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Sure-Fire Way to Book Club Success in 2008; Bookclub Kit is Easy, Fun, and Insightful
With book clubs being the rage and leisure time at a premium, the release of the BookClub Kit wraps all the necessary elements together in one simple package, along with exclusive features for fun and meaningful book club gatherings. Christian Book Previews, a pioneer in online Christian review... - January 06, 2008 - Christian Book Previews
New Fantasy Novel is Gripping Tale of Good vs. Evil
In the great tradition of blockbuster phenomena like the Harry Potter series comes United We Stand, the sprawling new fantasy novel from Outskirts Press author Jeremy Barandela. Featuring a diverse cast of elves, knights, dragons and more, this richly detailed narrative tells the story of Cedric,... - January 06, 2008 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
The Ivins Group Anticipating Huge 2008
Pittsburgh-based promotional marketing firm, The Ivins Group, recently wrapped up a successful 2007 with its regional holiday party at the Sheraton Hotel in Atlantic City. - January 06, 2008 - The Ivins Group
Blood-Horse Publications and Pedigree Research Launch TrueNicks
Blood-Horse Publications announces the launch of the TrueNicks sire line affinity system, in conjunction with Pedigree Research, LLC, a pedigree consultancy firm headed by Alan Porter and Byron Rogers. The TrueNicks rating system simplifies nicking analysis in the pedigree of an existing... - January 06, 2008 - Blood-Horse Publications
IPC Certification Moves Quantum CAD Designers Into PCB Elite
Three PCB designers at specialist electronic design bureau Quantum CAD have been awarded the industry’s top certification, elevating them into an elite world-wide group of designers to achieve CID and CID+ status. Stephen Grant-Davies and Peter Walsh are Certified Interconnect Designers... - January 06, 2008 - Quantum CAD - PCB Design Solutions
New Children's Picture Book, Creation's Praise, Provides Inspirational Thirty-One Day Devotional for Children
Creation's Praise, a bright and colorful thirty-one day devotional for young children. Written in poetical form and filled with animals and all creation praising and thanking God. Also included are daily opportunities for adults and children to spend time together praising and thanking God for His tender love and care. Designed, so adults can lovingly introduce their little ones to the great universal symphony of praise to God. - January 05, 2008 - Praise Expressions, Inc.
Online Businesses – Feast or Famine?
A Single Mom, a successful toy inventor, and a former IT programmer become successful Online Marketers and make the Who's Who of Internet Marketing. - January 05, 2008 - Tools for Online Businesses
Three 4-Letter Words to Explode Your Website Marketing Potential
Professionals – coaches, consultants, accountants, and more will discover how 3 simple concepts can jump-start their website marketing. They will learn how these techniques can change visitor responses from, “Nice site” to “How can I become your client?” - January 05, 2008 - Copy Cat Copywriting
Mosnar Communications, Inc Announces Open Enrollment and Classified Offer
Public relations firm starts New Year with an open enrollment announcement and concealed rate offer for new clients. - January 05, 2008 - Mosnar Communications,Inc
NDDC Limited Gets Involved with Medecins Du Monde UK
As a keen supporter of charity work, NDDC has been delighted to team up with Medecins du Monde UK, designing and donating their virtual Corporate Christmas card. NDDC is a London graphic design agency specialised in corporate identity using imagination to develop creative communication tools for business growth. - January 05, 2008 - NDDC
Michael Dugan Launches Direct Response Marketing Consulting Division
Michael Dugan, president of Thrill Street Entertainment, Inc. - www.thrillstreet.com - has launched a consulting division specializing in Direct Response Marketing, infomercials, DRTV, commercials, and integrated marketing and advertising campaigns. His previous campaigns have generated over $750 million dollars in revenue. - January 05, 2008 - Thrill Street Entertainment, Inc.
Eisen Management Group Sponsors 2007 PRSA Blacksmith Awards
Ohio PR, Advertising Firm to Sponsor Annual PRSA Industry Award Ceremony - January 05, 2008 - The Eisen Agency
NETed Announces $1 Million Worth of Grants for Online Colleges & Training Providers
NETed, Inc. CEO Senthil Kumar announces the launch of the NEED 2008 Grant offering up to 50% E-Learning Technology funding for qualified Online Universities, Colleges & Training Providers - January 04, 2008 - Cal University
New Cruise Ship Marketing Program Launches in Portland, Maine
Cruise ship visits in Portland Maine are increasing and a new marketing program to promote the Portland Waterfront Old Port Maine has been started. Restaurants, shops and other merchants in downtown Portland will have a new advertising and promotion opportunity in 2008. - January 04, 2008 - Maine Passport
Cedar 8 Creative Communications Opens in Greater Charlotte NC (Rock Hill, SC) to Fully Service Retail Ad and Printing Clients
Cedar 8 Creative Communications is a full-service marketing communications and graphic design firm that specializes in creating, designing and producing ads, banners, brand id-logos and illustration (both by hand and by computer) for online & print media in addition to “Suburban Guerilla” marketing tactics, cross promotions and co-ventures. Lately, they have been involved in new product roll-out and package design. Check out their website @ cedar8creative.com - January 04, 2008 - Cedar 8 Creative Communications
ATV Video – Rocklin Announces Comprehensive Digital Signage Solution
ATV Video Technologies in Rocklin, CA announces development of a comprehensive Digital Signage solution. This new solution takes a holistic approach and includes marketing strategy consulting, system design, hardware procurement, installation, project management, content development: video... - January 03, 2008 - ATV Video Center - Rocklin
The Masters of the Earth Company: the Developed Innovation is Changing the Face of Internet Marketing
The Masters of the Earth Company announces a revolutionary method for website promotion. - January 03, 2008 - Masters of the Earth
Jill Mastrangelo Joins Me Fine Foundation, Inc. Board of Advisors
Patty Briguglio, president of MMI Associates, Inc., (www.mmimarketing.com) has announced that Jill Mastrangelo has been named to the Me Fine Foundation, Inc.’s board of advisors. Mastrangelo is an account executive at MMI Associates, Inc., a full-service public relations firm. As a board... - January 03, 2008 - MMI
MY LITTLE SALESMAN® Celebrates 50 Years of Bringing Results to Customers
MY LITTLE SALESMAN® is celebrating 50 years of bring buyers and sellers together with many new product offerings. The company is looking forward to providing its advertisers and subscribers with more tools to buy and sell trucks, trailers and heavy equipment over the next half-century. - January 02, 2008 - MLS Inc
Internet Marketing, Personal Massage in Tandem
Zealous Marketing and Diamond Beauty Supply announce partnership in Global Internet Marketing Campaign to promote innovative personal massager - January 02, 2008 - Zealous Marketing LLC
Cowboy Announces Expanded Role with Disaboom
Cowboy today announced that it is expanding its role with Disaboom, Inc., www.disaboom.com, the first online community for people living with or affected by disabilities or functional limitations. Dana Farbo, CEO, Cowboy, said, “Our relationship with Disaboom represents the in-depth marketing expertise of the Cowboy team -- from creating an overall brand strategy that communicates a consistent voice to developing a results-driven digital media campaign." - January 02, 2008 - Cowboy International
ALEK Launches Advertising and Design Agency
Toronto's guru of design, Alek Mirkovich, is back. After spending the last two years as the Chief Creative Officer of Yotrio International, a leading outdoor furniture manufacturer, Mirkovich has launched a boutique, full service, advertising and design agency, ALEK™. With it's headquarters... - January 02, 2008 - ALEK
New Book -- Surprise, Reveals God’s Little Secret
If a serpent was responsible for the ‘Fall of Man’; then a worm, Oouey, could surely ‘Enlighten’ mankind. Two cousins, Chi and Jimmy, spend their summer vacation at their grandfather’s farm in Western New York, and receive the surprise of their young lives when they... - January 02, 2008 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Readers Nuts About Outskirts Author’s Squirrelly New Children’s Book
The Squirrel, the Worm and the Nut Trees is a gorgeously illustrated new children’s picture book that depicts how one furry family and their bushy-tailed neighbors pull together during extreme hardship to survive a threat to their survival, growing even stronger under the pressure. Just... - January 02, 2008 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Let’s Make It Fun - Featuring The Kasperians
Author Jennifer Richards and illustrator Casey Kasper bring learning to life in their debut children’s activity book Let’s Make It Fun-Featuring The Kasperians. These hilarious characters will take children on an out of this world interactive adventure: exploring numbers, letters, and... - January 02, 2008 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press Announces Malchik, the Latest Highly-Anticipated Fiction/ Short Stories Book from Windermere, FL Author Galina Chernysheva
Outskirts Press, Inc. has published Malchik by Galina Chernysheva, which is the author’s most recent book to date. The 8.5 x 11 Color Paperback in the Fiction/ Short Stories category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail... - January 02, 2008 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
From the Jungles of Southeast Asia to the Deserts of Southwest Asia, PTSD Holds No Boundaries
American author and Vietnam veteran Robert Adams releases his decade long writing, Tripwire, as a self-help guide to his fellow vets, other sufferers of PTSD, and to the thousands returning from the Iraq War who may be facing their own battle in the months and years ahead. - January 01, 2008 - Robert Adams
PR Firm Releases Five Steps to Trade Show Media Success
Trade Show ROI Tips Series - January 01, 2008 - T&S Partners PR Group
Unique New Book is Touching "Thank-You" Note from Son to Father Poignancy, Unusual Format Makes for Universal Appeal
A moving and unique new book from Outskirts Press author Kevin McCourt is reminding readers that what really matters in life is something everyone grows up with but some occasionally lose sight of: Family. A sometimes sad, sometimes humorous but always touching read, “Dead Dad, Thanks”... - January 01, 2008 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
The Untold Stories of Mixed Race Children
Myrtice Edwards explores the experiences of multiracial and multiethnic children in her new book Dirty Sally. This Christian based children’s book seeks to raise awareness within the bi-racial community. Allegorical tales detail the unspoken realities facing multiracial children, and... - January 01, 2008 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press Announces Spirit's Hollow, the Latest Highly-Anticipated Action & Adventure Book from Tanner, WV Author Dot Frey
Outskirts Press, Inc. has published Spirit's Hollow by Dot Frey, which is the author’s most recent book to date. The 5.5 x 8.5 Paperback in the Action & Adventure category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail price... - January 01, 2008 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press Announces As-I-Learn Poetry or I Can Write and So Can You, the Latest Writing Skills Book from Montrose, CO Author Terrence Clark Wilson
Outskirts Press, Inc. has published As-I-Learn Poetry or I Can Write and So Can You: A Spiritual Approach by Terrence Clark Wilson, which is the author’s most recent book to date. The 6 x 9 Paperback in the Writing Skills category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as... - January 01, 2008 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press Announces Rehearsals in Madness, the Latest Highly-Anticipated Biography & Autobiography - General Book from Dryden, Ontario Author Georgina Williams
Outskirts Press, Inc. has published Rehearsals in Madness by Georgina Williams, which is the author’s most recent book to date. The 5.5 x 8.5 Paperback in the Biography & Autobiography - General category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes &... - January 01, 2008 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press Announces Beyond Forgotten Veils, the Latest Highly-Anticipated Spirituality - Course in Miracles Book from Stansbury Park, UT Author Raymond Pratt
Outskirts Press, Inc. has published Beyond Forgotten Veils: An engaging look at one prodigal son's spiritual journey Home by Raymond Pratt, which is the author’s most recent book to date. The 6 x 9 Paperback in the Spirituality - Course in Miracles category is available worldwide on book... - January 01, 2008 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Free Rider Web Hosting Introduces Protected Registration Service
Free Rider Web Hosting has launched a new service that allows customers to protect their domain names. Protected Registration, which costs $29.95 per domain per year, provides five layers of protection to ensure that the domain can not be transferred to someone else, and to provide useful... - December 31, 2007 - Free Rider Web Hosting
Outskirts Press Announces Main Street Flavors, the Latest Highly-Anticipated Cooking/Food Book from Lake Wales, FL Author K Hahn
Outskirts Press, Inc. has published Main Street Flavors: Flavors from Main Street America by K Hahn, which is the author’s most recent book to date. The 7.4 x 9.7 Paperback in the Cooking/Food category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for... - December 31, 2007 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
ClickCulture Selected as Web Agency of Record for Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston
Lloyd Jacobs, CEO of ClickCulture, has announced that the firm has been named the interactive agency of record for Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston, the largest full-service residential and real estate company in the Triangle. ClickCulture is redesigning the firm’s Web site to make it... - December 31, 2007 - ClickCulture
POWERi Opens Offices in St. John, Antigua Focusing on Eastern Caribbean Expansion
POWERi (www.POWERi.com) announces the opening of its new offices in St. John’s, Antigua. - December 31, 2007 - Poweri Technologies Inc.
RNCOS Releases Report on UK CCTV Market
RNCOS’ released a report titled “UK CCTV Market Update (2007)” that provides extensive research and objective analysis on the CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) market in the UK coupled with a detailed study of its current market share and future prospects. “UK CCTV Market... - December 30, 2007 - RNCOS
Mediabids.com Announces Over 1,900 Print Ads Available for Immediate Purchase
Mediabids.com, the Newspaper and Magazine Advertising Marketplace, announced today that it has over 1,900 print advertising opportunities available for immediate purchase in hundreds of local, regional and national newspapers and magazines. Mediabids’ online marketplace for newspaper and... - December 29, 2007 - Mediabids Inc.
A. J. Khubani, CEO of Telebrands, Talks About the Growth of the Direct Marketing Industry on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss
A. J. Khubani, CEO of Telebrands, talks about the growth of direct marketing, the process of taking products to market, and how successful accelerated product launches can be a science, using his “ABCD marketing” concept. Khubani discusses the process for recognizing which new products... - December 29, 2007 - Reissource, LLC
Lease Your New Apartment via Instant Message or Text Message
Denver-based www.EliteRenting.com announces today the nationwide launch of its latest technology upgrade to help renters find their next apartment home. Apartment communities listed with www.EliteRenting.com are now able to offer exclusive Instant Message and Text Message communication options to... - December 29, 2007 - Elite Renting
Home Business New Years Resolutions - How to Use Turnkey Solutions to Start in Internet Marketing
Everyone is making resolutions - right? Lose weight, start a home business, make more money, fire your boss. Check, check, check, check. Resolutions are great, but their success depends on follow through and the right system. You provide the follow through and the right system is provided by the CarbonCopyPro System produced by Happy Joyous and Free Marketing LLC. - December 28, 2007 - Happy Joyous and Free Marketing LLC
Judy J. Johnson, Owner and Creative Director of J. Johnson Design Incorporation, Has Been Selected for Inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry
Judy J. Johnson, Owner and Creative Director of J. Johnson Design Incorporation, Has Been Selected for Inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry. Judy currently resides in Baton Rouge, Los Angeles and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Louisiana State University. As Owner and... - December 28, 2007 - Princeton Premier
Hummingbird Creative Group Announces New Hire
Wendy Coulter, president of Hummingbird Creative Group (www.hummingbird-creative.com), a Raleigh-based creative services firm, has announced that Jill Welle has joined the firm as a traffic and administrative coordinator. In this position, Welle is responsible for coordinating the flow of activity... - December 28, 2007 - Hummingbird Creative Group
VOIS.com Wins Favorite Photo Sharing Website Category in Mashable.com 'Open Web Awards'
VOIS Inc., http://www.vois.com (pronounced "Voice") (OTC Bulletin Board: VOIS - News, VOISW - News) one of the faster growing, global social networking communities for people ages 25 to 50 proudly announced today that it has won as Favorite Photo Sharing Website under the category: Photo Sharing. - December 28, 2007 - Vois.com
Outskirts Press Announces the Mysterious Sock Caper, the Latest Highly-Anticipated Children's Book from Drums, PA Author Beth Yost
Outskirts Press, Inc. has published The Mysterious Sock Caper by Beth Yost, which is the author’s most recent book to date. The 8.5 x 8.5 Color Paperback in the Children's category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail... - December 28, 2007 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press Announces Years of a Million Dreams, the Latest Highly-Anticipated Special Interest - Senior Book from Santa Rosa, CA Author David Silva
Outskirts Press, Inc. has published Years Of A Million Dreams: Seniors Look At Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow by David Silva, which is the author’s most recent book to date. The 5.5 x 8.5 Paperback in the Special Interest - Senior category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such... - December 28, 2007 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press Announces Eyes of Africa, the Latest Highly-Anticipated Africa Book from Los Angeles, CA Author Victorine D. Ngangu
Outskirts Press, Inc. has published Eyes of Africa: In The Eyes of Africa by Victorine D. Ngangu, which is the author’s most recent book to date. The 5.5 x 8.5 Paperback in the Africa category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a... - December 28, 2007 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
General Informatics Managing Partner Named Senior Editor of Technological Forecasting & Social Change
Dr. Fred Phillips has been named Senior Editor of Elsevier’s international journal Technological Forecasting & Social Change. Published continuously since 1967, TFSC publishes peer-reviewed advances in technology assessment, forecasting, and policy. - December 27, 2007 - General Informatics LLC