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LeapFrog Interactive Expands with New Location, New Company
Interactive Agency opens Boston office to meet increased demand from global brands, spins off new company to meet small business needs. - July 31, 2007 - LEAP Agency
PlattForm Holdings, Inc., a Portfolio Company of Arlington Capital Partners, Announces Acquisition of VentureDirect Worldwide, Inc. and Zuma, LLC
PlattForm Holdings, Inc., a leading Internet marketing and enrollment solutions provider to the post-secondary education industry, today announced the acquisitions of VentureDirect Worldwide, Inc. and Zuma, LLC. VentureDirect has been a leading marketing services firm for 25 years, providing lead... - July 28, 2007 - PlattForm Higher Education
Brand Advertising Agency, Papagalos Strategic Communications Adds Client
Papagalos Strategic Communications, a full-service Phoenix advertising agency, public relations firm, web development firm and branding agency announces the addition of Arizona AFO, Inc. to its agency roster. Papagalos will provide marketing communication services, implementing a print ad campaign... - July 07, 2007 - Papagalos Strategic Communications
Travel Photo Pics Launches New Travel Content Website
Consumers and media types have a new source of travel content with the launch of TravelPhotoPics.com bringing exciting new images, articles and related merchandise to the internet under one roof. - July 06, 2007 - Travel Photo Pics
.Com Marketing Releases Success Factors White Paper to Help Businesses Increase Website Sales
Interactive advertising agency .Com Marketing announces the release of a free white paper titled ‘5 Critical Success Factors for Websites to Drive Sales and Leads,’ designed to help business owners increase website sales. - June 14, 2007 - .Com Marketing
LicenZing LLC “Tops the Charts” for their Sweet Vibes Lux Client and Signs with Paula DeAnda for Fall/Holiday 2007 Ad Campaign
Sweet Vibes Lux, a select label of the larger urbanwear brand VibesBase Enterprises, signed with seventeen year old pop/r&b teen sensation, Paula DeAnda, to star in their Fall/Holiday 2007 ad campaign. DeAnda’s style is a perfect compliment to the urban, hip hop lifestyle represented by... - June 06, 2007 - LicenZing, LLC
Boomer Advertising Welcomes New Intern
Boomer Advertising is pleased to welcome Amanda Krumm as a new intern for the 2007 summer. Amanda is a senior in advertising at Iowa State University with an interest in creative advertising. She has had experience in public relations as an intern for the Mid-Iowa Boy Scout Council as well as... - May 31, 2007 - Boomer Advertising, Inc.
LicenZing’s Palomita® Brand Worn Around the World
The 77 contestants of the Miss Universe Pageant looked stunning in the Palomita® tees they highlighted at the Que Belleza affair in Mexico City last night. Only a week away from the 2007 Miss Universe Pageant, the contestants were able to relax, mingle with local celebrities, and enjoy fabulous... - May 23, 2007 - LicenZing, LLC
Papagalos Advertising Agency Hires Art Director
Papagalos Strategic Communications, a full-service Phoenix advertising agency, public relations firm, web development firm and branding agency announces the recent addition of Michele McGlinn as art director. McGlinn is responsible for developing brand identity and marketing campaigns for the... - May 23, 2007 - Papagalos Strategic Communications
Beverly Dawson Named Sales & Marketing Manager for Third Wave Advertising
Central Georgia’s most comprehensive advertising agency, Third Wave Advertising, announces the appointment of Beverly Dawson as Sales & Marketing Manager. Dawson is an advertising veteran with 20 years of electronic media experience in the Central Georgia and South Florida... - May 01, 2007 - Third Wave Digital
Boomer Advertising Wins International Creative Awards – 2007 Summit Awards
Boomer Advertising is a two-time bronze winner in the 2007 Summit Creative Awards® competition for a self-promotional television campaign and single television spot “You Need A Killer Website” created, written and produced in-house at Boomer Advertising. “We are honored to be... - April 25, 2007 - Boomer Advertising, Inc.
Ay Caramba! Licenzing’s New Junior Fashion Brand Palomita® Launches Ad Campaign Set in Hispanic Market
Palomita®, LicenZing’s new junior and girl’s fashion brand with a focus on the Hispanic market, will launch its 2007 advertising campaign with a creative and vibrant ad in the June launch issue of Real Talk LA. The ad focuses on the Palomita tees, amidst the bright colors and brand... - April 12, 2007 - LicenZing, LLC
Free Agency Believes in Real Love at First Sight
Free Agency believes in Real Love at first sight and decides to take action by uniting with Greg Baer the Author of Real Love to Spread unconditional love across the world. The alliance was a match made in heaven as Free Agency continues to make alliances that teach the world how to be a free agent. - March 20, 2007 - Free Agency
FOX Media Services to Add D/B/A Fox Media Lab
Privately held Fox Media Services, (FMS) announces, a company D/B/A name addition. FMS adds d/b/a Fox Media Lab. Fox Media Lab evolved from exclusively providing media services to also “creating” media. They have experimented with many internet business models, most recently UBZ2.COM. Fox works on several Internet incubations at any given time. - March 12, 2007 - Fox Media Lab
Free Agency and David Coleman are Joining Forces to “Make Relationships Matter”
It is with much anticipation that Free Agency announces its partnership with David Coleman. After months of due diligence, Free Agency has found in David Coleman a partner that carries the message of Free Agency perfectly to a very specific market segment! With this alliance Free Agency will... - March 11, 2007 - Free Agency
Free Agency is Poised to Make a Major Impact in People’s Lives
After seven years of blood, sweat, and tears, Jason Hawks and Ty Erickson are pleased to announce the opening of Free Agency. Free Agency is full service consulting firm whose purpose is to help people realize the power of their choices. Co-founder Ty Erickson states, “We believe that Free... - March 11, 2007 - Free Agency
Third Wave Digital Receives Top Honors at American Advertising Federation’s Central Georgia District Awards Competition
The creative team at Third Wave Digital has won the American Advertising Federation's highest honor at the annual Addy Awards Excellence in Advertising competition for the Central Georgia region. Since incorporating in 1997, Third Wave Digital has won the Best of Show award seven times, while... - March 03, 2007 - Third Wave Digital
Internet Marketing Agency .Com Marketing Celebrates 10th Year in Business
National interactive marketing agency .Com Marketing celebrates 10 years in business this spring. - February 22, 2007 - .Com Marketing
Third Wave Digital Announces Launch of New Website for Houston County, Georgia
Third Wave Digital provided a comprehensive redesign to Houston County’s main website providing a more user friendly interface experience and a wealth of onsite features and functionality. The new www.houstoncountyga.com website provides a comprehensive listing of all government agencies... - February 21, 2007 - Third Wave Digital
Third Wave Digital Announces Launch of New Website for Howard Sheppard
Third Wave Digital recently completed a comprehensive website redesign for Howard Sheppard Incorporated’s main website. The new website allows for a more user friendly interface experience and a wealth of onsite features and functionality designed to increase communication with potential... - February 21, 2007 - Third Wave Digital
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
LeapFrog Interactive Receives ClickTracks Certification, Increasing Search Dominance
Louisville-based interactive agency LeapFrog Interactive is making a strategic push to further develop their expertise in search engine marketing. Already having certified three of only 233 Google Adwords Qualified advertising professionals in the United States, as well as four Yahoo! Search... - January 10, 2007 - LEAP Agency
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
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
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
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.
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
Back by Popular Demand: Webinar on Generating Mortgage Leads Using Pay Per Call Advertising on November 16th
Integrated Direct LLC and Integrated Interactive LLC, independent direct marketing and interactive marketing agencies, announced today that they will host a 2nd Free webinar on pay per call marketing for mortgage companies on November 16th at 12pm EST. In the growing pay per call space,... - November 14, 2006 - Integrated Worldwide
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
Brogan & Partners Convergence Marketing Lands HoneyBaked Ham Account
Convergence Marketing Firm Inks Deal With National Gourmet Ham Retailer - October 31, 2006 - Brogan & Partners Convergence Marketing
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.
Brogan & Partners Convergence Marketing Named Agency of Record by Gilbarco Veeder-Root
International Fuel Dispensing Equipment Supplier Selects Local Convergence Marketing Firm - October 24, 2006 - Brogan & Partners Convergence Marketing
Third Wave Digital Announces Launch of New Admissions Website for Mercer University
Third Wave Digital, a web design and development firm located in Macon, Georgia, is pleased to announce the launch of www.gomercer.com, a comprehensive admissions recruitment website for Mercer University. Recently, Mercer University decided to totally redesign their online marketing efforts in... - October 19, 2006 - Third Wave Digital
Third Wave Digital Redesigned Museum of Arts & Sciences Website
Third Wave Digital, headquartered in Macon, Georgia, announced the launch of the redesigned web presence for the Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences. The recently launched site www.masmacon.com features a new overall design theme with accompanying custom graphics and a greatly improved navigation... - October 17, 2006 - Third Wave Digital
Third Wave Digital Selected by Smithsonian Institution for Creative Services
The Smithsonian Institution has contracted with Third Wave Digital, an interactive exhibit and digital media creation firm headquartered in Macon, Georgia, to provide creative services for the National Postal Museum's new web site. The National Postal Museum was created by an agreement between the... - October 17, 2006 - Third Wave Digital
Third Wave Digital Creates Interactive Website for Florida Power & Light
This website represents one of the most advanced online nuclear energy education and entertainment presentations ever created. Featuring over a dozen interactive experiences that provide information on topics like energy conservation, nuclear knowledge, environmental issues and many more, E4-Online offers hours of educational information designed to increase visitor’s Nuclear Energy IQ. - October 13, 2006 - Third Wave Digital
A New Social Networking Site for Toronto Maple Leafs Fans
BON Marketing Group launches a new social networking site for fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs – with other team sites to follow. Meetaleafsfan.com is the first social networking community for a specific entity – focusing on the fans - October 11, 2006 - Bon Marketing Group, Inc
New Social Networking Site Focusing on the Fans
Everyone is a fan of something – now these people can come together at meetafan.com – a new social networking community that focuses on the fans – bringing them together and allowing people to share their common interests and passions. Dateafan.com recently launched as a sister site to meetafan.com – for people looking for that special connection - October 11, 2006 - Bon Marketing Group, Inc
BON Marketing Eliminates the Risk in Online Marketing with BON Reporting
Bon reporting and ticker technology is the first online reporting solution that allows advertisers to know exactly how much money they are spending, where they are spending it and their real time ROI. - October 11, 2006 - Bon Marketing Group, Inc
PlattForm Nominated for Emmy
PlattForm, an all-encompassing advertising agency specializing in creative solutions for higher education and all branches of the U.S. military, has been nominated for its first regional Emmy. - October 11, 2006 - PlattForm Higher Education
Sheila Ogle Named To The North Carolina Coalition For Healthy Solutions Advisory Board
Local CEO Joins State Advisory Board - October 11, 2006 - MRPP, Inc.
Brogan & Partners Convergence Marketing Inks Deal With Jack Astor’s Bar and Grill
Local Marketing Firm Signs Deal With Cary Restaurant - October 05, 2006 - Brogan & Partners Convergence Marketing
Cheap TV Spots Not in Talks to Acquire Spot Runner
Revolutionary online discount TV and radio advertising agency Cheap TV Spots today dispelled rumors circulating the blogosphere that it is in talks to acquire rival Spot Runner. Differences in services are discussed, along with notes on future company plans. - October 02, 2006 - Academy Leader, Inc.
Brogan & Partners Convergence Marketing Wins Best Places To Work Award
Local Marketing Firm Recognized by The Triangle Business Journal - September 28, 2006 - Brogan & Partners Convergence Marketing
Brogan & Partners Convergence Marketing Announces New Employee
Lisa McNeill Joins Local Marketing Firm as Account Coordinator. - September 14, 2006 - Brogan & Partners Convergence Marketing
Rhythm of Life, Ancient and Abstract
The Northcote 2006 High Vibes Festival gets an artistic lift with an exhibition exploring the rhythms of life in nude paintings, mythical artworks and high relief abstracts. Jennie Rosenbaum, Melinda McCarthy and Frank Duyker will be exhibiting together to create a powerful and emotional... - September 09, 2006 - Jennie Rosenbaum
PlattForm Holdings, Inc., a Portfolio Company of Arlington Capital Partners, Announces Acquisition of PFP Advertising, Inc. (U.S. College Search)
PlattForm Holdings, Inc. recently acquired PFP Advertising, the owners of U.S. College Search. The acquisition strengthens PlattForm's ability to generate Internet student leads. - August 18, 2006 - PlattForm Higher Education
Mona Lisa Gets a Makeover
Mona might not be pleased to be known for being enigmatic and mysterious. - June 09, 2006 - Dentists On TV