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Outskirts Press Announces Pilate, the Latest Highly-Anticipated Horror - Series Book from Phoenix, AZ Author Steven Rage
Outskirts Press, Inc. has published Pilate: A Brutal Bible Tale by steven.rage, which is the author’s most recent book to date. The 5 x 8 Paperback in the Horror - Series category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail... - January 16, 2008 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press Announces the Little Book of Revelation, the Latest Highly-Anticipated Religion/Bible-Commentaries Book from FL Author the Second Spiritual House, Inc.
Outskirts Press, Inc. has published The Little Book of Revelation: The Little Book by The Second Spiritual House, Inc., which is the author’s most recent book to date. The 6.14 x 9.21 Paperback in the Religion - Bible - Commentaries & Interpretation category is available worldwide on book... - January 16, 2008 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press Announces What Glows in My Garden, the Latest Highly-Anticipated Podiatry Book from Boulder, CO Author Anna Davis Bedford
Outskirts Press, Inc. has published What Glows in My Garden by Anna Davis Bedford, which is the author’s most recent book to date. The 6 x 9 Paperback in the Podiatry category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail price... - January 16, 2008 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Self-Publisher Announces International Book Fair Tour to Put Titles in Hands of Buyers and Agents Worldwide
Outskirts Press, the fastest-growing full-service POD self-publisher now features select books in all four major international book fairs: London, BEA, Beijing, and Frankfurt. - January 16, 2008 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Eisen Management Group Opens Entries for NexPhase Internship Program
Leading Small Business Marketing Consultancy Seeks Fresh Minds. - January 16, 2008 - The Eisen Agency
MATRIX MarCom President Phil Bridges Profiles DIY Network’s Amy Matthews in Magazine Cover Story
Phil Bridges, President of Raleigh, NC's MATRIX MarCom, profiles Amy Matthews of the DIY television network in a cover story for the winter issue of Cast Polymer Connection magazine, a trade publication covering the cultured marble and solid surface industry. Bridges’ profile of Matthews... - January 16, 2008 - MATRIX MarCom
Schibsted Builds Online Community with eZ Publish
Schibsted media group consolidates content from five major newspapers to provide a rich, engaging food and drink site that combines professional content with community features. - January 16, 2008 - eZ Systems
EcoPinion Survey Points to Negative Customer Perceptions of Green Products and Services
New survey results on customer perceptions of green technologies, products and services. - January 15, 2008 - EcoAlign
Norprint Announces North American Market Introduction of SnapNwin™ Instant Win Contest Cards
Norprint Inc. announces the introduction of their new SnapNwin™ instant win cards. A fresh approach to incentive and contest cards, SnapNwin™ cards offer a cleaner, more durable and secure method of delivering a hidden message or prize within a card. Contestants bend the card to... - January 15, 2008 - Norprint
Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association (MIMA) Announces Free Events for Members - New President and Board of Directors Named for 2008
The Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association is kicking off 2008 with a bang – a new President, a new Board of Directors and events absolutely free to members. - January 15, 2008 - Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association
Travel Adventures Expands Digital Marketing Strategy with SmartFinds Internet Marketing
Travel Adventures, a student group travel provider based in Lapeer, Michigan has partnered with SmartFinds Internet Marketing to build a results-oriented digital marketing strategy - and, based on recent statistics, the strategy is working. - January 15, 2008 - SmartFinds Marketing
VisionPoint Marketing Inks Deal with Enterprising Women
Diane Kuehn, president and chief executive officer of VisionPoint Marketing (www.visionpointmarketing.com), has announced that the firm, which specializes in Internet marketing, has been contracted to develop the online strategy for Enterprising Women, a magazine for women business owners. - January 15, 2008 - VisionPoint Marketing
Patty Briguglio Named to International Affairs Council Board of Directors
MMI Associates, Inc., (www.mmimarketing.com) a Raleigh-based full-service public relations firm, has announced that Patty Briguglio, president of the firm, has been named to the board of directors of the International Affairs Council (IAC), a nonprofit organization that promotes understanding of... - January 15, 2008 - MMI
Podium Advertising Technologies Announces the Full Release of adCore™ V3.0
Podium Advertising Technologies has announced the release of their paid-search automation technology, adCore™ V3.0. adCore™ V3.0 enables e-commerce sites to automatically generate their online campaigns' keywords, ad groups and ad texts based on current inventory levels, dynamically insert prices within ad texts and pause keywords and ad groups that are no longer in stock. The system was developed to automate the SEM process in Google AdWords, Yahoo! Search and Microsoft adCenter. - January 15, 2008 - Podium Advertising Technologies
Maxx Images Breaks the 3 Million Image Mark with the Launch of Its New Website
One of North America's top rights managed and royalty free stock photography agencies, www.maxximages.com, announces the launch of its new e-commerce website, now offering over 3 million images. - January 15, 2008 - MaXx Images Inc.
New Search Engine Marketing Company Offers Free Search Engine Optimization Website Audit to Small Businesses
To celebrate their official 2008 opening, Maine-based CreativeMind Search Marketing will offer a Free website audit to small businesses in the first quarter of 2008. - January 15, 2008 - CreativeMind Search Marketing
SmartFinds Internet Marketing Launches New Website for TRP Services
TRP Services, a thoroughbred horseracing handicapping service, selected SmartFinds Internet Marketing to create and launch its new website (www.trpservices.com), along with developing a results-oriented digital marketing strategy. The new website launched November 2007. - January 15, 2008 - SmartFinds Marketing
SmartFinds Internet Marketing Opens Free Article Directory Service as a Content Marketing Source
“Content is King” in the digital marketplace, particularly for the search engines. In order for the search engines to provide responses to users’ search requests, there must be content that is indexed from web pages. The importance of content has been a reality since the commercialization of the Internet in the early 1990s; and today, it is even more important for a business to utilize content to increase visibility and promotion of their website. - January 15, 2008 - SmartFinds Marketing
Outside Promotions Launches Solar Powered Scooter Billboards on the Space Coast
Outside Promotions, whose ethos is “To Look From The Edge” introduces solar power to their already eye-catching low emission Scooter billboards. The Scooter billboards which are an excellent tool for any advertising campaign charge during the day, ready for night time campaigning. Scooter billboards which have been used on many successful advertising campaigns in the UK and Europe are now becoming more popular here in the United States. - January 14, 2008 - Outside Promotions
TechBiz Connection Presents Search Engine Optimization Best Practices Advice at January Forum
TechBiz Connection (TBC) will host a distinguished panel of highly regarded search engine optimization experts who will present the best practices needed for reaching top search engine ranking at its monthly forum on Wednesday, January 16 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at the Student Center at the University... - January 13, 2008 - TechBiz Connection
Web Advertising: Success Unpredictable, Majors Set Impossible Ad Strategies
Website owners and start ups strike out: Too many try too hard but fail to cut through the clutter. - January 13, 2008 - nLYNK.com
e-Business Profits Now Available to Businesses in St. Louis
World’s Largest Network of Internet Consultants Opens a New Office in Missouri - January 13, 2008 - WSI Internet
Richardson Graphics Makes an Impact
Richardson Graphics, a full service advertising agency, has opened its new office in Las Vegas. “Richardson Graphics has expanded its in-house capabilities to provide a wide variety of advertising solutions to our expanding client-base,” said Robert Richardson, CEO and Creative Director of the agency. - January 13, 2008 - Richardson Graphics
CyberSoup Marketing is Smart & Cost-Effective Internet Marketing
CyberSoup's Internet Marketing Division is backed by consumer advocate endorsement, years of professional experience and a jam-packed social and entertainment network. - January 13, 2008 - CyberSoup
CEA Selects Channel Intelligence as Data Provider to Showcase "Where-to-Find" and "Where-to-Recycle" Green Electronics Products Through Its SellPath® StoreFront Product
Consumer Electronics Association and Channel Intelligence collaborate in new initiative to help consumers find and buy green electronics. MyGreenElectronics.org will showcase products recommended by EnergyStar and EPEAT using CI’s SellPath® StoreFront technology. - January 13, 2008 - Channel Intelligence, Inc.
CreateTheDream.com Greets New Year with New Magazine Focus & Format
Bimonthly Digital Magazine Caters to Small Businesses That Dream Big. - January 12, 2008 - Create the Dream! Magazine
SecretarialCareers.co.uk Launches Its First Ever Facebook Application
SecretarialCareers.co.uk has launched its first ever interactive application named ‘Office ASBO’ on social networking phenomenon, Facebook. The vertical job board, which specialises in recruiting PAs, office managers and executive secretaries, launched a branded application that allows users to send their friends and colleagues light hearted warnings for anti-social office behaviour. - January 12, 2008 - SecretarialCareers.co.uk
Cowboy Announces Launch of Co-Branded Game for Hair Club with Playboy.com
Cowboy today announced the launch of a provocative online game for Hair Club for Men, which is co-branded with Playboy.com. The new game can be found at www.hairclub.com/photohunt. The game challenges users to spot the differences in ‘before and after’ photos and features the famous... - January 12, 2008 - Cowboy International
OnMarketer Announces Free Email Email Newsletter Account
OnMarketer – To celebrate the new launch of www.onmarketer.com and our revamped email & mobile marketing solution, OnMarketer is offering a free email newsletter solution account. This offer is open to anyone who wishes to send email newsletters or email specials/promotions to their... - January 12, 2008 - Monsoon Interactive
Atlantis Swim School Partners with KVentures to Create a Unique Website for Swimming
Atlantis Swim School hired web development company, KVentures, who completed a re-design of the layout, look, and function of its website, creating a web experience that is unique in the aquatic industry. - January 11, 2008 - Atlantis Swim School
www.SignCompaniesOnline.com a Step Ahead of the Pack
www.SignCompaniesOnline.com stays a step ahead in 2008. - January 11, 2008 - Sign Companies Online
Outskirts Press Announces the Learnin' Tree, the Latest Highly-Anticipated Romance - Suspense Book from Virginia Beach, Va Author Carl Etheridge
Outskirts Press, Inc. has published The Learnin' Tree by Carl Etheridge, which is the author’s most recent book to date. The 5.5 x 8.5 Paperback in the Romance - Suspense category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail... - January 11, 2008 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Ohio Based PR Firm Adds to Tech Stable of Clientele
Cincinnati Best Place to Work Quadrate Taps EMG - January 11, 2008 - Quadrate
Outskirts Press Announces the Dream, the Latest Highly-Anticipated Fiction/ Historical Book from Martinsburg, WV Author Mark McDonald
Outskirts Press, Inc. has published The Dream by Mark McDonald, which is the author’s most recent book to date. The 5.5 x 8.5 Paperback in the Fiction/ Historical category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail price of... - January 11, 2008 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Direct Online Marketing™ Earns Qualified Google Advertising Company Designation
Full-service Internet marketing firm, Direct Online Marketing™ designated Qualified Google Advertising Company. - January 10, 2008 - Direct Online Marketing
Attorney on a Quest for Higher Meaning Creates Intriguing Fantasy Novel Series "The Soulstealer War"
Announcing the release of The First Mother’s Fire, an epic fantasy novel of magic and metaphysics by new author W.L. Hoffman. It is the first title in “The Soulstealer War” series. Hoffman weaves his tale from the unusual eye of a practical survivalist who cannot resist contemplating the nature of existence and the possibility of true magic. - January 10, 2008 - Hoffman Creations, Inc.
Natalie Perkins Named President and Partner of Clean Design, Inc.
Natalie Perkins joins Clean Design, Inc., a creative agency based in Research Triangle Park, NC, as its new president and partner, effective immediately. Perkins has over 20 years' experience in the agency business, most recently with Blattner Brunner. - January 10, 2008 - Clean Design, Inc.
Business Leader Media Announces Lew Ebert as Guest Speaker for Business Leaders Breakfast Jan. 15
Business Leader Media, publisher of Business Leader magazine, announces that Lew Ebert, president and CEO of the N.C. Chamber, will be guest speaker at Business Leaders Breakfast on Tuesday, Jan. 15 from 7:30-9 a.m. at the Capital City Club in Center Plaza Building at 411 Fayetteville Street Mall... - January 10, 2008 - Business Leader Magazine
Business Oriented Software Solutions Selects What’s Up Interactive to Develop Online Marketing
Global infrastructure management firm, Business Oriented Software Solutions, Inc. (BOSS) has selected Atlanta-based interactive agency, What’s Up Interactive, to help strategize, develop and execute its internet marketing initiatives. - January 10, 2008 - What's Up Interactive
Synergy Marketing Group Celebrates Five Year Anniversary
Local agency expects significant growth in staff, services and revenue in 2008. - January 10, 2008 - Synergy Marketing Group, Inc.
ParkaPatch (TM) Introduce Cost Effective Mobile Marketing with the Company Branded ParkaPatch (TM)
After a successful year distributing ParkaPatch (TM) the ingenious self-cling anti-parking fine device globally, ParkaPatch are now offering branded corporate versions of the ParkaPatch (TM) to companies worldwide for distribution to employees, customers and for branded retail sales. - January 10, 2008 - ParkaPatch
Gruner + Jahr Evolves with eZ Publish
In an interview with Global Partner Manager Bertrand Maugain from eZ Systems, Gruner + Jahr AG & Co KG, Europe's largest magazine publisher, described the challenges of moving from traditional print publishing to electronic media distribution and the reasons they chose eZ Publish as their new publishing platform. - January 10, 2008 - eZ Systems
American Cutting Edge Taps LeadArchitects for Sales and Lead Generation
Industrial Blade Manufacturer Signs On with Brand Building, Lead Generation Firm. - January 10, 2008 - LeadArchitects
Channel Intelligence and Bazaarvoice Partner to Strengthen Online Social Media Applications That Drive Sales for Manufacturers
Channel Intelligence and Bazaarvoice today announced a technology partnership aimed at assisting manufacturers in accessing the benefits of customer reviews. Manufacturers as well as retailers will be able to easily implement user-generated review content, both on existing websites and now in SellPath® StoreFront online showcases. - January 10, 2008 - Channel Intelligence, Inc.
RankAngel - Free Page Ranking Analysis Service Announced - Available on the Web at www.rankangel.com
RankAngel is a new free online service that helps website owners understand where their website features in the search results delivered by popular search engines in response to specific keywords. This allows them to monitor their rankings quickly and easily - as well as perform comparisons between different search engines. - January 09, 2008 - RankAngel
Fastest-Growing Full-Service Self-Publisher Experiences Phenomenal Growth by Not Making Authors "Do It Themselves"
Outskirts Press, Inc. today announced a dramatic increase in the number of books it published in 2007 over 2006, positioning the company as the fastest-growing, full-service, POD publisher. 1,200 new titles were published by Outskirts Press at www.outskirtspress.com in 2007, an increase of more... - January 09, 2008 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
919 Puts Branding Plan for BioSignia Into Action
919 Marketing Company today announced a string of continued media success in promoting its client, BioSignia, a leading biotechnology company based in Research Triangle Park. At the core of 919’s branding efforts is BioSignia’s revolutionary Know Your Number™, the first... - January 09, 2008 - 919 Marketing Company
Galvanek & Wahl Advertising Agency Provides Pro Bono Work for Cancer Education Organization
Central New Jersey’s Galvanek & Wahl Advertising Agency has recently announced a pro bono partnership with the American Cancer Educational Services (ACES) to provide branding, web design, promotional materials, and print collateral for the non profit organization. G&W launched a newly... - January 09, 2008 - Galvanek & Wahl Advertising Agency
Valpak Sales Training Receives National Honors
Valpak, one of North America’s leading direct marketers, was presented with a Stevie award at the second annual Selling Power Sales Excellence Awards in Las Vegas on December 6. David Szen, Vice President of Training and Development for Valpak, received the Sales Education Leader of the Year... - January 09, 2008 - Valpak
Onjax LLC is Formed
Lead Theory LLC and Pure Pixel Media LLC, providers of technology solutions for Real Estate and Mortgage industries, has joined together to form Onjax LLC. Onjax will continue to service the Real Estate and Mortgage industries by providing "Web 2.0" business solutions developed in Ajax development protocols. - January 09, 2008 - Onjax LLC