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Book Release Digital Influencer by John Lincoln: A Guide to Achieving Influencer Status Online
Today marks the official release date for "Digital Influencer: A Guide to Achieving Influencer Status Online," available online now. This comprehensive guide to achieving Digital Influencer status gives readers step-by-step instructions in influencing the decisions of others through real or perceived authority, knowledge, position, distribution or relationships. Proceeds from the first 1,000 copies sold will be donated to charity. - February 17, 2016 - Ignite Visibility
AccuQuote and InsuraMatch Launch New Insurance Sales and Marketing Partnership
AccuQuote and InsuraMatch announced the formation of a new marketing and sales partnership. The companies’ partnership offers prospects and clients of each streamlined access to the other’s products and services. AccuQuote offers Life Insurance products while InsuraMatch is in the Property Casualty market. - February 17, 2016 - InsuraMatch
Galaxy Marketing Solutions Launches Podcast
Galaxy Marketing Solutions (GMS) have launched a podcast to help dentists and small businesses effectively market their businesses. The first episode on “Effective Web Design” was released on February 9, 2016. The second episode, “Your Online Reputation,” was released on February 11, 2016. These are available on for download on iTunes and also on the GMS website. - February 17, 2016 - Galaxy Marketing Solutions
Acclaimed Author Reveals Hidden Simplicity of Self-Publishing
Jason Matthews provides an insider's guide to the world of self-publishing with major retailers. - February 16, 2016 - Jason Matthews
Itransition Makes the 2016 Global Outsourcing 100®List
Itransition company appears in the list of top outsourcing providers 8 years in a row. - February 16, 2016 - Itransition
Lawsuit Alleges Dealership Skipped Recall Work, Injured Woman Settles for Over $2 Million
A lawsuit filed on behalf of a Kansas woman settles for over $2 million. The suit alleged that a car dealership skipped recall work on a vehicle after charging to perform the work. The vehicle later malfunctioned and seriously injured the woman resulting in the loss of a leg. - February 15, 2016 - Copley Roth & Wilson, LLC
Keene Building Products’ Announces New Hires
Keene Building Products’ expands their engineering and marketing departments with new hires: Drew Mellen and Lauren Gramza. - February 15, 2016 - Keene Building Products
Lori Ballen Holds Hands-On Lead Generation Bootcamp in Las Vegas
The three day long Hands-On Bootcamp for Lead Generation takes place on March 30 – April 1, 2016 in Las Vegas, NV. Lori Ballen, an entrepreneur and markering genuis, is teaching this hands-on training. - February 15, 2016 - Ballen Brands
MP Strategic Marketing Appoints a New Marketing Director
MP Strategic Marketing, a leader in data-driven strategic marketing, has just announced a recent addition to the company’s Executive team to further develop their overall marketing goals and meet the needs of their expanding customer base. Laila Sadiq has been appointed to the role of... - February 13, 2016 - MP Strategic Marketing
The Verge Most Valuable Tech Site Worldwide; Algorithm Calculates Monetary Value of Every Online Message
The Verge has been appointed as the most valuable tech site in the world. This was determined by social media software company Coosto, which used a new algorithm that automatically calculates the monetary value of every online message. By applying this algorithm, Coosto has calculated that The... - February 12, 2016 - Coosto
Openbridge Opens AdWords Data to Deeper Analysis
Openbridge released Google AdWords integration which will provide search professionals with direct access to their search and display campaigns data. - February 11, 2016 - Openbridge
The Launch of BASIC Magazine, an Artful and Distinguished New Publication
Award-winning fashion photographer and filmmaker Viktorija Pashuta introduces the world to a new breed of publication with the launch of BASIC Magazine. - February 11, 2016 - Basic Media Company LLC
Regroup Named Finalist for Disaster Recovery Institute's 2016 Notification System of the Year
Second year in a row that Regroup Mass Notification has been nominated for DRI’s prestigious Award of Excellence. - February 11, 2016 - Regroup Mass Notification
Valentine’s Day Special Theatre Performance of Western Romance “Ride ‘Em, Cowboy!”
A special Valentine’s Day theatrical performance of L. Ron Hubbard’s romantic western, "Ride ‘Em, Cowboy!" - February 10, 2016 - Galaxy Press
“Battlefield Earth” Dedication a Tribute to SF Golden Age Writers
L. Ron Hubbard recognized the role science fiction continues to play in science fact and so dedicated the novel he wrote in celebration of 50 years as a professional writer, “Battlefield Earth,” to the merry crew of science fiction and fantasy writers of the 30s and 40s. - February 09, 2016 - Galaxy Press
Goodwill’s Impressive Customer Experience Re-Design Boosts Sales
Over the past several weeks, Goodwill unveiled new retail stores that are delighting shoppers and improving sales. With help from marketing strategy firm Lenati, Goodwill has transformed the customer experience to be more modern, relevant and easily navigable. - February 08, 2016 - Lenati
World’s First 10-Gigabit Point-to-Point MM-Wave Radio Link Announced by ELVA-1
ELVA-1 Outdoor Millimeter Wave Radio Link offers 10 Gbps Full-Duplex Ethernet Capacity in 1+0 Telecom Radio. This world’s first commercially available 10 Gigabit wireless link is currently available for shipment as a capital equipment purchase or lease to customers worldwide. - February 08, 2016 - ELVA-1
Total-Apps' Video Checkout to Compete in 2016 Digital Entertainment World Startup & Pitch Competition
Total-Apps will be competing in the 2016 Digital Entertainment World Startup & Pitch Competition on February 10th, 2016 at the Hyatt Century Plaza in Los Angeles. The company will be presenting Video Checkout, the first interactive video platform that embeds a secure payment form into any video posted and shared on Facebook. - February 08, 2016 - Total-Apps Inc.
Tattoos and Pearls Set to Revolutionize Food Trucks Across the U.S.
Celebrity Chef Keith Breedlove Partners with Business Consultant Ali Walter What started as a battle of backgrounds has transpired into an epic partnership to help food truckers launch and grow thriving businesses. Celebrity Chef Keith Breedlove of The Culinerdy Cruzer Food Truck and Business Consultant Ali Walter of Ali Ann & Co. have announced a formal partnership for Walter’s on-going Food Truck Profit Formula coaching program. - February 05, 2016 - Ali Ann & Co.
Radio Theater Production of Science Fiction Tale “Ole Doc Methuselah” at the L. Ron Hubbard Theatre in Hollywood
For family friendly things to do in LA, attend a live theater production of “Ole Doc Methuselah” by L. Ron Hubbard on Saturday, February 6. Hippocrates, the 4-armed voracious book-reading alien and Ole Doc Methuselah's sidekick, was the focus of a very successful reading campaign executed in conjunction with the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. - February 05, 2016 - Galaxy Press
Synthetic Turf Surface from UBU Sports Supporting Fourth Straight Super Bowl
UBU Sports' leading synthetic turf systems continue to play prominent role at Super Bowl. - February 04, 2016 - UBU Sports
The Ballen Method Celebrated Its 3rd Birthday with a Birthday Bash Event
Digital Marketing Strategist and creator of The Ballen Method, Lori Ballen recently celebrated the 3rd birthday of The Ballen Method with a virtual Birthday Bash Event. - February 04, 2016 - Ballen Brands
Digital Summit Returns to Marquette on February 25
Co-sponsored by Laughlin Constable and Marquette's Diederich College of Communication, the fourth annual conference features 12 sessions with speakers sharing insights, expertise and experience. - February 04, 2016 - Laughlin Constable
Southeastern Festivals and Events Association Ranks Duluth at the Top in the Region with Event and Marketing Awards
The Southeastern Festivals and Events Association (SFEA) recognized Duluth as one of the Best in the Region for its event and creative efforts over the last year. On January 25th, at the SFEA Kaleidoscope Award Dinner, Duluth was awarded: Best Event Program Silver Award Barefoot in the City (Art... - February 04, 2016 - City of Duluth
Get Fastidious Developed Website with PSD to WordPress Conversion at Wordsuccor
Wordsuccor Ltd. – an eminent and well-known web development company based in USA, catering to different clients from around the world, announces the overhaul of effective web solutions and conversion services. Wordsuccor is one of the fastest growing web development and conversion companies... - February 04, 2016 - WordSuccor Ltd.
Local Marketing Consulting Firm Opens to Level the Playing for Houston’s Small Businesses
To Celebrate Its Grand Opening, NAB Professional Services Offers Free Marketing Analysis for Houston’s Small Businesses - February 03, 2016 - NAB Professional Services
goBRANDgo! Hires Two New Team Members
St. Louis marketing firm adds experienced personnel to company. - February 03, 2016 - goBRANDgo!
California Student Media Festival Celebrates 50 Years of Student Creativity
The California Student Media Festival, the nation’s oldest festival of its kind, celebrates its 50th year of honoring student achievement and highlighting student creativity through media. - February 02, 2016 - CUE
Hecktic Media Inc. Hires Travel Marketing Specialist Andrew Hickey
National Geographic’s 2014 Travelers of the Year Dalene and Pete Heck announced today the addition of Andrew Hickey to the Hecktic Media arsenal of travel industry talent. Andrew has seven years of experience in social media marketing for global travel brands. He has worked with major brands,... - February 01, 2016 - Hecktic Media, Inc.
Talamas Chosen to be New England’s Freefly Systems Dealer
Talamas is New England's newest dealer for Freefly Systems. Now, in addition to rentals, Talamas offers the entire line of MOVI camera stabilizer for sale. Talamas is now your premier MOVI resource for sales, rentals, training, and service. The M15 was designed with the most demanding cinema... - January 30, 2016 - Talamas Boston
Golden Funnel Marketing Appoints Chris Overlay to Digital Marketing Team
Digital agency, Golden Funnel Marketing, announces appointment of new staff. - January 30, 2016 - Golden Funnel Marketing
AGS Selects GemFind to Help Members with Online Marketing
The American Gem Society (AGS) has announced a new strategic partnership with GemFind. As part of this agreement, AGS members now receive special pricing on GemFind’s web technology services, such as websites, social media marketing, web apps, and more. - January 29, 2016 - GemFind
Julie Constable Joins Archer Communications as Marketing Communications Intern
Archer Communications adds RIT student as new intern. - January 29, 2016 - Archer Communications, Inc.
Basecamp Leads Launches Innovative B2B Lead Generation Platform for Sales & Marketing Professionals
Basecamp Leads’ new business intelligence platform provides sales and marketing professionals access to contact data on 29 million companies throughout the US. - January 29, 2016 - Basecamp Leads
Openbridge Releases New Social.com Data Integration
Openbridge, a data logistics platform, released a new integration with social media advertising service Social.com, a product of Salesforce Marketing Cloud. The new integration will provide simple and quick access to social advertising data. - January 28, 2016 - Openbridge
Battlefield Earth Audiobook Celebrity Launch Celebration in Hollywood
An event announcing the upcoming release of the Battlefield Earth unabridged multicast audiobook was held at Galaxy Press with many of the actors in attendance including Jim Meskimen, R.F. Daley, Charlie Davis, Phil Proctor and Michael Yurchak. The book was originally published by L. Ron Hubbard in 1982 and remains one of the top 100 science fiction novels of all time in a recent SciFi Lists readers poll. - January 28, 2016 - Galaxy Press
Upgraded Real Estate Investing Websites That Generate Leads Released
A real estate investing company that also builds real estate investor websites, www.RealEstateInvestingWebsites.com, has released an upgraded version of their websites. Real estate investors can now attract more leads in their local market, whether they are looking to buy, sell, wholesale or rent... - January 27, 2016 - RealEstateInvestingWebSites.com
MyCheapJobs is Launching a New Interface for Its Customers Worldwide
The ease of functionality of MCJ will create a smooth experience for all users that interact with each another as it will surely provide more opportunities for customers to buy and sell services for their relevant business functions. Hire online professional services anyone can start and build their own business and live their dreams of being independent. The new and updated features will provide customers with the best possible solutions to promote their businesses. - January 26, 2016 - MyCheapJobs
FMG Suite Expands to Include Insurance Providers
FMG Suite, an inbound marketing company, announced today that it is expanding its reach to include property and casualty agents, in addition to its already thriving market of financial advisors. “The launch into the insurance market represents the next step in our goal to become a marketing... - January 25, 2016 - FMG Suite
Transcend Media Hiring 50 New Employees in Palm Beach County
Transcend Media continues to experience tremendous growth in 2016 and plans to hire customer service / sales representatives for its contact center in Greenacres, Florida. The company is aggressively hiring the best and brightest South Florida has to offer. According to Jason Nauman, CEO of... - January 25, 2016 - Transcend Media, LLC
123Decal Launches New Website, Expands Product Line
Industry Leader 123Decal launches new website with expanded product line. - January 23, 2016 - 123Decal L.L.C.
M studio Awarded Contract with Troy Container Line for 5th Consecutive Year
Integrated Agency to Manage All Marketing for International NVOCC - January 22, 2016 - M studio
UK Brand Marketing Company Releases a New Product “Video Marketing”
Brand Marketing Zone Ltd., a well-known advertising and marketing firm across the U.K. releases a new video marketing product. - January 22, 2016 - Brand Marketing Zone Ltd.
Marketforce to Host Inaugural 20:20 Digital Marketing Summit on 14th & 15th March in London
The 20:20 Digital Marketing Summit will bring together a cross-sector audience to share best practice in the rapidly changing world of digital marketing. Featuring two days of insight, strategic discussion and expert case-studies, the conference will explore the biggest challenges marketers face today. - January 21, 2016 - Marketforce
ShareBuilders Merges with Efficio Solutions
Merger of Efficio, Media Sales CRM and Yield Solutions Provider Expands ShareBuilders Yield Offering for Media Broadcasters - January 20, 2016 - Efficio Solutions, Inc.
New Multimedia Invention Revolutionizes How Photos and Videos Are Requested, Collected and Immediately Shared
Ankit Kothari, a native of India and a motivated IT professional living in the USA, was granted a US patent 9,202,205 for his latest technology related invention, which will help to fully automate the process of requesting, collecting and sharing of photos/videos for any events or get-togethers. "It's one of the best new inventions recently and would be most probably on Apple, Google, Facebook's wish list!" according to social media comments. - January 20, 2016 - ItsInnovationTime
Kentucky Foundation Creates New Senior Healthy Meal Program
GFOUNDATION, a Louisville-based nonprofit, launches GMeals-On-Wheels to reduce senior hunger in Kentucky, by providing free healthy meals to seniors in need of food assistance, who are on the Louisville Metro Senior Nutrition Home Delivery Meal Program’s waiting list. GMeals-On-Wheels is an... - January 20, 2016 - GMeals
Writers of the Future Volume 32 Achievement Awards Event Set for April 10 at Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles
The L. Ron Hubbard Awards Ceremony is open to the general public provided they RSVP at either www.writersofthefuture.com or https://www.facebook.com/events/213435755664932/ . The Contests were created by Hubbard to provide that much needed break for aspiring writers and artists of speculative fiction. - January 20, 2016 - Galaxy Press
Lifetime VIP Member Marion Rifkind Named Professional of the Year
Marion Rifkind, of Houston, Texas, has recently been honored as a Lifetime VIP Member as well as being recognized as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore’s Who’s Who for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Language Translation and Interpretation Services. - January 19, 2016 - Strathmore Who's Who
Promo Direct Crowned #1 Promotional Products Store for 2nd Consecutive Year
Promo Direct has yet again topped the list of promotional product stores toptenreviews. - January 16, 2016 - Promo Direct