The company decided to improve customer service online by revamping its hand wash Web site ( www. The company decided to host two Web sites to avoid confusion by customers, although the sites have similar content and are virtually identical in terms of appearance and operation. A navigation bar at the bottom of each Web page provides one-click access to Internet coupons, an online store, a preferred customer club, prepaid wash books, the company’s unlimited wash plans, carwash locations, and Bubbles’ charity carwash program. Bubbles online stores will enable customers to purchase wash books, gift certificates and a variety of car care packages, the company said. Bubbles currently has approximately 65,000 hand wash customers and about 28,000 express customers on file, which represents between 15 percent and 20 percent of its customer base, the press release said. read more

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People seeking to venture into internet marketing in Malaysia can now get help from a new MLM resource center launched by GVOMalaysia. The MLM (multi level marketing) package consists of a range of services and products to help newbie online marketers. GVO (Global Virtual Opportunities) has brought together a team of online marketing gurus to mentor budding internet entrepreneurs. Global Virtual Opportunities aims to ensure that people venturing into internet marketing in Malaysia get it right first time, allowing them to develop a sustainable business to bring in money long-term. GVO offers a comprehensive suite of products and services for people who want to succeed in MLM marketing, including website monitoring software, domain reseller hosting, an autoresponder system and a video marketing operation. read more

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Digital advertisers are increasingly turning to social networking sites as a way of reaching consumers, new research has indicated, revealing that telecommunication brands are the hardest working companies in this sphere. Figures from the latest comScore Ad Metrix have shown that, for August, 13. It emerged that all age demographics were reached by a percentage of this type of online PR , with 15 to 24-year-olds proving to be the highest indexing segment. Managing director with comScore in Europe Mike Read observed that those who do not attempt to use these channels in their strategies "may be missing a significant opportunity". This point of view was recently upheld in a report by freshbusinessthinking. News brought to you by ClickThrough – experts in SEO, Pay Per Click Services , Multilingual Search Marketing and Website Conversion Enhancement services. read more

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The open seat is the big prize in the Bay State and state Attorney General Martha Coakley is being challenged by fellow Democrats Steve Pagliuca, U. Pagliuca, co-owner of the Celtics [ team stats ] and Bain Capital managing director, has the cash and the commercials to prove it. By Christine McConville Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has taken on two of the region’s. By Laura Crimaldi Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Democratic U. read more

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HubSpot Inc, an inbound marketing system developer that helps small and medium-sized businesses get discovered on the internet, has received $16m in series C financing, led by venture capital firm Scale Venture Partners. The round also saw existing investors General Catalyst Partners and Matrix Partners return to back the company. The managing director of Scale Venture Partners, Rob Theis, has become a member HubSpot’s board of directors. HubSpot founder and CEO Brian Halligan said, “The marketing discipline is going through massive change now as the industry comes to grips with fundamental shifts in the way people shop, learn and buy. Lead investor in this round Scale Venture Partners is based in Foster City, California and is investing a $400m fund. read more

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Sheriff Jim Alderden, the Colorado officer at the center of the "balloon boy" saga, writes about the ordeal on his online blog, noting that some emails offered suggestions for how to capture the balloon and others called him a modern-day "Barney Fife. In this week's edition, titled Up, Up and Away, Alderden writes that he got over 500 emails from around the world, with all kinds of rescue suggestions, from launching hot air balloons with nets, to sending out skydivers and para-gliders. THIS MORNING ON CNN I HEARD THE BIG MOUTHED,FAT ,BALD HEADED, OVER INFLATED EGO OF A SHERIFF GO ON AND ON AND ON ABOUT THE KID IN THE DAMN BALLON. Finally there were the "wing-nuts," the sheriff says, including one who needed to speak to Richard Heene, who launched the balloon, "as I know that the reptilians that he speaks of exist and are here on this planet right damn now. read more

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With yesterday’s two-year $30 million extension of quarterback Jay Cutler’s contract, the Chicago Bears landed a nice discount on their franchise-worthy star through his 30th birthday while also solidifying the next several years of their offensive game. Cutler will certainly cost the Bears a considerable amount, but the Bears also guarantee they’ll pay less than market value for an elite quarterback in 2012 and 2013. While the Bears’ passing game has been decent so far in 2009, the Bears have effectively secured a future discount on a player capable of elevating the team to contender level while simultaneously freeing up money to sign top free agents later in Cutler’s tenure—or to retain the good ones. Between The Road , Zombieland , and 2012 , apocalyptic scenarios are all the rage in the anxiety-ridden . read more

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