BUDIRIRO-based vocalist Gee Brandon (22) is currently making waves in online music circles, having taken Internet platforms by storm with his catchy songs, particularly the track Where We Are, which has become an international hit. BY TINASHE SIBANDA. Read more on NewsDay
Web.com Invites Small Businesses in the Greater Reno, NV Area to Its Small …
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 31, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Web.com (Nasdaq:WWWW), a leading provider of Internet services and online marketing solutions for small businesses, will host a free Web.com Small Business Summit designed to help small … Read more on GlobeNewswire (press release)
Dental Web Marketing Team Partners With New Iberia, La., Orthodontist "We"re excited to work with Dr. Donaldson and his team and draw attention to his practice through our proven digital marketing efforts," said Colin Receveur, founder and CEO of SmartBox Web Marketing. "Our goal is to produce content and marketing … Read more on Benzinga
Brian has spent the last year developing his own website, Prison Protest, which has focused on incarceration and prisoners" rights. … I am so proud of all of the work they"ve done, and look forward to watching their growth as they lead their own … Read more on Firedoglake
Responsive Design: 10 Dos and Don"ts for Web Pages and Emails Linda West is group manager of demand generation at Act-On Software. She supports overall lead generation goals with strategic planning, content creation, and analysis of campaign effectiveness. With extensive experience in traffic generation, lead … Read more on MarketingProfs.com (subscription)
LinkedIn Announces Second Quarter 2015 Results MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE:LNKD), the world"s largest professional network on the Internet, with approximately 380 million members, reported its results for the second quarter of 2015. Read more on Nasdaq
Google getting into plumbing, home cleaning? "So, they saw an opportunity to pick up almost a readymade chunk of services that can add to their site." A Google spokesperson confirmed that "a portion" of the Homejoy team was joining the company. But the company said it wasn"t "sharing additional … Read more on CBS News
Plumber blinded in one eye after accidentally steering his out-of-control toy … The remote control chopper, which retails new for around £400, claims to be built to "deliver maximum power and precision," according to its website, and is designed for advanced pilots rather than novices like Phil. Phil"s mate tried to get him to … Read more on Mirror.co.uk
Your Plumbing Repairs Launches Website To Provide Local Plumbing Services To … Plumbing is something we often forget about until it goes wrong, whereupon it is almost always an emergency to get it fixed. Searching the internet several years ago would have resulted in general websites about plumbing or major American chains that … Read more on Free Press Release Center (press release)
Area plumber gives back to the community … for him at Sarkinen Plumbing and another son at their other business, Sarkinen Rooter. Giving back to his community has always been a priority for Sarkinen. To find out more about Sarkinen Plumbing or to get a free plumbing estimate, visit their … Read more on The Reflector
Secretive Patrick AFB agency gets new leader PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE – Air Force Col. Christopher Worley will tell you that when he came here he knew little about the Air Force Technical Applications Center. But now, as commander of the nation"s front line for monitoring nuclear test-ban treaties, … Read more on Florida Today
Martin Agency drops BFGoodrich as client
“Based on their changing scope and priorities, we didn"t think we were the right partner for them, moving forward. We wish them all the best in the future,” the Richmond-based ad agency said in a statement Tuesday. Read more on Richmond.com
In B2B, lead generation is about quality Improving lead quality was cited by 70% of surveyed marketers as the most important lead generation objective with increasing number of leads trailing both quality and increasing revenue. Other report findings include email marketing being cited as the … Read more on Marketing Dive
5 Lead Generation Benchmarks to Track in 2015 For most inbound campaigns, success is measured by the number and quality of leads generated. With extensive persona development and building out a buyer"s journey, marketers can start to identify high-priority leads and begin forecasting lead … Read more on Business 2 Community
Tiverton High School students put plumber on the web
Thrown in at the deep end they met local plumber Alex Pelton of JNP Plumbing & Heating in Wellington with a brief to build him a website in five days. Mr Pelton approached Oxygen looking to take his first steps towards developing an online presence … Read more on This is The West Country
Indianapolis Plumbers and Sewer Contractors at Gordon Plumbing Announce New …
Indianapolis plumbers at Gordon Plumbing have been serving customers since 1984. During that time they have developed a reputation for investing in the latest technology. On July 3, 2015 they will be launching their new website. One of the main reasons … Read more on PR Web (press release)
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Canada"s David Hearn leads Canadian Open OAKVILLE, Ontario (AP) — David Hearn moved into position to become the first Canadian to win the Canadian Open in 61 years, taking a two-stroke lead over Bubba Watson and Jason Day on Saturday. Hearn, from Brantford, birdied the par-3 15th and par-5 … Read more on Post-Bulletin
Four Important Things You Need Before Launching a Marketing Campaign One of our local clients just jumped into Social Media Marketing. The campaign was launched prior to the new website. The campaign was supposed to run on Social Media first, building the audience for the website launch. Unfortunately it took a few … Read more on Business 2 Community
5 Mobile Marketing Trends for 2015 and Beyond An apt example would be that of mobile video, which is one of the most popular content marketing format. There are numerous short videos, which are doing the round on the internet. They are small in size, are informative, shareworthy and call for … Read more on Business 2 Community
Can Subway and Jared repair the damage? From a marketing standpoint, both choices are fraught with complications, marketing experts say. … A decade ago, Dell computer dropped actor Ben Curtis, better known as "the Dell Dude," as its advertising star after he was arrested trying to buy … Read more on Indianapolis Star
RESCUECOM provides the best computer repair and tech support, 24/7. Meeting every computer repair need including virus removal, data recovery, networking, wireless services, and tech support for PC"s, MAC"s, Tablets, Phones, hardware and software … Read more on SYS-CON Media (press release)
Omnipresence and the coming age of "remote reality" Thought leaders from the biggest brands and most disruptive companies will share winning growth strategies on the most pressing challenges marketing leaders face today.] … Let"s look at an example in the domain of field repair: Mike Smith has been a … Read more on VentureBeat
How M2M Powers the Internet of Things The Internet of things (IoT) is evolving rapidly and emerging at the center of a new digital era. One of the key components: machine-to-machine communication (M2M), which encompasses computing devices, sensors and other electronic systems that send … Read more on CIO Insight
Quintett Leads Net Mundial Initiative (NMI): New Steam for an Enabling …
At June 30, 2015 the Inaugural Meeting of the Coordination Council of the NetMundial Initiative (NMI.CC) elected a "Quintett" to guide its activities through the global Internet Governance Ecosystem. Alibaba"s CEO Jack Ma from China, ICANN"s President … Read more on CircleID
High-Speed Internet Coming to Nearly 2,700 Households in Northern Saskatchewan …
For all Canadians, the Internet is a tool that spurs economic growth, broadens opportunities and connects friends and family from coast to coast to coast. For Canadians who live in communities with slow or no Internet, access to high-speed services … Read more on SYS-CON Media (press release)
Donald Trump soars to big poll lead. What"s going on? He is a troll, in modern Internet parlance. “Trump has taken trolling to the next level by being willing to offend members of his own party,” writes Silver. “Ordinarily, this would be a counterproductive strategy. In a 16-candidate field, however, you … Read more on Christian Science Monitor
TrueCar calls second quarter a "wake-up call" – Automotive News TrueCar Inc. CEO Scott Painter told analysts Thursday that the online car-shopping company will miss its previous guidance on second-quarter earnings and said the reasons for the shortfall amounted to a “wake-up call to focus on the business.” Revenues … Read more on Automotive News
Baz Luhrmann Lists Mansion in Sydney | Variety The posh property, originally built in the 1880s for pastoralist painter Edward Chisholm and regally dubbed “House of Iona,” has been owned by the powerhouse showbiz couple since 1997 and is situated for optimal privacy at the end of a short cul-de-sac … Read more on Variety
Need a painter or guitar teacher? You can try Amazon – Crain"s Chicago Business
The company also has a fast-growing cloud computing division that stores data for such companies as Pinterest and Netflix. It offers online video and music streaming and makes hardware devices such as the Kindle e-reader, which helped create the market … Read more on Crain’s Chicago Business
The People"s Artist: John Rivera-Resto But Rivera-Resto has no business phone number. He is not a member of the so-called "arts" scene. He does not advertise, nor does he schmooze. So how does he keep getting commissions? Word of mouth, he says, and a portfolio website which doubles as … Read more on Cleveland Scene Weekly
Google might soon help you find anyone from a plumber to a painter The search giant has snatched up roughly 20 employees from Homejoy, a startup that focused on pairing house cleaners with apartment-dwellers and homeowners. Google confirmed the hires to our sister site, Recode, just hours after Homejoy announced … Read more on The Verge
The Garcia-Taylor Insurance Agency in Oxford has grown steadily in three years with Maggie Garcia-Taylor at the helm. Photo by Marcella Peyre-Ferry. By MARCELLA PEYRE-FERRY, Special to the Local News. Posted: 05/16/15, 2:31 PM EDT | Updated: on … Read more on Daily Local News
Video created by Spotsylvania agency spotlights domestic violence
A local grant agency, Women and Girls Fund of the Community Foundation, paid to produce the film. It features domestic violence survivors, community leaders, a detective, a doctor, a nurse and a dentist. The video starts with an Empowerhouse client … Read more on Fredericksburg.com
topseoscom Declares ThinkBIGsitescom as the Third Best Social Media Marketing…
ThinkBIGsites.com provides businesses with competitive and effective online marketing solutions led by Marc Arner and PJ Cammarata. TBS remains on the cutting edge of online marketing by obtaining a view of the bigger picture in order to create … Read more on Consumer Electronics Net
Ytel CEO, Nick Newsom, Appointed to Internet Marketing Association"s … (The Hosting News) – Ytel"s CEO, Nick Newsom, was appointed by the Internet Marketing Association to the International Executive Council as a leader in Communications. Over 300 professionals have been appointed to this council including professionals … Read more on TheHostingNews.com (press release) (blog)
Web.com Invites Minneapolis/St. Paul Small Businesses to Join Them at the Free …
Web.com WWWW, -0.17% a leading provider of Internet services and online marketing solutions for small businesses, will host a free Web.com Small Business Summit designed to help small business owners in the greater Minneapolis/St. Paul area learn … Read more on MarketWatch
Green Homes Market Expected to Increase Five-Fold by 2016 – Up From a …
Orlando, Florida – February 9, 2012 – McGraw-Hill Construction, a part of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), today released findings from a new Green Home Builders and Remodelers Study at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) … Read more on Construction.com
SmartTouch Interactive Wins Home Builders Association of Greater Austin"s 2015 …
The event, hosted by the HBA"s Sales and Marketing Council, is one of Austin"s most exciting real estate industry events. The MAX Awards is a highly competitive program and honors Builder, Developer, Remodeler and Associate Members of the HBA for … Read more on Business Wire (press release)
10 Successful Tips for Lead Generation Using Technology As I briefly mention above, attracting the lead is just one part of your lead generation strategy and your communication does not stop there. You must continue the lead generation journey so that a two-way conversation can happen. Nurture your lead and … Read more on Business 2 Community
3 Common LinkedIn Lead Generation and Engagement Approaches That Do Not Work …
In my invitations to my LinkedIn group members and connections, I lead with my content that"s on my blog or on the LinkedIn Publishing Platform- not the webinar. My discussions in different groups (which had stand-alone value) link to my content not … Read more on Business 2 Community
Best Practices for Successful Lead Generation Through Social Media The biggest misstep for generating leads through social media has nothing to do with the medium being used (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.) or the audience being targeted. Rather, the problem resides with the asset used to capture a lead. Here"s a … Read more on Business 2 Community
Bing Places Adds Several Agency-Friendly Local Business Listing Tools Local SEO consultants and agencies that manage business listings for clients have a number of new, agency-friendly tools at their disposal in Bing Places for Business. According to Bing"s announcement, the first step is for consultants to register as … Read more on Search Engine Land
Vancouver Father"s Day Video Created By Local Agency Is Unforgettably Powerful She enlisted the resources at Echo Storytelling — which focuses on custom publishing corporate histories and personal biographies among its services — to create the video. The campaign includes the hashtag #TellThemNow as "a reminder to tell the … Read more on Huffington Post Canada
Police: Knife-throwing at park leads to Park Ridge man"s arrest – Park Ridge … Lukas reportedly told police that he was practicing his knife-throwing in the park. Knife-throwing is a sport in which special techniques are used in order to reach a target, according to the Midwest Knife and Axe Throwers website. cComments. Got … Read more on Chicago Tribune
Reddit revolt that shut down sections of site leads to resignation of CEO … Volunteers had shut down parts of the freewheeling online discussion forum and news site earlier this month when staff member Victoria Taylor was sacked. The beef over her untimely exit had seemingly died down over the past couple of weeks but it has … Read more on Metro
How Twitter Audience Insights Can Benefit Your Marketing Campaign | Adam … The recently launched Audience Insights metrics lets businesses and marketers gather a wide-spread variety of information on their account followers to discover potential targets for future campaigns. The feature also helps users tailor their tweet … Read more on Pulse
Dental Web Marketing Firm Top Partners of Automated Software Provider He also is the author of four best-selling books: The Dentists" Strategy Guide to Video Marketing, How to Stay In Front of Your Patients Until They Are Ready to Buy, Web 3.0: What Every Dentist Must Know to Thrive in the New Economy and Attract More … Read more on SYS-CON Media (press release)
Adrienne Weissman Talks Marketing Automation for Small Business Adrienne Weissman, CMO of software review platform G2 Crowd, discusses the results of the new marketing automation grid the company recently released. Particularly she focuses …. To hear audio of the full interview, watch the video above. 1 Comment … Read more on Small Business Trends
Enplug, a Culver City start-up that specialises in real-time digital signage software for businesses, initially installed screens vertically so that the surprising orientation would draw people"s gazes, said Ryan Gushue, the start-up"s marketing director. Read more on gulfnews.com
Stratton Agency buys local property/casualty business from Willis The deal closes Wednesday. Then three Willis branch staff members will move from Willis offices on Howe Avenue in Sacramento to temporary Stratton offices on Highland Pointe Drive in Roseville. Stratton hopes to move to larger offices in Roseville on … Read more on Sacramento Business Journal
Milwaukee agency Northern Ground starts in-house business incubator
Northern Ground LLC, a Milwaukee digital agency, has started an in-house, employee-owned new business incubator that aims to create mobile apps and other products. The incubator, called Quarry, has a unique structure where each of Northern Ground"s … Read more on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Sales of athleisure clothing are at an all-time high, generating $ 35 billion last year and making up 17% of the entire American clothing market, according to market research firm NPD Group. The fates of large clothing brands now hinge, … is … Read more on Fast Company
Nelson Mandela Quotes: 17 Inspiring Sayings From The South African Leader … Mandela Day"s website encourages participants to abide by his three moral rules: free yourself, free others and serve every day. It"s a chance to make the world a better place. Throughout the course of his life, Mandela gave several memorable speeches. Read more on International Business Times
How can marketers use videos to capture maximum Internet traffic With the advent of the digital revolution, online consumer behavior has changed drastically. Today, the online consumer is transitioning from reading textual context to clicking online videos. With minimal effort, videos are consumed more quickly by … Read more on YourStory.com
7 Ways To Use The Internet For Marketing
In conclusion, you might find it best to choose one or two channels of internet marketing and master them first before you move on to the next. If you"re a complete beginner, Social Media, Video Marketing and blogs are a great introduction and most … Read more on Business 2 Community
Comcast offers can"t-beat-"em-join-"em alternative to cable (AP) — Comcast, the country"s largest cable company, is offering its own online video alternative as people spend fewer hours watching live TV and more time using tablets and phones for entertainment. The new service, called Stream, will be available … Read more on Crain’s Chicago Business
More Business Are Using Video Marketing To Reach Customers For the past couple of years, companies have turned their attention to online video marketing. As more internet shoppers use their smartphones to get access to the web, video has become an increasingly important part of content consumption. Facebook … Read more on TechMalak
FF12: Headstone maker takes money, doesn"t deliver The business, Heartland Monument, owned by Dan Hill, now has an "F" rating with the Better Business Bureau. Kelly Greenstreet is one of four customers FactFinder 12 contacted. His wife, Christi, a mother to six children, died of ALS. Greenstreet paid … Read more on KWCH
P&G"s 0M whack may hurt local marketing agencies “I don"t think its panic time,” said Drew Boyd, an assistant professor of marketing and innovation at UC who worked for 17 years for P&G rival Johnson & Johnson. “It"s going to affect a lot of the agencies, but not all of the agencies P&G works with … Read more on Cincinnati Business Courier
Martin Agency"s John Adams inducted into the Advertising Hall of Fame John B. Adams Jr., chairman and former longtime CEO of Richmond-based The Martin Agency, was inducted into the American Advertising Federation"s Advertising Hall of Fame last week. In addition to his induction, Adams became the second recipient of the … Read more on Richmond.com
"We"re excited to work with Dr. Donaldson and his team and draw attention to his practice through our proven digital marketing efforts," said Colin Receveur, founder and CEO of SmartBox Web Marketing. "Our goal is to produce content and marketing …
