Major Social Media Milestone Benefits Auto Enthusiasts

St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) August 04, 2011

Shine Box Media has reached a milestone in their innovative channel marketing program with the 1,000th car club to join the My Shine Box car club network.

?Our goal is to develop exclusive, high-value, interactive marketing programs that connect our brand clients with key car club presidents across North America?, says Mark McCracken, President of Shine Box Media. ?Now with access to over 1,000 clubs, we can help marketers reach brand-loyal on a scale that maximizes their brand presence among the enthusiast segment of their marketing plans.?

The 1,000th club to join the My Shine Box Car Club Network was the Hampton Road Club MINI, http://www.hrmini.com, a club based in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia and dedicated to MINI owners. ?Our cars may be considered small,? says Hampton Road Club MINI President Dale Blankenship, ?but the more than 400 enthusiasts that make up our club have a huge passion for MINIs. It doesn't matter if they have the original car or the current model, we welcome all MINI owners.?

?As a club, we are truly excited about joining the My Shine Box Car Club Network,? adds Blankenship. ?Whether it?s one of our big runs like our Fall Colors Run through the mountains of Virginia or a smaller event like a simple local ice cream run, we love our cars and love modifying them even more. You can find our club putting on events throughout the state. We are looking forward to bringing Shine Box exclusive product and service offers to our enthusiast members. We truly appreciate companies who value our business, both as individuals and as a group.?

In the three years since its inception, Shine Box Media,http://www.myshinebox.com has redefined the way the automotive aftermarket industry communicates and connects with the North American automotive enthusiast.

?With 1,000 clubs now in the network we feel we?ve reached the kind of critical mass and have the scalability that will allow us to double or triple the network in very short order. Membership is not limited to a specific make or model.? explains McCracken. ?We have most every kind of luxury, muscle car, street rod, exotic, tuner, off-road, multi-make and track club you can think of. We welcome any organized group of car enthusiasts to join our network and have their opinion heard. And it?s one of the best ways for automotive aftermarket and OEM?s to reach passionate enthusiasts.?

About Shine Box Media:

Based in St. Louis, MO, Shine Box Media? is an alliance of veteran advertising, event and sales promotion professionals offering integrated trade and consumer marketing solutions specializing in the automotive and automotive aftermarket industries. The company?s myshinebox.com provides clients with exclusive access to one-of-a-kind grassroots interaction and e-commerce synergies with North America?s extensive network of automotive enthusiasts. Clients include Castrol USA, Ford Motor Company, Mazda Motors USA, Fatheadz Sunglasses, Michelin USA, Cooper Tire and Black Magic Car Care Products among others.

For more information, contact: Shine Box Media, http://www.myshinebox.com, 314/749-3521.

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Keeping Up With Profiles in History: A Recap of Their Major Auctions this December

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) December 02, 2011

Profiles in History, run by Joe Maddalena, is gearing up for their biggest month of Auctions ever. This Saturday is Debbie Reynolds The Auction Part II and features Marilyn Monroe costumes from Let's Make Love, Niagra and Bus Stop as well as Charlie Chaplin?s 1918 Bell & Howell Model 2709 35mm camera and the Panavision PSR 35mm camera used by George Lucas to film Star Wars.

Then on December 15 & 16th is the Icons of Hollywood Auction truly lives up to its title. With lots from The Wizard of Oz that include the screen used close-up pair of Ruby Slippers ($ 2,000,000-3,000,000) that are from the climax of the film when Judy Garland clicks here heels together three times and says, "There's no place like home." To go with the slippers you can bid on Judy Garland's blue and white gingham pinafore dress, one of the most recognizable costumes in film history ($ 200,000-$ 300,000). Finally, you can own the Cowardly Lion costume that was worn when the Cowardly Lion first meets Dorothy on the Yellow Brick Road and sings ?If I were King of the Forest? ($ 2,000,000 - $ 3,000,000).

From Back to the Future III you can own the screen used DeLorean time machine ($ 400,000-$ 600,000). This is the only surviving DeLorean in private hands from the Back to the Future trilogy. This particular car was used in the 1955 drive-in movie scene when Michael J. Fox drives it into the past and lands in 1885 to find Doc. From the second Back to the Future is Thomas F. Wilson's Griff Tannen Pitbull hoverboard ($ 15,000-$ 20,000). Other items from the Back to the Future trilogy include Michael J. Fox's Marty McFly jacket from Back to the Future, a complete Marty hero Mattel-brand hoverboard from Back to the Future II, and Christopher Lloyd's Doc shirt from Back to the Future. Overall, there will be over 100 items from Back to the Future -- easily the largest collection of props and memorabilia ever assembled from the trilogy. Part of the proceeds from this section of the auction will benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson?s Research.

Additional iconic items in the auction include Marilyn Monroe's wedding ring from her marriage to Joe DiMaggio ($ 300,000-500,000) and a Marilyn Monroe nude painting by Earl Moran ($ 70,000-$ 90,000), Bela Lugosi's iconic cape from Dracula ($ 1,500,000-2,000,000), Elizabeth Taylor's extravagant on set trailer from Cleopatra ($ 50,000-75,000), Howard Terpning's poster artwork for Cleopatra featuring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Rex Harrison ($ 60,000-80,000), Steve McQueen's racing suit from Le Mans ($ 200,000-$ 300,000), Soviet cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya's flown Sokol-KV-2 space suit ($ 200,000-300,000), a very rare early Gemini Program G-2C spacesuit, helmet and gloves with G-5C boots ($ 150,000-250,000), a screen used 1969 Dodge Charge "General Lee" jump car from The Dukes of Hazzard ($ 40,000-60,000), the Central Perk signature orange couch from Friends ($ 4,000-6,000) as well as the familiar yellow peephole frame from Monica?s apartment. There are over 1200 lots in the Icons of Hollywood sale.

Then on December 17th the Icons of Animation Auction will be held where you will find 641 lots of original production cells, concept art and model sheets highlighted by the earliest known color production cell of Mickey Mouse from 1932 ?Parade of the Award Nominees? ($ 80,000-120,000). Also to be sold is original Charles Schulz Peanuts ?Great Pumpkin? daily comic strip artwork ($ 20,000-30,000), a monumental-scale production background with Maleficent cel from Sleeping Beauty ($ 60,000-80,000) and original Dentzel carousel horse Walt Disney purchased for Disneyland and gifted to his very first Imagineer Roger Broggie ($ 30,000-50,000).

ABOUT PROFILES IN HISTORY

Founded in 1985 by Joseph Maddalena, Profiles in History (http://www.profilesinhistory.com) is the nation's leading dealer in guaranteed-authentic original historical autographs, letters, documents, vintage signed photographs and manuscripts. Born into a family of antiques dealers in Rhode Island, Joseph "Joe" Maddalena learned early on how to turn his passion of collecting historical autographs into a career. Needing to support himself, Joe turned to his hobby of buying and selling historical documents as a potential way to earn revenue. On weekends he scoured old Hollywood bookstores for letters and rare books. Upon graduation from Pepperdine, Joe pursued his passion to become a full-time dealer of historical documents, and opened his first office in 1985. A lifetime member of the Manuscript Society, Joe is widely recognized as the nation's leading authority on entertainment memorabilia and historical documents. Profiles in History has established itself as the world?s largest auctioneer of original Hollywood memorabilia, having held some of the most prestigious and successful auctions of Hollywood memorabilia and owning virtually every Guinness Book record prices for original screen-used memorabilia. With an extensive network of dealers, collectors, and institutions, Profiles in History is proud to play an important role in the preservation of motion picture history. Prior Profiles in History Hollywood auctions highlights include a full-scale model T-800 Endoskeleton from Terminator 2: Judgment Day ($ 488,750); Marilyn Monroe?s ?Diamonds? dress from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes ($ 356,500); Luke Skywalker?s light saber from Star Wars ($ 240,000); Margaret Hamilton?s ?Wicked Witch? hat from The Wizard Of Oz ($ 230,000); and The Invisible Man 1933 one-sheet movie poster ($ 230,000). Most recently from the history-making Debbie Reynolds Auction in June 2011, Profiles in History sold the Marilyn Monroe "Subway" Dress from The Seven Year Itch for $ 5.52M, the Marilyn Monroe signature red-sequined showgirl gown from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes for $ 1.44M and the Audrey Hepburn Ascot Dress from My Fair Lady for $ 4.44M. In addition, Joe Maddalena is the star of SyFy's hit show, Hollywood Treasure. With already 24 episodes aired, Hollywood Treasure is gearing up for an exciting return in 2012.

Media Contacts:

Nancy Seltzer, Nancy Seltzer & Associates

Phone: 323 938 3562, e-mail: nseltzer(at)nsapr(dot)com

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