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Elevate Your Brand with a Digital Mobile Marketing Campaign

Go Mobile Tag lets users create and manage their own QR Code and MS Tag campaigns - May 02, 2011 - CyberTV LLC

Mango Madness Skin Care Launches Social Media Campaign

Mango Madness Skin Care announced it is enhancing its ability to disseminate skin care information with a new blog, Facebook page and Twitter account. - May 02, 2011 - Mango Madness Skin Care

Amzini Launches New Social Network Search Engine with 900+ Social Networks

Today Amzini is bringing its innovative service out of beta testing to be freely available to the public. Amzini offers extensive tools to find, compare, and learn about social networks that cater to your interests and needs. - April 29, 2011 - Amzini Enterprises, LLC

It’s Love at First Sight as Kipici Finds That Spark

Not a merger, not an acquisition, but a partnership for the sake of love. Two dating companies pool their resources to create leading-edge technology to target the dating market in North America. Will this be a trend-setting move for Atwood Technology, a Dragons’ Den invitee? - April 25, 2011 - Atwood Technology Inc.

NetSpend Selects Actiance’s Socialite SaaS Platform to Ensure Compliance and Security of Social Media Channels

Enables the safe and productive use of unified communications and Web 2.0, including blogs and social networking sites. - April 22, 2011 - Actiance – (Formerly FaceTime)

Fuentek Consultants to Lead Social Media Training for Tech Transfer at FLC National Meeting

Federal Technology Transfer Professionals to Gain Insights and Useful Tools on Integrating Social Media - April 21, 2011 - Fuentek, LLC

Comdev Launches Apps to Enable the Creation of Microsites on Facebook

The launch of Comdev’s Facebook App series allows businesses to utilize Facebook pages as microsites - April 21, 2011 - Comdev eSolution Pvt Ltd

Kipici Online Dating Announces Its First Official Success Story: Sherry & Corey

There are plenty of fish in the sea, but the sea is a scary place to be, filled with creatures not real, genuine or true. But alas, success was found instead in the local waters that are crystal clear and blue. - April 20, 2011 - Atwood Technology Inc.

People Powered News Service Blottr.com Exposes in March Alone, More Than 200 Local Stories That Would Otherwise Have Failed to Gain Mainstream Coverage

Blottr.com, a user generated news, with this level of street reporting is changing the way news is being discovered, proving that those at the scene of an event are nearly always best placed to report what they are witnessing, in real time. - April 20, 2011 - Blottr.com

Rentable Me: Making Social Marketing Smooth Sailing for Companies

Rentable Me provides social marketing solutions to businesses of all sizes helping them interact with their consumers through the use of Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, and giveaways. - April 17, 2011 - Rentable Me

PoKos Tapped as Mobile Messaging Partner for College Day at Fenway Park 2011

PoKos will power the mobile messaging for College Day at Fenway Park 2011, presented by Edhance, next Wednesday, April 20th. - April 16, 2011 - PoKos Communications Corp.

Lisa Robb Becomes Founding Partner of Social Business Consulting Group (Sobizco)

Lisa Robb in Partnership with Seventeen Leading Social Media Consultants Created World’s Largest Social Media Consulting Firm. Experienced business leader and tech industry veteran, Lisa Robb (@lisarobb1), is now a founding partner of the newly created Social Business Consulting Group... - April 15, 2011 - Lisa Robb, MarketBlender

Alden Marketing Group Wins Top 2011 Award for Goodwin Procter’s "Founder’s Workbench" from the National Legal Marketing Association

Alden Marketing Group (AMG) won first place in the Individual Portions of Web Site Category at the 2011 Legal Marketing Association (LMA) annual Your Honor Awards. Created in 2010, the Founder's Workbench website offers Goodwin Procter LLP entrepreneurial clients access to critical forms,... - April 14, 2011 - Alden Marketing

Twitter and Facebook Marketing – Are African Businesses Cashing in on Free Advertising? With African Business Review

There’s no denying that social media, by many once considered a here-today-gone-tomorrow fad, is a key arrow in a marketer’s quiver. It’s word of mouth on steroids and free, right? Or not. Social media experts in Kenya and South Africa warn companies not to view social media... - April 14, 2011 - WDM Group

Epiphanies Inc. and The Meltwater Group Team Up for Free Webinar on "The Power of Social Influence"

This is the latest in a series of webinars with content designed and delivered by social marketing and success strategies firm Epiphanies, Inc., in partnership with The Meltwater Group. To register for this free webinar (and to receive access to the recording, regardless of whether you can attend live), go to http://bit.ly/AhaSocial0411. - April 14, 2011 - Epiphanies, Inc.

Chaordix™ Announced as Worldblu Most Democratic Workplace 2011

Chaordix Selected as One of 52 Organizations to Win the Worldwide Award for Democracy in the Workplace - April 13, 2011 - Chaordix Inc.

Atwood Technology Selected to Pitch in the Dragons’ Den

Be it the dragons’ den or the shark tank, they are both scary places for an entrepreneur. Is a small town girl with a futuristic vision of semantic web ready for the challenge? - April 12, 2011 - Atwood Technology Inc.

The Social Media Executive Decision in Business Review Canada

Preciado, an entrepreneur, marketing executive and business consultant, shares with Business Review Canada his tips and advice on deciding how to incorporate social media into a company’s marketing mix. - April 12, 2011 - WDM Group

Australia’s Richest Celebrities & Athletes Named in the April Issue of Business Review Australia

“Australia’s Richest Celebrities & Athletes,” the digital magazine names the top richest business personalities, including Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Mark Webber and Cate Blanchett. - April 12, 2011 - WDM Group

Cheap TV Spots Announces 5 Tips for Finding the Right TV Producer for Your Next Television Commercial

How can you tell if a TV producer is capable of making a quality, compelling commercial for your business? Award-winning affordable TV ad agency Cheap TV Spots announces five advertising tips for SMBs and entrepreneurs. - April 11, 2011 - Academy Leader, Inc.

Marx Layne to Showcase Real-Time Application of Twitter During "Ties Like Me" Networking Event, April 20

Marx Layne & Company will showcase the real-time application of Twitter and be available to discuss social media services at the next “Ties Like Me” networking event on April 20. - April 09, 2011 - Marx Layne & Company

April Issue is Now Live on Exec Digital

Ever wonder what it takes to become a billionaire? The men that Exec Digital has profiled in its April issue will tell you one thing – it’s all about hard work. From fashion moguls to hip-hop tycoons, billionaires like Bernard Arnault and Mark Zuckerberg, soon-to-be billionaires like... - April 08, 2011 - WDM Group

Enterprise Software for Big Business is Discussed in April’s Issue of Business Review Canada

Business Review Canada, the top digital media source for Canadian business news, discusses enterprise software for big business. Which companies are the largest and what software to they provide for executive business? Find out more about how enterprise software can create a more efficient... - April 08, 2011 - WDM Group

The Biggest Brands Edition in African Business Review

On paper, the performance of African brands in the BrandFinance Global 500 list of the most valuable brands looks poor. Telecoms giant MTN is the sole representative of African brands to make the top 500, positioned 199th in the table topped by Google. However, African Business Review took the... - April 07, 2011 - WDM Group

The Thinking Octopus Announces Official Launch

The Thinking Octopus is a new digital marketing and communications consultancy based in Chicago. - April 07, 2011 - The Thinking Octopus

The Business Age is Discussed in This Month’s Business Review India

The April Issue of Business Review India is out, including stories on: social media, smart phones, and emerging entrepreneurs. - April 06, 2011 - WDM Group

Twitter & Facebook Marketing Tips in Business Review India

Social media represents a huge opportunity for established and emerging businesses across the world with Facebook and Twitter being top players in this field. Marketing on both these platforms offers businesses the possibility of exhibiting their product and services to an audience that is vast,... - April 06, 2011 - WDM Group

6Connex and Travel Weekly Magazine Present Best Practices to Travel Agents

Series of Virtual Conferences to Help Travel Agents in a Challenging Economy - April 06, 2011 - 6Connex

Just When You Thought Bieber Fever Hit Its High, ‘Never Say Never’ Debuts in Exec Digital

You might as well call him Mr. Social Media. Justin Bieber can attribute the launch of his career to YouTube and dedicate its lasting effect to the social media craze…his boyish charm, of course. In five years, the seventeen year old heart-throb has not only released three platinum albums,... - April 05, 2011 - WDM Group

New Christian SEO Guys Blog Launched by OurChurch.Com to Help Christians Succeed in Search Marketing

Today, OurChurch.Com launched the Christian SEO Guys blog. This is a new, free resource for Christian churches, ministries, schools, and businesses to learn about search marketing and how search engine optimization (SEO) can help them in their ministry or business. It is one of the few search... - April 05, 2011 - OurChurch.Com

Text-Board.com Interviewed About SMS Marketing Conversions from Facebook and Twitter

Recently, Justin Rockwell, CEO of Text Board spoke to Search Engine Journal about SMS marketing success stories. "My favorite success with SMS was the Red Cross text-to-donate campaign that was run after the devastating earthquake in Haiti. The Red Cross raised $7 million in less than one week strictly through text messages." - April 05, 2011 - Text Board

FanReach CEO Teaches Facebook Page Marketing Tactics for ROI

Carter explains how to remain visible to your fan base and how to turn fans into customers. "We use the time-tested AIDA process and talk to them about what life will be like once they purchase. We get them to imagine the impact of the product on their life, and that leads to more sales." - April 05, 2011 - FanReach

Actiance Teams with LinkedIn to Enable Compliance with Top Regulatory Body Guidelines for the Financial Services Industry

Agreement allows industry to use LinkedIn to propel sales and marketing while ensuring compliance with FINRA, IIROC and FSA rules - April 02, 2011 - Actiance – (Formerly FaceTime)

CommonPlaces e-Solutions Launches Kids-Only Social Networking Site, WhatsWhat.me (Beta)

Safe and highly secure social networking site boasts many features for children. - March 30, 2011 - CommonPlaces eSolutions

NostalgiaHD.Com Brings Down-Home Hospitality to Social Media

NostalgiaHD is a Social network for people who love to share their memories of the past, and their hopes for the future. It's members come from all walks of life and from across the globe, everyone enjoying the laughter and fun. - March 28, 2011 - NostalgiaHD

ProMobile Site Builder Adds Map, Coupon Functionality

ProMobile Solutions added new functionality to enhance its online mobile marketing platform, www.promobilesolutions.com. The platform allows users to create a mobile site that is automatically linked to a QR Code and can be integrated with an optional texting program. The new functionality includes... - March 27, 2011 - ProMobile Solutions

New Wausau Technology Company Gains Hootsuite Social Media Certification

Clare Tange, Chief IT Girl at Wausau, has become Hootsuite Certified. - March 26, 2011 - WausauIT

Social Media and PR Consultancy BOTTLE PR Expands Team After Successful YouTube Application Wins New Appointment

BOTTLE PR has appointed social media consultant Claire Dunford after a bumper year which saw the Oxfordshire-based PR agency grow by over 40%. - March 26, 2011 - BOTTLE

Many Market Research Professionals are "Unsocial" and Apply the "Wrong" Metrics

Less than half of all market research professionals measure the impact of social media -- with the majority relying upon incomplete metrics to quantify the impact of internet marketing programs. - March 24, 2011 - MarketResearchCareers

FaceItPages Developed by Go Smart Solutions Adds a Facebook Coupon Module to Its Facebook Page Creation Tools, Enabling Customers to Easily Run Promotions

With the new addition of the FaceItPages coupon application, it is now really easy for businesses to run promotions directly on their Facebook business page. - March 23, 2011 - Go Smart Solutions, LLC

AIS Media CEO Thomas Harpointner Co-Presenter at Social Media Webinar for Health Insurers

Thomas Harpointner co-presented on Tuesday March 22 at 1:00 p.m. (EST), at a webinar titled: “Social Media: How Insurers Can Strengthen Sales, Improve Member Health and Avoid Privacy Risks.” - March 23, 2011 - AIS Media, Inc.

FitnessCouponClub.com Offers a New Social Networking Community to Share Deals and Save on Fitness

New Social Networking Community Turns Friends Lists Into Group Buying Power. It's how you get skinny and keep your wallet fat. - March 22, 2011 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development

Group Buying for Fitness Junkies

Fitness CouponClub.com finds a niche in offering group buying for people obsessed with fitness. - March 20, 2011 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development

New Social Media How to Book “SocializeWith.Me Or Someone Else Will” Released

Gaspare J. Marturano brings his knowledge and experience in the world of marketing, advertising, and social media to the masses with his new book, SocializeWith.Me Or Someone Else Will. - March 18, 2011 - Gaspare.Me, Inc.

PoKos Transforms Mobile Messaging with Point-and-Chat™

Today, PoKos Communications Corp announced the addition of "Point-and-Chat™" messaging to the company’s consumer IM/text App, PoKos Chat™. Point-and-Chat is the first and only software on the market that enables users to point their phone at any other user in sight and... - March 18, 2011 - New Hampshire Innovation Commercialization Center (NH-ICC)