Atlanta (Vocus/PRWEB ) January 19, 2010 — A new alternative for verified, digital signatures that introduces flexibility in the process was announced today as the result of a partnership formed between IDology, Inc. and ARX, Inc. The partnership pairs two industry leading solutions, ARX’s CoSign and IDology’s ExpectID® IQ, to give businesses the proper controls over the ID proofing process behind verified, digital signatures.

The combination of these products creates an undisputable strength for the authentication of an online transaction or document. By verifying the identity of a signer before attaching a forgery-immune digital signature, companies can rest assured that important contracts, disclosures and other documents are being signed by the real person represented in the signature. IDology’s CEO, John Dancu, says the partnership with ARX creates new opportunities for companies to fight fraud:

“Companies that conduct business online can look at verified, digital signatures with more certainty because the necessary documents have been approved and signed by the real person represented in that signature. It also makes it easier for businesses to keep pace with the speed of ecommerce while minimizing fraud.”

Pairing the solutions creates a seamless, automated process from verification to signature. First, basic identity information is provided by the signer. Then, IDology’s ExpectID IQ solution generates a dynamic, knowledge-based quiz to confirm that the signer truly is the person he/she is claiming to be. And because the answers to these questions are based on out-of-wallet information, they are difficult for anyone other than the actual person to answer. Simultaneously, CoSign is monitoring this process. If an ID is verified, the person is automatically granted a set of standard digital signature credentials that they can then use to digitally sign documents, transactions and records.
The entire process takes just minutes to perform, and adds stronger authenticity to any signed document in any B2C or G2C business process. IDology’s identity verification supports ARX’s three-Is concept for maintaining proof of the signer’s identity, intent and document integrity.

Verified or proofed identities combined with standard digital signatures are an extremely valuable set of tools for managing B2C businesses that must have trusted exchanges with customers online. Vice President of Business Development for ARX, John Marchioni explains:

“There are many instances where businesses and government agencies may need to reach out to customers or citizens over the Internet. IDology provides a reliable and trusted source for ID proofing so that businesses know the people they are working with are who they say they are. The advantage of using IDology with CoSign is the ease of use for businesses and the flexibility it allows them.”

CoSign has been providing standard digital signatures in a variety of industries to streamline and scale processes and transactions for many years. ARX solutions have helped numerous businesses transition to paperless workflow, as records signed with a digital signature are legally enforceable. And ExpectID IQ is used to validate the identities of customers in numerous customer-not-present situations every day. Because IDology’s solutions are offered through an on-demand, self-service model, businesses control the identity proofing process with the ability to respond to changes in an instant.

Businesses can start using these productive tools by contacting either party. Additionally, a free trial of the CoSign digital signature solution is also available.

About CoSign Digital Signatures
ARX’s CoSign digital signature solution automates approvals affordably in a compliant manner, allowing organizations to go paperless, expedite business processes and save costs. CoSign signatures are globally accepted by external partners and customers without the need for proprietary-validation software. CoSign is also centrally managed through your organization’s user/customer directory for reliable control of signature privileges, and ease of use and administration. Learn more about the CoSign digital signature solution.

About ARX – The Digital Signature Company
ARX (Algorithmic Research) is a global provider of cost-efficient digital signature solutions for industries such as life sciences, healthcare, government, engineering, and energy. ARX engineers and scientists have more than 20 years of experience in security and standard digital signature application. ARX helps businesses secure, streamline, and scale their processes and transactions with the proper controls required by legislation, regulation, and industry best practice. Learn more about us.

About IDology, Inc.
IDology, Inc. provides real-time technology solutions that verify an individual’s identity and age for anyone conducting business in consumer-not-present environments to help drive revenue, decrease costs and prevent fraud. Founded in 2003, IDology is the only provider to offer an on-demand change management tool that allows client business-unit managers to control the entire proofing process, including within an integrated solution, without having to rely on internal IT resources or contact IDology’s customer service. For more information, visit www.idology.com or call 866-520-1234.

A newly launched company is offering aspiring models of every shape and size a chance to be discovered on the Internet – simply by posting a picture with links to their Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin profiles. One model search contest winner will receive front page exposure on TShirtAds.com and become the “official face of TShirtAds.”

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 19, 2010 — Will Smith was discovered in a Los Angeles parking lot. Natalie Portman was discovered walking into a pizza parlor. Alex Wek was discovered on a busy London street. A newly launched company is offering aspiring models of every shape and size a chance to be discovered on the Internet – simply by posting a picture with links to their Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin profiles. Today TShirtAds (www.tshirtads.com) issued an open casting call for the most socially connected aspiring model in America.

One model search contest winner will receive front page exposure on TShirtAds.com and become the “official face of TShirtAds.” Putting a new twist on an old story, TShirtAds plans to pluck the next big supermodel off the social media highway, instead of Melrose or Madison Avenue. The contest supports the company’s mission to become a go-to source for event staffing and word-of-mouth marketing campaigns.

The TShirtAds robust, interactive media platform launched late last year and already includes thousands of new models and everyday talented people in both large and small U.S. markets. Advertisers can scour through the TShirtAds database of featured models – by geography, demographics, look, experience, and/or Model Feedback Ratings – selecting models that best fit their staffing needs. TShirtsAds models can be hired to support word-of-mouth marketing campaigns or staff trade booths for companies of any size, from Fortune 500 companies like Kraft Foods and Coca-Cola to small businesses led by entrepreneurs that do not currently have agency representation.

Professional and aspiring models are invited to participate in the contest. Contest submission is easy and free:

1.     Register as a model at TShirtAds.com and enter the contest on Facebook.
2.     Upload at least one photo of yourself wearing a white T-Shirt or tank top with a slogan written on the front of the T-Shirt to demonstrate your ability to promote a message. Choose a slogan that best represents you. Suggestions include “TShirtAds,” “I’m Available,” “Your Ad Here,” “Rent This Space.” Models are encouraged to be creative!
3.     Post your Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter links to your TShirtsAds profile to prove your social media connectedness.
4.     Encourage your friends to endorse you and “vote” for your entry on the TShirtAds Facebook Fan Page.

“Before TShirtAds, finding models for a promotional trade show or creative street marketing campaign was expensive and labor-intensive,” said Taz Turner, Founder and President of TShirtAds. “TShirtAds allows advertisers and their agencies to effectively and efficiently discover and hire models online.”

Companies that are interested in discovering and hiring fresh faces to wear, advertise, and promote products and services at promotional events or as part of word-of-mouth marketing campaigns can contact TShirtAds at info@tshirtads.com. Event marketing agencies, public relations firms, modeling agencies, and trade show staffing companies can also contract directly with TShirtAds to enhance their staffing ability for campaigns.

Prospective models can enter the contest online at www.tshirtads.com. Winners will be selected based on public votes. The top five vote winners will each receive $100. Winners will be announced on February 15.

About TShirtAds
TShirtAds is the go-to source for event staffing and word-of-mouth marketing, connecting advertisers with models and everyday people willing to wear, advertise, and promote company brands. The TShirtAds online platform includes thousands of models and everyday people in both large and small U.S. markets, allowing advertisers to effectively and efficiently scout and hire models online. Advertisers can scour through the TShirtAds database of models, scouting, selecting, and recruiting models that best fit the image of their company, product or service. Visit www.tshirtads.com.

Jacksonville, FL (PRWEB) January 19, 2010 — 20/20 vision has been the hallmark of perfect vision. That Bar is about to be raised.

Dr. Gulani has raised Lasik Laser Vision and Cataract surgery to an ART and using his newly introduced specialty- Corneoplastique(TM), he designs Vision corrective surgery uniquely to each individual eye. Using Laser or Lens based surgeries or even combinations therein, he has achieved visions of 20/15 and 20/10 in numerous patients.

Many eye surgeons worldwide are echoing such outcomes.

20/15 vision is one line better than 20/20 while 20/10 is two lines better on an eye chart.

Technological breakthroughs and better understanding of the optical system of the eye allows us to measure imperfections in vision that were invisible to us until recently. ” What you cannot measure, you cannot correct”- Dr. Gulani

Wavefront technology, advanced laser precision and accurate eye trackers along with a full range of lens implants allow for individualized optical correction for eyes to reach their complete vision potential which in many cases is better than 20/20.

Lasik, Custom Lasik, iLasik, Bladeless Lasik, Lasek, SBK, ASA and PRK are all forms of Laser Vision Surgeries. These surgeries effectively reshape the cornea so nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism can be corrected.

Lens based surgeries including Multifocal, progressive lens implants like crystalens, restor, toric, rezoom and technis have raised the bar on cataract surgery by allowing people to see clearly as well as address their presbyopia and thereby see in the distance and read up close without any glasses.

For patients who are not Lasik candidates, Visian ICL and Intacs can address their extreme errors while synergize contact lenses and collagen cross linking can be used to address keratoconus.

Even previous refractive surgery like Radial Keratotomy (RK) can be addressed with modern Lasik surgery to bring these patients back to excellent vision.

With such an armamentarium of vision corrective eye surgeries, pratically every patient who wears glasses and contact lenses is a candidate because a non-candidate eye can be prepared for vision surgery and also combinations can be used to address specific refractive errors.

Thus a Cataract patient can undergo Progressive Lens based Cataract surgery followed by Lasik surgery in combination or a previous Lasik patient prepare for future Cataract surgery as they age.

On January 21, 2010, for patients and eye doctors all over the world, Channel 4 TV is inaugurating the “Ask Dr. Gulani Show” Online, as a LIVE Webcast at 12:30 pm EST ( you can log onto Gulani Vision’s website for more information ).

I envision a future when a patient can walk into an eye doctor’s office and say “Doctor, I see 20/20!” The doctor will stand up with a solemn look on his / her face and say, “I can help you” – Dr. Gulani.

Livermore, CA (PRWEB) January 19, 2010 — The Bay Area Search Engine Academy has opened registration for their upcoming SEO classes and internet marketing training for businesses. Registration is limited to fifteen people in each of the classes being held in San Ramon and Santa Clara (near San Jose), California.

“We keep the classes small so each of the students gets lots of individual attention during the course of the week,” Thomas Petty said. Petty is the President of the Bay Area Search Engine Academy, and will be teaching both hands-on workshops. “We teach a lot of advanced techniques, but anyone can learn them. We want to make sure everyone understands it so they can put it to use as soon as they leave the classroom.”

The Academy starts the week by teaching a six-step process that gets its students started quickly without having to know technical code. “Anyone can learn our six-step process and get results,” Petty adds. The rest of the week is spent learning techniques that can get a business listed on the search engines many different ways.

Each student is encouraged to bring their wireless-enabled laptop and work on either their own Web site or their client’s in the class. They are each given class time to present problems to the other students, get constructive feedback, and help each other.

“Some of the terms people hear are ‘SEO’, ‘social media marketing’, ‘internet marketing’, and so on. We dispel the myths around all of this, and make it clear so business owners can get results with what we teach,” Petty said. “After all, we use these same techniques with our own clients.”

The Bay Area Search Engine Academy is part of the larger Search Engine Academy, started by John Alexander and Robin Nobles many years ago. They teach a standardized curriculum at all their academies around the world.

Once a student has completed the workshop and passed the exam, they receive a certificate showing they have have a thorough understanding in search engine marketing. In addition, students can request nationally-recognized continuing education units (CEUs) through the University of Southern Mississippi (an additional $60 fee covers the cost of the paperwork).

Interested students can register online at the Bay Area Search Engine Academy’s registration page or contact them directly toll-free at (888) 807-5658.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 19, 2010 — A free address book listing in WikiWorldBook.com “The Global Address Book” enables users to store and manage all their contact information on their own search engine optimized web page without the need for their own website.

It also enables them to be found and contacted by email within three clicks of a Google search of their name – without them even having to reveal their contact details and without the person contacting them having to register. This is primarily achieved through a simple customizable “profile page” which can contain as little of the user’s contact details as their name, nationality and gender. Messages go directly to their regular email service, so they don’t have to return to the site to pick them up. This Visual Guide gives a detailed list of the address book’s easy to use features.

Alternatively, users may want to display their full range of contact details to provide the people looking for them with the means of contact that best suits them. All users’ address book pages are highly search engine optimized to ensure that they rank well in Google’s results on a search for the user’s name, including “vanity urls” that contain the user’s name.

Users can differentiate between their personal and work contact details and use the structured format to add photos, building addresses, telephone numbers, websites, IM & VOIP links, social media and social profile links and well as add their own biographies and interests. All the user’s email, IM and VOIP services are hyperlinked so they immediately launch the appropriate service on the visitor’s device with one click. Users can add their social links to drive traffic to their other web properties and increase their authority with the search engines.

The address book provides a compelling free alternative to Telnic’s dot tel (.tel) domains which are subject to an annual domain name charge. Examples of each company’s products can be compared here – a John Smith profile on WikiWorldBook and a dot tel Telnic domain. Whilst Telnic’s underlying technology is undoubtedly more superior – being hosted directly on the DNS (the backbone of the internet) rather than on a normal web server, which provides for more rapid page loading – users have a clear choice to make over paying an annual recurring charge indefinitely or getting a reliable service for free.

Users control all their own information as they can delete their address book listing and all their information in a matter of seconds from their own control panel. A full range of Privacy Controls gives the user complete control over individual entries, so that they can share their information with people that they choose. Users are indexed quickly by Google and generally appear in their search results within a few days, whilst a powerful proprietary spam filter ensures that spam is negligible or non-existent. Many users will find this innovative address book as the solution to managing their online identity.

The WikiWorldBook address book is truly global with users from over 150 countries already currently registered in its Global Address Book. Based on current visitor conversion rates, the company anticipates that its global target market is around 15 million registered users, which might rise as brand awareness increases.

Many users will also find the optional Search Alert useful. This can notify them by email when they have been Googled and provides them with the searcher’s geographical location and IP address. If the user has been Googled by a company or organization, then more often than not the company or organization can be fully identified by name – making it an invaluable tool for small business people and job seekers. If the searcher is a company or organization, rather than an individual, then more often than not they can be identified.
Without needing to build, host or manage their own website, users can:-

Who does it appeal to?

Online address book services appeal to a broad spectrum of people –

WikiWorldBook is a private limited company. The service it offers is solely a low maintenance address book service and not a social network. Users are not subject to the usual deluge of social network notifications (like “request to connect” emails, update emails, spam or new applications) and the service restricts itself to a quarterly service email update.

Family business experts, The Family Business Consulting Group, are hosting a webinar on how to handle conflict within a family business.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) January 17, 2010 – The Family Business Consulting Group, Inc. ® (efamilybusiness.com), announced today, they will be hosting a webinar later this month on conflict resolution as it pertains to family business. The webinar, Conflict Resolution: When Do We Negotiate, Mediate or Celebrate?, will be presented by FBCG associates, Dr. Kent Rhodes and Penny Webb and will share proven processes for developing effective communication within family business.

“Every family and every business experiences conflict. The reality is conflict produces change and change is good!”, says senior associate Penny Webb.    What challenges us are ineffective processes to work through conflicts, difficulty in allowing other to express their thoughts, learning how to deliver difficult messages and coming to resolution and acceptance.”

The Conflict Resolution webinar will show family businesses how to:

For more information about the webinar or to register, click here.

About The Family Business Consulting Group, Inc.:
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, The Family Business Consulting Group consists of world renowned consultants committed to helping family businesses prosper across generations. Their experienced consultants and advisors have founded several family business programs at university and non-profit organizations, won awards for their educational, consultative and research activities and, combined, are the most prolific authors in the field.

For more information about The Family Business Consulting Group and its services, contact Ken Bosshart at 770.421.0110 or visit efamilybusiness.com

To hear the latest on what industry leaders are saying about education as it pertains to family business, visit our blog at familybusinesseducation.blospsot.com

Morrisville, NC (PRWEB) January 17, 2010 — Castle Worldwide, Inc., a leading provider of assessment and education consulting services, signed a cooperative agreement with Greater Business Solutions Global of Beijing, China (GBS Global), an affiliate of the Chinese Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC), to design, develop, and deliver retail training and certification examinations in China created in collaboration with the National Retail Federation Foundation (NRF Foundation). The courseware and examinations will target corporate employers, vocational students, and graduates of university retail programs. Design and development activities are underway for three tiered training and examination programs. The first program, Retail Operations Management, will be available to Chinese candidates beginning in December of 2009.

Castle joined with its long standing business partner, the NRF Foundation, to provide GBS Global and Chinese retail professionals with the highest quality retail knowledge and certification testing. The NRF Foundation’s national retail standards are being used in the development of national standards for China. US-based retail experts from the NRF Foundation and workforce development and testing experts from Castle recently traveled to Beijing in December 2009 to launch the first program, Retail Operations Management across China.

“Currently, the retail industry in China is growing rapidly despite a shortage of well-trained retail store managers at all levels. This shortage and the lack of first-class training for existing and potential employees has negatively affected the retail marketplace,” said Mark Zhang, President of GBS Global. “The cooperation between Castle, the NRF Foundation, and GBS Global will significantly improve the standards and effectiveness of the Chinese retail industry.”

“We are proud to formalize our relationship with GBS Global and to expand our long-time partnership with the NRF Foundation to bring world-class education and certification to the Chinese retail workforce,” said Jeffrey LaRiche, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Castle. “During our travels to China, GBS Global and its employees and partners have demonstrated deep influence in the Chinese marketplace and a high standard of professionalism and commitment to retail training and certification. This commitment linked to the NRF Foundation’s substantial resources and expertise in worldwide retail standards will provide strong support for the development of retail training and certification examinations in China.”

Castle’s relationship with GBS Global will deliver the benefits of a credential based on global best practices in selling and service, store operations, finance, merchandising, and human resource management that will provide retail store owners significant efficiencies in cost and operations.

“The training and certification programs referenced in the agreement focus on a need that, until now, has not been addressed,” said Rick Phillips, PhD, Castle’s Chief Technology Officer. “The courseware is based on interactive learning methods which will result in higher rates of information retention.” Dr. Phillips and Leo F. Hirata, Chairman of the international business development firm, Dharma Brothers International, presented on the benefits of interactive learning approaches at the 8th Annual Shopping Mall Conference held at the Olympic Village in Beijing in September 2009.

ABOUT CASTLE WORLDWIDE, INC.
Castle Worldwide, Inc. is a highly respected provider of testing and training services for trade and professional associations, corporations, government agencies, and educational institutions. For more than 20 years, Castle has distinguished itself by providing psychometric expertise, technological capabilities and a customer-centric business approach. Castle continually monitors advancements made in the worlds of testing, training and business management to provide its clients with sound solutions and responsive service. www.castleworldwide.com

ABOUT GBS GLOBAL, INC.
GBS Global Inc. is a professional service provider specializing in management consulting, educational training, and workforce development for the retail industry. Working in cooperation with the Chinese government’s commercial and educational sectors, GBS is committed to promoting communication and cooperation between the international retail communities. The members of GBS Global’s senior management team are experienced, seasoned professionals in global retail, finance, educational training, and information technology development who are able to move confidently and fluidly across cultures and who understand the best practices of the East and the West. GBS’s mission to develop effective retail training systems is key to satisfying the need for high quality retail professionals in the Chinese retail marketplace.

ABOUT NRF FOUNDATION
The NRF Foundation is the research and education arm of the National Retail Federation. A non-profit foundation created in 1981, the Foundation conducts industry research, develops education and workforce development programs, professional certification programs and promotes retailing as a career destination. The NRF Foundation benefits retailers, their associates and business partners and allies, and consumers in many ways. The Foundation’s education and career development efforts, including NRF University wired, encourage professional development and excellence in performance of retailing for associates and executives at all levels.

The National Retail Federation is the world’s largest retail trade association, with membership that comprises all retail formats and channels of distribution including department, specialty, discount, catalog, Internet, independent stores, chain restaurants, drug stores and grocery stores as well as the industry’s key trading partners of retail goods and services. NRF represents an industry with more than 1.6 million U.S. retail establishments, more than 24 million employees – about one in five American workers – and 2008 sales of $4.6 trillion. As the industry umbrella group, NRF also represents more than 100 state, national and international retail associations. www.nrf.com.

ABOUT DHARMA BROTHERS INTERNATIONAL LTD
Dharma Bros International LTD [DBI is a business advisor for worldwide companies seeking to expand their products, services, and investments into the China marketplace. The founder and Chairman of DBI, Leo F. Hirata, is the China Business Advisor to Castle Worldwide and assisted greatly with the establishment of Castle’s relationship with GBS. DBI is also involved in other high-profiled business ventures in China.

Personal Branding Expert Maggie Jessup Addresses Washington Republicans

Vancouver, Wash. (Vocus/PRWEB ) January 17, 2010 — Visible candidates with powerful brands win elections, counseled author Maggie Jessup, a publicist and personal branding expert, who keynoted Thursday’s dinner for prominent Washington Republicans. Candidates, committee people, and party supporters listened raptly as Jessup described the new playing field where candidate branding rather than party affiliation is what wins voter interest and support.

According to Jessup winning candidates follow four steps:

1st - Candidates must first build a personal brand based on their community and business activities, not their politics. “America’s leading voices all have a personal platform that describes who they are and what they believe in” said Jessup. “Voters know them from their non-political actions, their speaking engagements, their books, articles, and involvement with industry or cause-based organizations.” A powerful brand can then select their party affiliation when it’s time to announce their candidacy.

2nd - Winning candidates become great communicators; they tell their story and share their message in a concise and compelling manner. “You can easily tell the candidate with well-thought-out talking points and media training; they come across as intelligent, confident leaders and become our elected officials” remarked Jessup. “Good messaging is a success secret in every field but for candidates it is the difference between winning and losing.”

3rd - Candidates must get and remain visible. “No matter how great your platform and message, it’s not relevant unless people know you’re there. It’s a fact that a very visible candidate with great name recognition has an immense advantage over an unknown” said Jessup whose new book on branding, Fame 101 www.fame101book.com , launched this month. She added that political winners from the Kennedy dynasty to today’s President Obama are all as adept at celebrity-level publicity as any Hollywood star or best-selling author. Many voters equate media attention to credibility and so strategic publicity is a critical element to winning campaigns.

4th - Winning candidates plan ahead one or two or even three election cycles. Joe Kennedy knew that JFK’s end game was the presidency as he orchestrated the Congressional campaigns, an award-winning book, and even the ideal first lady. Jessup tells local candidates to learn planning from the presidential candidates: they are speakers at previous conventions, all publish books, and they train to become mediagenic. Then, when the timing is right, they can explode onto the stage as an “overnight success”.

“Maggie Jessup’s message is a wakeup call for the Republican Party. Voters no longer decide on party lines; it is the candidate and their message. We’ll win elections when we stand behind our strongest candidates rather than try to lead them to victory” said Republican strategist Kathy McDonald of KMAC Associates.

Media Contact: 360.521.0437

About Maggie Jessup: Maggie Jessup, former investigative reporter turned publicity maven, is America’s leading publicist and a pioneering advocate for powerful personal branding. She works with candidates, best selling authors, celebrity scientists, iconic business leaders, and other remarkable people who want to expand their visibility, recognition, and income. In her new book Fame 101 www.fame101book.com Maggie reveals the promotion, business, and branding models of Martha Stewart, Barrack Obama, Suze Orman, Billy Graham, America’s best-known gardener, and 75 other members of America’s most-successful to demonstrate they all follow the same Fame Formula. Fame 101 www.fame101book.com is the ultimate guide to personal branding, publicity, and other success components for anyone wanting to increase their visibility, capture the power of a compelling personal brand, and monetize the results. Maggie co-founded Platform Strategy www.platformstrategy.com , an award-winning publicity and branding boutique.

Brand research expert, Debra Semans, senior vice president of Polaris Marketing Research, is the keynote speaker at the GSAE luncheon.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) January 17, 2010 — Polaris Marketing Research, Inc. (polarismr.com) announced today that senior vice president and brand research expert, Debra Semans will be the keynote speaker at the Georgia Society of Association Executives (GSAE’s) luncheon on January 20, 2010. Her topic, “Top Ten Branding Mistakes You Can Avoid,” is timed to coincide with the Society’s rebranding efforts.

The luncheon is the feature of the organization’s quarterly meeting and draws about 200 executives from non-profit organizations, professional and trade associations and their corporate suppliers. The meeting will be held at The Centre at Arbor Connection in Douglasville, Ga., and the luncheon will begin at 11:30. (gsae.org)

“Debra Semans is a nationally recognized expert in branding and she has a wealth of information to share. I am sure everyone will benefit from her speech,” said Polaris President Jan Carlson. Semans’ speech expands on an article she wrote last year about the brands experiences she has gathered from attendees at a seminar she teaches on Internal Branding (sponsored by the American Marketing Association, marketingpower.com.)

About the brand research firm, Polaris Marketing Research:
Founded by Jan Carlson in 1989, Polaris Marketing Research is a full-service firm that provides state-of-the-art online interactive marketing research reporting, interviewing and data collection, quantitative and qualitative research expertise and personalized project management.

Atlanta-based Polaris Marketing Research is affiliated with the Council of American Survey Research Organizations, the American Marketing Association and the American Society for Quality.

For more information, call Dianne Hill at 404-816-0353 or visit us at polarismr.com.

To hear the latest on what industry leaders are saying about marketing as it pertains to marketing research, visit our blog at themarketingdialog.com.

(PRWEB) September 17, 2009 — In their first year, Manic Attack Pictures has produced over 100 short films including five critically acclaimed web series, an assortment of comedic shorts, extreme sports parodies, music video spoofs, and a large collection of outtakes, extras and deleted scenes. For their take on the funny, Team Manic led by co-founders Tommy Walsh and Christopher Burke were named Honorees in the 2009 Webby Awards for Humor.

They are now ready to launch their largest web series to date: Shooting Johnson Roebling. This award winning independent feature, which toured the festival circuit in 2008, has been divided into a 17 part web series that launches on ManicAttack.com today. The first three episodes will be available today and a new episode will air every Wednesday through December 23rd.

Actors studio member Gabe Fazio (The Path to 9/11, Law & Order), Turkish Soap Opera star, Canan Erguder (Bicak Sirti, Binbir Gece), and New York character actor Gary Cowling (The Namesake, The Accidental Husband, Law & Order) lead an ensemble cast of quirky characters down a different kind of rabbit hole in this Alice in Wonderland-esque adventure.

The comic book inspired site was designed by the creative team at Project83 Inc. based out of Nashville. Their Content Distribution Network is Twistage, Inc., NYC.