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Online Marketing Group [OMG] Inks Consulting Agreement With Seasilver USA, Inc.

Online Marketing Group [OMG], a Web development and direct response marketing consulting firm located in Hawaii announced today that it has signed an agreement with Seasilver USA, Inc., located in Carslbad, California, to provide marketing consulting services to Seasilver USA, Inc.

Naalehu, HI, - April 21, 2006 -- Online Marketing Group [OMG, a Web development and direct response marketing consulting firm, located in Hawaii, announced today that it has signed an agreement with Seasilver USA, Inc, located in Carslbad, California, to provide marketing consulting services to Seasilver USA, Inc.

Seasilver USA, Inc. is a thirteen year old manufacturer of a whole-food liquid dietary supplement called Seasilver(R), which provides a naturally balanced source of vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and amino acids. The proprietary formula of Seasilver(R) contains Matrix Aloe Vera(tm), Sealogica(R)-a blend of 7 sea vegetables, Pau D'Arco Extract, and four concentrated fruit juices. There are no synthetic man-made nutrients in Seasilver(R).

Seasilver USA, Inc. pioneered the formulation of advanced liquid nutritional supplements and the Seasilver(R) product has wide consumer acceptance because of its convenience-of-use. Liquid supplements appeal to consumers who have difficulty taking pills-such as some seniors and small children, and those living a busy and active lifestyle.

Seasilver is marketed in the United States through a direct selling organization of independent distributors.

Online Marketing Group [OMG will consult with Seasilver USA, Inc. in the areas of Online Marketing Strategies, Search Engine Optimization, Online Advertising, Publicity, Sales Lead Generation, Online Branding, and a comprehensive Article Marketing Program.

The goal of the agreement is to advance the competitive position of Seasilver USA, Inc. and to provide new levels of service, and streamlined online marketing tools, to the distributor network.

More information about Online Marketing Group [OMG is available at the Online Marketing Resource Center(tm) at: http://www.E-ComProfits.com , 808-929-7377.

Additional information regarding Seasilver USA, Inc. is available through their corporate website at: http://www.Seasilver.com.

Details of the Seasilver(R) product, and the home-based business opportunity, is also available at: http://www.SeasilverWellness.com

Press Contact: Thom Reece
Company Name: ONLINE MARKETING GROUP
Phone: 808-929-7377
Website: http://www.e-comprofits.com

Free Business National Directory, Off site Data Storage, Sex Offender Listings

Searching has never been easier. Clicksus.com offers audio and video media services, anyone can place a 30 second to a 10-minute video clip about their business to clicksus. Clicksus.com offers on line encrypted data storage.

(PRWEB) April 20, 2006 -- Searching has never been easier. No typing necessary. Just point and click on a state, then county. Select what category of business to search for and click again. Clicksus.com provides free basic publication listing to most businesses.

Clicksus.com was designed keeping the end user in mind for simpler direct searching. Question? How many pages of garbage have to be searched through to locate the correct target? It takes valuable time to locate the correct Web site. With clicksus.com just click on the state, then click on the county, and then click on the business category. Clicksus.com invites all businesses within the Untied States to list their business for free.

At this time, most school districts, County / State police agencies and hospitals within the United States are published in the clicksus directory. In addition, clicksus went beyond the call of duty and listed all sex offenders within the U.S. This service has been linked to every law enforcement agency that provides up to date information of those offenders. Clicksus.com provides valuable information and is structured to draw the attention of the consumer in many different areas. Clicksus.com offers educational facts of each County & State. Search neighborhoods for sex offenders. Even more intriguing, clicksus.com offers precise easier searching.

In addition, Clicksus.com offers an audio and video media service, anyone can place a 30 second to a 10-minute video clip about their business to clicksus.com. By placing an existing video clip or commercial to clicksus media platform, the video can be seen from just about anyone at anytime. By creating an audio video clip about a business, it will provide a strong visual presence to an audience.

Some businesses may want to provide a demonstration of their products or even give a presentation. Demonstrate a new piece of equipment. Provide a video installation or trouble shooting guide about their products. Eliminate user guides or unnecessary phone calls. The possibilities are endless. A hyper link can be issued. This link can be applied to an out going e-mail or a Web site. This link will be directed back to the video clip at Clicksus.com when activated. End users are able to review video at normal DSL & Cable speeds with out interruption to Internet services.
    
Off site data storage:
On a daily basis valuable personal data is either stolen or loss due to hardware failure. Clicksus.com offers on line encrypted data storage. Your data can be stored to Clicksus on line servers for easy access anytime anywhere. Never worry again about loss or stolen files.
Clicksus.com is constantly reviewing new ideas to make the experience with the Internet simpler.    

CEO
Kim Diemer

Software Engineer
Matt Lintz

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Press Contact: Kim Diemer
Company Name: SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS INC.
Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: 5038844866
Website: http://www.clicksus.com

Free Link Exchange Service - Automatic Link Exchange

We offer a free automatic link exchange service designed to provide your web site with hundreds of link exchange partners.

(PRWEB) April 20, 2006 -- http://www.linktradeexchange.com is a free service that allow it's customers a easy and fast way to find the best links for their site. The goal of this service is to create directories on users sites where members can select to receive inbound links from other web sites quickly, easily, and FREE.

By helping us establish a quality member base you will grow with us and not be banned for getting too many links at once, plus once our link exchange service grows into the thousands you will have full control over how many links are added to your link directory each day thus keeping you safe from link spamming.

With our automatic service you could instantly have links pointing to your website from every other members website (or just the ones you choose). With our link exchange service the 'Approved' function in 'Manage My Partners' area you can set to automatic and allow a few links to your site per week as multiple links at a time will attract Search Engine attention to your site as being spammy and will not index those links.

Unlike other automatic programs that are just link farms with pages full of links, our service is a fully searchable, categorized directory that is maintained by human editors. Links that contain inappropriate content are deleted immediately. Plus our automatic service removes any dead links.

We realize that some members will have no idea how to get set up but don't worry after you register and confirm your free link exchange account contact us and we can help or even set it up for you.

Register free at: http://www.linktradeexchange.com.

Press Contact: Blake Hendrickson
Company Name: Link Trade Exchange.com
Phone: 406-891-0502
Website: http://www.linktradeexchange.com  

 

Danish SEO Company Notabene.net To Go Public

Notabene.net A/S (Ltd) is preparing to be listed on First North under the Copenhagen Stock Exchange and to offer new issue of shares for sale at Capitrader.dk

(PRWEB) April 18, 2006 -- Notabene.net A/S (www.notabene.net), which since 1998 has been specialising as providers of consultancy services in respect of online marketing with special focus on search marketing, is prepared to be listed on First North (www.firstnorth.dk) under the Copenhagen Stock Exchange A/S. First North is a new market place for small and medium sized enterprises with growth potential, seeking expansion and development.

Listing on First North

Once officially listed on First North, companies have access to capital, and shares are sold in an open and transparent public market through the same channels and systems as used by the Copenhagen Stock Exchange A/S. Enterprises from all business sectors can become visible on First North and be given the opportunity to develop assisted by various players of the financial world capable of providing capital and financial tools for such enterprises.

Aims of Notabenes.net A/S

Notabene.net A/S operates in a rapidly growing sector where conservative estimates indicate annual average growth rates in the field of search engine markets of more than 20 % and globally and according to Jupiter Research, it is expected that the PPC market alone will account for USD14 billion in 2006. With its very fine accounts, new products and a business plan indicating growth rates in the range of 30-40 % for 2006, Notabene.net A/S is in a strong position. In keeping with its expectations and ambitions, it is the aim of Notabene.net A/S to have its shares quoted in the official list on First North:

- To attract new capital, if required, in connection with future expansions and acquisitions.

- To fix a price for Notabene.net A/S enabling the company to use the market place as a tool for the acquisition of 1-2 enterprises over the next 18 months for the purpose of extending the business areas of the company and improving its income/results.

- Notabene.net A/S will create a more visible company profile in relation to affiliate partners/collaborative partners, customers and prospective acquisition candidates/items.

”During the recent year, we have considered various opportunities for Notabene.net to be included in stock lists in Denmark as well as abroad and have now decided that First North under the Copenhagen Stock Exchange A/S is a good place to start for Notabene.net and a good tool for our future growth strategy”, says Notabene.net CEO, Brian Mertz Pedersen.

Capitrader.dk – Sale of new shares via new Internet-based stock exchange software system!

Notabene.net A/S has concluded a cooperation agreement with G P Børsmæglerselskab A/S, which is owned by the listed company, Capinordic A/S. G P Børsmæglerselskab A/S is to handle Notabene.net’s issue via Capitrader.dk, which is a new Internet-based software system enabling Internet-based issues/subscriptions of shares to be conducted in a manner enabling customers to perform stock exchange introductions, capital increases and pre-subscriptions via the Internet.

G P Børsmæglerselskab A/S is to function as share issuing institute, handle spread requirements and perform work in connection with registration of shares in the Central Securities Depository (VP). Furthermore, Notabene.net has concluded an agreement with GP Børsmæglerselskab A/S in order to become market maker in the share once it is included in the stock list for quotation.

G P Børsmæglerselskab A/S is prepared to deliver a total solution to enterprises, desiring to be included in stock lists or to make capital increases at lower prices than otherwise charged via the normal procedure at Danish banks and other corporate finance houses.

Notabene.net A/S has chosen the firm of accountants, Horwath Revisorerne (http://www.revisor.com/), including Søren Jonassen, State Authorised Public Accountant, as approved advisor in connection with the quotation. Søren Jonassen has wide experience in both national and international stock exchange matters and serves already as the auditor of the company.

Notabene.net A/S expects to be listed on First North in the second quarter of 2006 and on that occasion to offer new shares for subscription in the range of DKK 10 million.

Since Notabene.net A/S in cooperation with G P Børsmæglerselskab A/S offer the new issue of shares via the Internet, it is already now possible to register to the list online, enabling you to receive an e-mail as the subscription of new shares starts according to the principle: first come, first served.

Subscription via http://www.capitrader.dk/tilmeld.asp

For further particulars on Notabene.net, visit: http://www.notabene.net/notabene-historie and on First North, visit: www.firstnorth.dk.

For further information, contact:

Notabene.net A/S G P Børsmæglerselskab A/S 
Nørre Voldgade 82 Kongevejen 118
DK-1358 CopenhagenK DK-2840 Gl. Holte
Attn.: Brian Mertz Pedersen, CEO Attn.: Søren Hansen, Managing Director
Telephone: +45 7027 8089 Telephone: +45 3313 3111
Fax: +45 7027 8086 Fax: +45 3332 3193
Web: www.notabene.net Web: www.gpb.dk

About Notabene.net A/S:

Notabene.net A/S is a Danish online media agency specialising in online marketing­ – with special focus and competence in the field of Search Engine Marketing.

Notabene.net A/S provides value creating solutions resulting in increased turnover, sales and customer recruitment.Notabene.net A/S has been in business since 1998 and has a staff of 25 persons.

About G P Børsmæglerselskab A/S:

G P Børsmæglerselskab A/S was established in 1987 and and has a staff of 12 persons. The company’s primary scope of business is trade and consultancy, especially within the Danish share market. In addition, GP offers a wide range of products for financial services in the field of administration of property and Corporate Finance.

Since its establishment, G P Børsmæglerselskab A/S has been a member of the Copenhagen Stock Exchange A/S, and since 1995 and until OMX’s acquisition of Copenhagen Stock Exchange A/S in 2004 also part owner of Copenhagen Stock Exchange A/S. Furthermore, since 2000 G P Børsmæglerselskab A/S has also been part owner of the Central Securities Depository, where G P Børsmæglerselskab A/S functions as Central Securities Depository Institute, including the right to keep accounts of Central Securities Depository accounts and to issue securities. G P Børsmæglerselskab A/S is a member of the Guarantee Fund for Contributors and Investors. In December 2005, G P Børsmæglerselskab A/S was acquired by the listed financial services company, Capinordic A/S.

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Press Contact: Rasmus Sørensen
Company Name: NOTABENE.NET A/S
Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: +4570278089
Website: http://english.notabene.net/composite-435.htm

Click Fraud Detection Tool

Click Fraud Detection Tools increase ROI for pay per click clients.

Pottsville, PA (PRWEB) April 18, 2006 -- Click Fraud is a serious matter, in fact many pay per click clients actually factor in a fraud rate of 20% when allocating their budget. We know this because in some industries this horrific click fraud rate is the norm.

It makes it even more unacceptible when we request a refund when we know it's click fraud by the simple fact that that a click every 12 min and 30 seconds each 12 min and 30 seconds is not a 'normal human click pattern'.

We decided to fight back, but not using the normal pattern of complaining, we decided to find hard evidence.

Internally we built a BETA click fraud detection tool located at ( http://www.tabooclick.com ) and ran some of our clients though the system. The system detects click fraud using several methods. The first and most simple is just by detecting multiple clicks from the same computer, however the tool does not stop there. Tabooclick also does a series of browser checks and other type of pattern checks to see if it's a real human clicking on the ad, or just a spam click fraud bot.

Generally click fraud can be broken down into three distinct groups.

The type of click fraud that an individual clicks on a competitors ad then clears cache and does it again and again. Though this can be a problem, it's by no means the worst.

Automated Click Fraud is the real problem. It's when someone sets up a script that starts clicking on competitors ads to drive down the ROI for pay per click clients. This is a problem when it's your competitor driving down your ROI.

The worst of them all is similar to the automated click fraud, but this could be considered 'click fraud for profit'. It's when a criminal signs up to place pay per click ads on their site and the runs this script though their site. This is the worst of the worst for the fact that not only are they driving up your Pay per click charges, but they are getting paid to do such.

Tabooclick.com does catch the vast majority of this type of fraud, however the system does not stop fraud from taking place, instead it provides you with a report that gives you hard physical evidence to back up your claims to the search engines when requesting a refund. We are actually somewhat shocked that a small firm in Pottsville, Pa figured out how to detect click fraud for the most part, but the search engines didn't.

When we setup the tool for our clients we had to keep refining the process to catch click fraud while keeping legit visitors from having any problems.

We are confident enough to allow others to test the product as long as everyone understands that this product is in BETA meaning that there still are some bugs in the system that could theoretically wipe out any pay per click that is run though the system. So we STRONGLY suggest that use this only for keywords that are rife with fraud and with a budget that you can afford to lose. We are working to refine the product and we need feedback, but we don't need lawsuits so please take heed to the warning that the system is in VERY extreme BETA and please expect some issues to pop up while using the product.

If successful, the report provided should force the search engines to issue you a refund or at least raise red flags for you to see.

As it stands now, tabooclick.com can detect automated click fraud and multiple clicks.

The service is 100% free during the testing period and it owned by Yooter InterActive Marketing ( http://www.yooter.com )

Press Contact: Roger Wehbe
Company Name: YOOTER INTERACTIVE MARKETING
Phone: 570-622-9121
Website: http://www.tabooclick.com

Real Estate Agent Pixel Website Similar To Million Dollar Home Page

Take your pick -- Haute Living Magazine is now offering limited spots on one of the ‘haute-st’ new web sites for real estate agents and property seekers called Pickyourrealestateagent.com

Miami, FL  - April 17, 2006 -- Take your pick -- Haute Living Magazine is now offering limited spots on one of the ‘haute-st’ new web sites for real estate agents and property seekers called Pickyourrealestateagent.com

With more than $47,000 pixels sold already in fewer than 90 days, Haute Living’s ‘Pick Your Real Estate Agent” venture is picking off the nation’s finest real estate agents for prominent advertising on what will be the premier site for home seekers nationwide.

“While most other websites are growing in popularity by eliminating the real estate agent from the home search and buying process entirely, Pickyourrealestateagent.com is building relationships with the best real estate agents in the country to actively promote them by specialized regions,” said Seth Semilof, successful co-publisher of Haute Living magazine and Pickyourrealestateagent.com co- creator.

Real estate agents who get in on the action now at Pickyourrealestateagent.com secure their spot on the site indefinitely and spots are limited by region forever. Traffic to the site is growing as word spreads on this unique site that promotes real estate agents nationwide prominently and by state. Visit the site to see what how other realtors in 25 states have already ‘picked off’ their region and secured their spot on the newest site for property seekers looking for the best real estate agent by region. www.pickyourrealestateagent.com.

“Eliminating the real estate agent from the buying and selling process is the latest trend in real estate on the Internet. Sites like Google, Zillow and Craigslist are gearing up to compete for online buyers and are growing in popularity. Pickyourrealestateagent.com celebrates the value of the real estate agent and offers immediate access to specialized realtors all over the U.S.,” said entrepreneurial Haute Living co-publisher Kamal Hotchandani and co-creator of Pickyourrealestateagent.com

As the site grows in popularity and secures real estate agents nationwide, full scale advertising and marketing will begin on the site, growing its daily hits by consumers and spreading the word on the newest place in cyberspace for property seekers from all over the U.S. Real Estate Agents who have already secured spots on the site are investing in the next generation of the home and property purchase process -- a 24/7 meeting place that links realtors to their customers based on their specialty and needs.

Picking off the Competition (About www.pickyourrealestateagent.com) While competitors seek to eliminate real estate agents from the home buying process one by one, www.pickyourrealestateagent.com celebrates and promotes them by offering pixel purchase advertising on its website based on regional specialties. Successful Haute Living magazine publisher’s Kamal Hotchandani and Seth Semilof created this innovative web page to benefit real estate agents Nationwide and property purchasers nationwide by bringing them together by state of specialty/need, but limits advertising by state to eliminate excessive competition and organization. Pick your own region before it’s sold out at: Pickyourrealestateagent.com

Press Contact: Seth Semilof
Company Name: HAUTE LIVING INC.
Phone: 305.961.9956
Website: www.pickyourrealestateagent.com

WebmasterWorld's PubCon Las Vegas Conference Dates Announced for November 14 – 17, Las Vegas Convention Center, USA

WebmasterWorld's Search Engine & Internet Marketing Conference, PubCon, has announced the dates for its Las Vegas Conference, November 14 – 17, 2006. The event is supported by the Industry's leading businesses as speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors.

Austin, TX (PRWEB) April 13, 2006 -- WebmasterWorld's Search Engine & Internet Marketing Conference, PubCon, has announced the dates for its Las Vegas Conference, November 14 – 17, 2006. The event is supported by the Industry's leading businesses as speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors.

Brett Tabke, CEO of WebmasterWorld said, "With so many high-interest topics we'll be returning to our three-day conference format, along with the classic PubCon networking event. It's great to bring together the leading industry speakers and sponsors from the top tier search engines, affiliate managers, SEO and SEM agencies, and related businesses to connect with attendees and to help them develop business relationships. And to do that in Las Vegas, too, fantastic!"

WebmasterWorld's conferences and sessions are for anyone involved in the Search Engine Industry, the Online Advertising Industry, Affiliates, Webmasters, and any business with an Internet presence.

Registration opens from June 2006: http://www.pubcon.com

About WebmasterWorld:
WebmasterWorld is the leading source for Search Engine and Internet marketing news, best practices and educational events. Founded by Brett Tabke, an early '80s innovator in running BBS (Bulletin Board Systems), the WebmasterWorld Forum began in 1996 and is now the largest community of online marketing professionals with more than 2 million posts and more than 100 discussion topics. WebmasterWorld Conference and PubCon events are for thought leaders in search engine and Internet marketing professionals to gather to share best practices in the, design, development, promotion and marketing of their businesses and brands.

For more information about the conference, contact Brett Tabke at 512-231-8107 or brett at webmasterworld.com.

In the UK, contact Neil Marshall Tel: (+44) 118 988 0288 or engine at webmasterworld.com.

For more details about sponsorship and exhibition opportunities contact Strategic Marketing Director Joseph Morin at 512-497-6856 or joe at webmasterworld.com

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Press Contact: Neil Marshall
Company Name: WEBMASTERWORLD
Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: 0118 988 0288
Website: http://www.pubcon.com

Susan Bratton and Rovion Invite Interactive Marketing Industry to AdTech

Converging broadcast and broadband, online video spokesperson technology enables AdTech Content Chair to personally invite visitors to attend the conference.

Owings Mills, MD (PRWEB) April 12, 2006 -- Rovion Inc., the original creator and leading provider of online video spokespersons, has partnered with dmg world media’s ad:tech expositions to promote the company’s upcoming San Francisco conference by using Rovion’s proprietary inPerson technology.

inPerson videos starring ad:tech Executive Chair Susan Bratton will be running on the AdTech website, where Ms. Bratton informs visitors of the upcoming conference, and invites them to register for the two and a half day conference or as an expo only attendee. ad:tech will host its largest exposition to-date centered on the new theme “Connecting Globally: Markets in Motion” April 26 - 28, 2006 at San Francisco’s Moscone Center North.

“People come to ad:tech to learn about new technologies and trends in interactive marketing, so it makes perfect sense for us to partner with this innovative group on this promotion,” said Rovion CEO Len Ostroff. “A personal invitation from the conference’s organizer is hard to beat in terms of adding a personal touch to a website. We think this added layer of interactivity will boost ad:tech’s already unbeatable attendance.”

“We were quite impressed with the Rovion technology and it is a great fit for the ad:tech website,” said Paul Beckley, Show Director. “The inPerson videos are effective without being intrusive and we’re excited to be using this new technology to attract attendees to yet another great conference.”

This promotion follows a successful trial of the Rovion technology by ad:tech sister company iMedia Communications, which employed inPerson to promote the company’s editorial offerings and upcoming conferences earlier this year. During that promotion, 49% of iMedia site visitors watched the entire inPerson video, 3.07 clicked through for more information or to sign up and an astounding 35.74% interacted with the ad. Rovion’s inPerson product suite is a proprietary technology that operates much like the “green screen” technology used for special effects in both motion pictures and television, including virtually every TV weathercast in the US. Rovion brings this magical sensation to life on the Web, enabling its clients to present this unique, innovative and engaging technology directly to their existing and potential customers.

About Rovion
Rovion Inc., headquartered in Owings Mills, MD, is the leading provider of borderless video streaming solutions for web publishers, media organizations, advertisers, and marketers. Rovion's patent-pending inPerson™ technology has revolutionized the relationship between broadcast and broadband, enabling websites to “come alive” with compelling ”out of the box” video messages leading to increased response rates, recognition, retention and revenues.

Rovion’s inPerson™ clients include hundreds of organizations including 1-800-Flowers.com, Arts & Entertainment Television, Barnes and Noble, Best Western Hotels, Comcast, Discovery Store, HBO, Hickory Farms, LasVegas.com, NASCAR.com, NBA, Quicken Loans, Reynolds and Reynolds, Roush Racing, Sears, TV Guide and the WWE. Radio and Broadcast clients include ABC, Clear Channel, Emmis, Granite, Gray, Infinity, RadioOne, Raycom, Scripps, Sinclair, Susquehanna, and Young.

About ad:tech
ad:tech expositions, LLC is the leading organizer of conferences and exhibitions for the interactive marketing community worldwide. ad:tech produces the world’s largest interactive marketing events held in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, London, Shanghai, Sydney and Paris. ad:tech is produced by dmg world media; based out of the company’s headquarters in Larkspur, California. For listings of exhibitors, speakers, events and upcoming conference offerings, visit www.ad-tech.com.

About dmg world media
An international exhibition and publishing company, dmg world media produces over 300 market-leading trade exhibitions, consumer shows and fairs each year and publishes 45 related magazines, newspapers, directories and market reports. dmg world media employs 800 people and maintains a worldwide presence through 38 offices in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, the United Arab Emirates, China, Australia and New Zealand. dmg world media is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT), one of the largest and most successful media companies in the United Kingdom. Additional information on dmg world media can be found at www.dmgworldmedia.com.

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Press Contact: Warren Pickett
Company Name: AD:TECH
Email: email protected from spam bots
Phone: 415-402-0230
Website: www.ad-tech.com

Advertisers Draw Fire for Using Undercover Marketing Tactics

As advertising has become advertising ad nauseam, and we are forever being pitched to, marketed to, and appealed to by someone trying to sell us something more advertisers are looking at new ways to deliver their message to you. This has resulted in a mix of marketing tactics that are drawing fire. Some are new versions of old techniques and some are very new. Consider that many advertisers are already paying your friends or in some cases even hiring actors to strategically engage you in their product- with or without your knowledge.

(PRWEB) December 4, 2005 -- As advertising has become advertising ad nauseam, and we are forever being pitched to, marketed to, and appealed to by someone trying to sell us something more advertisers are looking at new ways to deliver their message to you. This has resulted in a mix of marketing tactics that are drawing fire. Some are new versions of old techniques and some are very new. Consider that many advertisers are already paying your friends or in some cases even hiring actors to strategically engage you in their product- with or without your knowledge.

If the current trends hold true it’s almost certain that you’ll be the target of “undercover” or “referral marketing” as more companies use undercover marketing and more of your friends will start trying to make a few extra bucks referring people to the products that offer them commissions for making those referrals.

Undercover Marketing

Whether you like it or not, undercover marketing is here to stay. Whether you know it or not, it may already be a part of your life.

Consider this. The last time a friendly tourist asked you to take their picture with an impressive new camera or an attractive woman at the bar said you could buy her a drink; they both may have been “working”. These are examples of what is being called Undercover Marketing. In these examples the company paid people to pose as tourists or bar patrons respectively. The “tourists” job was to show as many people as possible all the features of a new camera that Sony coming out with. The models were paid to look good of course, but you won’t see them holding anything but a Sky Vodka. Not when their “working” anyway.

One of the larger companies in this industry is Big Phat Promotions. They’ve drawn both protest and attention for their unique marketing practices that they now employ in 30 cities across the United States and Canada. The company defends their tactics as "spontaneous" and "virile" approaches to product promotion. Critics however, argue that paying actors to target consumers in these settings is unethical.

Even over seas the New South Wales government has enacted legislation preventing tobacco companies from using similar undercover marketing practices.

Adam Salacuse, CEO and President of Alt Terrain, LLC, a Boston-based agency specializing in alternative promotion services, stresses undercover campaigns should only be used in conjunction with larger, more traditional advertising campaigns. "It is always best to be honest with people and if used properly, alternative marketing can be a unique and relevant experience that the consumer will always remember."

Gary McCarron, Asst. Communications Professor at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, says the public is already immune to most mainstream advertising and new research indicates that advertising that doesn't seem like advertising, is the new way to reach our jaded minds.

McCarron warns that if advertising becomes so sneaky that it is unrecognizable from the everyday experiences of defenseless consumers, it will damage corporate credibility and the resulting state of distrust could have an extremely negative effect on social interaction.

Referral or Network Marketing
Do the words MLM, Network Marketing or multi-level-marketing ring a bell? These words all describe companies that pay you commissions for referring people to their products.

MLM or Network Marketing is back. The MLM Direct Selling Associate now reports that nearly 75% of all Americans have now used or been presented with a product from a Network Marketing company. The most well known, International, Network Marketing Companies are Amway (now Quixtar), Mary Kay and Life Force International.

The allure of Network Marketing or MLM to consumers is the massive amounts of money that some in the industry claim to make. These companies pay you a commission on all the products you sell. They also pay you commissions on the products that anyone you refer to the company, sells. If the people you refer refer others, you earn commissions on the purchases of those people too.

Sound like a pyramid? There’s a difference. Really. Network Marketing has exploded in the last 20 years since Amway fought their landmark case making and distinguishing the MLM or multi-level commission structure as legal and separate from a illegal pyramid structures.

MLM or Network Marketing companies offer you and your friends of course, commissions for referring people to their products. These companies now sell every kind of product you can imagine.

Marketing expert Chris Tinney is the founder of Best MLM Business (www.BestMLMBusiness.com) and MLM Forums (www.MLMForums.com) and eBusiness Bonanza (http://ebusinessbonanza.com) says many in his industry used undercover marketing in the past but have found parts of it turned the public off, “Too many people have memories of going somewhere with a friend only to be surprised to find themselves front and center at an opportunity meeting for some kind of home based business.”

He says Network Marketing still teaches people to go into social settings to pitch their products, however, they’ve learned it works much better if you’re up front about whom you are and what you’re doing. Tinney claims that if a marketer has to lie they’ve already made a mistake in choosing the social setting. He says this is the most important step. Once in that setting he says to be upfront about the product you represent.

Tinney claims that by being in places where people are predisposed to want your products and being “upfront” about it, that they'll approach the marketer and initiate the interaction. He claims this is much different than what the public perceives as undercover marketing.

As competition to reach consumers increase undercover and referral based marketing is sure to become more and more a part of our lives. The challenge will be for marketers to use these tactics in such a way that the don’t alienate the very consumers they’re hoping to win over.

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New PQ Media Research: Blog, Podcast, RSS Advertising Grow Fastest Among Alternative Media, Surging 198% in 2005, and Forecast to Grow 145% in 2006 Study Finds Podcast Advertising Will Be Larger Than Blog Market by 2010

Combined U.S. spending on blog, podcast and RSS advertising bolted 198.4% to $20.4 million in 2005, and is expected to grow another 144.9% to $49.8 million in 2006, according to exclusive research released today by PQ Media, a custom media research firm.

Stamford, Conn., April 11, 2006 – Combined spending on blog, podcast and RSS advertising bolted 198.4% to $20.4 million in 2005, and is expected to grow another 144.9% to $49.8 million in 2006, according to exclusive research released today by PQ Media, a custom media research firm. But podcast advertising, nonexistent until 2004, is expected to be a larger market than blog advertising by 2010, according to Blog, Podcast and RSS Advertising Outlook, the first of five installments in PQ Media’s Alternative Media Research series. This groundbreaking series, the culmination of more than six months of primary research, is the first source to define, size and structure the burgeoning alternative media sector.

Blog advertising accounted for 81.4%, or $16.6 million, of total 2005 spending on blog, podcast and RSS advertising, collectively known as user-generated online media. But the blog segment will comprise only 39.7%, or $300.4 million, of overall expenditures in 2010. Podcast advertising, meanwhile, reached $3.1 million in 2005, and is projected to grow at a compound annual rate of 154.4% to $327.0 million in 2010, when it will be a larger market than blog advertising. RSS advertising, non-existent until mid-2005, generated $650,000 in 2005.

“Blog, podcast and RSS advertising are being driven by some of the same factors boosting the growth of the overall alternative media sector: continued audience fragmentation, the perceived ineffectiveness of traditional advertising, and the elusive but coveted 18-to-34-year-old demographic,” said Patrick Quinn, president of PQ Media. “Blog, podcast and RSS advertising have demonstrated an ability to reach younger demographics as well as influentials, and the media tend to be highly engaging. These are attractive trends to brand marketers that are focused on return on investment.”

The relatively small size of these markets is an indication of the newness of the media, the lack of standard metrics and various technology issues, Quinn added. “As advertising networks become more effective, user engagement escalates, and the industry works through its technology and measurement challenges, we expect user-generated media to grow at triple-digit rates over the next five years,” said Quinn.

Technology, auto and media brands are the most active in user-generated media advertising, accounting for more than half of total advertising spending in 2005, with the food & beverage and apparel categories rounding out the top five. The technology, auto and media categories will continue to generate more than half of all advertising in 2010.

Total spending on user-generated online media is forecast to grow at a compound annual rate of 106.1% from 2005 to 2010, reaching $757.0 million in 2010, according to Blog, Podcast and RSS Advertising Outlook. By comparison, the overall alternative media industry including, among others, markets such as branded entertainment, digital out-of-home advertising, mobile marketing and video-on-demand marketing, is projected to grow at a compound annual rate of 14.8% in the five-year period to $253.7 billion in 2010.

PQ Media’s Alternative Media Research Series will also include reports covering the overall alternative advertising and marketing industry, including all 22 alternative media segments, and the first report to size and forecast the global market for branded entertainment, among others. These publications are available solely through PQ Media’s website at www.pqmedia.com. An executive summary of Blog, Podcast and RSS Advertising Outlook is available online at http://www.pqmedia.com/blog-podcast-rss-advertising.html.

PQ Media is the world’s leading provider of alternative advertising and marketing research. The firm also delivers exclusive data and information on traditional media, including advertising, marketing services, consumer and business media, and media usage. Founded in 2002, PQ Media has two major practice areas through which we provide custom and syndicated research to brand marketers, media buyers, media companies and financial institutions. PQ Media is located at Two Stamford Landing, Suite 100, Stamford, CT 06902. Phone is 203-921-0368; Fax, 203- 921-0367; E-mail, email protected from spam bots.

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Strategic Branding at Corporate Events - Custom Made Promotional Items

Truly effective promotion can often be attributed to a more subtle approach over risky, big-budget marketing campaigns. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the status-driven world of business conventions and similar industry gatherings.

Corporate occasions are rightly considered as prime opportunities for any business to gain recognition within the marketplace, however many companies still fail to maximise their full potential due to unstructured and often careless preparation.

The importance of strategic branding methods can not be overstated and it is an attention to detail that repeatedly prevails in determining the success of a firm's market image.

Corporate events on any scale are seen as key to the long term durability of a brand and ultimately the success of the business as a whole. By remaining visible and current in the eyes of other firms, a company is far better able to negotiate its position.

Strategies vary over time, but the application of small promotional items and corporate gifts has shown itself to be a consistent, cost-effective means of improving brand image. The potential for these items is endless with the potency of simple giveaways like enamel pin badges, key-rings, coasters and even photo frames bearing the company logo still hugely underrated.

The memento remains as a constant reminder long after the event has ended and can be an aide memoir for business opportunities. For companies who want the event visitor to have their contact details easily to hand, a desk message in the form of a PROMO-FLEX soft pvc coaster is ideal. Unlike other coasters, these can be manufactured to literally any shape and size requested. Additionally, they are flexible and can aid stress relief; non-slip, to prevent accidental spillage on those all important papers and long lasting – when they get dirty, just pop them in the dishwasher and they come up like new.

Other corporate gifts such as customised jewellery offer further opportunity to display the prestige of a business especially if care is taken in choosing the right packaging in which to present them. Such gifts can act as an everyday reminder to clients and provide more steadfast brand visibility compared with expensive and often fleeting alternatives.

Security, particularly at large events, can be a problem. Delegates and staff wearing bespoke printed or woven lanyards with pass details attached or personalised name badges are easily identified and the security risk is reduced. We can produce all of your badging needs – lanyards, passes and personalised name badges.

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MySpace Editor Surge: Rich Young Webmasters

The MySpace phenomenon has allowed Webmasters to net over $1,000,000 per year in less than four months.

(PRWEB) April 7, 2006 -- MySpace, a social networking phenomenon, has opened up many opportunities for Webmasters as young as 18 years old. Alexa, a Web site traffic analyzer has consistently ranked MySpace in the top ten worldwide ranking. This volume has caused the demand for MySpace profile editor Web sites to explode.

Young Webmasters have taken this opportunity to monetize that traffic and open up revenue channels on a whole new level. Zobbler.com, a Web site of only three months of age, is up for sale on BuySellWebsite.com for $785,000. MySpaceSupport.com, six months old, was previously listed for over $1,000,000. These Web sites earn money through advertising mediums such as Google Adsense and Yahoo Publisher Network each time a user clicks on an ad.

While it seems like these sites are popping up left and right, the amount of users seeking such resources is much greater and can yield high traffic and revenue income for Web masters. "I had my site up for just a few days and I was already receiving thousands of hits. It's simply a way for me to make some extra cash, but the money coming in is much more than I expected" says MySpaceGrill.com owner - 21 years old.

Todays young Webmasters are tomorrow's innovators. Something as simple as a profile editor Web site has allowed these youngsters a solid income flow that can be used for future Web sites and ventures, but how long will this last? It is only time before MySpace itself offers such a service which could cause the ultimate demise to the hundreds of MySpace profile editor sites.

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ZoomInfo Names New Chief Operating Officer: Bryan Burdick, Former Monster CMO and Lyos SVP

Job board and Internet search veteran provides new insight as ZoomInfo accelerates growth.

Waltham, MA (PRWEB) April 6, 2006 -- Zoom Information, Inc., the search engine for discovering people, companies and relationships, today announced the appointment of Bryan Burdick (www.zoominfo.com/bryanburdick), online recruiting and Internet search veteran, as its new chief operating officer. Burdick will lead the sales, marketing and product departments at ZoomInfo, reporting directly into Jonathan Stern, founder and CEO.

“ZoomInfo has grown remarkably in the last five years, and our growth is accelerating. ZoomInfo is now recognized as the leading source of passive candidates for recruiting, the leading search engine for business people search and continues to be a well-respected innovator of contextual search technologies,” said Jonathan Stern, founder and CEO of Zoom Information. “Bryan Burdick is a proven leader in our key focus areas, and will provide inestimable value helping us grow from a single vertical search engine into a broad multi-channel search and advertising vehicle.”

“Job boards and the entire search landscape are undergoing an upheaval that is transforming the way content is generated and monetized, and I believe ZoomInfo is positioned to gain in existing markets and expand into many new ones as a result,” said Bryan Burdick, COO of Zoom Information. “I have tremendous respect for what Jonathan and his team have accomplished and am thrilled to be able to contribute to ZoomInfo’s future success.”

Burdick comes to Zoom Information from three years at Monster Worldwide where he held positions including CMO of Monster’s TMP AdComms Division and senior vice president of Monster.com core segments. At Monster Burdick launched several new products, and helped deliver 40% annual growth in key business segments. Prior to Monster, Burdick was SVP at Lycos, leading the Global Portal Services unit responsible for all Internet search, content management and ad serving businesses. At Lycos Burdick launched eight new subscription businesses and grew revenue and realized double digit net operating margin growth each year. Burdick has also held senior leadership positions at InfoSpace and Reuters America. He is a summa cum laude graduate of the Wharton School of Business.

“ZoomInfo has a unique ability to mine the Web to create real business value for its customers and users; they are one of the very few examples of a pioneering company that is already making money with thousands of happy customers,” said Burdick. “The opportunity is unlimited, and I’m excited to be a part of this team.”

About Zoom Information, Inc.

Zoom Information Inc.'s core search product, ZoomInfo, is a summarization search engine that creates individual summaries of people including work history, education, current position and other business affiliations. It features summaries of more than more than 29 million people and two million companies. ZoomInfo finds, understands, extracts and saves actionable information about people on the Web. The patented search technology continually scans millions of Web sites, press releases, electronic news services, SEC filings and other online sources. Then, it intelligently compiles concise summaries about individuals and companies.

ZoomInfo helps streamline recruiting efforts, compile sales leads, enhance competitive intelligence efforts, and more for hundreds of companies. Its customers range from small firms to nearly 30% of the Fortune 100, including Blockbuster, Microsoft, Oracle, PepsiAmericas, Pfizer, Raytheon, Staples and Yahoo!.

Zoom Information is privately held and based in Waltham, Massachusetts. For more information, visit http://about.zoominfo.com or call toll-free: 1-866-904-ZOOM (9666)

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Indian B-school Management Student to become a Millionaire

A Management Student of Ravishankar University, Raipur (India) is determined to become a millionaire by the end of this year. He has launched www.indianpixeladvert.com a pixel advertising website.

Raipur, India (PRWEB) April 5, 2006 -- The Indian management schools are booming with high salaries nowadays. The B-schools students are also following the suit. Inspired by the success of the website started by a student in the UK.

Mr. Naveen George has also started a website with same features selling pixels. Apart from big corporations, this site is focusing on small developing companies as well. Naveen from a small town in Kerala is in the 1st year of his Management studies at Ravishankar University, Raipur.

“The site is very simple to understand. I’m selling each pixel for Rs. 15 for a period of 5 years. The site consists of 10,000 blocks and each block is divided into 100 pixels. Anyone who wish to purchase has various payment options”, says Naveen

The idea can be described as simple but is a strong way of advertising. Today India is one of the growing market allover the world and the online trades reaching millions. The pixel advertising is becoming more and more necessary.

The benefits for the company purchasing are they get advertised as the site gets advertised. They get more traffic than they get today. Lots of media attention will add to the advertising. Paper/Banner advertising costs a fortune compared to this pixel site and moreover they don’t put the advertisement for 5 years.

Naveen says "I have new innovative ideas and would like them to put in practice”. Though this is a very tough prospect for Naveen, he is positive and is confident to come out with good result.

He has also announced prizes of Rs 50000 for 5 lucky advertisers who will be selected by the lotto system once the site is sold out.

A tough nut to crack in India though. Our wishes to Naveen to prove that it can be done again.

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Jeff Maulden, Formerly of Dailey & Associates, Joins REVShare Ad Sales Team As Company Growth Continues

REVShare, television’s largest Cost-per-Action advertising network with over 1000 media properties, today named Jeff Maulden as a new member of the Ad Sales Team. Maulden was recruited from Dailey & Associates in Los Angeles where he was management account supervisor. Dailey is a major advertising agency and part of the InterPublic Group, a global marketing communications and marketing services company. Maulden will be focusing on maximizing ad sales delivery to the REVShare 1000+ Network by developing new accounts, creating strategic agency alliances and other alternative advertising agendas.

Temecula, CA (PRWEB) April 6, 2006 -- REVShare, television’s largest Cost-per-Action advertising network with over 1000 media properties, today named Jeff Maulden as a new member of the Ad Sales Team. Maulden was recruited from Dailey & Associates in Los Angeles where he was management account supervisor. Dailey is a major advertising agency and part of the InterPublic Group, a global marketing communications and marketing services company. Maulden will be focusing on maximizing ad sales delivery to the REVShare 1000+ Network by developing new accounts, creating strategic agency alliances and other alternative advertising agendas.

“With over 9 years of marketing, strategic planning, client management, Internet and business communications experience on the agency side, Jeff is a bona fide advertising pro, and consistently demonstrates stellar strategic thinking and fiduciary accountabilities with every project he undertakes,” said Joseph Gray, CEO and Founder of REVShare.
“He clearly understands the importance of television advertising and branding, and how it can play a pivotal role both in meeting a client’s immediate goals and in helping them achieve long-term success,” Gray added.

Prior to joining REVShare Jeff was a business development and client services account director for five years, focusing prim