For Madwire Media complaints regarding internet marketing tactics are commonly experienced among new clients who seek optimized development, marketing and design services from the full-service firm. While Madwire Media helps clients better navigate the Internet as a marketing tool, the company notes that it is critical for all business owners to remain aware of the constantly evolving nature of digital marketing and to understand what tactics work for reaching specific groups of individuals. For example, Madwire Media notes in a recent press statement, "It is a ...

As the American economy recovers, many new businesses are looking for investors to finance lofty development projects, but according to entrepreneur Sam Lehrer, today's presenter has to make a strong case for his or her business. A recent article from Entrepreneur discusses some of the important elements that entrepreneurs must consider in order to gain recognition--and more importantly, financing--from prospective investors. Sam Lehrer, CEO of the Laser Outlet, comments on these strategies, and notes that some investor pitches should be handled in the same way that a sales ...

Marnie Zahn Resnick, co-founder of Annie's Euro Bakery, has paid close attention to the baking industry since the recession hit. Here, she comments on an article posted by Modern Baking that asserts that consumers have opted to cook at home instead of dine out at restaurants or fast food organizations. While this is true, consumers have been spending less money eating out, Resnick asserts that this does not necessarily mean that families have had to forgo what some may consider the luxury of dessert. When the recession hit, many families lost their financial footing ...

Brandon Santypal, who has worked extensively in training employees for a number of organizations, is issuing a statement to the press on a new article detailing how to train staff members on properly maintaining the company image on various social media platforms. Brandon emphasizes the importance of uniformity when it comes to portraying a brand on Facebook or Twitter. Employers should put a social media policy in place for all staff members to adhere to, but should also go beyond the written rules. While these regulations are important, employees must also understand ...

Vivian Obiamalu, Esq. is a strong supporter of gender equality in the workplace. She believes in empowering young women. In response to an article on CNN Money she voices her opinion on the matter. According to the article, the one leading the charge for change and equality is ideally the United States, when in reality, they are the ones falling behind. "Companies in countries just now shaping their economies have higher percentages of women business leaders than in the U.S.," relays the article. Not only does this trend encompass female leadership on company ...

As a CPA and CMA, Dennis Dockery Houston TX resident, has witnessed the impact finances have on the major decisions that his clients make when developing businesses. One of the most critical decisions, according to Dockery, involves hiring new employees. He states, "While hiring new employees can provide extensive growth to a company, if the resources are not there, it can create problematic situations in the budget." To provide more depth on current hiring trends, Dockery highlights a recent Forbes article that unveils a new survey from Sageworks on private business ...

David Grad, a self-taught Equity trader and consultant, notes that higher education systems are accelerating an interest in the study of philanthropy, a college course that business professionals, foundation leaders and professors alike believe will transform the next generation. An article in The Huffington Post suggests the magnified interest in philanthropy courses evolved from the idea that "like any virtue, philanthropy can be learned." The article states that the need for college students to study philanthropy is more relevant than ever: "As taxpayers ...

Visix, Inc. is honored to receive four Communicator Awards and two Hermes Creative Awards for their interactive wayfinding and multimedia designs for digital signage. The awards were announced this week and bring the total number of awards and honors for the Visix Creative Services team to 32. Dwayne Johnson, Designer for Visix Creative Services, received Communicator Silver Awards of Distinction for his Harvard University, San Diego Miramar College and University of Iowa interactive wayfinding designs. He also received a Communicator Silver Award of Distinction and ...

Today Ericka Baran, Vice President-Marketing at Jeron Electronic Systems, Inc., announced an automatic voice prompt feature for its Provider 680 and Provider 790 nurse call systems. When a critical call is placed on the Provider nurse call, this new functionality leverages the facility's public address system with a computer-generated announcement to automatically alert staff to the event throughout the facility or within specific areas. "In addition to patient and staff call annunciation at nursing stations and key staff locations, these new 'smart' automated ...

Clifford Rolwing of CTR Marketing of Charleston, MO, announces the discovery of George Jones' "First Guitar" hanging on a friend's wall in the hills of West Kentucky. George Jones in an interview for Country Weekly magazine in 1999 said of this guitar: "It was a brand new Gene Autry guitar with a horse and lariat on the front" George recalls. "I took it home and it hardly ever left my hands. Note by note, I learned to play it. I've owned countless expensive guitars in my life, but none of them ever meant any more to me than that little Gene Autry ...

onShore Networks, a leading provider of computer network management services in the Chicagoland area, announced today that it has formed a partnership with Zayo Group, a global provider of bandwidth infrastructure services. Through this and other recent partnerships, onShore continues to enhance service delivery to its ISP and colocation customers. With the addition of Zayo's fiber network to onShore's 216 W. Jackson data center, onShore now has 3Gbps upstream connectivity through multiple peering partners. All peers are set up with border gateway protocol (BGP) for ...

Join us for Orange County's premiere Greek Festival, the 2013 OC Greek Fest! Experience the flavors, sights and sounds of Greece and enjoy the very best of Greek food, music, and dancing and culture right here in Orange County. Try some of the best authentic Greek foods available this side of the Ionian Sea: lamb or chicken kabobs (generous portions of seasoned meat with onion and green pepper slivers grilled on a skewer), grilled lamb dinners, pork or chicken souvlakia (smaller pieces of meat grilled on a skewer), gyro sandwich (a blend of beef and lamb with Mediterranean ...

In many ways, Andrew Kijek is a normal 11-year-old Michigan boy. He loves snowmobiling and amusement park rides. He generously shares his smile and laughter. But Andrew can't walk or hold his head up, and sometimes he cannot control his voice. Andrew suffers from a debilitating form of cerebral palsy. His parents provide loving care and support, but they hope that modern medicine can give Andrew the quality of life that every boy deserves. The Kijek family is optimistic about his outlook, and a big reason why is because Andrew is one of the first children in the world ...

Daniel D. Horowitz, III, of the Houston personal injury law firm of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend, has been selected for inclusion in the 2013 Texas Rising Stars listing as published in Texas Monthly by Super Lawyers. This is the sixth year that Attorney Horowitz has been recognized as one of the top young attorneys in Texas; no more than 2.5 percent of Texas lawyers under 40 or who have been in practice for 10 years or less are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor annually. Daniel Horowitz has been a significant ...

Criminal defense attorney Ryan Stump recently represented a client facing a combination of charges, including driving while impaired (DWI), child abuse, reckless driving to endanger and speeding twenty-one miles an hour over the speed limit. Using his knowledge of the law and experience in DWI cases, Mr. Stump was able to obtain the best possible result in this case: dismissal of the DWI charge, dismissal of the child abuse charge and dismissal of the reckless driving to endanger charge. The speeding charge was reduced to nine miles per hour over the speed limit, resulting ...

Out of the many billions of dollars that the federal government pays to reimburse healthcare providers under the Medicare program, enormous amounts of money end up lining the pockets of fraudsters. Although Medicare fraud occurs throughout all sectors of the healthcare industry, a recent study found that for-profit nursing homes account for more than their fair share of fraudulent payments. For-profit nursing homes "earn" close to $1.5 billion every year through a fraudulent practice known as over-billing. Over-billing occurs when a healthcare provider bills ...

Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy involves damage to the central nervous system from inadequate oxygen to the cells. Tragically, this condition remains alarmingly frequent in newborns. This is especially troubling, because the mortality rate is in the range of 25 to 50 percent in severe cases of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). For infants that survive HIE, 80 percent will develop severe complications such as cerebral palsy, developmental delays or mental retardation. These disturbing statistics attest to the profound danger of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, defined ...

Boston law firm Cushing & Dolan, P.C. is pleased to announce, estate planning attorney Leo Cushing will be presenting at the upcoming Estate Planning Seminar: Latest Techniques for Moderate Estates. The seminar is sponsored by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE). The seminar will cover how practitioners should deal with the new Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code, Uniform Trust Act, and Uniform Principal and Income Act. Leo J. Cushing, Esq., CPA, LLM Founding partner of the Boston based law firm, Attorney Cushing practices in all aspects ...

Canadian soldier, Jason Alderson, has launched "Living Inspired Now", a registered Canadian company focused on spreading positivity and inspiration to those open to it. Alderson is currently posted to Maryland performing his duties alongside his American counterparts. The company's mission is to inspire and motivate as many individuals as possible; to help them realise their potential and follow their dreams at all times. The company produces a bi-weekly newsletter showcasing original articles, poetry, photographs and other works of art from artists all over. Their ...

A necessarily quick, one-year project on a deteriorating Pittsburgh building met its end goal this week, when the property attained a signed lease on its 12th freshly renovated unit. With an extremely unfortunate and untimely death of a building's owner came financial relief to the departed's kin and safe and appealing living situations for 12 families. Jason Cohen, an entrepreneur in the real estate investment business for a decade and Chief Consultant at Jason Cohen Pittsburgh, is constantly eyeballing a selection of prime-location properties in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ...

Elliot Zaretsky, president and founder of MaxiAids Products for Independent Living was honored this week by the Long Island Council of the Blind for his extensive work helping people who are blind or who have low vision live more active, independent lives. To mark the occasion, Mr. Zaretsky was presented with a plaque that recognizes his "commitment to ensuring the equality of rights, dignity and independence of people who are blind and/or have low vision... by his continued work and support for the population." In addition to printed engraving, the plaque ...

In "The Woman Who Sparked the Greatest Sex Scandal of All Time," (ISBN 1481031775) author Eli Yaakunah presents readers with a sci-fi dystopian future that is filled with political suspense and unconventional descriptions of explicit sex. Ishtar Benten is a young journalist who specializes in sexual undertones. When she's promoted to the top secret department of the news agency that monopolizes information, the mysterious disappearance of one of her colleagues prompts her personal transformation into a detective who wields love as a gun. Exploring how to ...

Clarity Services, Inc., the leading real-time credit bureau providing fraud detection and credit risk management solutions for Middle America consumers announces that its newest product, Clear Recent History, is being made available at no-charge for storefront providers who contribute loan data to Clarity. Clear Recent History is a preventative underwriting tool that helps providers identify and better understand credit usage patterns of non-prime consumers. "There are a small percentage of cases where consumers take out more loans than they can handle," ...

In a randomized trial performed to help resolve the uncertainty about the optimal oxygen saturation therapy in extremely preterm infants, researchers found that targeting saturations of 85 percent to 89 percent compared with 91 percent to 95 percent had no significant effect on the rate of death or disability at 18 months, according to a study published by JAMA. The study is being released early online to coincide with its presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting. "Extremely preterm infants are monitored with pulse oximeters for several weeks after ...

"Our results should act as a stimulus for further exploration of radionuclide based interventions in atherosclerosis. Ultimately such therapies might be used to lower the degree of inflammation in atherosclerosis which has the potential to reduce the occurrence of heart attacks," said Imke Schatka, the first author of the study from the Department of Nuclear Medicine at Hannover Medical School, Germany. PRRT is a technique currently used to treat patients with metastatic neuroendocrine tumours (NETS), a diverse group of malignancies deriving from the neuroendocrine cell ...