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Hummingbird Creative Group Announces New Employee
Wendy Coulter, president of Hummingbird Creative Group, has announced that Cathy Sanita has joined the firm as director of operations. In her position, Sanita will oversee the day-to-day operations of the business, focusing on financials, human resources, AP/AR and streamlining corporate processes. - January 24, 2007 - Hummingbird Creative Group
Pittsburgh Search Engine Optimization Company Focuses 100% on Website Marketing
Eyeflow, a Pittsburgh based website marketing company, is now going to outsource its web design needs to a well respected website design firm. This is due to the fact that Eyeflow is focusing on internet marketing for 2007. - January 24, 2007 - Eyeflow Internet Marketing
Underdog Partners Opens Events Division in Chicago, Names Hughes to Head Up Office
Shawn Hughes joins Underdog Partners as Director of Event Marketing for new Chicago office. - January 23, 2007 - Underdog Partners
Underdog Partners Expands Team
Two of the newest Underdog Partners employee’s Suzanne Arbeit and Rafael Bahamon are welcome addition to growing company. - January 20, 2007 - Underdog Partners
Kiersted / Systems Launches New Web Site
Expert legal technology firm begins national expansion effort with a unique online presence and participation at annual LegalTech Conference. - January 18, 2007 - H L Moe
Teens Encouraged to Create Mobile Content for a Cause
“What’s Your Vision?” contest will benefit Lollipop Theater Network and the thousands of hospitalized children it serves each year. - January 12, 2007 - H L Moe
Scratch and Rock-it Let Down their Hair to Help Personal Care Giant Conair Canada
Conair, Canada’s leader in the personal care industry, wants to promote brand awareness and stimulate sales with the development of a new public relations campaign. scratch has been hired to develop and execute this campaign for the Canadian market. scratch will work with its public... - January 11, 2007 - scratch
PlattForm Announces 3 Executive-level Promotions
PlattForm recently announced the promotions of three senior executives to new positions within the company. Dave Admire will serve as the company’s President, Tracy Kreikemeier will become Chief Marketing Officer, and Sean Pittman will serve as Vice President of Sales. These new promotions... - January 11, 2007 - PlattForm Higher Education
Prominent North Carolina Law Firm Selects Ideas Squared for Firm Branding & Website Design
The Bumgardner Law Firm moves into 2007 with a new brand image and website. - January 05, 2007 - Ideas Squared
Keller Williams Real Estate Agent Selects Ideas Squared for Marketing Campaign
One of Charlotte's top-performing real estate agents to launch branding effort. - January 05, 2007 - Ideas Squared
RSW Assigned Allebach Advertising Account
Philly Ad Agency Signs On with Brand Building, Lead Generation Firm - January 04, 2007 - Reardon Smith Whittaker/US
Native Graphix Marketing Launches New National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. – Memphis Chapter Web Site
Native Graphix Marketing, a Memphis Web development company, today announced the launch of the new Web site for National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. – Memphis Chapter, local chapter that advocates on behalf of women of color through local and national actions and strategic alliances --... - January 02, 2007 - Native Graphix Marketing
David Woods Makes the Power 50
Adventures in Advertising CEO Ranked 6th Most Influential Person in Industry - December 27, 2006 - Adventures In Advertising Franchise, LLC
The Black Box Studio Rolls Out New Promax Energy Bar Campaign
The Black Box Studio lands Promax Nutrition account after competing with local agencies, including Publicis & Hall Riney. The campaign utilizes viscerally charged imagery by award winning photographer Jim Erickson to demonstrate how Promax Bars help bring out the LifeAthlete in all of us. - December 16, 2006 - The Black Box Studio
Vision Receives 2 National Design Awards from Graphic Design USA
Vision Creative Group is proud to announce that it has been selected twice as a winner in the 2006 American Graphic Design Awards by a nationwide panel of judges. The two awards that Vision received were for Excellence in Communication and Graphic Design of the Casio Spring 2006 Catalog... - December 16, 2006 - Vision Creative Group, Inc.
Tri-State Educational Systems Chooses PlattForm as Agency of Record
PlattForm, a leader in the postsecondary education marketing industry, has been selected as the advertising agency of record for Tri-State Educational Systems. The agency will provide all newspaper media placement for Tri-State, as well as manage their call center and interactive marketing needs. - December 12, 2006 - PlattForm Higher Education
Solar Velocity Launches New Interactive Website
Solar Velocity consistently recommends to potential and current clients that their Website should change every year as their business, products and technology changes. As a sign of practicing what they preach, Solar Velocity recently launched their new website. The new site, was designed to make... - December 12, 2006 - Solar Velocity
Solar Velocity Named to the Top 10 Most Dependable Web Design Firms in the Southeast
Solar Velocity, a Technology and Marketing company, is proud to announce that it has been named to one of the top 10 Most Dependable Web Design Firms in the Southeast by Goldline Publishing. Goldline Research is a research and publishing company dedicated to creating quality reference lists. - December 12, 2006 - Solar Velocity
Rockford Returns to Bring Christmas Joy for Battersea Dogs Home
In 2004, a home produced single and video released in support of Battersea Dogs Home, entered the UK national charts. Due to worldwide demand, Rockford’s Christmas Song has been re-released and has now won over MTV and HMVdigital.com (where it will be a recommended 49p download from 15.12.06). - December 09, 2006 - Sweetapple
PlattForm Wins 4 MarCom Awards
PlattForm, an all-encompassing advertising agency specializing in creative solutions for higher education and the U.S. military, was awarded 4 MarCom Awards for excellence in public relations, photography, design and interactive work. - December 09, 2006 - PlattForm Higher Education
New Talent Joins the Underdog Partners’ Team
Sue Czark and Mark Hopkins bring artistic ability to further Underdog Partners’ creative focus. - December 08, 2006 - Underdog Partners
Pinch of scratch, Dash of Rock - It Creates a Recipe for Success - Cuisinart Canada Hires Agencies for Public Relations Push
Cuisinart, a name synonymous with cooking and food preparation, wants to promote brand awareness and stimulate sales with the development of a new public relations campaign. scratch has been hired to develop and execute this campaign for the Canadian market. The agency also handles the Waring PRO... - December 07, 2006 - scratch
PlattForm Creates Philanthropic Web Site
PlattForm, an all-encompassing advertising agency specializing in creative solutions for higher education and all branches of the U.S. military, has created a Web site with information about its philanthropic endeavors. - December 07, 2006 - PlattForm Higher Education
The New Force in the Golf Industry
The golf industry is set to benefit from a fresh approach with the launch of a unique company drawing on years of experience and reputation. The Azalea Group, which offers a complete PR, marketing and management service for the golf industry, is born out of an agreement between golf specialist... - December 06, 2006 - The Azalea Group
Shine Advertising Co. Named ‘Agency of Record’ For Godaddy.com
Madison Shop Bests Agencies from N.Y. & L.A. - December 06, 2006 - Shine Advertising
Innovative Podcast Campaign Garners Marketing Gold for Online Ad Agency
Groundbreaking online advertising agency Cheap TV Spots is bestowed with the Gold Award by the 2006 MarCom Creative Awards, for an innovative podcast website campaign. The winning entry, "Taste the Noise," is a three-commercial TV campaign introducing a podcasting web destination for the age 12-34 market. The honor affirms the agency's solid ability to execute an orchestrated campaign for an internet start-up on a budget. - December 05, 2006 - Academy Leader, Inc.
Underdog Partners Wins Four MarCom Awards
Consumer-centric marketing agency celebrates one-year anniversary with major recognition. - December 02, 2006 - Underdog Partners
Scratch Develops W.O.M. “Word of Mom” Campaign for Cuisinart Canada
Cuisinart and urbanmoms.ca join together for innovative “Word of Mom” campaign developed by Toronto-based agency, scratch. - November 29, 2006 - scratch
Championship Wrestling Experience Selects Ideas Squared for Branding & Marketing
The CWE will launch as the Southeast's largest independent professional wrestling territory. - November 27, 2006 - Ideas Squared
Shine Advertising Co. Named Agency of Record for Visions Windows & Doors
Shine Adds Another Client to Extensive Home Category Roster. - November 22, 2006 - Shine Advertising
ClickCulture Wins Two Awards For Novus Tea E-Commerce Web Site
Web Development Firm Recognized by The International Academy of The Visual Arts’ W3 Awards - November 20, 2006 - ClickCulture
Ethnic Business Awards 2006 Winners Announced at the Sydney Opera House
The Ethnic Business Awards were created by Mr Joseph Assaf, to recognise the contribution of migrants to Australian Business. They have since become one of the longest running awards in Australia, which is a testament to their success and prestige. This year's winners were migrants from Italy, Sweden, South Africa and Macedonia, who all now proudly call Australia home. - November 20, 2006 - Etcom [Ethnic Communications]
PlattForm Wins Six Aurora Awards
PlattForm, an all-encompassing advertising agency specializing in creative solutions for higher education and all branches of the U.S. military, was honored with six Aurora Awards for excellence in video production. - November 18, 2006 - PlattForm Higher Education
Military Home Link to Creston Advertising & Marketing
Creston Advertising & Marketing is pleased to announce that the agency has been selected as the agency of record for Military Home Link. - November 16, 2006 - CrestonMedia Consulting
ClickSweeper: A Pay-Per-Click Bid-Management and Solution from Varazo
As more corporate marketers add pay-per-click campaigns to their marketing palette even as keyword prices increase, there has emerged a need for an economical and yet effective tool that can save a Marketer’s time while improving campaign results. ClickSweeper by Varazo is just such a tool and is being released this month. - November 16, 2006 - Varazo
Fox Sports Net Signs New Racing Themed Reality Series: “All American Rookie” for Telecast During the 2007 NASCAR Season
Racing fans to soon get a glimpse of what it takes to become a NASCAR driver with new reality show that takes 30 rookies and has them judged by 10 NASCAR drivers. - November 14, 2006 - The BCC Group
William Cline, Scuba Diving Industry Consultant, Receives Google Authorized Analytics Training by ROI Revolution
William Cline receives cutting edge training from a noted Google Authorized Training company, ROI Revolution, for website analytics applications. William says “Being trained by ROI has given me a market advantage in that very few scuba diving companies or tourism boards actually employ... - November 14, 2006 - Cline Group Advertising
ClickCulture Launches Vincent Shoes North America E-Commerce Web Site
Local Web Development Firm Launches E-commerce Site - November 13, 2006 - ClickCulture
Worldwide Execs Tell Banks to "Show Me the Money!" Well, not Exactly.
Doremus, the communications company that understands the business of business, and the Financial Times, have partnered for the fourth year to study 723 C-Level and senior level executives in North America, Europe and Asia. Majority of worldwide execs say “ideas are... - November 10, 2006 - Doremus
Doremus and Financial Times Find Potential Problems Lurking for Investment Banks
Doremus, the business commications company, and the Financial Times, partnered for the fourth year in a row to study 723 C-Level and senior level executives in North America, Europe and Asia. - November 10, 2006 - Doremus
Institutional Investors Tell Doremus that Corporate Advertising Can Be the "Overheard Conversation" About a Company
According to a recent Doremus study with portfolio managers and equity analysts, corporate advertising may indirectly become part of the "overheard conversation" about a particular company. - November 10, 2006 - Doremus
Ethis vs. Money - Worldwide Execs Say Decision Making More Complex than Ever
Doremus, the business communications company, and the Financial Times, learned from worldwide senior executives that the value equation for decision making today goes beyond price and quality. - November 10, 2006 - Doremus
Doremus Hires Michael Litchfield as VP, Director of Interactive Media
Doremus San Francisco, the West Coast office of the business communications company that uncovers deeper insights which make the complex compelling, has hired Michael Litchfield (40), to lead its strategic and creative efforts for all interactive media. As a 16-year veteran of interactive... - November 10, 2006 - Doremus
Picking Stocks Today is Where Heroes are Made... and Broken
Doremus, the communications company that understands the business of business, has conducted interviews and focus groups with portfolio managers and equity analysts to ascertain how their jobs have changed. The ongoing study began six years ago. However, in recent years the groups in the study... - November 10, 2006 - Doremus
RSW Study Shows What Clients Most Seek When Hiring an Agency
Study Finds Most Clients Actually Enjoy the Process of Finding a New Agency - November 09, 2006 - Reardon Smith Whittaker/US
Third Wave Digital Wins "Best in Class" Interactive Media Award
On Friday, October 27, 2006, Third Wave Digital was awarded the Interactive Media Award’s Best in Class for excellence in the design, development and implementation of Mercer University’s new admissions website (http://www.gomercer.com). The Interactive Media Awards (IMA) recognizes... - November 03, 2006 - Third Wave Digital
PlattForm Wins Web Marketing Association Award
For the second time this year, PlattForm was recognized for a user-friendly web site it created for Pinnacle Career Institute (PCI). The site, www.pcitraining.edu, was recently awarded the Advertising Standard of Excellence and the Education Standard of Excellence WebAwards from the Web Marketing... - November 03, 2006 - PlattForm Higher Education
Marty Allen Named Vice President of Sales of AvPro Worldwide
AvPro Worldwide, a leading aerial and ambient advertising firm with presence in the North American and European markets, has named Marty Allen to the position of Vice President of Sales. In this role, Allen will oversee the production and alignment of sales markets and assist in the creation and... - October 31, 2006 - PR First
All-Star Line Up Helps Raise Funds at the 1st Annual ICLS/IELLA Benefit Jam
The Inland Counties Legal Services (ICLS) and the Inland Empire Latino Lawyers Association (IELLA) invite the public to join them in helping those in need while enjoying musical performances and stand up comedy at the 1st Annual ICLS/IELLA Benefit Jam on November 19th at the Riverside Municipal... - October 30, 2006 - Pochteca Media
Sheila Hale Ogle Appointed to Greater Raleigh Chamber Of Commerce Committee
Local Business Woman Joins Chamber Membership Services/Small Business Department Board - October 27, 2006 - MRPP, Inc.