Virtually Ready Clientele Extends Their Reach On The Web in 2009
December 30, 2009
2009 has been a very rewarding year for Virtually Ready and the clientele we have supported. We have worked very hard to extend the reach of each client partners on the web. In doing so, we have made a lot of progress together, and we would like to share them with you!
As we move forward into 2010, we would also like to extend our hand to you by offering you the opportunity to link to your website and/or social profiles here. Please comment with links to your website, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Squidoo, YouTube, etc.
Also, please visit our partners, show them your support, and we will do the same for you in return. Any growing legitimate business who replies will be accepted. All comments will be monitored so we ask that you please be considerate and do not spam or attempt to post anything that may be considered inappropriate in a professional environment.
Here are the wonderful clients who have most benefited from custom branded Virtually Ready’s Web Presence Solutions in 2009:
Susan Barnes, Author
John Taglieri, Musician
Thrift Town, Retail
Springbak, Retail / Consumer Product
Two Coconuts Swimwear, Fashion Retail
J. Joseph Salon, Beauty Services
Soundwave Merchandising, Music Promotional Products / Retail
Campus Customs, Promotional Products / Retail
Impact Baseball Academy, Sports
Diamond Pro Sports Management Group, Sports
3-D Motion, Promotional Products
Thank You to all of our client partners.
We look forward to working with you in the new year!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Sincerely,
Lisa Duhamel, Owner
Virtually Ready – Professional Web Presence Solutions for Business
www.virtuallyready.com
New Client Spotlight: 3D Motion Lenticular Patriotic & Collegiate Sports Promotional Products
November 10, 2009
www.3-DMotion.com
Virtually Ready is happy to introduce 3D Motion, creator of lenticular patriotic & collegiate sports promotional products. We were introduced to the owner who had already had a website created, but was interested in basic website management as well as extending their web presence via social networking. Naturally, Virtually Ready was a perfect fit!
3D Motion provides you the opportunity to show off your patriotism and/or show support for your favorite college sports teams with their unique magnets, stickers, postcards, coasters and more!
These unique “motion” products get attention wherever you go and will let everyone know where you stand. The 3-dimensional image changes as the viewer or the product moves. It’s a great way to show your colors!
Feel free to show your spirit! Become a Fan of 3D Motion on Facebook and be sure to visit 3D Motion’s website at www.3-dmotion.com to order yours today!
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Professional Web Presence Solutions for Business - “Extend Your Reach!”
Specializing in Music, Fashion, Retail, Travel and Sports
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Soundwave Merchandising Extends Social Web Presence for Business with Virtually Ready
September 21, 2009
Soundwave Merchandising - Specializing in Band Touring Merch & Webstores
A couple of months ago, Virtually Ready announced our new partnership with Campus Customs, which offers custom imprinted apparel, promotional screen printing & embroidery to their customers. Today, we are introducing an extension to that partnership with Soundwave Merchandising, a division of Campus Customs.
Soundwave Merchandising is known for having “major company muscle with independent company thinking and accessibility”, especially in the music industry. The company specializes in band touring merchandise and on-line merchandise stores. They also have complete festival, event, corporate and personal merchandise capabilities.
Their unique business model has been developed over the past several years by Ken Block of the band Sister Hazel and Joel Cobden of Campus Customs, and is known for being extremely artist-friendly, based on building long term, successful and profitable relationships. “We have shaped an extraordinary and simple model that offers NO RISK for our customers and provides the highest quality products with impeccable service. Whether you are a platinum selling artist or a brand new band, we have a 35 person staff in place that will help your merchandise world become a smooth and reliable revenue stream.”
The company has maintained an existing presence on MySpace® for some time, but they wanted to freshen up the look of their profile and streamline their web branding even further with the recent addition of Facebook® and Twitter®. Virtually Ready has designed new profiles for Soundwave on these three social networks and will also provide them with profile management solutions. Please join us in welcoming Soundwave Merchandising to the social web for business!
To keep up with the latest news from Soundwave Merchandising, be sure to:
- Become a fan of Soundwave Merchandising on their new Facebook® Fan Page at www.facebook.com/SoundwaveMerch
- Follow Soundwave Merchandising on Twitter on their new Twitter® Profile at www.twitter.com/SoundwaveMerch
- Add Soundwave Merchandising to your friends on MySpace® at www.myspace.com/soundwavemerchandising
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Virtually Ready / VirtuallyReady.com
Professional Web Presence Solutions & Management for Business
Specializing in Music, Fashion, Retail, Travel and Sports!
Springbak Springsoles Spring Into Action On The Social Web
September 2, 2009
Official Springbak Springsoles
Virtually Ready has recently partnered with Springbak Springsoles, the official provider of the sales and manufacturing of Springbak performance boosting Springsoles (insoles) designed for professional athletes, to revamp their website and bring them up to speed with a new Social Web Fusion(SM) website.
To compliment their new site, they are also utilizing Virtually Ready’s website and social web management solutions program to boost their web presence and extend their reach. Springbak’s new website accommodates all of the detailed information they require about their unique patented product in a much more organized fashion than their previous website offered. Also included is an e-commerce web store, interactive business blog and reflections of the customized social web profiles from the most popular social networks on the web today. Thus, Springbak is now offering visitor interaction directly on their website as well as discount rewards to their fans & followers on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and Squidoo!
To learn more about patented & proven Springbak Springsoles, visit their new website at www.springbak.net as well as their new profiles now debuting on the following social platforms:
- Official Springbak Springsoles on Facebook
- Official Springbak Springsoles on Twitter
- Official Springbak Springsoles on MySpace
- Official Springbak Springsoles on Squidoo
- Official Springbak Springsoles on YouTube
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New Client Spotlight – Campus Customs
July 17, 2009
Campus Customs - Screenprinting, Embroidery & Promotional Products
We are very happy that Campus Customs has chosen us to provide them with professional web presence solutions for their business.
Campus Customs provides professional screenprinting, embroidery and promotional products to their customers for over 30 years, where they began as an officially licensed retailer and manufacturer of Yale University apparel in New Haven, CT.
Today they have many satisfied customers from groups, businesses and school around the country including Sister Hazel, Special Olympics CT, Yale University, UCONN, Pilot Pen Tennis, Nasdaq 100 Open, Nutmeg State Games, Modern Apizza, Jimmies of Savin Rock, UMASS, Rutgers University, Quinnipiac University, and many, many, more!
In coordination with kicking off their new social web presence, they will also celebrate their official “GRAND OPENING” today at their facility located at 57 Broadway in New Haven, CT, Friday, 7/17/09 from 2PM – 6PM. This special catered event will include a visit to their new 15,000 sf production facility and retail store where you can see their equipment in operation and meet their staff! As a VIP guest you are invited to enjoy giveaways, door prizes and a Meet and Greet with Ken Block and Ryan Newell of the platinum selling band SISTER HAZEL! A Formal Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Acoustic Performance by Ken & Ryan of SISTER HAZEL will occur at 4:00pm.
To keep up with their latest news, be sure to:
- Become a fan of Campus Customs on their new Facebook Fan Page at www.facebook.com/CampusCustomsCt
- RSVP to the Grand Opening Event on Facebook – Invite Your Friends!
Campus Customs Grand Opening Event - Follow Campus Customs on Twitter on their new Twitter Profile at www.twitter.com/campuscustoms
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Virtually Ready / VirtuallyReady.com
Professional Web Presence Solutions & Management for Business
Virtually Ready Takes On Social Web Presence for John Taglieri LIVES Project
May 26, 2009
When musician John Taglieri asked Virtually Ready to customize and expand on his social web presence for the new LIVES EP & book project, we were very happy to work with him.
“Working with John is always a great experience, so I was eager to get started on the project right away”, says Lisa Duhamel, owner of Virtually Ready, Inc., a virtually operated web presence solutions company based in Land O’ Lakes, FL – just outside of Tampa.
Knowing that the social web plays a very important role in online strategy, John already had a significant following on MySpace and he had recently added Facebook and Twitter to his social web presence. He also had already created two websites for this project, so we worked from the existing sites to compile all of the graphics, customize new visuals and streamline the brand. Now his brand expands across the board, from the existing websites to all of his profiles, and creates a more seamless online brand experience for the viewer.
To see John Taglieri’s LIVES project online, visit the following sites:
LIVES Project Original Websites:
http://johntaglieri.com
http://thelivesproject.com
LIVES Project Social Web:
John Taglieri “LIVES” Project on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/johntaglieri
John Taglieri “LIVES” Project – Facebook Fan Page: http://www.musican.to/johntaglieri
John Taglieri “LIVES” Project on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/johntaglierimusic
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Virtually Ready, Inc. – http://www.virtuallyready.com
Professional Web Presence Solutions for Business
Celebrities Arrive On Twitter Scene
April 17, 2009
The Red Carpet has officially been rolled out as celebrities arrive on the Twitter scene.
If you’re on Twitter, what’s your take on the recent arrival of big name celebs and how they’re approaching the Twitter scene?
Shaq has been on scene, slam-dunking tweets for fun and performing his “random acts of Shaqness”.
Jimmy Fallon has been in the game too, throwing out his tweets and supporting his Late Night show.
Ellen DeGeneres was introduced to Twitter by P. Diddy on her show a few weeks ago and now she has become a full-fledged Tweeter.
Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher are the first official “celeb couple” to arrive. Ashton has recently burst on the scene in a competition with CNN, where he just won a race to beat them to 1 million followers. As a result of his win, he is donating mosquito nets to http://www.malarianomore.org/, and has vowed to “ding dong ditch” Ted Turner in Atlanta. Ashton is also using UStream (http://www.ustream.tv/ashton) for video communication along with his Twitter account.
Today, Oprah is expected to arrive on the Twitter scene during the airing of her show with Ashton Kutcher, whom she has donned in the show’s intro on her website as “The King of Twitter”.
Twitter can be used for many things, and it’s used for different reasons. Some use it strictly for personal use, others for business. Some use it for news, weather, politics and sports. As a regular, though moderate-level user of Twitter for Small Business, I’ve seen varying opinions come across the tweet wire about the celeb’s arrival, including one request as of this morning by another tweeter to #unfollowfriday Ashton (update: and now Oprah) on what is usually known on Twitter as #followfriday, where tweeters normally recommend their favorite tweeters to others. Update: Unfollow suggestions are also being sent out for @cnnbrk as an objection to media bias after a lack of balanced TEA Party coverage.
I would love to hear your opinion in more than 140 characters.
(@shaq) (@jimmyfallon) (@iamdiddy) (@TheEllenShow) (@mrskutcher) (@aplusk) (cnnbrk) (@oprah)
What say you, Tweeps?
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Lisa Duhamel, Owner (@virtuallyready) – Web Presence Solutions
http://www.virtuallyready.com
http://www.twitter.com/virtuallyready
Developing New Ideas In Social Advertising
April 14, 2009
Tweeting “Star”, Carri Bugbee, developed an ad campaign on Twitter that won her a Shorty Award. As a result, she is now developing a Twitter Agency for entertainment companies and clients – http://www.supportingcharacters.com
Read more and view Carri’s interview from AdAge:
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1370868150/bctid18405513001
Carri is a wonderful example of a social pioneer who is utilizing Twitter as a power tool for research, advertising, branding, and connecting.
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Lisa Duhamel, Owner
www.virtuallyready.com
Professional Web Presence Solutions to “Extend Your Reach”
Still Have Questions About Social Media Marketing?
March 24, 2009
If you still have questions about Social Media Marketing, you are not alone. Many business owners are beginning to understand the importance of participation in the Social Web and they realize it’s time to get on board. Recognizing the need is the first step. Getting started, understanding how best to make it work for them and putting a plan into action comes next.
A new report has just been released by Author and WebProNews Blog Partner Michael Stelzner from that takes a look at the state of Social Media.
Chris Crum of Web Pro News breaks it down for us in this article Majority Use Social Media Marketing, Still Have Questions.
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Lisa Duhamel, Owner
www.VirtuallyReady.com
Virtually Ready, Inc. is a provider of web presence solutions, including website / blog and social web integration for business.
Worth of Mouth
February 19, 2009
We’ve all heard of “Word of Mouth” marketing, but have you stopped to consider the worth in your words? Today I realized the phrase “Worth of Mouth”, which I presume was a Freudian translation. Twitter is utilized as a part of our web presence solutions and being out there in the world of social media on a daily basis, I see many who are providing social networking tips, specifically for Twitter as of late. Although the service has been around since 2006, there is a continuous stream of people from all over the world who are joining the network. Twitter prompts users with the question, “What are you doing?” and “Answers must be under 140 characters in length and can be sent via mobile texting, instant message, or the web.” This is an opportunity to use “word of mouth” marketing in a whole new way via technology.
But in a time where information can be obtained in a matter of seconds, if not instantly, it’s important to think about the value in your updates. Is your update something that your connections would be interested in or can relate to? Is it helpful in some way?
It’s also important to remember that people use Twitter for many different reasons – whether it’s to stay connected with friends, family, media, making business connections or spreading the word about a product, service, event or worthy organization. Not everyone is there for the same reason, and that holds true in the Social Networking world as well. If you have a product or service and all you ever do is link to that product or service in your updates, you might find that you’ll be ignored by many. I find that if you’re using Social Networking tools for business, it is critical to balance your updates with a nice mix of personal greetings and communications as well as informational and promotional updates. Your followers will appreciate the fact that your brand is friendly, approachable, and personable.
My personal Twitter tip is this: If you are new to Twitter, and you own a business, you must have a Public profile. Private profiles are an option on the service, but are best used for those who only wish to communicate with those they know personally. If you want to get the word out about your business, you have to participate on the Public stream. Always take time to preview your new follower’s profiles and make sure they are legitimate – this includes previewing their photo, bio and tweet history. If something doesn’t look right to you, you have the power to block them. Be courteous of legitimate followers and follow them back. Note that they will not be able to send a “DM” (direct message) to you unless you are following them in return, and you might find that this simple reciprocation could be a great help to you someday. Be sure to recognize your connections, what their interests are and why you’re connected. Try to provide them with valuable updates, share interesting thoughts and enjoy the fact that you’re connected to one another – nurturing those connections, just as you would any friend, in the best way you can.
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Lisa Duhamel, Owner
VirtuallyReady.com
