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Mastering Public Speaking Comes to the Phoenix Area in New West Valley Workshop

Award-winning speaker coach and storyteller offers new training workshops in the West Valley of the greater Phoenix area. Adults who use public speaking in any format are invited to register for the “Ancient Secret of Public Speaking” workshops in October or November 2008. - August 26, 2008 - Storyteller.net

123Decal Offers Free Artwork Until Sept. 15th, 2008

123Decal is now offering free artwork until September 15th, 2008. Companies and organizations now save money by receiving free artwork. 123Decal Graphic Designers provide Fast, quality efficient design that suits Industry Standards. - August 26, 2008 - 123Decal L.L.C.

New Web Site Offers Free Advertising for Fund Raising Companies

EffortlessFundraising.com recently launched in late August 2008 to provide a better service to the Internet community for both consumers and businesses. The new site currently offers free advertising and will serve as a mass directory for fundraising products and opportunities. - August 26, 2008 - EffortlessFundraising.com

Aiotechnology.com Gives 7 Reasons Why Every Business Should Have a Website

AIO Technology explains seven reasons every business should have a website and how having a website would help your business grow. - August 25, 2008 - AIO Technology

The Online Billboard, a New Way to Advertise Online

Pressed for money, due to college expenses and gas, a 19 year old college student from New Jersey creates a new way to advertise online, in the hopes of raising money to fix his money problems for good. - August 25, 2008 - The Online Billboard

Sporting Links' Forthcoming Book on Don Bradman to Commemorate His Birth Centenary

Forthcoming book on the legendary cricketer Don Bradman to commemorate his birth centenary, by Indra Vikram Singh, the only Indian biographer of The Don, is set to hit the bookshelves in India during the festival season in October. The book entitled Don's century, being published by Sporting Links, is not only a celebration of the life and magic of the willow of the greatest there has ever been, but also of the art of batting and indeed the game of cricket. - August 24, 2008 - Sporting Links

iPhone in India - Rapidsoft Among First Movers to Provide iPhone Application Development

The 22nd of August, 2008 will be marked as a special day in the history of Indian Telecom industry. Because, it’s the day when the world’s most ever ‘talked about’ gadget ‘iPhone 3G’, launched in India, world’s one of the most potential telecom market. - August 24, 2008 - Rapidsoft Technologies

KMPfurniture.com Dominates Online Upscale Furniture Market

Online Furniture Retailer Experiencing Substantial Growth Despite Challenging Economy. KMPfurniture.com, a premium online retailer of high-quality upscale furniture and accessories, today announced a 35% increase in online sales. Based in Miami, Florida, its modern, sheik products have found favor with developers, home buyers, interior designers, and corporate consultants across the globe. KMP has perfected “inexpensive quality.” - August 23, 2008 - kmp furniture

ENG Installs 6 Backlit Unipoles in Zamalek Club in the High Profile Area of Cairo, Egypt

Leading visual communication and multimedia solutions company, ENG (Emirates Neon Group) has installed high quality Backlit Unipoles in Zamalek Club in the high profile area of Mohandiseen and in two of its main commercial and heavy traffic streets; a popular location within Cairo Egypt. The highly... - August 23, 2008 - Emirates Neon Group

USA SEO Pros Expands Development Department

The expansion of the development department shows only growth in the future. - August 23, 2008 - USASEOPros

Third-Generation Remodeling Company Teams Up with Greater Cincinnati PR Firm

Greater Cincinnati integrated public relations and marketing firm Eisen Management Group has been named agency of record (AOR) for the northern Kentucky-based Maile Build, Remodel & Design. The company is working with EMG to develop and implement a new communications program designed to... - August 23, 2008 - Maile Build, Remodel & Design

tyBit Launches AdVAR Program for Webmasters and Ad Agencies

In July, more than 10,000,000 people used tyBit (www.tybit.com) a revolutionary new search engine to find their way across the Internet. Searches are doubling every month according to company officials. tyBit’s has added a channel reseller program called “AdVAR” for Advertising... - August 23, 2008 - tyBit

cgsQuest, inc Completes Search for Vice President of Performance Solutions for Corporate Express Promotional Marketing

cgsQuest, inc., a boutique executive search firm, has successfully completed the search for a Vice President of Performance Solutions for the incentives business unit of Corporate Express Promotional Marketing. Located in St. Louis, MO, Corporate Express Promotional Marketing is one of the leading... - August 23, 2008 - cgsQuest, inc.

Public Relations Society of America Names Carpenter PR to National Judge's Panel for Selecting Country’s Best PR Campaigns

Carpenter Public Relations is the Only Florida Firm Outside of Miami to Serve the Three Past Consecutive Years. - August 23, 2008 - Carpenter Public Relations

Fuentek, LLC Taps MMI Associates, Inc. for Public Relations Services

Patty Briguglio, president of MMI Associates, Inc. (www.mmimarketing.com), a Raleigh-based full-service public relations firm, has announced that the firm has been named the agency of record for www.fuentek.com). Fuentek is a consulting firm that provides intellectual property and technology... - August 23, 2008 - MMI

Breakthrough Novel, The Master Planets, Receives Raves

Another mouse roars: Debut American novel The Master Planets, discovered by a small Canadian publisher, is getting rapt attention from New York literati. - August 22, 2008 - Donald Gallinger

Carpenter Public Relations Launches Customer Acquisition Services

Core PR Campaigns Build The Brand; Customer Acquisiton Campaigns Accelerate the Brand by Pinpointing Who Your Best Customer is, Finding Thousands More Like Them Around the Country and Empowering Them to Act. - August 22, 2008 - Carpenter Public Relations

Corina Van Wicklin Joins Intelligent Targeting as Account Executive

Gary Cottingham, CEO, Intelligent Targeting, is pleased to announce the addition of Corina Van Wicklin as account executive. In her new position, Ms. Van Wicklin will be responsible for the day-to-day coordination of agency services for clients’ direct marketing programs, managing timelines,... - August 22, 2008 - Intelligent Targeting

Take the Guesswork Out of Customer Acquisition; Direct Marketing and Luxury Retail Experts Launch Intelligent Targeting

You have a customer that is great and you want to find more just like him. Intelligent Targeting has launched a direct marketing service that pinpoints what make him ideal but finds more like him around the country. Then, they can reach them with a call to action through the right media that empowers a response. - August 22, 2008 - Intelligent Targeting

Honest Insight Introduces Unique Advertising Business Model in Ithaca NY

Honest Insight unveiled its new format this week, Socially Responsible Advertising. The business model utilizes a cost effective multi-sponsor advertisement program featuring messages that support critical thinking. Participating businesses are able to redirect a portion of existing ad budgets toward a tangible community investment as the program donates a portion of the ad space to under-resourced local non-profits. - August 22, 2008 - Honest Insight, Socially Responsible Advertising

theMechanism and Waggener Edstrom Worldwide Consumer Marketing Practice Form Partnership to Expand Online Marketing Services

theMechanism, a multi-disciplinary design agency with offices in New York, London and Durban, South Africa has formed a strategic partnership with Waggener Edstrom Worldwide Consumer Marketing practice (WE Consumer practice). WE Consumer practice is a multi-service public relations and marketing... - August 22, 2008 - theMechanism NY

Prospect Smarter Offers Free Trial for New Product - Enthusem

Enthusem allows any individual to create and mail a printed, full-color direct mail piece in an envelope with their personal message inside. Enthusem mailers also have free online attachments that are created by the sender and are hosted on the Enthusem site for no charge. - August 22, 2008 - Prospect Smarter

Eco-Friendly Interns Invade Ann Arbor - Ingenex Digital Marketing

Ingenex Digital Marketing, located in Ann Arbor, MI, has set up a new and eco-friendly digital marketing internship that allows interns to work from home four days a week. - August 22, 2008 - Ingenex Digital Marketing

Natural User Interface (NUI) Appoints Real India AB as Their Partner

Natural User Interface (NUI) , a leader in multi-touch solutions roped Real India AB as their partner. Real India AB will be assisting NUI with the product positioning, licensing and PR activities of their multi-touch hardware and software solutions. Real India will be also assisting NUI in... - August 22, 2008 - Real India AB

Image Forward Launches Internet Advertising for Tutoring Centers. Image Forward Specializes in Franchisee Internet Advertising & Marketing.

Image Forward will provide Tutoring Learning Centers of Greater Tampa Bay with a newly developed internet advertising and marketing program to elevate Huntington’s internet presence in the educational arena, specifically with tutoring, Study Skills, Test Preparation, Tutors and other educational help. - August 21, 2008 - Image Forward Internet Presence Management

Click Consult Launch New Website

Click Consult, a leading UK Search Marketing Agency, has launched a new website. The new site went live on Wednesday, August 20th, 2008, and can be viewed at www.clickconsult.co.uk. - August 21, 2008 - SEO.co.uk

HopHunt.com Going Crazy Has Given Away Over $70 Million in Free PPC Ads

HopHunt, a new start-up unknown search engine website was going crazy. It has given away over $70 million worth of free ppc ads to webmasters and advertisers. - August 21, 2008 - HopHunt.com

Eco-Friendly Marketing Solutions Products? Don’t Have the Organic Wool Pulled Over Your Eyes.

Seems like everyone is jumping on the go-green bandwagon. And although eco-friendly products like organic apparel are predicted to increase by 40% in the next few years, some items are more prone to being “green-washed” and hold no real eco-friendly value. With increased focused on... - August 21, 2008 - IASpromotes.com

MailingLists.com.au Launches to US Market

Australian Businesses Now Have Instant Access to Affordable Mailing Lists in the USA. - August 21, 2008 - Australian Business Mailing Lists Online

WebCertain Launches the Multilingual PR Forums to Share Tips on Managing International Online PR Campaigns

The Multilingual PR Forum (www.multilingual-pr.com) is a new knowledge centre for international web marketers and PR professionals to share tips and discuss issues related to multilingual online PR campaigns. - August 21, 2008 - WebCertain

Burris Computer Forms Announces Blank, Printable Greeting Cards

Burris Computer Forms (http://pcforms.com) announces blank, printable greeting cards, which users can customize with their own content. There are two sizes available. The small greeting cards are white 8 ½ " X 11" sheets that are perforated in the middle to form two 4... - August 21, 2008 - Burris Computer Forms

The GREEN Ad Network Reaches Montreal in a Powerful Yet Environmentally Friendly Way

Digital Signage Network - The Marché de l’Ouest to lead GREEN Ad Networks’ digital revolution. - August 21, 2008 - Solutions Direct Digital Inc.

Source Architechnology Systems Teams with Incognito Marketing to Brand Its Historic Preservation Business

Incognito Marketing today announced that it has been hired by Source Architechnology Systems to create a unique brand for its historic preservation business. - August 21, 2008 - Incognito Marketing

The ebook Sale, a Leading ebooks Publisher, Expands Into the POD Space

An Irish based eBook Publisher and Retailer announces its expansion into traditional print publishing. - August 21, 2008 - Ebooks Inc

ProfitFuel Named to Inc. 500 List as One of the Fastest Growing Companies

Austin-based company proves that helping small businesses thrive yields large three-year sales growth. - August 20, 2008 - ProfitFuel, Inc.

RMCN Credit Services, Inc. is No. 408 in the Inc. 500

No. 408 RMCN Credit Services McKinney, TX Year: 2008 Industry: Financial Services Founded 1997 Growth: 759.6% 2003 Revenue: $742,845 2006 Revenue: $6.4 million Employees: 93 Website www.RepairMyCreditNow.com Ranked No. 17 in the Top 100 Businesses in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Ranked... - August 20, 2008 - RMCN Credit Services, Inc.

Horseman Magazine Makes Online Debut

In August 2008, Horseman Magazine, a web exclusive, was founded to provide a place for those who ride, care for, or just otherwise love horses to come together and find/share useful information. Since Horseman is a webzine only, readers must access it via www.horsemanmagazine.com. A range of... - August 20, 2008 - Horseman Magazine

Harms Software & Grey Sky Films Announce Marketing Alliance

Harms Software, the leading management software provider for the spa and beauty industry and Grey Sky Films have announced an alliance that will provide a powerful, value-added marketing service to Harms Software’s clients. The unique alliance focuses on providing video-based marketing... - August 20, 2008 - Grey Sky Films

XDepth® High Dynamic Range Video Compression Technology on the Market

Trellis Management Co. Ltd. presents the world’s first commercially available and backward-compatible High Dynamic Range Video compression technology. - August 20, 2008 - Trellis Management Co. Ltd.

Breaking Through the Clutter with the Health record(R)

The Health Record is a “sticky” medium as it’s used by moms from the birth of their child through their teenage years. It also offers numerous leveraging opportunities for advertisers, as the program is measurable and fully integrated, and includes a database for future marketing efforts, couponing, logo brand placement and messaging with CSR functionality. - August 20, 2008 - SouVez

24/7 Online Trade Show Tracking and Inventory Management Program by ExhibitForce, TradeManagement Online

Chicago Exhibit House – Tradetec Skyline offers Trade Show Management & Event Planning with online access to all your exhibit properties and inventory. - August 20, 2008 - Tradetec Skyline Chicago

FIG, IHO and ISPRS Support Young Geo-Professional Magazine

Reed Business Geo is proud to announce that the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG), the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) and the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) have declared their support for the Young Geo-Professional magazine initiative by sponsoring the project. - August 20, 2008 - Geomares Publishing

ClickCulture Launches Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Web Site

Lloyd Jacobs, CEO of ClickCulture, Inc. (www.clickculture.com), a Raleigh-based integrated marketing firm specializing in technology, has announced the launch of the newly redesigned Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Web site. The new Web site was redesigned to be more user friendly and to... - August 20, 2008 - ClickCulture

FrogPond.com Launches FrogPond TV

FrogPond TV is the perfect compliment to the FrogPond.com line up of royalty free articles and online publishing solutions that allows companies to effectively market themselves to their target audience. - August 20, 2008 - Frog Pond Inc

Logoso Are Offering Organic Embroidered Clothing

Logoso are now able to offer organic embroidered clothing to businesses and individuals ethically made and manufactured using renewable green energy. This type of manufacture helps reduce carbon emissions and the clothing itself is great for those with skin conditions. - August 20, 2008 - Logoso