept and produce unique client... - July 23, 2009 - Media Genesis
Attack! Marketing and Promotions Wins the Best Marketing Department Stevie Award in 7th Annual American Business Awards
Attack! Marketing won the Stevie Award for Best Marketing Department in The 2009 American Business Awards last night. The awards were presented during ceremonies at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. The ceremonies were hosted by Cheryl Casone of Fox Business Network and broadcast... - July 23, 2009 - Attack! Marketing
Courtney Smith Joins BBB of Eastern North Carolina
Courtney Smith joins BBB as their communication and public relations specialist. - July 23, 2009 - Better Business Bureau of Eastern North Carolina
West Essex Board of REALTORS® Launches New Web site
Understanding requirements, Expert delivery: Re/Advantage launches the new West Essex Board Of REALTORS® Web Site. The West Essex Board Of REALTORS® was in need of a site that could provide useful tools to their members. They also wanted a high quality, content rich site that could provide... - July 23, 2009 - RE/Advantage
Nashville's Rejoice 880 Wins Gospel Station of the Year
The Rhythm of Gospel Awards has selected Rejoice 880 as Station of the Year. - July 23, 2009 - WMDB-AM Rejoice 880
Bookwhirl.com’s Improved Web Design Service
Bookwhirl.com offers full quality web design service in most affordable prices. - July 23, 2009 - BookWhirl.com
e.Republic Magazines Win Nine Editorial and Design Awards
e.Republic, a B to B Media firm specializing in information technology for the state/local government and education markets, is celebrating nine editorial and design awards from two recent major magazine competitions. The American Society of Business Publication Editors’ 31st Annual Azbee... - July 23, 2009 - e.Republic
Eyeconomy Boosts Its Ad Network Performance Through Maxifier
Eyeconomy has adopted Maxifier to further improve its online advertising campaign performance of its Brand Network. This includes top tier websites like daily star.co.uk, sport.co.uk, onthebox.com, and flightcomparison.com. - July 23, 2009 - Magenta Technology
SEO Consult Believe SEO Algorithms Are Adapting, is Your Search Engine Optimisation?
Many of the old techniques used for SEO are only causing rankings to drop or vanish from the search results, why? Well as technology develops in the world, so of course are search engines, the aim of a search engine is to provide the most relevant results to the end user, hence sites that have had SEO done to them in an attempt to gain higher rankings poorly are now being identified. - July 22, 2009 - SEO.co.uk
Shoot.us Domain Name Auction on July 30th at Bido.com
Theoretical Games is excited to announce that the hit domain name Shoot.us is going to be auctioned at No Reserve using the Bido.com auction site. This special auction will start on July 30th at 1:23pm EST and run for exactly one hour. If you are interested in purchasing the domain, you can pre-Bid at Bido.com anytime between now and July 30th. Be sure to tune in to http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=shoot.us as the auction action is sure to blow you away. - July 22, 2009 - Theoretical Games, LLC
Local Social Media Conference Brings Small Businesses, Bloggers Together for Education, Innovation, Collaboration
Blog Indiana LLC, founded last year by Noah Coffey and Shawn Plew, announced its second annual blogging and social media conference. The three-day event will be held August 13 through 15, 2009 from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm at the Informatics and Communications Technology Complex on the IUPUI Campus... - July 22, 2009 - Blog Indiana LLC
RB Data Services Launches Microsoft Dynamics CRM Plus with Free 30 Day Trial
RB Data Services, a leading provider of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions since 1989, announced their Free 30 Day trial offer and general availability of Microsoft Dynamics CRM Plus. Microsoft Dynamics CRM Plus incorporates significant new core capabilities that before required... - July 22, 2009 - RB Data Services
Freedom Press Awards Green Patriot Award to Lotus Brands Inc.
Freedom Press and Green Patriot Radio of Topanga, CA (www.greenpatriot.us) has created the Green Patriot awards to encourage and reward companies and organizations of all sizes who are embracing the call to be socially and environmentally responsible for the benefit of their customers, their employees, all mankind and all life on our planet. - July 22, 2009 - Lotus Brands
Cosmetic Harmony Acknowledges the New Surgery Techniques as One of the Factors for Their Growth
Cosmetic Harmony specializes in complete cosmetic surgery packages, including cosmetic procedures, travel, accommodations, transportation to medical appointments, a bilingual personal assistant and medications. Cosmetic Harmony uses only FDA-approved materials. - July 22, 2009 - Cosmetic Harmony
Stellar Concepts and Design Undergoes Makeover with Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails programming language is a new and productive technique to develop web applications. The new website will allow Stellar Concepts and Design to expand its reach as well as showcase its growing expertise in Web development and online marketing. - July 22, 2009 - Stellar Concepts
Flimp® Media Defines New Rich Media Category
New “IRMC” Category Invaluable to Direct Marketers - July 22, 2009 - Flimp Media, Inc.
Underground Vaults & Storage, Inc. Boosts Social Media Presence with Twitter
The Underground Vaults & Storage (UV&S) Twitter page was officially introduced this week in an ongoing effort to keep clients and business partners informed of their latest services and developments. - July 22, 2009 - Underground Vaults & Storage, Inc.
Odenza Acquires DealerMiles LLC
Odenza Marketing Group Inc. is pleased to announce that the company has acquired DealerMiles LLC, provider of airline miles rewards based out of Denver, Colorado. Odenza’s vision is to combine the operational strengths of Odenza with the powerful loyalty message of DealerMiles. Providing... - July 22, 2009 - Odenza Marketing Group, Inc.
Top of the Line Digital Poster Make Fusion Asian Restaurant's Renovation a Stand-Out
The decision to install a high-profile LCD screen-based all-in-one digital poster by Corn Digital, a leading Digital Signage provider, has become a critical, but cost-effective solution. - July 22, 2009 - Corn Digital
Pacific World Marketing Secures Agreement for Another Inventive Product
Pacific World Marketing secures agreement for another Inventive Product The Flippin-Chicken Bar-B-Q Pit, invented by R. Rabell, will be made by Kingfisher Kookers, Inc. of Kingfisher, OK. Kingfisher Kookers, Inc is the oldest continuously operating grill manufacturer in the United States, in... - July 22, 2009 - Pacific World Marketing
Segway of Richmond and Insider’s Passport Partner to Promote a Unique Richmond Activity
Insider’s Passport helps Richmond company segue into the minds and hearts of locals and visitors alike. - July 22, 2009 - Insider's Passport
Free Merchant Account Quote Service Now Available – Save Up to 50%
Businesses can now search, interact and request quotes from merchant account vendors with the launch of a new free business matchmaking service by InsideUp. InsideUp’s online platform integrates a next-generation business matching platform with interactive new media tools for category-specific communities, such as merchant account vendors. - July 22, 2009 - InsideUp.com
NEOSYS Launches Recession-Friendly Advertising Agency Software in Singapore
NEOSYS Software launched its cutting-edge advertising agency software solutions in Singapore with the appointment of xEdge Consultancy Pte Ltd as its distributor for the country. NEOSYS offers three integrated modules – Media Buying & Selling, Job Costing & Billing and Accounting & Finance – to automate and speed up the various operations of an advertising agency. - July 22, 2009 - NEOSYS
Pay It Forward - Explore Your Spirit with Kala Ambrose and Help a Non-Profit Org.
Kala Ambrose's book, 9 Life Altering Lessons: Secrets of the Mystery Schools Unveiled (Reality Press) is featured in Edgar Cayce's A.R.E. Summer Catalog. If you're interested in the esoteric teachings of ancient Egyptian Mystery Schools, what they taught and how you can study these lessons and use... - July 21, 2009 - The Explore Your Spirit with Kala Show
Weblinx Search Engine Optimisation Tips
If you are just one of the many website owners wishing to discover the best ways to tackle search engine optimisation on a budget or just to have the basics in place, read Weblinx Ltd.'s list of search engine optimization tips now. These are the basic tips for those looking for the right SEO advice for your website. - July 21, 2009 - iCONQUER
Shock Departure for Fan Favorite O’Shea on CMT's Can You Duet
Legendary Songwriter Speaks Out. - July 21, 2009 - O’Shea
Arkadium Executes on Two Strategic Moves to Redefine the Power of the Advergame Experience
Through the acquisition of Advergame.com and the re-launch of GreatDayGames.com Arkadium sets the stage for marketplace revolution - July 21, 2009 - Arkadium
Red Spot Marketing Implements Online Marketing Campaign for Phoenix Based Wilderness Door and Gate
Red Spot Marketing consultant Jason Jantzen expands Wilderness Door and Gate’s reach through pay per click advertising. - July 21, 2009 - Red Spot Marketing
Chicago Trade Show Booth Design Company Announces New Partnership
Productive Displays, a Chicago trade show booth design company, announces a partnership with transportation company, Champion Logistics. - July 20, 2009 - Productive Displays
Bridge Communication Gap Between and Among the Generations with Poetry
Maryland author, Jessica Laguerre, has written a rhyming poetry book covering such topics as: romance, relationship woes, child-rearing, work-place issues and many others. The title of the book is Plain as Sand. - July 20, 2009 - Penaura Publishing Company
Russian Newspaper Analysis of American Attitudes
Media business consultant William Dunkerley's June 2009 article in the Moscow Times regarding American attitudes toward Russia. - July 20, 2009 - William Dunkerley Publishing Consultants
Website Design Solutions for Small Business Owners Which Are Affordable
Small Biz Express (www.SmallBizExpress.com) today launched full-service small business website design packages to help small businesses build web presence that is affordable, easily implemented, and fully customized for specific industries. Small business owners are facing unprecedented economic... - July 20, 2009 - Small Biz Express
Hearst Magazines Digital Media Partners with Roiworld.com to Launch Fun Dress-Up Games on Seventeen.com
First game to include finalists from America’s Next Top Model - July 20, 2009 - Hearst Magazines Digital Media
RealWebMarketing.net Launches New Social Media Marketing Program
New Program Utilizes Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace and Many Social Media Business Directories. - July 20, 2009 - RealWebMarketing.net