B2B Social Media Webinar Helps Organizations More Effectively Capture Online Business Opportunities - msnbc.com

TORONTO — Social media participation is a given for most businesses today, but generating revenue and ROI continues to be a challenge -- particularly for large B2B organizations with multiple business units. On Wednesday, February 29 and Thursday, March 1 Jonathan Astor, social business lead for international digital agency Valtech, and Sheldon Levine, Sysomos community manager, present "B2B Social Media: Turning Untapped Conversations into Business Value." In this complimentary, one-hour webinar attendees learn how to make the transformation to a social organization that captures and leverages untapped opportunities across the business spectrum.

What:
Free Webinar -- "B2B Social Media: Turning Untapped Conversations into Business Wins"
Join us for this complimentary one-hour webinar and learn about a tactile, tangible approach that can transform social business in your organization:

Open your company's eyes to low-hanging fruit that social media offers in the B2B world Discover B2B opportunities across the sales funnel Develop a sustainable workflow so valuable conversations find the right internal skill sets Find opportunities for customer service, R&D and unmet market needs Drive positive word-of-mouth among influential B2B buyers

Who:

Jonathan Astor, Social Business Lead, Valtech
Jonathan Astor consults with leading B2B and B2C organizations to anchor social media across regional and global business units, building the business case for social media investment through organizational insight, strategy, implementation and analytics. His expertise includes business intelligence ("listening"); content strategy, planning and measurement, including KPI setting; social media engagement and outreach; channel strategy; web integration and traffic generation; social commerce; and center of excellence-creation training. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @ambientallstar
Sheldon Levine, Community Manager, Marketwire + Sysomos
Having emerged as a thought leader in the digital world, Sheldon Levine's engaging communication style helps organizations leverage social media to boost their business success. Through community outreach, new media marketing and public relations, Sheldon illustrates how social media monitoring and analytics lead to improved customer relationships and measurable ROI. With a Masters in Professional Communication, Sheldon has taken his traditional PR training to a new level by waking people up to all that social media can be. Follow Sheldon on Twitter @40deuce

When:

Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 10 a.m. PST / 1 p.m. EST
OR Thursday, March 1, 2012, 10 a.m. EST / 3 p.m. GMT
Each session is one hour in length and will be archived for later viewing. All registrants receive access to the archived webinar.

To register, please click on one of the following links:

Hashtag for this webinar: #B2BSM

About Marketwire
Marketwire advances the way the world communicates by electronically delivering news and information to traditional, new and social media audiences, including newspapers, magazines, databases, analyst terminals, online portals, blogs, and more. Marketwire maximizes the power of its clients' communications by leveraging the latest in search engine optimization, multimedia, social media, monitoring and new technologies. Sysomos, a Marketwire company, provides unparalleled business intelligence for social media through advanced monitoring and analytics. Serving more than 14,000 clients worldwide through 20 offices on four continents, Marketwire is a dominant distributor of company news releases and other communications. Marketwire is majority-owned by OMERS Private Equity, which manages the private equity activities of OMERS Administration Corporation and today has $5.5 billion of investments under management. The group's investment strategy includes the active ownership of businesses in North America and Europe. OMERS Private Equity is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with offices in New York and London. For further information visit: www.omerspe.com.

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B2B Social Media Webinar Helps Organizations More Effectively Capture Online Business Opportunities - msnbc.com

TORONTO — Social media participation is a given for most businesses today, but generating revenue and ROI continues to be a challenge -- particularly for large B2B organizations with multiple business units. On Wednesday, February 29 and Thursday, March 1 Jonathan Astor, social business lead for international digital agency Valtech, and Sheldon Levine, Sysomos community manager, present "B2B Social Media: Turning Untapped Conversations into Business Value." In this complimentary, one-hour webinar attendees learn how to make the transformation to a social organization that captures and leverages untapped opportunities across the business spectrum.

What:
Free Webinar -- "B2B Social Media: Turning Untapped Conversations into Business Wins"
Join us for this complimentary one-hour webinar and learn about a tactile, tangible approach that can transform social business in your organization:

Open your company's eyes to low-hanging fruit that social media offers in the B2B world Discover B2B opportunities across the sales funnel Develop a sustainable workflow so valuable conversations find the right internal skill sets Find opportunities for customer service, R&D and unmet market needs Drive positive word-of-mouth among influential B2B buyers

Who:

Jonathan Astor, Social Business Lead, Valtech
Jonathan Astor consults with leading B2B and B2C organizations to anchor social media across regional and global business units, building the business case for social media investment through organizational insight, strategy, implementation and analytics. His expertise includes business intelligence ("listening"); content strategy, planning and measurement, including KPI setting; social media engagement and outreach; channel strategy; web integration and traffic generation; social commerce; and center of excellence-creation training. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @ambientallstar
Sheldon Levine, Community Manager, Marketwire + Sysomos
Having emerged as a thought leader in the digital world, Sheldon Levine's engaging communication style helps organizations leverage social media to boost their business success. Through community outreach, new media marketing and public relations, Sheldon illustrates how social media monitoring and analytics lead to improved customer relationships and measurable ROI. With a Masters in Professional Communication, Sheldon has taken his traditional PR training to a new level by waking people up to all that social media can be. Follow Sheldon on Twitter @40deuce

When:

Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 10 a.m. PST / 1 p.m. EST
OR Thursday, March 1, 2012, 10 a.m. EST / 3 p.m. GMT
Each session is one hour in length and will be archived for later viewing. All registrants receive access to the archived webinar.

To register, please click on one of the following links:

Hashtag for this webinar: #B2BSM

About Marketwire
Marketwire advances the way the world communicates by electronically delivering news and information to traditional, new and social media audiences, including newspapers, magazines, databases, analyst terminals, online portals, blogs, and more. Marketwire maximizes the power of its clients' communications by leveraging the latest in search engine optimization, multimedia, social media, monitoring and new technologies. Sysomos, a Marketwire company, provides unparalleled business intelligence for social media through advanced monitoring and analytics. Serving more than 14,000 clients worldwide through 20 offices on four continents, Marketwire is a dominant distributor of company news releases and other communications. Marketwire is majority-owned by OMERS Private Equity, which manages the private equity activities of OMERS Administration Corporation and today has $5.5 billion of investments under management. The group's investment strategy includes the active ownership of businesses in North America and Europe. OMERS Private Equity is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with offices in New York and London. For further information visit: www.omerspe.com.

For more information, visit us online at www.marketwire.com and http://blog.marketwire.com, or on Twitter @marketwire.

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B2B Social Media Webinar Helps Organizations More Effectively Capture Online Business Opportunities

TORONTO--(Marketwire -02/27/12)- Social media participation is a given for most businesses today, but generating revenue and ROI continues to be a challenge -- particularly for large B2B organizations with multiple business units. On Wednesday, February 29 and Thursday, March 1 Jonathan Astor, social business lead for international digital agency Valtech, and Sheldon Levine, Sysomos community manager, present "B2B Social Media: Turning Untapped Conversations into Business Value." In this complimentary, one-hour webinar attendees learn how to make the transformation to a social organization that captures and leverages untapped opportunities across the business spectrum.

What:
Free Webinar -- "B2B Social Media: Turning Untapped Conversations into Business Wins"
Join us for this complimentary one-hour webinar and learn about a tactile, tangible approach that can transform social business in your organization:

Open your company's eyes to low-hanging fruit that social media offers in the B2B world Discover B2B opportunities across the sales funnel Develop a sustainable workflow so valuable conversations find the right internal skill sets Find opportunities for customer service, R&D and unmet market needs Drive positive word-of-mouth among influential B2B buyers

Who:

Jonathan Astor, Social Business Lead, Valtech
Jonathan Astor consults with leading B2B and B2C organizations to anchor social media across regional and global business units, building the business case for social media investment through organizational insight, strategy, implementation and analytics. His expertise includes business intelligence ("listening"); content strategy, planning and measurement, including KPI setting; social media engagement and outreach; channel strategy; web integration and traffic generation; social commerce; and center of excellence-creation training. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @ambientallstar
Sheldon Levine, Community Manager, Marketwire + Sysomos
Having emerged as a thought leader in the digital world, Sheldon Levine's engaging communication style helps organizations leverage social media to boost their business success. Through community outreach, new media marketing and public relations, Sheldon illustrates how social media monitoring and analytics lead to improved customer relationships and measurable ROI. With a Masters in Professional Communication, Sheldon has taken his traditional PR training to a new level by waking people up to all that social media can be. Follow Sheldon on Twitter @40deuce

When:

Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 10 a.m. PST / 1 p.m. EST
OR Thursday, March 1, 2012, 10 a.m. EST / 3 p.m. GMT
Each session is one hour in length and will be archived for later viewing. All registrants receive access to the archived webinar.

To register, please click on one of the following links:

Hashtag for this webinar: #B2BSM

About Marketwire
Marketwire advances the way the world communicates by electronically delivering news and information to traditional, new and social media audiences, including newspapers, magazines, databases, analyst terminals, online portals, blogs, and more. Marketwire maximizes the power of its clients' communications by leveraging the latest in search engine optimization, multimedia, social media, monitoring and new technologies. Sysomos, a Marketwire company, provides unparalleled business intelligence for social media through advanced monitoring and analytics. Serving more than 14,000 clients worldwide through 20 offices on four continents, Marketwire is a dominant distributor of company news releases and other communications. Marketwire is majority-owned by OMERS Private Equity, which manages the private equity activities of OMERS Administration Corporation and today has $5.5 billion of investments under management. The group's investment strategy includes the active ownership of businesses in North America and Europe. OMERS Private Equity is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with offices in New York and London. For further information visit: www.omerspe.com.

For more information, visit us online at www.marketwire.com and http://blog.marketwire.com, or on Twitter @marketwire.

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B2B Social Media Webinar Helps Organizations More Effectively Capture Online Business Opportunities - Market Wire

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February 29 and March 1: Presenters Jonathan Astor and Sheldon Levine Show Attendees How to Identify Untapped Social Media Leads and Turn Them Into Concrete Business Value

TORONTO--(Marketwire - Feb 27, 2012) - Social media participation is a given for most businesses today, but generating revenue and ROI continues to be a challenge -- particularly for large B2B organizations with multiple business units. On Wednesday, February 29 and Thursday, March 1 Jonathan Astor, social business lead for international digital agency Valtech, and Sheldon Levine, Sysomos community manager, present "B2B Social Media: Turning Untapped Conversations into Business Value." In this complimentary, one-hour webinar attendees learn how to make the transformation to a social organization that captures and leverages untapped opportunities across the business spectrum.

What:
Free Webinar -- "B2B Social Media: Turning Untapped Conversations into Business Wins"
Join us for this complimentary one-hour webinar and learn about a tactile, tangible approach that can transform social business in your organization:

Open your company's eyes to low-hanging fruit that social media offers in the B2B world Discover B2B opportunities across the sales funnel Develop a sustainable workflow so valuable conversations find the right internal skill sets Find opportunities for customer service, R&D and unmet market needs Drive positive word-of-mouth among influential B2B buyers

Who:

Jonathan Astor, Social Business Lead, Valtech
Jonathan Astor consults with leading B2B and B2C organizations to anchor social media across regional and global business units, building the business case for social media investment through organizational insight, strategy, implementation and analytics. His expertise includes business intelligence ("listening"); content strategy, planning and measurement, including KPI setting; social media engagement and outreach; channel strategy; web integration and traffic generation; social commerce; and center of excellence-creation training. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @ambientallstar
Sheldon Levine, Community Manager, Marketwire + Sysomos
Having emerged as a thought leader in the digital world, Sheldon Levine's engaging communication style helps organizations leverage social media to boost their business success. Through community outreach, new media marketing and public relations, Sheldon illustrates how social media monitoring and analytics lead to improved customer relationships and measurable ROI. With a Masters in Professional Communication, Sheldon has taken his traditional PR training to a new level by waking people up to all that social media can be. Follow Sheldon on Twitter @40deuce

When:

Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 10 a.m. PST / 1 p.m. EST
OR Thursday, March 1, 2012, 10 a.m. EST / 3 p.m. GMT
Each session is one hour in length and will be archived for later viewing. All registrants receive access to the archived webinar.

To register, please click on one of the following links:

Hashtag for this webinar: #B2BSM

About Marketwire
Marketwire advances the way the world communicates by electronically delivering news and information to traditional, new and social media audiences, including newspapers, magazines, databases, analyst terminals, online portals, blogs, and more. Marketwire maximizes the power of its clients' communications by leveraging the latest in search engine optimization, multimedia, social media, monitoring and new technologies. Sysomos, a Marketwire company, provides unparalleled business intelligence for social media through advanced monitoring and analytics. Serving more than 14,000 clients worldwide through 20 offices on four continents, Marketwire is a dominant distributor of company news releases and other communications. Marketwire is majority-owned by OMERS Private Equity, which manages the private equity activities of OMERS Administration Corporation and today has $5.5 billion of investments under management. The group's investment strategy includes the active ownership of businesses in North America and Europe. OMERS Private Equity is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with offices in New York and London. For further information visit: www.omerspe.com.

For more information, visit us online at www.marketwire.com and http://blog.marketwire.com, or on Twitter @marketwire.

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Businesses Can Capture Signatures, Easily Calculate Taxes and Tips Using New Sage Mobile Payments 2.0 - TMCnet

(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) MCLEAN, VA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 01/31/12 -- Sage North America today announced the launch of Sage Mobile Payments 2.0, the latest version of its Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliant mobile payments product. Sage Mobile Payments comes bundled with a Sage merchant account, and allows businesses to cost effectively and securely process credit and debit card transactions on mobile devices, like cell phones and tablets, including Apple's iPad, across all major wireless carriers. Version 2.0 focuses on enhancing the customer experience through new features designed to save businesses time and increase the security of their transactions.

Enhancements built into Sage Mobile Payment 2.0 include an updated user interface, signature capture capabilities, a tax and tip calculator, and a free Sage Mobile "app store" download.

"In 2011, 25 percent of worldwide mobile PC shipments were tablets, and upwards of 75 percent U.S. small and midsized businesses plan to purchase tablets in the next year," said Greg Hammermaster, president of Sage Payment Solutions, the payments division for Sage. "Mobility has truly become a must-have in today's business world. Businesses using Sage Mobile Payments have a great opportunity to expand their sales and customer service opportunities, and with the confidence of a commercial-grade mobile payments solution. Sage Mobile Payments will help businesses evolve into this next phase of mobile payments." New Sage Mobile Payments 2.0 features: One Merchant Account -- Businesses can now use their existing Sage Merchant ID (MID) account to add mobile payments to their existing payment solution, and at the same low processing rate.Updated User Interface on Smart Phones -- The new, completely intuitive, colorful user interface makes processing payments easier than ever.Signature Capture -- Businesses can give customers peace of mind knowing a signature is required to complete their transaction. With the swipe of a finger, a signature is captured to complete a sale. A signed receipt is emailed to both the business and their customer.Tax And Tip Calculator -- Businesses no longer need a separate calculator to determine tax due and tips; Sage Mobile automatically calculates both.'App Store' Download -- By going to the Android Marketplace or Apple's iTunes store, businesses can download the Sage Mobile application at no cost. Then, once they have called Sage to set up their merchant account, they can start accepting mobile payments.

Businesses using Sage Mobile Payments can benefit from increased chances to close sales; anytime, anywhere transactions; a secure and PCI compliant payment processing environment; real-time authorizations for expedited cash flow; and minimal cost.

"While other vendors are fighting over no monthly fees, but higher processing costs for mobile transactions, we're still saying 'no' to mobile transaction surcharges," said Hammermaster. "With Sage Mobile Payments, businesses have the option to pay no more than they would to process regular credit or debit card transactions on a standard credit card terminal." Sage has been providing businesses and organizations with electronic payment systems for more than 20 years. The company allows more than 155,000 merchants to accept multiple forms of payment, including credit and debit cards, electronic checks, Check21, gift and loyalty cards, and automatic recurring payment. Sage Payment Solutions provides a wide range of secure standalone and integrated payment processing solutions, including Sage Exchange, Sage Virtual Terminal, Sage Mobile Payments, and Sage Patient Payments. Visit Sage Payment Solutions online at www.sagepayments.com, or follow them on Twitter at http://sagepayments.com/twitter and on Facebook at http://sagepayments.com/facebook.

About SageSage is a leading global supplier of business management software and services for small and midsized businesses. The Sage Group plc, formed in 1981, was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989 and now employs more than 12,300 people and supports more than 6 million customers worldwide. For more information about Sage in North America, please visit the company website at www.SageNorthAmerica.com.

Add to Digg Bookmark with del.icio.us Add to Newsvine Press Contact: Cynthia Sutton Sage North America 571-612-6071 cynthia.sutton@sage.com Source: Sage [ InfoTech Spotlight's Homepage ]

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