ATLANTA, GA, October 19, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ — Mention pay-per-click advertising to an Internet business owner and you are likely to be met with a roll of the eyes. Pay-per-click is often the elephant in the marketing office: everyone knows it’s there, but no one really wants to acknowledge it. There is good reason. Some business owners ventured into "PPC" and quickly exited with low-performing results and unwanted expense.
Jayson Hahn of InTopic Media understands the business owner’s pain. "Pay per click advertising can generate fast traffic, and affordably, when implemented wisely. Pay-per-click advertising is also highly flexible, because underperforming campaigns can be changed in just hours or days, providing an unprecedented opportunity to adjust quickly to marketing conditions. However, wandering unarmed into PPC ad territory is an unwise strategy."
Organic and Pay-Per-Click Advertising
The business owner can drive search engine traffic in two main ways – organic and pay-per-click advertising. Organic listings are non-paid, appearing naturally on the left side of search engine listings based on tactics such as search engine optimization, or SEO. Pay-per-click search engine results, found on the right side of the screen and also called "sponsored links", get there because the business owner "bids" a specific amount to enhance search engine rankings based on specific keyword choices. Among other factors, the higher the amount paid, the higher the page rank for that keyword. When a potential customer clicks on the ad, the advertiser pays the agreed-upon cost.
Pay-Per-Click Ad Success
Success using pay-per-click advertising relies on numerous factors, including the products and services you sell, buying psychology of your audience, competitor tactics, and even varying seasons, just to name a few.
However, for most Internet businesses, pay-per-click advertising is one vital tactic in a well-rounded Internet marketing strategy, complementing a comprehensive search engine marketing program and effectively increasing quality traffic. InTopic Media is leading the way, with its fresh approach to Internet advertising and a very competitive keyword bidding system.
For more information, please contact:
Jayson Hahn
InTopic Media
jhahn@intopicmedia.com
InTopic Media, LLC, headquartered in Atlanta, GA, was established in 2009. The company’s mission is to apply innovative technology solutions to generate higher conversion rates for publishers, affiliates and advertisers interested in in-text advertisements as a dynamic, fresh advertising solution.
Website: http://www.intopicmedia.com
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ABBEVILLE, LA, October 18, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ — Offshore oil work means long days of physical labor around dangerous equipment. While former offshore oil worker Russell Comeaux says he doesn’t know what caused the 2010 BP oil disaster that killed 11 workers in the Gulf of Mexico, he hopes oil companies will start drilling there soon.
"If they are actually going to buy these leases and not just let them sit, but develop them, that would be a major change in this part of Louisiana. I would certainly look forward to it," Comeaux says.
Comeaux owns a cafe in Abbeville with a Cajun style buffet. He opened it it 24 years ago after he quit working offshore. Comeaux’s Cafe is a popular eatery that’s a favorite of offshore workers. Before the BP disaster caused a federal ban on offshore drilling that lasted for months, they used to pack his restaurant every day.
"These oil crews would come through with a truck of six of them in it. And I’m downtown and sometime parking is a problem But they’d park two blocks away and walk. They didn’t care…my restaurant was full on one side with nothing but oil workers and the other side with my regulars," Comeaux says.
Comeaux says offshore drilling is safe unless workers get careless, something he knows that can easily happen.
"I had a man come in, I had to put his foot back together. Because he was a little too lackadaisical about what he did…he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and the pipe came down and split his foot in half," Comeaux says. As he puts it about working offshore, "…things can happen."
While offshore drilling pays workers well, statistics show that accidents are frequent even if they don’t often reach catastrophic levels like the BP explosion. Attorney Jim Adler believes most workers aren’t familiar enough with laws that protect them offshore and neither are their families. He says that leaves them vulnerable after an accident — a double tragedy in his eyes that doesn’t have to happen.
About Jim S. Adler & Associates
Jim S. Adler & Associates is Texas’ leading offshore injury law firm, with offices in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Channelview. Founded by Jim "The Texas Hammer" Adler, the law firm handles a wide variety of injury cases, from traffic accidents to defective drugs to Jones Act maritime injuries. The Adler law firm has been helping injured Texans for more than 30 years and has a staff of more than 160 persons, including 15 attorneys. Its main website is www.JimAdler.com.
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SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, October 18, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ — McCusker & Company of The Caribbean Inc, a leading worldwide provider of extended warranty services for the consumer electronics industry, today announced that it has strengthened its international team by promoting Cameron Laufer to Director of Operations for McCusker & Company of the Caribbean.
"We are excited to promote Cameron to this new role where he can make a significant impact rapidly expanding our international operations in the Caribbean," said McCusker & Company Chief Executive Officer Will L. McCusker. "He has extensive knowledge of the area along with strong contacts that will drive our business forward."
In his new role, Laufer will be in charge of client relations along with acting as a liaison with Puerto Rico-based insurance authorities and government officials. Laufer also will coordinate business development for McCusker & Company of The Caribbean in South America and the Caribbean.
Laufer brings to the role a strong background in banking, insurance, client relations and business development. He has served in key liaison roles for banks and insurance companies and has extensive experience presenting to large clients. He also has corporate experience in the insurance industry.
He last worked as a national account manager for McCusker & Company’s United States operation in Colleyville where he was directly charged as a corporate account specialist working with sales agents and customer prospects.
Laufer is attending La InterAmericana Universidad de Puerto Rico studying Marketing and International Business. He resides in Carolina, Puerto Rico.
McCusker & Company is a leading provider of extended warranty services for a number of consumer technology products including cell phones, smart phones, LED lighting and other high-technology products. For more information about their products and services, please check out their website at www.caribbeanwarranty.com.
McCusker & Company of The Caribbean Inc is an extended warranty consulting firm founded by industry experts and is headquartered in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Its international division, known as McCusker & Company of the Caribbean, has an office in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
It specializes in the extended warranty service contract industry providing consulting, extended warranty programs, service programs, management and support for your warranty call center and on-site service needs. McCusker & Company also functions as litigation consulting experts on complex litigation projects, technology sales, and arbitration and industry disputes.
The firm also founded and developed WarrantyKits.com and WarrantyGiftCard.com. For more information call 800-734-0819.
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WASHINGTON, DC, October 18, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ — Prestigious Brazilian shoe manufacturer ANIGER, through its subsidary in Nicaragua Tecshoes, S.A., recently announced it will begin operations in the country with an initial investment of US$6 million. The company, which will operate under the free zone regime, has plans to create a total of 1,200 jobs in a period of 12 to 18 months, producing up to 10,000 pairs of shoes a day.
This investment announcement is a direct result of the country’s premier investment forum, Nicaragua, Let’s Grow Together!, which was organized by the Government of Nicaragua, PRONicaragua and the Superior Council of the Private Enterprise (COSEP, for its acronym in Spanish). During the company’s participation in the forum, its executives took the opportunity to negotiate the terms of their investment in the country.
The company of Brazilian origin will be manufacturing ladies’ footwear of leather for the brand Clarks, from England.
The investment project, which will be located in Tipitapa, Managua and with an industrial space of 11,000 square meters, will represent the country’s second large investment in the footwear sector, after Schmidt Irmaos, also a Brazilian company established in Nicaragua in 2010.
Tecshoes, S.A., which confirmed its intention to invest in the country in August 2011, will begin operations in December of this year. Additionally, the company will train Nicaraguan industrial engineers in Brazil so they may learn the latest and most efficient techniques in leather shoe manufacturing.
ANIGER was founded in 1991 in the city of Campo Bom, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The sum of its subsidiaries produces a total of 25,000 pairs of shoes per day for three large clients: Clarks in England, Miezko in Brazil and NIKE.
PRONicaragua is the Nicaraguan Investment Promotion Agency, established in 2002. It is a non-profit, public-private institution whose mission is to generate economic growth and job creation in Nicaragua by attracting high-quality foreign direct investment. The agency provides complimentary support services to qualified investors seeking investment opportunities in our country. For further information, please contact us at (505) 2270-6400 or http://pronicaragua.org.
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HOUSTON, TX, October 17, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ — JP Strategies, LLC, a full-service, global political fundraising company, expands their services to conferences, high-end parties, fundraisers, and corporate events.
Companies often seek to organize large events outside the office, whether to attract potential clients, entertain and reward their own employees, or foster more cooperation among employees through team building activities and trips. JP Strategies recognizes this, and business event planning comprises a large portion of the services we offer. Organized events facilitated by JP Strategies, LLC include political fundraising and charity events, conferences and conventions, meetings, and entertainment. In addition, they will execute all the logistics of your perfect day, from venue, catering, hotel accommodations, decor, music, nametags, and valet options, guaranteeing that each will be a bespoke experience for the client.
JP Strategies, LLC also offers graphic design, direct mail and direct marketing services.
JP Strategies, LLC is a full-service, global company that specializes in all types of event planning, from conferences to high-end parties, fundraisers, and corporate events.
Website: http://www.jpstrategies.com
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TAMPA, FL, October 17, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ — Jagged Peak, Inc. (OTC BB: JGPK), a leading provider of enterprise-class eCommerce solutions and supply chain services announced today the successful launch of www.isisparenting.com. The online store is powered by Jagged Peak’s EDGE eCommerce platform, from the front-end website to online order management.
The Isis site is part of Isis Parenting, Inc., an eight-year-old company offering innovative programs, expert advice and products for expecting and new parents. The company’s mission is to make childbirth and parenting easier, less stressful and more joyful for families. Isis partners directly with leading hospitals to deliver childbirth, breastfeeding and early parenting education to their patients. Current Isis relationships include Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Center, South Shore Hospital and North Shore Medical Center.
According to Isis Parenting CEO Heather Coughlin, "Designing and building a new online presence for Isis was paramount to our strategic plans for the company. We recognize that our clients expect to find many of the resources at our centers online, and we are excited to support them digitally as well as in our physical locations. Our vision is to be the nation’s most trusted pregnancy and early parenting destination, and we believe that working with Jagged Peak and using their eCommerce platform for our website is a major step toward expanding our online presence and our brand, both of which will help position us for growth beyond our core market in Massachusetts."
"Isis is a great addition to our client portfolio, and we’re very excited about the launch of their new site," says Jagged Peak’s Sr. Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, Michael Mercier. "As both an online community and an eCommerce endeavor, Isis delivers what most people go online for — information and products. Jagged Peak is proud and honored to be helping this innovative organization accomplish its goals."
About Isis Parenting
Founded in 2003 in a small, one-room space in Brookline, MA under the original name of Isis Maternity, Isis Parenting, Inc. was established to respond to the unique needs of expecting parents, babies, toddlers and new families. Isis partners directly with leading hospitals to deliver childbirth, breastfeeding and early parenting education to their patients. Current Isis relationships include Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Center, South Shore Hospital and North Shore Medical Center. Today the company has four centers located across eastern Massachusetts, an online store (including a baby gift registry) and an active online community. For more information, visit www.isisparenting.com.
About Jagged Peak
Jagged Peak provides outsourced end-to-end eCommerce and supply chain solutions that enable retailers, manufacturers, distributors and consumer brand companies to quickly and cost-effectively establish and operate a direct online business. The cornerstone of Jagged Peak’s solutions is the EDGE eCommerce platform. It is a fully web-based order management system that provides real-time order visibility throughout the entire order life cycle across multiple business units, distribution channels and trading partners. Jagged Peak’s blue chip client roster includes numerous global consumer brand companies. For more information, please visit www.jaggedpeak.com or call 800-430-1312.
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NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, ENGLAND, October 16, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ — The UK’s new, innovative and refreshing exhibition stand package solution Conference Expo will be attending International Confex between 6th-8th March 2012 on Stand G720.
The event which is due to be held at Excel, London for the first time connects event organisers with an exciting range of venues, destinations and support services. Providing the perfect forum to do business and source all the essentials for any kind of event.
Conference Expo is an exciting solution which offers stand packages for conferences with 5-50 exhibitors. The package offers event organisers the opportunity to offer enhanced stands with printed graphics and counters with storage and lighting to their exhibitors rather than having a mishmash of pop-ups, banners and Ad-hoc materials.
The Conference Expo stand will also be shared with their sister company Nimlok who have more than 40 years forward thinking exhibition stand design experience with a reputation built on reliability and excellence and will be showcasing their innovative and cost effective range which is available worldwide.
The event offers event organisers the chance for visitors to do business, make new contacts and find new support services such as Nimlok.
To learn more about Conference Expo visit www.conferenceexpo.co.uk or contact Laura Sack directly on 01933 409413 or laura.sack@nimlok.co.uk.
For further details about Nimlok please contact 01933 409409 or email tamara.pitt@nimlok.co.uk.
To find out more about International Confex visit the website at www.international-confex.com.
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October 16, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ — Insurance companies already have paid out more than $500 million in claims for the May 22 tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri. However, the final total could grow to three or four times that amount.
The Missouri Department of Insurance said, on June 30, 2011, that insurance companies report receiving 14,910 claims on homeowners, commercial, and vehicle insurance policies so far. They have paid out $509 million on those claims.
John Huff, Director of the Missouri Department of Insurance, expects the payout for the tornado to total $1.5 billion to $2 billion, making it the largest insurance payout in Missouri history.
Problems Collecting After Disaster
While many business owners and homeowners attempt to put their lives back together after a devastating natural disaster like the Joplin tornado or a Hurricane, they may find themselves tangled in yet another disaster–dealing with their insurer.
Filing a claim with an insurance company can be more difficult than many people think. When a large-scale disaster strikes, most of the infrastructure in an area may be destroyed–everything from houses and power lines, to street signs and house numbers may be lost.
In Joplin, entire blocks were completely wiped out, not even seemingly permanent landmarks like large trees were spared. Insurance companies have shown they often are not equipped to deal with the sheer number of claims a disaster of this scale brings.
Businesses may also discover problems with their business interruption coverage, or realize too late they don’t have any, or their coverage is inadequate or out of date. Homeowners may find their house was underinsured and their policy only covers part of the cost of rebuilding.
A Company Is Only As Good As Its Employees
Insurance companies always attempt to minimize costs. For a business like insurance, employment costs are a significant portion of their expenses. The companies do not want to pay for any more employees than they have to, so much of the staff providing customer service after a natural disaster may be short-term, contract or temporary.
While many of their employees are experienced and knowledgeable, some of the short-term employees are not. They may not fully understand their job and may perform poorly. They may force policyholders to resubmit information and documents. Also, documents may get lost because of the multiple transfers from one department of the company to another, and the policyholder may have to start over.
Bad Faith
Another way to cut costs is for the insurance company to delay or refuse to pay legitimate claims. They can force the policyholder to deal with multiple claims personnel and adjusters.
Some policyholders have found their claims denied "for taking too long," when a large part of the delay may have been the responsibility of the insurer.
If any of these topics sound familiar, you may need to speak with an attorney. An experienced insurance dispute lawyer can help sort out your coverage and assist you in dealing with your insurance company.
Article provided by Doyle Raizner LLP
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DENVER, CO, October 15, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ — Carbon Copy Pro Elite leaders Aaron and Jessie Behunin will be among those returning at the much-awaited Carbon Copy Pro Master Marketing Event 8 this year. Held in Las Vega’s stunning Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Master Marketing Event 8 will run from October 15th through the 16th, and promises to be the best event yet for those seeking to start a profitable home-based business.
Aaron and Jessie will be participating in both VIP sessions and team leadership activities at MME8. "We are honored to be invited to attend "said Jessie Behunin, cofounder of DiscoverWealthandFreedom.com "It will be a truly amazing experience for us to Mastermind with other leaders and to bring back what we have learned and share it with our members."
For those seeking to make the most of modern technology and build a successful home business, Carbon Copy Pro is perhaps the best system on the market. It includes powerful tools, an immense network of interconnected experts and the ability to learn from others who have achieved success and built their financial future – like the Behunins.
Aaron and Jessie Behunin have grown their home-based business into an incredibly successful venture by utilizing the concepts, tools and advantages offered through Carbon Copy Pro. They’ve now turned their attention to helping others succeed in realizing their dreams of owning a successful home business. "We are passionate about helping others achieve success in their business. It is the driving force behind our company," said Aaron Behunin.
Aaron and Jessie will be providing an immense amount of information, training and in-depth exploration of the possibilities opening up to entrepreneurs at MME8, and each attending team member stands to benefit enormously from this valuable information.
For anyone who cannot make the MME8 Event in Las Vegas, Aaron and Jessie still have a lot to offer. Until midnight on Friday, October 14th, all applicants will receive the video series from MME7, as well as the video from MME8 once it is available. This provides immense value to anyone hoping to secure their financial future through a home-based business, and is the next best thing to actually being able to attend MME8.
Aaron and Jessie encourage anyone interested in building a sound, lasting financial future for themselves through a home based business to visit http://www.DiscoverWealthAndFreedom.com to learn more about the immense opportunities available today.
About Aaron and Jessie Behunin: Aaron and Jessie Behunin founded DiscoverWealthAndFreedom.com to help share their insight and experience with others hoping to start a successful home business. Through their many years with Carbon Copy Pro, they have developed the expertise, experience and insight necessary to leverage technology and create a profitable home-based business.
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October 14, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ — The proliferation of social networking websites such as Facebook and MySpace have allowed people to keep in contact with and communicate with more and more individuals. These websites allow you to discuss topics of interest, share information about your family activities and travels, post photographs and videos of those activities, or express any thoughts or concerns you may have about any topic under the sun.
It is important to remember, however, to use discretion when sharing information. Any information that you share, no matter how inconsequential you may consider it, can and most likely will be used against you if you are involved in a lawsuit or other legal action. This is particularly true if you are seeking workers’ compensation benefits.
Attorneys, just like you, have access to the Internet, and they will use it to search for information about you in an effort to bolster their case. For instance, after you file a workers’ compensation claim, a defense attorney may search Facebook, MySpace and other social networking websites like Twitter for information that you may have posted that relates to your claim.
Note that this information extends beyond your thoughts on the actual injury to include photos and comments about what you did last night or over the weekend. If you post a photo of a night out (after you suffered an injury), even if you just sat around, that photo may be used to downplay the severity of your injury.
To get a hold of this information, an attorney uses a process called discovery. Generally, there are two types of discovery; informal and formal.
Informal discovery involves the collection of information that is publically available. This could include observing you around town to see how an injury hampers your movement or running a search on the Internet. Because of the popularity of social networking websites, searching these sites is very important for attorneys. If your privacy settings are set to allow public viewing, a workers’ compensation attorney for the defense may be able to learn a lot about you and how an injury is affecting your life, without ever talking to you.
Formal discovery is the process of an attorney receiving information that is not publically available. During the discovery process, if a defense attorney specifically asks for certain information (and it is relevant to the lawsuit) the judge may ask you to turn the information over. In the case of social networking evidence, if you are unable to turn the information over, the social networking website may be able to turn this information over for you. Moreover, because of the user agreement, they may be able to do this against your wishes.
Privacy Settings
Social networking websites allow the user to set their privacy settings at different levels. A user may leave the privacy settings at “public”, which would allow anyone searching for your profile to find it and view all information on your profile. You may also set your privacy settings to private so that you can limit the number of people that view your profile to only those people you allow to do so — a person who is not your “friend” on the website would not be able to view this information after a general search.
However, this information may not stay as private as you would like during the discovery phase of a workers’ compensation lawsuit. But, by having your settings at private, you prevent an attorney from searching your private information without a judge allowing them to do so through formal discovery.
Admissibility of Social Networking Evidence
Even though social networking websites have gained in popularity in recent years, case law as to the admissibility of the information contained on them is relatively limited.
An article on workerscompensation.com notes that evidence from social networking websites has been admissible in cases concerning family law and criminal law; therefore, it is reasonable to assume that comments, photos and other information contained on a social networking profile will most likely be admissible during a workers’ compensation case.
Further, it should be noted that judges often enjoy a little more latitude as to what evidence is or is not admissible in a workers’ compensation case. This means that as long as the judge finds the evidence to be relevant it will probably be admitted by the workers’ compensation judge.
Use Discretion, Speak to an Attorney
Before posting comments, photos or blogs of your latest night out, activities or travels, consider the ramifications that those posts could have, especially if you were recently injured at work. This information may not stay as private as you would desire. Even when you are truly injured, information can be misconstrued and used against you. Think before you post: Do you want your employer to see this information? Could this information have a detrimental effect on your workers’ compensation claim?
Talk to a workers’ compensation attorney after you suffer an injury at work. An attorney can answer any questions and help you through the process of applying for and receiving workers’ compensation benefits.
Article provided by Robert A. Koenigsberg Law Offices
Visit us at www.nyworkerscomplawyer.com
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