Food Fete Launches Chocolate-Only Media Event Oct. 30 in San Francisco

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) June 7, 2007

Food Fete, producers of sponsored press events for specialty food and beverage companies, is branching out to create a new press event focused exclusively on premium chocolates. Known as Food Fete Chocolat, the new event will debut Tuesday, October 30 in San Francisco.

More information and regular updates can be found at http://www.foodfetechocolate.wordpress.com.

In addition to narrowing its focus on the chocolate market, Food Fete Chocolat is introducing an industry buying component that adds a new layer of marketing value for exhibitors. Along with food journalists, Bay Area caterers, food and beverage buyers from hotels, spas and restaurants, chefs, and event and wedding planners also will be invited to meet the chocolatiers and sample new products. Food Fete Chocolat’s October timing also supports short-lead holiday media opportunities and year-end events where chocolate is often a focal point.

Food Fete Chocolat is the latest creation of PR veteran Jeff Davis, who since January 2005 has produced Food Fete press events twice annually in San Francisco and New York City. According to Davis, Food Fete Chocolat signals what could become the first of more market- and product-specific press events to complement his growing event roster. Last month, Davis debuted Peek, a press event for consumer lifestyle products.

“Though we’re launching a category-specific event that includes a focused buyer component, helping companies build media relationships and debut new products is still what Food Fete is all about,” Davis said. “But in bringing together many of the area’s best chocolatiers under one roof, it makes sense to add a business development component that can directly impact exhibitor sales, which is among the overarching goals of most media relations programs.”

Clay Gordon, regarded as one of the country’s most knowledgeable chocolate experts, will be a special guest presenter at Food Fete Chocolat. Gordon will discuss chocolate appreciation, offering tips on how to taste and understand the nuances of fine chocolates originating from around the world. He also will discuss pairing chocolate with wine, spirits and other beverages at the Chocolate Pairings Bar, and will be available to sign his new book, “Discover Chocolate,” which hits bookstores Oct. 18.

Exhibiting and Sponsorships

Chocolate companies interested in showcasing their newest products, as well as beverage companies interested in participating in the Chocolate Pairings Bar should contact Davis at 404-812-0111. Other custom sponsorship opportunities are also available.

About Food Fete

Food Fete (http://www.foodfete.com) is a sponsored press event and new product showcase for specialty food, beverage and kitchenware products. Founded in 2005 by public relations veteran Jeff Davis, Food Fete augments public relations programs by creating an intimate setting for food companies to develop and strengthen media relationships.

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WriterAccess Spreads Content Marketing Revolution Westward at SES San Francisco

Boston, MA (PRWEB) August 12, 2011

Content marketing leader, ideaLaunch, will be exhibiting at SES (Search Engine Strategies) in San Francisco next week, showcasing WriterAccess, the new online marketplace that connects customers directly with expert writers for content creation.

I am particularly excited to talk with prospects and customers on the show floor next week about the new products, services and partners that weve rolled out in the last few weeks for WriterAccess says Byron White, CEO of ideaLaunch and WriterAccess.

You can visit Byron White and the team at Booth #717 to learn about innovations such as casting calls, love lists, pitch boards and more revolutionary ideas that make WriterAccess one of the fastest growing and effective platforms for content creation on the market today.

As a special offer, anyone who stops by the booth will receive a free copy of the book, 101 Content Marketing Tips, and a $ 25 coupon that can be applied to your first order of $ 50 or more at WriterAccess.com.

More than 6,000 marketers and agency professionals are expected to gather at Moscone West in downtown San Francisco from August 15-19 for the largest search marketing conference on the West Coast. Byron White is a former SES conference speaker, returning this year to educate visitors about the latest developments in content marketing.

Successfully integrating SEO, SEM and content marketing, and technology into a unified and cohesive web strategy is critical to inbound marketing and lead-generation success, explains White. WriterAccess helps you access the best writers for quality content solutionswith the added benefit of one-click content distribution to WordPress, Hubspot, iPressRoom, Compendium, Adobe Business Catalyst CMS and more.

Cant make it to the conference? Stay in touch with us via Twitter or Facebook.

About ideaLaunch

ideaLaunch offers content marketing services and solutions to more than 1,500 customers and clients. Services range from the WriterAccess content platform to content marketing agency services and software that measure performance and impact of content published anywhere, anytime on the web. To learn more about ideaLaunch, please visit http://www.idealaunch.com.

About SES

Incisive Media’s SES is a leading global conference and training series focused on search engine marketing. Other Incisive resources for interactive marketers include ClickZ for digital marketing news, information, commentary, advice, opinion and research and Search Engine Watch, which provides news and information about search, analysis of the search engine industry and tools for improving search marketing effectiveness.

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San Francisco Singer/Songwriter Aoede, Afflicted with Extremely Rare & Debilitating Disease, Dermatomyositis, Wins 2012 Album of the Year & Best Folk/Acoustic Artist"

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) February 23, 2012

Singer/Songwriter Lisa Sniderman, aka: Aoede (pronounced A-E-D), has won Album of the Year for her 2011 release Affair with the Muse, and Best Folk/Acoustic Artist in the inaugural 2012 Artists In Music Awards. The awards were presented during the Artists in Music Awards ceremony, held during Grammy Week at the prestigious Key Club in Hollywood, California, February 10, 2012. The Artists in Music Awards gives special recognition to the best unsigned and independent music artists around the world. The Artists in Music Awards ceremony, created by casting agent, producer and host of the long-running online streaming radio program The Great Unknowns Presents, Mikey Jayy, was presented in front of a live audience of 1,400 people and was also streamed live online in HD.

Aoede will release her second full-length CD April 15, 2012, Skeletons of the Muse, which was partially funded by fans through Kickstarter. Skeletons of the Muse comes a little over one year since the release of her digital EP, Affair with the Muse, in March 2011, which shot her to #2 on Reverbnation’s San Francisco pop chart and #74 on the national chart. Also in that time, Aoede has garnered numerous accolades for her music, won multiple songwriting awards, developed a popular blog, engaged fans through social media, and participated in national motivational speaking engagements where she offers support, advice, and encouragement.

Aoede, who is also WomensRadio.coms recipient of a Top Album of the Decade honor, and Top Artist of the Year for 2008, in recognition of her CD release, Push and Pull, accomplished all of this, plus more, in quite the unorthodox fashion and against a very fierce obstacle – while suffering from a rare connective-tissue disease called Dermatomyositis for which there is no known cure. Dermatomyositis, which afflicts an estimated 5.5 people per million, attacks and weakens the immune system, muscles and skin as well as the mind and spirit, and if left untreated, could result in complete muscle wasting and long-term disability, as well as other complications.

Aoedes condition, the onset of which inexplicably began in mid-2008, worsened in September 2010 to where she had to be hospitalized for 24-days of treatment and rehabilitation. She credits two forms of treatment that is helping her rebuild her body and spirit: Intravenous therapies and creating Affair with the Muse and Skeletons of the Muse.

Aoede states, A large part of my healing process remains creating new music and connecting with people. The objective in getting these songs out was because I didnt know what life was going to bring. Music is my lifeline. I cannot perform live for awhile; so I hope to reach those who feel helpless and alone and offer inspiration and support with every ounce of my soul. Being recognized by Artists In Music Awards is a true honor and privilege and incredibly gratifying. It shows me it is really all about the music.

The unique Artists In Music Awards three-stage judging process stipulates that a combination of votes from fans and a panel of judges, comprised of music industry professionals, are required to advance the nominee to Final Category Winner Selection. A lack of first stage fan participation, resulting in low nominee fan votes, will lead to contest disqualification before advancing to the elimination round. In the event of a fan and judge vote tie, the fans cast the final vote.

According to Mikey Jayy, We believe we made the voting process as fair as possible. Aoede won Best Folk/Acoustic Artist with 50% of the votes, with the runner-up coming in with 25% of the votes. For Album of the Year, Aoede’s won with 63% of the votes, with the runner up coming in with 27% of the votes. Because she not only had the support of her fans, but also had the support of the judges, with that kind of support, no one can argue that she didnt deserve both awards.

Fans of Ingrid Michaelson, Regina Spektor, Feist, Lily Allen and A Fine Frenzy resonate with Aoede’s prodigal and passionate songwriting skills that synergistically blend melody and lyric into compellingly captivating musical vignettes conveyed in her imitable breathy, bouncy, and enchantingly quirky soprano.

An avid philanthropist, Aoede is also a co-founder of WomenROCK (http://womenrocksf.wordpress.com/), a Bay Area-based women-in-music advocacy group, and a driven environmentalist with a passion for water resources.

For additional information, interviews, and journalists wishing to review Skeletons of the Muse and other Aoede music, please contact Christopher Buttner, tel: 415-233-7350 or email: chris(at)prthatrocks(dot)com, for download codes and other requests.

For digital distribution inquiries, please contact Jerome Forney at IDCDigital, at jerome(at)independentdistro(dot)com

For more info please check out, http://www.aoedemuse.com/

For more info about Dermatomyositis, please visit: http://www.myositis.org/

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Why Bay Area Men Join TNT to Run in the San Francisco Nike Womens Marathon

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) July 15, 2012

The San Francisco Nike Womens Marathon is not just for women. Although the majority of the 20,000 runners who participate every year are female, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Societys (LLS) Team In Training (TNT) the largest Bay Area marathon training and charity program says there are several reasons why many of its male athletes join the event.

This is the 9th year of the Nike Womens Marathon and we have a number of men who join Team In Training to complete this woman-focused event, said Leah Schilling of LLS. The weekend is full of female friendly fun, but we found out there are so many other reasons why men enjoy the event, too.

On October 14, 2012, over 4,000 TNT athletes from across the country are expected to join the thousands of participants who run in the popular San Francisco marathon. Most of those will be women, lured by perks like the ladies night kick off celebration, mani-pedi bar at the Expotique and Tiffany finisher necklace.

So, why doesnt the female friendly nature of the race keep male Bay Area TNT members like All-Bay walk team Mentor Dennis Ainslie, Marina/Marin marathon team participant Bob Gibson, and Diablo Valley marathon Mentor Ben Chaffin from participating?

TNT took the time to find out, and compiled a list of 10 reasons these men were inspired to sign up, which range from heartfelt to completely hilarious. To tighten the bond my wife and I made with our TNT teammates from last year, said one participant. Another joked, Hello, over 18,000 women and me? Im married, but not blind!

The most important reason the men gave: Being able to run in a sea of TNT purple, knowing they are playing a big part in finding a cure for blood cancer. The entire list can be found on the LLS Greater San Francisco Bay Area Chapter blog, Truly Relentless, at http://trulyrelentless.wordpress.com/2012/07/13/the-men-of-nike/.

These men show that they run or walk for a much bigger reason than being outnumbered by thousands of women, said Schilling. They train selflessly in honor of those they love and to help blood cancer patients lead better lives and it certainly doesnt bother them if they do it while wearing pink.

The Greater San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of TNT invites all athletes, both men and women, to sign up with them today for guaranteed entry into the San Francisco Nike Womens Marathon and Half-Marathon. For more information, visit http://www.teamintraining.org/firsttimehere/sportprograms/destinations/nikewm/.

Team In Training has a program for athletes of all skill levels. Theres a wide range of events including half, full and ultra marathons; hike adventures; triathlons; and cycling events. Visit teamintraining.org/sf or call 800.78.TRAIN to talk to a local Team Manager.

Stay up to date with Team In Training: like TNT SF Bay Area on Facebook, follow @TNT_SFBayArea on Twitter, or find them on Pinterest.

About Team In Training

Team In Training (TNT) San Francisco chapter offers marathon training, half-marathon training, and triathlon training. Individuals can also train for cycling events and adventure hikes. TNT began in 1988, when Bruce Cleland of Rye, NY formed a team that raised funds and trained to run the New York City Marathon in honor of Cleland’s daughter Georgia, a leukemia survivor.

The team of 38 runners raised $ 322,000 for LLS’s Westchester/Hudson Valley Chapter. Because of the pioneering efforts of Cleland and the Westchester/Hudson Valley Chapter, Team In Training was born and has grown into the world’s largest endurance sports training program. Cleland was honored by Runner’s World magazine in 2004 as one of their “Heroes of Running” for his role in establishing TNT.

Whether participants choose The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s traditional Team In Training program or TNT Flex, a flexible, customized online training option developed by TNT’s renowned coaches, they get all the support they need to cross the finish line at the marathon, half marathon, triathlon, century ride and hike adventure of their choice. Both offer a choice of world-class events, travel arrangements to an exciting destination, and a fabulous, activity-filled weekend once they’re there.

About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), headquartered in White Plains, NY, with 68 chapters in the United States and Canada, is the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient services. The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Since its founding in 1949, LLS has invested more than $ 750 million in research specifically targeting leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.

For more information about blood cancer, visit http://www.LLS.org or call the LLS Information Resource Center (IRC), a call center staffed by master’s level social workers, nurses and health educators who provide information, support and resources to patients and their families and caregivers. IRC information specialists are available at (800) 955-4572, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET.

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Eighteen Companies Featured at Start-Up Alley at Real Estate Connect in San Francisco

Alameda, CA (PRWEB) July 26, 2012

Real Estate Connect is the industrys premier technology gathering. More than 1,000 leading real estate brokers, C-level executives, entrepreneurs, journalists, analysts and investors from around the globe are expected to attend.

Here are the eighteen companies that have been selected to participate:

BetterVoicemail: BetterVoicemail provides a professional voicemail service for real estate professionals by transcribing voicemails, giving callers property information and prioritizing callbacks.

Blazing Tours: Blazing Tours provides an all-in-one video solution that allows real estate professionals to shoot, edit, and publish professional-quality videos using a smart phone, along with step-by-step storyboards, editing and publishing tools.

BreakthroughBroker.com: BreakthroughBroker.com is a free resource center where real estate professionals can create marketing materials, learn from industry leaders through interviews and news, and share through blog posts and local events.

Doorsteps: Doorsteps is an online task management platform that helps real estate professionals educate and guide homebuyers through the home buying process. Doorsteps gives real estate professionals insight into their consumers, and consumers a place to take care of their home buying to-dos.

DreamCommerce: DreamCommerce is a social real estate platform that integrates MLS data and allows agents, brokers, and home buyers to connect and collaborate in a private, cloud-based workspace using the DreamPro app.

Happy Inspector: Happy Inspector is a property inspection application for iPad, iPhone and Android that allows real estate professionals to automate home inspections to save time and reduce paperwork.

HelloFax: HelloFax is building the paperless office through the use of digital signatures and online faxing technology. HelloFax is committed to eliminating the need for printers, scanners, fax machines, PDF editors and complicated electronic signature technology.

HomeZada: HomeZada is an all-in-one homeowner application that manages home improvement projects, home maintenance calendars, to-dos, home inventory, and property documents in the cloud.

LeaseRunner: LeaseRunner integrates tenant applications, background checks, e-signature leases, and rent collection into one digital process. LeaseRunner allows landlords, tenants, brokers, and managers to save time and money with a paperless leasing process.

Listedby.com: ListedBy.com is a free online marketplace and social network focused on real estate assets and real estate professionals. It enables real estate professionals to globally market their listings and their businesses.

Nest4Less: Nest4Less delivers timely home-related guidance, reminders and discounts. Nest4Less allows users to find significant discounts on everything from closing and moving costs to furnishings and home improvement.

POSTfuser: POSTfuser is a direct engagement social media company that works with real estate professionals to create custom, client-centric posting strategies to multiple social media platforms. The company allows real estate professionals to create conversation with their social media followers.

RealSatisfied: RealSatisfied is a customer satisfaction and reputation management resource built specifically for real estate. Using RealSatisfied, real estate brokers and agents can receive real-time, actionable feedback from buyers and sellers.

repree: repree Real Estate Transaction Manager is an online solution for real estate professionals to accelerate the buying and selling process. The cloud-based platform includes paperless transactions using eSignatures powered by DocuSign

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Fifth Annual WordCamp San Francisco Highlights Rapid Growth, Announces Developer Survey Results

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) August 15, 2011

The fifth annual WordCamp San Francisco was held at the Mission Bay Conference Center from Friday, August 12 through Sunday, August 14. WordCamp San Francisco is the official annual conference of the WordPress open source project. The event was organized into multiple tracks per audience (first-time user workshop; professional and large-scale implementations; developers and designers; bloggers and content creators). WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg also announced the results of the 2011 developer survey.

STATE OF THE WORD KEYNOTE:

Each year at WordPress San Francisco, Mullenweg presents a State of the Word keynote that recaps the past years accomplishments, and provides a glimpse into future releases. Highlights included:

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qResonate Announces Launch of New Website for San Francisco Real Estate Agent Vi Pavlicevich

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) September 27, 2012

Bay Area website production company qResonate principal Suzanne Bourgault is pleased to announce the launch of the new website for San Francisco real estate agent Vi Pavlicevich, located at SanFranciscoRealEstateExpert.com

When Pavlicevich began looking for a website production company, she knew that she needed a company that could create a fresh, engaging website which would bring in new clients, engage them, and provide timely and relevant information to her existing clients. She knew she also needed to find a company with extensive technical expertise in website technologies.

Pavlicevich consulted well-known management consultant Kitty Cole of Kitty Cole and Associates of Walnut Creek, CA. who recommended qResonate, and principal Suzanne Bourgault for her website production needs.

Bourgaults previous experience at an internet giant in search and display advertising gives her the expertise most webmasters do not have. She has hands on search technology experience on one of the pioneers in the search space.

The website sanfranciscorealestateexpert.com was produced using the latest internet technologies, a custom design and state-of-the-art web presence optimization. WordPress version 3.4.2 was used with a custom theme platform, along with the latest jquery slideshow, a highly configurable MLS service, and several useful app plugins.

Bourgault stated that when she first started working witht with Ms. Palvicevich, we went through several design iterations in order to attain the look and functionality that will take Pavlichs real estate business to the next level. Vi was great to work with, she is a great collaboration partner. She knows what she wants, and has a wealth of timely and relevant content for her website visitors and existing clients. The information she provides keeps her clients and visitors up to date on the local real estate market, especially the new developments in the waterfront area of San Francisco.

Some of the technologies I used include a live chat feature so visitors can communicate immediately with Vi, as well as a locally-based multiple listing service.

Vi commented: Suzanne not only came up with good ideas, but she knew how to execute her ideas. The website is modern, user-friendly, and organized–exactly what I was looking for. Suzanne is attentive, communicative, and very knowledgeable.

qResonate website production company websites are proudly produced in the U.S.A. qResonate is a woman-owned business and operates as a sole-proprietorship by Suzanne Bourgault, Principal and Webmaster. qResonate is committed to serving small businesses and individuals who are just starting out or already have a website that they know needs to be updated with current website technologies. Bourgault uses her website expertise to support low-income women in starting their own businesses.

About qResonate

qResonate, the San Francisco Bay Area based website production company, provides a one-stop resource for all phases of website production, including design, development, photography, video, visitor engagement functionality, hosting, maintenance, and state-of-the-art web presence optimization. (http://qResonate.net).

qResonate was founded by Suzanne Bourgault, formerly of Yahoo Search and Display Advertising engineering teams. She has an extensive technical background in search and display advertising technologies, which gives her the broad and deep internet expertise rarely found in one person or company.

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