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Outskirts Press Author’s Children’s Book Is Sweet Lesson in Nutrition
Children everywhere will want to take a bite out of “Cookie,” a delightful new children’s book that’s perfect for parents kick-starting a discussion with kids about nutrition. Written by former schoolteacher Lisa Woomer and just released by Outskirts Press... - June 22, 2009 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
CornerhousePR Opens Its Doors with Online Marketing, Publicity and Media Relations; Claremont, CA Based Company
CornerhousePR is based in Claremont, CA. Starting in summer, 2009, Cornerhouse will offer clients specialized attention in web publicity. - June 22, 2009 - CornerhousePR
Accelerate Your Success with 2-Day "Journey to the Stage" Seminar with Master Trainer and Life Coach David Wood
Sr. Vice President & Chief Training Officer of Isagenix Brings His Fully Interactive 2-Day Event, “Journey to the Stage” to Irvine, CA: July 10 and 11, 2009 - June 22, 2009 - David Wood Training
Outskirts Press Announces Turned, the Latest Highly-Anticipated Fantasy - Series Book from El Cajon, CA Author Jenna Cooper
Outskirts Press, Inc. has published Turned by Jenna Cooper, which is the author's most recent book to date. The 6.14 x 9.21 Paperback in the Fantasy - Series category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail price of $13.95. The... - June 22, 2009 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Altitude Marketing Celebrates Its 5th Birthday with Stunning Success
Altitude Marketing, the Lehigh Valley-based strategic marketing firm, blew out the candles on its 5th birthday this month. Altitude Marketing was started in 2004 by two marketing and publishing professionals with more than 30 years combined experience. The two entrepreneurs identified a market need... - June 22, 2009 - Altitude Marketing
BEAUTY Announces ‘Naturally You’ Contest
BEAUTY Magazine, the one-of-its- kind beauty and grooming magazine in the country, being published by Tech Plus Media, has announced its ‘Naturally You’ beauty contest for women across the country. The winner can win a beauty kit worth Rs 1lakh, and appear on the cover of the magazine. Check out the latest issue of BEAUTY for further details. - June 22, 2009 - TECHPLUS MEDIA PVT. LTD.
Young Author Brings New Perspective to Life After Death in Thrilling New Trilogy Until We Meet Again
Until We Meet Again is the debut novel of a young author whose complex and innovative novel belies her years. Stephanie Campbell’s fantasy novel, published by Outskirts Press, features a strong female protagonist, something that Campbell deliberately created for her female readers, as... - June 22, 2009 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
A Real Catch: Author’s Fish Tale Hooks Coveted EVVY Award
Talk about reeling in a big one. “Red Sky Morning,” a gripping account of high-seas fishing from author Andrew J. Rafkin, has received a 2009 EVVY Literary Award. This prestigious honor recognizes the very best of self-published books, as bestowed by the Colorado Independent Publishers... - June 22, 2009 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
topseos Names Ikroh SEO as a Leading Organic Optimization Firm for the Month of June 2009
Ikroh SEO is identified as an outstanding organic optimization firm in the month of June 2009 by topseos. - June 22, 2009 - Ikroh SEO
Dennis Yu Attending SMX Singapore as Guest Speaker and Moderator, July 2nd-3rd
Mr. Yu, a frequent speaker on the international circuit, will be speaking on both days of SMX and moderating a panel. His first panel, titled "Performance Metrics For The Boss," will focus on the importance of actionable insight over simply generating meaningless reports. This session is based around the core focus of his company, Blitzlocal LLC, and his personal motto of metrics, analysis, action. - June 22, 2009 - Blitzlocal LLC
A Unique and Dramatic New Memoir, Adopting Alesia: My Crusade for My Russian Daughter
When single 40-something Dee Thompson's choir went to Russia, she never thought she would meet a little girl who would become her daughter. An energetic 11 year old blonde waif captured her heart, and she returned home determined to find a way to become a mother. Despite a job layoff, an uncaring boyfriend, a lack of money, an unsympathetic agency, and a host of other problems. Dee persevered, and eventually brought home a Russian adolescent. This is the story of that tumultuous journey. - June 21, 2009 - Dee Thompson
A Surge in Business at Stellar Concepts and Design Hints at the Ending Phase of Recession
Anthony Giudice, Stellar Concepts and Design president and founder credits this surge in their business to the recovery phase of recession. - June 21, 2009 - Stellar Concepts
ion interactive Launches Free Multi-Channel Marketing ROI Calculator
Online tool helps marketers find business opportunities by analyzing multi-channel online campaign revenue, expenses and optimization potential. - June 21, 2009 - ion interactive
ion interactive Announces Enhanced Features for LiveBall Post-Click Marketing Platform
Technical innovation further solidifies LiveBall platform’s industry-leading position in post-click marketing campaign management and optimization. - June 21, 2009 - ion interactive
We Do Web Content Launches New SEO & Online Marketing Website
New website will offer articles, blogs, and more for companies looking to create or improve their internet marketing strategy. - June 20, 2009 - We Do Web Content
Building Buzz Class Arms Entrepreneurs with Powerful Public Relations Tools
Urban Bliss Design + PR launches new five-part class series to help busy entrepreneurs and freelancers learn how to boost their business through media relations, community outreach, event promotions and more. - June 20, 2009 - Urban Bliss
BizCubed Sponsors Government 2.0 Event
BizCubed is proud to announce it is sponsoring the “Government 2.0 Public Sphere” event in Canberra on June 22nd. - June 20, 2009 - BizCubed Pty Ltd
New Creative Firm Selected to be Agency-of-Record for Transportation Coalition in New England
New firm responsible for marketing and design of coalition in New England. - June 20, 2009 - Bluehorse Creative
7 Promotions, Inc. Expands Into Two More Market Shares
On Monday, June 15th, 2009, 7 Promotions, Inc. expanded with their clients into two more market shares, putting a dent into the company's yearly goals for 2009. - June 20, 2009 - 7 Promotions, Inc.
Pumped Wins Big at This Year’s National Addy Advertising Competition Winning Prestigious Gold & Silver Awards
Miami based brand development and design firm Pumped, Inc. is once again expanding their trophy case after winning two prestigious ADDY® awards at the 2009 AAF - Advertising Awards competition held in Washington D.C. on June 6th, 2009. Pumped’s President & Creative Director, Carlos F. - June 20, 2009 - Pumped, Inc
Design Firm Creates World-Class Ultra-Small Hearing Instrument
Industrial Design Teaming Up with Innovative Technology. - June 20, 2009 - Evolve Design Solutions Inc.
Improve Marketing Results While Reducing Budget Spend - Uplift Marketing Seminars Show How to Improve Marketing ROI
Australian marketers can gain insights into their most responsive customers and those who boost marketing ROI by attending an Uplift Modelling Seminar in Sydney or Melbourne in early July. The seminar, presented by Portrait Software, will explain, in marketer’s language, the concept and real-life application of Uplift Modelling and how it can help Australian marketers achieve better return on marketing investment. - June 20, 2009 - Portrait Software
mRELEVANCE Celebrates One Year Anniversary
mRELEVANCE, LLC, the Southeast’s premier public relations, Internet marketing and social media firm, celebrates its one-year anniversary this month. The company, formed in direct response to today’s changing marketplace, builds online and offline relationships relevant to their... - June 20, 2009 - mRELEVANCE, LLC
APD Marketing Releases Social Traffic Product That Takes Websites to Page One Search Engine Ranking Overnight
UK-based Internet marketing company APD announces the release of Instant Social Traffic Formula, a unique social networking and bookmarking system that takes your website to the top of Google Page 1 listings overnight using revolutionary social traffic techniques. - June 20, 2009 - APD Marketing
Verragio Debuts New Engagement Ring Collections at JCK and Luxury by JCK Shows
Verragio, manufacturer of engagement rings and wedding bands, debuted the new additions to their collections at the JCK and Luxury by JCK show with overwhelming success. The JCK shows provide an audience composed of some of the most high end retail establishments across the globe and have given VERRAGIO the opportunity to establish new relationships with several of these retailers. - June 19, 2009 - Verragio
Award-Winning, History-Making Exec Producer Salli Frattini Launches Live Event & Broadcast Production Company Sunset Lane Entertainment
Emmy-nominated Executive Producer Salli Frattini, one of the preeminent experts in transforming traditional network broadcasts into integrated digital media platforms, officially launches Sunset Lane Entertainment (SLE), it was announced today. Sunset Lane Entertainment is a 21st Century broadcast... - June 19, 2009 - Sunset Lane Entertainment
CPX Interactive Expands Footprint to Include NYC Office
Online ad network, CPX Interactive, expands global office footprint, opens Manhattan office to better engage interactive ad agencies. - June 19, 2009 - CPXi
Whittaker Elected to Ad 2 Tampa Bay Executive Board
Pinstripe Marketing is pleased to announce Tamara Whittaker, project manager, was elected to the ad 2 Executive Board of Directors for the 2009-2010 year. As President Elect, her responsibilities will include assisting the president with chapter management and strategic planning for her year as... - June 19, 2009 - Pinstripe Marketing
Clear Web Services Partners with Net 9 Design to Offer Web Site Design
Clear Web Services, the leading SEO and Web Optimisation Company based in Gloucestershire have partnered with Net9Design. - June 19, 2009 - Clear Web Services Ltd
Dodge Communications Signs Two Healthcare IT Clients
Healthcare agency will provide PR services to Greatwater Software and Halfpenny Technologies. - June 19, 2009 - Dodge Communications
Website Relaunch: Publishinghelp.com
Announcing the relaunch of PublishingHelp.com, a free resource for aspiring publishers and publishing professionals alike. - June 19, 2009 - William Dunkerley Publishing Consultants
Fideli Publishing Announces Free eBook with Each $395 Publishing Package
Fideli Publishing sees the emerging eBook market as another possible revenue stream for authors and will offer free eBook file creation along with file posting to Amazon.com and Smashwords.com to each author purchasing a $395 publishing package through July 15, 2009. - June 19, 2009 - Fideli Publishing Inc.
Plan to Publish
In this day and age, publishing your book can (and should) be so easy to do; but finding the right marketing tools will make you, or break you. - June 19, 2009 - ebooKarma
Cincinnati PR Firm Eisen Marketing Group Named as One of Top 150 PR Firms in the Nation
EMG Only Cincinnati Public Relations Firm Selected - June 19, 2009 - The Eisen Agency
Golden Stool PR to Help Maximise Publicity for Small Businesses in UK
Golden Stool Promotions, a new UK-based Public Relations and Event Management company, providing media and publicity solutions specifically designed for start-up and small businesses, has been officially launched. - June 19, 2009 - Golden Stool Promotions
What’s Up Interactive Launches New Site Design for the U.S. 10K Classic
What’s Up Interactive has launched a site redesign for the U.S. 10K Classic: www.us10k.org. The Labor Day weekend event is one of the premier participatory sporting events in the Southeast. - June 19, 2009 - What's Up Interactive
MO Group International Invests in the Professional Growth of Its Employees
Translation and Localization company MO Group International invests in the growth and education of it employees and receives two certifications of Localization Project Management. - June 19, 2009 - MO Group International
FatCow.com.au Launches 2009 User Experience Site Survey
Catch, an online division of Reed Business Information Australia and publisher of Australian farming and agricultural directory, FatCow (www.fatcow.com.au), today launched an online survey to gauge user opinion of the site’s content, layout, and structure. The FatCow 2009 User Experience Site Survey offers the chance to win a TomTom XL, and the results will influence plans for site improvements to be made over the course of following 12 months. - June 19, 2009 - Catch
Unbound Medicine and American Academy of Pediatrics Release Mobile Edition of Red Book®: 2009 Report of the AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases
Today, Unbound Medicine, a leader in knowledge management solutions for healthcare, and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the professional organization representing over 60,000 pediatricians, announced the launch of Red Book® for Mobile + Web. Now, the latest findings and clinical... - June 18, 2009 - Unbound Medicine
Rekindle Bittersweet Teenage Memories with Across the Pond, a Story for the Young and Young at Heart
Since the book came out in September 2008 “Across the Pond” has become a huge hit. Storyheart has been compared by some as “a modern day Judy Blume,” and “Across the Pond” has been placed in the same category along side books like “Harry Potter” and... - June 18, 2009 - Across the Pond
New Dog Stock Photo Resource & Portrait / Assignment Photographer
New dog stock photography image collection offers cheap high definition digital dog pictures and quick downloads on easy royalty free license terms. Firm also provides commercial dog photography services for advertisers, pet portraits and magazine editors. - June 18, 2009 - PupandHorse.com
DSM Publishing Presents Mini Launch Profits by Samantha Milner
Samantha Milner who is the co-owner of DSM Publishing along with husband Dominic has recently launched a brand new product to compliment her current extensive range at www.dsm-publishing.co.uk/publications They have both been in the internet marketing business for over four years and have a vast... - June 18, 2009 - dsm-publishing
2x Media Website, Designed by International Firm Appeal Media, Wins Gold 2009 Communicator Award of Excellence
Appeal Media Interactive Studios (www.appealmedia.com) Website Design for 2x Media was honored with a 2009 Gold Communicator Award of Distinction today. Over 200 judges from the International Academy of the Visual Arts (IAVA) carefully determined this year’s Communicator Awards, selecting... - June 18, 2009 - Appeal Media
RITANI Finds the JCK and Luxury by JCK Shows to be an Overwhelming Success for Connecting with New Engagement Ring Retailers
RITANI announced today that the JCK and Luxury by JCK shows have proven to be an overwhelming success for the company. These events bring together the style makers and creative designers who epitomize luxury. Allowing greater exposure, RITANI is expected to announce by early next week how many new... - June 18, 2009 - RITANI
Trafford Publishing Launches Three New Priority Publishing Packages
Exclusive Features Allow Authors to Accelerate Books’ Speed to Market. - June 18, 2009 - Trafford Publishing
R. Paniagua Inc. Selects Quadrant Two Public Relations as National In-House Events and Media Property PR Agency
According to agency insiders, Quadrant Two Public Relations has been assigned the PR account of New York based event promoters, TV production and internet content house R. Paniagua, Inc. - June 18, 2009 - Quadrant Two PR
USO Networks Announces New Call Tracking Software to Complement Robust Video Search Engine Marketing Optimization Services
USO Networks Inc officially released its newest product, called SEM Call Tracker. The service provides clients with a call tracking, reporting and optimization system for inbound customer calls for an online advertiser’s highest volume campaigns, adgroups and keywords, in terms of both cost... - June 18, 2009 - USO Networks
Ventury - The Couture Line of Furnitures “Made in Paris”
Maison Ventury Paris. The founder of the French Ventury Group and former Elite Model Agency’s partner Emmanuel Touraine presents the early launched label Maison Ventury Paris with the debut furniture collection entitled 'Divine' created by designer Vincent Cadena. At the same time, the two fashion and lifestyle addicted had the idea to motivate their clients to become a designer... - June 18, 2009 - Ventury Paris
MMI Associates, Inc. and RaleighPublicRelations.com Blog Win National Award
Patty Briguglio, president of MMI Associates, Inc. (www.mmimarketing.com), a Raleigh-based full-service public relations firm, has announced that the firm received the gold award in the Hermes Creative Awards 2009 competition for RaleighPublicRelations.com (www.raleighpublicrelations.com), a Web... - June 18, 2009 - MMI
Smart Businesses Advertise Even During Recession, Says Stellar Concepts and Design
Stellar Concepts and Design boasts of providing recession-proof affordable marketing plans for small to medium businesses that will provide a unique window of opportunities for investment purposes to build brand, equity, customer base and move ahead of competitors who have cut down their advertising budgets. - June 18, 2009 - Stellar Concepts