Namecheap.com, a leading domain name registrar, is hosting its second annual holiday Twitter trivia contest, featuring $20,000 in prizes including domain name credits, Dell Studio 15 laptops, and Barnes & Noble nooks. “We had a great time with our trivia contest last year and felt our clients and new users
Effective Student Marketing, Inc. recently released “10 Tips to Jumpstart Your School’s Social Media (http://www.effectivestudentmarketing.com/social/10-tips-to-jumpstart-your-schools-social-media.php)” on the company website. The list is designed to help schools understand what makes a social media campaign effective, and offers a good starting place for schools that are new to social media. By outlining
The use of online communities in addressing consumer issues and concerns will result in a more comprehensive customer service process and an improved experience for consumers according to Reality Digital, the leading provider of online community software (http://www.realitydigital.com/online-community-software.html) for brands and businesses. The vastly improved degree of interactivity between consumers
Leading PR company (http://www.punchcomms.com/pr-company.html) Punch Communications has identified a vital trend in the utilisation of social networks for personal and professional use. From a brand perspective, social networks invest significant resource in differentiating their product offering from competitors in an increasingly crowded market; the net result being that people utilise
MMC Learning has launched the Diploma in Digital Marketing qualification accredited by the CAM Foundation and Awarded by the Chartered Institute of Marketing. The course is delivered through a unique, flexible study, video e-learning package designed for working professionals. Business professionals are now taking the Diploma in Digital Marketing course
On the heels of record breaking attendance at Search Engine Strategies (SES) Chicago, SES announced today that registration is now open for SES New York (http://www.searchenginestrategies.com/newyork/?utm_source=prweb) to be held March 22-26, 2010 at the Hilton New York. The conference and expo will consist of multiple keynotes and more than 70
IFA Life is delighted to announce that ‘Father of Life Planning’ George Kinder will keynote at the Social Media in Financial Services conference in January 2010 and lead a debate on ‘hi touch, hi tech’ financial planning. Widely acknowledged as a key visionary in the financial planning world, George Kinder’s
‘Online Digital PR’, the one-day workshop in digital PR and social media techniques from The PR Training Centre, is now available in-house for as little as £1,500. And Government grants available through the Train To Gain scheme means companies can get £1,000 in funding for the workshop. According to principal
The study presented by Entensys (www.entensys.com) was completed in April-June, 2009. The results are based on the analysis of websites visited by 41,200 employees in 1,600 enterprises. In the end of 2008, Entensys released a new version of UserGate Proxy & Firewall that included a content filtering tool. This feature
A new feature on business social networking site LinkedIn, is giving financial advisers startling new opportunities to raise their profile on the Internet. Until recently, an IFA or financial planner could use LinkedIn’s ‘status update’ tool to communicate with their network, clients or professional connections on the LinkedIn website. But
Founder of social networking website for IFAs, Philip Calvert predicts that video will become a key technology for IFAs to raise their profile online and to provide financial advice and information. With YouTube acknowledged as the world’s second most popular search engine*, the video hosting website will be a quick
Research launched as part of National Commute Smart Week finds ‘smart commuting’ could dramatically reduce travel to and from work 62% of commuters want to reduce time spent travelling to and from work Being stuck in traffic, travelling in the dark and wasting time are big frustrations 46% say bosses
The recent announcement that the major search engines Google and Bing will incorporate social media content into their search results will place the onus on brands to make the most of the online marketplace according to Reality Digital, the leading provider of social networking software for brands and businesses. The
Digital brand experiences do create new customers, according to the just-released FEED: The Razorfish Digital Brand Experience Report (http://feed.razorfish.com). Fully 64% of consumers surveyed made their first purchase from a brand because of a digital experience – either with a website, microsite, mobile coupon or email. Razorfish (http://www.razorfish.com) surveyed 1,000
With millions of orders being placed online throughout the festive season, can you really afford to have customers dropping off at your checkout this Christmas? PostCoder Web SOAP from Allies Computing is a web service which allows you to add address lookup from just a Postcode seamlessly into your online
Millions of British shoppers are at risk of falling for fake reviews online, suggests a recent YouGov survey, commissioned by shopping advice site, Reevoo.com. 77 per cent of online shoppers use reviews and ratings* when purchasing, yet more than 40 per cent (41%) are unaware that some reviews online may
Many of the leading ecommerce small business owners will gather in Las Vegas, Nevada for the 12th eCommerce Summit (http://www.ecommerce-summit.com) on April 13-15, 2010. The world-class educational event will again be hosted by the eCommerce Merchants Trade Association (http://www.ecommercemerchants.org) and the Professional eBay Sellers Alliance (http://www.gopesa.org). “Pivotal Payments is proud
Twitter! It’s everywhere! Ever since Oprah talked about it, people can’t read the paper, go to a website, or even watch the evening news without being invited to follow them on Twitter. So why are so many businesses embracing Twitter? We recently spoke with Steve Schwartz, the author of the
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