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The Shipping Shack, Inc. Announces Free Gas for It’s Customers; the Shipping Shack, Inc. @ 3133 Waialae Ave., Hi 96816 Announces it Will Give Away Gas Voucher
Today, The Shipping Shack, Inc. @ 3133 Waialae Ave., Honolulu, HI 96816 announces Free Gas vouchers to its customers with qualified purchase. - July 17, 2008 - The Shipping Shack, Inc.
Signal Relocates to New Wilmington Studio
Signal, a design, marketing, and technology firm located in Raleigh and Wilmington, NC, announces the relocation of the company’s Wilmington studio. The new studio is located in Howe Creek Landing on Military Cutoff Road, next to the shopping community of Mayfaire Town Center. This location... - July 17, 2008 - Signal Design Inc.
Social Media Media Marketing: The Latest Way for Brands to Engage with Customers and Tap Into Their Passion
FusionBrand strengthens social media marketing practice to enable companies to increase profitable links with customers and communities. - July 17, 2008 - FusionBrand
Real Estate Agent Profiles . . . a Great Way to Show Off to Buyers and Sellers
A compilation of agents' listings all just a click away. - July 17, 2008 - ListingVUE, LLC
Hirschmann Design Takes 10 Graphis Gold Awards
Hirschmann Design of Boulder, CO, has received official word: ten submissions to the Graphis Logo Design 7 competition have been honored with Graphis Gold Awards. Graphis, The International Journal of Visual Communication, is a compelling record of the most significant and influential... - July 17, 2008 - Hirschmann Design
Amplify Studios Promotes Stephen Wheeler to President
Greater Boston area web development company promotes General Manager to head position. - July 17, 2008 - Amplify Studios
Webbifi Launches Online Reservation System for Wise Guys Comedy Club
Wise Guys already seeing an increase in cash flow and more accurate forecasting of show attendance. - July 17, 2008 - Webbifi
Food & Wine Magazine and American Express Partner to Offer Exclusive Restaurant Reservations for Cardmembers Through September 30
Partnership Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Food & Wine Best New Chefs. Need a last-minute dinner reservation? Traveling to a new city? Food & Wine, published by American Express Publishing Corporation, a subsidiary of American Express Company, is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the... - July 16, 2008 - American Express Publishing
Podshow Radio Interviews Radio Legend 'Redbeard' About Where the Radio Industry is Going and What Can be Done to Help Save It
Brent Bradley of Podshow Radio set down with a radio legend to discuss the history of album rock and to find out who he thinks may be responsible for the slow demise of the industry in general. - July 16, 2008 - Podshow Radio
Domain Auction Includes Canadian Travel and Health Domains
The option to purchase high quality Canadian domains provides a rare opportunity for those businesses in Canada seeking to establish an Internet presence. - July 16, 2008 - MyID.ca
Provide 5000 Prepaid Phone Cards for the Troops
A local organization has set the goal of providing our troops stationed overseas with 5000 prepaid phone cards in time for the holidays. - July 16, 2008 - The Unseen Angels Project
TechWyse International Formally Launches Its IT Outsourcing & Staffing Website
TechWyse International, the first offshore development company for TechWyse Canada launched its IT outsourcing and staffing website bringing an array of services like web designing, web programming and data entry services. - July 16, 2008 - TechWyse Internet Marketing
Third Wave Advertising Announces the Promotion of Elizabeth Spear
Third Wave Advertising promotes Elizabeth Spear to Assistant Director of Advertising and Marketing. - July 16, 2008 - Third Wave Digital
Silver Anniversary Celebrated at SelmarQ
In today’s workplace, a 25-year tenure with the same company is rare. Ailene Forbis, Quality Director at SelmarQ, joined the firm at its inception in 1983 and last month celebrated her 25th anniversary there. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the median tenure for workers with their... - July 16, 2008 - Selmarq
Marketing Firm Helping Companies Reach Disability Community -- Emerging Consumer Market
Marketing firms reaching out to the African American and Hispanic community are in abundance, but marketing firms reaching out to the emerging disability community are few and far between. The disability population is an untapped consumer market that marketers are overlooking, but it's the largest minority and multicultural population in the nation with over $1 trillion in combined income. - July 16, 2008 - NFS Communications and Publishing, Inc.
Page Progressive Boosts Economic Stance of Small Businesses by Utilizing the Web
A local web development company, Page Progressive, LLC (formerly Technigrafa) has rebranded to more effectively reach a national audience and is using it's expertise in print and web design, along with search engine optimization to boost their clients' sales. - July 16, 2008 - Page Progressive, LLC
Environmental Health Testing Secures New Orlando Ad Agency in Agency of Record Deal
Recently, the certification management company, Environmental Health Testing (EHT) took on one of Orlando’s newest ad agencies, Royall Media, Inc., as their Agency of Record. So what exactly does EHT do, you ask? Environmental Health Testing specializes in standardized certification test... - July 16, 2008 - Royall Advertising
Contest: Win a Free Copy of John Reese’s Traffic Secrets 2.0 Home Study Course
Here’s your chance to win a free copy of John Reese's Traffic Secrets 2.0 home study course. Learn every traffic generation technique from search engine traffic to social media traffic. - July 15, 2008 - Win Traffic Secrets
Timeshare & Fractional Owners Rush To New Consumer Magazine
The first edition of the new independent consumer publication for the shared ownership industry was released this week and timeshare and fractional owners rushed in their thousands to see what it was like at http://www.ownersperspective.com - July 14, 2008 - Perspective International Ltd
Indie Graphic Novel Publisher Welcomes Saucony To Comicon International San Diego 2008
Team Red Star to wear custom designed Saucony shoes. - July 14, 2008 - Archangel Studios
Christine Arthur Design Group Recognized with the 2008 Silver Communicator Award of Excellence for 3ware Sidecar Ad Campaign
Christine Arthur (CA) Design Group, a Bay Area-based graphic design agency, was awarded the 2008 Silver Communicator Award of Excellence, judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, for Applied Micro Circuits Corporation’s (AMCC) 3ware® Sidecar Advertising Campaign —... - July 14, 2008 - Christine Arthur (CA) Design Group
Devlin Media Announces New Advertising Medium for Californian’s Convey Your-Ad™ Now Available at Super Max Grocery Stores
Devlin Media, a pioneer of new and unconventional advertising mediums, announced today a new opportunity for companies to advertise in California. Convey-Your-Ad™ is a distinctive, innovative advertising platform that allows advertisers, marketers, and grocery store owners to apply brilliant high-quality graphics to check stand conveyor belts at the grocery store. - July 14, 2008 - Devlin Media
Evaluate It Targeting the United States
Evaluate It by SQM has expanded and is now affiliated with hotel accommodations in the United States. Affordable travel accommodations in the US can now make your vacation dreams a reality. - July 13, 2008 - Sensors Quality Management Inc.
Market Equations Announces Release of It's Online Survey Software Application
Market Equations, a technology enabled Management Consulting & Market Research Outsourcing company, announced the Release of its Online Survey Software Application at a gala evening attended by its leadership and all its employees. Raymond Augustine, COO, Market Equations says, “ We... - July 13, 2008 - Market Equations
HEART Business Journal for Women is Now on Newsstands
Pick up your copy of the most innovative publication for professional women: HEART Business Journal for Women. - July 13, 2008 - EKG Marketing Inc.
WCW, Inc. Has Selected WideGroup :: Interactive as Its Advertising Agency of Record
WCW, Inc., manufacturers of the Natural Form Mattress with patented Self Adjusting Technology, announced the appointment of WideGroup :: Interactive as the company's new advertising agency as part of a new plan to increase market share, improve branding and customer service, and expand to new... - July 13, 2008 - WideGroup :: Interactive
VisionPoint Marketing Ranked as a Top Internet Marketing and Design Firm
Diane Kuehn, president and CEO of VisionPoint Marketing (www.visionpointmarketing.com), has announced that the firm ranked in the top 20 in the Triangle Business Journal’s 2008 List for area Internet Marketing and Design Firms. The companies are ranked by the number of Triangle employees... - July 13, 2008 - VisionPoint Marketing
Hummingbird Creative Group, Inc. Names New Account Executive
Wendy Coulter, CEO of Hummingbird Creative Group, Inc. (www.hummingbird-creative.com), a Cary-based creative services firm, has announced that Sandy Andrews has joined the firm as an account executive. - July 13, 2008 - Hummingbird Creative Group
Less Than 1 Week Till .Me Registration Opens It’s Doors
July 17th 2008 will see doors open to the public for the registration of the .Me tld. Read for information about the release, and, why it's important for you to register your .ME before it's too late. - July 13, 2008 - LCN.com Ltd
New Mobile Device Magazines
Smart Media Reviews launches new mobile device magazines. - July 12, 2008 - Smart Media Group
Photos Published with Press Releases Dramatically Increase Visibility Online
BigNews.biz today released a report that outlines the advantages of including photos and illustrations when publishing press releases online. - July 12, 2008 - BigNews.biz
Avenue Q Debuts "Sexy Furry Beast"
Custom media vehicle wrapped in bright orange fur to promote "Avenue Q" (puppet-based musical) debuts in Pride Parade 2008. - July 12, 2008 - Mango Moose Media
The Borenstein Group Appoints Mr. Alvin Pesachowitz, Former EPA CIO, to Its Board of Advisors
The Borenstein Group, a leading Business-to-Government strategic marketing communications firm is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Alvin Pesachowitz, former EPA CIO, to its corporate Advisory Board. - July 12, 2008 - The Borenstein Group, Inc.
FrogPond Puts Elasticity in Your Web Marketing
The new FrogPond Publisher 2008 brings a new look and enhanced functionality to the popular online publishing solution that is designed to empower a company’s communications into the Web 2.0 world. - July 12, 2008 - Frog Pond Inc
Evaluate It Helps You to Sleep Easier
Evaluate It’s travel program is now linked to hotel properties across Canada. Travelers will no longer have to pay full price for accommodations. - July 12, 2008 - Sensors Quality Management Inc.
MMI Associates, Inc. Wins National Award for Public Relations Blog
Patty Briguglio, president of MMI Associates, Inc. (www.mmimarketing.com), a Raleigh-based public relations firm, has announced that the firm received a Silver Communicator Award for the firm’s public relations blog. The 2008 Communicator Award was presented by the International Academy of... - July 12, 2008 - MMI
1040blog.com Launches Blogs for Accountants and Tax Pros
1040blog.com is the first - and only - Accountant & Tax Pro Marketing Firm to focus exclusively on tax and accounting blog design and development. - July 12, 2008 - 1040blog.com
International Design Firm, Appeal Media, Wins 2008 Communicator Award for Somagensis Fitness
Appeal Media, a leading international web design and Internet marketing firm, garnered another distinctive award today: The Communicator Award, announced by the International Academy of the Visual Arts (IAVA.) - July 12, 2008 - Appeal Media
AuthorHouse Announces Its Top Five Best-selling Titles for June 2008
“How-To” Titles Dominate the List of Top-Five Best-selling AuthorHouse titles for June 2008 - July 11, 2008 - iUniverse
EverCity Managed Hosting Announce High Availability Power for All of Their Clients
In response to the increasing importance for 100% uptime EveryCity a London based managed server hosting company, have announced that all of their customers will be placed within managed environments where independent dual power feeds will be present. Keeping Online marketing campaigns and... - July 11, 2008 - EveryCity
Renspubhouse Moving from ebooks to Print
After years of dealing solely with ebooks and software, Renspubhouse.com is bringing out updated versions of their popular marketing books in both print and ebook versions. The first book to come out in print format, "The Inquisitive Explorer's Internet Marketing Primer" came out in May. - July 11, 2008 - RensPubHouse.com
Opal Book Publishing Presents the Book Release of Its Newest Lesbian Erotica Author from Capital Heights, MD, Renee Huggans
Opal Book Publishing presents their newest lesbian erotica Author, Renee Huggans, from Capital Heights, MD. Her book, titled "The Weight of the World," published in 2008, depicts the life of a young black lesbian woman who tries to find true love in order to make her life complete with an unexpected twist. - July 11, 2008 - Opal Book Publishing
DOmedia Staffs Up to Support Current, Future Growth
Announces the Addition of Bud Budrejko, Clint Lucas and Matt Warholic Following the recent appointment of Jeff R. Lamb as president, DOmedia (www.domedia.com), an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of out-of-home and alternative advertising media, today announced the addition of three key... - July 11, 2008 - DOmedia
ClickCulture Launches Kanki Web Site
Lloyd Jacobs, CEO of ClickCulture, Inc. (www.clickculture.com), a Raleigh-based integrated marketing firm specializing in technology, has announced that the firm has designed and launched a new Web site for Kanki, a Japanese steak and sushi house with three locations in the Triangle area. The new... - July 11, 2008 - ClickCulture
Real Genius Inc. Unveils Its New Website
This press release informs the readers about the launch of Real Genius Inc's website and also gives an update on various features and sections of the website. - July 11, 2008 - Real Genius, Inc.
Cold Calling in the 21st Century – What’s Working Today
Cold calling today is direct, targeted and above all it’s a communication skill. And most importantly, it works. In today’s business environment, however, it is imperative to understand the rules, what has changed, what works today and what will simply waste your time. - July 11, 2008 - Wendy Weiss
Firearm Security Racks Inc. Introduces Two New Products to Its Patented Line of Locking Gun Racks
Inventor Adds Two New Products to His Line of Wall Mounted Locking Gun Racks to Deter Gun Theft and Help Protect Children From Loosely Stored Guns in Homes, etc. - July 10, 2008 - Firearm Security Racks Inc.
With Help from the Maestro, Anyone Can Compose the Perfect Label
OnlineLabels.com introduces Maestro Label Designer, a web-based label design software for creating, saving and printing labels with no downloads necessary. - July 10, 2008 - Online Labels, Inc.
As Gas Prices Drive Shoppers to the Web, Solar Velocity Directs That Traffic to Client Sites with Innovative Online Advertising
The ever-increasing cost of gasoline – the current American average is $4.11 per gallon – is encouraging more and more consumers to pick up their mouse, rather than pick up their keys and drive to a local retailer, according to a recent survey conducted by Harris Interactive. - July 10, 2008 - Solar Velocity
The Copywriting Institute Announces New Media Marketing Package for Copywriters
The Copywriting Institute, a training and resources company for copywriters, announced the launch of their New Media Marketing Package. The New Media Marketing Package is an online marketing distribution system that distributes articles and other marketing and copywriting information online and... - July 10, 2008 - The Copywriting Institute