Mahindra Motors PRofit Out Come Rises

India's largest utility vehicle maker, Mahindra & Mahindra, posted better-than-expected net profit for the March ended quarter, backed by strong growth in the utility vehicle segment.

PRLog (Press Release) - May 30, 2013 - AJMER, India -- India's largest utility vehicle maker, Mahindra & Mahindra, posted better-than-expected net profit for the March ended quarter, backed by strong growth in the utility vehicle segment.

The Mumbai-headquartered company posted a net profit of Rs 963 crore for the fourth quarter of FY13, which includes Mahindra Vehicle Manufacturing (MVML), as against Rs 911 crore it posted for the same period last year. Revenues for the quarter grew 10% to Rs 11,342 crore and EBIDTA margins improved a whopping 240 basis points to 14.4% for the fourth quarter as M&M's vehicles enjoyed a good pricing power in the falling market.

The March quarter included profits made on sale of Mahindra HolidaysBSE 0.06 % share which yielded the company Rs 90 crore. Similarly, the company had gained in Q4 of FY12, by merging Mahindra Automobile Distributors Private Ltd (for Renault JV) to itself. If one excluded both these extraordinary income, the adjusted profit after tax for M&M (including MVML) was up 33% to Rs 872 crore versus Rs 654 crore of adjusted PAT of quarter four of FY12.

Bharat Doshi, executive director & Group CFO, Mahindra & Mahindra, said: "It was one of those years, where both segments (tractor and passenger vehicle business) faced pressure. Despite that, M&M has shown its resilience by posting good numbers. Looking forward, we expect a mild recovery in the economy. We expect interest rates to soften by 50 basis points in the next six months, the liquidity will improve and the currency to remain volatile. We expect the economy to grow by 5.7-6.7% in FY14."

For FY13, the revenues for M&M, including MVML, jumped 25% to Rs 43,655 crore. Net profit was up 21% to Rs 3,634 crore and the EBIDTA margins 13.9%, improving 60 basis points.

During FY13, the company's auto sector posted a strong double-digit growth of over 20%, whereas tractor sales were under pressure, it seems the roles have reversed in FY14. The tractor sales got off to a good start growing over 20% in April, but the utility vehicle sales grew by 5-6%, as the 3% excise duty increase in the budget hit the demand.

Pawan Goenka, president, automotive & farm equipment sector, M&M, said: "The UV segment, which got hit by the new excise duty definition, saw a fall of 14% in April and the ones which did not come under the new definition grew handsomely. So, that clearly shows that the excise duty has had an impact on the sales of the company."

Goenka said M&M, on its part, is working towards circumventing the new definition. The company will be launching Vibe compact car and three new variants during the year to bring in some excitement in the market. And on the tractor front, it has three new offerings, including all new tractor called MStar.
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Exciting Times for Recruitment Specialists, Adria Solutions

 IT Recruitment Specialists Adria Solutions partner with a Technical Test Company

PRLog (Press Release) - Jul. 8, 2013 - STOCKPORT, U.K. -- IT recruitment specialists, Adria Solutions, established almost ten years ago, are bucking the tight economic trends. ‘May and June have proved to be the two best months in our company’s history,’ says Managing Director, David Berwick. ‘Many new clients have come on board and our expanding client base is continuing to utilise our expertise and innovative services.’

One of these new innovations is a dynamic online technical job test, which helps assess the strengths and weaknesses of job candidates. ‘The system allows us to build a unique IT test for any given role,’ says David. ‘Groups of questions are selected from the comprehensive question bank, arranged by category and work skills.’

In the coming months, the Adria Solutions website will become ‘mobile compliant’. The days of designing websites targeted solely at desktop or laptop computers are long gone. Web users need access from other internet-enabled devices. Mobile devices now offer a range of superb features, typically not available on desktops. With today’s advanced technology, a mobile website can provide better targeted, location-aware content.

‘It’s also very pleasing,’ adds David, ‘to see the increasing numbers of our Skype pre-screening interviews.’ Not content to rest on their laurels, Adria Solutions have upped their advertising expenditure and taken on new job boards and CV databases. ‘As a result of our rapid and sustained growth,’ says David, ‘we’re now considering establishing offices in Birmingham and London. Together with our motivated staff and the new online technical testing facility, we continue to fly high…’

Adria Soulutions are an IT Recruitment Company, founded in 2004, in the heart of the North West UK. For more details or to contact the company, visit http://www.adriasolutions.co.uk

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One of America’s Top Sales Professionals Shares His Sales Secrets and Strategies - Harper College.

On October 11 Doug presented a three-hour hands-on workshop to Harper Colleges Small Business Development Center. The workshop, “How to Turn Cold Calls Into Warm Calls” was held at 1200 West Algonquin Road in Palatine, IL 60067 - 9:00am-12:00pm.

PRLog (Press Release) - Oct. 11, 2013 - CHICAGO -- Palatine, IL – Doug Dvorak has earned an international reputation for his powerful marketing methods and motivational techniques, as well as his experience in all levels of business, corporate education and success training. His background in sales, leadership, management and marketing has made him one of the world’s most sought-after sales consultants, lecturers and teachers.

Harper College often holds Workshops and Classes to help their students learn new skills to manage their own businesses. Not just anyone is able to present at these workshops, Harper College takes great pride in their students and only provides them with the best mentors. They believe that, “Understanding business fundamentals, such as finance and marketing, as well as staying abreast of the changing business environment, is key to the success of business.” Recently, Mr. Dvorak had was honored by the college by being chosen to present to the students and faculty.

On Friday, October 11 Doug presented a three-hour hands-on workshop to Harper Colleges Small Business Development Center. The presentation, “How to Turn Cold Calls Into Warm Calls” was held at 1200 West Algonquin Road in Palatine, IL 60067 from 9:00am-12:00pm. Doug’s training helped those who registered learn the best processes for a great sales process. The students were taught about creative prospecting, developing customized value propositions, creating great first impressions, demonstrations and how to close the sale.

Crucial for entrepreneurs, consultants and sales professionals – Doug helped these groups discover their unique selling style. More importantly, he taught them how to use that sales process and style effectively to build business for themselves or their prospective company.

Some of the topics covered in Doug’s sales workshop included:

·      IDENTIFYING the behaviors and skills of successful sales professionals.

·      REVIEWING different types of selling models.

·      ANALYZING elements of the sales framework.

·      UNDERSTANDING prospecting basics and the ability to conduct sales calls.

·      EFFECTIVLY using a customer-centered selling approach to provide value before the sale.

·      COMPLETING a formula to achieve sales goals.

·      MANAGING the customer relationship on an ongoing basis through the use of proven techniques and strategies.

·      SUCCESSFULLY developing an action plan for applying these newly learned skills for increased sales.

These topics are particularly important to Doug because he has been able to achieve great success by following them. He is the type of person who knows that shares his success secrets so that others can achieve their own success. His presentations are always packed with information and customized weeks in advance for the specific engagement. He is the CEO of The Sales Coaching Institute, an institute dedicated to productivity training for sales and sales management.

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Downtown Business Networking Lunch at the Snack Bar

Support Scholarship Award - List your Business and Network with area businesses

PRLog (Press Release) - Oct. 12, 2013 - GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Business Network Lunch Social

Greensboro, NC  – The Women's Information's Network, Inc.

will host a Fall business organization network event.

The Business Networking Lunch Social will be held on Saturday, October 26, 2013 at The Snack Bar 256 N. Elm Street, Greensboro, NC

A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Jevon Ryans White Scholarship Award. Business owners and organizations will receive an introductory listing on a business networking directory on SPOTTVNETWORK.COM

Space is limited for advance tickets  go to http://www.wearewin.org or call 336-707-4826.

This luncheon will be a great opportunity to support our local businesses and at the same time help The Women's Information Network, Inc., a 501 C3 non profit organization, raise money for the Jevon Ryans White Scholarship Award. Sponsored by WIN and SPOTTV

About

The Women's Information Network Inc. a 5013c Mission Statement Our Mission is to Connect today's youth to the future and empower the leaders of tomorow!" Women’s Information Network Inc. (WIN)

Mission

Our Mission is to help connect youth to the future and empower the leaders of tomorrow.

Company Overview

About The Organization

What makes some communities and individuals stronger and more resource, which contributes to the disparities within certain community groups. Despite the marked

Progress of many communities within the U.S. over the past few decades, not all individuals has shared equally in these improvements. As such a disproportionate number of individual, who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups, continue to lack access to positive academic, athletic, financial, social and professional resources.

In 1980, the Women’s Information Network (WIN) was founded in effort to address the aforementioned crisis, with a focus on the many issues of daily living faced by at-risk youth of the South Jamaica Queen, New York community, WIN is comprise of an eclectic group of women, from all walks of life, who are dedicated to making a difference and ensuring that young; people make the connection they need to overcome their obstacles and succeed in all their endeavors. Each member of the organization, possesses a profound knowledge of the needs of the under served and in deeply devoted to the upkeep; and the betterment of the Queens community. WIN obtained non profit corporation in 2005 to further it’s mission.

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RMI Corp. Receives Microsoft Top Performer Award

Microsoft honored RMI Corporation last week with a Top Performer Partner Excellence Award for highest new customer additions.

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PRLog (Press Release) - Mar. 28, 2013 - AVON, Conn. -- Microsoft honored RMI Corporation last week with a Top Performer Partner Excellence Award for highest new customer additions.  This honor signifies that RMI, as a business management solution provider, was chosen by more businesses than any other Dynamics NAV Partner during the 2013 fiscal year. RMI’s ADVANTAGE software is a Microsoft Dynamics NAV based business management solution designed specifically for the equipment rental, sales, and services industries.

“We are proud to recognize RMI Corporation as one of our US Microsoft Dynamics SMB ERP Top Performance Award Winners in the Top Performer FY13 NAV Adds category” said Kristi Hofer, Microsoft Dynamics US Channel Manager, Microsoft Corp. “Partners such as RMI are critical to our success and to providing value to our customers. We congratulate all of this year’s SMB ERP award winners on their achievements and look forward to following their continued success in the future.”

“RMI is very proud of its longstanding relationship with Microsoft and the honors they have bestowed upon us.” Said Paul R. Chapdelaine CPA, President, RMI. ”This particular honor is especially exciting as it represents the first major recognition we can attribute to the decision to commit ourselves 100% to delivering ADVANTAGE in the Cloud. At the time fellow partners thought the decision risky, but seeing the extreme potential of cloud, in 2010 we discontinued offering On-Premise versions of ADVANTAGE, and never looked back”

Despite early “cloud related naysaying”, RMI has offered ADVANTAGE as a cloud solution since 2007 and discontinued all other delivery methods in 2010. It’s clear that businesses are ready to reap the benefits and cost savings delivered by the Cloud as evidenced by the fact that RMI’s sales topped those of all fellow Microsoft Dynamics NAV partners ─ many of whom offer their solutions in an On-Premise model.  To top it all off, RMI sold more software to the equipment rental, sales, and services markets, than fellow partners sold to their much larger broader markets.

This award is a great honor and the RMI team looks forward to many more years developing, delivering and supporting cloud based business management software for businesses that rent, sell, or service equipment. For more information on RMI Corporation and the ADVANTAGE solution visitwww.rmiusa.com/software

About RMI Corporation

Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Avon, CT; RMI Corporation is the leader in enterprise Rental, Sales and Service Solutions for mid-market companies.  RMI is fully dedicated to the equipment rental, sales and service industries and offers an industry standard solution including software, implementation, training, consultation and support to help their clients maximize efficiencies and reach their full business potential.  RMI currently has thousands of users working with their ADVANTAGE Solution, representing various segments of the industry.

RMI has been a Microsoft Dynamics NAV Partner since 1996. This award represents the 13th award Microsoft has awarded RMI  since the partnership began. Other awards include:

·         • Microsoft Partner of the Year - 2004 & 2007

·         • Gold Certified Partner

·         • 9 time President’s Club  Member

·         • Certified for Dynamics NAV

For more information on the ADVANTAGE Solution and RMI Corporation, please visit their website atwww.rmiusa.com.

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Investors Need Only To Look To Cyprus When Deciding Whether To Invest In Gold And Silver

On a year-over-year basis, gold has fallen more than 2 standard deviations. Following these intense lows, gold has historically rallied. Experts and analysts agree that today is a great time to buy gold and buy silver and hold it long term. Read...

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PRLog (Press Release) - Mar. 30, 2013 - NEW YORK -- International investors had to muster the courage to help keep calm as news of Cyprus' proposed partial theft of all bank deposits took Wall Street by surprise, closed the country's banks and drove the gold prices greater. The thoughtless concept was intended to capture a portion of the $31 billion in bank assets held by Russians. According to the Financial Times, Cyprus has created a "well-earned reputation for being a haven for dirty cash from Russia." Learn more >>  http://www.gold-and-silver-market.com 

Even though Cyprus' government came to its senses and blocked the proposed seizure, the harm has been done. To many individuals about the globe, raising earnings taxes might be one thing, but altering the guidelines to steal hard-earned savings from all citizens rattles their confidence. What Adrian Ash of Bullion Vault says is "most amazing" about this scenario is the fact that "small savers are no longer sacred."

It is outstanding to see the response from Cypriots, as they protested in the streets, with "NO" stamped on their palms, demanding the government take its hands off their cash. It is refreshing to see their pushback to sanity.

How did this tiny island make it in to the European Union (EU) in the first place? The Financial Times gave an insightful background: "Many EU leaders had been deeply reluctant to admit Cyprus in to the union in 2004, with out a peace settlement that reunified the island. But Greece had threatened to veto the whole enlargement of the EU - blocking Poland, the Czech Republic and also the rest - unless Cyprus was admitted. Reluctantly, EU leaders succumbed to this act of blackmail." What do the experts have to say about gold and silver prices? Learn more >> http://www.gold-and-silver-market.com/KITCO-SILVER/

5 years later, we're seeing the fallout of Cyprus due to Greece's monetary woes. Many accuse Greece of cooking the books to get in to the EU, and after that the nation proceeded to blackmail the EU at the expense of other European nations.

Crooks get punished, but what about others who unfairly change the guidelines or break them? Think back to the anger generated by the Ponzi scheme run by Bernie Madoff, who lost $20 billion in money. In addition, $65 billion in paper wealth vanished. He's serving 150 years in prison, his son committed suicide, and he'll forever be recognized as a thief as well as a rat.

In Gold We Trust

Since the international monetary crisis started, there is been a rash of poor financial choices from socialist policymakers scrambling to bring in more income to cover their overspending. Instead of streamline regulations to facilitate trade and flow of funds or reduce back on welfare applications, they'd rather maintain the status quo and increase taxes.

In Greece, difficult cost-cutting austerity measures had been shot down following organized unionized workers that were rioting in the streets. France's socialist president, Francois Hollande, has been attempting unsuccessfully to increase the top income tax rate to 75 % in an try to "squeeze fat cats and hit the mega-rich, making them bear the brunt of "sacrifices' required to repair public finances," according to The Guardian last summer.

In Hungary and Italy, we have noticed the unintended consequences of envy policies following implementing a monetary transaction tax.

These kinds of "envy policies" that could be frowned upon by Moses on Mount Sinai are not only taking place across the Atlantic. Lately, Gene Epstein from Barron's compared the U.S. debt scenario to that of Greece's. He writes that national debt could "easily attain 153 % of economic output by 2035" and unemployment could climb as high as 20 %, however the answer does not lie in "asking the wealthy to pay a bit more." He says,

"Barron's calculates that instantly growing the marginal tax price to 50% around the top 1% of the country's earners would bring in $500 billion over the next ten years. This would barely dent the country's debt load, which would then be $20 trillion, and do little to forestall a monetary crisis."

Experts think poorly thought out government policies hurt the formation of capital and destroy people's trust in paper cash. Leaders might have great intentions, but a few of their actions show disrespect for private property and individualism.

This only reemphasizes gold as an essential asset class. It might be perfect timing for investors to become reacquainted with gold, as the charts show that the yellow metal seems to be oversold. On a year-over-year basis, gold has fallen more than 2 standard deviations, an occasion which has seldom occurred over the previous ten years. As we have indicated before, following these intense lows, gold has historically rallied. Experts and analysts agree that today is a great time to buy gold and buy silver and hold it long term. Learn more >>  http://gold-and-silver-market.com 

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Change Management Tools - Quality Software Tools For Your Organization

Change Management Tools are vital for any organization to enhance the performance of their software project.

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PRLog (Press Release) - Mar. 30, 2013 - When any software is developed it experiences series of changes in the procedure. These changes are implemented by project leader or team member in the various process of development. These changes are required to manage effectively for the sake of quality end product release. Manually managing these changes means not only time consuming but risking the quality of the software also. Thus, no doubt more and more organizations are relying on Change Management Tools for managing the changes efficiently.

As the name suggest these tools effectively manages changes in the concerned software project, keeps track of the changes and help developers, testers to go through the changes as and when required for debugging or improving the quality of the software.

Today varied types of software are developed with customized features and developers are required to handle different types of changes efficiently. Thus management tools also come with different features to serve these requirements of managing such changes. But how does an organization identifies the suitable Change Management Tools?
As already discussed tools managing software changes comes with varied features and thus the first step of selection would be thoroughly studying the requirement of the organization. This will help in shortlisting the features of tools required and that’s what the second step of selection is.

Understanding the features of selected tools helps to ensure that an organization is spending on right tools. While studying the features, it would be extremely sensible to ensure that tool would remain fruitful in future also serving varied software project needs. Thus, features like creating change request based on existing requirement or as a new feature, associating required change request to present requirement in order to create new requirement versions, allowing developers to provide impact analysis information for each change request for testing team is worth considering.

Budget is the third step that an organization must consider. Here, budget doesn’t mean how much money is allotted for the tools, but how to make best use of the available resources and buy the suitable tools. Here comparing the price of Change Management Tools would surely help in buying the best tools within the budget. The demand for such tools would only increase in future and vendors also are ready to offer them at most competitive price. Thus, organizations have opportunity to make best use of their resources without compromising the quality. Buying tools from reputed vendors ensures technical support as and when required and including customized features.

For more details please visit us at http://www.rommanasoftware.com/change-management-tools.php

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Any Business Can Now Create a Customer Incentive Program to Rival Large Programs

SEiiAN Rewards launches a new cloud-based loyalty program software, mplifyr (‘amplifier’), allowing businesses to create their own customized incentive program to rival large loyalty programs, but at a fraction of the cost.

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PRLog (Press Release) - Mar. 28, 2013 - HOUSTON -- Businesses lacking the time and hefty expense to build a professional loyalty system can use mplifyr to create and manage an advanced program designed to build customer loyalty with features promoting emotional customer engagement and positive customer experiences. mplifyr also contains entertaining gamification features to create engagement amongst users.

Business users can create over 50 different combinations of earning, redemption and fun engagement activities to connect with their customers beyond social media and daily deals. They can incentivize customers to purchase with them, give feedback, refer friends, attend their events and more. The only requirement is an Internet connection.

The loyalty program software introduces a universal point system where users can earn and redeem with any business on mplifyr (online or in-store) and accumulate their points in one central location rather than having them scattered in different programs, giving consumers variety and flexible ways to redeem their points to suit their lifestyle.

Business users can also:

• Engage with customers differently by creating custom activities such as contests and events customers can engage in to build customer relationships.

• Offer customers exclusive privileges such as “front of the line access” or “the best seat in the house” every time they visit to make them feel special.

• Segment VIPs, employees and returning customers to give them greater incentives and value for their redemptions.

• Transact earnings and redemptions in seconds through mplifyr or a free mobile app.

• Use analytics to view how their program is performing, earning and redemption activities customers respond to, their top customers and more.

• Earn and redeem from other businesses to earn rewards for their business.

• Integrate their website or POS system.

Participating businesses can support schools, non-profits and charities. A portion of their purchase to participate on mplifyr is placed into a money pool called the “Pile O’ Cash,” which is given to these organizations at least four times a year.

Cost-effective with no obligation:

Businesses join for free. There are no monthly, set up or subscription fees. Businesses only purchase points to reward their customers after they complete the earning activities in their program and they can pay as they go (similar to topping up mobile phone minutes or credits). Each point is US 2.5 cents and points are purchased in lots. A smaller lot of points can be purchased for $11.00 (inclusive of all taxes).

How individuals use mplifyr:

Individuals join for free and can access all incentive programs built on mplifyr. They can also join (or remove themselves from) programs with one mouse click and loyalty cards are not required because individuals only need to recite their username to receive earnings. Individuals can redeem their earnings for item and cash vouchers, points in participating loyalty programs such as hotels and airlines, cash and ‘mystery’ redemptions.

Businesses interested in learning more about mplifyr and a full list of features can visithttp://www.mplifyr.com/business-info.

About SEiiAN Rewards
SEiiAN Rewards builds loyalty program software to help businesses and organizations emotionally engage with their audiences to create loyalty and attract brand advocates. Their USA office is in Houston, Texas and their Australian office is in Sydney, New South Wales.

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The Business Breakthroughs with Blogging Ventures and Social Media Strategies

Individuals, businesses, and even universities are recognizing the value that social media has nowadays. Its free promotional opportunities and personal reviews provided by the public are instilling more trust in brands. Social media can be as simple as posting random ramblings and hoping for a viral effect, but when it doesn't and hasn't, then what?

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PRLog (Press Release) - Mar. 28, 2013 - Authors Lexie Lane and Becky McNeer have just released their first social media book, "The Blogger's Survival Guide." Compiled with their knowledge, trials and errors, and personal experiences, their ultimate goal is to help ease the pain and eliminate missteps that many bloggers have.

Not All Blogs Result in Revenue

Individuals, businesses, and even universities are recognizing the value that social media has nowadays. Its free promotional opportunities and personal reviews provided by the public are instilling more trust in brands. Social media can be as simple as posting random ramblings and hoping for a viral effect, but when it doesn't and hasn't, then what?

Lane and McNeer understand the struggles that many online promoters have and spent a year creating a guide that will help even the most novice blogger and social networker navigate through the internet with time less wasted.  "Many bloggers believe that all they have to do is start writing and their audience will come crawling in. Unfortunately, it isn't the case at all and sometimes it takes a complete wake-up call and the lack of profits to finally realize you're doing something wrong," says Lane.

From the Creator of Blues Clues and Super Why!

A very trusting, parenting icon and blogger, Angela Santomero, known for her creations of the popular television shows, Super Why!, Blues Clues, and Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood happily wrote the book's foreword stating, "Lexie and Becky are giving you the keys to the kingdom by writing this no-nonsense book about the tools of the trade, their tricks and tips, and insights from all of their years in blogging."

There are many books and information that are spread throughout the internet that talks about blogging and the various elements that drive its success. Why is "The Blogger's Survival Guide" different? It has all the steps and every important element in the order that bloggers need to pay attention to them, so that any form of confusion can be eliminated.

"The Blogger's Survival Guide" is now available in paperback and eBook versions on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

About the Authors

Lexie Lane, once computer science major/member of the corporate world, is the creator of voiceBoks.com, a popular and well-respected community among the parent bloggers, who love the promotional aspects of the site. Through their blogging journey, many bloggers have looked up to Lane for advice and guidance for their blog's growth.

Becky McNeer, a real estate agent, wife, and mother of 2, and publisher of 2 lifestyle blogs, shows her readers that the goodness in life can still happen even with a busy schedule.

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Business Video Growth Potentials

Business video in the 21st Century is not only essential but a powerful SEO, advertising, communication, marketing, ROI, online, offline, Internet, web and social media promotional sales strategy.

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PRLog (Press Release) - Mar. 29, 2013 - Business video advertising, marketing and promotion is alive and kicking around the world. For decades most CEO's and businesses have relied on their business card, brochure, banners or website to drive awareness, sales, ROI, CTR's and conversions. Business video is fast becoming the the #1 promotional, communication media tool offline and online as with a video it says more in seconds or minutes than any brochure, article or business card can do.

This is true especially if you are a Start-up Business and one recent article headline says: "Stupid" if your a start-up and not have or making a video. www[dot]businessinsider.com/startup-marketing-videos-2013-3

Also another recent article stated most online users 'speed read' content. And if we are all honest, how many times have you read or watched the content you bookmark, favorite or save to your own PC, Tablet or Smartphone? The reality of living in a modern new media technological world is most people are so busy working, tweeting, posting, browsing, tracking, designing websites, being parents, blogging or other social media tasks they have very little time to read a book or article at length. This is where Video can help boost, showcase, advertise and promote your business, talent, services, product or skills effectively and in less time.

Business Video Growth

Each day 100 MILLION Americans watch online video! And by 2014 online video could account for 50% of online traffic. [Infographic: www [dot]business2community.com/b2b-marketing/5-reasons-to-use-video-in-b2b-marketing-infographic-0433089 ]

No business of any Industry or size can afford to ignore such staggering trends or growth in video or business video. Technology of today has placed photo and video firmly in the hands of every company, institution or person with great editing software choices and how-to websites to drive your video local or international.

Apple is aiming to win back Video Editors after Final Cut Pro Editing Software failed to impress loyal professional users who branded Apple as creating a cheap product. Apple has updated Final Cut Pro seven times since 2011 and ready to demonstrate Final Cut Pro is a force of professional editing. [Source: latimes[dot]com business/la-fi-apple-final-cut-20130328,0,2837576.story ] YouTube has recently announced 1 BILLION viewers watch online YouTube videos. And online video is currently the sixth most popular content marketing tactic - but I see video becoming number one by 2020.

Regardless of how, what, where or when you advertise, promote, sell, or present your business, product, service or brand without a video online or offline, locally or international you are leaving sales, growth and consumers on the table to your competitors. If you do not have a website or video take a look at http://www.infogurushop.com and see how you can get YOUR VIDEO online even without a website for less.

Have a great day.

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Business Expert Elizabeth Potter Publishes Article Urging Business Owners To Invest Into Their Staff

Elizabeth Potter, Small Business Professional Organizer, notes that strong employees are often the key to the success of a business.

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PRLog (Press Release) - Mar. 29, 2013 - WINTER PARK, Fla. -- Best-selling author Elizabeth Potter, a professional organizer, specializing in small business, recently published an article discussing small business management. The article, titled “Small Business Success: Invest into Your Employees”, offers four practical steps for business owners.

Elizabeth Potter writes “The right team of employees, properly trained and coached, will give your business stability and consistency and will keep it running smoothly whether you’re in the building or not. On the other hand, sub-par employees require constant supervision on the part of the business owner.”

Elizabeth has a special talent that helps business owners work through their chaos and create simple systems unique to them thru Systemized For Play Ltd (http://www.systemizedforplay.com/), formed in July 2010. The market for the services offered by Systemized For Play Ltd is not unusual; however, new thinking and up-to-date economic research offered by the company has proven to be very successful with various clients.

Elizabeth Potter is also a best-selling co-author of the business book, Cracking The Success Code: The World's Leading Experts Reveal Their Top Secrets to Help You Crack the Code for Optimum Health, Wealth and Success.  The book hit 5 separate Amazon best-seller lists upon release.

The entire article can be found athttp://www.systemizedforplay.com/articles/small-business-...

About Elizabeth Potter:

Elizabeth Potter brings more than 25 years of experience with logistics, production, customer service and financing. Utilizing these skills, she opened her first company in 2007. As a professional organizer specializing in small business, she has built a reputation as a reliable, effective and proactive consultant. Elizabeth has worked with many small-business owners to create systems that help them understand and achieve greater efficiency and profitability.

Her largest project started in 2009 where she started LP Credit Resolution LLC

(www.LPcreditresolution.com), a credit-buying company committed to helping at least 10,000 people with their credit. She has trained in the areas of computer science, economics, accounting software, business management, sales and marketing and is a proud member of the American Credit Association, Professional Organizers of Canada as well as a member of the Progressive Group For Independent Business.

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IAQ Video Network Reports Over 440,000 Video Downloads

The IAQ Video Network produces educational videos about indoor air quality (IAQ), industrial hygiene, infection control and environmental topics.

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PRLog (Press Release) - Mar. 28, 2013 - PEORIA, Ariz. -- The IAQ Video Network is proud to announce that over 440,000 people have downloaded their educational videos.  The informative videos have covered everything from fungal infections and toxic chemicals to asbestos and lead.  The topic of their latest video, released today, discusses Group A Streptococcus (GAS).

“So far the IAQ Video Network has produced almost 200 educational videos on a wide range of environmental, indoor air quality and microbial pathogen topics,” reported Paul Cochrane, President of the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates, LLC.  “380 people now subscribe to our YouTube channel and that number grows daily.  We are proud to have reached 440,000 video downloads and look forward to our next goal of connecting with 500,000 viewers in May. Additional videos are in the works.”

To view the IAQ Video Network’s latest video about Group A Streptococcus (GAS) please visit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfqWTHI0KWI




To view the complete list of educational videos please visit:
http://www.youtube.com/IAQMarketer

Past educational videos have been sponsored by a number of organizations and leading industry professionals that help protect the public’s health.  Sponsors include: EMSL Analytical, LA Testing, Institute for Safety and Health Management (ISHM), UltraViolet Devices, Legends Environmental Insurance Services, Mold Solutions, and Clark Seif Clark to name a few.

To learn more please visit http://www.IAQTV.com or http://www.cochraneassoc.com, email info@cochraneassoc.com or call (602)510-3179.

About Cochrane & Associates, LLC & the IAQ Video Network
Cochrane & Associates is a business development, public relations and marketing consulting firm that specializes in the environmental, HVAC, industrial hygiene, mold and indoor air quality industries.  The company has worked with many of the industries’ leading institutions and companies and continues to be an innovator in the industry.  They are also the driving force behind the IAQ Video Network.

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Online Appointment Scheduling: Perfect for Business and Organizations of All Sizes

Online scheduling software from Appointment-Plus is perfect for businesses and organizations of all sizes, regardless of the services they provide.

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PRLog (Press Release) - Jan. 23, 2013 - Online scheduling software from Appointment-Plus is perfect for businesses and organizations of all sizes, regardless of the services they provide.

Small and Medium Business. Appointment-Plus is perfect for small and medium-sized businesses needing an efficient and dependable online scheduling solution to their processes. Businesses that currently rely on our online scheduler include:
• Acupuncturists
• Chiropractors
• Coaches
• Counselors
• Education
• Finance and Tax Services
• Home and auto services
• Interpreters and translators
• Pet groomers
• Photographers and photography studios
• Doctors and Physicians
• Tutors
• Wellness Providers

Educational Institutions. Appointment-Plus is the preferred system at colleges, universities, community colleges, technical schools and K-12 facilities, who use it to schedule and manage such tasks as:
• Academic advising.
• Testing.
• Counseling.
• Tutoring.
• Parent-teacher conferences.
• Room scheduling.

Government and Military. Agencies, departments and other government facilities use Appointment-Plus online scheduling to schedule such services as:
• Flu shot vaccinations.
• Passport renewals.
• Athletic fields and facilities.
• Citizen appointments.

Large Businesses and Organizations. These operations turn to Appointment-Plus scheduler for its robust functionality and feature-rich platform. Whether it's a single operating site or multiple locations, Appointment-Plus appointment scheduler is the preferred online appointment scheduling for large businesses in 11 countries worldwide. In addition to businesses listed above that have large-scale operations, other large businesses that rely on Appointment-Plus online scheduling include:
• Distributors, manufacturers, warehouses and other inbound facilities who use the online scheduling software for dock- and delivery scheduling.
• Fitness centers and health clubs.
• Hospitals and healthcare facilities.
• Resorts and country clubs.

Enterprise. Larger companies and corporations turn to Appointment-Plus to meet their enterprise-level scheduling needs. Our flexibility allows us to deliver solutions to most enterprise requests, including:
• Companywide solutions for all departments and employees.
• Online scheduling software for individual divisions, departments or groups of employees.
• Scheduling options for multiple or specific platforms.

About Appointment-Plus
We're the worldwide leader in online scheduling solutions that helps thousands upon thousands of businesses in 16 countries operate more efficiently and effectively. In short, we completely automate the scheduling process for businesses and organizations that depend on accurate appointment scheduling by letting their customers book appointments and reservations online.

Our Commitment
Our team members strive to help clients optimize their businesses through the Appointment-Plus system and work with them to customize a scheduling solution that best fits their specific needs. The ultimate goal of our committed team members is to help clients increase business and gain more customers, while saving money at the same time!

Launched in 2001, Appointment-Plus was the industry pioneer in online scheduling software, utilizing the software-as-a-service (SaaS) business model since its inception. Today, Appointment-Plus is the worldwide leader in mobile and online appointment scheduling software with three million appointments booked every month and nearly a billion dollars in commerce conducted annually through its system. Its Scheduling Cloud API also enables larger organizations to build custom applications on the powerful Appointment-Plus engine, while its integrated Marketplace allows businesses to easily interface with Microsoft Outlook Calendar, Google Calendar, Constant Contact, QuickBooks and other popular business tools to help businesses and organizations manage their operations more effectively, productively and successfully.

Read more about Appointment-Plus' online appointment scheduling software (http://www.appointment-plus.com) today.
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Rivet Wars: Eastern Front Becomes One of the Highest Funded Board Games in Kickstarter’s History

 

 

Ted Terranova’s RTS inspired miniatures game is the latest success story for CoolMiniorNot

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PRLog (Press Release) - Jan. 23, 2013 - Rivet Wars: Eastern Front, a WWI era, real-time strategy board game from publisher CoolMiniorNot, (CMON) has earned a spot in the top ten highest funded board games in Kickstarter’s history.  Shattering its $25,000 goal in just two hours, Rivet Wars’ backers have pledged over $280,000 with eleven days remaining in the campaign.

Creator Ted Terranova, a veteran video game artist, called upon his experience working on RTS games such as Rise of Nations when designing both the style and game play for Rivet Wars.  Produced with 3D printing, the intricately detailed miniatures combine elements of Steampunk, over-the-top technologies and deceptively cute Chibi heroes.    Just as exciting as the visuals is the real time strategy style of play.

As in an RTS video game, Rivet Wars’ players generate resources each turn which they spend on new soldiers and tanks.  In this way, the players are constantly reinforcing their battle with varying units rather than being locked into a set army or strategy at the beginning of the game. Hero units are also employed to enhance or buff the attributes of other nearby soldiers.  

Additional figures, upgrades, and original artwork are continually being added to the core game as the Kickstarter campaign continues, up to the February 4 deadline.

Rivet Wars: Eastern Front is scheduled for a September 2013 release date.   Get in the fight at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/coolminiornot/rivet-w...

About Ted Terranova

Ted has spent the past fifteen years creating art for videogames like Settlers of Catan, Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties, Rise of Nations and Thrones and Patriots. His artwork has also appeared in Spectrum, 3D World Magazine, Fantastyka, Elemental and Expose.

About CoolMiniorNot

CoolMiniOrNot is both a studio and publisher of great miniature games like Sedition Wars, Super Dungeon Explore, Zombicide, Dark Age, Wrath of Kings, Guilds of Cadwallon, Confrontation Phoenix and more!

Further information on Rivet Wars: Eastern Front can be found on its Kickstarter page:  http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/coolminiornot/rivet-w...

Contact:

Ted Terranova
info@rivetwars.com
www.rivetwars.com
www.facebook.com/rivetwars

CoolMiniorNot
www.coolminiornot.com
www.facebook.com/coolminiornot

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Zen Mobile Launches Ultraphone U4

As a part of the initial phase, Homeshop18 - India’s first comprehensive virtual retail business will introduce the product in the market at a special price.

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PRLog (Press Release) - Jan. 10, 2013 - Zen Mobile Launches Ultraphone U4

The Ultra Affordable Smartphone after U1

New Delhi: Zen Mobile (Teleecare Group), one of the top five mobile brand in India, today announced the launch of Zen MobileultraphoneU4, continuing its mission to deliver high quality, stylish devices that provide best access to social networking, Internet and information and best overall experience at an ultra-affordable price.

This is the second device under the Ultraphone category from Zen Mobile focusing on the smart and tech savvy youth of the country.These consumers want easy access to innovations such as easy-to-use dual-SIM, local services and content and popular apps, all with a superior user experience at an affordable price.

Powered by a 1 GHz processor, the new U4 is built for a fast web browsing, checking mails, blogs, sharing photographs, and updating status on social networking sites. Combined with the Android 2.3 gingerbread operating system, it gives unmatched CPU and graphics performance- best in its class features, keeping in mind the requirements of its consumers. 

The new ultraphone U4 is bigger and better with 4.3 inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen, 3.2MP camera with flash, 1.3MP front camera, GPRS/EDGE, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth with A2DP etc.

As a part of the initial phase, Homeshop18 - India’s first comprehensive virtual retail business will introduce the product in the market at a special price.

U4 will offer the power and reliability that customers have come to expect from Zen Mobiles. It is a beautifully designed phone,built with strong, top-of-the-line materials and long-lasting battery life, equipped to meet the needs of young, urban consumers who want to constantly stay in touch. U4 will give customers speed, power and revolutionary technology. The device offers powerful Web browsing capabilities and long-lasting battery life (Li-lon 1500mAh)allowing customers to browse the Web and watch videos without worrying about draining their device’s battery.

Entertainment and applications are also a core part of the U4.  It comes pre-loaded with a complete set of applications for one go access. A plethora of utility and entertainment applications on Google play, loads of applications like-Facebook, twitter and opera mini come pre-loaded with the phone.

WVGA capacitive display blended with a 1.3MP front camera delivers an awe-inspiring video call experiencewith skype. Zen Mobile U4 Ultraphone makes it possible to carry thousands of songs with support for 32 GB memory cards for the music lovers

Announcing the launch, Mr. Deepesh Gupta, Managing Director Zen Mobile, said, “We at Zen Mobiles aim to deliver consumer friendly products, at affordable prices with latest innovations in place. With our Zen Ultraphone U4, we continue our mission to bring something new to the rapidly evolving smartphone market of the country. Zen Ultraphone U4is the next from the innovative stable ofZen Mobiles. We promise to bringpioneering technologiesto the mobile users of today at ultra-affordable prices, in line with transformingconstantly evolving Android mobile experience of our consumers.”

“We have collaborated with HomeShop18.com – India’s leading virtual shopping destination with the most robust logistics footprint so that customers in smaller cities can also purchase this powerful device from the convenience of their homes.”

About Zen Mobiles

Founded in the year 2009, Zen Mobile are the pioneers in bringing the affordable mobile handsetsto the Indian shores equipped with the advanced technology. Zen Mobile is a brand of TeleecareGroup which has expertise in managing and distributing the best mobile brands in India for over 15years now. In a short span of 3 years, Zen Mobile has attained and build a distinct identity amongthe consumers and is the only brand in the handset industry to have shown a rapid growth of 100percent year on year.

Zen Mobile commitment to serve the masses comes with a vision to provide them with the best and most advanced technology in mobile handsets at an affordable price range. We at Zen Mobile hasalways endeavored in bringing the quality product with innovation and radical features, encashedwith style and finesse, catering to a common man who cannot own high-end handsets. Our handsetsare equipped with technology and features like Dual SIM, LED Torch, Long battery backup, 3Dscreen, and multimedia functions. Our technological innovation can be focused upon the fact thatZen Mobile is the first mobile handset company in India to have introduced Mobile 3DEntertainment in the market and have brought ‘the first 3D phone’ with preloaded content – S30,in the mobile handset market in India. We have almost inherent every feature for respectivecategory that completes a handset and shown remarkable growth in technology wise new launchesof the phones from time to time.

We as ZEN are firm believer of “Best Quality At Best Price” and always work on this mantra to makelatest technology available in the market. We conduct thorough research on technology beforeabsorbing it in our product. Our in-house team works round the clock to optimize and improve thetechnology for cost optimization thus transferring the benefits to our customers. Not only this, wefocus on our customer’s expectations so much that it reflects in the designing of each product.

With a turnover of Rs. 350 Crores which is expected to reach 550 Crores by end of fiscal year 2012-2013. Our consumer oriented technology advancement has always been the driving force forthe business & product strategies in Indian market. Zen is a firm believer in giving personal care toindividual customer. It believes, “A single well-handled complaint is the key to strengthen ourrelationship with customers”. ZEN mobile firmly values its goodwill and relationship with thecustomers hence tries to stay connected with them through their massive spread out service centres.

More than 550 service centres across India give us enough strength to meet upcoming servicedemands of the customers. We ensure our presence in every 2-5 kms of circumference where ourdistribution channel is operating.“The opening of these centres stems from their concern to provide the customers with best servicesand address each and every concern”.

For Further information please contact:

Atul Malikram

9827092823

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EXITPLANNING-EDU Survey Results Announced- Key Employee engagement begins with a successful plan

WWW.ExitPlanning-Edu.com, an educational website for business owners today announced the results of its survey of 300 Business Owners. Conducted recently, Who is the Key Employee reveals the non-technical factors of Key Employee Incentive Plans.

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PRLog (Press Release) - Jan. 10, 2013 - Key Employee Incentive Plans are successful not because they provide just additional financial incentives, but because the business owners are combining financial rewards & a personal touch that make the Key Employees feel they are a part of a unique & special group that is linked to the future success of the company.  

According to the survey, 54.4% of respondents reported they have an incentive plan for their key employees and take measures to assure their key employees feel different because they are participants in such a plan. Of those with incentive plans, 87.5% share additional company info with their key employees and 50% of the same number conduct special meetings to disseminate material among employees. While the survey shows a positive upswing towards incentive planning, a troubling fact is close to 50% of respondents do not have an incentive plan for their key employees.

It is imperative to note, respondents with Key Employee Incentive Plans have seen their business improve—margins are up, more positive participation, ownership of responsibilities, better quality and improved customer satisfaction.

Communication and interesting planning techniques associated with Key Employee Incentive Planning, focusing on phantom equity techniques, straight incentive compensation based on profit, as well as additional “non-technical” add-ons owners can offer will keep these employees engaged, inspire others to grow, build business value, and secure a strong future for the business, its employees and ownership.

Responding to the lack of Key Employee Incentive Plans and the need for Business Owners to begin to identify the need for creating a business plan with a successful exit plan component, Bob O’Hara (CPA/PFS, CExP™ owner of O’Hara & Company, PC in Chelmsford, MA) and ExitPlanning-Edu will be launching a National Campaign, scheduled to hit the mainstream the first quarter of 2013.

According to O’Hara, “Key employee engagement and successful Exit Planning creation, in conjunction with one another, proves to build strong and sustainable businesses.”

About Bob O’Hara and ExitPlanning-Edu

www.ExitPlanning-Edu.com, founded by Bob O’Hara, CPA/PFS, CExP™, is a website devoted to educating business owners and their advisors on the exit planning process.  O’Hara is President of O’Hara & Company, located at One Olde North Road, Ste. 101 in Chelmsford MA. For more information you may visit the website or call 978-244-9860.

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Leased Line - Why the high costs?

A leased line may seem a lot more expensive than your average business broadband but it’s worth every penny. The true value of a leased line is the dedicated speeds you’ll receive as well as the guaranteed performance.

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PRLog (Press Release) - Jan. 11, 2013 - A leased line refers to a dedicated connection that allows organisations to have a dedicated download/upload speed with no slow down. With a leased line you don’t get the notorious busy period, that annoying few hours that make your downloads take hours not minutes and your web browsing slow and sluggish.

Lease line connectivity will improve the way you work and make your organization much more efficient. Especially if you have multiple offices, leased line connections allow you to benefit from having a centralising service.

A great example of how a leased line can really benefit your multiple office environment is by centralising your organisations connectivity. Being able to share documents and view the same data no matter what office you’re located in will benefit productivity and allow colleagues to freely work from any office.

Dedicated fast speeds will allow for cloud backup and disaster recovery plans that will get you up and running faster.

Having a leaseline will allow you to benefit from cloud computing. Centralisng all your servers off site at our data center will cut the need for high IT costs, save room and money on running servers and air-conditioning systems.

Everything backed up as you work and no more purchasing of servers, no more inconsistency and no more backing up. Allowing you more time to concentrate on what’s important knowing that your data is in safe hands.

A majority of lease line suppliers will do exactly that - provide you with a leaseline.

At e-solutions we do a lot more. Not only do we provide you with an affordable lease line, we offer the flexibility to change your speeds through out the contract. We also offer you the option at any time to have your data hosted at our data centers, have VOIP telephones across your fast connection, and the option to have disaster recovery and a suite of other IT services.

For more information visit: www.e-sol.co.uk

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