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Joint Effort Marketing Opens New Office in Portland

Joint Effort Marketing announces the opening of their new office in Portland, Oregon along with 5 other offices around the country in the first quarter. - January 10, 2013 - Joint Effort Marketing

QA Graphics Celebrates 6 Years as Design Firm

QA Graphics, Iowa interactive design firm, is celebrating its six year anniversary of providing creative design services and system graphic development for the building automation industry. QA Graphics opened its doors six years ago in a small office space in Ankeny with just three employees. - January 10, 2013 - QA Graphics

Attract More Clients Makes It Easier for the Financial Services Industry to Score More Customers

Chicago, IL ( pr ) January 8, 2013 - If you’re in the Financial Services Industry albeit an Insurance Agent, Broker, Financial Planner, or specialty service provider, you will want to sit up and take notice of Attract More Clients. Their mission…pure and simple…is to get you... - January 09, 2013 - Attract More Clients

Exact Data ConsumerBase Launches New Website, Opens New Office

Mailing list and email marketing service provider opens new downtown Chicago office with plans for continued expandsion in 2013. - January 09, 2013 - Exact Data ConsumerBase LLC

Junction Creative Solutions Broadens Portfolio, Drives Trends in 2012

Amidst a particularly eventful year in business and marketing comprising significant changes in the economic environment, public policy, technology, and social media, Atlanta-based hybrid strategic firm Junction Creative Solutions (Junction) succeeded in accurately predicting and reacting to trends... - January 09, 2013 - Junction Creative Solutions

90octane Hires Lisa Mallen, Cristelle Shugart, Rachael Roark and Michael Aus; Promotes Four

The conversion-driven marketing agency hires four to its account management team to execute search engine marketing (SEM) campaigns and promotes four. - January 09, 2013 - 90octane

UTRS Announces New Branding and Website for RKR Hess Associates Division

Universal Technical Resource Services, Inc. (UTRS), a leading provider of engineering, information technology and communications services, today announced the release of new branding and a website for the RKR Hess Associates division it acquired in September 2012. UTRS Chief Operating Officer (COO)... - January 08, 2013 - Universal Technical Resource Services, Inc.

Real Estate Investing and Real Estate Investor Websites – A New Standard to New Success

A newly released marketing upgrade in real estate investor websites is set to drive real estate investing to new levels of success. After the latest release of new marketing features, www.RealEstateInvestorsWebsites.net aims to allow real estate investors to attract more leads, convert these leads into prospects and automatically follow up with them converting them to closed real estate transactions. - January 07, 2013 - RealEstateInvestingWebSites.com

NexBoom Marketing for "Heroes" Doing Well

NexBoom Universe is assisting “Heroes for Humanity” to inspire people and create a larger audience. - January 07, 2013 - NexBoom Universe Group, Ltd

BBC, Inc. Top Trainers Attend John Maxwell Leadership Conference

BBC, Inc. chose three of its top Corporate Sales Trainers to attend the John Maxwell leadership conference on December 6, 2012. - January 06, 2013 - Boston Business Concepts, Inc.

37 Years + 51 Awards = a Great Year for TFI Envision, Inc

TFI Envision, Inc. marked 2012 by celebrating 37 years in business. Their core specialities - Branding, Packaging, Promotion, Digital and Corporate Communication - has enabled them to bring customized solutions to every project, built upon their diverse specialties. This year, they received 51 awards for design excellence. - January 06, 2013 - TFI Envision, Inc.

BusinessOpportunity.com Mobilizes Its Website for All Platforms

Users of BusinessOpportunity.com will now be able to search opportunities, submit requests, read the company's blog and much more using their new all-platform enabled mobile website. - January 05, 2013 - BusinessOpportunity.com

LogosReady Launches New Business to Help Companies Grow

LogosReady announces the launching of a marketing and design solutions company serving customers around the world. “Our strategy is to help companies grow and develop their business by offering creative marketing tools that will win new customers,” says founder Gary Miller. “We... - January 05, 2013 - LogosReady

Marketing RELEVANCE Honored at the 40th Annual KEY and SAMMY Awards

mRELEVANCE, LLC recently receive four SAMMY awards for marketing from the Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago. - January 05, 2013 - mRELEVANCE, LLC

BBC, Inc. Hosted Amazing Race Style Competition

BBC, Inc. organized an Amazing Race style competition between its employees to promote team building within the office. - January 04, 2013 - Boston Business Concepts, Inc.

Bertolli® Team Selected TFI Envision, Inc. for Bertolli Light

The Bertolli® team at Unilever Foods selected TFI Envision, Inc. to create the packaging graphics for their two “Light” Alfredo Sauces. The design needed to reinforce Bertolli’s premium positioning, and high quality, without sacrificing flavor, just calories! TFI... - January 03, 2013 - TFI Envision, Inc.

CRNeeds - More Than 400 Businesses Listed Within 3 Weeks of Company Launch

CRNeeds, an online business directory dedicated to businesses in Costa Rica gathered more than 400 listings within 20 days of its launch. - January 02, 2013 - CRNeeds

ConsumerBase Adds New International Mailing Lists to Extensive Database

International business-to-business data recently added to mailing list provider catalogue. - December 30, 2012 - Exact Data ConsumerBase LLC

Your Digital Marketing - "CIM Digital Marketing Essentials Coursework Goes Viral 'So You Have a Website!' What Next?" – January 2013

In November 2012, Annabelle Ross, a student of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Diploma in Digital Marketing, through the Oxford College of Marketing, was tasked with a project as part of the requirement to complete the Digital Marketing Essentials module of the Diploma. At this point,... - December 29, 2012 - Your Digital Marketing

BBC, Inc. Donated Christmas Gifts for Local Children

Boston Business Concepts, Inc. teamed up with the Boys and Girls Club of Woburn to sponsor three local children for Christmas, 2012. - December 28, 2012 - Boston Business Concepts, Inc.

Preferred Market Solutions Receives Accreditation from ISIPP SuretyMail

Preferred Market Solutions, LLC., developers of Preferred Patron™ Loyalty Marketing Software with Integrated Email, announced today they have received accreditation from SuretyMail, an Email Accreditation service of ISIPP. - December 25, 2012 - Preferred Market Solutions

Glencoe Capital Announces Merger of Budco and NOVO 1

Private equity firm Glencoe Capital is proud to announce the merger of Budco and NOVO 1, two of the firm’s portfolio companies, officials said today. “Both companies will combine into a new entity called Glencoe Business Service Holdings, LLC (GBS),” said Principal of Glencoe... - December 24, 2012 - Budco

ConsumerBase B2B Retail Mailing Lists Bring Holiday Cheer to Direct Marketers

ConsumerBase provides retail data for direct marketers during holiday crunch time. - December 24, 2012 - Exact Data ConsumerBase LLC

Brasco Design + Marketing Releases “2b: A Champion” Podcast

Local Marketing Agency Discusses Building a Successful Business with Carolina Railhawks President Curt Johnson in Second Installment of Series - December 23, 2012 - Brasco Design and Marketing

eRank Technologies Introduces eRank 1.0

eRank Technologies today announced the launch of eRank® 1.0 -The effectiveness feature that was missing in e-mail processing. It is intended for teams, companies and organizations. - December 22, 2012 - eRank Technologies

Non-Profits Still Seeking Donations as the Holiday Season Draws to a Close

Non-profits focused on health issues, societal issues, political issues and more are included in ConsumerBase’s mailing list database. - December 22, 2012 - Exact Data ConsumerBase LLC

Annodyne Introduces New Proprietary, Cross-Platform Presentation Tool

Annodyne's new presentation platform technology called Digital Content Distribution System (DCDS) enables users to present information consistently across multiple platforms and allows simultaneous viewing of a presentation on more than one device. - December 22, 2012 - Annodyne, Inc.

Displays2Go Releases Oversize Android Tablets for Retail Marketing

Ranging from 10.1” to 21.5” (diagonal), Large Tablets include Free Access to Content Management Software for Presentations and Optional Counter or Floor Stands. - December 21, 2012 - Displays2go

SKGOLD Hosting Launches Watchlist for the Newest Generic Top Level Domains

SKGOLD™ Hosting, premier Canadian web hosting services provider, announces that customers can now follow ICANN's release of the newest Generic Top Level Domains by using the online watchlist tool directly at the company's website. - December 20, 2012 - SKGOLD Hosting

IvyExec.com Approves Its 200,000th Member

IvyExec.com approved its 200,000th member today, doubling in size in less than a year. - December 20, 2012 - Ivy Exec

Neoedge Launches Cost Effective Loyalty Club Card

Neoedge to offer limited offers, rewards and club points to its global loyal customers through its first loyalty card – The Edge ClubCard. - December 20, 2012 - Neoedge Pte. Ltd

Taylor Made Marketing Expands to the Philadelphia Area with Energy Client

Taylor Made Marketing feel honored that their energy client wants to expand with them yet again. With recent deregulation of power utilities in the Philadelphia area, Taylor Made’s energy client has chosen Taylor Made Marketing to set up and help represent them in this new market. Heading up... - December 20, 2012 - Taylor Made Marketing & Consulting

Touchmark Promotions Continues Streak of Award Wins

Steamboat Springs, CO based company, Touchmark Promotions, earned 3 awards at Adventures in Advertising’s 2012 national sales summit of individually-owned affiliates. Delisa Laterzo, Touchmark owner and president, was named for the 10th consecutive year to the Multi-Million Dollar Summit. - December 20, 2012 - Touchmark Promotions, Inc.

MONSTERS Unlimited Announces "Speaking Human" Marketing Podcast

Creative agency MONSTERS Unlimited launches new podcast exploring the weird and wild world of marketing. - December 19, 2012 - MONSTERS Unlimited

BtoB Magazine Includes 90octane in the Marketers Resource Guide '13

The conversion-driven marketing agency is listed as a Top Agency, an Interactive Agency and an SEM Vendor. - December 19, 2012 - 90octane

QA Graphics’ Dashboard Honored with 2013 Top Products Award

QA Graphics, leading provider of design services for the building automation industry, is pleased to share that their Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard solution is a recipient of the 2013 Top Products Award from Building Operating Management magazine. Top Products is an award program that... - December 19, 2012 - QA Graphics

SK&A Releases Study on Acceptance of Medicare and Medicaid Programs by U.S. Medical Offices

Ongoing study shows acceptance rates of government insurance programs across the U.S., with lower acceptance in primary-care offices. - December 19, 2012 - SK&A, A Cegedim Company

Dynamix Re-Launches to Better Solve Problems Plaguing TV Advertisers as They Transition to Online Video Advertising

With many of the world’s largest consumer brands and their agencies spending millions of dollars filming world class :30 and :60 TV commercials, it’s hard to believe that there is no easy method for enhancing those videos with digital targeting data (demographic, geographic, etc.) and syndicating the ads across online, mobile and other platforms. Enter, Dynamix, (formerly DynamicVideo), which today launches its new corporate identity along with its new technology platform, STREAMx. - December 18, 2012 - Dynamix

Small Call: New Custom App Helps Users Discreetly Reject a Call or Send a Text Message to the Caller with Their Android Device

Smart phones are capable of doing so much these days. So much so that it begs the question, are they really needed primarily as phones? Users simply don't make as many calls as they used to. - December 18, 2012 - Rocksauce Studios

Green Industry Gains Insight Into Loyalty Marketing

Sallie Burnett, President of leading strategic marketing firm Customer Insight Group, will present a Loyalty Marketing Workshop to attendees at the ProGreen Expo on Thursday, January 17 on how to strengthen their customer relationships to ultimately impact their bottom line and future growth. - December 18, 2012 - Customer Insight Group

Gourmet Food and Beverage Mailing Lists Featured on ConsumerBase

Email, telephone and postal data comprise these specialized B2C and B2B lists. - December 17, 2012 - Exact Data ConsumerBase LLC

PromoPop! Shop

Creators of CodeKase Now Offer Promotional Store on Website - December 16, 2012 - Wilkin Marketing

Brasco Design + Marketing Releases New “2b” Series

Local Marketing Agency Discusses Workplace Challenges with Riley Life Logistics CEO Chris Bingham in Podcast Titled “2b: Brilliant” - December 16, 2012 - Brasco Design and Marketing

Media Made for You Adds American Legion Post 138 to Its Roster of Organizations Seeking Small Business Marketing Solutions

Arizona Company Offers Marketing Solutions for Large Companies, Small Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations Through Its Digital Signage, Custom TV Channels - December 15, 2012 - Media Made for You

70 Fathoms’ Webinar on Agile Marketing Well Received

70 Fathoms has just run its webinar - ‘Injecting Agility into Marketing Planning: Making marketing more responsive to customer feedback’ - and feedback has been great. - December 15, 2012 - 70 Fathoms

Say Good-Bye to Lonely, Boring Workouts with Community Sprint

We all know a bunch of folks that need to get on a consistent, effective exercise but most of us are uncomfortable with that initial conversation. This app is designed to get around the awkward conversation we all avoid..."Wow! you've gained a lot of weight...maybe you need to start working out or your health is going to be seriously compromised!" The healthcare industry and public service announcements have failed to do this. So now "It's on Us!" We are our brother's keeper! - December 14, 2012 - Community Sprint

Direct Mail Provider Mudlick Mail Launches Oil and Lube Market Service

Direct mail services company Mudlick Mail announces new program to help oil & lube shops market their services. The company will provide strategically targeted campaigns to oil & lube shop owners hoping to raise awareness about new & broader services. - December 14, 2012 - Mudlick Mail