GCL republishes Realty Network Group Releases Home Alert Technology

Real Estate Firm Continues Mobile Offerings, Connecting Home Buyers & Sellers Through Realty Mobile Alerts

GlobalCommunicationLeader-September 27, 2013-

Clarks Summit, PA - The next big thing comes to the Abingtons: More consumers are beginning to rely on their mobile devices for real estate news, data, agents, but most especially for listings. According to the latest statistics from the National Association of REALTORS®, home buyers make use of the Internet in their home search ninety percent of the time, a slight increase over last year's numbers [National Association of REALTORS® 2013 Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends]. There's also recent evidence of similar numbers with respect to mobile Internet search usage: Ninety percent of smartphone users employ the Internet daily from their mobile devices ["Ignoring Mobile Search… Think Again!" via Marketing Exchange, September 2013 infographic].

 

Mobile offerings for real estate consumers, especially the younger generation, are critical. Real estate, like many other industries, has done a better job over the last few years of meeting the home buyer and seller where they are. They are on the road; they are shopping; they are working; they are raising a family (or taking care of one); they are socializing in organizations, restaurants and bars; they are never home or they are always home; they are renting; they are dreaming; they are saving and they are spending. Wherever they are, chances are, they are connecting to family and friends through their smart device. It is here that they are connecting to businesses there as well.

 

"Real estate needs to meet the consumer on their terms and on their playing field," stresses Greg Solfanelli, Director of Marketing & Consumer Experience at Realty Network Group. "Our company has recently released a product, Realty Mobile Alerts, designed with the home buyer in mind, where those who sign up for the service will receive the latest and greatest listings to hit the market daily. In addition to the obvious advantage for buyers in the community, this service will also profit our sellers – giving their listings more exposure in the marketplace." "There's been such advancement in real estate technology over recent years," emphasizes Realty Network Group's President/Broker, Ann Cappellini. "Since its beginning, our company has embraced this high tech approach of connecting buyers and sellers. Realty Mobile Alerts is the next step in our evolution. We remain committed to leading real estate innovation in Northeastern Pennsylvania."

 

Initially this service will benefit those looking for new listings in the Abingtons, but in the not-so-distant future, Realty Network Group will be expanding their product to include other communities. In order to be the first to know when a new home hits the market in the Abington Heights School District, sign up today for Realty Mobile Alerts. Anyone with a smartphone can register for this service. There's no obligation and you can cancel at any time [message and data rates may apply]. Sign up today, click here.

 

About Realty Network Group
Comprised of twenty-three of the most experienced REALTORS® in Northeastern Pennsylvania, Realty Network Group, recently reestablished itself as the go-to, premier real estate brand in the region. Formerly known as Semian Real Estate Group, they resolve to assist the community and local economy throughout the year and beyond. They are located throughout the region with three great locations in the Abingtons, North Pocono and Scranton. Their full range of real estate services include residential sales/leases, commercial sales/leases and appraisal services. The company utilizes the latest trends in real estate marketing, both high touch and high tech: Mobile-ready sites, Realty Network TV, Realty Mobile Alerts, QR codes, to name a few. Realty Network Group fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act.

"Realty Mobile Alerts is the next step in our evolution. We remain committed to leading real estate innovation in Northeastern Pennsylvania."

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Outfit7 Hires Baker & McKenzie as IP Rights Enforcement for Talking Friends Franchise. Republished by GCL

Outfit7, creators of the Talking Friends franchise have appointed Baker & McKenzie to act as its Intellectual Property rights enforcement firm.

GlobalCommunicationLeader-September 26, 2013-

London, UK - Outfit7, creators of the Talking Tom and Talking Friends franchise have appointed Baker & McKenzie to act as its Intellectual Property rights enforcement firm.

 

Baker & McKenzie is charged with protecting the IP of Outfit7’s successful Talking Friends franchise as the Cyprus-based entertainment company expands globally and plans to introduce more innovative apps and merchandise.

 

“Our global strategy is to provide Talking Friends fans with a succession of innovative, original, multi-media products and merchandise, so it is important that they only receive the genuine article produced by our official licensees and partners and that we prevent the counterfeit products confusing the market,” said Samo Login, Outfit7’s Founder and CEO.

 

“Talking Friends is hugely popular in China, with the apps receiving millions of downloads. China is also one of the largest producers of our official merchandise as well as unfortunately producing fake Talking Friends products that are then distributed globally. By hiring Baker & McKenzie’s expert IP rights enforcement team we will be able to prohibit the production of copycat mobile apps and fake merchandise, and protect the value of the market opportunity for our growing portfolio of licensees.”

 

Outfit7’s Talking Friends franchise has become a global phenomenon achieving one billion downloads since its launch in July 2010 and 170 million active users monthly. Now one of the world’s fastest growing entertainment companies, Outfit7 has taken its innovative and fun characters from the mobile arena to video, web shorts, music, toys and games.

 

To date the official Talking Friends license offering includes toys, stationery, apparel, fashion accessories, home fashion and mobile phone covers. The Talking Friends Superstar Toys connect with the mobile apps to provide an innovative new toy experience. Current licensees include interalia Dragon-I Toys, Smith & Brooks Limited, Parragon, TVM Europe Gmbh, Van Der Erve N.V., GB EYE LTD and London Europe Group Ltd.

 

“While we are clamping down on counterfeit goods we are ramping up our search for licensees to provide original and fun merchandise for our millions of fans worldwide,” Login said. Merchandise is available at major distribution outlets around the world and a selection of some of the official merchandise is available online at www.talkingfriends.com

 

Baker & McKenzie has been appointed to protect the intellectual property rights of the Talking Friends franchise. Its core team, based in Hong Kong, will be IP advisers, providing strategic advice as well as hands-on solutions for the protection and enforcement of the Talking Friends brand in Greater China, one of Talking Friends’ fastest growing markets. Their work will then be extended to other regions to protect the best interest of Outfit7’s global partners and consumers.

 

Baker & McKenzie’s responsibilities will range from registration of IP rights to enforcement through civil and criminal action.

 

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GCL Congratulates Sephora, Beauty.com and Avon for their Mobile Shopping App Launch

New Beauty Department Makes it Easy to Browse and Shop for Makeup, Skincare Products and More on an iPad or iPhone

GlobalCommunicationLeader-September 26, 2013-

LOS ALTOS, CA – Catalog Spree, the personal digital mall that lets consumers browse, discover and shop their favorite brands, today launched a new beauty department in its mobile shopping app with lookbooks for Sephora, Beauty.com, Avon, Bliss, The Body Shop, and more. The new department also features the Catalog Spree-branded Beauty Fall 2013 lookbook which includes top brands such as Benefit, Bobbi Brown, Marc Jacobs, NARS, Yves Saint Laurent, and more.

 

Catalog Spree’s full-page lookbooks let consumers easily browse and shop by flipping through pages on an iPad or iPhone. The app features more than 350 custom lookbooks, as well as traditional digital catalogs, for top-tier beauty and fashion brands such as Barneys New York, Forever 21, Nordstrom, Stella & Dot, Target, and TOMS Shoes. All custom lookbooks are created with Catalog Spree’s all-digital publication platform, Spree Studio.

 

“Many e-commerce retailers, especially those in beauty, don’t print or have limited distribution of traditional paper catalogs due to costs. With Spree Studio, Catalog Spree is removing that barrier by easily creating gorgeous digital lookbooks that deliver an engaging shopping experience,” said Joaquin Ruiz, CEO of Catalog Spree. “We’re constantly striving to delight mobile shoppers with fun, high-quality content, so adding top beauty brands to Catalog Spree was a no brainer, especially when you consider that almost 70 percent of our shoppers are women!”

 

Catalog Spree has published more than 1,000 catalogs this year, including over 100 custom lookbooks in just a few months. These custom lookbooks are seeing high readership and user engagement, including 50 percent more product click-throughs than a traditional digital catalog.

 

To shop top beauty brands and products, visit Catalog Spree’s beauty department. For additional information on Catalog Spree, visit www.catalogspree.com.

 

ABOUT CATALOG SPREE:
Catalog Spree is the personal digital mall that lets consumers browse catalogs, discover new brands and share products they like. The award-winning app brings the fun of window shopping to the iPad and iPhone, connecting consumers with the brands they love in a personalized, one-stop mobile shopping experience. Catalog Spree is a privately held company based in Los Altos, California, and is backed by angel investors and venture capital firms including Relay Ventures. For more information visit www.catalogspree.com.

 

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New Zapper App Allows To Pay Bills In a Snap

New Scan-to-Pay App launches to make bill paying faster

GlobalCommunicationLeader-September 23, 2013-

LONDON, UK -- New Scan-to-Pay App launches to make bill paying faster. Zapper.com's new Scan-to-Pay app uses the camera on your smartphone to make paying your bills as quick and easy as taking a photograph.

 

Zapper.com allows businesses to generate unique QR Codes for bills.  When you receive a bill with a Zapper QR Code on, you just open the app, scan the QR Code and confirm the amount to be paid. Your card is then charged and both parties receive an instant confirmation of the payment.

 

Zapper is free and works with Android and iOS operating systems. Once downloaded the registration process is quick and simple. You then just need to add in the details of a debit or credit card which are securely encrypted and stored on your phone, you are then ready to Zap.

 

The QR Codes can be placed on either paper, PDF or email invoices as the codes can be scanned on screen or on printed paper documents making it convenient for both customers and businesses.

 

The days of going through slow telephone payment lines and punching your credit card details into multiple websites now look to be numbered with the launch of Zapper a new app.

 

European MD for Zapper Bradley Duke said:

"We all want to spend less time and effort paying bills whether that's helping us avoid logging into several systems and re entering our card details repeatedly or just saving us from having to dash out of the house to get cash to pay to plumber. Zapper was designed to make that possible by leveraging the power of the smartphone in our pocket."

 

Gartner recorded a 44% increase globally in mobile payments since last year, Zapper aim to increase this significantly in the next year helping consumers and business to get the most out of their smartphones.

 

Small companies are using Zapper Scan-to-Pay to help reconcile the £36.4bn currently owed to them in late payments, through helping their customers to pay instantly with payments cards. Larger businesses can reduce call centre costs and increase profitability by using Zapper.

 

To see the Zapper.com explainer video visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC93mx_f_B0

To download the android app visit: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zapper.android&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS56YXBwZXIuYW5kcm9pZCJd

To download the iOS app visit: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zapper./id625240573?ls=1&mt=8

 

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Mobile App Announced in GCL By The ACE Innovation Group Offers Practical & Safe Approach to Choose OTC Meds

The OTCplus Mobile App matches symptoms to the correct over the counter medications, eliminating the guesswork, and saving money for consumers.

GlobalCommunicationLeader-September 20, 2013-

Rock Hill, SC -- Most people do not realize the dangers of using guesswork to decide which over-the-counter (OTC) medication to choose. This is a very serious situation, and it could be a fatal mistake to make the wrong choice. This is what has motivated ACE Innovation Group to develop the recently released OTCplus Mobile App, which was designed for iPhone and Android users.

 

OTCplus is already saving lives. This free app is as handy as a person’s cell phone. Until now, a consumer had to walk the isles of their local pharmacy, where they would be mesmerized by the most brightly colored label that looks like it may be the right choice for their symptoms. This is no way to choose a medicinal compound that could destroy their liver, cause an allergic reaction, and maybe be fatal if used in combination with other OTC drugs and prescription medications.

 

It is one thing to ask the pharmacist for a recommendation, but most people do not want to approach them, and are embarrassed. This new app has been pre-loaded with tons of information about OTC medications and the accompanying data. It doesn’t get much simpler than this. All a user has to do is enter their symptoms and recommended OTC medications will appear. Even money-saving coupons are displayed. Industry insiders are hopeful that OTCplus will help lower the incidence of well-meaning people giving harmful advice about which OTC medication is best.

 

Consumers will no doubt be more comfortable knowing that a well-known doctor was the inventor of the OTCplus Mobile App. Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Sandeep Grewal, M.D., was the physician to provide this solution to the hazards of self-prescribed OTC Medications. He was recently awarded The Charlotte Business Journal’s Innovation In Healthcare Award 2013, while also being named to their Top Forty Under Forty List. Besides being a prolific inventor, Dr. Grewal also is a Board Member of several Hospitals and High Tech companies.

 

For complete information on the new money-saving App, visit: OTCplus Mobile App

 

Media Contact: ACE Innovation Group, Attn: Press, 744 Arden Lane, #100, Rock Hill, SC 29732, 803.325.2236

 

"...it doesn't get much more simpler than this..."

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GCL congratulates Aditi Technologies for Expanding their Cloud Leadership Team with Former Windows Azure Executive David Aiken

Aditi Technologies is excited to announce the strengthening of its senior management team with the addition of David Aiken as General Manager of Cloud Services. Aiken joins Aditi Technologies from Microsoft, where he has helped ship many “firsts” with Windows Azure.

GlobalCommunicationLeader-September 16, 2013-

SEATTLE / CHICAGO / NEWYORK / LONDON / BANGALORE -- Aditi Technologies is excited to announce the strengthening of its senior management team with the addition of David Aiken as General Manager of Cloud Services. Aiken joins Aditi Technologies from Microsoft, where he has helped ship many “firsts” with Windows Azure. As the original Windows Azure Technical Evangelist, David delivered the first set of Software Design Reviews, on-boarded the first customers to the platform, produced the first Windows Azure keynote demonstration and released the first Windows Azure Training Kit. David held a key presales role on the Windows Azure Incubation Team, supporting some of the highest profile customers. More recently, David moved into the Windows Azure Business Group, and led the Windows Azure Technical Product Marketing team while supporting all the major Microsoft events globally. At Aditi Technologies, David Aiken will lead the US Cloud Architects team and play a key leadership position in building and growing a global cloud business.
 
"Aditi continues to expand in size and scope, and the extensive experience that David Aiken brings to Aditi Technologies will further help us continue to innovate and lead the market in Windows Azure Cloud adoption, Windows Azure Infrastructure Services migration, and Cloud-managed services," said Pradeep Rathinam, CEO of Aditi Technologies.
 
 “Aditi has made many strategic investments to bolster our capabilities for delivering to the public cloud. Over the last year we’ve built a strong Windows Azure practice with several Windows Azure MVPs (Most Valuable Professionals) and Cloud architects, developer services available from the Windows Azure Store, as well as key offerings around the newly launched Windows Azure Infrastructure Services,” said Wade Wegner, CTO of Aditi Technologies. “We welcome David Aiken at this stage in our growth and look forward to his leadership.”
 
"Aditi is one of the strongest cloud technology services companies around and I'm excited to be joining such a great, talented team. The people, energy and passion here are amazing," said David Aiken, "I cannot think of a company better positioned to be a leader in Cloud based solutions and I'm looking forward to playing a key role in Aditi's future."
 
About Aditi Technologies:
Aditi Technologies is a 'Cloud First' Technology Services company. Aditi has helped over 150 companies transform and run their business with cloud platforms across IaaS, PaaS and SaaS services. Aditi specializes in cloud workloads across IaaS migration, SaaS enablement, Data Orchestration, and Mobile Workloads for product companies, e-commerce, media and travel verticals. Aditi has been voted as a Top 10 IT Workplace by the Great Place to Work Institute.
 
For more information, please Contact: Arun Kumar Ganesan, Head – Branding, Aditi Technologies, arung@aditi.com

 

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GCL congratulates WillowTree Apps for their recognition on 2013 Inc. 500 | 5000 List with Three-Year Sales Growth of 440%

WillowTree Apps was named the 978th fastest-growing private company in the United States by Inc. Magazine. This marks the second straight year that WillowTree has been honored on Inc. Magazine’s 5000 list.

GlobalCommunicationLeader-September 16, 2013-

Charlottesville, VA -- Inc. magazine ranked WillowTree Apps®, a leading mobile development company headquartered in Charlottesville Virginia, NO. 978 fastest-growing company on its seventh annual Inc. 500|5000 list. This exclusive list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent entrepreneurs.

 

"Over the past year we have seen more users move to 'mobile first' meaning that mobile is their first choice when they are looking for products, information or entertainment rather than just a convenience when they are out and about," said Michael Prichard, CTO & Founder of WillowTree Apps. "As companies have begun to understand this trend, we are continuing to see a huge increase in growth mostly due to the quality results we deliver as well as the smooth process we have developed for the major companies who trust us."

 

In a stagnant economic environment, median growth rate of 2013 Inc. 500|5000 companies is an impressive 142 percent. The companies on this year’s list report having created over 520,000 jobs in the past three years, and aggregate revenue among the honorees reached $241 billion.

 

WillowTree’s listing on the Inc. 500|5000 can be viewed here and the complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000.

 

"Not all the companies in the Inc. 500 | 5000 are in glamorous industries, but in their fields they are as famous as household name companies simply by virtue of being great at what they do. They are the hidden champions of job growth and innovation, the real muscle of the American economy,” says Inc. Editor Eric Schurenberg.

 

This is the second straight year that WillowTree Apps was honored in the Inc. 500|5000 list. The 2013 Inc. 500|5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2009 to 2012.
About WillowTree Apps®, LLC.

 

WillowTree Apps team is a dedicated team of more than 70 strategists, designers, front-end and back-end developers, - all in-house at their Charlottesville Virginia location. The agency has provided a broad range of consulting and application solutions to diverse clientele and verticals nationwide. For more information, please visit the agency’s website at http://www.willowtreeapps.com.

 

Media and Press Contact: 
Jessica Baines, Director of Marketing, (434) 260-8836 , jessica(dot)baines(at)willowtreeapps(dot)com, Joshua Weinberg, Digital Life Group for WillowTree Apps , (415) 777-3339 , joshua(at)digitalLifegroup(dot)com

 

For more information on WillowTree Apps: 
http://www.willowtreeapps.com/about/
For more information about WillowTree Apps Career Opportunities: 
http://www.willowtreeapps.com/jobs

"WillowTree is continuing to see a huge increase in growth mostly due to the quality results we deliver as well as the smooth process we have developed for the major companies who trust us."

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DoItInPerson.com to Power New York Entrepreneurship Week

DoItInPerson.com, the online event platform that allows people to create, manage and promote events and communities, today announces that it will serve as the official event platform for New York Entrepreneurship Week. This event is part of the national expansion of the popular Triangle Entrepreneurship Week, which includes Nashville, Cleveland and Washington DC. The Entrepreneurship Week team strives to help entrepreneurs past the breakthrough point and addresses some of the most difficult transitions for startups to navigate successfully.

GlobalCommunicationLeader-September 09, 2013-

DoItInPerson.com, the online event platform that allows people to create, manage and promote events and communities, today announces that it will serve as the official event platform for New York Entrepreneurship Week (“NYEW”) October 14-18, 2013.

NYEW is part of the national expansion of the popular Triangle Entrepreneurship Week, which includes Nashville, Cleveland and Washington DC. The Entrepreneurship Week team strives to help entrepreneurs past the breakthrough point and addresses some of the most difficult transitions for startups to navigate successfully.

“We are extremely excited to come to the New York this year as the city continues to be a leader in innovation and entrepreneurship,” said Jon Leonardo, founder of Triangle Entrepreneurship Week and NYEW. “We are also excited to work with a New York startup, DoItInPerson.com, to not only manage our event and manage registrations, but to use their platform to help build a community around the New York startup community.”

Since launching January 2013, DoItInPerson.com offers community and event organizers a simple platform to streamline the process of event management. NYEW will use the platform to book and manage speakers, maintain the event schedule, sell tickets and use the widgets to embed all of this information on their website.

Aron Schoenfeld, founder and CEO of DoItInperson.com commented, “Being able to showcase our platform with an event like New York Entrepreneurship Week is really a great opportunity for us. It lets us show our capabilities to the growing startup and tech scene in New York. As an event heavy city this really is a prime way to introduce and demonstate our product to other organizers."

Attendees at NYEW will have the opportunity to pitch their business plans and receive advice and possibly funding from local venture capitalists and angel investors. For more information visit http://www.doitinperson.com/NYEW.

"“Being able to showcase our platform with an event like New York Entrepreneurship Week is really a great opportunity for us. It lets us show our capabilities to the growing startup and tech scene in New York. As an event heavy city this really is a prime way to introduce and demonstate our product t"

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Brandography Offers New Plan to Protect WordPress Users Against Hackers

Web agency Brandography offers a new service package to help WordPress users with functionality and anti-hack upgrades.

GlobalCommunicationLeader-September 09, 2013-

Minneapolis marketing agency Brandography has recently announced a new service package designed to increase the security and functionality of websites hosted on WordPress. Though the popular publishing platform strongly encourages users to upgrade their versions regularly for high performance and protection against hackers, countless WordPress sites remain outdated and at risk.

 

Many website owners fail to upgrade regularly due to the complicated and technical nature of WordPress’s multi-step procedure. Users often opt to take the risk of a compromise in security over the risk of damaging code or losing content due to a misstep in the process.

 

To assist website owners with these vital upgrades, Brandography is offering a monthly package for individualized, managed updating services. For $59 a month, the web agency provides:

 

• A full website backup
• The latest version of WordPress
• Upgrades to all utilized WordPress plugins
• Upgrades to a user’s WordPress theme and web design layout

 

Brandography’s web developers personally handle each aspect of the upgrade procedure –never leaving customers to an automated system. As a result, special attention is paid to each specific website’s nuances and needs. Manual updates by Brandography’s experienced online marketing specialists save clients time and worry. Additionally, this individualized process allows the team to identify any other anti-hack opportunities available fora given website.

 

Find protection with Brandography’s personalized upgrade package. In the past, computer hackers have targeted older versions of WordPress to exploit outdated websites. Brandography’s website developers know the upgrade procedure and use WordPress on a daily basis. Leverage this expertise for safe, efficient, and customer-friendly WordPress websites.

 

Stay up to date and stay safe – contact Brandography’s team of online marketing consultants to discuss security opportunities at (612) 460-0016, info@brandography.com, or through Brandography’s online contact form.

 

About Brandography: 

Brandography is a comprehensive Internet marketing and web company providing a full spectrum of services performed with the highest level of integrity. Offering advanced website development, graphic design, online email marketing, mobile app design, search engine optimization (SEO) and more, Brandography is renowned for imaginative brand creation, successful online marketing and advertising techniques and the very best customer service and support, bar none. Contact them at 612-460-0016 or info@brandography.com.

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