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Struggling With Those 2008 Resolutions? DailyStrength's "Goals" Program Makes Them Stick
Luxury Realty Group Launches VIP Hot Deal Buyer Program
Luxury Realty Group, based in Las Vegas, has launched another innovative marketing service for buyers and sellers of Las Vegas luxury condos. The new marketing service is called the VIP Hot Deal Buyer Program and gives both buyers and sellers of Las Vegas luxury condominiums new opportunities to transact real estate under the currently challenging market conditions.
The VIP Hot Deal Buyer Program offers sellers who are going into foreclosure or cannot carry their mortgage very long after closing another marketing service to sell their Las Vegas luxury condo. It also offers an alternative solution to luxury condo buyers who may have to walk away from earnest deposits because they cannot close due to varying reasons. For developers of luxury condos with excess new inventory, it offers them a conduit to reduce their inventory. For buyers, especially international ones, it offers discounted Las Vegas luxury condo opportunities in prime locations.
Leeann Tweeden to Host Poker After Dark's 4th Season
For the past seven years, Leeann Tweeden has been seen in the role of show host and sports reporter on the Fox Sports Network. She has covered everything from mainstream and extreme sports to news and entertainment, and has won both a Sports Emmy and a Telly Award. Now fans of NBC's Poker After Dark will be able to see Leeann interacting with the biggest stars in the world of poker as she will be the host of PAD's 4th season.
Poker is not a new venture for Leeann. She was a co-host/exit interviewer on the Mansion Poker Dome Challenge on FSN in 2006, and was the host of the 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship, which will begin airing on NBC on April 13.
HR and Staffing Spotlight: The New Metrics for Staff Augmentation Success
In today's metrics-driven business environment, companies want to know exactly what they're getting for their money. Every expense must have an explanation that furthers their overall business goals. When it comes to staff augmentation, companies are seeking more control over their projects and delivery strategies without running the risk of increased dependency on the service providers.
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The positives of staff augmentation are that it dramatically reduces the costs associated with hiring, termination, idle time, and training. Traditionally, companies plan their yearly projects and assign in-house resources for planning and development. Each project has room for additional resource allocation, but when the time comes, the company hires multiple staffing firms to meet personnel needs.
Emotional YouTube Video Stirs Car Seat Safety Debate
By now, nearly every parent with an Internet connection has heard of the sad video that came out on YouTube.com in November 2006, urging all parents of toddlers to keep their kids in a car seat with a 5-point harness as opposed to graduating them to booster seat attached with a regular seat belt.
The video was an emotional succession of photos with interspersed screens of text and music playing throughout. For those who missed it, message contained in the video started with:
"I'd like you to meet my son Kyle. Kyle was 3 years old when he was killed because an incompetent driver ran a red light and hit our mini-van at an intersection on May 29th 2005. Kyle was in a booster seat, wearing his seatbelt when we were hit. We thought he was protected... Seatbelts are supposed to work… 100% of the time... right? Well they don't. Seatbelts frequently fail by either unlatching or not tightening upon impact. Kyle's seatbelt was buckled but came unlatched upon impact. His big sister was sitting right next to him in an identical booster, but her seatbelt worked and she walked away. The only difference was that her seat belt worked and his didn't... Seatbelts are wonderful things, when they work... There is something that could have prevented Kyle's death though..."
Equity Based Services, Inc. ("EBS") Acquires 17th property in Texas
Equity Based Services, Inc. ("EBS") announced that it has closed on the purchase of Extra Space Self Storage in Austin, Texas today. This is the tenth EBS acquisition this year and the third acquisition in Texas within the last ten days.
Extra Space Self Storage- Austin
EBS purchases both stabilized and "Value-Add" properties for its portfolio by leveraging cash from its 400-plus cash investors, IRS Rule 1031 Exchange Investors, and closed Private Equity Funds. In general, a stabilized property is leveraged by 80% and a Value-Add property by 75%.
Website Marketing Services Company, Brick Marketing, Proudly Announces the Launch of a New Website
Brick Marketing, an Internet Marketing solutions firm with over a decade of experience helping their clients achieve online success, is very pleased to announce the launch of their new website. BrickMarketing.com will feature a wide range of topical information about affordable search engine optimization and other pay per click management strategies that Brick Marketing has employed to help their clients achieve tangible results.
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Founded by renowned website marketing expert Nick Stamoulis and staffed with Internet professionals from a wide range of different business backgrounds, Brick Marketing is a full service search engine optimization firm that has helped thousands of customers increase the web traffic to their sites. Their new website has been launched to provide visitors with a comprehensive explanation of the different Internet marketing strategies, how they work, why they work, and which methods may help their businesses get noticed by their target audience.
SponsorshipPRO+ Delivers Accurate Information Where the Dollars Count
When decisions are made involving sponsorship dollars, intelligence is needed on both sides of the table. This weeks issue of Street & Smiths SportsBusiness Journal recognizes eBrandedSolutions, Inc. and their new software product, SponsorshipPRO+ for providing the sponsorship industry with a much needed marketing presentation asset.
SponsorshipPRO+, created by eBrandedSolutions, Inc., is an easy-to-use software product designed to allow sales and marketing professionals to create more effective and innovative presentations for their sponsors . Todays savvy sponsors use after-event, or fulfillment, reports to help quantify the value of their sponsor dollars and base their renewals accordingly. SponsorshipPRO+ makes identifying, gathering and organizing the supporting media files simple, and guides the seller to create a more dynamic presentation. The resulting presentation can then easily be shared digitally via CD, DVD or over the Internet.
Unique Online PR Service Offering Launched Pembroke Communications and Interactive Return Join Forces
Pembroke Communications, one of Ireland's leading PR agencies, and Online Marketing Agency Interactive Return, have joined forces to launch Ireland's first full service Online Public Relations offering. Both companies are part of the Publicis Group and already share the same offices on Sir John Rogerson's Quay.
Michael O'Keeffe, deputy managing director of Pembroke Communications and Martin Murray, managing director of Interactive Return, will head up the Online Public Relations offering. The service will be available to new and existing clients.
Michael O'Keeffe said; "We have seen a huge demand from existing and potential clients for targeting online publications, online reputation management, blogging, viral marketing and looking for ways to utilize the phenomenon of social networking sites which is an extremely specialized skill. We have developed an offering which no other pr company or digital marketing can boast.
"We realise that PR companies on their own cannot master the internet, blogging and social media and to do so needs the expertise of online marketing specialists. Joining forces with Interactive Return means we can combine our two very different but now overlapping skill sets to provide a very unique, targeted, measurable and useful service."
Martin Murray said; "Pembroke and Interactive Return already share a number of clients and we have noticed how many pr clients are now demanding an approach to online media, blogging, online reputation management, SEO and social media.
"We have seen the lines blur as some of our clients use our services for product launches and new services which would traditionally been pr campaigns and also how many pr clients are looking to add an online and digital media element to their campaigns."
Shopping with Kids this Holiday Season? Read These Safety Tips from Wander Wear Before You Go
Wander Wear Inc. (www.wander-wear.com), a parent-run company focused on education and products that prevent children from getting lost, announces practical, informative tips when shopping this holiday season.
As any parent knows, it only takes the few seconds during a stressful holiday mall visit for your child to wander off while you hand the sales clerk your debit card. It is frightening for both parent and child even if it is only for a few minutes. Wander Wear Inc. has developed the following tips garnered from years of research, survey results, and work with police departments and agencies. The tips are easy for parents to keep children safe this busy holiday season:
Overseas Holiday Property Section Launched on Smorland.com
A new online resource for anyone looking to rent out their home for Holidaymakers, or to put it on the market to sell, either in the UK or abroad, has been launched this month. Named after Sir Samuel Morland (one of the world's first recorded Double Agents in the 1600s), Smorland.com is a brand new, free to join, website for anyone selling or renting out their house through Estate Agents, or via a private sale, who want to act as a double agent and drum up some extra interest in their property.
Comments Charlie Jones, Managing Director of Smorland.com: "We've all been frustrated with the effort it takes to promote property in other countries to rent it out for holidaymakers; but very few of us have the money to pay the extortionate rates other websites and magazines charge for an advert. So the idea behind Smorland.com is simple, in a few quick and easy steps it lets those trying to promote their villa, apartment, cottage or house create their own mini-website and be entered into the searchable site for people to find. And it's all free.
What is a Business Worth? Biz Owners and Buyers Can Now Find out with Free, Instant Report
BizBuySell - the Internet's largest marketplace for buying or selling a small business - announced today that for the first time business owners and buyers can find out the value of a business at no cost by using it 1963 s unique "Valuation Report."
The new feature allows users looking to sell an existing business, or hoping to buy the business of their dreams, quickly and accurately determine a fair asking price based on factors such as business type and location. It is exclusive to BizBuySell and has not previously been available for free.
Buddy Media Launches Social Development Platform For Rapid Design and Launch Of Custom App-vertising Campaigns
Buddy Media, the leading media company for social media campaigns and branded app-vertisements, today launched Buddy Media's Builder. Built to respond to growing demand for app-vertisements, the Builder is a proprietary Social Media Development Platform -- the industry's only such platform to standardize and enable rapid deployment of branded social media applications across all social networks. This custom-built technology complements the company's existing suite of tools - including the BuddyBrain and the Social Page Management System - to better deliver the most effective and efficient social media campaigns.
Click here to read more…The Scooter Store to Provide Power Mobility Equipment to Healthplus of Michigan Patients
The SCOOTER Store announced today a new partnership with HealthPlus of Michigan to provide mobility products and services to HealthPlus of Michigan's 200,000-plus commercial, Medicare Advantage, HealthPlus Partners Medicaid, and HealthPlus Insurance Company(PPO) members requiring power wheelchairs and scooters.
The SCOOTER Store, which is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc. (ACHC), is the nation's leading provider of power mobility equipment to seniors and people with mobility impairments. In 2006, HealthPlus of Michigan's Commercial, Medicare and Medicaid insurance programs were cited as being among "America's Best Health Plans 2006" by U.S. News and World Report.
Experience Barack Obama's Historic Inauguration With Pearson
What was the shortest inaugural address ever given? What was the first inauguration ceremony to be photographed? Who was the first president to be inaugurated at the Capitol?
The answers to these questions, and hundreds of little-known, but compelling, facts can be found at 00004000 Pearson School , Pearson Social Studies' guide to all things presidential. This comprehensive and engaging site provides an in-depth look at the people, places, and events that comprise the nation's presidential history, from George Washington up to the historic inauguration of Barack Obama on January 20th.
Credit Problems No Problem Announces Free Money Saving Tips to Help You Repay Bad Credit Loans Fast
Borrowers can dramatically cut the lifetime cost of their bad credit loans with free money saving tips that reduce their debts without hitting their lifestyles.
Lots of little savings quickly add up - saving you money right now and reducing future interest payments, says unsecured loans specialist Credit Problems No Problem (www.creditproblemsnoproblem.co.uk/ccj_loans.html).
Money you save today will pay off your bad credit loans much faster - cutting interest payments that would otherwise pile up and cost you thousands of pounds over the lifetime of your loan.
AP9 GalleriaUSA Presents Tips for Planning a Bridal Shower
Her wedding is usually the most wonderful moment in the life of a woman and everything that surrounds this singular moment should be as special as the wedding date itself. AP9 Galleria USA, a leading discount membership program offered by Adaptive Marketing LLC, understands this and as an alternative presents some tips on planning a memorable bridal shower.
AP9 GalleriaUSA offers its members fabulous discounts at popular retailers from coast to coast -- perfect for anyone throwing or attending a bridal shower. Members of AP9 Galleria USA can log on to Galleria123.com to take advantage of all their money-saving benefits as well as great gift-giving ideas.
New PR Firm is First to Combine Traditional, Digital Methods for Boomer Marketing
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) September 22, 2006 – Mary Furlong & Associates (MFA) announced today that it is adding a full range of public relations services. The move broadens the firm’s portfolio of client offerings, which includes marketing, research and business development services.
In addition to more traditional public relations, such as working with mainstream print and broadcast reporters to secure media coverage for clients, MFA specializes in “PR 2.0” – reaching consumers through weblogs, e-newsletters, podcasts, Web promotions, mobile devices and other emerging digital channels.
Hospitality eBusiness Strategies to Present at Eye for Travel's Social Media Strategies for Travel Conference in San Francisco
Hospitality eBusiness Strategies (HeBS), the leading Internet marketing consulting firm for the hospitality industry, today announced the firm will present during EyeforTravel's Social Media Strategies for Travel conference to be held in San Francisco March 5-6. This will be the premier travel event in 2008 to be focused 100% on social media.
Max Starkov, HeBS' Chief eBusiness Strategist will present during the session: "Drive Traffic to Your Site with a Comprehensive Social Search Marketing Strategy." The session, also featuring top executives from Google and Farecast, will include a social media strategy presentation followed by a panel discussion. The panel will cover a range of topics including the importance of a social search engine marketing strategy and the status and future of search engine marketing and other Internet marketing formats in the new Web 2.0 environment.
Institute for Health Technology Transformation Announces New Initiatives and Year Round Educational Programs
The Institute for Health Technology Transformation (iHT2) announced a number of new initiatives and year round educational programs designed to foster the meaningful use of healthcare technology today.
The Institute for Health Technology Transformation announces a number of new programs that will drive innovation, education, and provide a critical understanding of how technology applications, solutions and devices can improve the quality, safety and efficiency of healthcare. Our new programs include: educational workshops, topical newsletters, access to industry thought leaders, peer reviewed research, high level conferences, webinars, focus groups, topic specific committees, and other unique initiatives allowing individuals and organizations access to resources that will enable them to leverage the full value of healthcare technology.
Struggling With Those 2008 Resolutions? DailyStrength's "Goals" Program Makes Them Stick
Millions of people have proclaimed their resolutions for the new year and have likely started off strong, hitting the gym, eating more healthfully and staying away from alcohol, to name a few. Statistics show, however, that of those who set a New Year's resolution at least 50% abandon it by the end of January and up to 90% by the end of March. There's now a better way to stick with and reach one's goals: DailyStrength, the Internet's fastest growing health-focused social network, has unveiled its new Goals feature. "Goals" provides members with measurement and tracking tools to keep them focused, and harnesses the power of online support groups to keep them on the right path.
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