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Owenssport.com is now live. Owens Hardware and Sporting Goods Company, Inc., a family-owned and managed business in downtown Rome, GA since 1923.

We are overjoyed to announce that newly redesigned, brinson-askew.com went live this week. We touched every part of this site from photography, design, and function to increase web traffic, allow for easy navigation, and highlight the law firm’s many legal successes.

Steele Agency is closed December 24-25 and both New Years Eve and New Years Day.

Newly redesigned website, JowersSklar.com went live Friday, December 18th. Jowers-Sklar Insurance now has an expansive site that maintains the vast catalog of insurance available through the company.

Until December 15th, every paid sign-up for Constant Contact will receive our Quick Start package for free! That’s a savings of $159 for a $15/month sign-up.

WRGA joined us for our presentation at the Small Business Action Council Meeting last month and hosted a (brief) follow up interview with CEO, Tricia Steele, where he posed three pressing questions being asked by small businesses in the area.

Tricia presented yesterday at the FastTrac Growth Venture. She explored traditional, web, and social resources for gathering information from customers, potential customers and gathering research about industry, product, competition, and market.

Cornerstone Concrete Development LLC debuts their dynamic, new web presence where interested clients can view a full gallery of design work ranging from indoor acid staining to outdoor stamp overlay to commercial customization and everything in between. Website Created by Steele Agency, LLC.

Rome Ladies will get the first glimpse at Rome Little Theatre’s production of “Steel Magnolias” on Thursday, October 22. The $25 ticket includes a pre-show reception where wine, hor d’oeuvres, and dessert will be served. During the reception, a women’s expo will feature products and services by and for ladies as well as surprise activities. In special honor of the show, Magnolia Magazine will announce Rome’s “Steel Magnolias”.

We are often asked why we chose to work exclusively with Constant Contact Email Marketing software. Here’s 5 facts all inquiring minds should know about the powerful software.

You can find us near the heart of downtown Rome, across from the Rome Clocktower at 108 East Fifth Avenue (Suite B). We love our neighbors already, and view is second to none (Picture forthcoming).

By: Caroline Herndon, Staff Writer
In an economic downturn, everybody shrinks. The budget dries up. Staffs are cut. Customers are lost. That’s why using social media sounds counterintuitive. How can a business master new technology and a new way of thinking while struggling to stay afloat?
Currently, companies respond to social media in two ways, depending on [...]

Profile Extrusion Company unveils their new website where potential clients can view a promotional video, download brochures and catalogs and most importantly, participate in future discussion on the aluminum extrusion industry.

LOS ANGELES—June 16, 2009—As part of a plan to restructure itself into a more innovative, efficient, and entrepreneurial business, MySpace announced today that it will reduce its staff by nearly 30%. This restructuring plan crosses all U.S. divisions of the company and lowers the total number of domestic staff at MySpace to 1,000 employees.

Despite mixed reviews and some skepticism, we’ve decided to put our money where our mouth is and invest in mobile technology based on the principles of open source software.
Google’s Android OS boasts great potential for application development and is a great tool for us multitaskers with multiple windows and fast movement between layers. At [...]

What is “the stream”?

Depending on who you talk to, it’s the bane of business or a godsend. It’s the shift from article-writing to instant commentary, from teaching to “sharing” information via Twitter or Facebook. It’s a way of seeing information: as an ever-changing web as opposed to a simple paper trail.

Travis Martin’s Thrive! Weightloss launched a new Facebook page Monday. All participants are invited to become a fan, upload before and after photos, and join in the discussion about healthy eating. Public events will be posted, including the upcoming ribbon cutting ceremony and “Why Thrive” workshop hosted at the new headquarters in Armuchee Village Shopping Center. This step into more social web presence builds on the program’s strong community-centered approach. Started in 2006, Thrive! now boasts offices in Rome, Cartersville, and Adairsville and classes throughout the metro Atlanta and Northwest Georgia area.

Many companies big and small are wanting to know just how social media can build their brand and business. We will be highlighting our clients who are embarking on the nontraditional path, so that you can see first hand what works and why. Click the title to read the first case study.

The community building diet program that has Northwest Georgia buzzing with success stories, meetings, and customized menus is now moving into the world of social media.  Thrive Weightloss, founded and owned by Rome’s own Travis Martin,  is growing regionally and hopes to build on the great start it has had thus far.  Look for Facebook, [...]

Here’s a link to a great article written by the CEO of Twitter, the leader in real-time searching and “ambient findability”. He seems to pinpoint the real deal about entrepreneurship: a series of accidents used well. He also might serve as the poster child for the “college is a waste of time” line of thought [...]

The Agency announces its newest client, Northwest Georgia, LLC., the developers of The Boulevard, breaking ground in April.

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Any address on the state of the economic soul is bound to contain a mix of optimism and realism. On the one hand, great business, infrastructure, and education developments in the area have indeed occurred over the last year and deserve attention and merit; however, the current economic climate creates an uncertainty about the future that makes many a positive statement of growth appear self-deluded or perhaps reason to go to a local sports game rather than a meeting on the state of local business.

Steele Agency of Rome is the first in the area to offer e-mail marketing and online survey products from Constant Contact Inc. Steele joins 3,500 small businesses around the world as a member of Constant Contact’s Business Partner Program.

RIFF opened the festival with a call to all heroes of independent film. The four barreled spot light stationed outside the city auditorium must have been seen for miles. The opening feature film, “War Eagle, Arkansas” brought close to 200 folks and Emmy, Obie, and Tony Award winning actor James McDaniel and crew. While Rome’s viewing of the feature film was the 30th run out of 44 bookings in festivals worldwide, they were full of praise towards the city for the event and gratefully acknowledged their presence was due to the “fact that Rome organizers just asked.” The film takes on manifold themes of friendship and disability, but director Robert Milazzo indicated that it was “most deeply about choices – the choices we make every day and how the not-so-obvious ones may be the best ones.”