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Los Angeles, CA, May 23, 2013 –(PR.com)– Award-winning PR and publicity firm, eMediaCampaigns!, in collaboration with National Entrepreneurs and Ultimate Cycler recently announced it would participate in the Summer Spotlight on National Entreprenuers. The program will officially launch on June 1, 2013, and continue through August 18, 2013.

National Entrepreneurs (https://www.facebook.com/NationalEntrepreneurs?ref=hl) will publish summer feature spots of American and Canadian entrepreneurs. eMediaCampaigns! will coach them on how to position their brand specifically for summer spotlight.

“Many entrepreneurs use the same old marketing messages month after month. Every season is different, so every brand requires different deliveries,” stated Fran Briggs, Director of Operations for eMediaCampaigns!

“We’re going to shake things up and talk sizzling strategies for summer media coverage. We’re also going to explore what works during the summer season, what doesn’t, and viable ways to generate revenue. I’m very-much looking forward to working with an exciting group of professionals.”

A few entrepreneurs scheduled for feature spots include Rebecca Hall Gruyter (professional speaker), Kimyon Zari (ImaDo), Stan Harris (Ultimate Cycler), Katrina Bills (Soul to Soul Radio), and Donald Charles (Ispire). All total, more than two dozen lucky individuals are anticipated to receive complimentary coaching and promotional spotlights on National Entrepreneur‘s facebook page this summer.

For additional information on how to be a part of the National Entrepreneur Summer Spotlight program, please visit, https://www.facebook.com/NationalEntrepreneurs?ref=hl or call 206.279.0818.

New York, NY, April 11, 2013 –(PR.com)– DogSpin.com has officially launched in New York City to help dog owners navigate city life with their dogs. The site is a resource for all things dog, and features listings of NYC dog runs, dog trainers, daycare and boarding, veterinarians, adoptions, pet stores, and fun excursions for you and your dog.

DogSpin has weekly articles on different topics, and lets readers write in to ask dog trainers questions. Coverage includes things like a Staten Island ferry trip with your dog, the best dog runs in Brooklyn, upstate vacations with dogs, and dog-friendly hotels in NYC. There will also be a section starting in May for dog obituaries, so dog owners can remember their dogs through words and photos.

DogSpin was incubated by Madison Square Ventures and is based in the Flatiron District of New York City. It is a work-in-progress and will continue to add articles, useful information, and functionality to make life in New York City more enjoyable with your dog.

Atlanta, GA, April 22, 2013 –(PR.com)– Come celebrate the new book – a free book signing event in Atlanta:

When: May 9th, 2013 at 6 pm
Where: Cleveland L. Dennard Conference Center
1560 Metropolitan Parkway, S.W. Atlanta, GA 30310
RSVP at http://SMARTgoalsBookLaunch.eventbrite.com

Author Anna Stevens has created a masterpiece to help people turn their dreams and wants into reality. She was born to a single mother, lived with alcoholics for decades, yet was able to graduate with high honors from a business school and a law school, after which married an American Charming Prince who brought her to the US, abused for months until she ran away with police just to find herself homeless in a shelter for victims of domestic violence not even speaking a word in English. A short 4 years later, author Anna Stevens is a successful business owner, happily married, graduating from GA State University, J. Mack Robinson College of Business with MBA, and has been featured in several magazines, radio shows, and on TV.

Having overcome so much adversity, Anna Stevens is committed to sharing her powerful strategies to success with as many people as possible. After presenting to hundreds of people as a speaker and trainer and after coaching a diversity of individuals to advance in life, career, and business, Anna Stevens wrote her first book called “Turn Your Dreams And Wants Into Achievable SMART Goals!” and is launching it in Atlanta this May. A percentage of the book sales will always be donated to the Women’s Resource Center to End Domestic Violence where Anna volunteers her time.

“This book is great for anyone who is not afraid to make their dreams come true, regardless of where they are in personal or professional life. Anna Stevens openly shares the recipes for success through valuable goal-setting principles, which derive from her personal experiences. This book is a must-read for any up and coming entrepreneur who is just starting out. It is also a valuable resource for all professionals seeking to achieve their dreams.” – says Jason Oliver, HR Director at ATT Mobility.

“Turn Your Dreams And Wants Into Achievable SMART Goals!”, nicknamed as the SMART goals Book, has already received media coverage in several magazines and radio shows that strive to inspire and empower their communities.

“I wanted to make sure you realize that you are making a difference in the world. Reading your book helped me break through and there was almost a physical sensation as if a weight was lifted from my shoulders. It was as if my brain had rebooted and came back online functioning at 100%. Thanks!” – says Don Cross, DC, FIAMA, FABDA.

Anna Stevens teaches her reader how to gain clarity and focus in life. She provides the framework called SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Action-oriented, Realistic, and Time-bound) as well as the step-by-step plan for developing mission statement and a list of values that can help guide you daily in your decision-making. “Pursuing your mission-statement and living up to your identified values will help you deal effectively with avoidance, procrastination, victim-mentality, as well as control your impulses, and sacrifice short-term pleasure for long-term sustainable success.” – says author Anna Stevens. The book is full of real-life stories that are aimed to motivate and inspire the reader and encourage to take charge.

If you’re in Atlanta on May 9th 2013, join the celebration of this new book and meet author Anna Stevens personally!

Free tickets, Free food, Free wine!

To reserve your free ticket, you must RSVP before May 5th:
http://SMARTgoalsBookLaunch.eventbrite.com

Make sure you don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime happening!

Get your copy of the SMART goals Book today!

Sponsors:

1. H3O Eco Magazine and Felicia Phillips.

2. Southern Barter Club and Laurie Sossa.

3. ATRpictures.com and Anna Rumiantseva with Tobias Roybal.

4. Ai Tunes Karaoke and Martin Chan.

5. World Trade Center in Atlanta.

Ottawa, Canada, October 21, 2011 –(PR.com)– AstraQom will share its answer to small healthcare organizations’ needs via AstraCare, its mobile and IP-augmented solutions at 4GWorld during the week of October 24-27, 2011. The packages will include a unique compression solution, mobile and wireless VoIP, fax to email and vice versa, data storage and other imperative Internet and mobile-friendly features. The company will also be working with DIDX (wholesale and mobile direct inward dialing marketplace where over 20,000 mobile operators and IP communications companies buy and sell wholesale virtual phone numbers from 60 countries) and Incharge Systems (an identity solution provider) as a at exhibit # 728. As a media partner, the group will be promoting the participation of other exhibitors, sponsors, and participants to be posted online for lasting 4GWorld return on investment. 4GWorld attendees are invited to take advantage.

AstraQom, a key media partner participant, will also showcase its AstraCare which is specifically designed for small clinics such as those that provide outpatient and ambulatory care. It enables, for example, personnel, who spend much of their time in motion, to experience time saving and optimum mobility which can be life saving, time saving, and patient-pleasing. The services included in the solution are customizable, important to the ever-changing technological needs and organizational atmosphere in the healthcare industry.

“We believe the associated services we can include such as website development, hosting, DNS management, and even convenient appointment reminders and appointment booking systems should be uniquely adjusted to meet diverse needs of our clients, and that is what we do,” states Jonathan Sowah, CEO of AstraQom. “We are flexible as is needed in enabling up to 20 different call features, no extra charge as a part of the solutions.”

Lisa Lombard, who has adult onset diabetes comments in a group healthcare discussion with AstraQom representatives, “A growing, venerable world population are comfortable with and want to even socially engage with brands that understand their need for improved state of well-being. Digital healthcare and especially mobile-related is what people of all ages presume should and will be available to them and to their healthcare professionals. Healthy habits and preventive measures are becoming a norm for many. I’ve noticed a huge increase in the number of people over 50 who are participating in tri-athlons and other amateur sports competitions, training and events. I believe that AstraQom is on the right track to develop solutions to help organizations meet the needs of their patients better with even mobile solutions.”

The second component of today’s announcements is AstraQom’s new compression solution component. Mobile operators, ISPs and ITSPs can handle more users at the same time and therefore, fight bandwidth growth cost. An average of 50% changes regarding compression ratio are experienced (for a positive business effect) by current AstraQom clients.The goals are to enable clients to have decreased cost and disruptions and to increase transparency and efficient use of resources, therefore having even a green effect. Clients of AstraQom can share this fact with their customers, patients, and other types of users about becoming more environmentally-friendly, a real PR plus.

“Niels Anderson, CED of KAMedData recently presented at iTenWired conference that AstraQom participated in. He shared sharp insights: less than 15% of doctors have electronic records and that the worse issues in the HealthCare Reform Act can be resolved via IT. Remote patient monitoring, fitness and wellness for prevention, and e-clinical trials are becoming customary and necessary,” notes Suzanne Bowen, AstraQom VP of business development and marketing and one of IP communication industry’s female leaders.

She continues, “AstraQom has completed successful implementations of customized healthcare solutions for small healthcare organizations. We believe our presence at 4GWorld as an exhibitor to meet with organizations who need our services and who can develop business with us is a smart decision. We are also working as audio, video and blogging media with DIDX at booth 728. We look forward to connecting with and publicizing other 4GWorld exhibitors and participants’ successes online.”

AstraQom creates and implements customized industry, SMB, mobile and/or social solutions for organizations. They are compatible with RIM, Android, iPhone, Nokia and Windows Mobile. The dynamic organization with a network of research and development, sales, marketing and social networking team in Philippines, Mexico, Florida, Ottawa, UK, and Colombia are improving while reinventing the way people and organizations use IT to reach their professional, client/vendor, and social goals in 2011 and forward. Again, AstraQom and DIDX (media and wholesale DID industry collaborator) will exhibit at booth 728 at 4GWorld.com October 24-27, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. Interested parties can sign up to participate at http://www.4gworld.com.

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Cocoa, FL, March 05, 2013 –(PR.com)– Beach Organics Skin Care, a Brevard County, Florida, manufacturer of organic bath and body products, has been recognized as one of the 100 Most Admired Entrepreneurial Businesses by Spacecoast Business magazine in its March 2013 issue.

In their magazine, Spacecoast Business says they believe that the country’s entrepreneurs are an imaginative and dynamic force, admired for their ability to overcome obstacles and persist in turning a vision into a successful enterprise. The widely-circulated business magazine also recognizes others who devote time and resources to local charitable organizations to improve the lives of others.

Susan Moore, president and founder of Beach Organics Skin Care, has accomplished both. Her organic skin care products business, located in Cocoa, Florida, has become a thriving enterprise, manufacturing and selling organic, non-toxic skin care and bath and body products nationwide. At the same time, she has generously provided both donations and volunteer time to organizations such as the Space Coast Cancer Foundation, the Space Coast Ovarian/Gynecologic Cancer Alliance, Breast Friends of Brevard, Serene Harbor women’s shelter, the Community Services Council, the Ovarian Cancer Center, and the Space Coast Center for Women with Children.

“No matter how rewarding it is to succeed with a skin care products company in this competitive business environment during challenging economic times, what is most important to me is making a difference in the lives of women who have been afflicted by breast cancer or other disease, and to do what I can to offer support, love, and compassion to help them make it through difficult times,” said Moore.

Beach Organics Skin Care products are formulated without sulfates, BPA, phthalates, parabens, talc, artificial fragrance, SLS, or other harmful or potentially toxic ingredients. The woman-owned company manufactures a full range of organic and all-natural bath and body products, including organic soap, deodorant, sulfate-free herbal shampoo and hair conditioner, body powder, lotions and creams. The California Certified Organic Farmers organization has certified that Beach Organics Skin Care has fully satisfied the national organic standards established by the United States Department of Agriculture.

New York, NY, April 11, 2013 –(PR.com)– CityDoggy.com has officially launched in New York City to help dog owners navigate city life with their dogs. The site is a resource for all things dog, and features listings of NYC dog runs, dog trainers, daycare and boarding, veterinarians, adoptions, pet stores, and fun excursions for you and your dog.

CityDoggy has weekly articles on different topics, and lets readers write in to ask dog trainers questions. Coverage includes things like a Staten Island ferry trip with your dog, the best dog runs in Brooklyn, upstate vacations with dogs, and dog-friendly hotels in NYC. There will also be a section starting in May for dog obituaries, so dog owners can remember their dogs through words and photos.

CityDoggy was incubated by Madison Square Ventures and is based in the Flatiron District of New York City. It is a work-in-progress and will continue to add articles, useful information, and functionality to make life in New York City more enjoyable with your dog.

Minneapolis, MN, April 04, 2013 –(PR.com)– Veteran Real Estate Agent, Dave Doran earns top sales honors for First Quarter 2013 at EXIT Realty Metro.

Doran began his real estate career in Minneapolis in 2003. He has consistently been a top agent in his office over the past 5 years and is ranked in the Top 100 Realtors out of EXIT Realty’s 20,000+ Realtors in the U.S. and Canada. When asked what has contributed to his success, Dave stated, “I am lucky to have many loyal past clients who continue to refer home buyers sellers which has helped this year get off to an amazing start. I am excited about the positive shift in the market and look forward to a great remainder of 2013.”

Broker/Owner, Carson Brooks opened the offices of EXIT Realty Metro next to the Walker Art Center in 2009. It is a contemporary urban real estate brokerage specializing in residential sales, leasing, bank owned properties, relocation clients and commercial properties. EXIT Realty Metro‘s 23 agents with over 200 years of combined experience is a part of EXIT Realty International.

EXIT Realty Metro is also known for their support of local artists in the EXIT Realty Metro Gallery located in their offices as well as their motto; Mastering the Art of Real Estate, which they do each and every day. The agents are available to assist in any and all real estate needs. Contact EXIT Realty Metro at 612.238.1099 or visit www.ermetro.com for details. Dave Doran can be reached at 651.246.8987 or [email protected].

Who Do You Reach?

Here is an example of another fake client if you are an established business. If they are spending their money it##Q##s up to THEM to FIND OUT who you reach. These dangling carrot games amaze me and they are a waste of your valuable business time. If you see major accounts, ads or clients in my business why would you ask a question like this? I will tell you why. They are testing out your business confidence. What if you told them “Haven##Q##t you researched us?” and look at them like they just lost their minds. It would be a legitimate question. Can you image their reaction, this not only throws the ball back in their court is let##Q##s them know that you know what they are up to. I##Q##ve done it before and it works. If they don##Q##t come back, it works because they were probably never going to do business with you in the first place. When you go into the grocery store to buy cookies do you ask, “Who is Pepperidge Farm trying to reach?” Hell no, you buy the cookies because you want to eat them, you already know the value of the brand.

Let me Talk to my Team

This is almost ALWAYS a sign that you have been taken for a ride. When someone calls you to do business with you and they have a load of questions. BE VERY CAREFUL how you answer. Cue questions are questions like: “How would you market my brand/product?”

If you give them the answer, because you need the business what do they need you for. Chances are they will try to do it themselves. My suggestion is don##Q##t take calls from potential clients unless they are a major corporation or you KNOW they are serious. It##Q##s best to exchange emails. Once they get you on the phone they can read your temperature and ask questions that catch you off guard. Don##Q##t make yourself so available. In addition, you could be doing many other things besides letting someone pick your brain for free like building your business or actually making money.

 

Quite often we are TOO focused on the PRODUCT and not the PRESENTATION… which can GREATLY affect our business. Here are some tips on how to avoid some common mistakes and to make your business look professional even if you don’t have the budget. Enjoy

Relegated Professional

If you are in business and you cannot relegate yourself as a professional in your field of business then you are in the wrong business. Being a professional opens many doors to expand your brand. Speaking engagements, newspaper articles, radio interviews etc. You should also send out press releases offering your services. Send it out to your mailing list perhaps once a month. You never know who knows who and who may need someone like you to do a paid speaking engagement at an event. HUGE sites like the Huffington Posts consistently take articles from unknowns and if it’s something that they can use they will post it which could be a HUGE opportunity for your business.

Web Site

So say you get an article about your field published in the Huffington Post and they link it back to a tacky and cheap looking website…. STRIKE!!! You would be amazed at how many major corporations have horrific websites. They don’t see the value in updating their sites and attracting customers but this can be an INCREDIBLE opportunity for entrepreneurs and small business owners. We are ALWAYS trying to cut corners and save money but this is one area that you MUST invest in if you want to be taken seriously. Budget out at least $3500.00 to get your website up and running and to keep updating it at LEAST once or twice a week if you are pressed for time but everyday (weekdays) if you want to get the maximum benefit. You can go do a local college and get a student to do it for you cheaply and nobody will know the difference. If you don’t have the budget to hire a pro, go to godaddy.com and use one of their pre-formatted templates and do it yourself, it’s VERY easy even for a novice and it’s cost effective, should be no more than $20.00 a month.

Professional Email Address

If you go to Godaddy.com you can add a professional email account for pennies on the dollar. This is a MUST have. A bad email extension has got the be the tackiest thing in any business trying to earn respect. If your company is called “The Blue Pearl” you should have an email address that says “[email protected]” Not “[email protected]” or “[email protected]” these are the things potential clients notice and if you don’t take the time and very little money to establish a website and professional email account extension don’t get mad if people don’t do business with you.

Professional Logo

If you are not familiar with design, hire a college student to do it but please don’t present a tacky logo and expect to be taken seriously. Make sure that if you hire someone to do your logo that they give you they main file in the original format that it was created in. It may be a .psd most likely if they do it in Photoshop. If they are not willing to give you the original file (ask up front) then take your business elsewhere. Otherwise you will always have to go to them to update or tweak your logo and they are going to want for you to pay them for it.

Professional/Catchy and Unique Business Name

I can use myself as an example here. My magazine when created in 1995 was originally called “Radio Fax” I eventually changed it to Radio Facts (http://radiofacts.com) but most of my competitors have the word “Urban” in the name of their brand which I felt would limit my brand to one audience. I could have called it “Urban Radio Facts” but why? It’s a mistake to do something like that because you could be isolating your core or the corporations that will support your core. As a small business owner NEVER give an advertiser or client an excuse this easy for backing out of supporting you. Unfortunately, they will probably never tell you that your business name is a HUGE turn off, they just wont support you. I get things from business owners with names like “SisterLove” which is fine if you ONLY want to market your brand to women. Think about WHO your target audience AND your financial supporters are and don’t isolate them, come up with something unique that’s not like your competitors and make sure it’s not tacky if you are targeting corporate clients.

Sales Stats/Word of Mouth Testimonials

One of my GREATEST turn offs is when people come to me selling their brand and they talk about all the great people who support their brand and all their clients like they are rolling in cash but they want something from me for free? I IMMEDIATELY don’t trust the person. First and foremost after working in the music industry for 28 years there are several things I have learned. Those who talk the least and let their brand SPEAK FOR ITSELF get the MOST respect. The music industry is all about hype but hype rarely wins. Most people are looking for the next Beyonce but there is already a Beyonce and the ones who duplicate her will usually lose. It’s the one who is almost totally opposite of her that gets the attention. If you do a great job, your brand and people will speak volumes FOR you. Potential clients are MOST impressed with actual stats or word of mouth from OTHERS. Bragging about what you do is a turn off for most established clients. If they have come TO YOU, half of your battle is already won, there is something about what you do that is appealing to them already don’t over sell yourself.

A Respected Reputation

There was a time when I was a very mean and negative person. I didn’t trust anyone in the industry after a few bad experiences with people who were not my friends and I made the mistake of relegating ALL industry people to those who could not be trusted and who were full of shit. I was able to overcome that by being a spokesperson for radio people and speaking up for them when they could not speak for themselves. I have been on the same roads as they have and I have struggled financially like that have and I have played the mean politics at many radio stations as they have. I am an expert on radio. I risked my radio career for my audience but truth be told, I never liked working on the air anyway. It was boring and I could not be myself and there were too many politics. So it was a natural progression that I was able to move in a direction to be a national figure for radio instead of a miserable DJ moving from market to market. There may still be a few people in the industry that dont’ like me, but I could care less because I have no doubt that I am respected and in the end that’s really all that matters. You don’t have to be loved but make sure you earn respect.

Tenure or Great Knowledge of Business Field

If you know nothing about what you are doing it’s going to be very hard to convince others of it too. Don’t do something because it’s easy do something because you LOVE it and you are PASSIONATE about it. Why would you start a business that you will hate in a year? If you are doing it for money and money only you will come up short. As the old saying goes Do what you Love and the Money will Come.

Consistency

How consistent are you with developing your brand? If you have a brand that doesn’t need updating that’s find but let’s look at Apple for example. They have done a BRILLIANT job of marketing their products and they change them every year. People want to look like they are advanced in technology so they want the latest iPhone, iPad or Mac computer. Apple doesn’t have to renew their product every year but if they want to continue to make MILLIONS then they have to. Ironically, they keep creating the same product but they add a few more features and people eat it up. I still have my iPhone 4 because I think they screwed up (POST the death of Steve Jobs) with the iPhone 5 when they changed the connections. This means you not only have to get a new phone but all the brands like stereo systems, TVs, car adapters etc can no longer use the new iPhone. That was a mistake and an oversight that probably cost them sales. Nevertheless, how consistent are you with growing YOUR brand. Try new things, tweak what you offer and make sure you have some kind of feedback to give you results.

Professional Product

If you have a brand that requires you mail it to people are you mailing it on time? How does the packaging look? Are you including short surveys about your service? Are you following up with an email. Did you even get their email? Did you add their email to your database to send them future specials on new product? Your brand can look great but the packaging must ALSO look great. Make sure you respond to orders in a timely fashion and treat your clients with respect.

Professional Physical Presentation

This is a hard one because its personal. How do you look physically? Would you do business with someone who looks like you if they walked into your office. Currently, I’m carrying some extra weight and I’m constantly working on it but I know for a fact that business is great when you LOOK great. Everyone is not going to do business with you because they like your brand, some people will do business with you because they admire you, are attracted to your personality or your charisma. You can’t have much of that if you are not confident in your appearance. People REALLY admire those of us who are over 40 and who are in GREAT physical shape. It’s just our culture. Do what makes you comfortable but take a look at many of the most successful people. I’ve seen many in the music industry and a majority of them are physically fit. Oprah Winfrey is the exception to the rule but even she is uncomfortable being overweight as she has expressed on many occasions.

Satisfied Customers

If people are not coming back to you, talking positively about your brand or supporting you… you are doing something wrong. McDonald’s does not have to ever do another TV commercial because people already know who they are. How many people do you know who have only been there once? Not many I take it, Make sure you find the hole and completely fill it if you want return customers. All of the writing in The Biz Tipper (biztipper.com/) may not be duplicated or copied without the permission of Kevin Ross ([email protected]). We consistently check across the web to make sure our articles are not copied. Please respect our site.

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