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Interactive Voices Launches New Employer Editions of their Job Posting Web Service: Basic, Professional, and Enterprise
Employers at Interactive Voices now have three levels of service available to them: Basic Edition, Professional Edition, and Enterprise Edition. Each edition includes the ability to post multiple voice-over jobs, receive auditions, hire talent, utilize the voice-over talent search tool and access demos specific to a range of media types including television commercial and promo voices, radio commercial and imaging voices, jingle singing and music composition services, and more. - July 11, 2005 - Voices.com
PR.com Announces Regis Philbin as the Winner of its 2005 Award for “Best Celebrity Nickname”
Nicknames have long been used as terms of endearment in close relationships. When celebrities gain recognition with their fans through a nickname, it often connotes a closer bond between a celebrity and his or her fans. Therefore, PR.com runs the “Best Celebrity Nickname” Award to recognize the best celebrity nicknames. This year’s winner is Regis Philbin, aka “Big Daddy.” The top runners up are Arnold Schwarzenegger, “The Governator,” and Sean Combs, “Puff Daddy.” - July 07, 2005 - PR.com
Video Game Voices Negotiable, Non-Union Voice Actors More Popular Than Ever
Non-union voice actors have enjoyed a surge in work opportunities from the gaming industry as a result of continuing talks between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the video game production companies. The independent game producers, an innovative community that has already discovered and experienced the benefits of working with non-union voice actors, will soon be joined by their competitors as more large gaming companies become disenchanted with continuing demands from the union. - July 05, 2005 - Voices.com
PR.com Revolutionizes Press Release Distribution & Search Engine Optimization by Enabling Inclusion of Anchor Text Links in Press Releases by New, Highly Effective Method
When PR.com re-launched its website, it introduced a completely unique and highly effective “one stop shop” to promote everything about a business. Now, PR.com is announcing a new, unique offering in its Free Press Release Distribution Service, whereby businesses and Search Engine Optimization companies can easily and inexpensively embed powerful Anchor Text Links into Press Releases distributed via PR.com. - June 21, 2005 - PR.com
iPod Shuffle Contest at Interactive Voices for Employers Seeking Voice-Over Talent and Professional Voice Actors
Interactive Voices has announced the launch of their summer 'iPod Shuffle Giveaway' campaign encouraging advertising agencies, casting directors and multimedia producers who work with voice talent and voice actors to sign-up for a free employer account at the Interactive Voices website. By registering online, employers are automatically entered into a draw for one of three Apple iPod Shuffle's, the smallest, coolest iPod yet! - June 12, 2005 - Voices.com
OptimalResume.com signs deal with NCCU to offer resume-builder software to students
OptimalResume.com is the technology leader in online resumes and offers customized software to the higher education markeplace. - June 08, 2005 - OptimalResume.com, Inc.
Video Game Companies Contract Non-Union Voice Actors At Interactive Voices
In the wake of a potential union strike, video game companies are increasingly hiring non-union voice actors to record character roles for their video game voice-over needs. Non-union voice actors are favored for many reasons by companies seeking voice-overs, particularly because they do not require residual payments and charge their fee upfront in accordance with recent trends in the voice-over industry. - June 05, 2005 - Voices.com
Joy Behar From ABC’s “The View” Talks To PR.com’s Allison Kugel About: Sex, Politics And Liberal Humor
Joy Behar lets her opinions fly on everything from George W. Bush to women’s sexuality, to her fellow co-hosts on The View, in a candid interview with PR.com’s Senior Editor, Allison Kugel. - May 31, 2005 - PR.com
Voice-Over Resources Launched at Interactive Voices For Voice Actors
Interactive Voices has launched their Resources section, giving registered voice actors access to voice-over and career development resources ranging from recording, auditioning, marketing, technology, education, finance, management, terminology, and access to royalty-free music, sound effects, and scripts. As a voice actors registered at Interactive Voices, professionals receive valuable opportunities including the resources mentioned above as well as visibility on the Internet. - May 31, 2005 - Voices.com
The Translators Market Place: On its way to become the largest and most efficient database of translators on the internet
Language123, the Translators Market Place, has launched an innovating system for marketing and promotion of translation services world-wide. New and accessible features makes this powerful service a keeper. - May 27, 2005 - Language123
Finding The Perfect Voice at Voice123.com
A Voice123 client honors the site with the “More Effective Web Award.” - May 20, 2005 - Voice123.com
Voice-Over Marketplace Interactive Voices Winner of New Voices DigiFest 2005
Interactive Voices has been selected as a New Voices winner at DigiFest 2005, an award recognizing Interactive Voices as an industry leader who provides digital media products and innovations that contribute to Canada’s economic and cultural future. Interactive Voices, a voice-over marketplace where clients connect with professional voice-over talent online for job opportunities, submitted their flagship product VoiceSuite for consideration, garnering them the opportunity to present their voice - May 20, 2005 - Voices.com
A new look for Voice123.com
Voice123 unveils it's new design together with improved user interface and features. Voice123 (www.voice123.com), the largest online voice over marketplace, launched it's redesigned website and announced the improvement of important features and services. In efforts to continuously provide... - May 13, 2005 - Voice123.com
Employer Job Posting Site Exclusive to Voice-Over Industry Announces New Services
Interactive Voices (http://www.interactivevoices.com), provider of voice-over talent services, has introduced a new level of service for employers posting job opportunities for voice-over talent. The Enhanced Job Posting service enables employers to receive additional benefits exclusive to... - April 26, 2005 - Voices.com
Executive Recruitment Firm Wants To “Ask” What Questions You Have About How To Hire Enough Qualified Candidates
HireWorks, Inc. has announced the launch of its new site www.ASKhireworks.com. The objective is to foster uninhibited communication anonymously for professionals who have questions about hiring strategies and practices but may have been “apprehensive at voicing their thoughts” in a more public... - March 09, 2005 - HireWorks Inc.
SMS 4 CVPlus Visual recruitment software
Leading provider of advanced recruitment software, Swiftpro Ltd is pleased to announce SMS text messaging is now available on its popular CVPlus Visual front office application. Today SMS text messaging offers recruiters some distinct advantages over email and telephone calls. Text messages are... - March 07, 2005 - Swiftpro
Jumping on the Basel II Bandwagon...
As everyone in the industry is aware the new Basel Capital Accord is placing great time and resource pressure on banks and other financial institutions to improve their enterprise wide risk management practices. For BlueMax IT Recruitment, a leading provider of IT professionals to the banking and... - February 17, 2005 - BlueMax IT Recruitment
PR.com Launches Eagerly Awaited Site, Revolutionizing How People Search for and Promote All Types of Businesses, Products, Services, Jobs, & Press Release Distribution!
PR.com (www.PR.com) wants to promote EVERYTHING about your business. PR.com is a truly unique, ground-breaking Directory of Businesses, Products, Services, Jobs, Press Release Distribution and other business information, covering all industries. While competitors offer only a URL link and brief... - January 19, 2005 - PR.com