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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InvisiblePeople.tv Begins Nationwide Road Trip to Fight Homelessness Using the Power of Social Media

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) July 21, 2010

InvisiblePeople.tv - the nationally-recognized nonprofit that tackles poverty and homelessness using the power of social media - embarks today on its 2010 Road Trip U.S.A. to raise awareness and smash stereotypes about the plight of America's homeless.

The tour is scheduled to take InvisiblePeople.tv Founder Mark Horvath (who was himself homeless) to 28 cities, where he will help homeless individuals and families tell their stories via online social media.

"The goal is to make the 'invisible people' in society more visible by bringing them out of the shadows where they are ignored," said Horvath. "We're using social media to expose the pain, hardship and hopelessness that millions of people face each day."

The tour that begins today is Horvath's third such road trip since he founded InvisiblePeople.tv in November 2008. Over the next 72 days he will visit shelters, youth facilities and other places where homeless people congregate, in a mix of rural areas and large cities.

Armed with a hand-held video camera, laptop computer and smartphone, Horvath will post raw, unedited videos on the InvisiblePeople.tv video blog (vlog) and video sharing sites YouTube and Vimeo, as well as through social networks including Twitter, Facebook and Flickr.

Horvath added, "Each road trip grows larger, along with the homeless population and the reach of social media."

The InvisiblePeople.tv 2010 Road Trip is scheduled to visit the following cities:

7/20 - Las Vegas, NV

7/22 - 7/23 - Salt Lake City, UT

7/25 - 7/26 - Denver, CO

7/28 - Wichita, KS

7/30 - 8/1 - Bentonville, AK

8/3 - 8/4 - Austin, TX

8/5 - San Antonio, TX

8/7 - 8/9 - New Orleans, LA

8/11 - 8/13 - St. Petersburg, FL

8/14 - Orlando, FL

8/16 - Atlanta, GA

8/18 - Nashville, TN

8/20 - 8/22 - St. Louis, MO

8/24 - Louisville, KY

8/26 - Newport, KY

8/28 - Wilmington, DE

8/30 - 8/31 - Washington DC

9/2 - 9/4 - New York, NY

9/6 - 9/8 - Binghampton, NY

9/10 - Auburn, NY

9/12 - 9/14 - Detroit, MI

9/16 - South Bend, IN

9/18 - 9/19 - St. Paul, MN

9/21 - Bismark, ND

9/23 - Billings, MT

9/25 - 9/26 - Spokane, WA

9/28 - Bend, OR

9/30 - Santa Cruz, CA

Locations and dates are subject to change. Please visit http://www.InvisiblePeople.tv/calendar for schedule updates.

InvisiblePeople.tv's 2010 Road Trip U.S.A. is sponsored by Pepsi, Ford, Hanes, Sprint, 100kHomes, Los Angeles Dream Center, TubeMogul, Virgin Mobile, Gift Card Giver and Pitch Engine. To follow the Road Trip, please visit http://www.InvisiblePeople.tv.

A few facts about homelessness in America:

????The average age of a homeless person in the U.S. is 9 years old (source: National Coalition for the Homeless).
????Up to 3.5 million people are homeless in the U.S. during a given year. In 2008, family homelessness increased 56% in rural areas (source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development).
????The recession is likely to force an additional 1.5 million people to become homeless in the U.S. over the next two years (source: National Alliance to End Homelessness).
????More jobs have been lost during the current recession than during any other period since the government began keeping records in 1939.

About InvisiblePeople.tv

InvisiblePeople.tv is a grassroots 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1998 by advocate Mark Horvath (@hardlynormal on Twitter). The organization is primarily self-funded, along with a $ 50,000 grant from the Pepsi Refresh Challenge. After building a successful career in television syndication, Mark found himself homeless in 1995 following a battle with addiction. He worked hard to clean up his act, and was again living comfortably by 2007 with a three-bedroom house and a 780 credit score. But then the recession hit. After several layoffs and a foreclosure, he was once again facing homelessness. That's when Mark launched InvisiblePeople.tv with just $ 45 and a budding interest in online social media. In November 2009, he was named "one of the top activists to follow on Twitter" by the Huffington Post. More information is available at:

http://invisiblepeople.tv/twitter

http://invisiblepeople.tv/facebook

http://invisiblepeople.tv/flickr

http://invisiblepeople.tv/youtube

Media Contacts:

Mark Horvath (on the road)

(213) 245-1519

roadtrip(at)invisiblepeople(dot)tv

Erik Deutsch

(323) 851-2455

erikd(at)excelpr(dot)com

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California Mortgage Brokers Conference to Focus on Role of Social Networking in Marketing

Garden Grove, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) April 06, 2011

San Francisco real estate agent and Victorian home specialist Bonnie Spindler will speak at the California Mortgage Bankers Association (CMBA) Second Annual Sales and Marketing Conference on April 7 in Garden Grove, California. Spindler will discuss the shift in marketing away from traditional print media to online communications.

?Due to advances in technology, all the growth in marketing is now online, especially through social media sites,? said Spindler, the San Francisco Victorian house specialist. ?What?s amazing to me is how easy and inexpensive it is after the initial set-up.?

According to Spindler, prospective clients can find most businesses online by name, but there are plenty of other ways to increase web presence over the Internet. The more active a person is online, the more exposure?and the easier their ?findability?. Conversely, inactivity can equate to invisibility.

Professionals can publish press releases online through services like PRWeb.com, publish articles online through services like EzineArticles.com, submit articles to niche websites like Home Buying Institute, blog on a regular basis, and participate in forums.

?Think of each action you take online as an investment in future visibility,? said Spindler. ?The more investments you make, the more visible you will be to your target audience.?

For more information about online marketing or real estate in San Francisco contact Bonnie Spindler by phone at (415) 474-4445, or visit her website at http://www.bonniespindler.com.

About Bonnie Spindler

Bonnie Spindler, a licensed San Francisco real estate agent, is regarded as The Victorian Specialist in San Francisco. She has earned the titles of: Zephyr?s All-Time Top Residential Sales Agent, Top Producer, and Company Top Producer. Spindler has served on the Board of Directors of numerous local organizations, is an active member of NOPA+ and Alamo Square Neighborhood Organizations and the Victorian Alliance.

Bonnie Spindler attended DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana and obtained bachelor?s degrees in Psychology and Communications with minors in Business Administration and English literature. She has also achieved a master?s level education from the San Francisco Art Institute. She moved to real estate sales in 1994 after stints in the advertising and interior design worlds.

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