Join R2integrated for our upcoming webinar on Wednesday 2/10 at 3:00 EST.

Leveraging social media for marketing and profit begins with understanding your audience and their buying behavior. In this webinar, we’ll discuss R2i’s social media framework, and focus on community building best practices. We’ll also show how these principles were put into practical use by Rose Associates, one of the largest online communities in NY specializing in apartment searches.

• Understand social networking behavior and its role in decision making
• Review the anatomy of an internet marketing campaign
• Don’t confuse community building with campaigns

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BALTIMORE, MD – January 28, 2010 – While mobile marketing is recognized as an integral component of digital marketing strategies in 2010, uncertainty looms over its return on investment according to a recent survey by R2integrated (R2i), a leading Internet marketing and technology company.

Twenty two percent of survey respondents said that mobile marketing is “very important” to their overall marketing strategy for 2010; 26 percent said “important”; and 28 percent said “somewhat important.” Only 8 percent said “not important.” The majority of respondents, 41 percent, said their main reason for executing a mobile marketing campaign was “company awareness,” followed by “lead generation,” 33 percent.

Quantifying the return on investment was considered the most critical area of improvement for planned mobile marketing campaigns among respondents at 43 percent. Forty nine percent said an increase in customers would measure a successful campaign.

“It appears that 2010 will be a year of experimentation and education on mobile marketing as marketers struggle to come to terms with its practicality and ROI,” said Matt Goddard, co-founder and CEO, R2i. “This shouldn’t suggest that marketers ought to table their mobile marketing plans, but that they should pay considerable attention to how they can connect the dots back to driving revenue.”

The biggest impediments to executing a mobile marketing campaign were “not knowing how to develop the business case,” 32 percent, and “not enough analytics to measure the ROI,” 30 percent.  Sixty three percent of respondents said they’d only allocate up to 15 percent of their budgets on mobile marketing.

More than half (52 percent) of respondents said that their mobile marketing campaign would focus on mobile Web site development channel, while 40 percent said they would focus on mobile application development. When asked to rate the importance of mobile platforms, 59 percent of respondents said the iPhone and 40 percent said the BlackBerry were “very important”; only seven percent thought that Android was a “very important” platform. 

“I think because the technology is still working to fully prove itself, most marketers are playing it safe by focusing on the mobile browsing experience, where they can leverage existing Web assets, rather than on mobile marketing where the ROI proposition is still being evaluated,” said Goddard. “The iPhone still reflects the largest base for marketers to sell into even though the Android may be the platform du jour in terms of hype.”

R2i conducted this survey from January 13 – January 25. Since 2008, R2i has experienced revenue growth of more than 60 percent and recently expanded into St. Louis, Mo. and Seattle, Wash. Additional offices are located in Baltimore, Md., New York, N.Y., and Vienna, Va.

 

 

BALTIMORE, MD – January 20, 2010 – R2integrated (R2i), a leading Internet and marketing technology company, today announced the launch of their new DotNetNuke™ (DNN) microsite, created to educate, assist, and enrich the DNN community and its clients.

DotNetNuke is the most widely adopted Web content management system (CMS) and application development framework for building Web sites, intranet and extranet portals, and applications on Microsoft .NET. The new R2i DNN microsite - located at www.r2integrated.com/dnn - features a technical blog on all things DNN by R2i’s DNN expert engineers and core team members. The new site also offers free DNN CSS-based skin downloads, relevant articles, case studies, How-To advice, as well as updates to its design and navigation—all making for an informative and seamless user experience. 

“R2i is a major contributor to the DotNetNuke community and continues to push the envelope on DNN capabilities and performance,” said Chris Chodnicki, co-founder and CTO, R2i. “The new DNN microsite incorporates DNN best practices in both construction and design, and is supported by R2i’s highly talented team of DNN experts.”

In addition to launching the new DNN microsite, R2i—which has experienced revenue growth of more than 60 percent since 2008—has opened an office in St. Louis and added two DNN experts to their growing team:

Cuong Dang, social media technology manager and DNN core team member, will oversee DNN product user interface and on-line marketing execution at R2i. Mr. Cuong has provided extensive training on DNN to clients around the country and co-founded www.dnnGallery.net which showcases DNN projects.

Ian Robinson, Sr. software engineer and architect, has developed enterprise-level DNN solutions for businesses in the healthcare and mobile industries, and will focus on development within the DNN framework. Mr. Robinson is a frequent presenter at conferences, the leader of the St. Louis DotNetNuke User Group, an experienced instructor of DNN training courses, and is co-founder of www.dnnGallery.net.

R2integrated is a DNN Fusion Gold Partner and a Microsoft Gold partner with five core competencies. Last year, the company earned two DNN OpenForce Community Choice Awards for www.Rehab.com: Best Overall Site and Most Informative Site.

About R2integrated and DNN
R2integrated is a leading Internet marketing technology company that provides platforms and services that enable companies to more quickly and easily distribute critical marketing communications, implement rich internet applications, leverage social media and social networks, and derive critical metrics on performance. The company offers customizable and versatile DotNetNuke services including award-winning website design, skin design, SEO marketing programs, module development and integration, DNN support, consulting, and development. R2i clients range from Fortune 1000 clients such as Texas Instruments, Forbes.com, Time Warner Cable, Sharp Electronics, and California Dental Association, to start-up companies and non-profit organizations.

For more information about R2integrated visit www.r2integrated.com

 

BALTIMORE, MD – January 15, 2010 – R2integrated (R2i), a leading Web and marketing technology company, today announced that its co-founder and CEO, Matt Goddard, made ClickZ’s Social Media All-Stars honorable mention list.

ClickZ Network is the largest resource of interactive marketing news, information, commentary, advice, opinion, research, and reference in the world. Created by ClickZ contributor and owner of the Socialnomics blog, Erik Qualman, the Social Media All-Stars list is comprised of people who are considered luminaries and pioneers of the social media frontier.

Goddard was named to ClickZ’s Social Media All-Star honorable mention list for his vision on social media methods and technologies that help businesses engage customers in an increasingly fractured media landscape. Other All-Star honorable mentions include Mashable founder, Pete Cashmore. Among the All-Stars’ Top 20 are Chris Brogan, President, New Marketing Labs, Seth Godin, author and marketing evangelist, and Guy Kawasaki, founding partner at Garage and cofounder of Alltop.

“It is an incredible honor to be recognized in this company of social media innovators,” said Goddard. “To be considered for ClickZ’s Social Media All-Star List is thrilling, but to be a part of it is humbling.”

Several of the world’s leading brands including Yamaha, K.C. Pella, and Boxtone have tapped Goddard and R2i in order to design and develop their social media technology strategies. Under Goddard’s leadership, R2i has grown by more than 50 percent in 2009.
 

 

BALTIMORE, MD – December 8, 2009 – R2integrated (R2i), a leading Internet marketing technology company, today announced that it has won two Innovator Awards and two Leader Awards in the 2009 Summit Emerging Media Awards (EMA) competition for Web sites it designed and deployed for four different clients:

• Innovator Award, Consumer Product Web site (Yesmail & The Coca Cola Co.)
• Innovator Award, Consumer Service Web site (Martek Biosciences)
• Leader Award, B2B Product Web site (Surety)
• Leader Award, Recruitment/Employment/Training Web site (Genesis Rehab Services)

Agencies that demonstrate the introduction of new media win Innovator Awards. Leader Awards are won by directing the movement of and helping to set the pace for emerging media. Summit EMA entries compete against a benchmark threshold and only against other entries once they achieve the Leader level. Experienced interactive and creative professionals comprise multiple EMA juries. Judges evaluate each entry and critique it on method, innovation and information.

For 16 years, the Summit International Awards (SIA) has been recognizing and promoting companies and individuals that produce outstanding marketing, advertising, design and interactive communications. Each year, entries from more than 50 countries are represented, making it a truly international competition. Additional information about the SIA and its competitions is available at www.summitawards.com.

About R2integrated
R2integrated is a leading Internet marketing technology company that provides platforms and services that enable companies to more quickly and easily distribute critical marketing communications, implement rich internet applications, leverage social media and social networks, and derive critical metrics on performance. For more information visit www.r2integrated.com
 

 

 Join R2integrated for our upcoming webinar on Wednesday 12/16 at 3:00 EST.

 

Baltimore, MD – November 23, 2009 – R2integrated (R2i), a leading Internet marketing and technology company, in partnership with WMAR-TV, today announced that the virtual brouhaha surrounding the Ravens-Steelers game on Sunday, November 29 will be captured and displayed at ABC2news.com via the social media platform, R2iSMASH.

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According to Google, optimizing your natural search results is best accomplished by making small modifications to parts of your website. This webinar covers 30 practical tactics you can implement immediately to improve your search results.

Presenter: Lori Ulloa. Senior Digital Marketing Strategist, R2integrated
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 3:00 P.M. EST
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Forbes SportsMoney's, Mike Ozanian, recently interviewed R2i CEO Matt Goddard on how professional sports teams are getting fans engaged. Goddard discussed how social media and R2iSMASH technology can give the fans more, allowing them to become part of the experience - beyond the game.

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FC Expert Blog
Social New, Now & Next: The Baltimore Marathon on "Social Media Steroids"
BY FC Expert Blogger Lena L. WestThu Oct 1, 2009 at 11:00 AM
This blog is written by a member of our expert blogging community and expresses that expert's views alone.


I'm always interested in organizations that are taking the use of social media to the next level. And, Corrigan Sports qualifies. They plan to use some latest social media hotness, R2iSMASH, to showcase the Baltimore Marathon on October 10.

R2iSMASH, was created by R2integrated, and the technical explanation of it is:

A social media vehicle that drives interactivity around specific events, campaigns, or initiatives by combining feeds from popular social networking sites like Flickr, Twitter, and YouTube, into one unique presentation window.

For all the non-techies, that means when people talk on social networks like Facebook and Twitter about a particular event, it shoves all that conversation into into one convenient screen. Tres cool, non?

 

See full post here!
 

 

THE 2009 UNDER ARMOUR BALTIMORE RUNNING FESTIVAL TO BE SHOWCASED VIA NEW SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM
R2integrated, Corrigan Sports Enterprises Partner to Deploy R2iSMASH

BALTIMORE, MD – September 29, 2009 – R2integrated (R2i), a leading Internet marketing company, in partnership with Corrigan Sports Enterprises (CSE), today announced that the 2009 Under Armour Baltimore Running Festival will be presented online through a new social media platform called R2iSMASH.

Site located here: http://baltrunfest.r2ismash.com

Created by R2i, R2iSMASH drives interactivity around specific events, campaigns, or initiatives by combining feeds from popular social networking sites into one presentation window. The R2iSMASH site developed for the Baltimore Running Festival will feature live streamed video, Tweets, texts, Flickr and cell phone photos, and blog feeds—all collected simultaneously, yielding a real-time gallery of event content and commentary.

“Unlike most social media tools that push internal messages outward, R2iSMASH technology gathers external messages inward and neatly packages them for exhibition,” said Matt Goddard, CEO, R2i. “We’ve never seen a major metropolitan running festival—or major sporting event for that matter—harness social media in this way, and we’re excited to be aligned with CSE to make sports broadcast history.”

Corrigan Sports Enterprises, which manages the Under Armour Baltimore Running Festival, is projecting 20,000 total runners for the day’s five races all taking place on October 10. By using R2iSMASH, CSE provides both festival participants and non-participants with a unique way of tracking the event and sharing in the experience—live. Fans, friends, and family of runners competing in the festival can now watch the scene unfold from almost anywhere in the world.

Lee Corrigan, president of CSE, said: “From a promoter’s standpoint, the media world as we know it has changed drastically since this event started nine years ago. With R2iSMASH we will leverage the viral impact of social media and can give anyone who can not been here on race day a taste of what one of Charm City’s premiere sporting events is all about.”

Additional features on the running festival R2iSMASH site will include a results button that visitors can click to find runner finish times. Site visitors can also view immediate updates from the official time car in the “Running Commentary” feed where they will be marked with a red bus icon. Festival sponsor logos will be interspersed within the Flickr photo stream as well. When the festival concludes, all images, Tweets, and data captured on the R2iSMASH page will be archived and available for review.

“With R2iSMASH, organizations can more effectively leverage social media to promote and add value to their critical initiatives,” said Goddard. “While other social media solutions require costly, time-consuming custom development, the R2iSMASH platform is proven and can be deployed in a matter of minutes. Once deployed, it is virtually maintenance-free, and any required changes can be easily made.”

Early this year, R2i—which has had a 24 percent growth in revenue since 2008—deployed R2iSMASH sites to cover the Sonia Sotomayor confirmation and the Michael Jackson Tribute. Combined, the two sites aggregated more than 300,000 Tweets and texts feeds, and more than 5,000 photos.

For more information about R2integrated, visit www.r2integrated.com. Information about the 2009 Under Armour Baltimore Running Festival: www.thebaltimoremarathon.com

 

 

 Baltimore, MD- DotNetNuke Corporation announced today the new members of the Open Source Community team, including R2i’s Chief Software Architect, Kevin Schreiner.

Over the next few weeks, this new team will continue to reorient itself in the face of change. “We are excited about the changes fall will bring; reorganized and refocused teams, a dramatic 5.2 core release, improved contributor recognition, updated modules, new community programs, Open Force ’09, and much more,” says DNN Co-Founder, Scott Willhite.

Kevin is currently the project lead for the DNN Map module as well as a community member within the DNN developer advisory group. “I am honored to be selected as a member of the team by the DotNetNuke Corp. Having worked with the platform since version 1.x, DNN is more than just a product, but rather an ever evolving framework and community that I enjoy working with on a daily basis,” said Kevin. “I look forward to continuing to lend my opinion and expertise from R2i’s growing knowledge base.”

DNN will be providing regular updates on the community activities which will enable the community to get to know the new Open Source Community Team better.

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About DotNetNuke (DNN):

DotNetNuke is a web content management system (WCM or CMS) and application development framework which enables businesses to quickly build and deploy feature-rich, interactive web sites and applications in Microsoft .NET. An intuitive, menu-driven interface allows even non-technical users to easily create new sites or extend the functionality and features of their existing web site.

DotNetNuke is the world’s most widely adopted framework for building web solutions on Microsoft Windows Server. DotNetNuke powers over 400,000 portals, intranets, extranets, and public web sites. An enthusiastic open source community with more than 700,000 registered members supports the platform.

 

BALTIMORE, MD – August 07, 2009 – Two executives from R2integrated, a leading Internet marketing company, will share their insight with other pros from top agencies, blue-chip brands, app developers, mobile/social advertising networks, and content owners at digiday:APPS on Wednesday, August 12 at the W Hotel in New York City.

In the app world, everyone offers something different to brand marketers from mobile, facebook apps, widgets, desktop, cross platform apps, and more. Marketers and content owners need to understand that building custom apps is very different than partnering with existing apps, which is also different than mobile apps.

Matt Goddard, CEO at R2integrated—which recently deployed its social media tool, R2ISMASH, to showcase Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court—will participate in the keynote panel discussion “Apps: Who We Are and What We Do” at 9 a.m. Attendees of this session will hear from Mr. Goddard and other experts who create, build, distribute, market, and provide services to brands and advertisers about how individual apps fit into the landscape, the value they provide to users and brands, and their long-term ROI.

Also speaking at digiday:APPS from R2integrated is Page Sands, the company’s director of Web strategy and social media. At the 11:30 a.m. Apps Spotlight session, Mr. Sands will discuss how being 'open' allows for community driven applications, how communications services like Twitter are built with openness in mind, and how this approach lends itself to new styles of Web applications powered by communities. Topics will include types of community engagement, real-time search, and mobile.

For more information about either presenter, please contact Lindsey Hill at lhill@r2integrated.com


 

 

BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--R2integrated (R2i), a leading Internet marketing company, and Maryland’s Daily Record today announced a partnership to deploy R2i’s new social media tool, R2ISMASH, in order to showcase Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court.

R2ISMASH is a social media vehicle that drives interactivity around specific events, campaigns, or initiatives by combining feeds from popular social networking sites into one unique presentation window. By using R2ISMASH, The Daily Record offers an engaging forum in which to watch Sotomayor’s confirmation unfold.

“Unlike most social media tools that push internal messages outward, R2ISMASH technology takes external messages and brings them in, creating a real-time gallery of information and commentary,” said Matt Goddard, CEO, R2i. “Together with The Daily Record, R2ISMASH is harnessing the collective consciousness about this historical event, packaging it all together, and making it available to the world.”

“We are excited to be partnering with R2i in utilizing this pioneering technology,” says Daily Record Publisher, Christopher Eddings. “Unlike social media solutions that require costly and time-consuming custom development, R2ISMASH can be deployed in a matter of minutes and can incorporate multiple social media feeds. By allowing our audience to share in pertinent, real-time events, R2ISMASH can be a powerful tool for organizations and/or media like The Daily Record.”

The Daily Record, which provides legal and business news and information, has utilized social media to its advantage for years, making it a natural fit for R2ISMASH deployment. While R2ISMASH is capable of harnessing virtually any social media site, The Daily Record R2ISMASH page will feature streams from social media heavyweights Flickr and Twitter.

R2ISMASH has been successfully deployed at several events including the Greater Baltimore Technology Council’s TechNite and the Maryland Business Expo. Back in June, R2i launched a Michael Jackson Tribute R2ISMASH page in honor of the King of Pop’s passing. In less than a day, the site collected more than 250,000 text feeds and more than 2,500 photos.

About R2integrated

R2integrated provides platforms which enable companies to more quickly and easily distribute critical communications, leverage social media and social networks, and implement rich internet applications. R2i technology empowers companies to create and manage the dynamic media and social interactions that drive brand value and sales in the age of peer-to-peer communications.

R2integrated has helped the world’s largest corporations improve their customer communications and relationships, including Yamaha, Forbes, Black and Decker, Heineken, and the National Aquarium by providing them internet marketing systems that provide direct, compelling interaction with their customers.

For more information about R2integrated, visit www.r2integrated.com

About The Daily Record

For 120 years, The Daily Record Company has provided trusted legal and business information to Maryland readers. In addition to the daily newspaper published five days a week, The Daily Record publishes two websites: mddailyrecord.com and exhibitAnewsbaltimore.com, focusing on the law in plain English; two blogs, On the Record and Eye on Annapolis; and a variety of special publications on topics of interest to Maryland business and legal professionals.

The Daily Record also honors leading Marylanders through events such as Influential Marylanders, Maryland’s Top 100 Women, Leadership in Law and Health Care Heroes. The Daily Record is owned by Dolan Media Company, trading as DM, of Minneapolis, MN.
 

 

OMAHA, Neb. - (Business Wire) Yesmail™ (an infoGROUP company) (NASDAQ: IUSA), a recognized industry-leading provider of permission-based online e-mail marketing solutions, along with R2integrated, will support a 20-minute roundtable about how K.C. Pella generated a 13% increase in target leads using e-mail marketing to drive their "love your ugly door” Facebook contest in Baltimore, Maryland on Monday, August 3rd at the Hilton Baltimore.

Attendees will learn how mainstream social applications like Facebook can fuel a viral campaign, therefore creating a strong, targeted response for marketers. When combined with any combination of social apps, e-mail campaigns can drive different types of viral actions such as pushing leads to social sites, generating awareness with prospects and acceleration of the sales cycle through triggered, phased messages to audiences engaged in various campaign stages. Attendees will also learn how to get a far greater return on their programs using online channels over traditional direct marketing channels.

eTail East, 2009 runs from Monday, August 3rd through Thursday, August 6th 2009.

eTail East 2009 – E-mail Marketing Day

Who: Mary Ellen Thieroff, K.C. Company, Director of Marketing and Advertising, and Page Sands, Director of Digital Marketing

What: E-mail marketing roundtable: K.C. Pella generated a 13% increase in target leads using e-mail marketing to drive their "love your ugly door” Facebook contest

When: Monday, August 3rd during rotation 1 of E-mail Marketing & Segmentation Day

Where: Hilton Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland

Visit http://www.wbresearch.com/etailusaeast/emailday.aspx for more information or to register follow this link https://secure.wbresearch.com/SRS2k.dll/ChooseRegistration

In May of this year, Yesmail announced a strategic alliance with R2integrated, a digital marketing and technology firm located in Baltimore, Maryland. Leveraging R2i’s specialization in interactive, digital marketing and social media application development, the alliance provides a robust suite of solutions for Yesmail and R2i clients to develop and support highly relevant social media applications and integrated digital marketing campaigns.

Yesmail’s e-mail marketing products and services suite now includes:

    * Social media application development including widgets, Facebook applications and Twitter API integration, YouTube and Flickr development and integrations
    * Social media consulting and solutions including social media assessment for clients currently engaged and a social media starter kit for those clients looking to extend their e-mail marketing program.
    * iPhone application development and design
    * Interactive landing page and microsite development

About Yesmail

Yesmail is a recognized industry-leading provider of online emarketing solutions. Built on a solid core of innovative technology, Yesmail offers a complete portfolio of e-mail marketing solutions and services for businesses of all sizes including, Yesmail Enterprise, Yesmail Express, Yesmail Direct and Yesmail Media Services. Yesmail exceeds the expectations of Fortune 500, mid-size companies and small businesses worldwide powering their strategies with highly trained account teams and best practices consulting. Clients specializing in consumer products, retail, publishing, travel and finance are well served globally with award-winning solutions localized in single-byte and double-byte languages. Yesmail was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of infoGROUP. Yesmail corporate headquarters are located in Portland, Oregon, USA and has offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Omaha, Toronto, London and Singapore. For more information visit www.yesmail.com or call 1.877.Yesmail.

About R2integrated

R2integrated, a leading Internet marketing company, provides platforms which enable companies to more quickly and easily distribute critical communications, leverage social media and social networks, and implement rich internet applications. R2i technology empowers companies to create and manage the dynamic media and social interactions that drive brand value and sales in the age of peer-to-peer communications.

Unlike traditional “agencies” whose expertise lays in ad creation and media buys, R2i delivers technology platforms together with award-winning creative design and complete program management. This allows corporate marketing departments to create and then publish web-based content more rapidly and reliably to a broad array of outlets simultaneously, reducing costs and increasing return on marketing investments.

R2integrated has helped the world’s largest corporations improve their customer communications and relationships, including Forbes, Black and Decker, Yamaha, and The National Aquarium by providing them internet marketing systems that provide direct, compelling interaction with their customers.

About infoGROUP

infoGROUP (NASDAQ: IUSA) is the leading provider of data and interactive resources that enables targeted sales, effective marketing and insightful research solutions. Our information powers innovative tools and insight for businesses to efficiently reach current and future customers through multiple channels, including the world’s most dominant and powerful Internet search engines and GPS navigation systems. infoGROUP headquarters are located at 5711 S. 86th Circle, Omaha, NE 68127. For more information, call (402) 593-4500 or visit www.infogroup.com.

Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information constitute forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, recent changes in senior management, the successful integration of recent and future acquisitions, fluctuations in operating results, failure to successfully carry out our Internet strategy or to grow our Internet revenue, effects of leverage, changes in technology and increased competition. More information about potential factors that could affect the company's business and financial results is included in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

CEO, Matt Goddard to host webinar on Thursday, July 16th: "The Social Reality: Turning the Hype into Real Value for Your Business". Key take aways will be:

• Learn the difference between social media vs. social networking
  
• Forget the tools - it's still about how your customers buy your products
  
• The 4 real ways to leverage social media
  
• Social media and risk reduction
  
• What now? Steps for moving forward

To join go here.

The  webinar will be archived afterwards and will be posted under R2inform in the thought leadership tab.

 

 

 

The SAMMY Awards - The Social Advertising, Media, and Marketing Awards honors overall excellence and breakthrough achievement in Social Advertising, Media, and Marketing. The SAMMY's are presented by DM2, the publishers of digiday:DAILY and the hosts of digiday:SOCIAL, the organization includes hundreds of leading social media and marketing experts, journalists, insiders, marketers, publishers, and social technology visionaries. The purpose of the SAMMY Awards is to recognize the outstanding efforts being made in the area of social media and advertising and honor the groundbreaking work in multiple categories.

R2i CEO, Matt Goddard, was chosen to be a part of The 2009 SAMMY Awards Judging Committee with industry thought leaders such as Scott Monty, Digital & Multimedia Communications Manager, Ford Motor Company; Don Steele, VP, Digital Marketing, MTVN (MTV Networks) Entertainment Group; Sarah Hofstetter, VP Emerging Media & Client Strategy, 360il; and more.

The SAMMY Awards presents honors in every category at the SAMMY Awards Gala on 9/14 in New York City. The SAMMY Awards Judging Committee selects the nominees for the awards in each category, as well as the Best in Show.

 

http://www.sammyawards.com/

 

R2i has added new competencies to our Microsoft Gold Partnership: Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Business Process.  This brings R2i to 5 out of a potential 9 competencies.  Others include Data Management Solutions, ISV/Software Solutions, Custom Development Solutions and Business Intelligence. R2i has been a Microsoft Gold Partner for four years.

 

The R2i Tech Division recently added two additional team members. Eric Mackenzie, Software Engineer, has a strong CMS and .net background and will lead our TMA personify engineering channel.

Sarah Hampton, Sr. Technical PM and Operations Manager, comes from a strong enterprise product services background at Western Union and will lead enterprise client technical projects.

 

(OMAHA, NE) – Yesmail (an infoGROUP company, NASDAQ: IUSA), a recognized industry-leading provider of permission-based online email marketing solutions, announced today a strategic alliance with R2integrated, a digital marketing and technology firm located in Baltimore, Maryland. Leveraging R2i’s specialization in interactive, digital marketing and social media application development, this alliance provides a robust suite of solutions for Yesmail and R2i clients to develop and support highly relevant social media applications and integrated digital marketing campaigns.

Effective immediately this alliance extends Yesmail’s email marketing products and services suite to include:
• Social media application development including widgets, Facebook applications and Twitter API integration
• iPhone application development and design
• Social sharing and viral application development
• Social content management applications
• Social marketing campaign development
• Interactive landing page and microsite development

“We’re excited about the Yesmail and R2i partnership because it creates a valuable suite of integrated technology offerings that no other service provider has been able to deliver to enterprise marketers,” said Mike Hilts, president and general manager of Yesmail.  “Despite the global and national economic conditions, Yesmail remains committed to investing in new products and services that bring real value to our clients,” said Hilts.

The alliance also allows R2integrated to expand its own product suite with market-leading data, database management and email capabilities, as well as allow it to gain access to hundreds of Yesmail and infoGROUP enterprise-level, world class marketers.

“This is a great collaboration of two market-driven technology leaders pioneering an incredibly unique and powerful digital marketing solution set”, said Matt Goddard, Principal and CEO of R2integrated.  We will continue presenting our clients with a truly differentiated value; digital marketing campaigns utilizing social media, search, and rich internet applications smartly integrated with our expanded content management platform (R2iC), expanded social platform (R2i-SMASH), and new data and email services,” said Goddard.

Additionally, Yesmail and R2i will be integrating core technology modules in the upcoming release of Enterprise 7.0, infoGROUP’s flagship multi-channel marketing suite for enterprise marketers, currently under development.  Recognized by Forrester Research as a leader in the enterprise email marketing arena and specifically for its innovation and flexibility in technology development, Yesmail is leading the development of Enterprise 7.0 leveraging its proven agile software development model and world class technology organization.

Enterprise 7.0 is a next-generation multi-channel marketing suite that provides data management, data processing, and data services for the interactive, multi-channel marketer; as well as campaign management, analytics and business intelligence.  The campaign management capabilities will enable marketers to execute integrated email, direct mail, mobile, social, other web-based marketing campaigns.

About Yesmail
Yesmail is a recognized industry-leading provider of online emarketing solutions.  Built on a solid core of innovative technology, Yesmail offers a complete portfolio of email marketing solutions and services for businesses of all sizes including, Yesmail Enterprise, Yesmail Express, Yesmail Direct and Yesmail Media Services. Yesmail exceeds the expectations of Fortune 500, mid-size companies and small businesses worldwide powering their strategies with highly trained account teams and best practices consulting. Clients specializing in consumer products, retail, publishing, travel and finance are well served globally with award-winning solutions localized in single-byte and double-byte languages. Yesmail was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of infoGROUP.  Yesmail corporate headquarters are located in Portland, Oregon, USA and has offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Omaha, Toronto, London and Singapore. For more information visit www.yesmail.com or call 1.877.Yesmail.

About R2integrated
R2integrated is a high growth, next generation Internet marketing firm specializing in creating meaningful customer engagement in online environments. R2i provides expertise in social media, marketing and building customer relationships by leveraging online and mobile technologies.  Complementing its Internet marketing expertise, R2i is a national leader in emerging technologies, content management platforms (R2iC), and social media platforms (R2i-Smash) helping customers achieve feature-rich functionality with rapid, cost-effective development. R2i currently has offices in Baltimore, Northern Virginia and New York.

About infoGROUP
infoGROUP (www.infoGROUP.com) (NASDAQ: IUSA), founded in 1972, uniquely combines  business and consumer information, marketing services and research solutions for sales, marketing and business professionals around the world.  Our data and marketing solutions help companies of all sizes find new prospects, deepen relationships with existing customers and reach businesses and consumers at home, at work and on-line.  infoGROUP business data is also used by the top internet search engines and vehicle navigation systems to power their Point-of-Interest and business search capabilities.  Our research solutions are used globally by organizations to solve complex problems, measure effectiveness and understand the attitudes and needs of their customers, citizens, employees and other key stakeholders.

infoGROUP headquarters are located at 5711 S. 86th Circle, Omaha, NE 68127 and can be contacted at (402) 593-4500 or by visiting www.infoGROUP.com.

Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information constitute forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, recent changes in senior management, the successful integration of recent and future acquisitions, fluctuations in operating results, failure to successfully carry out our Internet strategy or to grow our Internet revenue, effects of leverage, changes in technology and increased competition. More information about potential factors that could affect the company's business and financial results is included in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 
 

 

R2integrated(R2i) has teamed up with the National Aquarium Institute to launch an educational and entertaining digital campaign and micro-site promoting their newest exhibit: Jellies Invasion – Oceans Out of Balance.  www.aqua.org/jellies

The new site showcases the beauty of the jellies while also educating the public on their environmental impact.  The dynamic new site also provides users with a rich and comprehensive Web 2.0 experience including blogs, two-way conversations, games, virtual tours, photos, videos and much more. 

“Our goal is to make education and learning fun while using new technologies to provide a rich user experience for National Aquarium Institute visitors,” said David Taub, Partner and Creative Director, R2integrated.

The National Aquarium Institute inspires visitors and partners to celebrate and nurture the world’s aquatic habitats from tropical rain forests to coral reefs; from our Chesapeake Bay to the world’s oceans.  Through pioneering science, conservation, and educational programming, the National Aquarium Institute confronts the pressing issues facing global aquatic habitats. Our legacy to future generations is a world in which aquatic habitats are preserved and restored.  The National Aquarium Institute is recognized internationally as a trusted partner and the respected voice of authority for a healthy and sustainable aquatic world.
 

 

Regional digital marketing and technology firm R2integrated (R2i) has teamed up with the National Aquarium Institute in Baltimore to develop an educational campaign promoting their newest exhibit: Jelly Invasion – Oceans Out of Balance. 

R2i will launch an educational and interactive website and ad campaign in early May 2009.  The site will showcase the beauty of the jellies while providing an educational component on how they impact our environment.  The dynamic new site will provide users with a rich and comprehensive Web 2.0 experience, offering blogs, two-way conversations, gaming components, virtual tours and much more. 

“Our goal is to make education and learning fun while using new technologies to provide a rich user experience for National Aquarium Institute visitors,” commented David Taub, Partner and Creative Director, R2integrated. 

The National Aquarium Institute inspires visitors and partners to celebrate and nurture the world’s aquatic habitats from tropical rain forests to coral reefs; from our Chesapeake Bay to the world’s oceans.  Through pioneering science, conservation, and educational programming, the National Aquarium Institute confronts the pressing issues facing global aquatic habitats. Our legacy to future generations is a world in which aquatic habitats are preserved and restored.  The National Aquarium Institute is recognized internationally as a trusted partner and the respected voice of authority for a healthy and sustainable aquatic world.

 

BALTIMORE – February 18, 2009 – R2integrated (R2i), a digital marketing and technology firm, today announced the launch of their new DotNetNuke website focused specifically with the DNN community. The site is dedicated to supporting the DNN community providing a large variety of case studies, award winning creative designs, forums, how to’s, free skins and modules and generally demonstratring what DNN can do for organizations using or considering the DNN framework.

The R2i DNN site can be found at www.R2integrated.com/DNN. A few featured areas include:

CMS Comparison- An online resource guide providing a detailed feature-by-feature comparison of how DNN stakes up against other open-source and commercial content management systems.

DNN Tutorials- A knowledge bank of information, tips and other resources for DotNetNuke deployments including whitepapers, blogs, how-to articles and forums.

DNN Lifecycle- Information and best practices on how to take a site from concept through deployment.

Free Resources- Multiple, value-added skins and modules for user download. Initial launch will include four Skin Designs. They are packaged with a set of containers that use convenient SEO friendly header tags and are xHTML compliant. Modules, useful tips and “how to” features are all available for free download on the site. Visitors may also download a free custom module builder, R2i OpenWebStudio (OWS), which is a robust tool for building data bound forms, modules, utilities and more. This tool makes it possible for anyone, anywhere to create bullet proof solutions, quickly.  

Forum- Ask questions, post reviews and comments and share experiences.

Case Studies and Portfolio- Users will be able to see first hand how organizations are harnessing the power of DNN; it’s a great way to see the framework in action with real world examples. 

“We are really excited about the launch of this new R2i property. It will allow our technology community to engage with new technologies, share thoughts and experiences and help us to provide bigger and better in the future”, says CTO, Chris Chodnicki.

 

BALTIMORE – February 3, 2009 – R2integrated (R2i), a digital marketing and technology firm, today announced that Apple accepted and released an iPhone application developed by R2integrated and PointAbout.
 
This free application is available to 1st Mariner Bank customers who own an iPhone or iPod Touch, allowing them to find ATMs and 1st Mariner Bank branches relative to their current location (automatically generated by their iPhone). The application allows customers to use their GPS location to find the nearest ATMs, including the more than 16,000 MoneyPass® ATMs around the country as well as other PointAbout Network information such as store sales, gas prices and more.  Using the iPhone and iTouch GPS technology, the 1st Mariner Application makes it easy to find ATM’s throughout the USA and Branches in the DC/MD metro area. The application is available for download through the APP Store on customers’ phone or through iTunes.
 
R2integrated completed the creative design, developed the administrative and user interface ATM and Branch Locator system integrating with the PointAbout Network System. Using an Open Source CMS called DotNetNuke™, 1st Mariner is able to manage ATMs and branch information on a daily basis with real-time updates to customers via the application.  

“1st Mariner Bank was able to create an iPhone application for a fraction of the traditional cost by using PointAbout’s thin-client springboard and R2i’s programming expertise.  This approach gives 1st Mariner Bank the added benefit of being able to increase the application’s functionality without users having to download any updates and provides a new channel of communication between 1st Mariner Bank and its customers,” explained Daniel R. Odio, Chief Operating Officer of PointAbout. 

“Providing our customers the ability to map step by step directions directly to our nearest branch or available ATM machine differentiates ourselves from other banks in the region.  The application is ideal for any of our customers who want the service of a local bank, but travel either regionally or anywhere in the United States,” said Kevin Lynch, Senior Vice President, eCommerce, 1st Mariner Bank.

“Successfully designing, building, and deploying an iPhone application is a testament to our engineers’ ability to understand and implement new technology. The average user is highly dependent on their mobile device and we were excited to partner with 1st Mariner Bank to release an innovative new technology product to help them remain competitive,” said Chris Chodnicki, Chief Technology Officer and Partner, R2integrated.

Plans for future versions with increased functionality are in the works and expected over the next several months. The application is available for download through the App Store on iPhone devices or through iTunes.


About R2i
R2integrated (R2i) is a high growth, next generation digital marketing firm specializing in creating meaningful customer engagement in online environments. R2i provides expertise in social media, marketing and building customer relationships by leveraging online and mobile technologies. R2i possesses a comprehensive set of professional services, including marketing, design, and technology to assist companies with next-generation Website development needs. Complementing its digital marketing expertise, R2i is a national leader in emerging technologies and content management systems, which help customers achieve feature-rich functionality with rapid, cost-effective development. R2i currently has offices in Baltimore, Northern Virginia and New York. http://www.r2integrated.com. 410-327-0007 x 1246 lhill@r2integrated.com

About PointAbout
PointAbout wraps robust web applications with a thin-client springboard to harness the power of a native application while maintaining the flexibility of the web, creating mobile applications across multiple phone platforms without any ramp-up time, no need for proprietary programming expertise and little or no re-development of your current site.  Mobilize and monetize your brand in ways never before possible. http://www.PointAbout.com 1.800.976.3703  Daniel.Odio@PointAbout.com

About 1st Mariner Bank
1st Mariner Bank, headquartered in Baltimore, MD and a subsidiary of 1st Mariner Bancorp, operates 25 full service bank branches in Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Harford, Howard, Talbot, and Carroll counties in Maryland, the City of Baltimore, and Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania. First Mariner Mortgage, a division of First Mariner Bank, operates retail offices in Central Maryland, the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and Massachusetts. First Mariner Mortgage also operates direct marketing mortgage operations in Baltimore City. To find out more about us, please visit us at www.1stmarinerbank.com or www.1stmarinermortgage.com.

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By Kim Hart
Monday, January 26, 2009; Page D01 

Just after 4:30 on Thursday afternoon the first cork was popped and cups of wine were passed around to riders of the bus. Then came the chips, the cookies, the beer.

Making stops in Reston and Tysons Corner, the bus shuttled about 50 technology mavens based in Northern Virginia to the third Twin Tech party at Lux Lounge in downtown Washington. The three-story building was nearly bursting at the seams with more than 2,000 area tech executives, entrepreneurs, software developers and investors, along with the lawyers and marketing and business development folks who wanted to meet them.

The biannual Twin Tech parties have quickly become must-attend events for technology professionals since the first one was organized last year by Peter Corbett of iStrategyLabs and the Northern Virginia Technology Council to try to merge the start-up scene with the government contracting community.

But with so many people crammed into the nightclub, mingling through the crowd and having audible conversations was difficult. The bus riders, who originally signed up because they didn't want to deal with traffic and parking during rush hour, said the best networking opportunity was on the hour-long trip down Interstate 66.
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"I think it really capitalized on the fact people would need to get in from the suburbs," said Shashi Bellamkonda, whose title is social media swami at Reston-based Network Solutions. "People got a lot of value out of it, and I'm always a big proponent of public transportation." He sent messages on Twitter and took photos on his cellphone during the trip.

The shuttle was organized by Larry Roe of Leverpoint, a software outsourcing company; Cheryl Dickison, who heads business development at digital marketing firm R2integrated; Elizabeth Shea, co-founder of public relations firm Speakerbox; Bob London, who runs marketing firm London, Ink; and Marc Gonyea of Memory Blue, a Fairfax lead-generation company.

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Increasing Number of Off-Road Enthusiasts Gain Information Online as Website is Improved.

McKinney, TX – December X, 2008. An increasing number of off road enthusiasts are looking to Tork Media, Inc. for off road information. In response the company has redesigned its 4X4REVIEW.COM Off-Road Magazine website to improve information flow to this group.

Recognized as one of the leading off-road magazines, 4X4REVIEW.COM has served for eleven years as a resource for pertinent off-road information. Including product and vehicle reviews. As well, the publication serves as an entertainment source for off-road enthusiasts.

To better inform and engage readers, the website has been fully redesigned to incorporate a new interface look and feel, as well as new content and features. This includes an increased amount of informative articles, a do-it-yourself technical section, tool reviews, the largest known off road club database with integrated satellite mapping technology, as well as contests with money prizes.

Rick Webster, Editor of 4X4REVIEW.COM explains: “We decided, right out of the gate, that we wanted to build an entirely new web site – not just a facelift to our old web site. We also knew that as a respected, leading magazine in the industry that we needed to invest heavily in the right technology foremost for our readers, and secondarily for ourselves. The result is a completely new web site that is feature rich, provides compelling articles and reviews, and offers more to do for our readers.”

The new website uses state-of-the-art technology to allow information to be added to the site more quickly and efficiently. The new website utilizes technologies including Microsoft ASP.NET, SQL Server 2008, and DotNetNuke.

Says Webster: “We knew would need the help of the industry's best technology providers. R2integrated and PowerDNN were at the top of a very short list, and they came through in a big way. R2integrated provided the top-shelf software development we needed, and PowerDNN provides world-class, scalable web hosting services. Combined, these companies provided exactly what we needed and more – top-shelf service and high-quality product to support our growing magazine.”

“The all-new 4X4REVIEW.COM Off-Road Magazine web site utilizes leading edge technology that allows us to get content to the site much more quickly and efficiently, without jeopardizing article quality, or our editorial process.” Rick concludes.

 

Baltimore (PRWEB) December 15, 2008 -- R2integrated (R2i), a digital marketing and technology firm, today announced that they have been selected by Forbes.com to revamp the site's Video Network Program Guide and player. Forbes.com, home page for the world's business leaders and the leading business news Web site, attracts approximately 20 million unique visitors each month.

The project involved a challenging mix of technologies and inherent integration complexities. R2i worked closely with the Forbes.com team to create an agile, high-resolution video player that could reap the benefits of optimized searches and social behaviors.

The new program guide will add value for Forbes' online visitors who are looking for business and investment news and have come to expect multimedia content and social networking functionality from their favorite news sources

Forbes' advertisers will also benefit from the underlying technology that will make it easier to target an elusive business audience with relevant messages.

The upgraded Video Network Program Guide, built on the Adobe Flash platform, is now fully integrated with their ad and media servers to take advantage of social behaviors, such as commenting, rating and sharing on sites like Facebook. Metadata is now associated with the videos and captions so that they are fully searchable. R2i designed the video player and program guide with metatag-based intelligence that enables Forbes.com to categorize its content, suggest related videos, and serve ads that are aligned with the user's selections.

The larger, HD format provides a more impactful visual environment, as well as higher fidelity for advertisers who provide commercials shot in HD. Users can not only search by each individual show, but also by "most watched", "top shows", "all new", "topics", and "editor's choice."

"The new program guide will add value for Forbes' online visitors who are looking for business and investment news and have come to expect multimedia content and social networking functionality from their favorite news sources," said Chris Chodnicki, CTO of R2integrated. "Forbes' advertisers will also benefit from the underlying technology that will make it easier to target an elusive business audience with relevant messages."

 

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R2i Releases Open Web Studio, the Next Generation of NukeDK:ListX

Baltimore (PRWEB) December 4, 2008 -- R2integrated (R2i), a digital marketing and technology firm, today announced the release of R2i Open Web Studio (R2i OWS), an open source Web development tool. R2i OWS takes advantage of technologies such as AJAX, JSON and jQuery all in one bundled Rich Internet Application framework. R2i OWS is the next generation of NukeDK:ListX, one of the most popular AJAX and Developer Tools for the DotNetNuke™ (DNN™) community (the largest Microsoft based open source project in the world).

R2i OWS will allow developers to build web applications more rapidly; adding custom modules, forms, utilities and widgets to their sites. New features include:

• Multiple-platform support in addition to DNN, including SharePoint and .Net
• Enhanced performance by a factor of 10
• Revamped integrated development environment (IDE) that includes a more intuitive, icon-based interface
• Global configuration manager offering a series of templates to support rapid development
• QuickBuilder, a rapid form builder using any data source
• Support for the JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) format, used primarily for AJAX programming
• Integration with jQuery, an open-source lightweight JavaScript library

R2i OWS is available for download on SourceForge for free and is currently ranked in the top 500 projects out of more than 137,000. R2i provides three subscription levels -- Core, Community and Enterprise - offering varying degrees of information, support and OWS built applications.

• Core: free and offers all development level features and access to public forums, forge and wiki areas.
• Community: allows subscribers to engage the OWS staff and other members in the community by collaborating on development efforts through real time localized IDE access to the OWS forums, trouble tickets, knowledge base, wiki, Forge and other helpful tools.
• Enterprise: provides a more personalized experience with one-on-one access to OWS staff for customized direct support.

"R2i OWS is the result of years of development work and significant feedback from the DNN community and marquee clients like Texas Instruments and TV Guide," said Chris Chodnicki, CTO at R2i. "By offering enhanced support and social development features, our customers will be able to rely more on R2i and on each other for collaboration, rapid application development tips and best practices."

R2i OWS is the result of years of development work and significant feedback from the DNN community and marquee clients like Texas Instruments and TV Guide

By offering enhanced support and social development features, our customers will be able to rely more on R2i and on each other for collaboration, rapid application development tips and best practices.

About R2i
R2integrated (R2i) is a high growth, next generation digital marketing firm specializing in creating meaningful customer engagement in online environments. R2i provides expertise in social media, marketing and building customer relationships by leveraging online and mobile technologies. R2i possesses a comprehensive set of professional services, including marketing, design, and technology to assist companies with next-generation Website development needs. Complementing its digital marketing expertise, R2i is a national leader in emerging technologies and content management systems, which help customers achieve feature-rich functionality with rapid, cost-effective development. R2i currently has offices in Baltimore, Northern Virginia and New York. To learn more about R2integrated, please visit http://www.r2integrated.com.

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Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) November 12, 2008 -- R2integrated (R2i), a digital marketing and technology firm, has entered into a strategic consulting agreement with TMA Resources, a leading provider of member-centric software built on the DotNetNuke (DNN) framework. R2i, the largest DNN service provider in the U.S., will offer DNN consulting, development and integration services for TMA Resources' clients who are looking to fully leverage the power of the DNN framework.

DNN is an ideal framework for organizations with content management requirements, integrated Web environments and social networking needs
Our clients have been asking for trusted DNN experts to assist them with their integration and development needs.

R2i's consulting services will include:

    * Creative design and template skinning
    * Custom module development
    * Integration of TMA Resources' Personify with other systems
    * DNN training
    * Search engine optimization, content migration and formatting

"DNN is an ideal framework for organizations with content management requirements, integrated Web environments and social networking needs", said Chris Chodnicki, Principal at R2i.

"Our clients have been asking for trusted DNN experts to assist them with their integration and development needs," said Edi Dor, TMA Resources, President & CEO. "We've shared several clients with R2i, including The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies (NPES) and the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS), and are confident that R2i will continue to provide top-notch service and expertise to those with sophisticated DNN requirements."

About R2i
R2integrated (R2i) is a high growth, next generation digital marketing firm specializing in creating meaningful customer engagement in online environments. R2i provides expertise in social media, marketing and building customer relationships by leveraging online and mobile technologies. R2i possesses a comprehensive set of professional services, including marketing, design, and technology to assist companies with next-generation Website development needs. Complementing its digital marketing expertise, R2i is a national leader in emerging technologies and content management systems, which help customers achieve feature-rich functionality with rapid, cost-effective development. R2i currently has offices in Baltimore, Northern Virginia and New York. To learn more about R2integrated, please visit http://www.r2integrated.com.

About TMA Resources, Inc.
Headquartered in Vienna, Va., TMA Resources, Inc. and its team of highly skilled professionals produce member relationship software solutions. Clients include many of the most prestigious professional societies, trade associations, labor unions, and other member-centric organizations in the United States and overseas. TMA Resources was named #336 on the 2007 Software 500 listing and is listed as one of the largest technology employers in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area by the Washington Business Journal. For more information about the company, visit www.tmaresources.com.

 

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R2i’s Director of Business Development and Partnerships, Jody Stoehr, was a finalist for the CONNECTOR award at this year’s GBTC TechNite.

The CONNECTOR is awarded to the GBTC member who "Gets It" – they’re more than a volunteer; they CONNECT people. People to people. People to programs. And they get others involved. They’re the person who brings clients, colleagues, friends and even prospects to GBTC programs – connecting them to others in our community. They make our community a better place by understanding the power of connecting.

Previous Winners include:
Michael Teitelbaum – President, Eisner Interactive (2003)
Larry Fiorino - Founder & President, G1440 (2004)
Art Jacoby – Principal, Jacoby (2005)
Hillel Glazer – Principal & CEO, Entinex (2006)
Don Grauel - President, L.E. Goldsborough & Son, Inc. (2007)

 

In a world of blogs, social networks, feeds, interactive media and so much more, how can a company build and nurture its Web presence?

Zach Goldfarb of the Washington Post asked R2integrated, iStrategy Labs and Viget Labs -- for their advice for companies that are trying to build their brand online. Check out the full article.

 

R2integrated (R2i) has expanded their national client roster this year with the addition of four impressive companies. Announced today, Precision Tune, the National 4-H Council and HCR ManorCare have selected R2i for their digital marketing management and technology services.

"It is refreshing to see such notable, national brands embrace the power of digital media strategies in their marketing and customer engagement initiatives," said Matt Goddard, Principal at R2i. "It validates our business model of creating highly engaging social environments for our clients."

It is refreshing to see such notable, national brands embrace the power of digital media strategies in their marketing and customer engagement initiatives
Additional details on R2i's newest clients:

• Precision Tune provides car owners with a one-stop-shop for scheduled maintenance service and repairs for automobiles. Serving 2.5 million vehicles a year and with over 30 years of experience, Precision Tune employs car experts to ensure both cars and the people who ride in them are taken care of. Precision Tune has over 400 professional service facilities throughout the United States and in 11 countries.
• National 4-H Council works to advance the 4-H Youth Development movement, building a world where youth and adults learn, grow and work together as catalysts for positive change. National 4-H Council focuses on fundraising, brand management, communications and more to support national and state 4-H programs.
• HCR ManorCare is a leading provider of short and long-term medical and rehabilitation care. Care is provided through a nationwide network of skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers, assisted living facilities, outpatient rehabilitation clinics and hospice and home care agencies. The company operates primarily under the respected Heartland, ManorCare Health Services and Arden Courts names.

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Event Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Presented by: Matt Goddard
Location: New York, NY

 

 

The premiere issue of Perform: The Marketing 2.0 Authority, by Revenue Magazine and MRI Research, features R2integrated (R2i) in a seven page spread showcasing R2i’s Matt Goddard, CEO, and Page Sands, Director of Social Media and Web Strategy. R2i contributed a white paper and a case study detailing strategies to create more relevant and social online experiences. The case study piece highlights a recent product launch involving a powerful combination of event marketing strategy and social media.

“We are extremely excited to be included in the inaugural issue of such a relevant digital media publication,” commented Matt Goddard. “Our goal is to assist our customers when it comes to harnessing the power of the internet and to dynamically connect audiences.”

To read each story in its entirety, visit the following links:

http://www.perform.mThink.com/30132
http://www.perform.mThink.com/30132
http://www.perform.mThink.com/30133


If you’d like for us to send you a hard copy of Perform: The Marketing 2.0 Authority, please email lhill@r2integrated.com.

 

DNN^® has released the Map Module to the general DNN community. Kevin Schreiner, the project lead and Director of Software Engineering at R2i, has worked extensively in producing a world class module.  Read more and download the module from DNN 's Forge.

 

HCR ManorCare recently launched a new website with the assistance of R2i design and technology services.  Combining a new design, web data services, xHTML and Open Source CMS the site offers an intuitive way for users to navigate the many health care services provided by HCR ManorCare throughout the USA.

 

Event Date: Wednesday, February 20th, 2007
Presented by: Kevin Schreiner
Location: AT&T Building, 1900 Gallows Rd, Vienna, VA22182

Come take a first hand look at one of the newest core DotNetNuke® modules on the block, Map! Kevin Shreiner is the DotNetNuke project lead of the Map module all will be demonstrating its full capilities and functions. Read more

 

Open Web Studio (formerly Nukedk.ListX) has officially moved into internal testing. a select group of existing ListX customers have signed up for the BETA phase. Open Web Studio is a major upgrade to ListX and will be offered as an open source project with three subscription levels. to read more go to the support forum topic.

 

 

Laurate (Laureate.com and WaldenU.edu) selects R2i to design and build micro landing sites and company widgets using .net technologies, Open Web Studio and DNN^®.

 

Propane Council (PropaneCouncil.org), a national non-profit in Washington, DC. has selected R2i after an extensive analysis phase to build a national commerce store for electroinc media and other products.

 

 

R2i (formerly Bi4ce) co-founder and CTO Chris Chodnicki, was featured in a recent Linux.com article focusing on Open Source Platforms and service providers. 

Article excerpt: "Chodnicki believed early on that R2i could somehow sustain a business with the interest created by the community surrounding DNN^®. Like most open source projects, it had a lot of potential to be a money-saving solution, but uptake was lower than it could have been because of potential clients' perception of lack of support. A solid company behind the project was the missing ingredient, Chodnicki thought.

R2i began offering DNN^® to its clients, and expanding its functionality and offering some of that added usefulness back to the community. "We found that the more you give, the more you get back," Chodnicki says.  Read the full article here.

 

R2integrated is excited to announce that GemStar-TV Guide has won a prestigious W3 award for its new corporate web site (see www.GemstarTVGuide.com). R2integrated was integral in the design, build and support for this important effort.

Bo Park, VP Corporate Communications, states, "The new corporate Web site, GemstarTVGuide.com, is a true reflection of the contemporary Gemstar-TV Guide, a fast-moving multi-media company that is at the forefront of the rapidly changing television and entertainment landscape." 

"R2integrated didn’t just modify the old Web site; they helped us completely redesign and build using DNN^®, with the goal of creating a sleek and dynamic aesthetic to appropriately convey all of the excitement of our Company," Park continues.  The new site's dynamic and interactive home page menu immediate draws visitor's attention to Gemstar-TV Guide's growing audience of 73 million global customers.
 
Park concludes, "We were impressed with not only R2integrated's expertise and knowledge, but its level of client service and commitment to ensuring that we were no less than thrilled with the final product.  We look forward to continuing to work with R2integrated in maintaining and enhancing the new site."

 

 

 

NukeDk 1.98 includes the following useful features:

1. Quick Builder - A template driven interface that allows you to specify the name and key of your table (for the purpose of generating the INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE statements - as well as a query box to enter your query). Once entered - you can automatically turn the current ListX into a Data Grid, Detail, Edit Form with the click of a button.

2. Event Logging - Due to popular demand, and the need for a more productive debugging environment - we have added actions for Logging - so you can log whatever you want - whenever you want. Also - we have turned on automated Trace logging for your configurations. So you can log all interaction - or only interaction which causes a SQL error. And most important - we aren't using the DNN Event Logs. Instead, there is a new table specifically for ListX which is accessible per module on the Action Menu under Log.

3. Repository - the ListX repository has been embedded within the Admin environment - so now you can view the repository for the current module at any time by clicking on the Repository action menu item. The layout has changed and been extended to allow you to label your versions for the sake of keeping track of which configurations are 'Production Worthy'.

4. COALESCE - a brand new tag supplied within your ListX configurations. This tag allows you to pick from multiple values, returning the first value which is not empty. And - it lets you apply an unlimited number of formatters.

*This release is a free upgrade for current licensed users.

 

As part of the merger to start R2Integrated, Bi4ce moved to a new larger office in Baltimore.

Our new address:

R2Integrated, LLC.
2400 Boston Street, Suite Nº 312
Baltimore, MD 21224

Main #: 410.327.0007
Fax: (410) 327-4082

 

R2i opens an additional office in Northern Virginia to meet the growing demand for services in the Nation's hottest technology corridor.

R2i's growing client roster includes:

• Vovici
• NetWitness
• iCore
• Abraxsas Applications
• Trusted Computer Solutions (TCS)
• Digital Bridge Communications
• Plural Page
• Capital Search Group
• Alliance Bank
• MC2

 

R2i was recently honored with another gold Addy, one of advertising's most prestigious awards, for our design work on Envirowhomes. R2i's work on the Canton Crossing project will also be featured in the upcoming PRINT book, a collection of the year's best design and branding projects.

 

DotNetNuke^® has finally released a "DNN^® for Dummies" book, and we are proud to be included in the Ten Free (or really cheap) Modules You Shouldn't Pass Up chapter!

This book is such a great resource that we give a copy to each of our clients when their project is complete. The module they highlight is goMap!, our popular free module.

Click here to discover goMap

Click here to purchase DotNetNuke^® For Dummies

 

R2i was recognized by the DotNetNuke (DNN) community as a leader in development and design services in addition to our consistently top-selling modulesÉR2i has also earned the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner level with recognized Microsoft competency in data management, ISV software and business process and integration solutions.