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May

31

AOL CEO Has Biggest Marketing Job Yet – Selling AOL's Value – Wall Street Journal

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AOL CEO Has Biggest Marketing Job Yet – Selling AOL's Value
Wall Street Journal
"We think that Armstrong's understanding of the global Internet marketplace should allow for a more focused and disciplined mergers-and-acquisitions strategy," JPMorgan analyst Imran Kahn said. As Bewkes noted at the Time Warner shareholders' meeting

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May

31

By sfadmin

Dynamic Enterprise Online Marketing, Set To Electrify Kansas City – WebWire
Jodi Carwan, Entrepreneur and Owner of a multi-million dollar Online Marketing Business, is on her way to an exclusive Google Adwords Intensive training weekend with, Cherie Yvette, “The Urban Cowgirl.” The event offers assistance in building

Deadline for Entry Extended for 13th Annual WebAwards, the Premier – 24-7PressRelease.com
Web Marketing Association’s 2009 Web Site Awards to recognize outstanding Internet achievement in 96 Industry Categories. Entries will be accepted until June 12, 2009 at http://www.webaward.org. 2009 WebAward Call For Entries Enter your best Website

High-tech promotion a challenge for entrepreneurs – The Chronicle Herald
ENTREPRENEURS understand how important it is to continuously interact with current and potential customers. However, this task has become far more confusing for many business owners with the growth of new media, primarily electronic in nature, that

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May

30

TV Networks Must Tap SEM/SEO – Mediapost.com

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TV Networks Must Tap SEM/SEO – Mediapost.com

TV Networks Must Tap SEM/SEO
Mediapost.com, NY
TV networks should embrace search engine optimization (SEO) as more shows find a home on the Internet. Brafton encapsulates an article in which Greg Kahn, SVP of strategic insights at Optimedia, says networks need to do more to make hit shows available

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W3optimizer.com Launches Online SEO Tools And Info – PitchEngine (press release)

W3optimizer.com Launches Online SEO Tools And Info
PitchEngine (press release), WY
05.27.2009 – Launched by an individual, Jawahar Prasad, w3optimizer.com can be helpful for SEO purposes. W3optimizer.com can be used as an SEO tool by the internet users and webmasters for optimizing their respective websites. An effective online SEO

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May

30

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Jesse Rawstorne Joins Forces With MLM Lead System Pro – 24-7PressRelease.com
Leading business consultant endorses network marketing and direct sales’ turbo-charged business platform offered by MLM Lead System Pro. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, May 30, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ — Project finance expert Jesse Rawstorne, is often sought

5 ‘marketing opportunities’ hospitals are missing – Computerworld
Network World – Doctors Twittering from the operating room is yesterday’s news. “Brain Surgery Cam”? Now that one got my attention while reading the May 24 edition of The New York Times: “The point of Shila Renee Mullins’s brain surgery was to remove

God save the brand? Punks power U.K. ads – MSNBC
LONDON – Never mind the bullocks, indeed — Johnny Rotten and some stampeding cows have started a rush toward punk advertising in the United Kingdom. The Sex Pistols frontman, now known as John Lydon, stars in popular U.K. TV commercials for the

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May

29

Execs & Accounts: Range Online, Jetset Studios, Razorfish – ClickZ

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Timberland selects Range Online Media. Range, an interactive marketing agency, will handle the footwear and apparel company’s paid search marketing. Sony gets “Obsessed” for its upcoming movie. An online viral campaign for the release of the upcoming more

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May

28

California Search Engine Marketing Can Skyrocket Your Profits … – OfficialWire

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OfficialWire
California Search Engine Marketing Can Skyrocket Your Profits
OfficialWire, NY
California Search engine optimization, internet marketing – these are concepts that must be well understood and implemented if you are to have a successful online presence with your California business. The problem is, most business owners don't have
iProspect Ranked #1 Search Engine Marketing Agency of Record in PR Web (press release)
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May

28

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SEO and social media: The yin and yang of online marketing – Examiner.com


PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
SEO and social media: The yin and yang of online marketing
Examiner.com
SEO strategies and tactics are typically pretty passive – on the order of, "If you build it, (and build it right) they will come." Social media marketing and promotion, on the other hand, provides marketers with an active way to make themselves visible
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Web NewDesignWorld (press release)
Basic SEO Strategies for Beginners Özel Web Tasar?m
The Power of Paid Search Marketing My Pressportal (press release)
Özel Web Tasar?m - Özel Web Tasar?m
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Public Companies Can Increase Online Marketing on YourFINDit, the … – TransWorldNews (press release)

Public Companies Can Increase Online Marketing on YourFINDit, the
TransWorldNews (press release), GA
Public companies can create a profile YourFINDit, a business and social networking website, to broaden their online marketing and advertising strategy. YourFINDit business networking tool is necessary for any company that is serious about their web

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May

28

Content Management Systems The Benefits of CMS

By estherl

Many times when we engage our clients in a Content Management System (CMS) training session, we’re introducing a CMS to individuals who have not previously been involved with updating the back-end of a Web site. At the start, there’s often a sense of excitement, followed closely by anxiety and nervousness. The training attendees seem outwardly concerned that one mistake will drop their company’s Web site like a house of cards – and leave them holding only a pink slip! The good news is that it typically doesn’t take any time at all for these staffers to relax, gain comfort, and become pros.

A CMS after all, is an application which is intended to allow less technical individuals to update, edit and manage content on a Web site without necessarily being knowledgeable of coding or Web site programming. Having a CMS at the fingertips of internal staff allows for easy and instantaneous Web site maintenance. While some items still require a technical Web developer, a large portion of work can be handled by non-technical staff members using the CMS.

Many of today’s Content Management Systems are power-packed with flexibility and function. Features of a highly automated system may include an online store, shopping cart, credit card processing, inventory management, cross-selling, customer and order history, gift certificates, coupon codes, automated email notifications, shipper integration, invoice and packing slips, customer ratings/reviews, content management and much more.

Not surprisingly, individuals really prefer to utilize a system that looks and feels familiar. Something that isn’t intimidating to even a beginner. One of the many reasons, after all, that the Internet itself became increasingly accessible and desirable around 1995 is that people became more comfortable with it – and so, CMS users also seek a system that is easy to understand and navigate.

A particularly well-liked CMS among our clients is a proprietary system which we refer to as “SmartCommerce System”. The SmartCommerce system is appealing because it looks and feels familiar right from the start. Compared to many other CMS, the SmartCommerce system is search engine friendly and the code is W3C compliant.

SmartCommerce basically puts a Web site on auto-pilot and improves the functionality and overall user experience – both for e-customers and for personnel who manage the company’s Web site. With the user-friendly Content Management System (CMS), non-technical personnel can easily manage the Web site’s content directly. For example, staff members have the direct capability to modify existing product information, upload new products, and specify custom quantity discount levels as needed. In addition, staff members can upload Web site videos and product images. Furthermore, they can designate product pricing – and set up related products to display together on the same Web page.

Most CMS software can be adapted and tailored to meet the needs of any e-commerce level – from an existing e-store handling thousands of daily transactions to a new e-store launch. For example, a simple start-up site may only require basic capabilities of online store and credit card processing, while a more sophisticated Web site may utilize the fully advanced features. The front-end design is also typically flexible to meet the marketing image and design of any product or corporation.

Are you currently utilizing a CMS? How is it working for you? If you’re not utilizing a CMS, may we answer any questions for you?

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May

28

By sfadmin

12-Week Internet Marketing Course Offered by Jeremy “Shoemaker … – The Open Press (press release)

12-Week Internet Marketing Course Offered by Jeremy “Shoemaker
The Open Press (press release)
wide variety of topics, all which are important to establishing and sustaining a business online. The lessons are segmented to provide for easy reading and provide subscribers with ideas, strategies, and techniques to get started in internet marketing.

Hartford, Connecticut Hotel Launches New Web Site, Optimization … – PRLog.Org (press release)

Hartford, Connecticut Hotel Launches New Web Site, Optimization
PRLog.Org (press release), TX
WRS is a privately-owned hospitality Internet marketing company developed as an online marketing partner for hotels to optimize revenue from Internet and brand resources. WRS offers over 50 years of combined hospitality industry experience,

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May

27

Google Improves Google Base Accounts

By teamsf

Google announced today through emails to content providers and users of Google Base that they are improving the Google Base services. These changes include the Terms of Service as well as the ability to add more pertinent information about your business.

Google added, “Starting today, when you sign in to your Google Base account, you’ll be asked to select your location. After you click “Continue,” you’ll be presented with our new Terms of Service. Please take a moment to read through these terms carefully. Once you’ve accepted the new terms, we invite you to provide additional information about your business, such as your business address and phone number.”

All users accounts of Google Base have 30 days to access their account and accept the new terms of services. The account can be suspended if the new terms of service are not accepted within 30 days and you could lose your information that has already been posted.

Google Base is a free Google service that helps you publish virtually any kind of information and make it available to users of Google Base as well as those searching the web for information.

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