<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834604607773023585</id><updated>2009-04-28T07:38:57.739-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Infuze Marketing Press Releases</title><subtitle type='html'>Yes, that's right, marketing professionals that actually listen more than they speak. At InfuZe Marketing, we ask strategic questions to align ourselves with your objectives and tailor fit marketing and communication programs specific to your every whim.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://infuzemarketing.com/press/atom.xml'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5834604607773023585/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://infuzemarketing.com/press/'/><author><name>Douglas Case</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834604607773023585.post-478248809323607817</id><published>2009-04-09T12:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-09T12:35:36.830-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='branding'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='naming a business'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='business strategy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='business name'/><title type='text'>Considering a new business name? Read this first.</title><content type='html'>&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;If you are considering a new business name, here are some things to think about:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;-&lt;strong&gt;Length&lt;/strong&gt;. Short names can be more difficult to brand, a longer one is difficult to remember and to promote. (Keep the name of your business to 3 words or fewer and you are OK.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;-&lt;strong&gt;Easy to understand and pronounce. &lt;/strong&gt;Shorter names are usually easier to pronounce/ less likely to be confusing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;-&lt;strong&gt;Meaningfulness. &lt;/strong&gt;Which name most accurately describes your company? Avoid being vague. Your business name should somehow convey your business mission and the basics that you are selling.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;-&lt;strong&gt;Uniqueness. &lt;/strong&gt;Look at your competition- make sure your name will separate you from your competition.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;-&lt;strong&gt;Undertones.&lt;/strong&gt; Consider what people might associate with the name (good and bad)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;-&lt;strong&gt;Logo.&lt;/strong&gt; The name you choose needs to be easily turned into an clear/ strong logo.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;-&lt;strong&gt;Longevity.&lt;/strong&gt; Select something for the long run, the name must accurately describe your business now and in 10 years from now after growth.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;-&lt;strong&gt;Domain.&lt;/strong&gt; Consider the website domain name you will eventually want to get. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;After considering the above list and coming up with a handful of names, here are two additional questions to ask:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;-Which name do you personally like the best?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;-Which name are you getting the best feedback on? (Don’t decide on a name without asking for input from a variety of people that you trust.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5834604607773023585-478248809323607817?l=infuzemarketing.com%2Fpress'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5834604607773023585/478248809323607817/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5834604607773023585&amp;postID=478248809323607817' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5834604607773023585/posts/default/478248809323607817'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5834604607773023585/posts/default/478248809323607817'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://infuzemarketing.com/press/2009/04/considering-new-business-name-read-this.html' title='Considering a new business name? Read this first.'/><author><name>Heidi at Infuze</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11539641565841926959</uri><email>Heidi@InfuzeMarketing.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='06972743998070404427'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834604607773023585.post-4163573331345925298</id><published>2008-07-28T10:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-28T11:09:53.555-07:00</updated><title type='text'>North State Buzz "Roseville-based Infuze Marketing Helps Out a Good Cause - Veterans"</title><content type='html'>Roseville-based &lt;a href="http://www.infuzemarketing.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Infuze Marketing&lt;/a&gt; today announced they are working with &lt;a href="http://www.soldiersangels.org/" target="_blank"&gt;Soldier’s Angels&lt;/a&gt; of Northern California.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The first order of business is helping organize a “Thank you for your service day” on September 20 for  Veterans with physical disabilities at the &lt;a href="http://www.rivercatsindependencefield.com/" target="_blank"&gt;River Cats Independence Field&lt;/a&gt; in Sacramento.  Games and softball are planned as part of an open house.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The second order of business is working to develop a successful marketing strategy, assist with public relations and develop collateral material for the organization. There will be an emphasis on a larger goal of raising $100,000 in 2008 for the Soldiers’ Angels Northern California Athletic Scholarship Fund for Veterans with Physical Disabilities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Can’t complain with that!  Congrats to Infuze for giving back to the community.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5834604607773023585-4163573331345925298?l=infuzemarketing.com%2Fpress'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5834604607773023585/4163573331345925298/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5834604607773023585&amp;postID=4163573331345925298' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5834604607773023585/posts/default/4163573331345925298'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5834604607773023585/posts/default/4163573331345925298'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://infuzemarketing.com/press/2008/07/north-state-buzz-roseville-based-infuze.html' title='North State Buzz &quot;Roseville-based Infuze Marketing Helps Out a Good Cause - Veterans&quot;'/><author><name>Cristina</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834604607773023585.post-841593294812651236</id><published>2007-12-10T15:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-07T15:26:34.842-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Throw Away Your Rolodex</title><content type='html'>&lt;table id="table3" style="width: 90%; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 17px; height: 100px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 50%;"&gt;Contact:&lt;br /&gt;Stacey Heater-Divine&lt;br /&gt;Infuze Marketing&lt;br /&gt;(916) 662-8282&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:stacey@infuzemarketing.com"&gt;stacey@infuzemarketing.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.infuzemarketing.com/"&gt;www.infuzemarketing.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 50%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cristina Spencer&lt;br /&gt;Infuze Marketing&lt;br /&gt;(707) 474-7784&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:cristina@infuzemarketing.com"&gt;cristina@infuzemarketing.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.infuzemarketing.com/"&gt;www.infuzemarketing.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;h2 style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0.5em;"&gt;Throw Away Your Rolodex® &lt;a href="http://infuzemarketing.com/press/pdf/2007-12-10-infuze-pr.pdf"&gt;&lt;img src="http://infuzemarketing.com/press/pdf-small.png" alt="pdf format" border="0" height="12" width="12" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Newly launched, Infuze Marketing eliminates the need for external resources &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fairfield, Calif., December 10, 2007 – Solano County companies can now turn to one company for all of their marketing needs. Recently launched, Infuze Marketing lets businesses focus on their goals while they take care of the rest. Infuze Marketing is unique in its ability to offer clients full-versed marketing solutions while meeting the needs of a diverse group of businesses instead of being limited to one industry.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Our services offer the client everything from branding to sales training to public relations to event management and our clients have only one point of contact to deal with, thus saving them time and money in the process,” stated CEO, Stacey Heater- Divine. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The unique mission and business approach of Infuze Marketing reflects Heater-Divine’s years of corporate marketing experience. “Let’s be frank. Time is money. I found great inefficiencies in having to retain several companies to accomplish one marketing and communications goal. This led me to create a cost effective company that can be a single source for all business needs, we utilize multiple marketing communications tools to support the designated goal,” explained Heater-Divine. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The hand selected team of people at Infuze Marketing includes Michelle Gong, previously from a prestigious restaurant and hospitality marketing agency based in San Francisco; Cristina Spencer who came from an internationally known public relations firm; Allison Hurd with graphic talents covering a multitude of industries and Jesse Murphy who joins the team after a stint with an extremely well-known energy drink company. Infuze Marketing is currently in the process of hiring additional staff and looks forward to building the ‘right team’ to continue to support all industry needs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Infuze’s direction and partnership has been invaluable to my company. “In only a few short months we have developed crucial marketing programs to support my business,” said Mike O’Brien, President of O’Brien Builders. “Their associates have been knowledgeable and strategic in helping to promote my company in the community, while reaching my business goals.” &lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;About Infuze Marketing &lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;Infuze Marketing is a full-service marketing strategies and communication company that focuses on creating impact. For additional information on Infuze Marketing, please visit &lt;a href="http://www.infuzemarketing.com/"&gt;www.infuzemarketing.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;# # # &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="s80percent_size"&gt;ROLODEX is a registered trademark of SANFORD.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5834604607773023585-841593294812651236?l=infuzemarketing.com%2Fpress'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5834604607773023585/841593294812651236/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5834604607773023585&amp;postID=841593294812651236' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5834604607773023585/posts/default/841593294812651236'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5834604607773023585/posts/default/841593294812651236'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://infuzemarketing.com/press/2007/12/throw-away-your-rolodex.html' title='Throw Away Your Rolodex'/><author><name>Infuze Marketing</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13657999975440371372'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834604607773023585.post-2742813082216740750</id><published>2007-12-07T15:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-07T15:48:03.624-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Astronaut Barbara Morgan to Visit Idaho</title><content type='html'>&lt;div id="doug"&gt;&lt;table id="table3" style="width: 90%; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 17px; height: 100px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 50%;"&gt;Contact:&lt;br /&gt;Stacey Heater-Divine&lt;br /&gt;Infuze Marketing&lt;br /&gt;(916) 662-8282&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:stacey@infuzemarketing.com"&gt;stacey@infuzemarketing.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.infuzemarketing.com/"&gt;www.infuzemarketing.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 50%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cristina Spencer&lt;br /&gt;Infuze Marketing&lt;br /&gt;(707) 474-7784&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:cristina@infuzemarketing.com"&gt;cristina@infuzemarketing.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.infuzemarketing.com/"&gt;www.infuzemarketing.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;h2 style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0.5em;"&gt;Astronaut Barbara Morgan to Visit Idaho&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;PR Newswire - Press Release &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://infuzemarketing.com/press/morgan-thumbnail.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); float: right; margin-left: 12px; margin-bottom: 2px;" alt="Barbara Morgan" border="0" height="150" width="115" /&gt;HOUSTON, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA astronaut Barbara R. Morgan will return home to Idaho Dec. 10-14. This trip marks Morgan's first hometown visit since her space shuttle mission to the International Space Station in August. During the visit, Morgan will give a firsthand account of her spaceflight.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Morgan's visit begins in Boise, where she will share her experiences as an astronaut with students and community members. Afterward, she will make several appearances in McCall, Donnelly, New Meadows, Tamarack and Cascade. The visit will conclude with the dedication of a new school in McCall.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Below is a schedule of events open to media:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Monday, Dec. 10, 2007&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;6:30 - 7 p.m. Public Lecture Morrison Center Performance Hall Boise.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt;"&gt;8 - 9:30 p.m. Autograph Session Discovery Center Boise.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007: 7 - 9 p.m. Welcome Home Celebration McCall High School Gymnasium McCall.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt;"&gt;Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. School visits McCall Elementary School Payette Lakes Middle School McCall-Donnelly High School Heartland High School.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt;"&gt;6 p.m. - 9 p.m. McCall-Donnelly Education Foundation Reception Whitetail Resort McCall.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. School visits Cascade Schools Donnelly Elementary School Arling Center and Tamarack Academy.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Friday, Dec. 14, 2007&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. School visit New Meadows School &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin-bottom: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt;"&gt;2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. School Dedication Barbara Morgan Elementary School McCall.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Morgan accumulated more than 305 hours in space during the 13-day mission to the space station. The crew added a truss segment, a gyroscope and a spare parts platform to the orbiting complex. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Morgan was selected as the backup candidate for the NASA Teacher in Space Program on July 19, 1985. She trained with Christa McAuliffe and the Challenger crew at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Following the Challenger accident, Morgan assumed the duties of Teacher in Space Designee. In the fall of 1986, Morgan returned to Idaho to resume teaching. She was selected by NASA as a mission specialist in January 1998, and reported for training in August 1998. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For more information about the visits, contact Christina Spencer, Infuze Marketing, at 707-474-7784 or Dana Davis, Astronaut Appearances Office, at 281-244-0933. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For more information about Barbara Morgan, visit: &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/morgan.html" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/morgan.html&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;About Infuze Marketing &lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;Infuze Marketing is a full-service marketing strategies and communication company that focuses on creating impact. For additional information on Infuze Marketing, please visit &lt;a href="http://www.infuzemarketing.com/"&gt;www.infuzemarketing.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;# # # &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5834604607773023585-2742813082216740750?l=infuzemarketing.com%2Fpress'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5834604607773023585/2742813082216740750/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5834604607773023585&amp;postID=2742813082216740750' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5834604607773023585/posts/default/2742813082216740750'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5834604607773023585/posts/default/2742813082216740750'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://infuzemarketing.com/press/2007/12/astronaut-barbara-morgan-to-visit-idaho.html' title='Astronaut Barbara Morgan to Visit Idaho'/><author><name>Infuze Marketing</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13657999975440371372'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry></feed>