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Candy Dynamics Issues Trick or Treating Safety Tips Along with Toxic Waste Hazardously Sour Candy to Help Children Have a Fun and Safe Halloween
Celebrate the Fantasy-Filled Fun of Halloween with Candy Dynamics’ Toxic Waste Hazardously Sour Candy, Toxic Waste Nuclear Sludge Chew Bars, and Valuable Safety Tips - October 17, 2007 - Candy Dynamics
ExL to use Pulse Media’s Text Messaging Services at Upcoming Digital Pharma Conference
Exl Pharma and Pulse Media announce the use of Pulse Media's text messaging and mobile marketing services at ExL's upcoming conference, Digital Pharma - October 13, 2007 - Pulse Media Response
Handvertising: Advertisers Looking at Your Skin in a New Way
Advertisers are looking at your skin to place their ads. Look at how this Orange County based company is getting venues to let advertisers on their customer’s hands. - October 13, 2007 - Handvertising USA
Liquid Soul Media Targets HBCU Football Classics to Kick Off Promotions for Film - “This Christmas”
Liquid Soul Media (LSM) has been contracted by Sony Screen Gem to activate grassroots marketing campaigns for the upcoming film “This Christmas”. The film is produced by Atlanta‟s Rainforest Films and is slated to be released on November 21, 2007. LSM‟s campaign includes... - October 12, 2007 - Liquid Soul Media
Ignite Social Media Hires Lisa McNeill as Social Media Strategist
North Carolina’s first social media agency, Ignite Social Media, announced today the hiring of Lisa McNeill as Social Media Strategist. “We’re happy to have Lisa on the team,” said Jim Tobin, company founder and president. “We brought Lisa on during the soft launch... - October 12, 2007 - Ignite Social Media
Trico Products, Global Leader in Windshield Wiper Blades, Renews with 90octane
Denver-based interactive marketing agency 90octane tasked with SEO of site and email campaign with a unique call-to-action - October 12, 2007 - 90octane
AIA Adds Two New Members to the Corporate Team
Goodhart and Troy Mingo Brings Years of Expertise to New Positions - October 12, 2007 - Adventures In Advertising Franchise, LLC
Brown Mackie College - Indianapolis Selects Synergy Marketing Group as Agency of Record
Local Public Relations Firm Tapped for New Market Launch Due to Success with The Art Institute of Indianapolis - October 12, 2007 - Synergy Marketing Group, Inc.
The Globus Family of Brands Renews Online Marketing Contract with 90octane
The Globus family of brands, the world leader in first-class, escorted travel with 80 years of experience, has renewed its contract with 90octane, LLC. The agency has provided search engine optimization (SEO) and pay-per-click advertising (PPC) services to the Globus family of brands since 2003 and will support the business’s growth initiatives in innovative ways. - October 10, 2007 - 90octane
Infusion Advertising's "Reasons for New Furniture" Campaign for Ashley Furniture HomeStore Receives Broadcast Kudos
Six thirty second Ashley Furniture HomeStore TV spots by Scottsdale’s Infusion Advertising started airing last week. The “Reasons For New Furniture” campaign is a refreshing departure from traditional furniture advertising. “Our customers actually comment on the spots when they visit the stores - they love it” commented Michael Jedlowski, Ashley Furniture HomeStore Owner. Infusion Advertising President/Creative Director John Elef is the creative and marketing force behind the campaign. - October 07, 2007 - Infusion Advertising, LLC
Boomer Advertising Adds Accounts Supervisor
Boomer Advertising welcomes Dawn Swindell as Accounts Supervisor. - October 07, 2007 - Boomer Advertising, Inc.
Ignite Social Media, North Carolina’s First Social Media Agency, Opens Its Doors
Ignite Social Media, the first social media marketing agency in the State of North Carolina, officially opened today after a soft launch period during which it built its web presence and hired staff. As one of fewer than 10 social media agencies in the United States, Ignite is a new form of... - October 06, 2007 - Ignite Social Media
Pisarkiewicz Mazur & Co Delivers a New Brand for St. Vincent’s Family Birthing Center
The competition begins long before the college application process — even before that first piercing cry signaling the arrival of a newborn. The hospital that wins the privilege of welcoming a child into the protective arms of a parent is often determined by the effectiveness of its marketing... - October 05, 2007 - Pisarkiewicz Mazur & Co., Inc.
Varazo Releases Clicksweeper 2.0: A Comprehensive Pay-Per-Click Productivity Tool
Varazo Releases ClickSweeper 2.0 (www.ClickSweeper.com). As a search engine marketing tool, ClickSweeper has focused on providing automated keyword bidding to marketing agencies, corporate marketers and online merchants. Now ClickSweeper 2.0 allows the user to manage pay per click performance with automatic notification. - October 03, 2007 - Varazo
Hummingbird Creative Group Named Family-Friendly by Carolina Parent
Wendy Coulter, president of Hummingbird Creative Group, a Raleigh-based creative services firm, has announced that the firm has been named one of the Family-Friendly 40 companies by Carolina Parent Magazine. New this year, Carolina Parent conducted a family-friendly survey asking parents what they... - October 01, 2007 - Hummingbird Creative Group
Solar Velocity Ranked Atlanta's Best Places to Work
Solar Velocity LLC is becoming a regular on a lot of "top" and "best of" lists. Not only does the company top the small employer category of the 2007 Atlanta's Best Places To Work, but last year the Chronicle named it a Top Web Designer and Developer. In 2004, 2005 and 2006, the Cobb Chamber of Commerce designated Solar Velocity a Top 25 Business of the Year, and Goldline Research dubbed it one of its Top 10 Most Dependable Web Design Firms in the Southeast. - September 30, 2007 - Solar Velocity
80/20 Rule Guides New Marketing Company’s Services Taking a Marketing Rule to New Dimensions
Eighty-Twenty Marketing, Inc. grows revenue through loyal customers. They focus on the 20% of your customers who generate 80% of your revenue. - September 29, 2007 - Eighty-Twenty Marketing, Inc.
Candy Dynamics Announces 2007 Toxic Waste® Hazardously Sour Candy® 2007 Marketing Campaign Expected to Reach 50 Million Kids and Their Families
Candy Dynamics Supports Ultra-Sour Candy Line with Integrated Program Featuring Advertising, Public Relations, Promotions and Sampling - September 28, 2007 - Candy Dynamics
Candy Dynamics Announces the Release of New Toxic Waste® Hazardously Sour Candy® Website
Toxic Waste® Hazardously Sour Candy® Launches New, Kid-Friendly Site with Interactive Fun, Free Gemz Pop Music Download & Environmental Support Tips. - September 28, 2007 - Candy Dynamics
Candy Dynamics to Sour the Action at 2007 All Candy Expo with Toxic Waste® Hazardously Sour Candy®
Indianapolis Firm to Showcase the World’s Only Double Sour Candies, New Line Extensions and All-New Website, and Announce Winner Of Its Kid Eco Contest. - September 28, 2007 - Candy Dynamics
90octane Hired for Charter Business Lead Generation, Announces New Hires and Promotion
Denver-based interactive agency crafts pay-per-click (PPC) campaign to generate new prospects for Charter Business - September 24, 2007 - 90octane
Galvanek & Wahl Ad Agency Names Chris Werner as Sales Representative
Galvanek & Wahl advertising agency has hired a new sales representative. - September 22, 2007 - Galvanek & Wahl Advertising Agency
Galvanek & Wahl Advertising Agency Double Threat in 2007 Create Awards
Galvanek & Wahl Advertising Agency’s innovative website and DVD cover design recently won Silver awards in the categories of Creative Self Promotion Website and Printing in the 2007 Create Awards competition. This year's entries spanned across the globe, and were judged by more than 20... - September 22, 2007 - Galvanek & Wahl Advertising Agency
Lanmark Group Expands Its Regulatory Compliance Capabilities
Lanmark Group, a full-service, business-to-business, advertising, marketing, and communications agency specializing in brand empowerment for the healthcare industry, has significantly expanded its regulatory compliance capabilities by forming a multi-disciplinary compliance department. The Lanmark... - September 21, 2007 - Lanmark Group
Art at Adsoka Opening September 28
Adsoka will hold its sixth Art at Adsoka event on Friday, September 28. The lead artist of the show is Ray Becoskie, a self-taught painter who finds inspiration everywhere. “I pretty much have a hair-trigger for inspiration. It comes from social interaction most of the time, but I’ve... - September 20, 2007 - Adsoka, Inc.
Over 100 Million Sites Now on the Web: is Yours One of Them? It Should be
Here’s a tip that will help small business owners with any Web phobias - it’s not so much a secret as a fact that no one’s bothered to tell you. The creation of a Web site is not only necessary – it’s easy. - September 20, 2007 - PRStore
Catdi- Houston's Premeire Commercial Print and Design Firm - Expands Business Operations
Catdi, Inc. was founded in 2004 as a multi-conglomerate holdings company specializing in online commercial print marketing, entertainment promotions, and print media materials for companies entities ranging in size from sole proprietor status on up to international multi-site... - September 20, 2007 - Catdi
Garrett Makes a Stand with the Western Pennsylvania Humane Society
Garrett CMG, headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA is pleased to announce that it has formed a strategic partnership with the Western Pennsylvania Humane Society, based on the North Side in Pittsburgh, PA. "We are very proud and honored to be working with the WPHS and helping them to make the... - September 19, 2007 - Garrett Creative Marketing Group
Play N Trade and Yakety Yak Strengthen Franchisee Marketing Support Through 1-800 Great Ad Program
Outdoor Advertising Increases National Brand Recognition and Local Awareness - September 19, 2007 - 1-800Great Ad
From the Heart of God to a Hungry World
Harvest Time Ministries, took an 18 wheeler to get a facelift with breathtaking graphics on the sides and a new name: “18 Wheels of Hope.” With striving efforts, 18 Wheels of Hope and its partners provide food, toys and ministry to 500-plus children, who likely would not have a Christmas otherwise. 1-800 Great Ad and Ackland Media Frames helped with the relief effort by offering to design the 18 wheeler, frame it, make up and send the artwork at no cost. - September 19, 2007 - 1-800Great Ad
CAP Continues Australian EVOO National Launch
Miami Ritz-Carlton, Coconut Grove Bizcaya Restaurant Hosts Second ollo Fancy Turn Slurping. CAP, formally CAP Creative, responsible for creating buzz. Extra Virgin olive oil is drunk straight in process known as slurping. - September 14, 2007 - CAP Creative
Clinical Trial Awareness Advertising Agency Has Proven Marketing Effectiveness
Galvanek & Wahl Advertising Agency based out of Manville, NJ is proud to announce that they are the newest recipients of the Summit Marketing Effectiveness Award for their work promoting Lupus Clinical Trials. The national campaign, which sought to raise awareness about clinical trials for... - September 13, 2007 - Galvanek & Wahl Advertising Agency
Roughstock Studios to Make Crude Impact in "Big Book of Design Ideas 3"
Roughstock Studios' design work for the film "Crude Impact" to be featured in David E. Carter's "Big Book of Design Ideas 3." - September 11, 2007 - Roughstock Studios
Bulgarian M3 Communications Group, Inc. with World Award for Best PR Agency
The Bulgarian company M3 Communications Group, Inc. - www.m3bg.com - is a finalist in the "Best PR Agency" category in the fourth annual International Business Awards. First time ever a Bulgarian Public Relations Company reaches the final. M3 Communications Group, Inc. is part of Hill & Knowlton, the largest PR corporation in the world. - September 03, 2007 - M3 Communications Group, Inc.
darbyDarnit Public Relations Introduces Internet Video Solution for Companies
Houston public relations firm darbyDarnit is partnering with New Vista Video, based in The Woodlands, to provide clients with Internet video content. More than 30 percent of Internet users have watched streaming video online. - September 02, 2007 - darbyDarnit
Overland Agency Among Inc. Magazine’s 5,000 Fastest-Growing U.S. Companies
Inc. Magazine has listed West Coast interactive advertising and branding agency the Overland Agency among the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America. - August 31, 2007 - Overland Agency
Lanmark Group Redesigns and Relaunches Its Corporate Website
Lanmark Group, a full-service, business-to-business, advertising, marketing, and communications agency specializing in brand empowerment, recently redesigned and relaunched its corporate website ─ www.lanmarkgroup.com. According to Lanmark Group Owner and President Howard Klein, “A... - August 30, 2007 - Lanmark Group
A Triumvirate of African-American Ad Firms Bands Together to Win Lexus Account
Two branding firms (Push Creative and Walton Isaacson) and a media buying company (Unity Media) secured a multimillion-dollar contract to promote and advertise Lexus luxury vehicles to the African American Market. - August 28, 2007 - Push Creative
CAP Creative, Sarasota Advertising & Public Relations Firm, Re-Brands
CAP Creative Now CAP; Website Re-Launched - August 25, 2007 - CAP Creative
Chapel Hill Ad Agency Rivers Agency Brings National Recognition to North Carolina Businesses
Based in Chapel Hill, the advertising, public relations, and web design teams of Rivers Agency have focused on branding North Carolina-based clients, like Taylor King, the Ackland Art Museum, and First Bank, on the verge of expanding to national recognition in their fields. Another example of this... - August 24, 2007 - Rivers Agency
Big Bark Advertising Unleashes New Agency in Dallas
Big Bark Advertising, a full service strategic and creative services marketing firm, has opened its doors in Dallas Texas. The agency offers a comprehensive list of traditional services including account service, creative and media. Mike Maccioli, a veteran of the Dallas ad community who has worked... - August 23, 2007 - Big Bark Advertising
Free Marketing Ideas Available for Small Businesses
Small businesses in the continental U.S. may receive a free marketing idea by filling out a website form at www.themarketingspot.com. There is no cost or obligation for the free idea. The advice will be used as material for The Idea Spot Blog. - August 20, 2007 - The Marketing Spot
ItalyTravelNotes.com Focusing on India
Italy Travel Notes, the blog written by travellers to Italy for the use of people who are headed there for the first time or are just planning their trip there, has officially announced that it is turning it attention to the Indian market. - August 18, 2007 - Intellecta Srl
The Intellecta Innovative Marketing Blog Nominated for Best Marketing Blog
Intellectasrl.com/wordpress, innovative marketing blog, which targets marketing specialist from around the world and challenges their views on the future of marketing, has been nominated for Best Marketing Blog by the Blogger’s Choice Awards. - August 18, 2007 - Intellecta Srl
New Product Showcase Available for Sign Companies
SignCompaniesOnLine.Com announced today the release of its Product Showcase capabilities for advertising Sign Companies. This exciting new feature offers advertisers multiple options to showcase their products and services visually when prospects click on their listing for more... - August 17, 2007 - Sign Companies Online
Brand Advertising Agency, Papagalos Strategic Communications, Continues to Grow with New Marketing Client
Extreme Integration, a network integration solution provider headquartered in Phoenix, AZ, selects Papagalos Strategic Communications to create a branding campaign including, campaign theme, website development and new collateral materials. Extreme Integration provides technology solutions that... - August 16, 2007 - Papagalos Strategic Communications
Overland Agency Wins Interactive Media Awards for Verdero Baseball & McGee Financial
Overland won Best in Class for Consumer Goods for international Verdero Baseball (verdero.com) and Outstanding Achievement in Financial Information for Portland-based McGee Financial Strategies (mcgeenet.com). - August 16, 2007 - Overland Agency
Transform Your World with Toshiba – Dual Branded Campaign Web Site Launched to Promote Toshiba Notebooks and Transformers the Movie
Toshiba Computers UK has launched a Transformers branded campaign web site to promote their Satellite and Equium retail notebook ranges. Under the banner “Transform your world with Toshiba,” the campaign is available at http://www.transformers.toshiba.co.uk/competition.aspx until the end of the summer. Visitors to the site can enter the competition to win a helicopter flying lesson – a direct reference to the new Decepticon movie character Blackout. - August 15, 2007 - Persona Creative
Wendy Coulter Named to Hospice of Wake County Board of Directors
Wendy Coulter, president of Hummingbird Creative Group, a Raleigh-based creative services firm, has been named to the Hospice of Wake County Board of Directors. As a board member, Coulter is responsible for reviewing and approving the organization’s budget, as well as assisting in the... - August 13, 2007 - Hummingbird Creative Group
Underdog Partners’ Receives Three Print Communicator Awards
Underdog Partners is recognized in the 13th Annual Print Communicator Awards. Two entries claim the Award of Distinction. - August 10, 2007 - Underdog Partners