http://www.responsesource.com Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:35 +0100 admin@responsesource.com (Responsesource) support@dwpub.com Copyright2010 responsesource.com http://www.responsesource.com/images/rss/rss.gif http://www.responsesource.com Zend Framework Zend_Feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireMediaAndMarketing/~3/YoHeUBHxM1I/rel_display.php http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58315 business case for social media in internal communications, at the Brussels Marriott Hotel, Belgium, on September 14 and 15.

Over two days, thought leaders and pioneers in social media, using case study examples, will provide new insight into how social media is already working successfully. Hands-on workshops will guide delegates through the process of constructing their own social media business case.

Key topics covered by the event include getting a social media project off the ground, gaining budget approval, securing management and employee buy-in, how to tailor social media tools to meet your company's specific needs and, most importantly, how to calculate the return on investment of using social media.

Experts speaking on the first day of the conference include Philippe Borremans, chief social media officer Van Marcke Group of Companies, Yves van Seters, IBM task leader for social media, IBM Belgium & Luxembourg, Vanessa Vyncke, employee & executive communications, IBM Belgium & Luxembourg, Louise Denver, director corporate affairs and communications, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Louise McGregor, manager, web expert centre corporate communications, ING Group, Sonia Carter, senior manager - online, AXA UK , Neil Atkinson, director - global communication channels, Unilever and Russell Pearson, social media strategist.

On the second day of the event, two key workshops will be held. In the morning, Philippe Borremans will lead a workshop on ‘Making the business case for social media inside the enterprise’. In the afternoon, social media strategist Russell Pearson, will lead a workshop on ‘Embedding social media into the fabric of your intranet’.

Melcrum’s research and content director, Rebecca Richmonds, says ‘Using Social Media as part of your internal communications strategy to improve the flow of information is fast becoming the topic of discussion with our members. Yet although progressive internal communicators can quickly see the benefits offered by Social Media, getting the buy-in from the rest of the senior management team can be difficult. This event is designed to provide the knowledge and methodology that internal communicators need to build their own business case for social media and hit the ground running.’

The event is sponsored by Snapcomms, interactive employee communications, and IML, advanced audience response systems.

Full details are available at http://www.melcrum.com/socialmedia/index.html



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About Melcrum

Melcrum, a privately held research and training business, is the leading authority on best practice, emerging trends and strategy in internal communication.

Melcrum advises internal communication leaders at 69 per cent of the Global Fortune 100 largest organizations and 84 per cent of the FTSE 100. Through independent research and executive education, Melcrum helps internal communicators achieve the rewards and recognition they deserve.

With global networks and offices in the UK, US and Australia, Melcrum researchers and editors spend their time meeting and talking to practitioners to find out where the best work gets done. Melcrum makes these tools, techniques, and case studies available to its members through publications, research, events, forums and web sites.

For further information visit www.melcrum.com or contact:

Rebecca Richmond, Research and Content Director, Melcrum
T: +44 (0) 20 8600 4670
E: rebecca.richmond@melcrum.com

or

Jacqui Green, JGMpr
M: 07885 270 349
E: jacqui@jgmpr.com



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Aprimo® , a global leader in integrated, on-demand marketing software solutions, has announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn, as one of the Global 250 top private companies. The AlwaysOn Global 250 represents the top emerging companies in the Global Silicon Valley that are demonstrating significant market traction and pursuing game-changing technologies in on-demand computing, digital media and entertainment and greentech. Aprimo was recognised as a leader in the SaaS and Enterprise category by The AlwaysOn editorial team and its partners. This team searched the entrepreneurial community to identify the top 250 private companies that are forging solutions that will lead to industry shake-up and value-creation opportunities.

“At Aprimo, our goal is to provide leading solutions that accelerate marketing programs worldwide,” said Bill Godfrey, Chairman and CEO of Aprimo. “Being named one of the industry’s top providers in the competitive SaaS and Enterprise market category speaks to the impact and business value our solutions deliver. Aprimo enables marketers to deploy successful, fully-integrated programs that break down marketing silos, as well as measure the success and ROI of programs to effectively impact the bottom line. We are honoured to be recognised for our leadership in marketing automation and our ability to help marketers enhance the way they do their jobs.”

Aprimo Marketing Studio B2C and Aprimo Marketing Studio B2B provide modular marketing solutions that manage online and offline marketing activities, track budget and spend management, and provide workflow and digital assets to improve go-to-market execution and generate more revenue. Aprimo Marketing Studio is a fully integrated platform that provides marketers with the functionality needed to manage all aspects of B2C and B2B campaigns across multiple channels including online, email and social marketing, while also scaling to meet the needs of any size organisation.

With Aprimo’s solutions, marketers benefit from the industry’s most comprehensive marketing platform that optimises performance on marketing investments for the unique needs specific to the B2C and B2B markets. In addition, marketers are able to capture their target audience, engage them in more relevant and meaningful dialogue, convert them to customers, and then cultivate the lifetime value of each customer relationship.

“After examining the companies that are on the AO Global 250 list, it’s obvious that innovation is not only alive and well in the Global Silicon Valley, it’s accelerating in economic power and scope.” says Tony Perkins, founder and editor of AlwaysOn. “The companies certainly represent some of the highest-growth opportunities in the private company marketplace.”

About Aprimo
Aprimo is a leading global provider of marketing software and services that enhance the productivity and performance of marketing organisations. The company’s integrated marketing software, Aprimo Marketing Studio™ B2C and Aprimo Marketing Studio™ B2B, enables marketers to navigate the changing role of marketing, by taking control of budget and spends, eliminating internal silos with streamlined workflows, and executing innovative multi-channel campaigns to drive measurable return on investment.

Founded in 1998, Aprimo is headquartered in Indianapolis with offices in the UK and worldwide. For more information visit http://www.aprimo.com.

About AlwaysOn
AlwaysOn is the leading business media brand networking the Global Silicon Valley. AlwaysOn helped ignite the social media revolution in early 2003 when it launched the AlwaysOn network. In 2004, it became the first media brand to socially network its online readers and event attendees. AlwaysOn’s preeminent executive event series includes the Summit at Stanford, OnMedia, OnHollywood, Venture Summit Mid-Atlantic, OnDemand, Venture Summit Silicon Valley, Venture Summit East, GoingGreen Silicon Valley, GoingGreen East, and GoingGreen Europe. The AlwaysOn network and live event series continue to lead the industry by empowering its readers, event participants, sponsors, and advertisers like no other media brand.

Media Contacts:

Sarah Leatherbarrow – Cyance
Email: sarah.leatherbarrow@cyance.com
Tel: +44 (0)1865 861717
Mob: +44 (0)7900 887987
- Sarah Leatherbarrow 29-07-2010]]> Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:03:00 +0100 http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58294 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireMediaAndMarketing/~3/wcd--MbINg4/rel_display.php http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58284 GlobalGathering releases further country websites and social media website updates for the 10th anniversary of annual dance festival

London, UK ---- GlobalGathering http://www.global-gathering.com has released country specific websites with social media functionality ahead of its 10th anniversary of its GlobalGathering dance festivals taking place around the world.

GlobalGathering’s group of websites owned by promotions company Angel Music Group http://www.angelmusicgroup.com are powered by content software company Modera http://www.modera.com. They are built in conjunction and full service advertising agency Media Junction Digital http://www.mediajunction.co.uk.

The first GlobalGathering website release was the UK site in March 2009. The successful UK GlobalGathering release set the digital road map on managing the rollout of the remaining seven region websites. The Polish and Ukrainian sites successfully released last year, with Australia, Belarus, Russia, South Korea and Turkey followed in order to manage and market the festivals in each of those regions. For 2010 and its special 10th anniversary year, GlobalGathering focuses upon six regions including the UK.

Siim Vips, CEO at Modera comments, “The Modera content management system (CMS) caters for all major world languages and by using our user access rules, it’s possible to let country managers to control their own content and sites. They can tailor it to address their audience’s individual needs whilst maintaining the identity of the GlobalGathering brand.”

James Algate at Angel Music Group explains, “We have been impressed by Modera’s efficiency, easy-to-use software and support available in all world locations through its international offices and partners. Their CMS has enabled the brand to remain adaptable in social environment easily allowing the integration of relevant social networks and media to harness the core needs of the brand to our global audiences.”

The Modera CMS allows editorial, marketing and production teams to quickly and easily update various rich social content areas, user generated content (UGC) and e-commerce of the site; particularly managing content for the event across country specific and region areas.

Vips continues, “By building a solid platform and providing clear guidelines to follow, GlobalGathering are able to easily release additional country sites as and when the festival expands to other regions. It will simply be a matter of managing translations for each local country and for region managers to load and control region-specific content.”

“Our country managers can now produce more targeted and relevant content about the artists, DJs, musicians and personalities of specific interest to each of the regions, to not only create buzz, market more effectively, but also can update them about information about the festival they will attend. They can of course share experiences and report on all GlobalGathering festivals; working with the true ethos of what global dance event is about and be able to express this through the social media channels we use,” concludes Algate.


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----Notes to editors----

Poland, Saturday 5th June 2010, Tor Poznan, Poznan, Poland
Belarus, Saturday 26th June 2010, Boravaya Airfield, Minsk, Belarus
Ukraine, Saturday 10th July 2010, Chaika Airfield, Kiev, Ukraine
Russia, Saturday 17th July 2010, Tuutari Park, St. Petersburg
United Kingdom (UK), Friday 30th & Saturday 31st July 2010, Long Marston Airfield, Stratford Upon Avon, UK
South Korea, Global Gathering, Han River, Nanji Park, Seoul (Dates to be announced)

South Korea GlobalGathering, details coming soon
Australia GlobalGathering, details coming soon

GlobalGathering new website assets

- Festival information, news and updates (artists and DJs headliners / line-up)
- Social media including GlobalGathering community, forum, gallery (photographs) and newsletters via seamless integration not social assets e.g. via the Facebook social plugin
- Broadcasts including GlobalGathering TV (with featured videos)
- e-commerce for ticket purchase
- Information on camping, travel and maps
- GlobalGathering audio Gplayer
- GlobalGathering podcast via iTunes
- Twitter feedback and updates
- GlobalGathering e-commerce store via Firebrand
- Social media assets and functionality across Bebo, Facebook, Flickr, Last.fm, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube


About Global Gathering
http://www.globalgathering.com

Global Gathering is an annual dance music festival promoted by Angel Music Group, the company behind Godskitchen, on the last weekend of July each year at Long Marston Airfield, Near Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.

The festival has been running since 2001, competing with Homelands (earlier in the year), Creamfields and Gatecrasher's Summer Sound System.

On March 18, 2006, Global Gathering made its debut appearance outside of the United Kingdom and Ireland when the festival travelled to Miami, Florida. Acts included Nine Inch Nails, Coheed and Cambria, Avenged Sevenfold, Deep Dish, Adam Freeland, Sasha, John Digweed, and many more dance and rock artists.

Since then, the festival has expanded worldwide, with the 2008 season including shows in Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, Australia & New Zealand and Malaysia.


The media spokesperson for Modera is Siim Vips, CEO.

Click on Media Alerts to register to receive forthcoming news from Elemental Communications and its clients.

Photographs are available of the Modera team.

About Modera
http://www.modera.com

Modera is a global software company specialising in content management development that constantly challenges the technology and clients environments to deliver superior solutions that meet expectations. Modera operates in over 20 countries including the UK, Spain, Hong Kong and the USA, with headquarters in Estonia.

Backed by 24-hour support and a vast partner network, Modera takes the hassle out of content management with its cost-effective webmaster, intranet and extranet product line. Whether taken separately or together as a complete interconnected product, these tools are fast, secure, simple-to-use modular in design making them highly flexible and are competitively priced.

Simple to install and maintain, Modera’s scalable service caters for SMEs through to large organisations that require products to service bespoke individual needs. Its clients include established and well-known brands such as Bank of Happiness, Nissan, Citizen Watches, Group 4 Securicor (GS4), Hong Kong Express Airline, Jamiroquai.com, Bose and The Mama Group Plc.

Follow Modera on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/Modera, Facebook http://www.facebook.com/moderasoft, Twitter http://www.twitter.com/Modera and YouTube http://www.youtube.com/moderanet.

----Contact----

Elemental Communications

Tim Gibbon, Director
Mobile: +44 (0) 7930 375 663

Telephone: +44 (0) 843 208 4592

Website: http://www.elementalcomms.co.uk
Twitter: http://twitter.com/elementalcomms

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After months of preparation and testing, a new website has been officially unveiled which aims to help parents find and compare a variety of products for children, babies and pregnancy, whilst at the same time offering honest reviews from other parents.

www.BabyChild.org.uk is an independent website and consequently can provide honest reviews of products, rather than providing the often biased information from the manufactures.

The founders of the website began work on BabyChild.org.uk after recently having their first baby and noticing that it was difficult to find independent product reviews.

Products are reviewed by actual parents, so visitors to the website can make an informed choice about what to purchase, based on the knowledge and experiences of others.

The website is affiliated with a number of leading UK retailers, including Boots, Mothercare, Kiddicare, Toys r us and John Lewis Baby, to provide visitors with a view of all of the latest products, but all reviews are left by parents to avoid customers being misled by manufactures’ promises.

BabyChild.org.uk was soft launched in January of this year and developers have spent the last 6 months gathering valuable feedback from parents and getting them to come along to suggest products and give reviews.

The site is designed with ease-of use in mind and the developers have made it simple to navigate. Users can suggest products that they would like to see reviewed and BabyChild.org.uk will find parents who can do so.

Andy Barr, marketing director of BabyChild.org.uk, commented on the launch of the new site;

“As a parent, I know how difficult it can be when shopping for you new baby or child. There is an overwhelming amount of choice when it comes to products such as pushchairs, toys and cheap nursery furniture. Retailers and manufacturers can easily paint a picture of a product to make it sound desirable, but at the end of the day it’s the parents who have tried and tested the products that will be able to give an honest review.

“That’s main objective at BabyChild.org.uk; we simply want to make shopping during pregnancy, or shopping for a new baby or child a much easier experience. Our developers have worked hard to make the website as informative as possible and easy to navigate, so the whole experience will be less time consuming and as stress-free as possible.”

LINK http://www.babychild.org.uk

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The International Gaming Awards introduced 2011 Judging panel on official website.
The prestigious International Gaming Awards (IGA) www.gaming-awards.com
Announced the Judging panel comprising of 25 industry experts - leading industry professionals, specialized journalists, analysts and consultants. The Awards ceremonies international credentials are underlined still further by a fascinating line-up of judges from USA, Canada, Europe and Asia.

The IGA Judging panel will judge entries in 18 categories, the winners will be announced on the night of the ceremony, which will take place on 24 January 2011 in Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel in London.

The 2011 Judging panel Chaired by Mr Andrew Love, Executive Chairman of the Ritz Club Casino. Mr Love was the recipient of Outstanding contribution Award at last years ceremony. Andrew’s knowledge and experience has enabled him to make a significant contribution to the gaming and hospitality industry. More information about the Award on http://www.gaming-awards.com/Outstanding.htm

2011 panel newcomers include well known online entrepreneur Calvin Ayre founder of ”Bodog” brand, industry investor Mark Blandford, industry veteran Sue Schneider, well known Las Vegas executive Debbie Nutton, Social responsibility guru Andrew Poole, Paul Armitage executive of the largest UK casino group- Rank, US Association representative Marcus Prater and Vin Narayanan, journalist and owner of industry news portals. To view the full IGA 2011 Judging panel please visit: http://www.gaming-awards.com/judges.htm

The judges will consider all the nominations and then draw up a shortlist for each award. When considering each nomination, the judges will take into account provided by nominee’s evidence Nominees should, therefore, provide information, which they believe, makes their product or service truly outstanding. To enter nominations visit http://www.gaming-awards.com/CATEGORIES.htm

The aim of the International Gaming Awards ceremony is to support charity and to publicly recognize achievements of some of the people and companies over the year.

The IGA supports Care International and CHILDREN with LEUKAEMIA charity.
There is no fee to take part; all we ask is that your entry be accompanied by a donation to our chosen charities.
Please donate generously.
http://www.gaming-awards.com/Our_Charities.htm


Press Contact:
Lana Thompson
svetlana@gaming-awards.com
+44 (0) 1543 57 86 89
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Cambridge: UK retailers are risking their share of the £5.5 billion* Christmas sales boom by not being able to effectively handle the seasonal spike in customer service demand, which can increase by as much as 400%. Eptica, the leading provider of multichannel customer interaction software, warns that firms failing to ensure their customer service can cope at the most important trading period of the year could miss out on the opportunity to increase their sales by 5% or more.

Leading up to the festive season, contact centres are inundated with customer enquiries often involving large numbers of questions around the same topic. This increasing volume of routine, frequently asked questions (FAQs) can quickly lead to poor or slow service resulting in heightened customer frustration and lost sales at a time that represents 50-70% of a retailers’ annual revenue.

Research using Eptica’s customer base has shown that by reducing seasonal inbound FAQs and more efficiently responding to customers’ enquiries at peak times, retailers can increase sales by an average of 5%. Dee Roche, European Marketing Director at Eptica commented: “We looked at before and after scenarios at 280 organisations across a wide range of sectors and found a similar uplift in sales. This is achieved by businesses using increases in efficiency as an opportunity to redeploy customer service resources to sales conversion activity and on delivering high quality service and advice to help potential purchasers. These benefits can only be realised by diverting low value questions away from customer service agents.”

Retailers can experience four times their normal level of customer enquiries in the build up to Christmas including more than twice the normal volume of inbound emails. For contact centres that handle thousands of calls and emails a day, this increase represents a very significant volume of customer enquiries. A contact centre receiving just 500 calls and 750 emails a month could easily see that number increase to 2,000 calls and 1,500 emails respectively. Without the right systems in place it’s impossible to identify which enquiries are potential sales and which are basic FAQs so that they can be filtered, prioritized and handled accordingly. The challenge for retailers is to ensure that enquiries that would result in a sale, if they are handled promptly, aren’t lost because agents are tied up dealing with basic questions.

One company in Eptica’s study was able to half the number of inbound contacts it received from 6,000 to 3,000 during a peak customer service month, while increasing its sales compared to the same period the previous year. The company also achieved a reduction in the cost of handling each contact, from £6.50 to £1.70, resulting in a customer service saving of nearly £34,000 in a single month. The company achieved this by migrating routine questions online to be answered through Eptica’s advanced natural language meaning based customer self-service and email response management software. Both were deployed on a Software as a Service basis and were up and running 5 weeks after the company’s decision to go ahead.

With consumers starting their Christmas shopping months in advance the increase in customer enquiries for retailers can gain momentum as early as September. The spike that this creates in customer service continues to build through the January sales season into the end of February. Retailers will continue to face a high volume of post Christmas enquiries in to 2011 as customers contact them on issues such as gift returns and product support, and the cost of handling these can quickly eat in to profits.

There is still time and a variety of measures that retailers can take to ensure they effectively cope with the surge in customer enquiries and make the most of the sales potential of Christmas. Solutions such as Eptica Web Self-Service enables merchants to deflect emails and calls from the contact centre by making information easily available to customers on the retailer's website. The systems dynamic knowledge base expands with each new enquiry enabling a company's website and customer service channels to work together to improve customer engagement, give customers better information, resolve enquiries faster and maximize every sales opportunity.

“The festive season is the busiest time for contact centres as they are inundated with customer enquiries, often around the same topic. Retailers should do everything they can to maximize the positive effect of Christmas and any additional uplift in sales as a result of customers wanting to purchase now to avoid the increase in VAT next year. We strongly recommend retailers take time to review their systems and take action now so that they have ample time to bed in new systems ahead of the Christmas sales surge. ” added Roche.

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Notes to editors
* UK shoppers have spent £5.46bn online in December 2009, IMRG

About Eptica
Eptica is the leading European multilingual solution for Customer Interaction Management including Web Self-service, Email Management, Chat, Fax-Letter- SMS and Knowledge management for Customer Service. Available on premise or SaaS, Eptica software enables website and customer service channels to work together to improve quality of service, resolve enquiries faster, reduce costs and maximize every sales opportunity. Today more than 280 customers, including some of the world’s largest, in 14 countries, use Eptica solutions to deliver excellent customer service at much lower cost. Eptica’s customers include: Haven Holidays, Republic, Go Compare.com, Fortis Insurance, Hotels.com, La Redoute, Brent Council, DatingDirect.com, Capita, Société Générale, South East Water, ING and Barclays.

Eptica is based in the UK, France, Spain and Singapore and operates worldwide through its network of partners. Eptica was awarded the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA in 2009 for the third consecutive year.

Press Contacts for Eptica
Sam Grace
Marlin PR
sam.grace@marlinpr.com
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The new channel, branded ‘Tony TV’, will feature a series of animated videos produced by mobile marketing specialists Skill-Pill M-Learning. The concept is to create a new level of engagement and discussion around key mining topics, such as health and safety, climate change and sustainability. Using the avatar of Dr. Anthony (Tony) Hodge, the President of ICMM, as a news presenter, the ‘Tony TV’ videos feature interviews with CEOs of ICMM member organisations, including Rio Tinto, AngloGold Ashanti and Goldcorp.

Dr. Hodge is enthusiastic about the possibilities of this partnership with Skill-Pill: “Tony TV is an innovative way to communicate with our stakeholders around the world. While the internet gives us global reach, being able to reach people directly via their mobiles with informing and compelling content takes us to a new level of engagement with our stakeholders. It not only allows us to raise key industry issues, but helps us to demonstrate the leadership role played by the CEOs of our member companies.”

‘Tony TV’ videos will be available from the ICMM website (http://www.icmm.com) and the ICMM channel on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/TheICMM). Using Skill-Pill’s mobile distribution platform, you can view the two-minute programs on your mobiles using the phone’s web browser, or via an iPhone app or BlackBerry widget.

Gerry Griffin, the founder and director of Skill-Pill says that the Tony TV series brings Skill-Pill into a new era: “We are showing that Skill-Pill is not only a powerful tool for corporate communication, but an impactful approach to increase the level of engagement within an industry.”

Notes for Editors:

ICMM was established in 2001 to act as a catalyst for performance improvement in the mining and metals industry. Today, the organisation brings together 19 mining and metals companies as well as 30 national and regional mining associations and global commodity associations to address the core sustainable development challenges faced by the industry.

Skill-Pill is a leading mobile learning and marketing company that delivers concise marketing or training videos to mobile devices, such as phones, iPods or BlackBerrys. Each skill-pill comprises up to two minutes of rich media content. Skill-Pill produces customised pills for clients, and also allows them access to an extensive library of generic content. The library has 5 categories; Leadership, Management, Sales, Personal Skills and English Language Skills.

‘Tony TV’ Skill-Pills access details:

Access via PCs or laptops:

www.skill-pill.com/showcase/icmm
Username: icmm
Password: skill-pill

Access via mobile phones or Blackberries:

1. Visit http://www.skill-pill.com/mobile/icmm either on your phone or via your PC/laptop.
2. Enter your mobile number.
3. That’s it! You will receive access details via SMS.

Access via iPhones:

1. Click the ‘App Store’ icon on your iPhone.
2. Search for ‘Skill-Pill’.
3. Click ‘Install’.
4. Once installed, a Skill-Pill icon will appear on your iPhone desktop. Click the icon.
5. Login details:
Customer ID: 1265
Username: icmm
Password: demo

For more information:

www.skill-pill.com
pr@skill-pill.com
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On Friday 30 July, a specially commissioned piece of pavement artwork will be revealed at Stratford’s Bancroft Gardens. The artwork has been created as a ‘trompe l’oeil’ – specifically designed to give the pavement the appearance of having been excavated to reveal Shakespeare’s study, complete with desk, quill and inkpot! The piece has been created in conjunction with experts from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, from the style of the chair to the manuscript on the desk, to depict as accurately as possible how the room at New Place might have looked!

“People visiting Stratford may not be aware of the Dig for Shakespeare taking place just a few hundred yards away on Chapel Street, but this three dimensional artwork will illustrate to visitors from every corner of the globe what we are trying to do with the archaeological dig,” says Director of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Diana Owen. “It is an amazing piece of art – when you look at it from a specific angle, it really does fool you into believing that there is a deep hole in the ground, as if we’ve literally stumbled across Shakespeare’s study!”

The artwork will remain on display in Bancroft Gardens for around two weeks – where it is expected that literally thousands of visitors will take souvenir photographs - to let people know about the exciting archaeology project, which hopes to find out more about Shakespeare’s later life when he returned from London to Stratford.

Dig for Shakespeare is a live archaeological dig, which enables visitors of all ages to see archaeologists at work at the site of Shakespeare’s last home in Stratford. Already three months into the dig, archaeologists have now reached the level where they are most likely to find deposits from Shakespeare’s time, and hope is high that they will locate waterlogged rubbish pits which will give historians a real insight into how Shakespeare and his family lived, day to day – from what they ate to the bugs that lived in their beds!

Whilst the archaeologists continue to work, rain or shine, outside in the pit, visitors can join what is thought to be the world’s largest archaeological ‘sieving’ exercise in a dedicated marquee funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund – sifting through literally tonnes of soil removed from the site to search for artefacts that the archaeologists may have missed.

“Already, checking through the spoil of the dig has revealed 17th century coins, fragments of medieval pottery and a gaming die, so we know that there are items in this soil just waiting to be found,” adds Diana.

Once visitors have purchased a ticket, they are able to come back as many times as they want for the rest of the summer, and also have access to Shakespeare’s Birthplace and Hall’s Croft in Stratford, representing great value for money and a way of keeping the children busy and engaged during the six week holidays! There is also a range of activities planned for children throughout the summer.

The Dig for Shakespeare is open daily from 10.00am to 6.00pm at Nash’s House & New Place, on Chapel Street, Stratford-upon-Avon. A 12 month ticket costs £12.50 for adults, £11.50 for concessions and £8.00 for children. The dig continues until September 2010.

For more information, or to book tickets, please visit www.digforshakespeare.com or call 01789 292325.
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Notes to editors:

Photo-caption: Gabriella Commins, aged 7, ‘leaps’ across the 3D hole

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, founded in Stratford in 1847, is the guardian of the world’s greatest Shakespeare heritage sites, comprising Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Nash’s House & New Place, Hall’s Croft, Anne Hathaway’s Cottage and Mary Arden’s Farm. Offering a unique Shakespeare centred experience, The Trust is a truly global brand that has been attracting visitors to the houses since as early as the 17th century.

At the heart of all things ‘Shakespeare’, the Trust is not only at the forefront of academic learning, but also an iconic destination in the UK and the cornerstone of the region’s identity and tourism economy. The five houses offer a multi-layered experience for visitors unlike any other, giving people from all over the world the opportunity to learn about the life of the world’s greatest playwright, discover his work and experience a real sense of the times that influenced him here in Stratford.

Anyone wishing to volunteer at the Dig for Shakespeare can do so by contacting Helen Arbron on 01789 204016, or email volunteering@shakespeare.org.uk. The dig is open seven days a week, and volunteers aged 14 or over are required every day.

Birmingham Archaeology is the commercial arm of the Institute of Archaeology and Antiquity at the University of Birmingham. It comprises three teams; Birmingham Archaeology Heritage Services, the Visual and Spatial Technology Centre (VISTA) and Birmingham Archaeo-Environmental (BAE). Each of the groups is responsible for the undertaking of commercial projects and services, the development of research projects and the delivery of postgraduate and professional training via taught Masters programmes and Continuing Professional Development workshops.

Using money raised through the National Lottery, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) sustains and transforms a wide range of heritage for present and future generations to take part in, learn from and enjoy. From museums, parks and historic places to archaeology, natural environment and cultural traditions, we invest in every part of our diverse heritage. HLF has supported 33,900 projects, allocating £4.4billion across the UK. www.hlf.org.uk

The Shakespeare Houses and Gardens are winners of the Gold Award for ‘Best Tourism Experience in the Heart of England Excellence in Tourism Awards 2009.



For further information about the houses, please visit www.shakespeare.org.uk

For further information and press enquiries please contact:

Jay Commins
PRO Dig for Shakespeare
Tel: 0113 251 5698
Mobile: 07810 546567
Email: jay@fim.org.uk


- Jay Commins 27-07-2010]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:57:00 +0100 http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58250 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireMediaAndMarketing/~3/cnZrFi5wfwE/rel_display.php http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58243
Launched by the team behind online magazine Creative Boom to mark its first birthday this month (July 2010), the Directory allows members to list their businesses for free, to display their services to potential clients.

By offering a comprehensive directory of creative talent across the country, it ensures that companies or businesses looking for creative freelancers have an easy, one-site portal to find the best person for their projects.

Creative Boom founder Katy Cowan, says: “We launched the Directory because many of the creatives who contribute to Creative Boom wanted to display their work on our site, especially graduates or people just starting out.

“The Directory gives people the opportunity to really shout about their talent, to potential clients, enabling them to find more work. Freelancers can now get themselves in front of the people looking for their services while bigger agencies or brands can find the talent they need for their projects.

“It’s a great way to celebrate our first anniversary and 12 months of supporting creative enterprise.”

Katy and husband Tom, a software developer, originally launched online magazine Creative Boom in July 2009 as an extension to their successful digital pr agency, Boomerang PR, based in Cheshire.

They wanted to give creatives across the UK and worldwide a place to virtually ‘get together’ and share their talents, along with news updates and opportunities. Creative Boom, run by Katy and a team of volunteers in their spare time, now has over 2,000 subscribers and gets more than 9,000 visitors each day and over 600,000 hits per month.

Along with the main Creative Boom site, there are also 26 regional online ‘hubs’, which give freelancers the chance to voluntarily operate and run their own online local creative magazine under the Creative Boom banner, allowing them to network and secure more work on their own doorsteps.

Katy added: “The new Directory was a natural progression for us, following the success of Creative Boom. We wanted to give creatives an unrivalled one-stop site, allowing freelancers to grow their businesses and extend their reach to audiences online across the world.”

To add yourself to the Creative Boom Directory, simply email directory@creativeboom.co.uk.

For more information about Creative Boom, visit http://www.creativeboom.co.uk. Or you can follow the team on Twitter @Creative_Boom.

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Media information: Please contact Katy Cowan or Alex Millward at Creative Boom on 01270 878457 or email katy@creativeboom.co.uk


Notes to Editor: Creative Boom is an online, national magazine that aims to celebrate, inspire and support the creative industries throughout the UK and beyond. The site was launched in July 2009 as an online resource to help other creative freelancers and businesses. Developments include the launch of its regional ‘hubs’ in November 2009 and now, to mark its first birthday, the Directory.

Creative Boom and the Directory were created by Tom and Katy Cowan, owners of digital PR agency Boomerang in Cheshire.

To find out more about Creative Boom, visit www.creativeboom.co.uk. For more information about Boomerang PR, visit www.boomerangpr.com.

You can also follow Creative Boom on Twitter @Creative_Boom.
- Katy Cowan 27-07-2010]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:00:00 +0100 http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58243 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireMediaAndMarketing/~3/jeUUlPS7UpM/rel_display.php http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58242 Pure Holiday Homes, the UK’s fastest growing, direct from owner holiday rental company, is proud to introduce its new affiliate marketing program, which launches today the 27th July 2010, and aims to benefit companies inside and outside the travel sector.

Pure Holiday Homes is a holiday homes listings site, with over 11,400 properties. The company charges a listing fee to homeowners and allows holidaymakers to contact the property owners directly, to book their holiday. Our website contains strong industry USP’s, high traffic and a stylish design complimented by our partnership with the Daily Telegraph.

By signing up to become an affiliate for Pure Holiday Homes, you are able to create commission from our two core target markets; second homeowners (whether at home or abroad) and holidaymakers. If you have a database or site visitors who are potential second homeowners, then you can gain 30% commission for every customer who creates an advert. Alternatively, if you have a consumer base or site visitors of likely holidaymakers you can make £1.50 for every enquiry that is registered with the site.

The new affiliate program is free and simple to set up, not requiring any technical knowledge, to allow you to generate additional income to your business with ease. All of the advertising tools which are needed to launch your campaign are supplied by Pure Holiday Homes, including a variety of colour banners to suit your website or newsletter. We will also work with partners to create custom content including xml feeds and email newsletters.

Why choose our program?

We offer higher commission than any of our competitors
We offer longer cookies to reward your efforts
We have removed upfront telephone numbers from the site to reduce leakage
Our site has been shortlisted as the Best Accomodation Only website for the 2010 Travolution Awards.

Pure Holiday Homes uses Affiliate Window to track enquiries and sales produced by affiliates, to make sure you receive the commission you deserve. Not only this, but you will also be able to log in and review your personal performance and traffic it has created for the site.

Pure Holiday Homes is interested in linking with currency websites, car rental companies, travel insurance companies, property sites and many more including invidual bloggers.

Sean Collins, Joint CEO of Pure Holiday Homes, has commented on the recent release, “This program will allow partners to have access to the fastest growing company in the holiday rental sector with the most dynamic and stylish website. We are committed to building long term partner relations and see the development of our affiliate program as a key part of that strategy. The growth and relevance of affiliate marketing practices is playing an increasingly important role in the travel industry and we want to ensure we are at the cutting edge of this movement.”

Special Launch Offer

The company is also offering a launch promotion for all new affiliates, if you bring us over 10 subscribing homeowners or 200 enquiries in a month you will be entered into a draw to win an iPad.

Additionally there is an incentive for top selling partners if you generate 100 subscriptions or 1,000 holidaymaker enquiries in a month you will receive a £500 bonus.

We also have a great offer for your home-owners who sign up via an affiliate link. They can claim a free 3 week featured property listing, and free membership of the 'owners collection', where home-owners can trade vacant weeks with other owners.

Becoming an affiliate for Pure Holiday Homes could not be easier simply click on this link https://www.awin1.com/signup.php?merchant=2936 and get started today. To register for free please insert the code 6245

If you would prefer to discuss becoming an affiliate partner please email us as affiliates@pureholidayhomes.com or call 0844 249 8090, +44 (0) 1753 728 730 if calling from outside the UK.

For more information please visit www.pureholidayhomes.com

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Notes to Editor:

pureholidayhomes.com is a new holiday rental portal offering unique self-catering properties at home and abroad for holidaymakers seeking better value, more flexibility and greater choice.

pureholidayhomes.com offers fast, efficient and user-friendly ways to search and book that perfect holiday rental. Holidaymakers deal direct with owners so there are no hidden costs or fees. The website currently features over 11,400 properties, state-of-the-art search functions, and opportunities for last minute deals as well as fantastic early bird savings.

For further press information please contact Mairi Lucas on Tel: 01753 728 730 or Email: mlucas@pureholidayhomes.com
- Mathew Fox 27-07-2010]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:08:00 +0100 http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58242 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireMediaAndMarketing/~3/aXtXNZgUqZo/rel_display.php http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58241 The Chocolate Festival returns to Southbank Centre this Christmas time with even more chocolatiers and Christmas gift ideas. Just in time for Christmas shopping, the popular festival runs from Friday 10th– Sunday 12th December. This event will feature stands from award winning chocolatiers such as William Curley, Damian Allsop, Paul Wayne Gregory and Co-Couture, renowned chocolate companies such as Rococo, Valrhona and Hotel Chocolat, as well as new companies such as Choki of Brockley and Simply Hand Made Chocolates.

The Christmas Chocolate Festival will consist of a chocolate-fashion display (location TBC) which will include chocolate icing works by artist Beth Cust (as seen above) as well as fabulous chocolate dresses.

As always, demonstrations, tastings and talks will take place in the main marquee, where attendees can learn about the health benefits of chocolate, how to include chocolate in savoury dishes as well as tutored tastings. As always there will be dozens of stalls all showcasing chocolate and chocolate products, such as hot chocolate, chocolate cakes, crepes with chocolate, churros with chocolate, a chocolate fountain, chocolate making kits and much more.

If you are a chocoholic, or you know someone that is, then you cannot afford to miss this event, and snap up some Christmas treats into the bargain!

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For more information on The Chocolate Festival please visit www.festivalchocolate.co.uk or www.southbankcentre.co.uk or contact Yael Rose on: thechocolatefestival@yahoo.co.uk

For more information on Southbank Centre please contact Gillian Fox in the press office on 020 7921 0631 or gilly.fox@southbankcentre.co.uk

Notes to Editors:

• The event takes place from Friday 10th to Sunday 12th of December 2010, 11am – 8pm on Friday, 11am - 6pm on Saturday & Sunday, at Southbank Centre Square. The venue is five minutes walk from Waterloo & Embankment tube stations and various bus routes. Admission is free.

• Images are available on request. For more information contact Yael Rose, the event director, on 0789 868 1573 or thechocolatefestival@yahoo.co.uk

• The Chocolate Festival is part of a series of specialist food events at Southbank Centre, including the Cheese & Wine Festival and regular Real Food Markets.

• Southbank Centre is the UK’s largest arts centre, occupying a 21-acre site that sits in the midst of London’s most vibrant cultural quarter on the South Bank of the Thames. The site has an extraordinary creative and architectural history stretching back to the 1951 Festival of Britain. Southbank Centre is home to the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and the Hayward Gallery as well as The Saison Poetry Library and the Arts Council Collection.

OUR VIP RECEPTION IS ON 12th DECEMBER AT 12noon AT CAFFE VERGNANO, SOUTHBANK CENTRE. IT INCLUDES CHOCOLATE TASTINGS AND CHOCOLATE GOODY BAG! WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE! - Yael Rose 27-07-2010]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:35:00 +0100 http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58241 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireMediaAndMarketing/~3/AvJTIiA0Cqo/rel_display.php http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58239 Gavin Henson chooses Gold’s Gym Supplements

Gold’s Gym is partnering with one of the country’s most recognisable sports personalities, International rugby player Gavin Henson to launch their sports supplement range. Henson will be the brand’s ambassador in a fully integrated global marketing campaign.

Gold's Gym is a name synonymous within fitness and bodybuilding. In the decades since opening its doors in 1965 it has become the world’s largest gym chain with more than 3,500,000 members.

Gavin Henson: “I chose to use and represent Gold’s Gym Supplements as it’s such a trusted brand with a great heritage. When I hear Gold’s Gym I think of physiques like that of Arnold Schwarzenegger. With 35 years of experience who better to trust than Gold’s Gym to keep me in shape! Their supplements assist me greatly with endurance, strength and recovery in my every day training schedule, and make it easier to maintain my physique.”

Like Gold’s Gym enthusiasts, Gavin boasts a toned and powerful build. He has served Rugby admirably over the years, becoming a legend of the sport. As part of his role as Gold’s Gym Supplement ambassador, Gavin will be writing a monthly online blog sharing his training experience and expertise.

Each Gold's Gym nutritional product has been carefully created to ensure the perfect supplement to assist the body before, during and after workout at the highest level.

• The supplement range consists of: 1kg Whey Protein (SSP £29.99), 2.5kg Whey Protein (SSP £59.99), Lean Extreme (SSP £24.99), 1kg Performance Fuel (SSP £29.99), 1kg Sports Recovery (SSP £29.99), 1kg Meal Replacement (SSP £29.99) and 400g Creatine (SSP £24.99). Flavours include strawberry, chocolate and orange.

The full supplement range is available to buy from www.ggsupplements.com

About Gold's Gym
The original Gold’s Gym opened in Venice Beach, California in 1965, just steps from world famous “Muscle Beach.” Gold’s Gym is known internationally for its superstar members and its super serious approach to fitness.

In the decades since opening its doors, Gold’s Gym has become the world’s largest gym chain with more than 3,500,000 members. The Gold’s Gym experience is also available at home, through fitness products bearing the Gold’s Gym name. With over 35 years experience in the gym, this unparalleled expertise is built into each and every Gold’s Gym home fitness product. From bars, dumbbell sets and display stands to complete weight sets and plates, Gold's Gym have all the weight lifting equipment needed to build the best bodies at the highest level.

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Notes to editor: For additional information & images please contact pr@rfeinternational.com

Contact
www.ggsupplements.com
info@goldsgymfitness.com
01908 793020

Twitter: www.twitter.com/GoldsGymFitness
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Gold's Gym - Building The Best Bodies Since 1965
- bio-synergy Ltd 27-07-2010]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:33:00 +0100 http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58239 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireMediaAndMarketing/~3/earcrxKC2S0/rel_display.php http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58236 Eyeful Presentations, the leading presentation consultancy in Europe and North America, will announce the eagerly awaited results from their recent global survey of 250 corporate presenters on their use of PowerPoint and other presentation technologies.

The findings will be presented in two upcoming webinars in the UK and North America. The 2010 survey was carried out as a follow up to Eyeful’s initial survey in 2007. Analysis of the findings will examine just how PowerPoint and other presentation technologies are used, and in many instances misused in the business world.

“We’ve seen a lot of positive changes since our initial survey back in 2007. The phenomenon of Death by PowerPoint is recognised by businesses globally and some are making concerted efforts to address it head on,” commented Eyeful’s Managing Director Simon Morton.

“That said, it would seem that there is still a lot work to be done in some areas. This year’s survey gives us a clear indication of progress in the last three years along with the impact of new presentation technologies such as Google Presentations and Prezi.”

The two webinars will be delivered on the 3rd August. Spaces are limited for the two events and interest levels following the survey are very high so the events are expected to be fully booked.

“Here at Eyeful, we speak to people every day who struggle with all the elements of a successful presentation. This will be the first time that the industry has voiced it’s opinion for three years so there’s a real buzz and anticipation” continued Morton “There’s no doubt that the use of different presentation technologies has grown in the last 3 years. These results give us a real indication of how this growth has shaped how we use presentations in our companies, from the traditional boardroom environment to new online and social media applications.”

To learn more about the webinars and register visit here

About Eyeful Presentations – http://www.eyefulpresentations.co.uk
In the Spring of 2003, Simon Morton founded Eyeful to provide presentation services to businesses looking to improve the way they share information with their most important audiences – their prospects, customers, employees & shareholders.
The company firmly believes that key to their success is their unique approach of addressing the entire presentation process through their “Presentation Optimisation” methodology. This holistic approach ensures that clients’ presentations are made more effective, not just “prettier”.

Their work varies from high impact conference decks through to interactive credentials and pitch presentations – all created in PowerPoint to ensure complete flexibility and control by the client. This approach of “open source” presentation development mixed with ground breaking design means that Eyeful now boasts an impressive client base including major corporations like Microsoft, Adobe, American Express and Coca-Cola.

Press Contact
Liz Priestnall
Tel : +44 (0)455 826 391
Email : lpriestnall@eyefulpresentations.co.uk - Simon Morton 27-07-2010]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:02:00 +0100 http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58236 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireMediaAndMarketing/~3/soEulLA5Z8U/rel_display.php http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58216
Phoenix Representative and Expert on Somalia, Dr Mohamed Zayed spent nearly 2 hours covering important ongoing support for the President and His UN Backed Government.

Dr. Zayed affirmed that "Phoenix Intelligence Support Inc maintains it high confidence in the Presidents New Government which include some very effective new ministers."

Speaking on behalf of the President of Somalia, Presidential Office Spokesman Hassan Khalif Stated that "The Government of Somalia and The President is Pleased to reaffirm our long relationship with Dr. Zayed and Phoenix Intelligence Support and thank them for these past 17 months of support for our Government and for developing important programs and other support to our Government in its fight against Al Shebab and their Foreign Terrorist elements and for their support of our Illegal Fisheries and Anti Piracy Programs, though most important is their recent success in gaining support from important members of the United Nations and others for an International Security Zone ("Green "Zone") to be privately managed and funded inside Mogadishu as an addition to the AMISOM protection force.”

Dr Zayed Stated that "the International Security Zone Somalia is a Green Zone Concept which we have been lobbying for some time and during the Istanbul Summit on Reconstruction and Development in Turkey recently, the majority of all delegates agreed to support the initiative which will be funded, managed and deployed privately (under supervision of the United Nations and other officials) depoliticizing the critical need and desire for all Major Aid Agencies, Embassies, International Organizations and Private Investors, Developers, Technical Staff and Capacity Building Human Resources to be Deployed Back to Mogadishu within the next 12 weeks."

We drafted a White Paper on the Program and technical paper including a demarcated map of the new green zone area which has been approved by the Transitional Federal Government and all permissions and access have been granted by the office of the President of Somalia to facilitate the implementation of the Green Zone Somalia as soon as possible.

Speaking on behalf of the Office of the President, Hassan Khalif stated further that "the New Defense Minister Abukar Osman agreed to fully support the facilitation of the Green Zone Somalia and to assist Phoenix Intelligence Support and others in the consortium of companies organizing the operations according to the rules and regulations and to work closely with their advisers on Counter Terrorism Advice and Technical issues, including the development of Zone Defence Support from the Government of Ukraine via its Defense Trade arm TASCO who have expressed a great desire to provide defense support in accordance with the UN Security Council Exemption Criterion which is currently being lobbied for through Phoenix and our Ministry of Defense as they have expressed a strong desire to help having first the permissions to proceed according to the UN Rules."

In Conclusion Phoenix Regional Chief Dr Zayed Stated that we look forward to increasing our efforts during this year and build on our already long relationship with the Transitional Federal Government to bring peace and stability to Somalia and its nearly 9 million inhabitants very soon with real action on the ground inside Somalia where the issues are located and where they will be solved. No conflict has even been solved by the international community working from outside the country in conflict and Somalia is no exception to this historical rule.

Contact:

Dr Mohamed Zayed
Phoenix Intelligence Support Inc
consultants.international@gmail.com
Tel: +20101121818
www.phoenixintelligencesupport.com

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This press release was issued through EmailWire.Com (http://www.emailwire.com). - Joseph Nchor 27-07-2010]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:54:00 +0100 http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58216 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReleaseWireMediaAndMarketing/~3/hfwLAhZeuvY/rel_display.php http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58254 Aprimo®, a global leader in integrated, on-demand marketing software solutions, today announced a new offering, Aprimo Mobile™. This is the first marketing solution to enable marketers to manage critical initiatives like campaigns, activities and reports generated in Aprimo Marketing Studio™ On Demand from any smartphone device, including the iPad™, iPhone® and BlackBerry® and DROID™ devices. With Aprimo Mobile, productivity doesn’t end when marketers are out of the office; they can access and approve digital and creative content, pull reports and access crucial customer data and digital profiles on the go.

Facts and Highlights:

• When marketers are away from the office, they lose time and productivity that can impact internal approvals, access to intelligence and slow down go-to-market execution on revenue-generating initiatives. Aprimo Mobile lets them keep campaigns moving and enables them to keep the entire organisation informed on marketing activities regardless of location.

• Aprimo Mobile also helps marketers make better, more informed decisions in the field and improve face-to-face communications through the ability to access digital customer data, sales information and history from a smartphone device.

• Aprimo Mobile includes the following key features:

- Approvals – marketers can quickly move financial, creative and administrative approvals and tasks forward even when away from the office.

- Activities Visibility – with the touch of a button, marketers can view financials, projects, campaigns and email delivery summaries from their mobile devices.

- Access Assets – marketers can remotely find, download and send digital assets in Aprimo Marketing Studio to internal and external email addresses.

- Visitor Monitoring – allows marketers to call up critical information in real time, such as when someone last visited the company website and their activity at the time of the visit.

- Digital Profile Access – marketers can look up the digital history of a contact they are tracking within the customer database to see a full history of communications with the contact.

- Execute Reports – lets marketers access and configure key reports stored in Aprimo Marketing Studio in real time.

Quotes:

John Price, MRM Program Manager, NetApp
"At NetApp, like many companies, we have marketing team members all around the world working in offices or remotely, on computers and phones. The potential of Aprimo Mobile is exciting because it will allow our marketers to access the information they need regardless of where they are located. Data can be shared, projects can continue moving forward, and it all happens through a simple to use interface."

Jonathan Block, Vice President and Service Director, SiriusDecisions
“Many marketing and sales professionals are constantly on the road. It is critical they have the resources and tools in the palm of their hand to better manage customer relationships and make key decisions while away from the office. Mobile technologies help them run their operations more efficiently and help them keep up with the fast pace and increasing demands on their time.”

Lisa Arthur, Chief Marketing Officer, Aprimo
“Marketers are mobile now more than ever and Aprimo Mobile connects the marketing executive and their entire team together – no matter where in the world they are. We created Aprimo Mobile to give marketers the ability to do their jobs anytime, anywhere. For the first time, a marketer can do everything from approve content to access reports, literally, on the fly. And with our visitor monitoring and digital profile features, they can make more informed decisions while in the field.”

About Aprimo

Aprimo is a leading global provider of marketing software and services that enhance the productivity and performance of marketing organizations. The company’s integrated marketing software, Aprimo Marketing Studio™ B2C and Aprimo Marketing Studio™ B2B, enables marketers to navigate the changing role of marketing, by taking control of budget and spends, eliminating internal silos with streamlined workflows, and executing innovative multi-channel campaigns to drive measureable return on investment.

Founded in 1998, Aprimo is headquartered in Indianapolis with offices in the UK and worldwide. For more information call visit http://www.aprimo.com.

Media Contacts:

Sarah Leatherbarrow – Cyance
Email: sarah.leatherbarrow@cyance.com
Tel: +44 (0)1865 861717
Mob: +44 (0)7900 887987

- Sarah Leatherbarrow 27-07-2010]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:52:00 +0100 http://www.responsesource.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=58254