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            <title>WSI Chosen as Internet Marketing Consultant to InfoVista</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/92321</link>
            <description>Website ramps up for Internet marketing and superior customer experience [PR.com - June 27, 2008]</description>
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            <title>WSI Sponsors Boat in Round Ireland Yacht Race</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/91802</link>
            <description>Real-time Race Tracking Updates on Dedicated Website. [PR.com - June 25, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Local Internet Marketing Experts Design Award-Winning Real Estate Website</title>
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            <description>-WSI Consultants Alan and Tina Winning produce winning real estate site in the 2008 Pan Arab Web Awards Competition . [PR.com - June 22, 2008]</description>
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            <title>WSI’s Outstanding Ad Campaign Earns Margolis &amp; Company P.C. a Marketing Achievement Award</title>
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            <description>Association for Accounting Marketing recognizes exceptional non-print ad campaign designed by local WSI Consultant Nancy Vinkler . [PR.com - June 22, 2008]</description>
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            <title>WSI Develops Largest Real Estate Portal in Mexico and South America</title>
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            <description>Custom Application Group Delivers Complex Projects for Larger Corporations. [PR.com - June 13, 2008]</description>
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            <title>WSI Launches Worldwide Golf Tournament in Aid of Children</title>
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            <description>-Internet Consultants in 87 Countries Support ‘Make Child Poverty History’ Initiative. [PR.com - June 07, 2008]</description>
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            <title>WSI Consultant Wins WMA’s Internet Advertising Competition</title>
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            <description>Creates Outstanding Micro-site for NJ Based Entertainment Company. [PR.com - May 10, 2008]</description>
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            <title>WSI Consultant Wins Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah Informatics Award</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/84013</link>
            <description>www.ikids.ae declared best educational website in the Middle East. [PR.com - May 07, 2008]</description>
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            <title>WSI Launches CIMC – Certified Internet Marketing Consultant Program</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/82980</link>
            <description>You Can Get There from Here. [PR.com - April 30, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Local WSI Franchise Joins Constant Contact’s Business Partner Program</title>
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            <description>Program Provides Clients with Effective and Affordable Tools to Build Strong, Lasting Customer Relationships. [PR.com - April 25, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Sarasota’s Outdoor Lighting Experts, NiteLites, to Help Sponsor the Annual “Tropical Nights” - Meals on Wheels Annual Fundraising Event</title>
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            <description>Randy and Becky White, local owners and operators of NiteLites Outdoor Lighting of Sarasota are participating in the annual fundraising event ‘Tropical Nights’ which will be held at the home of Darrell and Mary Ann Turner of Turner Tree and Landscape. The proceeds from this event will benefit the area Meals on Wheels Program. [PR.com - April 17, 2008]</description>
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            <title>WSI Internet Consulting and Education Enters Burlington’s Door and Window Installation Website Design Field</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/80800</link>
            <description>Jason Gervais, WSI Internet Consultant, announces today the company’s launch of its door and window installation website development project www.thedoorcentre.ca [PR.com - April 16, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Yahoo! Search Marketing - WSI in Strategic Canadian Agreement</title>
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            <description>Business Owners to Benefit from Advanced Internet Marketing and Training. [PR.com - April 13, 2008]</description>
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            <title>MarketingSherpa Keynote Speaker at WSI Global Convention</title>
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            <description>Annual Excellence and Innovation (E&amp;I) Conference in Birmingham, UK. [PR.com - April 09, 2008]</description>
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            <title>WSI Internet Consulting and Education Enters Oakville’s Home Leisure Website Design Field</title>
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            <description>Jason Gervais, WSI Internet Consultant, announces today the company’s launch of its home leisure website development project http://www.oakvillehomeleisure.ca. [PR.com - April 08, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Family Values Prompt Couple to Open New CLIX Photography Franchise Business in Rolling Hills Estates</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/79456</link>
            <description>CLIX® makes picture-taking exciting while providing high quality, professional portraits customers can take home the same day. Unlike the typical portrait studio, the CLIX® studio provides a fun, friendly and hip atmosphere; providing customers in-store portrait photography, fashion Cover Girlz birthday parties, on-location event photography and on-site, do-it-yourself and assisted photo imaging and design centers, which [PR.com - April 05, 2008]</description>
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            <title>WSI Global Young Entrepreneur Scholarship (YES!) Program</title>
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            <description>Applications for nominees in progress; Finalists to be announced by June 30th. [PR.com - April 03, 2008]</description>
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            <title>WSI Dynamic Internet Consulting is Now Open to Businesses in Gwinnett County, Georgia</title>
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            <description>World’s Largest Internet Consultants Open Office in Tucker. [PR.com - March 16, 2008]</description>
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            <title>WSI Launches Internet Marketing Initiative for Printers</title>
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            <description>World’s Largest Internet Consulting Firm offers its “Bolt–On”  Internet Marketing  Solution to the Printing Community. [PR.com - March 08, 2008]</description>
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            <title>WSI Launching Strategy to Help Revolutionize the Graphic Communications Industry</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/74921</link>
            <description>World’s Largest Internet Consulting Firm offers its Lucrative Internet Marketing Solutions to the Graphic Communications Community. [PR.com - March 05, 2008]</description>
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            <title>WSI Equips Chamber of Commerce with Search Toolbar to Help Charities</title>
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            <description>Internet Surfers Contribute Funds Without Spending a Penny. [PR.com - February 29, 2008]</description>
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            <title>New Jersey Business Owners can Increase Profits by Leveraging the Power of the Internet</title>
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            <description>World’s Largest Internet Consultants Open Office in New Jersey [PR.com - February 24, 2008]</description>
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            <title>WSI Opens New Office in Madison, WI</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/73170</link>
            <description>WSI, the world’s largest Internet consulting company, is proud to announce the launch of a new Internet Consultant office to serve the Madison, WI area. [PR.com - February 22, 2008]</description>
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            <title>WSI Opens Another Office in Sacramento County, California</title>
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            <title>NSHMBA Puerto Rico Hosts Q2PR Media Training Workshop</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/92840</link>
            <description>JM De Jesus of Quadrant Two PR Presents Successful Media Interview. Techniques for Professionals Workshop to the  National Society of Hispanic MBAs Puerto Rico chapter on Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 7:00 pm at the Colegio de Abogados in San Juan. [PR.com - June 30, 2008]</description>
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            <title>The PIO, Pico Improvement Organization Hires Major Westside PR firm, Peakprgroup</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/92779</link>
            <description>The PIO, Pico Improvement Organization has hired major PR firm Peakprgroup to spread the awareness of Pico Blvd., and all it has to offer. Peakprgroup is familiar with zip codes as clients, they are the successful PR firm behind Santa Monica's trendy Montana Avenue. [PR.com - June 29, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Showdown in Chinatown with Steve Nash and Claudio Reyna</title>
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            <description>Steve Nash and Claudio Reyna with athlete star friends Steve McManaman and Robbie Fowler (Liverpool FC greats), Thierry Henry, Jason Kidd, Salomon Kalou, Baron Davis, Raja Bell, Leandro Barbosa, along with The Promotion Factory President Venanzio Ciampa played a Celebrity Soccer Match last night to raise funds for their respective charities. [PR.com - June 28, 2008]</description>
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            <title>International Jewelers Frey-Wille Signs on with Powerhouse PR firm Peakprgroup, in Santa Monica</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/92400</link>
            <description>International jewelry company Frey-Wille (www.Frey-Wille.com) have changed PR firms and joined the ranks of Santa Monica PR Firm, Peakprgroup (www.peakprgroup.com). Frey-Wille currently have 63 stores and are expanding. The successful Peakprgroup is owned by Christine Peake. Clients currently include Montana Ave (150 stores &amp; businesses) and Pico Blvd., critically acclaimed artist Roni Stretch, popular children's Author [PR.com - June 27, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Creative Director of Hummingbird Creative Group, Inc. Named to Durham Public Schools Parent Advocacy Board</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/92248</link>
            <description>Wendy Coulter, CEO of Hummingbird Creative Group, Inc. (www.hummingbird-creative.com), a Cary-based creative services firm, has announced that Juli LaDue, creative director for the firm, has been named to the Durham Public Schools Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted (AIG) Parent Advocacy Board. As a board member, LaDue will be spearheading a chess club, developing the spelling bee competition to lead to the national [PR.com - June 27, 2008]</description>
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            <title>MMI Associates Named Top 100 By Business Leader</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/92022</link>
            <description>Patty Briguglio, president of MMI Associates, Inc. (www.mmimarketing.com), a Raleigh-based public relations firm, has announced that the firm has been named one of North Carolina&amp;rsquo;s Top 100 Small Businesses by Business Leader Magazine. The firm will be featured in the magazine&amp;rsquo;s June issue. The Top 100 distinction honors companies that have achieved significant growth over the past five years and contributed [PR.com - June 26, 2008]</description>
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            <title>MSR Communications Honored with Four Prestigious Creative Awards</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/92132</link>
            <description>San Francisco-Based Boutique Firm Recognized for Creating and Executing Superior PR Campaigns. [PR.com - June 26, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Perfect Pitch Public Relations Launches Subscription-Based Program for Small Businesses</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/92184</link>
            <description>In response to a growing need in the marketplace for affordable public relations services, Perfect Pitch launches a subscription-based public relations program starting at $29.99 per month. [PR.com - June 26, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Velocity Studio Taps Reardon Smith Whittaker for Lead Generation Assistance</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/91871</link>
            <description>Partnership Marks Expanded Canadian Client Base for Cincinnati-Based RSW. [PR.com - June 25, 2008]</description>
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            <title>To Snitch or Not to Snitch: Yale National Initiative Explores Urban Dilemma Adding Urban Fiction &quot;SnitchCraft&quot; to Curriculum Guide</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/91663</link>
            <description>An urban novel by Edrea Davis, SnitchCraft,  landed on the required reading list in a curriculum guide examining snitching at the Yale National Initiative of the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute. The course prompted high school students to conducted a &quot;Snitching Awareness Campaign&quot; in the city. [PR.com - June 23, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Alonce Music Agency Working Hand in Hand with CA2NY Music Media</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/90963</link>
            <description>Alonce Music Agency is now backed by one of the nations fastest rising music media companies, CA2NY Music Media. Artists will now have the ability to have their public relations campaigns developed from a reputable, fast moving organization. [PR.com - June 19, 2008]</description>
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            <title>PR~link® Wins Gold National Media Relations Award from Bulldog Reporter</title>
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            <description>PR~Link, a communications, branding and public relations firm, has won a gold national Bulldog Reporter Award. [PR.com - June 18, 2008]</description>
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            <title>MAYO Communications Retained by Warrior Records to Promote the Canadian Rock Star Group Crash Kelly in USA and Canada</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/90483</link>
            <description>MAYO Communications has been hired to promote Toronto-based guitar slinger Sean Kelly, who marks the U.S. release of his much anticipated third CD entitled, &quot;One More Heart Attack&quot; with his popular group called Slash Kelly. [PR.com - June 16, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Blueplate PR Expands Client Roster by Two</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/90486</link>
            <description>Yacht designer, Charleston architect hire downtown Raleigh publicist. [PR.com - June 16, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Report Reveals Ad Agencies Should Consider Fresh Approach to Business Development</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/90336</link>
            <description>RSW Releases 2008 New Business Manager Survey: Traditional New Business Methods, New Business Managers Unable to Break Through to Prospects.

Getting new clients in the advertising and public relations agency business has become more challenging, 