New Hires Expand Zappix Management Team

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Boston, MA (PRWEB) March 20, 2013

Today, Zappix, the Mobile Portal and Customer Service App company, announced the hiring of two key executives for its expanding U.S. Management Team. Shay Artzi, Ph.D joins Zappix as CTO (Chief Technical Officer) and Gal Steinberg as the new Vice President of Marketing. “For any emerging business to succeed, the recruitment of top talent is essential,” said Avner Schneur, the President and CEO of Kormeli, LLC, a Boston-based investment group that provides Zappix funding. “Dr. Artzi and Mr. Steinberg each bring a rich background of innovation, professionalism and experience to their respective positions. With these critical Technical and Marketing executives now in place, Zappix is poised to launch plans for rapidly achieving market penetration throughout the U.S.”

Prior to joining Zappix, Dr. Shay Artzi served as a Senior Software Engineer for IBM. There, he was a key member of a software group leading the assimilation of social analytics research into IBM products. “I’m very excited about my new role as CTO for Zappix,” said Dr. Artzi, who received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). “The Zappix mobile portal and customer service application platform holds great potential for both technology breakthroughs and wide user acceptance. This is an extraordinary opportunity for me to help define and impact the development of this promising Mobile Portal and Customer Service Solution.” Additional credentials for Dr. Artzi include Research at IBM’s T.J. Watson Research Center, Software Team Leader for Rafael, Ltd., M.S./B.S. Computer Science degrees from the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology), the publication of numerous professional papers/articles and the securing of patents related to improving software quality.

“It’s great being a part of Zappix,” affirmed Gal Steinberg, the company’s new VP of Marketing. “What makes the Zappix application stand apart is the great user experience that bridges traditional phone calls and mobile visual menus. There’s a real need for a visual channel between consumers and enterprises, and Zappix fulfills it.” Mr. Steinberg is a proven expert when it comes to bringing software and mobile application products to market. As Vice President of Product and Marketing for ooVoo, he created an award-winning video chat app that is currently used by 40 million users. Before coming to Zappix, as Senior Director of Product Marketing for Lionbridge Technologies, Mr. Steinberg formed enterprise crowd sourcing solutions and strategic partnerships with the companies, LivePerson and Acquisio. He also served on the launch team for a statistical machine translation enterprise solution in partnership with IBM Research.

The Zappix app is available for download from the app store – Zappix for iPhone and Google Play – Zappix for Android or from the Zappix website.

More About Zappix

Zappix is already a popular application in Israel. Since 2011, the service has grown rapidly to support hundreds of companies that now deliver a streamlined way to reach customer service to over 150,000 Zappix users. The continually expanding list of Zappix-supported organizations includes insurance companies, banks, mobile service providers, retailers and government agencies. Zappix recently opened its U.S.Headquarters office in Burlington, MA. For more information about Zappix, contact Gal Steinberg, Vice President of Marketing at ZappixPR(at)zappix(dot)com, or visit Zappix on the web at Zappix.com.

About Kormeli LLC

Kormeli LLC, founded by Avner Schneur, is an investment group dedicated to funding, assisting and guiding early-stage technology entrepreneurs and enterprises. Comprised of experienced, all-CEO investors from other successful companies, Kormeli draws on this wealth of experience to establish a thoughtful path to solid business success. Kormeli focuses on building long-term relationships and providing deep, differentiated value at each stage of a company’s life cycle. With a strong background in developing and running successful businesses, Kormeli brings deep strategic and operational expertise to its investment companies. For more information, go to: kormeli.com.







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For some retirement may seem like it is a long way off. For others retirement may be rapidly approaching. No matter how close it is, now is the time to start investing. With the stock market on the rise again, it may be years before you will have an opportunity like you can have now. So how do you get started?

You cannot save for retirement. The cost of living and inflation will always out run any small amount of interest that you might earn. Social Security will continue to be unstable with many doubts to how long it will last. Investing is the only way you can create enough money to enjoy your golden years.

Things have changed; years ago you could count on working for the same company for many years. They would offer you a great retirement plan and a gold watch. Now company retirement plans are insecure at best and nonexistent at the worst. The best scenario with a company retirement plan is if they offer a 401k with matching funds of any type. This will leverage your dividends and your return on investment. If you have this option try to contribute the maximum that they will allow you and that they will still add matching funds.

Next you have many options. The most secure is certificates of deposits and money market accounts. These are great if you can stand a lower return with little to no risk. In most cases though the time required to build up a good income will make this a bad investment.

You can invest in stocks, bonds and mutual funds. Be prepared for the long haul with these investments. Do not look at it as something you need to buy and trade on a daily basis. The average investor in the stock market that sees the biggest gains is the investor who puts 10-20% of their income in to long term stable stock for growth and dividend.

Then reinvesting the dividends back in the same stock will get the best return for your money.

Better still is investing in Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA). IRA’s are not taxed until you withdraw the money and will allow you in some cases a tax deduction. The best option on IRA’s is a Roth IRA. You pay taxes on the money you invest and do not get an upfront tax break. When you withdraw money after you retire though, you pay no federal income tax. Roth IRA’s can be open at most banking institutions.

The most important parts of investing in your retirement is to choose a plan and to invest the most money possible for the longest period of time. Most people wait until it puts a stain on their lifestyles to start and then have to suffer through tight financial times during their golden years. Make your retirement a golden time start now.

To get more great tips and advice on your personal financial plan check out the resource box below. Then join my blog.

Who is Mike Gordon? Mike Gordon is a successful business owner and business coach with over 40 years of successful entrepreneurial experience under his belt. Mike can be found at his blog http://www.whoismikegordon.com Join Mike as he talks about strategies to get your personal finances in order. For more retirement planning tips and personal finances sign up for updates from http://www.whoismikegordon.com

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New Customizable Bag Line from FPgirl Combines Fashion and Function for Girls on the Go

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Beverly, MA (PRWEB) March 20, 2013

FPgirl.com by FashionPlaytes (http://www.fashionplaytes.com), the first girl-driven fashion and style destination, has added a new line of bags to its accessories collection, perfect for girls on the go. Bags are an essential part of every girl’s wardrobe as they move from school to sports and rehearsals to a night out with family or friends. Whatever the occasion, FPgirl’s design-it-yourself bags add the perfect finishing touch.

The new bag line includes:


    The Brooklyn Mutli Wear Everyday Bag
    The Layla Overnight Bag
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    The Aria Fun Printed Wristlet
    The Addison Compact Messenger Bag

The new line features bright neon colors and fun prints with vibrant peace signs and zebra prints accented with bright pink or blue. FPgirl has also added a new label maker, so girls can personalize their bags with name, initials or even favorite sayings. Girls can further customize their bags by adding ribbon and rhinestone trim and other trendy embellishments including sport graphics, fun mustaches, cool high-tops and much more.

“FPgirls are full of energy and need bags that can keep up with them as they move from activity to activity,” said Sarah McIlroy, CEO and Founder of FashionPlaytes. “Our community has been asking for bags that really reflect their personality. This new line delivers style, durability and function all built in to be a perfect match to whatever event the girls have going on. Plus, girls can add fun, personal touches to make each bag uniquely theirs.”

The bags are the perfect complement to FPgirl’s new spring fashion line, which features girl-influenced designs including everything from sassy circle tops to comfy tunics and hoodies to stylish denim jackets and skirts — perfect for school, sleepovers and everything in between.

About FashionPlaytes and FPgirl:

FashionPlaytes is the creator of FPgirl.com, the online fashion and style destination where girls are designers and set the trends. The FPgirl community is filled with vibrant, talented, and supportive girls who create cool custom clothing, crowd-source designs, and share their insights about what it’s like to be a girl in today’s world. FashionPlaytes celebrates all girls, providing a fun, safe, interactive environment. Its engagement-driven ecommerce platform is fueled by girls, for girls, making it the go-to place for all things fashion related.







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Presentation and Execution

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The final execution for your design campaign or any design project that you’re doing should focus on quite a few things. You should focus on the layout structure itself, you need to make sure everything is in harmony and everything is balanced. You also need to focus on the major backgrounds that you have in your piece along with the large regions of the page. Afterwords you can start putting in all the necessary detail and information from the top of the layout to the bottom.

As you finish your project, you should always consult with your mentors and peers about the layout and the design in general. Most of the time they will like it and if any changes should be made they should always back it up with a reason behind it. Some changes you’ll make would be pure sacrifices, other changes will be improvements, but overall there would be a more positive outcome then the negative.

Just make sure that you stick to the requirements that were given to you at the start. If you think that you’re idea will look better then what was assignment then do the one that was assignment, and do an extra one for yourself. When you present the two pieces the client will see that you care about your work and might reconsider the changes and maybe even give you an extra tip.

The whole point of the execution is to put everything in the final piece that will be ready to present. There will be very little changes from the sketches that you’ve drawn to the final piece. Most of the time you might change some colors, or move a few things but generally speaking you’ll see a lot of similarities between the sketches that you’ve drawn and the final piece that you made.

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Report: Important Online Business Tips Now Actively Shared in Chatwings Newest Chatroom Tool

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Seattle, WA (PRWEB) May 28, 2013

Business tips are now circulating swiftly in the newest version of the Chatwing chat app. These business tips, influenced by experience of dozens of entrepreneurs, have various natures depending on certain niches. Chatwing’s developers are also starting important business talks so that tips can circulate even more. The Chatwing tool can even help business tip seekers communicate with larger groups of people.

Common business tips shared in the Chatwing chatbox are usually about the acquisition of capital in every step possible. Discussions about angel investors are also common and everyone shares the advantages and disadvantages of borrowing money. Chatwing’s newest feature—the chat network system—helps business owners in finding more leads. The chat network system easily connects user chatrooms in a single niche; this makes communication easier, and business tips will appear easily.

Chatwing also has social media integration for extended connectivity. Visitors of the chatroom can log in with Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Yahoo accounts. With this, the chatroom admin can send out invitations to these visitors. Now, the admin has the opportunity to expand his networks by a high percentage. Now that the Chatwing chat software platform is improved, the social media function is faster and more efficient.

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Week Two in Dean Holland’s Starting With Marketing Academy was uploaded last week in the form of 5 short web videos. This week’s topic: “Social Slaughter”. While couched in warlike metaphor, the idea is that the Web 2.0 methods of communication are great tools to grow business.

From the description of the week’s topic :”Prepare to learn about social media …. What it is, where to use it and the CORRECT way to use it.”

So this new, more casual form of communication and sharing like interests, hobbies, family and friends presents itself in several ways: Twitter, Blogs, MySpace and Facebook (arguably there are more such as LinkedIn but Dean focused on two of the best).

Twitter, the quaint online / phone texting communication program has exploded in popularity and Dean notes the ability to build relationships through Twitter traffic. After creating my Twitter account I had 10 followers (Twitter account holders who want to keep up with my postings). Some were classmates, others “spammers” or whatever they call sales zombies greeting you with a hard core sales pitch in their first introduction to you.

Emphasized strongly in class lesson videos was the concept of “marketing not selling” and how much tweeting of directly blatant business solicitation might just lose you a follower.

The second social networking tool Dean recommends is the blog. During Week One we procured web hosting and then were given instruction on setting up a blog, in most cases using our names as domain names. The blog is the beginning of branding, communicating with followers and presenting expert commentary that provides valuable insight, opinion and expertise.

Dean also presented some bonus video–three clips from Perry Belcher on building Twitter traffic.

In summary, social networking, social marketing and the ability to perform a “social slaughter” in using Twitter, blogging and other social media to promote making money online is a must -have tool in one’s success kit in Starting with Marketing.

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