Customer Service Expanded At Email Marketing Firm

 

Email Marketing Firm Expands its Customer Service

Email marketing service provider Listrak recently expanded its technical support & training team. Joe Devine, Technical Support Analyst, joined the team in June 2006, and now provides Listrak customers and prospects with technical assistance and product training.

Lititz, PA (PRWEB) July 21, 2006 -- Email marketing service provider Listrak recently expanded its technical support & training team. Joe Devine, Technical Support Analyst, joined the team in June 2006, and now provides Listrak customers and prospects with technical assistance and product training. Prior to joining Listrak, Joe worked as a network administration and advanced technical support representative for EvenLink.

Listrak's technical support & training team is available 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. EST to answer email marketers’ questions about the Listrak product and to provide guidance on overall email marketing strategies and best practices.

Email marketers can reach the Listrak technical support & training team by calling 717-627-4528 or by opening a live chat on http://www.listrak.com.

Listrak is a leading provider of hosted email marketing software that allows permission-based marketers to manage, send, track and grow their email marketing investment. Listrak services clients such as Daimler Chrysler, Motorola, L’Oreal and the Bahamas from its Lititz, PA headquarters.

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Press Contact: Brent Shroyer
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Trump Magazine

Trump

 

by Larry Dobrow, Tuesday, July 25, 2006
I BELIEVE EVERY TV celebrity, A-list or D, should have a magazine to call his or her own. I constantly find myself wondering about Larry King's fitness routine. I'm interested in learning Sharon Osbourne's thoughts on renewable energy sources. I'd pay $5.99 for any publication in which Robin from "The Real World: San Diego" waxes philosophic about both the real (world) and the fake (breasts).

 

So yeah, Trump is by a wide margin my favorite publication of all time--which, to anybody who knows me even casually, shouldn't come as much of a surprise. Like Donald, I boast a closet full of shoes tailored from the finest reptile hides. Like Donald, I "think big [and] live large," just like it says right there on the cover. Like Donald, I've never hesitated to trade in my galpals for newer models when their leases are up. Truly, I am aglow in Trumpiness; I am nothing if not a clump of Trump.

 

This magazine makes it possible for me to enter the master's universe, if only for a few brief, inky moments. In the summer issue of Trump, I bask in the glory that, come 2008, will be Trump Tower Philadelphia. I learn about how "Saturday Night Live" player Darrell Hammond admired Donald's work ethic during his guest-host stint. I even chortle gaily at the delightful house ad for the magazine itself ("subscribe... or you're fired!"). See, that's whimsical because on "The Apprentice," Donald's catchphrase is "you're fired!" Whimsical!

 

But all this pales beside the cover profile of Donald spawn Ivanka. Alternately described in it as "lovely," "impossibly lithe" and "smart as a whip" (a triple threat!), Ms. Trump charts out the course for modern trust-fund femininity over the course of a mere five pages. Oh, to be a Calphalon non-stick omelet pan dangling above her kitchen island... wait, does that make me sound like a perv? In any event, I suppose it's within the realm of possibility that a more incisively objective profile will run in a major American publication this decade, but the Ivanka piece sets the bar impossibly high--as high as the 64-story tower Donald is currently erecting in Las Vegas, which may or may not feature a Megu restaurant.

 

If I have one complaint about the summer issue of Trump--and mind you, it's a teensy, insignificant one--it's that there's simply not enough Donald in it. Sure, we're treated to pix of Donald with Mrs. Donald and Donald with members of The O'Jays and Donald with Katie Couric, a feature on Donald's shiny new Philly tower, factoids on Trump University, the revelation that Donald "last year admitted to trying out the [Honma golf] clubs to Travel + Leisure," a graphic depicting how every reality show copies "The Apprentice," and assorted plugs for Donald's signature collection of watches and his Trump Marina hotel and his other Atlantic City properties and his Atlantic City "Apprentice" penny video slots and his West Palm Beach golf club and TrumpTheMag.com and Trump The Fragrance and Trump Mortgage and Trump Vodka.

 

But otherwise serviceable items--about the evolution of panama hats, the business moxie of Kiss bassist Gene Simmons and new design trends in prefab housing, not to mention a well-chosen excerpt from Alvin and Heidi Toffler's Revolutionary Wealth--are fatally marred by Donald's absence. And while the magazine boasts a handful of genuinely creative photo flourishes (diamond-studded watches set against a backdrop of diamonds, a meticulously arranged spread of super-luxe accessories), I can't think of a single good reason why Donald himself wasn't tapped to model the goodies. Well, except if maybe he had a meeting or something. I hear he's quite strapped for time nowadays, what with the demands of applying for trademarks on all things Trump.

 

In short, if you love and admire Donald Trump as I do, Trump is the one magazine you can't live without. Less a publication than a beacon of light and hope in this topsy-turvy world of ours, Trump makes Vanity Fair look like a steaming pile of muskrat turd.

 

Larry Dobrow is a Contributing Writer.

 

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Marketing President Joins Women Presidents' Organization

VisionPoint Marketing President Joins Women Presidents’ Organization

 

Diane Kuehn Joins Renowned International Women’s Group.

 

Raleigh, NC, July 25, 2006 --(PR.COM)-- Diane Kuehn, president and CEO of VisionPoint Marketing, an online marketing solutions agency, has joined the Raleigh Chapter of the Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO), a local and international non-profit organization that connects top women entrepreneurs at the million and multimillion-dollar level for greater personal and professional success. Currently, the WPO operates in 50 locations in the United States and Canada. WPO members meet to discuss business interests, experiences and strategies.

 

“I am excited to join WPO and to share thoughts and ideas with its knowledgeable and experienced membership,” said Kuehn. “It is important that women business leaders collaborate and support one another to ensure that there are continual economic and business opportunities for women.”

 

About Diane Kuehn:
Diane Kuehn is President and CEO of VisionPoint Marketing, an Internet marketing solutions agency for mid-size organizations that provides strategy, creative services and execution of integrated online marketing programs. Diane established VisionPoint Marketing after holding numerous executive sales and marketing positions at leading companies, including Cox Communications, SourceLink, High Speed Net Solutions, and ADVO ¾ the country’s largest direct marketing firm. An enthusiastic supporter of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, Diane serves on the Board of Directors, the Communications Committee, the Business Institute Task Force and Competitive Edge II. She is active on the Council for Entrepreneur Development (CED), a private, nonprofit organization that strives to create an environment in which entrepreneurship can flourish. Diane volunteers time to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and serves on the marketing committee for Triangle Family Services. Her commitments to customer service, success, and community involvement have had a positive impact on many lives.

 

About Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO):
The Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) locally and internationally connects top women entrepreneurs at the million and multimillion-dollar level ($2 million in gross annual sales or $1 million for service-based business) for greater personal and professional success. In monthly meetings across the US and Canada, chapters composed of 20 accomplished women presidents from diverse industries and backgrounds invest time and energy in themselves and their businesses to drive their corporations to the next level. For more information, call 212-688-4114 or visit http://www.womenpresidentsorg.com.

 

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
(919) 233-6600 • (919) 233-0300 (fax)
patty@mmimarketing.com
7406-H Chapel Hill Road
Raleigh, NC 27607

 

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Patty Briguglio
919-233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com

Internet Yellow Pages for SMB Market

 

TSV Group Launches QuickSeek.com, Internet Yellow Pages for SMB Market

Quickseek.com is a local search service and interactive ad platform for small- to mid-sized businesses.

White Plains, NY (PRWEB) July 25, 2006 -- TSV Group, a leading provider of custom, affordable Website services for small businesses, has launched QuickSeek, online yellow pages for local businesses that delivers accurate, expanded company information in a compelling advertising environment. With more than 16 million businesses in its growing database, QuickSeek is a local search directory that enables local businesses to distinguish themselves with engaging, interactive ads to generate leads and increase sales.

Since the emergence of the Internet, online yellow pages and search directories have been a staple of online advertising, enabling savvy online marketers to gain immediate visible promotion for their website or business. Online search directories are essentially large databases of websites and/or business listings categorized by subject and location. Like search engines, online directories deliver highly qualified referrals searching for specific products or services directly to the listings that offer those products, enabling small and mid-sized businesses to capture a larger share of the market with relatively inexpensive advertising.

“Today, most sales leads begin with a search on the Internet. For the smaller business, the Internet is a critical selling tool. It is the first introduction to your business and, in essence, has become the modern-day business card, “said Felix Rodriguez, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, TSV Group. “QuickSeek provides companies with an essential way to reach customers in need of local business information. In this way, we help our clients harness the tremendous sales power that only the Internet provides.”

QuickSeek is an innovative local search directory with more than 16 million businesses in its database. Unlike traditional online yellow pages, QuickSeek offers Preferred Listings, a unique service that allows local businesses to differentiate themselves from their competition with captivating and interactive ads. QuickSeek’s Preferred Listings deliver essential business information, such as operating hours, business descriptions, email addresses, directions and links to corporate Web sites, directly to potential customers. Armed with this critical information, QuickSeek users – or “QuickSeekers” -- can make immediate and educated decisions about where to spend their money and time. QuickSeek Preferred Listings also feature TSV’s unique Poster Ad™, a vibrant full-screen design incorporating photos, images and other graphics to capture user interest. An effective marketing tool, QuickSeek harnesses the tremendous potential of the Internet to create a rich selling environment for the small business owner.

About QuickSeek
QuickSeek is leading online yellow pages directory that delivers relevant search results to users in an engaging and interactive advertising format. With unique offerings like Preferred Listings and Poster Ad™, QuickSeek enables businesses to display distinctive advertisements that deliver important business information – including operating hours, descriptions, and directions – to potential prospects so they can make quick and informed purchasing decisions. Utilizing QuickSeek’s growing database of more than 16 million websites and business listings, consumers can search for products and services by category, subject, or location.

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Press Contact: Felix Rodriguez
Company Name: QuickSeek
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Phone: 914-428-8206
Website: www.quickseek.com

All Things Great And Small: Google Checkout and Micropayments

I had heard about Google Checkout a while back and thought it made sense. After it doesn't hurt to have a competitor to PayPal, which I like.

Well, I ran across an article about it and decided to check it out and sign up. It seems pretty good. The idea of a central account that allows you to make purchases easily on-line is great, and their fees are low for sellers. And not passing the credit card along to vendors should help to reduce the security risk of that information being in many databases all over the place and more chances for the information to fall into the wrong hands.

But I was struck by a thought related to an interest I've had for several years now, and that is the question of Micro Payments. The challenge for selling things for small amounts of money, even fractions of a cent has been the costs involved with doing it. Some attempts have been made with systems that charge you a lump sum and then debit your account as you buy ring tones, music, photos, etc. The problem is that I don't think most Americans like this model. I always feel like my money is "tied up" when it could be doing other things for me. The other problem is fraud. Policing many millions of small transactions every day may be so costly that it eats into profits.

Well, I think I figured out the solution to the fraud issue a long time ago, but after mentioning it to a former employer who I thought might be interested, I have since kept my idea to myself. Perhaps I may still get a chance to share this idea with someone who could actually be in a position to see if it would work.... :-)

Anyway, I did a few searches on "google checkout micropayments" and found surprisingly few hits that had any information. Most stated that Google Checkout didn't offer micro-payments, most said that it wasn't ever going to happen, and only one thought that's what's next to be offered. So there are not many of us that can see the next logical step and that is Google Micropayments.

I think this will happen, because Google Checkout is in a perfect position to aggregate transactions to get the billing charges down low enough. Look for something like a Micropayment account where you can review all your charges and then get billed periodically, perhaps monthly. Merchants will get the same thing, a reporting system that allows the to track transactions on a detailed or summary level. Merchant fees will be low because the cost involved with be low. Google checkout will make it easy to buy bits and bytes with a simple login. Sales of wallpaper, icons, jokes, songs, and things we can't yet imagine will become even larger than they are now. Sites that don't sell things will have Virtual Tip Jars. Like a site? Toss a quarter in the tip jar. Want to donate to a charity easily? Slip a dollar into the tipjar. And, since you won't have to fill out a long checkout form, buying things with your handheld/phone will be easier. Wow!

This is so damn huge I can hardly stand it!

Of course, the huge potential will also draw the scammers, many of whom are smart enough to know that stealing a little from many is the low-profile way to go. Many see this as a problem that will quickly doom the concept of micropayments, but they don't know that I already have a solution... :-)

(hris

Chris Nielsen, Owner
Nielsen Technical Services
http://www.NielsenTech.com
Search Engine Optimization and Internet Consulting
"Be what they're searching for!"
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Alternative To High-Priced Bankruptcy Attorneys

 

Bankruptcy Services of America Provides Alternative To High-Priced Bankruptcy Attorneys

Bankruptcy attorneys typically charge $800 to $2,500 to file bankruptcy. Bankruptcy Services of America, a nationwide bankruptcy service, charges just $195 for a complete Chapter 7 or 13 consumer bankruptcy.

Jacksonville, (PRWEB) July 21, 2006 -- Bankruptcy Services of America today announced that it has prepared over 28,000 chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcies for individual consumers since it commenced operations in February, 2003.

While bankruptcy attorneys typically charge fees ranging from $800 to $2,500 to file bankruptcy, a complete chapter 7 or 13 bankruptcy prepared by Bankruptcy Services of America costs just $195.

"Many people think they need an attorney to file bankruptcy", said Dean Holt, a case coordinator with Bankruptcy Services of America. "In most cases, however, the entire bankruptcy process consists of completing the Official Bankruptcy Forms, filing them with the bankruptcy court and attending a brief meeting with a bankruptcy trustee. No attorney is needed for this and no court hearing is required in most cases", says Holt.

Bankruptcy Services of America is a non-attorney bankruptcy service that is staffed by non-attorney bankruptcy preparers. "Our top bankruptcy preparers have over 24 years experience preparing bankruptcy forms and were formerly employed by bankruptcy attorneys and trustees", says Holt.

Those individuals seeking to file bankruptcy under the new bankruptcy laws that took effect on October 17, 2005 are paying much higher fees to bankruptcy attorneys, who have raised their fees as much as 100%. "That's to account for the increased liability the new law imposes on them, which will mean more time verifying and filing client documents", said Jeanne Sahadi, a senior writer at CNN/MONEY.

Many individuals are having their bankruptcy forms prepared by non-attorney "bankruptcy petition preparers", whose fees and services are regulated by the Bankruptcy Code and by local court rules and decisions in each jurisdiction.    

For more information about Bankruptcy Services of America, visit the company's website at www.bkservicesofamerica.com.

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Real Estate Agents Get Risk Free Leads

A 100% Money Back Guarantee Program Provides Real Estate Agents with Risk Free Leads 

 

July 20,2006 12:00 AM EST - GetMyHomesValue.com, an online home valuation site that connects real estate agents with consumers, provides realty professionals with a guaranteed number of leads. (FVNEWSWIRE Jul 12, 2006)
   
Lancaster, PA (FV Newswire) - GetMyHomesValue.com, an online home valuation site that connects real estate agents with consumers wanting to sell, buy or refinance a home, today announced its new guarantee program. GetMyHomesValue.com is guaranteeing subscribers a specific number of leads within their six-month contract. If clients do not receive the specified number of leads agreed then GetMyHomesValue.com will give them a 100% refund.

 

"We are so confident in our lead program and the ability it has for agents to grow their business that we wanted to offer a 100% money back guarantee," said GetMyHomesValue Chief Motivational Officer Rory Wilfong.

 

GetMyHomesValue.com provides real estate agents with true exclusive real estate leads by zip code to grow their business. This differs from most other online lead sites that divide zip code zones among multiple agents. GetMyHomesValue.com subscription-based service operates in states across the USA, giving committed real estate agents a key advantage in the highly competitive real estate industry. GetMyHomesValue.com provides agents with contact information for consumers who have requested an obligation-free house valuation.

 

"This new guarantee program offers real value to our subscribers because we are guaranteeing a specific number of leads during a six-month subscription. If we don’t give them that number of leads, even if they receive just one short of the number of leads agreed, they will still receive a full refund," said Wilfong.

 

"We have added a new level of performance and assurance for agents that they will receive the number of leads they expect and need to grow their business. Essentially we have taken away any risk or potential for disappointment," said Wilfong.

 

According to Allen Wilkerson, real estate agent in San Diego, California and a GetMyHomesValue.com subscriber, "The fact that I am able to subscribe by zip code and that all leads generated from that zip code come exclusively to me was a key factor in choosing GetMyHomesValue.com. The agent to resident ratio in California has increased 30% since 2004, creating a very competitive market and GetMyHomesValue.com has helped me get ahead of the competition." Wilkerson just listed a $925,000 condo in San Diego from a lead received by GetMyHomesValue.com.

 

GetMyHomesValue.com new guarantee program initially is available to agents and brokers in Maryland, New Jersey, Texas, Virginia, Florida, Nevada, Arizona, Georgia, Washington DC and California. GetMyHomesValue.com expects to expand the new guarantee program to other states overtime.

 

Subscribers will continue to take advantage of GetMyHomesValue.com’s unique Veri-Lead and Veri-Link program. As part of its Veri-Lead program, GetMyHomesValue.com actively attempts to verify that contact information for consumers is accurate and if practicable initiates a three-way call between consumer, real estate agent and GetMyHomesValue.com, as part of its advanced Veri-Link service.

 

"Our aim at GetMyHomesValue.com is to take some of the anxiety out of that initial call. We act like a type of consumer concierge turning a cold call into a warm lead, bringing potential client and real estate professional together. In a way we’re helping orchestrate what may be a long-term relationship that will benefit both the consumer and real estate professional," said Wilfong   

 

In addition to setting up in-person contacts where possible, a service that is unique, GetMyHomesValue.com also provides agents with personalized coaching from sales professionals who understand the importance of successfully converting GetMyHomesValue.com leads into clients, helping subscribers refine their sales skills for the greatest success.

 

"There are many valuable techniques that agents can use to turn leads into a commission. GetMyHomesValue.com representatives are available to help agents achieve their goals by educating them on marketing ideas that will help them grow their business," said Wilfong.

 

For additional information on becoming a subscriber to the guarantee program with GetMyHomesValue.com call 1-877-54-LEADS or see www.verilead.getmyhomesvalue.com.

 

About GetMyHomesValue.com
GetMyHomesValue.com, is an online home valuation site for homeowners. Based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, GetMyHomesValue.com was founded in December 2003 by online business development company Web Xtreme, to deliver high quality real estate leads to real estate agents and brokers nationwide. Its unique Veri-Lead system and true exclusive leads by zip code for real estate agents means it is trusted by consumers and highly valued by real estate professional as a business-building tool. For additional information call 717-431-0511 or visit www.getmyhomesvalue.com or www.verilead.getmyhomesvalue.com. Companion real estate related sites to GetMyHomesValue.com include NationalAgentDirectory.com and GetTheLowestRate.com.

 

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Company: LIME STREET STUDIOS
Contact: Anne Marie Swinehart
Phone: 717-391-6712 

Canadian Pharmacies Necessary Healthcare Solution

 

Senate Bill Confirms Canadian Pharmacies as Necessary Healthcare Solution

Drug importation debate stoked by passage of U.S. Senate Bill prohibiting Customs officials from seizing medications from Canada. New political momentum verifies Canadian online pharmacies are still a recommended cure for excessive drug prices and that the mail will get through.

Winnipeg, Canada (PRWeb) July 20, 2006 – The U.S. senate has affirmed its support for drug importation from Canada by passing a bill aimed at curbing Customs seizures of packages sent by licensed online Canadian pharmacies. By a 68-32 vote, the Senate has demonstrated that Canadian pharmacies are alive and well and offering the best alternative to outrageously high drug prices. Legitimate pharmacies like Rx Care Canada (www.RxCareCanada.com) dispense safe and affordable prescription medications and guarantee delivery.

The Senate legislation was introduced by Sen. David Vitter, Louisiana Republican:
"We should demand that Customs and Border Protection focus on the true priority that we face on the war on terror," said Vitter, of efforts to secure U.S. borders. "Stripping small amounts of prescription drugs from the hands of seniors ... that should not be a priority."

Canadian online pharmacies are more relevant than ever because they offer international options for fulfilment of prescriptions at even lower prices through partner pharmacies licensed in their home jurisdiction. With a simple toll free call, Americans that pay out-of-pocket for their medications can enjoy immense savings. Ordering through a trusted Canadian pharmacy may be a welcome solution for the un and underinsured as well as seniors that have fallen into the infamous Medicare D doughnut hole.

“We’ve gone global and our patients love it” explains William Skubovius, Chief Operating Officer of Rx Care Canada.Com Pharmacy (www.RxCareCanada.com). “They now have a safe conduit to low cost medications worldwide proving that affordability need not come at the expense of safety.”

Canadian pharmacies applaud the Senate action, and it appears that seizure activity has already subsided in recent months. The reduction in seizures coupled with re-ship policies that guarantee patient delivery have maintained the trust and viability of international mail-order pharmacies like Rx Care Canada.

“The seizure issue has been grossly overstated. Less than 1% of packages are intercepted and those that are get re-shipped immediately”, adds Skubovius. “American consumers need not be deterred, Canadian pharmacies are back and are bigger and better than ever.”

RxCareCanada Pharmacy is licensed by the Manitoba Pharmaceutical Association (IPS license # 32690) and has been safely dispensing medications to American patients for 4 years. All Canadian drugs are dispensed and carefully reviewed by licensed pharmacists.

Media Contact:
William R Skubovius
Ph. 1-800-381-3594
Website: www.RxCareCanada.com

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Ads Eyes Don't Just Seem To Follow You, It Really Does!

ALMONDNET GRANTED SECOND PATENT FOR BEHAVIORALLY TARGETED ADVERTISEMENTS

 

Patent Results From AlmondNet’s Continued R&D In Online Advertising Technology 

 

NEW YORK– For Immediate Release - AlmondNet, a New York-based media and advertising technology company, has announced that it has been awarded a second online advertising patent (Patent # 6,925,440) from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. AlmondNet’s newly awarded descriptive-profile patent secures a method for the owners of online consumer profiles to earn revenues from ads targeted based on their profiles.

 

AlmondNet’s (www.almondnet.com) Post-Search network serves relevant ads to consumers based on their recent online searches. For example, a consumer who searches for car insurance information might then see an ad from an insurance provider when reading sports news, weather, or any other content – for up to 30 days following their initial search. Post-search ads do not utilize personally identifiable information, and every ad allows consumers to opt out if they wish.

 

"In a behaviorally targeted ad world, knowing a person’s purchase-intent is key to presenting relevant ads. Determining purchase intent is especially challenging when people spend less than 5 percent of their online time searching. AlmondNet’s newest patent is key to delivering relevant ads based on purchase-intent since it provides profile owners with an economic incentive to share those valuable purchase-intent profiles. With purchase-intent profiles, relevant behaviorally-targeted ads can be delivered to consumers wherever they happen to be on the web". said Roy Shkedi, founder and CEO of AlmondNet.

 

"AlmondNet’s continued investment in R&D and the development of innovative IP, which reflects the company’s vision of where it thinks the online advertising industry is headed, has resulted in a second extensive patent that covers AlmondNet’s Post-Search solution and expands AlmondNet’s IP portfolio," said Michael Kubin, AlmondNet board member and Evaliant co-founder.

 

About AlmondNet

 

Founded in 1998, AlmondNet (www.almondnet.com) is a New York-based media and advertising technology company that revolutionizes search and makes the Internet advertising market efficient by distributing relevant paid search ads to people wherever they go, based on recent searches they made.

 

To interview AlmondNet or for additional info, contact:

 

Jeff Rutherford

 

413 369 4128

 

jeffru@tryloncommunications.com

Remnant Direct Mail Opportunities at 60% Savings

 

Valumail Sells Remnant Direct Mail Opportunities at Savings Over 60 Percent via Mediabids

Direct mail company, Valumail, sells remnant direct mail opportunities in primary, North East markets via Mediabids.com.

Winsted, CT (PRWEB) July 17, 2006 -- Mediabids, the online print advertising space marketplace, announced today that direct mail company ValuMail, has decided to sell remnant direct mail advertising opportunities on an available basis via Mediabids.com.

Valumail is offering special pricing for new advertiser clients, $10.93 per 1,000 vs. the regular $34.93 per 1,000 (up to .25 ounces), in their primary market areas, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Albany, NY.

"Remnant direct marketing space in ValuMail’s primary markets is tremendous and further increases our ability to provide advertisers with high-quality advertising opportunities that produce results," said Jedd Gould, president, Mediabids.com .

About Mediabids.com
Mediabids.com, the online print advertising marketplace, offers a patented online process that enables the buying and selling of print advertising space in U.S. newspapers and magazines, through advertiser auctions, publication offers and traditional media buys. To date over 8,000 business consumers (advertisers) have registered on Mediabids.com to purchase advertising space to market their business and over 3,500 newspapers and magazines have registered their print publications to sell ad space. www.mediabids.com, Toll Free 866-236-2259.

About ValuMail
ValuMail direct mail provides the proven benefits of direct mail advertising for a fraction of the cost with shared mail, available to over 110 million households throughout the United States. Direct mail advertising works. Smart advertisers are sharing the costs of direct mail- postage, processing, mailing lists and printing- by combining their ads with several other advertisers into a combined mail package that reaches more than 98% of households in served markets. http://cf.ctnow.com/valumail/index.html, Toll Free 800-683-5435.

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Press Contact: Lisa Cadan
Company Name: MEDIABIDS
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Phone: 401-433-5681
Website: http://www.mediabids.com

Word Cloud Fever Clouds Good Marketing Sense

 

Word Cloud Fever: The Business of Selling Words

Tag cloud website offers a unique and innovative online advertising model for websites. Move over pixel advertising!

Edmonton, AB (PRWEB) July 15, 2006 -- Popular online advertising models are usually below average in productivity and most online businesses approach these with less certainty of returns. But once in a while unique advertising models come up that take the internet by storm and bring advertisers a good amount of traffic and profit.

Just a few weeks ago, a new advertising model has emerged, the word cloud (tag cloud) model. Basically advertisers and website owners can reserve a text link spots which link to their website.

"The fact that there are only few spots per site really drives the rush in acquiring the spots on these tag cloud websites," says Barry Onyango the webmaster at 500BuzzWords.com. At http://www.500buzzwords.com each spot will be represented by a unique Buzz Word and there will be only 500 of them.

There are other reasons that will make advertisers want to reserve their words early.

"I can compare this to domain name registration. You want to register the best domain names early before it is taken. Can you imagine how rich you would be if you are the one who registered fish.com that sold for $1million or loans.com that sold for $3 million or business.com that sold for $7.5 million?" added Onyango.

Tags clouds are already popular tools used in social networking and book marking. Surfers have already exhibited a passion for tag clouds and in essence the word clouds are easier on the eyes than the previously popular pixel site model introduced by Alex Tew. As promising as this new method sounds, the only issue in advertisers' minds is whether they will get good traffic from these sites. For this business model to be viable, tag cloud sites must have a strategy of driving traffic to their sites.

Onyango notes that only the first few tag cloud sites will be able to get buzz from the online community, which usually translates into traffic. As one of the first-comers, he has marketed 500buzzwords.com through press releases and publicity. "In addition, after all the buzz words are booked, I will not just keep all the money in the bank. I will spend some of it in marketing the website in innovative ways. Plus I think the domain name is pretty catchy and easy to remember."

While tag cloud advertising is really promising, advertisers and website owners should make sure they find a good value for their money when buying these word spots.

For more information and an example of a reputable word cloud website, please visit http://www.500BuzzWords.com.

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Website: http://www.500BuzzWords.com

Foreclosure Investors Guide

An Investors Guide Into Foreclosures

At this point, you should be convinced that Foreclosure investing is the best place to inter the Real Estate marketing. 
Unfortunately, every month thousands of homeowners are faced with the possibility of losing their homes to foreclosure. But, as if all aspects of life, one man's problem is another man's opportunity.

As an investor, you can actually be a blessing to a family who is unable to continue to make their monthly mortgage payment. By implementing some of the knowledge listed below, and in future lessons, you can find quality homes, secure them with little or no money down, and then either rent them out for a residual income, or sell them for a sizeable profit.

However, if you are interested in foreclosure home investing you are not alone. There are hundreds of people in every state that buy foreclosed homes and sell them for profits. This has been proven as a great way for anybody to make money in the real estate industry. If this sounds like something that is interesting, you are in luck. There are tons of resources that are available on this industry, and anybody can get started in no time at all.

Getting started in foreclosure home investing is not a difficult task. The first step that you must take before getting started is obvious; you will need to determine what you can afford. By setting your budget, you will ensure yourself of staying within your limits and never over extending your means. The best thing to do is only look at properties that are within your budget. This will go along way in making sure that you do not get enticed by a property that you cannot afford.

After you have set your budget, you will want to determine which areas are appropriate for foreclosure home investing. In other words, if you live in the city, you may not want to buy a home that is two hours away and in the middle of a farm land. But on the other hand, you may be looking for a change of pace and decide that the best situation for you is to find a property that is not like the other ones that you own. There are no hard and fast rules for where you should buy foreclosed properties. It all comes down to personal preference, and what you think will fit in best with your current situation.

The next step of foreclosure home investing actually has to do with finding the homes in the area that you are interested in. There are three common ways that you can do this. First off, many people begin by searching the newspapers. This is only natural because people believe that this is the best place to get free information. There is another group of people that prefer to call the lender directly on the phone to obtain property listings. Again, this is free and you can get a lot of listings at once. Finally, there are hundreds of online services that you can join that will be able to supply you with foreclosed properties in your area. These services usually charge a monthly fee, but it is well worth it because of the amount of properties that you will be able to search through.

If you follow these three steps you can get started in foreclosure home investing in no time at all. Remember, foreclosure home investing is not a difficult thing to do. It just takes a little bit of knowledge and determination.

D. Brownlee http://www.Foreclosurefaq.info D. Brownlee has more than 10 years experience in the Real Estate market, including 2 as an Independent Loss Mitigation Specialist

 

National Shortage Of Dummies Hurts Book Sales

 

Internet Business News: Wealth System for Dummies

There really is an internet business that lives up to its claims. “For those looking for just an extra $500 per month, sorry it could be much more!” says entrepreneur direct marketer John Karstetter.

(PRWEB) July 13, 2006 -- The 1 Step System© has proven itself to be a “steam rolling wealth generator”! For those who simply listen to the Free 37-minute teleseminar and recognize that it could change their lives will seize the opportunity to join this business. Anyone can successfully do the business. Aristotle Onassis once said, “You are not truly wealthy until you are making money in your sleep!” 1 Step System practically runs itself, 24/7, says John Karstetter www.wealthsystemfordummies.com.

This is a proven turnkey system; don’t try to “re-invent this wheel!” The Ultimate Marketers Toolbox provides the roadmap to success for both the beginner and the experienced marketer. The system totally eliminates the biggest fear of 98% of the population, “Selling.” The secret to success with the 1 Step system is the 37 minute teleseminar that does all the selling for the customer. The guiding principle is all the customer needs to do is invite people to the call and let co-founder Rod Stinson sell the system. The more people on the call, the more success for a 1 Step System owner. Find out for yourself where the 1 Step System gets it name.

The greatest aspect about the marketing system, says John Karstetter is that “the call not only allows people who don’t want to sell, earn thousands of dollars a week, but allows marketers like him to leverage their time in order to make more money, even while sleeping, out running errands or other daily activities.” Like a well know infomercial slogan, you simply set it and forget it!

Know someone who has been fired, excuse me downsized? A stay at mom or dad needing extra income? A single parent? Know someone who has lost most or all of their retirement nest egg from corporate scandals? I know someone who was just about to retire at Enron, his expected comfortable retirement, All Gone! If you ask John Karstetter, The 1 Step System “totally levels the playing field” for anyone desiring the financial stability and security they deserve. “The American Dream is still very much alive and well.” 1 Step and you are on your way.

John Karstetter began his successful sales and marketing career in the corporate world over 25 years ago. In the last 10 years he has worked in the direct sales environment with a nutritional company building sales groups and co-authored a best selling book, “Nutrition Guidelines” in that mult-national company. Mr. Karstetter is based in Olathe, Kansas and is again building sales groups and teaching people how to truly realize time and financial freedom. He may be reached at 913-710-4047 and at http://www.wealthsystemfordummies.com

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Top Security Audits, Guaranteed for International Companies

If You Could Stop a Hurricane, Would You? Or Just Mitigate the Risks? - Strike Corps Offers Top Security Audits, Guaranteed for International Companies

Strike Corps announces new guaranteed, top security audits for international corporations at risk for acts of terrorism. Unlike natural disasters, terrorism is a unique catastrophic risk that is not predictable, therefore not insurable for reasonable premiums to adequately protect both the insurer and the insured. In lieu of terrorism insurance coverage, Strike Corps effectively employs the risk mitigation effects of rigorous, guaranteed security audits to properly manage terrorism risks.

Blanch, NC, July 13, 2006 --(PR.COM)-- Strike Corps announces new guaranteed, top security audits for international corporations at risk for acts of terrorism. Hurricanes are acts of nature. Terrorism is an act of war. Both are catastrophic. You can not stop a hurricane, but you can stop an act of terrorism, guaranteed.

Unlike natural disasters, terrorism is a unique catastrophic risk characterized by an ever changing choice of man-made attack modes and targets. Acts of terrorism, or their scale, are not predictable, therefore not insurable for reasonable premiums to adequately protect both the insurer and the insured.

Post 9/11, there is little evidence to suggest that reinsurers are any closer to returning to the market they fled after the attack, in spite of a big government subsidy. In lieu of terrorism insurance coverage, Strike Corps effectively employs the risk mitigation effects of rigorous, guaranteed security audits to properly manage terrorism risks. From Strike Corps' viewpoint, the fundamental risks from terrorism are more of a function of prevention as opposed to prediction.

To guaranteed these qualified risks Strike Corps plans to conduct an offering of asset based, risked linked catastrophic (CAT) bonds for acts of terrorism, to be marketed and sold as "STRIKE Bonds." Strike Corps offers audited portfolio clients true terrorism risk mitigation along with the liquidity necessary to respond and to recover from any terrorist acts should they occur. STRIKE Bonds employ the capital markets as a capacity provider for terrorism risks. At the same time, STRIKE Bonds enable institutional investors to tap into a broader spectrum of risks. So if an audited facility with a guarantee in force, is attacked and suffers damages, their STRIKE Bond will pay for losses per agreement. The results of the Top Security Audit will help determine the inherent risks to the company from terrorist attacks and the potential fees for Strike Corps' STRIKE Bond.

Traditional security has been more focused on criminal acts, not acts of war. Physical security is the concerted effort to ascertain vulnerabilities to attacks, to avoid or prevent such attacks, to react appropriately and to recover expeditiously to minimize damages, loss of life and business. Most professional security managers appreciate the independent, expert validation of their security programs. Currently comprised of Special Forces cadre, Strike Corps' certified auditors wrote the manual on government and commercial security.

Top Security Audits review security program elements, each checked for effectiveness and then graded to determine an overall score for the program. This professional, comprehensive, systematic approach to evaluating security programs provides the ultimate road map for hardened security in order to truly mitigate risks.

The purpose of any audit is to assure compliance with proper policies and procedures. Strike Corps' Top Security Audit assures the adequacy of the security system controls in place, so to ascertain whether the program established and maintained provides reasonable assurance that vulnerabilities are effectively mitigated to acceptable levels.

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Strike Corps provides professional, guaranteed security audits, crisis related personnel, project management, training and development. The company specializes in professional security auditing and warranty. The goal is to provide audited international clients with the very best in terrorism avoidance, deterrence, response and recovery management stopping acts of terror before they occur. Guaranteed.

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Ron Robertson
336-234-8820
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KnowledgeStorm Offers Podcast Content

 

Podcast Content Now Available on KnowledgeStorm

KnowledgeStorm offers innovative new ways for technology marketers to promote their content online.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) July 13, 2006 –- KnowledgeStorm, Inc., the Internet’s top-ranked search resource for technology solutions and information, announced today that podcast content is now available on its site. Podcasts are a content medium that has experienced exponential growth in the United States within the last year.

“Recent research we conducted revealed that podcast usage among B2B technology buyers is significant and growing,” says Jeff Ramminger, executive vice president, KnowledgeStorm. “Technology marketers must adapt quickly to buyers’ changing preferences and look for innovative ways to expose and deliver their content. Buyers are sending clear signals that they want to see vendor content delivered in a variety of formats. Our goal is to use emerging technologies, such as podcasts, blogs and RSS feeds, to help our clients grow their online toolkits.”

The study, fielded by KnowledgeStorm and Universal McCann, revealed that 41% of survey respondents claim they have listened to podcasts on more than one occasion. The study also discovered that B2B technology buyers want research content, such as white papers and analyst reports, delivered as podcasts. Fifty-five percent of respondents said they would be more likely to consume white papers and analyst reports if they were delivered as podcasts.

According to Ramminger, for B2B communications, podcast content will most often be reproductions of white papers, Webcasts, analyst research or articles. The type of source document might vary depending on the target audience for the podcast —technical or business, customer or prospect. Podcasts are listed on KnowledgeStorm as Research Listings and will generate Web leads for clients.

“Podcast listings are the first of many new offerings that KnowledgeStorm is initiating this summer,” says Ramminger. “Our clients will be able to simply and efficiently leverage the newest online lead generation tactics to reach technology buyers as they are searching online for solutions to meet their business and technology needs.”

KnowledgeStorm can work with vendors to leverage existing podcast content, as well as offers a variety of fee-based podcast production services to its clients. For more information about KnowledgeStorm’s podcast offerings, please call (877) 340-9274 or visit www.knowledgestorm.com.

About KnowledgeStorm
KnowledgeStorm is the Internet’s top-ranked search resource for technology solutions and information. Leveraging the KnowledgeStorm Network of premier partners and its extensive search expertise, KnowledgeStorm is able to reach technology buyers and deliver the information they need no matter where their search begins. KnowledgeStorm, with its network, search expertise and performance tools and services, is a powerful resource for technology vendors, providing them the most opportunities to reach buyers on the Internet and convert them into Web leads. For more information, call (877) 340-9274 or visit www.knowledgestorm.com.

KnowledgeStorm and the KnowledgeStorm logo are trademarks of KnowledgeStorm, Inc.

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Research Identifies Retirement Firm Web Sites

 

Retirement Outlook? Bad. Can the Web Help?

New Research Identifies Which Retirement Firm Web Sites Are Making Retirement Planning and Saving Easier.

New York, NY (PRWEB) July 12, 2006 -- Most Americans are woefully behind on their retirement savings. In theory, the web should offer some hope. The web should allow people to become better informed about retirement planning. The web should make it easy to get started with the right kind of retirement account, thus making saving easier. Unfortunately, the web sites of most firms offering retirement solutions make learning about retirement options much harder than it needs to be.

According to new research released today by Change Sciences Group, more than 50% of sites offering retirement solutions make it hard to find the retirement section of the site, let alone make use of it. For people that make it to the retirement section of the site, about half of the sites do not provide the most basic information about retirement fundamentals, such as finding clear, easy to read definitions of account types, or getting a clear definition of "tax deferral".

What about Full Service?

Most full service brokerages, while sometimes providing helpful content, make it extremely difficult to set up an account, forcing people who may just want to roll over funds to request a printed form, fill it out and fax it back. Most banks don't do much better.

To jump to report details visit:
http://changesciences.com/cgi-bin/reports.html

"Most sites are either cluttered up with too much content that's not written for the web, or too Spartan to be of any use," said Steve Ellis, a Change Sciences partner. "For brokerages, full service or discount, not having a meaningful retirement web strategy simply turns away a wide range of prospects."

There are some bright spots. A handful of sites have taken significant steps toward making their retirement sites easy to use and informative. The best site is more than three and a half times better than the worse site, and more than two times better than the average site. The three best retirement sites overall are:
1. Vanguard
2. Wells Fargo
3. TD Ameritrade

Other sites covered in the report include: A.G. Edwards, AIG SunAmerica, AIG VALIC, American Century, Ameriprise, AXA Advisors, Bank of America, Charles Schwab, Chase, Citibank, E*Trade, Edward Jones, Fidelity, Key Bank, Marshall & Ilsley, Merrill Lynch, MetLife, Morgan Stanley, National City, Piper Jaffray, PNC Investments, Prudential, Scottrade, Smith Barney, SunTrust, T. Rowe Price, TD Ameritrade, TIAA-CREF, US Bank, Vanguard, Wachovia, WaMu Financial, Washington Mutual, Wells Fargo Advantage Funds, and Wells Fargo.

For a detailed research overview including more findings, sample data, the report table of contents, and the complete ranking of all 35 sites visit:
http://changesciences.com/cgi-bin/reports.html

About Change Sciences
Change Sciences was founded in January 2000 to help companies improve online business by basing decisions on how people use technology while they live, work, and play.

If you would like more information about this topic or would like to talk with Steve Ellis, please call Kathy Berona at 888-864-1160.

Contact:
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Change Sciences Group, Inc.
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7 Habits of Highly Effective Verteran Home Owners

LowVARates.com Unveils 7 Habits of Highly Effective Verteran Home Owners

LowVARates set out with a goal to show future and prospective veteran homebuyers how to effectively manage themselves prior to applying for a VA loan.

Provo, UT, July 12, 2006 --(PR.COM)-- LowVARates has worked with Veteran Home Owners for many years. LowVARates has found that many future or prospective home owners, whom are in the process of looking for a home, don't quite understand how important it is to prepare themselves for owning a home.

Getting approved for a VA mortgage should be very simple, however  most veterans don't understand the basic rules and or principles that could guarantee them a much better chance of getting approved.

Here is a compilation of the 7 most influencial and important traits of a GOOD VA borrowers and home owners.

7 Habits of Highly Effective Veteran Home Owners!

1.  Make on time payments. For a full 12 months prior to buying a home make every single payment you have on your consumer credit ON TIME! A VA mortgage does not require a high FICO credit score, as a matter of fact you can get a VA loan with no FICO score at all. However, the VA does require that you show a full year's worth of on-time payments. Think about it, if you can't make a cell phone payment on time, what are the chances of making your mortage payment on time?

2.  Don't carry a high balance to available credit. It is very bad looking if you carry high balances on your credit cards or other debts. Assume you have a credit card with a maximum credit limit of $3,000. However, if you are showing a monthly balance of $2,800, then this will hurt your credit worthiness. VA mortgage companies want to see that you have been granted credit by others, because this shows you are capable of borrowing money and paying it back, however if you are always carrying around a large balance then you appear to live to the maximum and thus again you are labeled a bit more risky.

3.  Don't close your credit cards/lines. A very misunderstood fact about loans in general is that a home owner will appear better if they pay off all their debts prior to applying for a VA mortgage. This is completely untrue. Banks/lenders want to see that you are able to receive credit from others and that you can control that credit. If you close all your accounts it appears as though something bad has happened and you had to get rid of all your debt. This act alone can greatly damage your credit. Use your credit cards, but use them wisely. It is recommended to charge them up a little then to pay them off each month.

4.  Keep a stable job. It is very important that you are not jumping from job to job especially if your jobs have nothing in common. I basic principle in getting into a VA mortgage is to prove to the Lender that you are not RISKY and if you are going from car mechanic to insurance agent, then you appear as though you are still not sure about your career choice and essentially make yourself appear as a risk.

5.  Apply early for your Certificate of Eligibility (COE). You can download the form right from our website by going to our links section. If you are already working with a preferred VA mortgage company assigned to you by LowVARates then there is a chance they have ordered you one offline via ACE. It is imprtant to understand that even if you are approved for a VA loan, that without your COE form you cannot get a VA loan. Your COE is the VA's was of proving to the lender that you have served sufficient time in the military and are eligible for a VA loan.

6.  Work with a Real Estate agent. Many people think that it is a waste of money to work with a Realtor because of the fees involved. It is important to realize that only the seller pays the real estate commissions and that the veteran buyer does not pay the real estate commissions. We suggest using an agent because it will make negotiating a good price and getting the seller to pay some or all of your closing costs much easier. Buying a home with a VA loan can seem difficult at times but a good mortgage company like our preferred partners and a good real estate agent can make the process much more simple.

7.  Work with a preferred partner or preferred lender from within our network. Perhaps the biggest key to succesfully buying a home with a VA loan or refinancing your current VA loan is to use a mortgage company that fully understands VA loans. Working with a preferred lending partner of LowVARates will ensure you that your va loan process will flow smoothly from start to finish.

LowVARates.com is proud to be filling a void in the online mortgage information industry.  They feel that too many veteran home buyers are forced or coerced into NON VA loans and if they had worked with a more qualified VA lender or been more educated themselves on VA loan products, that these veteran home owners would be in a better loan today.  It is their goal to bring VA home loan approval to more veterans than has ever been done before. 

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Eric Austin
801-602-4745
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Lawers Laud Aetna, Inc. for Women-Owned Business Support

 

NAMWOLF Lauds Aetna, Inc. for Supplier Diversity Initiatives

The National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) lauds Aetna, Inc. after announcing last month a $50 million commitment to support the growth of minority and women-owned businesses over the next four years.

HARTFORD, CT (PRWEB) July 12, 2006 -– The National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) lauds Aetna, Inc. after announcing last month a $50 million commitment to support the growth of minority and women-owned businesses over the next four years.

The announcement occurred coincidentally with Black Enterprise selecting Aetna from more than 1,000 of the country’s largest publicly traded companies, and more than 50 global companies to its list of “Best Companies for Diversity.”

“Aetna has taken an important stance on the diversity issue,” said Yolanda Coly, Associate Director of NAMWOLF. “This substantial commitment to diversity continues to demonstrate the company’s dedication to being one of the nation’s best companies for diversity,” she added.

According to Raymond Arroyo, head of Diversity at Aetna, they hope to have 10 percent of all direct purchases from minority and women-owned businesses in 2006. In 2005, Aetna increased spending by 15 percent to a total of $70 million in goods and services as to expand its relationships with minority and women-owned suppliers.

Aetna is one of the nation’s leading diversified health care benefits companies while serving over 28 million members. For more information on Aetna’s culture of diversity, visit them online at www.aetna.com/diversity.

The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (www.namwolf.org) was founded in June, 2001. It is a national trade association comprising a select group of minority and women-owned law firms who exhibit excellence in the legal profession. The primary aim of the organization is to advocate for the increased utilization of minority and women-owned law firms by major corporations and public entities throughout the United States.

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How to Create Endless Leads for Free

 

37-Year Old Engineer from Texas Shows MLM Reps How to Create Endless Leads for Free

Wasting time and money on old leads is the downfall of most new businesses. New businesses want customers and prospects to search them out and ask to join their business or purchase their products. Magnetic Sponsoring empowers the business owner to spend their prospecting time more efficiently.

McKinney, TX (PRWEB) July 12, 2006 -- Wasting time and money on old leads that have been called by numerous other reps or even leads that no longer exist is the cause of most network marketing businesses failures. According to LSU's (Louisiana State University) School Of Marketing, along with the annual reports of many mlm companies, only 2% of network marketers earn substantial incomes. Similar studies indicate that 97% of network marketers fail. To be more specific, 97% of network marketers never reach a positive cashflow in their business.

What if there was a way to generate an endless supply of leads for free without making the “100 warm market list” the “gurus” teach explicitly, how much could be saved each month? Now, what if those people were actually paying to be prospected?

People today are smarter about network marketers and multi-level marketing. They have been chased, hounded and run down by network marketers trying to shove their product or opportunity down their throat. The very first sign that someone is trying to sell them something has them shutting down or hanging up on the spot.    

Successful recruiting has become a big problem for network marketers. Old ideas of buying lists of prospects (leads) and cold calling them no longer rates No. 1 in terms of results, yet it is still being taught by seasoned network marketers. The majority of the information on those lists is outdated and oversold. A person could spend hours and days with little to no success. The person calls their sponsor for advice on what to differently. The advice given almost always begins with do more of it.

Magnetic Sponsoring provides a system that allows the business owner to redirect dollars and time spent on lead lists and cold calling into other areas of the business, such as training, upgrading and advertising. The system is automated leaving the home business entrepreneur with more time

To illustrate the importance of not wasting time on old, outdated methods, here is a story about “The Gazelle and The Lion.” Every Morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you’d better be running.

Magnetic Sponsoring gives power to the competent business owner and lets him/her achieve substantial success in a relatively short period of time. The process is fully automated allowing for more time to work on advertising campaigns and training. To request the free 10-Day Boot Camp Training Course visit http://kara.magneticsponsoringonline.com.

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Free Legal Encyclopedia

 

LegalView.com Announces Its New, Free Legal Encyclopedia

LegalView is a new, easy to use, free legal-information resource, for ordinary people seeking information on legal issues and controversies. This new site provides general legal resources such as a legal dictionary and legal encyclopedia, in addition to information about specific legal issues such as mesothelioma and unsafe drugs.

Denver, CO (PRWEB) July 11, 2006 -- LegalView.com today announces the addition of its new Legal Encyclopedia, based on Cornell University’s WEX Encyclopedia. The encyclopedia joins the Legal Dictionary, Legal Directory, and massive legal bookstore as part of a free “everything legal” service bringing legal information and legal resources to ordinary people.

LegalView provides two types of legal information. First, the general legal resources, allowing people to look up legal terms and legal definitions, and to seek legal information through a wide range of legal resources; LegalView’s directory includes many thousands of links to useful online resources, for instance, from legal publications and blogs, to lists of expert witnesses and paralegal services. It also contains a bookstore, with information about tens of thousands of law-related books.

Secondly, LegalView provides information about specific legal issues and legal controversies. For instance, LegalView’s mesothelioma area contains articles about this tragic disease, providing asbestos-related legal information, links to books about mesothelioma, recent press releases and newsfeeds about the subject, and more.

LegalView has information about almost a hundred such legal issues, from class action lawsuits, to unsafe products, from well-known legal controversies such as those related to Vioxx and Bausch and Lomb’s ReNu, to lesser known issues such as Benzene contamination. In each area articles written by LegalView.com’s staff explain the issues in simple terms, while additional, extensive information is provided in the form of press releases, newsfeeds, useful Web sites, government-related articles, and so on. Many of the legal issues also have associated videos, in which an attorney discusses background and details related to the issue. These are often confusing subjects of interest to many people; LegalView tries to cut through the clutter and confusion to help people find the information they need.

LegalView’s new Legal Encyclopedia contains information about many general legal terms and subjects, such as employment discrimination, affirmative action, and even the Geneva Conventions, currently a particularly topical subject. It joins the Legal Dictionary, which defines literally hundreds of legal terms. Just what does In Personam mean? What is a blawg? If your lawyer uses the term Stare decisis, what does he mean? These and many other questions are answered in LegalView’s legal dictionary.

The Legal Encyclopedia is just the latest addition; in the months to come LegalView will be growing, adding many different forms of law-related information, with the aim of helping people understand the law and the legal issues that affect them.

About LegalView.com:
Legalview.com is provided as a free, public service, brought to you by Legal WebTV Network, LLC, a Limited Liability Corporation created by a group of the nation’s most highly respected law firms: Anapol Schwartz, Brent Coon and Associates, Burg Simpson, Cohen, Placitella and Roth, James F. Humphreys and Associates, Lopez Hodes, and Thornton and Naumes. For more information, visit LegalView at http://www.LegalView.com/.

Contact:
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Start A Ebook Resell Rights Business

How To Start A Ebook Resell Rights Business In 6 Easy Steps

 

This may surprise you, but it's quite simple to have your own business up and running in the next few hours.  A business that is truely yours, and not someone else's site that you are trying to get customers to. Starting your own money making business on the internet may seem like a tough task if you can't read html or you don't know what meta tags are. So, who says you need to know all that code stuff anyway?

 

Step:1 Finding the right products to sell...

 

This is not as difficult as you might think. A person could easily find a Ebook Resell Rights Package... They may have 50-90 high quality, best selling products that are in high demand... Most of these will come with ready made websites and cost less than a night out on the town... The incredible part is that you get to keep 100% of the profits.

 

Step:2 Design your sales page...

 

The best resell right packages and all the individual products will come with professionally designed sales websites... You don't need to know html or any other codes, all of that will be done for you... All that you will need to do is add your order link at the bottom of the page.

 

Step:3 Setup credit card processing on your website...

 

Accepting credit cards online is neither complicated or expensive... Many companies allow you to accept credit cards on your website, and in exchange they deduct a small amount from each sale to cover their fees... The best packages will come with a "Getting Started Guide" which will provide you with step by step instructions on how to establish credit card processing on your website in just a few minutes.

 

Step:4 Find a website host and upload your sales page...

 

Even if you don't know what a website host is and have never uploaded anything before, the "Getting Started Guide" that's included with your package will provide you with step by step instructions on how to upload your website in just a few minutes... It will also show you where to find a website host for free or for very little expense, and how to get your own .com domain

 

Step:5 Promote your website and products...

 

The most important step in making money online is promoting your website and products to the right target audience... Even if you are a complete novice to internet marketing, a good Resell Rights Package will show you how to promote and advertise your products, using both free and paid methods to get your business off to a good running start.

 

Step:6 Watch the orders come in...

 

You will receive an automatic email notification from your credit card processing company every time you make a sale... As you can see for yourself, most of these steps are already completed for you... The allure is that you don't have to waste your time and money creating products and websites yourself, which could literally take months to create.

 

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There has never been a quicker or easier way to start your own automated online business.. All of the hard work is already done for you ... All you have to do is insert your order link, upload your pages and begin making sales. As you can see, you really have nothing to lose and everything to gain... You are literally minutes away from owning the same information and resources that other people are using to make thousands of dollars every month.

 

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Kevin R. Guthrie is a successful web entrepreneur providing you with information and resources for your success. questions: kevin@krgpublishingco.com ebook resell right

 

 

Borrow Money To Make $1 Million In Real Estate Says $20 Book

Tyler G. Hicks, Author of Several Best-selling Books on Real Estate Investment, Releases Newest Book

 

Best-selling author Tyler G. Hicks today released his newest book, "How to Acquire $1-Million in Income Real Estate in 1 Year On Borrowed Money in Your Free Time." The book shows beginning and experienced real estate investors how and where to get $1-million in income real estate in one year in their spare time on borrowed money. Included are 1,000 Web addresses of Internet, plus tips on using the Internet to reach investment goals.

 

Rockville Centre, NY, June 29, 2006 --(PR.COM)-- Popular real estate investment author Tyler G. Hicks today released his latest book, titled, "How to Acquire $1-Million in Income Real Estate in 1 Year On Borrowed Money in Your Free Time." The new book shows beginning and experienced real estate investors how, and where, to acquire $1-million in income real estate in one year in their spare time using borrowed money. Starting with the reasons why real estate is the world’s best borrowed-money business, the book moves into hands-on ways for any investor to:

 

Choose the type of income property he/she wants to invest in. Thus, you can select office buildings, hotels, motels, mobile home parks, residential properties, storage facilities, mixed-use properties, nursing homes, medical office buildings, new and used-car lots, gas stations, golf courses, mega malls, senior housing, marinas, warehouses, strip malls, etc.

 

Pick one of 49 mortgages that can finance the income property.

 

Find loans through the author’s company, or on the Internet to finance income property acquisitions.

 

Deal with, and obtain funding from, private lenders.

 

Use self-starter methods to get the money needed to buy income real estate.

 

Get financing even with bad credit/no credit on the investor’s record.

 

Find, in this book, 500+ Internet lenders for many types of loans, 25+ private lenders, dozens of commercial property lenders, and many residential (single- and multi-family) home lenders.

 

Tap into little-known sources of income real estate financing for both beginners and experienced wealth builders.

 

Use 100% financing (zero-down) methods to acquire income real estate, regardless of your credit rating.

 

Build wealth almost anywhere with property appreciation.

 

Put wraparound mortgages to work to acquire desirable income properties of any kind you like.

 

Bring it all together—use a proven schedule to acquire $1-million in real estate in one year on borrowed money.

 

Get personal one-on-one mentoring from the author for your income real estate projects and business.

 

Readers are given numerous real-life examples of people who have acquired $1-million in real estate in one year, or less, in their spare time, using borrowed money. Actual letters from readers give details of the property price, income, expenses, and down payment.

 

To further assist the reader in acquiring the income real estate he/she seeks, dozens of sources of funding are given, including private lenders, state lenders, Internet-based lenders, and federal government lenders. The data include lender name, address, telephone, fax and e-mail.

 

Using this easy-to-read, rapidly-paced, hands-on guide, the ambitious real estate wealth builder should be able to acquire $1-million in income real estate in one year on borrowed money in his/her spare time.

 

The book has 268 pages, is a 6 in. by 9 in. paperback, and is available from IWS, Inc. PO Box 186, Merrick NY 11566-0186 for $20 via Air Mail. Customers may pay by credit card, check or money order. Call 516-766-5850 to order by credit card.

 

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Contact Information

 

IWS, Inc.
Tyler G. Hicks
800-323-0548
dhicks@iwsmoney.com
http://www.iws-inc.com
Alternate phone: 516-766-5850

Direct Mailing Campaigns Said To Work

 

Spread The Word, Know Thy Customers: Direct Mailing Campaigns Work

Direct Global Mailing would like to introduce its direct marketing mailing campaign service. Reach new clients anywhere in the world fast.

(PRWEB) July 8, 2006 -- Direct Global Mailing would like to introduce its direct marketing mailing campaign service. Reach new clients anywhere in the world fast.

Some niche market companies know their buyers and potential buyers very well, but can you really know them all?

Could you boost turnover by directly marketing to new territories and countries?

Are there national and international export markets you could expand into if you knew who to partner with and sell to?

How many more sales orders could you close, if you had more enquiries to deal with?

Direct Global Mailing (DGM - http://direct-global-mailing.com/), a UK-based company, offer Direct Mailing and Direct Marketing services worldwide. With a mailing list database of more than 60 million business names, they are able to provide targeted direct mailing and marketing, providing businesses with a hugely valuable resource.

Whether you want to send a general mailing about your company and its services, or you want to highlight a particular product or special offer, Direct Global Mailing have a campaign to suit your every need. By creating a bespoke mailing list campaign tailored to suit your aims and expectations, they can offer you a unique solution; getting the information you want to the people you want to have it.

According to research by the Direct Mail Information Service (http://www.dmis.co.uk), £1 spent on Direct Marketing generates £14 of new business. By setting a budget for your campaign, you are able to find out in advance exactly what your money is buying you. And with an average return of 1400%, Direct Mailing is a cost effective way to generate leads, enquiries and ultimately sales.

If you’re looking to source new manufacturers in China, offer services to accountants in the US or looking to sell your products to retailers in the UK, with global mailing list coverage maintained for 10 years, Direct Global Mailing can help you find the right solution.

With prompt answers to email communication, dedicated Account Handlers, and a database of more than 60 million businesses, can you afford not to try Direct Global Mailing?

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Press Contact: Michael Harris
Company Name: Direct Global Mailing
Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: 0044-870-747-0882
Website: http://direct-global-mailing.com/

Mailing & Fulfillment Service Association Presents Awards To World Marketing

 

World Marketing wins three Awards for Excellence From the Mailing & Fulfillment Service Association

World Marketing, a premier provider of integrated direct marketing solutions for Fortune 1000 companies nationwide was awarded three “Awards for Excellence” by the Mailing and Fulfillment Service Association. The Awards for Excellence competition is considered the premiere award in the field of mailing and fulfillment, and is granted to programs that represent the direct mail industry’s best strategic and creative thinking.

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) July 6, 2006 -– World Marketing, a premier provider of integrated direct marketing solutions for Fortune 1000 companies nationwide was awarded three “Awards for Excellence” by the Mailing and Fulfillment Service Association. The Awards for Excellence competition is considered the premiere award in the field of mailing and fulfillment, and is granted to programs that represent the direct mail industry’s best strategic and creative thinking.

“Delivering strategic, creative and innovative direct marketing programs that generate results for our clients is what makes World Marketing an industry leader,” said Mac Rodgers, president and chief executive officer of World Marketing “To have our work recognized at the MFSA honors both World Marketing and our clients.”

In the Chairman’s Website category, MFSA awarded a second place Award of Excellence to World Marketing for its www.worldmarkinc.com website. As a former network of independent direct marketing companies, World Marketing went through a major re-branding effort in late 2005 which included a new corporate identity, sales promotion materials and a brand new website featuring a new logo, corporate colors and iconographic images. The goal with the web site was to create a vastly new and improved web presence that captured attention, briefly outlined service areas and generated maximum excitement for national staff as well as prospective clients. Since its debut in September 2005, the World Marketing site has received hundreds of inquiries from prospects, potential partners, suppliers and job seekers

A second place Award of Excellence was also awarded to World Marketing for its “InsideTrack” service in the Mailing Ingenuity Award category. In an unprecedented move, the USPS teamed up with World Marketing to develop InsideTrack, a proprietary mailing and expediting service. World Marketing wanted to maximize ROI for retail clients by helping ensure on-time mail delivery for time-sensitive store events. For clients with little or no store coupon redemption in certain areas, sales revenues drop drastically creating discontent with this component of their marketing efforts. World Marketing needed to know where and why mail was slow or undelivered – and ensure it arrived in-home within a critical window required for program success. This need had to be addressed following complex USPS processes and procedures and by leveraging the strong relationships World Marketing created within the organization. The highly complex and highly personalized service is virtually unmatched in the mailing industry. By influencing in-home mail delivery, InsideTrack has improved the delivery rates, maximized ROI and minimized customer service delivery issues for virtually all mailings where it has been implemented. InsideTrack is now so widely recognized as leading edge and innovative that World Marketing is frequently asked to track mail programs they don’t even produce.

In the Self-Promotion Campaign category, World Marketing was awarded a second place John Howie Wright Cup Award for its Gevalia Self-Mailer Promotion. World Marketing set out to create awareness, generate leads and set appointments with printers. World Marketing decided to demonstrate a variety of services using a barrel fold self-mailer built around a FREE premium coffee offer, providing potential printers with a quick but friendly incentive to meet. World Marketing partnered with Gevalia to provide a compelling stimulus. The self-mailer did more than introduce World Marketing production services. It also reminded printers that World Marketing could handle overflow work. As the self-mailer unfolded, World Marketing introduced a number of service areas including data processing, list services, logistics and mail tracking – each with a dedicated panel and graphics to visually highlight its breadth of services. The final panel paid off the free super-premium coffee with a promise to bring a pound when meeting in person. World Marketing also created a “last chance” postcard to remind prospects that the super-premium coffee break was about to end. The phones began ringing within days of the mailing, and the World Marketing sales force hit the road with free coffee for more than a dozen companies.

About MFSA
MFSA is the national trade association for the mailing and fulfillment services industry. For more than 80 years MFSA has been working to improve the business environment for mailing and fulfillment companies and to provide opportunities for the learning and professional development of the managers of these companies.

About World Marketing
World Marketing is a privately held, full-service direct marketing company that offers its customers best-in-class solutions through eight locations nationwide. World Marketing has a wide menu of direct marketing services including direct response creative, database, print, lettershop and fulfillment services. World Marketing works with some of the nation’s leading marketers including: American Airlines, Kraft, Bloomingdales, Omaha Steaks, E*Trade, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and ABN AMRO. For additional information visit www.worldmarkinc.com.

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Press Contact: Liane Adduci-Urevig
Company Name: World Marketing
Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: 312.994.2451
Website: http://www.worldmarkinc.com

Email Reintroduced To UK

 

ConsumerBase Reintroduces Email in the UK

Strong Market Conditions Prompting Efforts

London (PRWEB) July 5, 2006 -- ConsumerBase announced today that it will reintroduce sales of email in the U.K. The company will begin offering email tests in July and ramp up throughout the summer months. ConsumerBase’s U.K. email offerings will complement its current stable of Search Engine Marketing and banner sales.

ConsumerBase had previously sold email in the U.K. and has decided to re-enter the market due to favourable market conditions. The company’s own testing has determined that click rates for the U.K. are up and showing signs of strength. ConsumerBase feels that its ability to provide high deliverability combined with the higher click rates have opened up considerable market opportunity.

Larry Organ, CEO of ConsumerBase, stated, “The email market in the U.K. has tremendous potential for those who can provide high rates of deliverability. ConsumerBase is ideally situated to make the most of this opportunity due to our ability to get emails through and manage the entire process for our clients.”

Soon, ConsumerBase will also offer behaviour-based email in the U.K. Behaviour-based emails are those that have recorded a recent click in a specific interest category. Such behavioural data allows marketers to target audiences more accurately and efficiently and is quickly gaining interest from those who market online.

About ConsumerBase
ConsumerBase is a multi-channel e-marketing agency with clients in the United Kingdom and North America. Operating from offices in London and Chicago, ConsumerBase offers integrated marketing solutions through behaviour-enhanced consumer data, proprietary websites and digital marketing services. For more information, visit www.ConsumerBase.co.uk or call 0207 292 8200 in the U.K. and (877) 440-3282 in the U.S.

Contact: Anthony Harvath, Director of Public Relations, ConsumerBase 0207 292 8204 ext. 105 in the U.K., (847) 866-9600 Ext. 105 in the U.S.

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Press Contact: Anthony Harvath
Company Name: ConsumerBase
Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: 0207 292 8204
Website: www.consumerbase.co.uk

New Ad Fad Is Bad, Sad - Limited Time Offer - JUST $797.00!

 

The Link Sizzler Creates Instant Word Cloud Pages and Revenue Stream for Niche Site!

Internet Revenue Expert, Joel Comm, announces the release of the software tool used to make the highly successful sponsored-link page, 500Words.com. With The Link Sizzler, anyone can create a niche-oriented page that draws sponsors and visitors.

Edmond, OK (PRWEB) July 3, 2006 -- Joel Comm, The Internet Revenue Expert, today announced the public release of The Link Sizzler, the same tool that was used to create the highly successful sponsored-link page, www.500Words.com.

The Link Sizzler allows anyone to create niche-oriented word-cloud link pages on whatever topic is desired and generate substantial revenue while doing so.

First announced to Comm's private member list as of June 29, 2006, The Link Sizzler has already sold over 80 copies and is now available to the general public.

"With the success of 500Words.com (appearing as #3 on Alexa.com's 'movers & shakers list') I received many emails from customers asking if I was going to make the script available for others to use," says Comm, creator of 500Words.com and The Link Sizzler. "I realized that there was a huge demand for software that would make it easy for others to duplicate my success. I am pleased to bring The Link Sizzler to the marketplace so that anyone can select a niche and sell sponsored links in a unique and novel way."

The Link Sizzler is incredibly easy to use. Once installed on a web server with Linux and MySQL, only a Paypal account is required to receive funds from sponsors. Owners can then create a page with any number of custom words or phrases. Some hypothetical ideas for sites may include 400Realtors.com, 250Stores.com, or 1000Authors.com. There are as many options for creating niche word cloud pages as there are niches.

Prospective sponsors may customize their selected word or phrase to link to their own web site and display with a variety of font sizes, colors and styles.

A complete demonstration of The Link Sizzler is available on the web site at www.linksizzler.com

"I continue to receive email from Link Sizzler buyers who are sharing their ideas for niche sites that will be building with the tool," says Comm. "This idea is explosive and I believe we will be seeing hundreds of sites popping up shortly, each one with the opportunity to be highly profitable for the creators."

For additional information, visit www.linksizzler.com

Joel Comm is a socially conscious Internet entrepreneur and technology visionary who creates family friendly web experiences while showing people how to earn income online. Recognized by many as the leading expert in Google AdSense, Comm’s materials have helped thousands discover the strategies to multiplying their income with AdSense. For more information contact InfoMedia, Inc. at (405) 348-2800 or visit www.joelcomm.com.

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Press Contact: Joel Comm
Company Name: INFOMEDIA, INC.
Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: 405-348-2800
Website: http://www.linksizzler.com