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Get Your Festive Online Shopping Wrapped Up By Saturday 17 December – Nectar Retail Study of Over Half a Million Brits Reveals the Cost of Leaving It Too Late
Get Your Festive Online Shopping Wrapped Up By Saturday 17 December – Nectar Retail Study of Over Half a Million Brits Reveals the Cost of Leaving It Too Late
London, UK (PRWEB UK) 1 December 2011
Last-minute Christmas shoppers risk spending up to 46% MORE per transaction than those who buy their gifts early, according to a study by Nectar, the UK’s largest loyalty programme.
In one of the biggest ever studies of British online retail behaviour in the run up to Christmas, Nectar looked at the spending habits of half a million people through the online shopping portal, Nectar eShops, between 1 November and 24 December 2010.
The study reveals that customers buying before 17 December were the most savvy – spending an average of £37.28 per transaction. However, those shopping in the last week of Christmas spent up to 46% more, at £54.37 per transaction.
Nectar.com/eShops houses over 500 retailers online such as Play.com, eBay.co.uk and GAP.eu, where shoppers can earn Nectar points when they buy gifts.
Key 2010 seasonal shopping statistics also included:
Early bird shoppers spent the most money on gadgets and entertainment products such as games consoles, iPods and TV’s to secure the best deals
A fifth of online Christmas shoppers spent over £200 each on gifts
Following November pay-day, Monday 5 December 2011, is set to be the busiest day for online Christmas shopping
Jan-Pieter Lips, Nectar Managing Director, says: “Leaving your Christmas shopping too late can lead to panic-buying, where it’s easy to lose track of your budget. Our study shows that buying gifts online before the 17th really can save you money.
“The results also reveal a shift in online shopping habits, as the way people make purchases at key times like Christmas has been revolutionised by loyalty schemes, cashback sites and voucher culture. British consumers are savvier than ever before and, as times get tougher, everyone is looking for the best value they can get.
“We’ve seen a huge growth in our eShops business, as online shoppers look to make their money work harder and receive rewards through the process.”
For further information contact: James Regal or Katy Jameson at Clarion Communications
0207 343 3108/3142 – nectar.team(at)clarioncomms(dot)co.uk
Notes to Editors:
Data was collated from 530,000 Nectar cardholders and their online shopping activity from 1 November to 24 December 2010 was analysed for this study.
About Nectar
Nectar, the United Kingdom’s leading coalition loyalty programme, is owned by Aimia, a global leader in loyalty management.
Over 18.5 million collectors earn Nectar points when shopping for groceries, doing DIY, booking a holiday, paying household bills, buying petrol and even getting their car serviced.
Collectors also earn Nectar points when they shop exclusively online via Nectar eShops at over 500 leading retailers online including, Play.com, eBay.co.uk and GAP [not applicable to retail stores or GAP.com]
Since Nectar’s launch in 2002, over £1.5 billion of rewards have been redeemed by its collectors. Rewards include money off shopping, travel and general merchandise.
For more information about Nectar, please visit: http://www.nectar.com
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Why Smart Shoppers Use Online Coupons – According To CouponsOnLaptops.com
Why Smart Shoppers Use Online Coupons – According To CouponsOnLaptops.com
(PRWEB) December 07, 2011
Smart online shoppers have learned the valuable lesson of using coupons, according to CouponsOnLaptops.com, a newly launched web site featuring all the latest online laptop and desktop coupons. These savvy shoppers have learned the biggest benefit of using coupons – it is a great way to save money. In the case of online laptop coupons, the prudent buyer can save $ 100s Off the regular laptop price.
These shoppers have also experienced the pure joy of shopping from the comfort of their homes or offices. It is easy, quick and very secure. In addition, by taking full advantage of the web, these shoppers can do in a few minutes what it would take them a whole day to do in the “real” world.
Most major laptop and computer manufacturers such as Dell, HP, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Apple… all offer very attractive online coupons and discounts to entice potential buyers to purchase their products. In some cases, these are exclusive online affiliate coupons which can only be found on the web.
Regular users of online coupons will also know, most times there is an actual coupon or code which the buyer has to use/enter at checkout to get the final discounted price. But there are also discount links which the buyer just has to click and they will be taken to the discount page to buy the featured product at the lower price. In regards to high-end gaming laptops, these discounts can be huge.
There are also stackable coupons which can be added to any present discounts and the savings can be quite significant for the online shopper. During peak holiday shopping events, such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday, is when we see the best bargains and greatest discounts. However, the smart online shopper also knows there are great deals to be had throughout the year – you just have to find those special sites offering the best deals.
One such place is “Coupons On Laptops” – a very simple, straight forward site featuring all the latest coupon deals from Dell, HP, Toshiba… and the list goes on. The prudent computer or laptop buyer should check out these types of sites before purchasing any electronic computer product. Again, the main benefit is saving money, a laptop buyer can get $ 100s off his or her next notebook or desktop computer.
“The main idea for the new laptop coupon site,” says Titus Hoskins, who runs the new site. “Was to give our regular visitors to Bizwaremagic.com, a more direct and strictly focused coupon site, which offered all the latest desktop and laptop discounts.”
In the age of Groupon and LivingSocial, coupons have taken up much more “marketing real estate” than they did in the past and smart shoppers are taking full advantage to reap the biggest rewards. Shopping doesn’t get much better or smarter than this.
The special laptop coupon site can be found here: http://www.couponsonlaptops.com or download our comprehensive laptop buying guide here: http://www.laptopcomputerguide.org All products/companies mentioned above are registered trademarks of their respective owners and companies.
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Author Karl Palachuk to Host 3-Day Online Conference for Computer Consultants
Author Karl Palachuk to Host 3-Day Online Conference for Computer Consultants
Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) February 15, 2012
Best-selling technology author Karl Palachuk announced today that he will be holding a 3-day online conference for computer consultants in June. The conference will focus on building successful business processes and will feature some of the best business and technology speakers in the U.S.
The online conference – Managing for Success 2012 – is the first event of its kind targeting technology providers and computer consultants. The conference registration and information site is at http://www.smbonlineconference.com.
“We have a great line-up of speakers,” said Palachuk, “Including several international super stars from the worlds of marketing and technical innovation.”
Two of the keynote speakers are Stephanie Chandler and Patrick Schwerdtfeger. Chandler is the author of seven books, including Own Your Niche on the Internet and Beyond (Authority Publishing, 2012). Her Business Info Guide web site – http://www.BusinessInfoGuide.com – is an extremely popular destination for small business owners. Patrick Schwerdtfeger is an internationally recognized authority on social media marketing and the author of several books, including Marketing Shortcuts for the Self-Employed (2011, Wiley).
Other speakers include some of the most influential pioneers and opinion leaders in the world of technical consulting. But this is not a technology conference, says Palachuk. “This is a business focused conference for I.T. Professionals. We want to help computer consultants to be better business people, with a vision for the future and strategies for success.”
“That’s why we named the conference Managing for Success 2012,” he says. “Conference sessions will cover managing a business, marketing a business, creating standard operating procedures, building a strong team, and even buying up your competition.”
The conference is online only and will run 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on June 26-28, 2012. Attendees can choose to listen live or also have access to the recorded sessions. In all, the conference will broadcast eighteen hours of programming in three days.
The online format is new for this kind of conference, says Palachuk. “We’re well into the fourth year of a recession and the large national I.T. conferences just haven’t had the turnout they used to. People have smaller budgets. Consulting companies are stretched thin. So an online conference saves time, travel, and money. It also means we don’t have to charge as much since we’re not paying for hotel meeting rooms and catering.”
Palachuk will start each conference day with a presentation of the “theme of the day” and then provide a discussion of some standard operating procedures related to the theme of the day. Palachuk is a prolific blogger and is well known for his SOP Friday series at smallbizthoughts.com. The SOP Friday series picks one topic each week and explores the standard operating procedures that technology consultants might adopt.
To learn more about Managing for Success 2012, visit http://www.smbonlineconference.com.
About Karl Palachuk
Karl is an author, speaker, and trainer who focuses on helping computer consultants and I.T. Professionals improve their business practices. He is widely regarded as someone who provides click-by-click instructions on how to be a successful technology consultant.
Karl is the author of nine books (available at SMBBooks.com). His blog – SmallBizThoughts.com – has more than 40,000 visitors a month and is considered a training resource for many I.T. consultants. The blog has experienced an audience growth rate of almost 600% over the last year.
Karl has been named SBSer of the Year by SMB Nation; he has been on the MSPmentor 250 list every year since it was started; and was named to the SMB 150 list by SMB Technology Network (SMBTN) and SMB PC magazine.
About Small Biz Thoughts
Small Biz Thoughts is the training and content division of Great Little Book Publishing Co., Inc. Their programs are geared specifically for the Managed Service Provider and SMB Consultant communities. Their focus on future trends has helped them to build a reputation as a trusted advisor to fans and friends around the world.
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Healthcare Resources Online Announces Partnership With American Diabetes Association
Healthcare Resources Online Announces Partnership With American Diabetes Association
Hillsborough, NJ (PRWEB) October 31, 2011
Healthcare Resources Online is pleased to announce that they are the powering engine behind Diabetes Rx, the American Diabetes Association’s new service for its members. Diabetes Rx, different from any other healthcare web service available today, is a novel and comprehensive resource delivery model. The service will meet the needs of enhanced patient care for both diabetes professionals and their patients.
Diabetes Rx works by connecting American Diabetes Association members to the diabetes resources they want, when and where they want it. It is designed to create an unbiased, no-cost community for diabetes healthcare providers; a solution to the challenge of efficiently aligning available diabetes resources with providers and their patients.
Diabetes Rx provides a single place for members to find a full array of available product resources, easy to search and easy to order, all at no cost. This “one stop shop” for resources will also provide members significant time savings that they would otherwise spend browsing and surfing the web for suitable resources for their patients. “I know from experience that it can be difficult to quickly find information on a particular medication, and it’s incredibly helpful to have a tool that simplifies that process by putting information on all of the agents used to treat diabetes, lipids, and blood pressure together in one convenient spot,” says M. Sue Kirkman, MD, Senior Vice President of Clinical Affairs, American Diabetes Association.
Resources include patient education materials, product coupons, samples & vouchers, product information and a variety of patient assistance programs for each product. Resources from the American Diabetes Association will also be readily available through Diabetes Rx. Members will also have the ability to participate in market research and easily find clinical trials suitable for their patients by searching the largest US clinical trial database with an easy-to-use search interface. Coming soon will be an e-prescribing platform.
Healthcare Resources Online has designed this platform to be used by professional associations, a naturally trusted, resource-based and educational environment, to promote better communication, information exchange and ultimately better utilization of resources with patients.
The American Diabetes Association was founded by 28 physicians in 1940 – not even 20 years after the discovery of insulin changed diabetes from a fatal diagnosis to a manageable disease. In 2009 the Association conducted research about diabetes awareness and understanding in the United States and found that most Americans were under-informed or misinformed about diabetes – despite the fact that the disease had grown to epidemic proportions. In response, the Association launched a national movement to Stop Diabetes® – with the audacious goal of gathering the support of 1 million Americans each year to help confront, fight and most importantly, stop diabetes.
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IBW Launches 4G Networks Across Central America with Alepo Online Charging System
IBW Launches 4G Networks Across Central America with Alepo Online Charging System
Austin, TX (PRWEB) October 27, 2011
Alepo and Latin American service provider IBW announced today the successful commercial launch of multiple 4G networks in Central America using Alepo’s LTE-ready 4G Online Charging System. With it, IBW is able to offer prepaid data and voice services over WiMAX today and LTE in the future.
The investment in 4G technology represents a major step forward in the region and reinforces IBW’s position as a market leader. By deploying a convergent charging and billing system that supports WiMAX and LTE, IBW can readily launch new services over LTE as they become available without replacing the existing core network, resulting in lower CapEx and faster time to market.
“In such a transitional period for emerging 4G technologies, it was crucial to implement a solution that can readily adapt to changes in technology, market conditions and regulations,” said Paul Ives Choiseul, IBW CTO. “The flexibility of Alepo’s Online Charging System reassures us of our investment, even as technologies evolve and our subscriber base grows.”
IBW will utilize Alepo’s flexible platform to offer a wide range of convergent 4G services to corporate and residential customers across Central America and has recently launched its consumer brand, Japi (http://www.soyjapi.com) in Costa Rica and El Salvador, with Guatemala to follow soon.
Alepo’s 3GPP-compliant Online Charging System (OCS) is a convergent charging & billing system that handles the real-time rating, charging and balance management of all IP-based services. Part of Alepo’s comprehensive Service Enabler platform, it incorporates business management applications such as revenue assurance and voucher management to create an end-to-end, carrier-grade solution.
The flexible, future-ready solution can support multiple radio access technologies (RANs), facilitating the addition of LTE to IBW’s existing WiMAX network or a complete migration to LTE in the future.
“With simultaneous deployments in multiple markets, IBW has proven to be an ambitious and forward-thinking market player,” said Jonathan Garini, Alepo Vice President of Products. “Alepo was able to meet IBW’s aggressive timetable and deliver a market-ready core solution that offers an immediate and continuous ROI.”
About IBW
IBW, an emerging service provider across Central America, is positioning itself to provide high-quality commercial and residential services, including voice, data and video, over a licensed 802.16e WiMAX network. Today, the company has a presence in Nicaragua, Guatemala, Costa Rica and El Salvador and operates its 4G consumer services under the “Japi” brand.
http://www.ibw.com
http://www.soyjapi.com
About Alepo
Alepo is a leading provider of enabling infrastructure for telecommunications service providers. Alepo provides control plane & business management solutions for telecommunication companies, enabling them to compete efficiently and realize next generation services’ opportunities.
http://www.alepo.com
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Local Knowledge Online Partners with ebrary to Provide Individual Subscription Option for Business eBooks
Local Knowledge Online Partners with ebrary to Provide Individual Subscription Option for Business eBooks
Palo Alto, CA, USA (PRWEB) November 29, 2011
Local Knowledge Online Partners with ebrary to Provide Individual Subscription Option for Business eBooks.
Local Knowledge Online (LKO), today announced ebrary®, a ProQuest business and leading provider of eBooks and research technology, as its newest eBook content partner. Individuals may freely search and browse a comprehensive and current selection of business eBooks from ebrary’s growing collections and for the first time, have the option of subscribing to these collections.
“When ‘locals’ have knowledge that is of interest and value to others, it is referred to as ‘local knowledge.’ This knowledge is not always freely accessible or shared with outsiders,” says Kevin Cronin, Founder and President of Local Knowledge Online. “In the online world, local knowledge is hidden or buried in the ‘deep’ web beyond the reach of conventional search engines and individuals primarily for economic reasons. LKO provides full-text searching, aggregated results, and affordable access to the valuable information securely protected in eReference and eBook databases like ebrary.”
The ebrary platform combines the greatest value and flexibility in business eBooks:
Reliable and trusted information
New content added at no cost
Available 24×7
Seamless linking to trusted sources
Free Title Preview
ebrary offers a comprehensive and current selection of eBooks from trusted publishers in all areas of business. Key Publishers include AMACOM, Elsevier, Emerald Group, John Wiley & Sons, Kogan Page and more.
Available today, individual subscriptions to ebrary business eBook collections include:
ebrary General Business – Over 1,700 titles and growing
ebrary Leadership – Nearly 600 titles and growing
ebrary Sales & Marketing – Nearly 600 titles and growing
ebrary Finance – Nearly 600 titles and growing
“In today’s economy, business skills are increasingly critical for individuals seeking to expand or initiate their careers,” said Kevin Sayar, President and General Manager of ebrary. “By furthering our long-time partnership with LKO, we can now offer individuals access to authoritative business information historically only available to them if their employer licensed our eBook collections. We look forward to working with LKO to help individuals be more productive and successful.”
Key features and benefits of LKO include the following:
eBook search and discovery for professional eBook and eReference content
Consolidated search results for ebrary, Credo Reference, Amazon and Google Books
Options for individuals to preview, buy, or subscribe to individual eBooks and collections
Browser-based access to content, no eReader required
Trusted, authoritative content from premier publishers
About ebrary (http://www.ebrary.com)
ebrary is a leading provider of e-books and research technology to libraries worldwide. Founded in 1999, the company offers more than 273,000 e-books from over 500 trusted publishers under flexible models including subscription, perpetual archive (purchase), patron driven acquisition, and short-term loans. As YBP Library Service’s preferred e-book partner, ebrary’s titles are available in GOBI™, as well as YBP’s Approval and Demand Driven Acquisition (DDA) service. ebrary is the only e-book provider that enables customers to upload and integrate their own digital materials right from their computers with DASH!™ (Data Sharing, Fast) technology as well as apply cross-referencing with multiple online resources with InfoTools™ technology. A ProQuest® business, ebrary is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, USA.
About Local Knowledge Online (LKO)
Local Knowledge Online (http://www.localko.com/) is a new search and discovery tool for eBooks enabling knowledge, information and business professionals to search, discover, preview, buy and subscribe to eBooks. Together with our eContent partners, ebrary and Credo Reference, we offer affordable access for individuals to the most current, relevant, and authoritative information available online. The company is headquartered in California.
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Free Author Seminars Slated For E-Book Design And Cover Art Tools – Live How-To Tips for First-ever DIY Online e-Book Self-publishing Service
Free Author Seminars Slated For E-Book Design And Cover Art Tools – Live How-To Tips for First-ever DIY Online e-Book Self-publishing Service
Ashland, OR (PRWEB) January 26, 2012
Folium Partners, Inc. will offer free Folium Book Studio™ training sessions on Cisco® WebEx® beginning Tuesday, January 31, 2012. The limited-seating web seminar sessions are open to independent writers and publishers interested in learning more about new industry options for e-book layout design, cover art design, and EPUB format conversion. Prior to the launch of Folium Book Studio, these parts of the e-publishing process have been difficult and expensive for authors and small-to-medium publishers to accomplish.
The company will also demonstrate the ease of use and professional quality of its new Folium Book Designer™ and Folium Cover Designer™ software. The service soon will introduce an online image gallery for customers who choose to also create e-book cover art, as required for e-publishing. Plans are in place to add new art components weekly, making it easier and more fun for authors to create the perfect look for their book projects and manage their own images.
“A million writers will self-publish their works over the next few years. They all seek high-quality, low-cost options to get their books properly formatted and distributed to digital devices worldwide,” said Jay Tapp, Chief Strategy Officer and co-founder. “Authors cannot distribute a book without cover art. Right now, Folium Cover Designer is included as part of our $ 79 introductory price. We’ve heard from the writing community that they crave this type of DIY approach, which will save them as much as $ 1,000 over other options. With all of our online tools and the new gallery, the process can take as little as 90 minutes to create a beautifully designed book with cover art that an author would be proud to show.”
The Folium Partners team is building strong relationships with independent writers as more and more authors shift to the self-publishing model. According to industry statistician RR Bowker, over 750,000 books were published independently in 2010.
“Writing is the difficult part, so layout and format conversion ought to be easier. While there is a tidal wave of e-book services popping up, no other company offers to engage directly with authors as they work through their own process,” added John H. Lee, CEO and co-founder.“We are helping everyone from the novelist to the genealogist. With regularly scheduled educational outreach programs, we are meeting the authors and providing them with self-paced resources. Folium Book Studio supports the creative drive and does not cut off distribution paths or demand a share of revenues.”
Earlier this year Folium Partners Inc. launched the first phase of the innovative self-publishing toolset that instantly converts manuscripts into the digital formats required for electronic books (e-books) such as the Apple® iBook®, Amazon® Kindle™, Barnes & Noble® Nook™ and Sony® Digital Reader®.
Folium Book Studio gives self-publishing authors and tens of thousands of small-to-medium size publishers the ability to instantly upload manuscripts into an easy-to-use, online app that translates Microsoft® Word documents and other word processing formats into complete digital works ready for distribution.
Authors and publishers simply go to the secure site, create an account and select a service. Folium Book Studio not only converts manuscripts into the proper EPUB format, its other tools design the book layout, create cover art, and support photos and illustrations uploaded directly from the author’s computer. All work can be reviewed and edited multiple times directly in the WYSIWYG editor. The finished product can be exported for distribution or saved securely online for a year. The service offers a free ISBN for those who require one.
Folium Book Studio makes it possible to publish digital works quickly and easily, saving authors and publishes hundreds of dollars compared to current e-publishing methods.
Visit http://www.FoliumBookStudio.com for more information, the upcoming webinar schedule, and registration. The company will also present its online tools at the 2012 San Francisco Writers Conference, February 16–20.
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National Growler Directory Website Which Brings Growler Filling Locations Online
National Growler Directory Website Which Brings Growler Filling Locations Online
New York, New York (PRWEB) November 30, 2011
Klobe inc, a local online advertising and lead generation company, today announced the launch of its national growler directory growlersite.com. Available nationwide as a free growler location resource, the comprehensive web directory offers a unique visual guide to growler filling sites while enabling merchants to reach a growing population of growler seekers.
Growlersite.com was designed to offer beer drinkers and craft beer enthusiasts a one-stop portal into all things growler related. The site is designed to allow users the ability to find growler filling locations nearby, allowing them access to take-out draft beer. Currently the site lists 1500 locations around the United States where growlers can be purchased and filled.
Bar and Brewery owners have responded positively to the site as a venue for added marketing of their very Eco-friendly and highly profitable growler filling businesses. Growler site offers a free 10 day listing and a $ 39 featured annual listing for bar and brewery owners looking to sell or promote growlers. Klobe intends to continue broadening its services around growlers in 2012.
“We’re extremely excited to launch the beta of ‘Growler site’ nationally following months of planning, development and testing,” states Alexander Bartosch, Founder & CEO of Klobe. “Growler site delivers a much needed central directory of growler filling locations which we hope will shift more beer drinkers into the Eco-friendly option of filling growlers at local pubs and restaurants as opposed to buying per-packaged bottles or cans.” Learn more about growler site at growlersite.com.
Growlers are 64oz or 32oz containers into which draft beer can be filled using counter pressure filling systems or a traditional growler filling attachment. Growlers are the most eco-friendly and economical way to enjoy take home beer. Since growlers can be reused there is very little waste produced; moreover, as growlers can potentially be filled in any bar or restaurant there is a significantly lower carbon footprint from transportation compared to a traditional can or bottle. The average Growler contains the equivalent of 5.33 bottles of beer and costs between $ 6.99 and $ 18.99 depending on the location and beer chosen.
About Klobe inc.
Headquartered in New York City, Klobe inc. is an interactive local advertising and lead generation company. The company creates and markets platforms which connect individuals to establishments that perform exceptionally in their respective areas of service. The aim of Klobe is to transform local businesses into virtual marketplaces. The company was founded in 2009 and currently operates in Europe and North America.
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Online magazine, Exceptional Canine, Extends its Exceptional Puppy Photo Contest
Online magazine, Exceptional Canine, Extends its Exceptional Puppy Photo Contest
New York, NY (PRWEB) October 13, 2011
Exceptional Canine, an online magazine for active dogs and their owners, created and distributed by Studio One Networks and sponsored by Eukanuba, is extending its Exceptional Puppy Photo Contest. Originally kicked off in August 2011 on Exceptional Canine’s Facebook page, the contest awarded a year’s supply of dog food to 10 lucky winners. It was such a success, increasing Exceptional Canine’s community by over 2200%, that it has been extended for one more month to declare one more winner.
Beginning October 14, exceptional puppy owners are invited to snap a few shots of their adorable canine and submit them to Exceptional Canine’s Exceptional Puppy Photo Contest. The competition starts at 8 PM on October 14, 2011 and ends at 8 PM on November 18, EST. Puppies 2-years-old and younger are eligible to enter.
It’s easy to enter:
1. “LIKE” Exceptional Canine on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ExceptionalCanine
2. Select the “Puppy Contest” app
3. Upload a pic of your exceptional puppy
4. Get your friends and family to vote. The more votes you get, the better your chances of winning!
One exceptional puppy chosen by our panel of judges will win six (6) vouchers for 40-pound bags of any Eukanuba canine food: a gift valued at $ 350. The winner’s photogenic pup will also be featured on the Exceptional Canine Facebook page!
The picture must be a color .jpg file and no larger than 1 MB. Only owners are permitted to post a photo of their pets. One entry per person. Entrants may vote for their own dogs, but are limited to one vote per day. Previous winners are ineligible to re-enter. Complete contest rules can be found at http://apps.facebook.com/puppy_contest/rules/
Enter now, then visit ExceptionalCanine.com for more advice for active dogs from the experts!
About Exceptional Canine
An online magazine for active dogs and their owners that covers the benefits of the dog lifestyle, with tips on how to care for an energetic pet and attend to its needs. A range of experts — including vets, breeders and trainers — share an insiders’ perspective on pet-and-owner relationships and dog care. The website offers essential advice on dog health, training and breeds — and, of course, the many activities pet parents can enjoy with their dogs. exceptionalcanine.com
About Studio One Networks
A pioneer in the Internet content syndication field, Studio One Networks publishes Exceptional Canine along with dozens of other quality syndicated websites. Founded in 1997, Studio One creates and distributes original, award-winning online programs for major advertisers that serve more than 200 million consumers every month. These multimedia programs — which consist of original articles, audio streams, videos and applications — are provided to more than 2,000 selected partner websites, including large media conglomerates and specialty, independent Web publishers. studioonenetworks.com
Media Contact:
Julian Soler
Director of Marketing
Studio One Networks
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Autotask Corporation Signs as Platinum Sponsor of First Major SMB Online Conference
Autotask Corporation Signs as Platinum Sponsor of First Major SMB Online Conference
Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) February 29, 2012
Small Business Technology author Karl Palachuk announced today that Autotask Corporation, the leading provider of hosted IT business management software, has signed on as a Platinum level sponsor of the Small Biz Thoughts online conference, “Managing for Success 2012.” The June conference will focus on building successful business processes and feature some of the best business and technology speakers in the U.S.
The online conference – Managing for Success 2012 – is the first event of its kind targeting technology providers and computer consultants. “We’ve built a great collection of speakers and sponsors,” said Palachuk, “and we’re very proud to have Autotask as a Platinum sponsor.”
Conference speakers include Stephanie Chandler and Patrick Schwerdtfeger. Chandler is the author of seven books, including Own Your Niche on the Internet and Beyond (Authority Publishing, 2012). Her Business Info Guide web site – http://www.BusinessInfoGuide.com – is an extremely popular destination for small business owners. Patrick Schwerdtfeger is an internationally recognized authority on social media marketing and the author of several books, including Marketing Shortcuts for the Self-Employed (Wiley, 2011).
The conference is “virtual” (online only) and will run 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM each day on June 26-28, 2012. Attendees can choose to listen live or also have access to the recorded sessions. In all, the conference will broadcast eighteen hours of programming in three days.
“Autotask has always been a strong supporter of the IT community,” said Palachuk. “Their involvement in this conference allows us to reach a larger audience and educate VARs all over the world.”
Autotask President and CEO Mark Cattini echoed that sentiment. “Autotask has always been committed to the success of the IT and technology channel, and Karl is one of the driving forces in that community. This conference is an exceptional opportunity for us to help engage VARs, MSPs and other solution providers and help them build their businesses.”
Autotask’s Community Live 2012 conference will be held June 10-12, 2012 in Orlando, FL, just weeks before Managing for Success 2012. Is that a conflict for Autotask? “No,” says Cattini. “We participate in more than 150 partner-facing events each year. We live in the IT community and are totally dedicated to it.” For more information on Autotask’s Community Live 2012, see http://www.autotaskcommunitylive.com.
To learn more about Managing for Success 2012, visit http://www.smbonlineconference.com.
About Autotask
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