) January 19, 2009 -- UpClick Marketing (www.UpClickMarketing.com), a Northern Virginia-based SEM (search engine marketing), SEO (search engine optimization) and online social media marketing company, will provide its newest client, McKinley Marketing Partners, with extensive search engine optimization and other search marketing services for its website.

) August 19, 2009 -- Michael Newman, an audio industry veteran who has helped companies such as Mackie, Digidesign, Gibson and Cerwin-Vega, has launched a blog dedicated to helping musical instrument manufacturers, professional audio companies and resellers with creating successful social media marketing strategies.

"I want to provide a central location where we can share ideas and communicate about this constantly evolving area of internet marketing," Newman states.

) April 30, 2009 -- iBlogMarketing (www.iblogmarketing.com), an online Internet marketing blog written by and for business professionals, has been updated to bring a new perspective on the of future Internet marketing. The new change in scope is reflected in content, design and the newest online tools

) September 2, 2009 -- Search engine marketing firm Search Mojo announced today that it has expanded its services offering to include a wide array of social media services, including corporate blog management, Twitter management, Facebook management and online reputation monitoring. The new services are primarily aimed at achieving increased positive exposure and engagement for clients and in response to Google's recent preview of its forthcoming infrastructure, nicknamed "Caffeine".

) May 14, 2009 -- Michael Newman, an audio industry veteran who has worked for companies such as Cerwin-Vega, Gibson, Digidesign, KRK Systems and Mackie is announcing the launch of a new consulting service, Michael Newman Consulting, focused on Social Media Marketing for all types of audio manufacturers. Newman feels this is the right time to offer these specialized services to companies where direct to consumer marketing is entering a new era. Though based out of Southern California, companies throughout the USA have reached out to Newman for consul.

) June 18, 2009 -- iPost, a leader in strategic email marketing services and actionable analytics, today announced the launch of "Not Just Another Marketing Blog." The blog hosted by iPost will provide email marketing insight and advice to help email marketers improve the results of their email campaigns.

Many marketing agency hosted blogs focus heavily on their own accomplishments. While company announcements can fill a marketing blog with consistent content, it often amounts to little more than company back-patting.

) September 29, 2009 – Although social media use has increased exponentially in marketing and PR circles, many suppliers in the human resource marketplace argue there’s still too much “social” and not enough direct, measurable return for businesses.

) April 28, 2009 -- In today's high-tech world, "word of mouth" still plays a significant role when it comes to purchasing decisions. According to www.iBlogMarketing.com, the importance of "word of mouth" for businesses has morphed to "word of mouse" via social media marketing. For example, online social network users were three times more likely to trust their peers' opinions over advertising when making purchase decisions. ("Social Networking Sites: Defining Advertising Opportunities in a Competitive Landscape," JupiterResearch, March 2007).

) August 5, 2009 -- LeadMaster launched a new blog that looks at various aspects of sales lead tracking, lead management, customer relationship management, marketing automation and sales force automation. The new blog is available at http://blog.leadmaster.com/.
"Although I would have liked to use social media for this release, to speed things along and help raise initial awareness for the blog I've decided to issue a press release about the blog", said Andy Brownell, LeadMaster CMO. Brownell is the blog's editor and one of the contributors.

) February 26, 2009 -- The AVA (http://www.avaawards.com) Gold Award for 2008 honoring excellence in overall website design based on its use of multi-media and Web 2.0 interactive technologies was presented to Bill Ganz, Founder and CEO of More Media Group, Inc., and its subsidiary FastTrack™ Online Marketing, Inc. (www.fasttrackonlinemarketing.com), Southern California based companies.

) March 10, 2009 -- Social networking services like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, along with social content sharing tools like blogs, real simple syndication (RSS), Digg, and others are enjoying mainstream success among consumers and businesses alike. But many marketers are wary of how engaging customers, partners and prospects using social media services and tools without a proper assessment and plan.

) January 21, 2009 -- This week, the Mannix Marketing, Inc. corporate blog, located at blog.mannixmarketing.com, was named on TopRank CEO Lee Odden's BIGLIST of Search Marketing Blogs - a selective, international compilation of the "Best Blogs On The Net."

Mannix Marketing Corporate Blog

Best Blogs On The Net.

) April 3, 2009 -- SEO Marketing LLC announced today that industry veteran Rick Russo has joined the company's team of organic website optimization professionals. In his new position as a seo services provider, Russo will assist in maintaining relationships with SEO Marketing's clients as well as to develop relationships with new clients seeking natural seo or pay per click services.

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) October 12, 2009 -- Jay Berkowitz, personal branding expert and founder of TenGoldenRules.com will join other leading Internet marketing experts such as Chris Brogan, David Armano, Keith Burtis and Jim Kukral at the Blog World Expo from October 15- 17th at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Mr. Berkowitz is going help attendees set up a sample social media marketing plan and explain how to make money in social media with his presentation, "Making Social Media Make Money."

) January 14, 2009 -- Search Engine Optimization Journal has recently started accepting guest blog posts from other experts in the online marketing industry. Search engine optimization is a wide topic for discussion and Search Engine Optimization Journal is open to posting others industry professional's views on this topic to further enhance the already established blog. Search Engine Optimization Journal has become an industry leader in all things search engine optimization related and continues to grow in size and power each and every day.

) April 9, 2009 -- Upshot Institute, a leading publisher of online resources for marketers, announced the first Marketing SuperPlatform Summit, bringing together marketing technology industry leaders who specialize in integrated marketing suites to present their respective thoughts and insights on this rapidly emerging area.

The term "Marketing SuperPlatform" was created by Upshot Institute and has gained fast industry acceptance. The term is applied to solutions offering multiple core marketing technologies, accessed as a single application suite.

) April 16, 2009 -- Everyone seems to be Twittering, Facebooking, and blogging--but few businesses know how to use these powerful social tools for marketing, according to Matthew Arndt, founder of Turbo Social Media, a Pleasanton-based firm that helps companies understand and use this new marketing protocol to expand their reach and increase revenues.

) October 21, 2009 -- Heather Herr, Social Media Specialist at leading interactive marketing firm Terralever, will show marketers the bigger picture behind social media in a webinar titled "Social Media: What's the Point," Tuesday, Nov. 3 from 10-11 am PST (11 am-noon MST).

Herr will share proven social media strategies and explain why a successful social media campaign shouldn't be measured exclusively in terms of ROI. The webinar will feature real-world examples of social media campaigns launched by consumer and business-to-business brands.

) January 30, 2009 -- IPTVBoyz, a pioneer in marketing and brand management on the web, announces a relationship with CP&I Marketing, a full service advertising and marketing agency based in Denver. The new partnership allows CP&I's clients access and space on IPTVBoyz's newly-launched VIDSEOTV.com.

) April 28, 2009 -- mRELEVANCE is pleased to be named the Internet Marketing agency of record for Austin custom home builder, Sterling Custom Homes. The luxury home builder embraces social media with the launch of its blog, www.SterlingCustomHomesBlog.com.

Sterling Custom Homes launches its blog, www.SterlingCustomHomesBlog.com.

) April 8, 2009 -- Interactive Design and Media, a full service website design and Internet Marketing agency, announced the launch of Video Clicks Now, a video marketing and video submission service that helps companies tag, optimize and distribute their video content across the web.

) March 11, 2009 -- Search Mojo, a leading search engine marketing firm headquartered in Charlottesville, Va., relaunched its website today, The new site features multiple tools to evaluate search engine success and return on investment (ROI).

In a recent study released jointly by MarketingSherpa and Ad:Tech, marketers rated search engine marketing tactics, including SEO and PPC, as one of the top two best ROI-producing online marketing tactics.

) June 11, 2009 -- In search of the leaders in magazine brand innovation, min is accepting entries in its annual Integrated Marketing Awards. This competition salutes the campaigns, ongoing programs and innovative people who've raised the bar on magazine marketing programs. The call for entries deadline is this Friday, June 12.

Enter at: http://www.minonline.com/awards/integratedmarketingawards.html.

) September 18, 2009 -- Despite broad interest in Web 2.0's potential, professional communicators in Denmark are not using Web 2.0 tools as a part of their integrated corporate communications, according to a new study done by communications consultancy Støvring+Woodward.

The study looks at how Danish companies use tools like wikis, intactive video, social media and communities on their own websites and other places on the internet to communicate with key stakeholders.

) April 22, 2009 -- WebTalent SEO, a full service internet marketing company and social media marketing agency, announced today that it will be providing free internet marketing consulting to local and regional non-profit organizations. A selected number of non-profit organizations will benefit from two hours of free consulting a month.

) September 8, 2009 -- Forum One Networks, a strategy and research group specializing in online communities and social media strategy, announced discussion leaders for the eighth annual Online Community Summit, which takes place on October 8-9, 2009 in Sonoma, CA. The event will gather leading online community and social media executives from varied industries, who wouldn't normally meet, to share current and best experiences regarding online collaboration.

) October 15, 2009 -- Fox Rent A Car has selected Social Media to create an online community for its' customers, providing a platform for them to introduce and exchange interesting and valuable travel information to enhance their travel experience while they are renting from Fox Rent A Car.

) March 6, 2009 -- The New Media Institute's 2009 Blog Competition has concluded its judging process and announced the list of the top three award winners.

"The panel reviewed a diverse array of blog submissions from the esoteric to the obvious and we are so pleased to announce the winners," said Barbara Eber-Schmid, Executive Vice President of the New Media Institute.

) September 30, 2009 -- SubscriberMail, a leading email service provider, announced the release of "SWYN" (Share With Your Network) functionality within its email marketing platform. This new integration allows SubscriberMail's clients to dynamically embed AddThis social media sharing buttons within outbound email messages. Recipients are then able to share message content with their contacts through dozens of social media outlets.

) July 29, 2009 -- On Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 1 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Search Marketing Now presents "Integrating Mobile Marketing Into a Large-Scale Marketing Campaign." This webcast is free and is sponsored by Unica Corporation.

With continuing growth in consumer adoption of smart phones, smart marketers are moving quickly to integrate mobile into the marketing mix. Mobile phones and their associated applications have changed the way we communicate and the way we live. This presents tremendous opportunities -- and challenges -- for marketers.

This webcast examines how large-brand and multi-channel marketers can integrate mobile into an existing marketing campaign.

) January 13, 2009 -- Boston search engine marketing firm, Brick Marketing announces their schedule of workshops for the near future. Brick Marketing, a full service website and search engine marketing firm offers a wide range of services to help drive traffic and generate sales for client's websites. Brick Marketing will be offering training and workshops designed to help others build successful revenue generating websites.

Brick Marketing

) March 5, 2009 -- Pay Per Click (PPC) Summit, premier educational search engine marketing (SEM) conference is proud to announce the official partners of PPC Summit scheduled for April 22-23, 2009 in Oak Brook, IL. The conference has developed partnerships with industry leading organizations who share in the mission of providing quality internet marketing resources, education and training. The PPC Summit partners include; Adotas, Web Host Industry Review, Search Marketing Standard, Visibility Magazine, SEMpdx, Web Marketing Association, Direct Marketing Association, Business Marketing Association, Chicago Association of Direct Marketing and Anvil Media.

) June 4, 2009 -- MarketingSherpa, a leader in marketing research and education, has teamed up with social media marketing agency Overdrive Interactive to present "Social Media Is About Socializing" webinar. The session will take place Tuesday, June 23, at 2:00 PM EDT. The webinar will feature Jeanne Hopkins, MarketingSherpa's CMO and Harry Gold, CEO of Overdrive Interactive.

) September 6, 2009 -- Brands looking to utilise social media in their online marketing efforts don't need to build a whole new website for that purpose, as social media features can be easily incorporated to an existing site framework according to Reality Digital, the leading provider of online community software for brands and businesses

Social media has become one of the most efficient ways of crowd sourcing consumers, and therefore an effective method of marketing on the internet. Many brands have looked to engage their consumers and fans of their brand using social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.

) June 1, 2009 -- Passenger, creator of online brand communities that drive customer advocacy and insight, today announced that Andrew Leary, Passenger's founder and chief strategy officer, will speak at Digital Media Summit, occurring June 2 as a part of Internet Week New York. Mr. Leary will participate in a panel titled, "Corporate Social tools: From software to ASP to social - the evolution of enterprise productivity tools" at this exclusive invitation-only event.

Who: Andrew Leary, founder and chief strategy officer, Passenger
What: Digital Media Summit, "Corporate Social Tools: From software to ASP to social - the evolution of enterprise productivity tools"
When: Tuesday, June 2, 10:30 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
Where: Westin Times Square, New York City

) October 16, 2009 -- Submit Express, named by Website Magazine as the No. 1 search optimization firm, will be at Blog World Expo 2009 at the Las Vegas Convention Center from October 16-17, 2009. Attendees who visit the Submit Express booth (#329) will see the many services the company can provide for bloggers and Web site owners looking to get active in the expanding online world or monetize their existing content.

At the show, Submit Express is offering new bloggers an "all-in-one" service that will help them launch their blog. With more people getting involved with blogging every day, this service offers people a unique opportunity to have a professional-looking blog from the start while engaging in Web site promotion.

) September 4, 2009 -- PageTraffic has a set a new trend for web owners when it comes to finding SEO services by listing their search engine optimization services in the Visibility Magazine Internet Marketing Auctions. SEO is a vital part of a successful website. Search Engine Optimization is set a set of strategic initiatives enacted in order move a site higher in rankings on search engines for specific keywords. PageTraffic has proven that they are one of the best SEO companies in the industry. By listing their services on the Visibility Magazine Auctions they have allowed potential clients to offer competitive bids on their search engine optimization services.

) March 31, 2009 -- NuReach Global, a full-service Internet marketing company, announces discounted rates for their search engine marketing solutions to advertising agencies, marketing firms, and web design companies.

Search Engine Marketing Company

) March 26, 2009 -- cfactor, the leader in on-demand workforce solutions infused with social media, announces the launch of an entirely new website designed to illuminate new best practices and help customers and other interested parties stay abreast of the latest cfactor innovations and successes. The new website features expanded thought leadership content and enhanced social media capabilities including a new corporate blog.

) October 25, 2009 -- Kutenda CEO Mike Cooch will address ConnectWise Partner Summit attendees, on November 5 and 6, 2009, on how to generate IT and managed service leads and strengthen customer relationships with online marketing. Kutenda is providing free web site evaluations at ConnectWise (sign up URL below).

Cooch, recently recognized by MSPMentor as a leader in the global IT services industry, will host a breakout session entitled "From Commodity Sale to Strategic Sale: How Online Marketing Will Change Your Customer Relationships" on Nov. 5 and 6.