Sixty-Five Percent of Small Businesses Say 'Following Up With Leads' Biggest Failure in Marketing Efforts : Leads Going Cold Seen as Biggest Gap, According to Infusionsoft Survey Surveying the landscape of small businesses across the U.S., and amid concerns over the need to grow sales while reducing expenses, small business owners say the number one frustration they face daily when it comes to sales and marketing is the inability to consistently follow up with prospects. In a survey of entrepreneurs across the U.S. conducted by small business marketing automation software provider Infusionsoft, 65 percent of small business owners cite an inability to consistently and efficiently follow up with leads as the top concern. - 2008-05-15

Internet Advertising Revenues Top $21 Billion in '07, Reaching Record High : Q4 '07 Revenues Total $5.9 Billion; Unabated Growth Defies Other Economic Trends The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) today announced that the 2007 Internet Advertising Revenue Report shows Internet advertising revenues in the U.S. continued their upward climb. - 2008-05-15

CoreFiling CEO Asks ''Will Investor Relations Shine in the Age of Interactive Data?'' Today’s SEC draft ruling requires that the approximately 500 largest registrants who file in US GAAP furnish their accounts to the SEC in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) format in Q1 2009. The remainder of SEC filers will then need to provide their financial statements in XBRL format over the following two years, including all filers that use IFRS. - 2008-05-14

Method Debuts New Interactive Experience : New Website Communicates the Evolution of the Agency's Brand Method, a leading brand experience agency, today launched its new website, www.method.com, providing dramatic enhancements in rich media and design to create a compelling experience that reflects the continued evolution of the firm’s brand. - 2008-05-14

Replacements, Ltd. Continues Climb in Rankings Among Top 500 U.S. Internet Retailers At a time when many businesses are fighting for their share of shrinking American retail sales, Replacements, Ltd. continues to show impressive growth in the highly competitive online marketplace. This week Internet Retailer magazine listed Replacements at number 166 on the magazine’s annual ‘Top 500 Guide’ for 2008, which ranks the United States’ largest e-retailers based on annual Web-driven sales. This marks the second consecutive year Replacements, Ltd., the world’s largest supplier of old and new china, crystal, silver and collectibles has appeared on the list, jumping eight positions from the previous year. The company is ranked 16th in the Housewares/Home Furnishings category. - 2008-05-13

Office Depot Teams up with Google to Provide Online Marketing & Collaboration Tools for Small Business Customers : New Online Business Resource Center to Help Small Businesses Get Noticed Office Depot® (NYSE:ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services, today launched a new online Business Resource Center with Google, providing small business customers with the tools they need to communicate, collaborate, and start marketing themselves. The new Business Resource Center is available online at www.officedepot.com. - 2008-05-13

GEARYS.com Beverly Hills Jewelry and Gift Store Announces the Launch of Its Newly Redesigned Website A fixture in Beverly Hills for over 75 years, GEARYS reaffirms its place as the preeminent retailer of luxury dinnerware, jewelry and wedding gifts with the launch of a newly redesigned website. Offering a unique blend of time honored classics and cutting edge contemporary, GEARYS has assembled a world-class assortment from the most sought after brands. This extensive assortment includes award winning pieces from Penny Preville, an expanded collection of stunning Ritmo Mvndo timepieces, and a host of extraordinary writing instruments from the fine manufacturers at Faber-Castell. - 2008-05-09

The IAB Issues Revised Ad Unit and Rich Media Creative Guidelines for Public Comment: Fostering Ongoing Standardization and Innovation in the Online Industry The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) today announced the release of a set of Revised Ad Unit and Rich Media Creative Guidelines. These revised guidelines will help to eliminate points of friction in the online ad buying process while fostering continued innovation in the interactive advertising industry. The proposed guidelines will: - 2008-05-08

AvMarkets, Inc. Introduces ''The World's Most Sophisticated Aviation Marketplace'': Company Offers Free 30-Day Trial of AvMarkets.com AvMarkets, Inc., a privately held technology and aviation services company, today launched its new website AvMarkets.com. This new website offers its members a strategic place to buy and sell aircraft, engines, parts and supplies. The site also enables its members to solicit a bid to Maintenance Repair Overhaul (MRO) facilities and Component Repair Shops, take part in monthly LEAN Six Sigma Virtual Coaching Webinars, cost-effective Website Services, request Aircraft Financing & Leasing, Appraisals, Inventory Consignments, Parts Listing and Search Technology & more. Members consist of airlines along with military facilities, banks, lessors, manufacturers, distributors, brokers from aviation & aerospace - related industries. - 2008-05-06

Givenchy Launches Online Campaign to Create a Customized Makeup Compact with Brickfish(TM): User Generated Content Campaign Invites Beauty Mavens to Create a Savvy Slogan for its Coveted Prisme Foundation Compact Givenchy, the luxury fashion and beauty brand, and Brickfish(TM), the social media advertising platform, today announced the "Prisme Foundation" campaign located at www.brickfish.com/pr_givenchy. This campaign invites beauty enthusiasts to create a sassy slogan for Givenchy's iconic Prisme Foundation Compact, a bestseller from their luxurious Le Makeup collection. Created slogans will be imprinted in the powder online, giving a true-to-life look at what the finished product will look like. The grand prize winner, chosen by Givenchy's expert panel, will receive a production piece of his or her customized Prisme Foundation compact, ten extras to share with friends, and a year's supply of Givenchy products, worth $3,000, including early access to new collections. - 2008-05-06

Free Seminar on Exception Processing (Returns & NOCs) Offered by ACH Direct and UMACHA to be Held May 13 The second in a series of free webinars on automated clearing house (ACH) topics, hosted by ACH Direct and the Upper Midwest ACH Association (UMACHA), is scheduled for Tuesday, May 13 on "Exception Processing." - 2008-05-06

The Nest Baby Announces the Arrival of the World's Largest Baby Registry Search Tool: -- Plus, What a Baby Wants (or the Parents, Anyway): The Most-Coveted Baby Products of 2008 and What's Really Essential in a Baby Registry -- First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the most-coveted baby carriage. That's right. For new parents, registering for super-stylish and extra-safe baby products is just as exciting as choosing their baby's name. In response to the nation's baby boom and increasing use of online shopping sites, The Nest Baby (www.thenestbaby.com), a website for hip first-time parents from The Knot Inc., announced today the launch of The Nest Baby Registry Service (www.thenestbaby.com/registry/home.aspx), the world's largest baby registry search tool. - 2008-05-06

Introducing Engagement Commerce: Fididel Launches First Site with Real-Time Negotiation to Give Buyers More Control of the Online Shopping Experience -- Sellers Benefits from Personal Sales Staff: Global Community of Trained ''Fididelers'' to Sell and Negotiate on Their Behalf Fididel, the first online marketplace based on real-time negotiation of sales, today introduced millions of buyers and sellers worldwide to a fun and interactive approach to ecommerce: engagement commerce. Fididel (www.fididel.com) fills a gap in the ecommerce market by moving the online buying experience from an "auction" or "fixed price" transaction to real-time negotiation, a universally accepted way to buy and sell products in any real-world marketplace. - 2008-05-05

Small Business Marketing Guru John Jantsch of 'Duct Tape Marketing' Selects Infusionsoft to Grow Business Even Further: Joins Long List of Top Marketing Experts Relying on Infusionsoft eMarketing Software for Growing Business Via Marketing Automation Infusionsoft, the leader in eMarketing software for entrepreneurs announced today that John Jantsch, noted small business marketing author and blogger, has selected Infusionsoft to run his growing content, consulting and advisory company's automated sales and marketing programs. - 2008-05-05

Mimeo.com Appoints Print Industry Experts to Head Product Solutions and Platform Development Mimeo.com (http://www.mimeo.com), the innovator of online, on-demand digital printing for business documents and marketing materials, announced today the hiring of Holly Muscolino as Vice President, Product - Print Solutions, and Chuck Gehman as Vice President of Product Platforms, two newly created positions. Combined, the two print industry experts possess nearly 40 years of print-industry experience and expertise. - 2008-04-30

Spinoff Report: New Report Targets Profit Opportunities from Global Spin-Offs The Spinoff Report, a company specialising in the analysis of investment opportunities from corporate spin-offs in Europe has launched a new global service. - 2008-04-29

Will You Be My Bridesman? WeddingChannel.com Announces New Wedding Traditions: Gender-Bending Rituals, Alternative Registries, and Friends as Officiants in WeddingChannel.com New Traditions Channel Honey, I'm not taking your last name. That's right: millions of brides are no longer tied to centuries-old tradition. From asking their best guy friend to be a "man of honor" to keeping or blending their last name to having their favorite uncle officiate, WeddingChannel.com (www.weddingchannel.com), the number one wedding and gift registry website, has compiled the most popular new wedding rules and now announces a "New Traditions" channel (www.weddingchannel.com/newtraditions) for modern brides and grooms. - 2008-04-28

Gel Nutrition Ltd. Launches Major Web Push for Agel Gel-Supplement Products: New Los Angeles-Based Nutritional Marketing Firm Adopts Aggressive Internet-Marketing and Network-Building Strategy to Expand National and International Activities Gel Nutrition Ltd. has launched a new web initiative to augment its Southern California sales and network-building efforts of the revolutionary gel-suspension nutritional, nutraceutical, and wellness supplements manufactured by Agel Enterprises, currently marketed in over 46 countries worldwide. - 2008-04-28

Finally: Enough Evidence to Put a Cap on Water and Plastic Bottling Industry Water Expert, Peter Goodgold, Available for Interviews to Speak on USA Today, ''BPA, Bisphenol A'' Report about Contaminants in Plastic Bottles Peter Goodgold, the President of www.WaterWorks4u.com, a life-long expert in the water industry, author and speaker with extensive knowledge concerning plastic bottling practices, water contamination, water pollution, carcinogens in water, including the now proven toxic use of BPA Bisphenol A that leeches from plastic bottles into human beings, is available for television commentary and newspaper interviews on this subject. - 2008-04-24

KMG Worldwide Public Relations Announces Launch of KMGLearn KMG Worldwide Public Relations announced today the launch of KMGLearn, an online professional development seminar series for small business owners. - 2008-04-24

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