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Mom Turns Grief into Advocacy & Wins the 4RentonFripp.com Vacation Getaway to Reward Her Efforts

Fripp Island, SC, November 11, 2011: When Marketing Specifics launched the Facebook contest “Win a Free Fripp Island Getaway Vacation” for their client 4RentonFripp.com, everyone expected to read postings by the site’s fans that would be both varied and interesting. Perhaps there would be posts about not having money to spend on a vacation at this time, a post desiring a family reunion, or even a request for a wedding or anniversary celebration might be posted. Over 850 Facebook fans wrote on the site why they needed a vacation on the small island of Fripp and why they should be chosen to

November 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Top 25 State Business Climate Rankings – Texas Dominates the List

Texas Tops the List Ask any Texan if the above image is true and if they’ve lived in Texas for more than a decade, they will agree. It’s not an ego thing, the state really is giant and has had one of the best business climates for many years. Atlas Van Lines’ annual study of corporate relocations in 2010 logged more than 7,200 relocations inbound to Texas, the sixth highest, claiming 58 percent of all inbound relocations in the entire nation. With Texas Governor Rick Perry vying for the Republican nomination for President, most have heard that 40 percent of all jobs created since 2009 were created in Texas. What makes Texas the state to beat

November 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Half of U.S. Now Influenced by Ads on Social Networks-Infographic

Most Americans Now Influenced by the Web As we reported in August, one in three American adults claim that they give advice about purchases on social networks, and the number of people whose purchasing decisions are influenced by social networks is on the rise. NM Incite used Nielsen data to break down this information even further by categorizing digital media into three formats – social, local and mobile, all three of which intertwine and are equally important. The infographics below show how digital consumers are engaging each of the three formats and developing preferences as they go and which hotspots have emerged in each category: SOCIAL: 64% of parents use social media to learn about

November 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Zillow Chief Economist Estimates Home Prices Will Hit the Bottom in 2012

Third Quarter Home Values Report For the third quarter, there is a mixture of good news and bad news. The level of single family homeowners underwater in the third quarter is up to 28.6 percent from 26.8 percent in the past quarter while home values continue to “tread water” as real estate media company Zillow phrased it, dropping only 0.2 percent in the quarter. Quarterly declines were reported in 67 percent of metro areas tracked by zillow, with 26 of 157 markets posting an increase in values. Over the last year, housing values have dropped 4.4 percent with 86 percent of markets showing value drops and only 11 markets improving in value. Zillow Chief Economist Dr. Stan Humphries

November 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment

GTC Gives Back 2011 Chairpersons Bigger Than Life in Times Square!

We just received confirmation that our press release for the 2011 GTC Gives Back Tennis Tournament, which began today, has been picked up and is being shown on the Reuters Billboard in Times Square in New York,

August 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Breaking Ground on Cambria at Cornerstone

Posted: August 5, 2011 on Inside Business, The Hampton Roads Business Journal

The Breeden Co. of Virginia Beach is breaking ground on Cambria at Cornerstone, an apartment community within the Cornerstone master-planned community near the Virginia Beach Town Center. According to a company press release, the 276 luxury apartments will have top-of-the-line features, and there will be a pool, outdoor grills, a fitness center and a clubhouse. The first units are scheduled to be delivered by May 2012. Breeden Construction is handling construction and development, Breeden Management, leasing and property management. The architect is Housing Studio of Charlotte, N.C., and the civil engineers are the Timmons Group of

August 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment