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Social Fresh Returns to Charlotte

August 08, 2011 By: NCTechNews Category: Events, Social Media

(Charlotte, N.C.)  Social Fresh, the social media education company that originated in Charlotte, NC, announced the next stop in its educational conference series, targeted to marketing professionals. Social Fresh Charlotte will take place September 6-7, 2011 at the University Hilton in Charlotte, North Carolina. (more…)

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SurfingDuct is Launched by WingSwept to Help the HVAC Industry

October 15, 2010 By: NCTechNews Category: General News, Social Media

(Garner, N.C.) WingSwept is proud to announce the recent launch of SurfingDuct, the newest brand within the company’s Vertical Markets division. SurfingDuct will enable business owners in the HVAC industry to connect with customers seeking their services at a very affordable price.  (more…)

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Strategic Guru Looks for Biggest Website Losers

June 09, 2010 By: NCTechNews Category: Computers, Digital Media, General News, Social Media, Strategic Consulting, Telecommunications

(Cary, N.C. ) Strategic Guru, a full service marketing and communications agency, announced today the launch of their “Second Annual Worst Website Ever” contest. The purpose of the contest is to find the website of a business or organization that is most in need of a makeover. The winning entry, chosen by popular vote, will receive a prize package valued at over $9000 that includes refreshed design, copy-editing, development and search engine optimization services. (more…)

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Social media primer available

December 04, 2009 By: David D. Menzies Category: Social Media

(Apex, N.C.) Triangle-based public relations consultancy Menzies Consulting, Inc. has published the December issue of its “News You Can Use” newsletter with an informative article on using social media for business purposes. (more…)

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  • Packaging Cures
    RTP-based advertising and branding firm The Marketing Machine helped overcome the issue of illiteracy among medical patients in Ghana, South Africa in designing packaging for the only manufacturer of anti-retroviral drugs in the region, creating individual icons and colors to help patients understand which drugs they needed, regardless of their ability to read.

    Broadband Stimulus
    Two grants funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act are being used by MCNC to expand broadband connectivity and services throughout North Carolina and create more than 1,000 engineering and construction jobs, the organization said.

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    Defense Industry Gets More Competitive
    U.S. troop level decreases and shrinking armed forces budgets will lead to increased competition and a change in business operations for military contractors in North Carolina and throughout the nation, according to defense industry contracting expert Lea Strickland, requiring a more strategic and tactical approach to developing professional, properly-designed bid proposals.

    A Leg Up for Students
    Innovative concept-to-marketplace product design and development firm Montie Design is holding a Winter 2012 Student Design Contest for aspiring product designers in community colleges, four-year colleges, or high schools from North Carolina and Virginia, starting February 1.

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    The leader in analytical instrumentation for the pharma manufacturing industry has named a new COO responsible for manufacturing, engineering, software development, and project management for hardware and software products such as the VTT-1000 multi-variant testing device, breaking down barriers to speeding-up the drug manufacturing pipeline and cutting-down on drug shortages.

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