Lijit Continues to See Explosive Growth in its Publisher Network

Boulder, Colorado (PRWEB) October 25, 2011

Lijit Networks, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Federated Media Publishing, today announced major company milestones that make September 2011 the biggest month on record since the companys inception. Over the past two months, Lijit has added 20,000 sites organically, bringing the Lijit Network to over 90,000 sites in total and ranking it a #1 US network according to Quantcast.

Just last week, FMP, Lijits parent company, announced a partnership with Automattic to bring the combined entitys tools and services to over 24 million mid and long tail sites hosted on the WordPress platform. The FMP, Lijit and WordPress.com combination reaches nearly 247 million unique visitors in the U.S., according to data from Quantcast.

In addition, continued development on Lijits real-time bidding platform has provided publishers with higher CPMs and fill rates than ever before. Lijit now averages 325 million ad transactions per day, representing an over 160% increase over the past two months alone. Based on this growth, Lijit is now paying out over $ 1,000,000 per month to publishers, growing at a rate of over 20% month-over-month.

We are ecstatic about Lijits continued organic growth, which we have been able to achieve by staying to true to our company philosophy that publishers are our people so we do what supports them and their efforts, said Todd Vernon, Founder and CEO of Lijit Networks. With our recent acquisition by Federated Media, existing Lijit publishers become part of the largest network of authentic, high quality and independent sites and will be able to take advantage of new opportunities to build their business.

The joint FMP/Lijit entity now provides publishers with an end-to-end solution that includes everything from creative, conversational advertising campaigns to traditional display advertising, video advertising and even mobile advertising. Publishers can layer on top complementary tools such as audience analytics and reader engagement tools for a complete platform that helps them better monetize and grow their website(s).

About Lijit Networks, Inc.

Lijit Networks, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Federated Media Publishing. By providing innovative advertising services, audience analytics, and reader engagement tools to over 90,000 online publishers, websites and networks, Lijit helps publishers grow their website, build their business and make more money. Lijit connects publishers with premium online advertising campaigns that are highly targeted and contextually relevant to the publishers audience. Learn more at http://www.lijit.com.

Lijit, the Lijit Networks logos and all other Lijit Networks product or service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Lijit Networks, Inc. All other names and trademarks are property of their respective owners.

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MA Interactive Group Continues it"s Growth in the Real Estate Sector with the Addition of Andco Management and Their New Apartment Website Design

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) June 29, 2011

MA Interactive Group, an Internet Marketing company with a high degree of specialty in real estate and apartment marketing, recently added another client to their budding roster of apartment and property management clients – Andco Management. Andco selected MA for delivery of a new apartment website design. Andco, also located in Chicago, manages over 45 buildings and 700 apartment units in over 15 Chicago neighborhoods.

As a first step, Andco has selected MA to design and develop their new apartment website. Specifically, the website itself will be developed utilizing a Drupal CMS and will include available apartment listings, apartment applications, Craig’s list, social media, and property management services. “Drupal, for good reason is growing into one of the most popular open-source platforms for website content management and is a great choice for Andco” said Allan Yalowitz Partner at MA. “Drupal provides the client, Andco a simple and easy way to actively manage their website and apartment listings on their own and it gives us the flexibility to design and develop without the limitations of other CMS systems like WordPress or Joomla.” Once the new website design is implemented, MA will continue forward with Andco in the development of a search engine marketing (SEM) strategy to drive qualified traffic to Andco’s real estate apartments listings in Chicago.

“We have been busy in the first half of 2011! Andco will be our fourth apartment related implementation of scale in 2011.” said Mike Templeton Partner at MA Interactive Group Templeton also noted, “For us Andco is the perfect client, because they know what they want, at the same time they are also highly receptive to our expertise in the real estate space”.

In 2011, MA Interactive Group has implemented or is in the process of implementing real estate Internet marketing programs and websites for several clients. These include Paragon Real Estate, SU Partnership, Tricap Chicago, Romanek Residential Properties, and Zeman Homes.

MA Interactive Group, is located in Northbrook, IL. It’s partners, Mike Templeton and Allan Yalowitz have been serving the Internet Marketing needs of Chicago and the nation since 1995. Mike Templeton as Vice-President and Area President for several Real Estate companies and Allan Yalowitz as a Director of Interactive Media and Design for several agencies and now collectively as MA.

MA Interactive Group is a full service digital agency providing branding and strategy, web design and development services, social networking, mobile marketing, search engine marketing (SEM), and e-mail marketing services.

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MJD Interactive Agency Continues Rapid Growth with the Addition of Morgan Christian and Arthur Oliveira

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) November 10, 2011

MJD Interactive Agency, one of the fastest growing agencies in Southern California, announced today the addition of Morgan Christian, Chief Technology Officer, and Arthur Oliveira, Interactive Developer, to its growing ranks.

Both Christian and Oliveira bring years of experience and cutting edge technologies to MJD. Christian will be charged with managing the development team, core technologies, agile processes and project delivery. Oliveira will be heading up the mobile app division as well as assisting with web development.

Morgan came to us highly recommended and he proved himself to be a true leader and technologist immediately. His track record of creating magical solutions to complex programming problems, managing teams to take on these challenges, and delivering on time will drive client profits significantly, said Jeremy Duimstra, Co-Founder of MJD. Arthurs portfolio of mobile applications, interactive environments using technologies such as Microsoft Kinect, and solid web development chops make him the perfect fit for our rapidly growing emerging technologies department.

Christian comes to MJD from Rovi, Inc. where he was a lead engineer participating in the acquisition and integration activities of DivX, Inc. His duties included re-architecting the bulk of Divx, Inc’s software and consumer electronics certification platform. Prior to that he spent time at BakBone Software as a Program Manager overseeing the high volume schedule of BakBone’s geo-diverse development effort. Christian has an incredible depth of technical experience including being an expert witness for the San Diego District Attorney’s office for computer crime, large scale user infrastructure management at the San Diego Super Computer Center, and e-Commerce experience dating back to 1995. He has tested experience with large e-Commerce implementations, current internet technologies and expertise in a wide range of programming languages. This combined with his technology management and leadership skills make him a much anticipated strategic addition to MJD Interactive executive team.

Prior to joining MJD, Oliveira worked at Action Creations in San Diego where he created mobile apps with Adobe Air, iOS, and Android, social media applications, and immersive web sites. Before that he worked at E Factor Media creating augmented reality apps and other interactive projects. Arthur hails from Brazil, and came to the U.S. to attend the University of California, San Diego. He specializes in iOS, Android, Actionscript 3, PHP, MySQL, Javascript, HTML and CSS.

About MJD Interactive Agency

MJD Interactive Agency specializes in web development, online marketing, and technology solutions. Areas of expertise include design, user experience, mobile application development, Drupal Development, Joomla, WordPress and Sitecore. Online Marketing strengths include Search Engine Optimization, Paid Search, Social Marketing and Analytics. Web Development and Online Marketing is both an art and a science. Our award winning design and marketing teams work closely together to ensure that the creative sparkles and the campaign performs meeting or exceeding your specified goals. We believe our job is to create demand. To drive response. To deliver results. Our success is based on your success.

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NAB Online Retail Sales Index Report Shows Impressive Growth of Online Sales

Perth, Western Australia (PRWEB) July 30, 2012

In a May 2012 report released by the National Australia Bank (NAB), it showed that online spending had a year-on-year growth of 14.2%, which is significantly higher compared to the 0.2% year-on-year growth of traditional retail sales. As of May this year, online sales reached $ 11.3 billion, equivalent to only 5.2% of traditional retail spending.

Experts believe that these developments signify a major change in the purchasing preference of consumers, making it essential for retailers to start adapting a multi-channel approach that can target a wider market and lead to increased profit in the long run.

They also suggest that those intending to engage in online retailing should also be aware of the more specific aspects of online sales such as trends, demographics, states and other factors in order to better understand the market as a whole and jumpstart their business strategies from there.

In the NAB report, online sales index increased by 187 points in May, from 169 points in the prior month. NAB also reported that 73% of retail shares are from domestic online retailers. The report added that the online market is mostly dominated by people in the 30-40 year old age bracket. Those under 30 years of age have the tendency to choose international retailers over domestic ones, and spend more on online recreation and department stores. While consumers aged 60 years old and above, spend more on food and beverages.

In another note, the NAB sales index report showed that among all states in the country, Western Australia has the highest online sales with a 32% year-on-year growth – more than twice the national average value.

In light of these new figures showing the increasing strength of online sales and its importance to the retail industry, plus the huge popularity of social media and mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, experts believe that traditional retailers should start using the Internet to gain a wider market and earn more profit.

Kirk OConnor, Director of Development of Spanky Media, explained how a business can actually make the most out of its marketing campaign by using the online world as a platform.

He said, With the stiff competition and tough business environment these days, it is essential that retailers should seriously start considering using online marketing strategies in their respective businesses. With this platform, they will be able to target a significantly wider market, without having to spend much.

With the recent changes in consumer behaviour, the best move would be to cater to their needs by enhancing customer experience through effective online marketing strategies website, social media, mobile website, and many more.

Spanky Media is an established web development company in Perth that provides numerous services to businesses and individuals who want to take advantage of the increasing demand of online retailing in order to boost their sales. They offer services such as custom WordPress development, web design, mobile website development, Facebook brand pages and many more.

If you wish to speak to a Spanky Media web development expert, you may give them a call at 1300 729 261 or visit their website http://spankymedia.com.au/.

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Research Shows Smartphones are Quickly Accelerating Growth of Online Sales

Perth, Western Australia (PRWEB) August 20, 2012

According to a report by international research firm Frost & Sullivan, consumers will spend $ 26.9 billion shopping online by 2016. Compared to a projected $ 16 billion in 2012, this represents an increase of 68% in the next three years. In addition, 57% of those who shop online have used their smartphones to increase their expenditures.

The report cites the same reasons that previous reports have for online sales growth, such as convenience, faster delivery, and lower prices, but also gives a lot of the credit to the number of people now using smartphones to shop.

According to Phil Harpur, senior researcher for Frost & Sullivan, One thing thats stood out to me is mobile usage. He went on to say that, contrary to the steady growth of the first seven years of online shopping, the last three years have recorded what he called a significant acceleration of online purchases.

By the numbers, 55% of online shoppers cited lower prices, while 15% said they dont like crowds and waiting in line, and 11% said they could find products easier online. 88% of those polled said they plan to spend as much or more this year than last year. 75% of online buyers combine to send 45% of their spending overseas.

In Australias 15 to 65 age demographic, 62% own a smartphone, and over half of those say that they have used a smartphone or tablet to shop online in the last year. Many also said they use apps to scan barcodes and compare prices while shopping in local stores. A somewhat surprising element here is that the 15 to 25 age demographic cited comparison shopping as their most important reason for shopping online.

This carries negative implications for traditional brick and mortar stores, but constitutes good news for those who are savvy enough to incorporate online sales, both from computers and mobile devices, into their businesses.

According to Kirk OConnor, Director of Development for Spanky Media, It is more important than ever for businesses to provide a strong online presence. Its not as simple as slapping up a small website with a phone number anymore, and expecting it to generate a flood of phone calls.

OConnor went on to say, Every business, large or small, is leaving a lot of money on the table if they dont sell their products or services online. If a business doesnt make it easy for their customers to buy online, both from computers or mobile devices, it will lose revenue to those businesses that do make it easy for customers to buy their products.

According to industry experts, the increase in mobile devices being used to make purchases has also changed website design. To fully serve its customers, a business has to have a website that is optimised for use on a smartphone. It has to load faster, and it has to be easy enough for someone on a smartphone to navigate without becoming frustrated and looking elsewhere.

Spanky Media, located in Perth, is a web development company which specialises in mobile website development, WordPress development, web design, Facebook brand pages, and other aspects of website development. They produce fully-optimised websites for computers, tablets, and smartphones.

More information is available at their website: http://spankymedia.com.au/ or you may call them at 1300 729 261

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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.

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Internet Marketing Coaching Explodes in Growth According to Marketing Coach Website

Denver, Colorado (PRWEB) October 28, 2012

Internet marketers usually take the same training routes as most offline marketers. Some education is required to learn the tips and strategies that are used to help reach consumers. What is different about Internet marketing is that strategies constantly change. Consumer growth online is one factor in the changes that take place year after year. Studies have found that Internet marketing coaching can prepare a marketer for the different ways available to make money online. The InternetMarketingCoaching.co website provides Internet marketing coaching and is now providing access to the top programs online. Signup information can be found here.

Forbes magazine recently released the growth numbers for online entrepreneurs. The numbers between 2005 and 2011 were reported as the highest in the history of e-commerce tracking online.

Part of the increase in online business owners can be attributed to the salaries that are possible. While marketers can be at an offline company for 15 or more years before hitting six figures a year, online marketing is bringing some entrepreneurs six figure starting salaries or more according to estimates. Consumers that now go online first to research services or products to purchase are helping to raise the income level of Internet marketers and entrepreneurs.

Blogging platforms like WordPress have provided more opportunity for trained Internet marketers to reach more consumers online. Since blogs are interactive, these are capable of delivering information instantly or during specific intervals set by bloggers or Internet marketers that manage blogs.

The InternetMarketingCoaching.co promoted training this is now accessible includes start to finish creation of blogs, mini blogs and other online interactions that are being used by Internet marketers to earn full-time salaries online.

The phrase affiliate marketing might be confusing to the average person although this area of online business is helping some marketers to earn steady paychecks. There are hundreds of thousands of companies online that now provide affiliate marketing opportunities for marketers.

The nature of affiliate marketing involves promotion of established services or retail products by third parties in exchange for commission on each sale. Affiliate marketing is becoming more popular due to the elimination of carrying inventory, paying for promotion or finding qualified marketers to work for companies selling products.

The InternetMarketingCoaching.co website is one resource online that provides access to all income generating opportunities for Internet marketers. All of the training that is accessible is unique due to content as well as the guarantee that is established from the website owners. All accessible coaching comes with a complete 60-day guarantee to all people that go through the coaching programs.

This guarantee is helping to establish the value of the coaching as well as provide a way to recoup the investment made by a marketer that is unhappy with the results after applying the learning strategies.

About InternetMarketingCoaching.co

By training marketers with the most recent strategies, the InternetMarketingCoaching.co website has been able to stay near the top of the list for marketers that require expert level training. The newest programs, strategies and development training are offered through this resource online to business owners, website owners and individual blog owners. The InternetMarketingCoaching.co website was created in early 2012 and has found a niche area that is in demand online. The creators of this website are successful marketers that devote their time to training others how to make money legitimately from the Internet.

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SoMoLend Partners with City of Cincinnati to Support Small Business Growth

Cincinnati, Ohio (PRWEB) December 06, 2012

SoMoLend (http://www.SoMoLend.com/), a leading debt-based crowdfunding platform, and the City of Cincinnati have announced a new partnership to help Cincinnati, Ohio-area small businesses and entrepreneurs gain access to the funding they need to continue to grow. SoMoLend is designed to match small business borrowers with investors looking to make a return on investment.

Through the partnership with the City, SoMoLend will identify qualified small businesses to which the City would potentially lend capital. The City would make loans of up to $ 400,000 in order to stimulate economic growth and job creation within the City. The partnership was approved this morning by the Citys Small Business Advisory Committee and announced shortly thereafter at a City Hall press conference.

Our partnership with SoMoLend provides an optimal way of sourcing good deals that lead to investment in small businesses and job creation in a comprehensive way, said Cincinnati Economic Development Director Odis Jones. The City wants small businesses to prosper so the local economy prospers at all levels.

Candice Peters, SoMoLend borrower and owner of the Hyde Park Body Boutique in Cincinnati, who took part in todays announcement, describes why she chose to seek a loan through the SoMoLend.com platform.

“I was attracted to SoMoLend because their platform gave me the opportunity to submit all of my financial information in one place, and from there my information could be seen by multiple investors wanting to lend to small businesses. The funding from SoMolend has given Hyde Park Body Boutique a huge boost. We were able to purchase Spinning bikes and are now offering total body indoor cycling classes called Spincinnati. We are now in negotiations to open a second Body Boutique facility in the Greater Cincinnati area,” said Peters.

SoMoLend is a debt-based crowdfunding platform that enables small businesses to obtain the money they need to launch and sustain their operations. SoMoLends software is designed to use the Web to match borrowers with lenders, connecting business borrowers with investors looking to make a return on investment. SoMoLends goal is to help U.S. business owners secure the funding they need at the lowest interest rates possible. In addition, small businesses that apply for a loan through the SoMoLend platform will pay no transaction fees now through December 31, 2012.

Candace Klein, Founder and CEO of SoMoLend, echoed Jones economic development comments. “We are thrilled about this partnership. By choosing to lend on SoMoLend, the City of Cincinnati has made a very important investment in the local small business community. It is our hope that this partnership will continue to build on the level of entrepreneurship and innovation this city has seen over the last few years. I look forward to working together to help Cincinnati businesses grow and thrive.

To learn more about SoMoLend, as well as the crowdfunding industry, visit https://www.SoMoLend.com/, http://www.facebook.com/SoMoLend, or the SoMoLend blog at http://somolend.wordpress.com/.

About SoMoLend

SoMoLend is a Web-based lending platform that uses patent-pending technology to connect small business borrowers with individual and organizational investors (lenders), executed within a hyper-localized geographic scope. SoMoLend’s user-friendly technology allows small business borrowers to obtain loans from friends, family, customers, community supporters and interested organizations, as well as from Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn connections. For more information, visit http://SoMoLend.com/ or http://somolend.wordpress.com/.

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Solo Entrepreneurs Spur Growth of Ecommerce with Money-Making Niche Websites, Reveals American Writers & Artists Inc. in Recent Report

Delray, FL (PRWEB) December 18, 2012

Doing business on the Internet may seem overwhelming to many.

But it turns out that while big companies like Amazon.com and eBay are in the headlines, thousands of small-scale, solo online businesses in super-targeted niches are quietly making millions of dollars collectively.

These entrepreneurs are tapping into their hobbies, expertise, even life and work experience to create successful money-making niche websites.

Creating simple online businesses has never been easier, says American Writers & Artists Inc. Co-Managing Partner and Vice President of Online Marketing, Rebecca Matter. Nowadays free tools like WordPress do all the heavy lifting. All the business owner has to do is provide content. And that means writing skills, not technical ones, are most important.

Because these businesses are based on one of the owners passions in life, writing articles, blog posts, and other content for the site is second nature and even fun. Copywriters with skills in marketing and advertising writing do especially well with these types of sites, which in many cases are spare time projects for extra cash.

An American Writers & Artists Inc. member profiled in the report, Karen McCamy, uses her site to indulge in her love of archaeology, specifically human evolution, Mesopotamia, and Mesoamerica. She sells educational materials, mostly to students. Its a perfect part-time business that allows her to care for her elderly father

Another American Writers & Artists Inc. member profiled in the report, Nancy Hearn, is passionate about water quality issues – specifically in ways to combat dehydration and reducing water pollution. Nancy writes reviews of water filtration systems and makes $ 1,000 to $ 3,000 a month from affiliate online sales.

This is a business model ideal for writers who want to do business online but dont want to get caught up in customer service, refunds, and other time-consuming activities. Their affiliate partners are responsible for all that.

In a time of high unemployment and distressed retirement accounts, small-scale money-making websites can provide much needed cash for current expenses and for the future.

To read the American Writers and Artists Inc. entire article, see here: Entrepreneurs Match Passions with Profit.

Editors Note: Members of the media have full permission to reproduce the article linked above either in part or in its entirety, once credit is given to American Writers & Artists Inc.

Media Contact: For information about American Writers & Artists Inc. content republishing, available source material or to book an interview with one of our experts, contact Associate Editor Carol Barron, 772-678-0287 (US), CBarron(at)awaionline(dot)com.

American Writers & Artists Inc. has been publishing direct-response copywriting and graphic design home-study programs since 1997. Their mission is to help people develop the critical skills to acquire financial security, independence and freedom. AWAI equips members with the tools and connections necessary to land clients, start working professionally, and earn money fast. And through their free DirectResponseJobs.com site, businesses can find and hire skilled AWAI members quickly and easily. For a complete list of programs and more information about AWAI, please contact Associate Editor Carol Barron, cbarron(at)awaionline(dot)com or (772) 678-0287.

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