Minneapolis, MN – October 26, 2006 – http://www.outsell.com – Outsell, LLC, the fastest-growing automotive Internet sales and marketing firm, is taking the automotive industry online and interactive with its “Chat Live” service, which offers customers the chance to consult with car experts via instant messenger before they make a purchase.
Today, more than 80% of all vehicle purchasers start their buying process using search engines like Google and Yahoo. The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) has also noticed that the automotive industry is quickly moving online.
“Almost every dealer in the country has an interactive web site,” said William Bradshaw, Chairman of NADA, “And it’s proven to be not only an effective information resource for consumers, but also an excellent marketing tool for dealers.”
Outsell helps auto dealers take the headache out of marketing to consumers online through a complete line of services including:
• Live Chat
• Search Engine Marketing (SEM)
• Interactive Marketing
• Internet Business Development Center
• iBase Insights
Outsell guarantees auto dealers that its “Live Chat” service will increase sales by at least one car per month. Outsell’s most successful clients are experiencing sale increases of more than 20 cars on a monthly basis.
Blogging Systems, in tandem with LeadingRE, to unveil new real estate blog offerings to LeadingRE members.
San Francisco, CA — October 18, 2006 — www.bloggingsystems.com — Blogging Systems, LLC, the leading provider of blog services to the real estate industry, has announced its partnership with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World™ to provide LeadingRE members with industry-leading real estate blog offerings.
Leading Real Estate Companies of the World™ is the largest and highest-producing network of top independent local and regional brokerage firms in the residential sector of real estate, with 650 firms, over 5,500 offices and 160,000 associates worldwide.
Charles Llewellyn, owner of Llewellyn Realtors and a LeadingRE member, recently deployed Blogging Systems’ real estate blog.
“Blogging Systems has exceeded our every expectation in the format and implementation of the community blogging platform,” said Charles Llewellyn, President of Llewellyn Realtors. “Blogging Systems truly understands the unique needs of a Brokerage and its Realtors.”
The new real estate blog services for LeadingRE members include:
Realtor Community Blogs – These blogs position brokers and their agents as the sponsors of a community blog for use by local organizations and residents, resulting in an effective new 21st century farming strategy.
Minneapolis, MN, October 17, 2006 – http://www.testedandproven.com – DDL, a leading package testing services firm specializing in medical device package testing, has launched a brand new “Industry Standards Alert” service to help package engineers and manufacturers keep up-to-date on changing industry requirements.
DDL has been heavily involved in the revision of several industry standards. COO, Patrick Nolan, is part of the Task Group that developed the revised Technical Information Report (TIR) for the new ISO 11607-01 standard.
“DDL believes that it is really important for packaging professionals to be aware of revisions to all industry standards, including ISO 11607,” said Nolan. “Understanding potential changes to requirements can mean the difference between pass and fail when it comes to package validation.”
John Hart, CEO of DDL Inc., will deliver a presentation on the “ISO 11607 Revisions” at the upcoming MD&M Minneapolis conference, October 24 – 26, 2006.
The presentation will discuss the changes to Clause 6, the most affected part of the standard, and how manufacturers and packaging professionals can prepare themselves for a package validation under ISO 11607-01.
Minneapolis, MN, October 16, 2006 – http://www.watermarklearning.com – Watermark Learning, a leading business analysis and project management training firm, is addressing the top 5 challenges faced by project managers.
As the project management industry evolves, so do the challenges faced by project managers. Watermark Learning is coaching project managers on how to communicate effectively with their entire project team and improve their project success rate.
“I think there are several major challenges in project management today,” said Elizabeth Larson, PMP, CEO and Principal of Watermark Learning, “one of the largest is gathering requirements from clients who believe they already have the solution.”
Communication is a key element to effective project management and many of the challenges that project managers face are relationship-based. According to Larson, the top 5 challenges are:
1. Gathering complete business requirements.
2. Working with teams from different backgrounds and cultures.
3. Working with geographically-dispersed team members.
4. Establishing trust and getting buy-in from business customers.
5. Having sponsors and business customers take responsibility for the project’s requirements.
“Many clients do no understand why the project manager wants to spend time defining their needs,” said Larson. “This in turn makes the project manager reluctant to ask questions that are important in determining the real business need behind the client’s stated solution.”
CEO of leading real estate blog services provider teaches attendees how to create their own blog.
Miami, FL — October 12, 2006 — www.bloggingsystems.com — Blogging Systems, the leading real estate industry blog services provider, announced today that its CEO and founder, Richard Nacht, will lead sessions on how to build a blog at the Inman News Miami Connect HIGH NET Real Estate Conference.
Connect HIGH NET is a one-of-a-kind conference connecting luxury property, wealth management, financial analytics and metrics, technology, video and cutting-edge marketing tools.
Nacht will lead sessions on how individuals can implement blogs to makeover their business by embracing and leveraging technology to increase business while maintaining a personal touch.
The sessions will address the ‘how-to,’ from start to finish, of creating an online presence to help individuals gain an edge in the competitive real estate industry.
“It is important for Realtors to be accessible online because consumers are going online at an increasing rate to research their real estate options,” said Nacht. “Whether they are buying or selling, if your prospect doesn’t find you online, they will find your competitor.”
Blogging Systems’ flagship blog platform – Community Publisher – powers Connect High Net Blog for use by attendees, staff and speakers to collaborate before, during and after event.
Miami, FL — October 10, 2006 — Blogging Systems, the leading provider of blog services to the real estate industry, has developed a blog for participants at the upcoming Connect High Net event in Miami October 15-17, 2006.
The Connect HIGH NET Blog is a forum for attendees, staff and speakers to collaborate and network online pre and post event.
Inman News’ Connect HIGH NET is a one-of-a-kind conference connecting luxury property, wealth management, financial analytics and metrics, technology, video and cutting-edge marketing tools.
Richard Nacht, founder of Blogging Systems, has over 20 years of experience in the real estate, finance and technology industries. He started the blogging ball rolling with a post to introduce participants to the benefits of collaborating online.
“The event blog is a unique concept because it doesn’t limit conversations between event participants to the number of days they are all in the same geographic space,” said Richard Nacht, CEO of Blogging Systems. “The blog allows participants to network, discuss, ask questions and share ideas long before arriving making the event a larger success for everyone.”
Rice to Address Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association (MIMA) Summit Attendees outlining the future of award-winning websites and how MIMA members- and their companies - can push the envelope of top website design.
Minneapolis, October 4, 2006 – http://www.webaward.org– WebAward, the leading Internet award competition hosted by the Web Marketing Association, has announced that its President, William Rice will deliver the keynote speech at the 2006 Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association’s (MIMA) Summit Showcase.
Founded in 1998, MIMA is a networking and professional development forum for interactive marketing professionals. MIMA connects educational partners with members and guests to elevate the quality of interactive marketing in Minnesota.
“I’m honored to be part of the 2006 MIMA Summit,” said Rice. “WebAward has ten years of top website design data to share with MIMA members to help them elevate the design of their company websites.”
The MIMA Summit brings together the latest concepts, strategies, technologies, and thought leaders shaping the interactive marketing community.
Details for the Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association 2006 Summit:
When: Keynote Speech – 8.30am-9.30am
Event – 7.45am – 7pm
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Where: The Depot
225 Third Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55401 Cost: Members $195
Non-members $395
Students $65
Blogging Systems to release LeadingRE client success story detailing client use of real estate blog and resulting successes.
Atlanta, GA – October 4, 2006 – www.bloggingsystems.com – Blogging Systems, LLC., the leading provider of blog services and internet marketing for real estate, has announced its partnership with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World™ to provide LeadingRE members with industry-leading real estate blog offerings.
Leading Real Estate Companies of the World™ is the largest and highest-producing network of top independent local and regional brokerage firms in the residential sector of real estate, with 650 firms, over 5,500 offices and 160,000 associates worldwide.
Charles Llewellyn, owner of Llewellyn Realtors and a LeadingRE member, recently deployed Blogging Systems’ real estate blog. His brokerage’s implementation of the blog is shared in a new success story to be released at the event.
“Blogging Systems has exceeded our every expectation in the format and implementation of the community blogging platform,” said Charles Llewellyn, President of Llewellyn Realtors. “Blogging Systems truly understands the unique needs of a Brokerage and its Realtors.”
