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STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--InsightExpress, a leading marketing research and data analytics firm, today announced it is expanding its Ignite CPG research solution through a partnership with Kantar Shopcom.

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global Imaging Systems, A Xerox Company (NYSE: XRX), has acquired the Merizon Group Incorporated, which operates MBM, formerly known as Modern Business Machines, in Appleton, Wis.

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ICR ANNOUNCES SPONSORS OF THE 14th ANNUAL ICR XCHANGE CONFERENCE

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brands seduced by the hype around social media risk alienating their customers, according to a report by Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) called The Customer Dance: When to Lead and When to Follow. By investing time and money in social media interaction, marketers may be out of step as customers prefer that brands focus on the basics of their customer communications. The Pitney Bowes survey asked more than 6,000 consumers in the US and Europe about which activities

Mintz & Hoke Promotes Kara Mitchell to Account Supervisor

AVON, Conn. . . Mintz & Hoke Communications Group has promoted Kara Mitchell to the position of account supervisor.

She reports to Dean Simmons,

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Marketers arrived with a sense of optimism at last week’s Direct Marketing Association’s DMA: 2011 Conference & Exhibition held in Boston. According to a survey conducted by Pitney Bowes Inc., 80 percent of 231 attendees polled said they anticipate that their marketing budgets will increase in 2012. The response comes in a year that marketing overall held its own against the budget chopping block. According to a report released by the Direct Marketing Associ

LOS ANGELES & MILFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unicomm, a leading event management company, and The Bob Dowling Group today announced sessions and session participants for the second annual LA Mobile Entertainment Summit®, presented by Ortsbo.com in association with Variety, scheduled for Tuesday-Wednesday, September 20-21, 2011 at the Hollywood & Highland Center, Hollywood, CA. Co-located with the 3D Entertainment Summit® and the 3D Gaming Summit: 3D Gaming and Beyond®, collectively taking

LOS ANGELES & MILFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--James Cameron, Vince Pace and Tom Rothman will headline an impressive roster of Keynote Speakers at the 4th Annual 3D Entertainment Summit® in association with Variety. The announcement was made today by show producers Unicomm, a leading event management company, and The Bob Dowling Group. The definitive conference on all things 3D is scheduled for Tuesday-Thursday, September 20-22, 2011 at the Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood. Mr. Camer

NORWALK, Conn. & LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lev & Berlin, P.C. forms strategic alliance with the Law Offices of Stuart L. Pardau & Associates.

LOS ANGELES & MILFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unicomm, a leading event management company, The Bob Dowling Group and Variety announced today that Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of DreamWorks Animation SKG (Nasdaq: DWA), will be the first recipient of the "3D Visionary Award." The presentation will be made at the 4th Annual 3D Entertainment Summit® in association with Variety, scheduled for Tuesday-Thursday, September 20-22, 2011 at the Hollywood & Highland Center, Hollywood, CA. Mr. Katzenberg, a

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pitney Bowes introduces MarketSpace Web platform in the U.S. to help high-volume transactional mailers connect with third-party advertisers to sell the white space on their statements.

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LiveClips™, an innovator and pioneer in bringing live sports action to fans almost as fast as the game itself via any Internet-enabled or mobile device, has undergone dramatic growth.

WILTON, Conn. & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Marketing Management Analytics (MMA) and Synovate Management Analytics (SMA), global analytic and strategic business units of Synovate, are being integrated into a single business unit called MMA.

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Integrating multichannel interactions to create a seamless customer experience is a challenge for companies all over the world. Peppers & Rogers Group new journal has best practices to drive impact.

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pitney Bowes survey says 76% of small business owners agree their ideal marketing mix includes a combination of physical and digital communications.

HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Garage-Media LLC, a new entrant in the outdoor media technology industry, and its affiliates, has announced a $30 million commitment for new Digital Outdoor projects with strategic partner A2aMEDIA.

WESTPORT, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to a new Hub Magazine survey, the older a brand is, the stronger its identity tends to be.

MILFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Neopost USA announced today that all dental practices now have the opportunity to experience the benefits of the compact Neopost IJ-25 Postage Meter through a 90-day free trial offer.

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global Imaging Systems, A Xerox Company (NYSE: XRX), has acquired Premier Office Equipment, Inc., one of Iowa’s largest office equipment dealers.

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TMC, in association with Crossfire Media, today announced that the fifth iteration of the Smart Grid Summit will take place on June 21-22, 2011 at the Hyatt Dulles in Herndon, Virginia. After four successful collocations with ITEXPO, the Smart Grid Summit will now become a standalone event. TMC’s Smart Grid Summit focuses on the intersection of energy, IT and telecommunications. The conference identifies opportunities for utilities, service providers, and product

WEST CORNWALL, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--One Eleven Software announces publication of “The New Rules of Sampling: How to Create an E-Sampling Strategy to Reach Prescribers Directly,” available for download at www.oneelevensoftware.com

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ICR, a leading financial communications consulting firm specializing in investor relations, corporate communications and digital media, today announced that the 13th Annual ICR XChange Conference was its largest, most diverse ever based on participating companies, attendance, and sponsorship. Held January 11 – 13, 2011, the 13th Annual ICR XChange featured participation from over 150 public and private companies and it was attended by more than 1,200 investment c

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CIOs must re-imagine IT to support growth and competitive advantage, based on results from the 2011 CIO Agenda survey by Gartner Executive Programs (EXP). CIOs report that their organizations are emphasizing growth, in addition to continued vigilance on cost and operational efficiencies. The worldwide CIO survey was conducted by Gartner EXP from September to December 2010 and represents CIO budget plans reported at that time. The survey includes responses from 2

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TMC and Crossfire Media today announced that a number of new sessions have been added to the M2M Evolution Conference, taking place at ITEXPO, February 2-4, 2011 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The latest installment of M2M Evolution identifies the market opportunities for one of the fastest growing segments of the telecommunications industry. New sessions featured in the M2M Conference program include: The mHealth Initiative: Sierra Wireless’ Oliver Amiot;

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Worldwide PC shipments totaled 93.5 million units in the fourth quarter of 2010, a 3.1 percent increase from the fourth quarter of 2009, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. These figures were below Gartner’s earlier forecast of 4.8 percent growth for the fourth quarter of 2010. “Overall, holiday PC sales were weak in many key regions due to the intensifying competition in consumer spending. Media tablets, such as the iPad, as well as other consumer

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xerox Corporation added to its intellectual property portfolio with 1,031 U.S. patents granted last year, up 46 percent over 2009, ranking it in the top 20 companies for U.S. patents in 2010.

WESTPORT, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PROPOSAL SOFTWARE, INC. LAUNCHES PMAPS WEBPRO v3.0 TO MEET GROWING NEED FOR PROPOSAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) announced today fourth-quarter 2010 results that include adjusted earnings per share of 29 cents and $1.3 billion in operating cash flow.

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TMC announced that their popular free Reseller Solutions Workshop is returning to ITEXPO on Thursday, February 3, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. This two-day seminar teaches attendees how to effectively sell IP Communications equipment & services, with proven tips and best practices for addressing the challenges resellers face in today’s economy. Sponsored by RingCentral, Xorcom, and Faxcore, Reseller Week also enables prominent telecom vendors to demo

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) continues to be recognized by a number of organizations that track sustainability, diversity, governance, ethics and work place environment.

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DonQ Rum announced a new digital contest, Master of All Skills (MoAS) that challenges fans to complete a series of brain-busting quizzes across nine skill categories. Nine finalists will be rewarded with an amazing party and one Master will earn a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Puerto Rico to experience the art of rum-making first hand. The contest runs through March 21st. MoAS partners are true masters in their fields: NOTCOT.com (Mixology); BuzzFeed.com (Humor); F

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ICR, a leading financial communications consulting firm specializing in investor relations, corporate communications and digital media, today announced its preliminary presentation schedule for the 13th Annual ICR XChange, taking place January 11-13, 2011 at The St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort & Spa in Dana Point, California. Tom Ryan, Chief Executive Officer of ICR, commented, “We are very excited to once again feature such a strong lineup of presenting compa

SOUTHINGTON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Neopost New England, which represents Neopost USA’s Neopost-brand and Hasler-brand of mail center solutions in four northeastern states, has acquired Big Dog Mailing Products of Fall River, Mass., a distributor of mail center equipment in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Rhode Island customers will be the prime beneficiaries of this deal. This acquisition offers customers in Rhode Island a double advantage: 1) a locally based and locally run company to buy or

WEST CORNWALL, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--One Eleven Software today announced the launch of SamplesTogether™, a universal “sample closet" that offers multiple pharmaceutical product samples to physicians, NPs and PAs online and via smartphone

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TMC, in partnership with Interactive Media Strategies, today announced new sponsors and sessions added to the Business Video Expo, taking place February 2-4, 2011 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. This new event, which is collocated with ITEXPO, highlights the latest technologies, applications, and strategies for incorporating video within the corporate communications mix. Companies sponsoring the Business Video Expo include: Adobe, Accordent, Kontiki, BT Con