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CENTURY 21 Thomas – North Myrtle Beach, SC


North Myrtle Beach, SC (PRWEB) September 8, 2010

CENTURY 21 Thomas, North Myrtle Beach’s oldest full service Real Estate and Vacation Rental Company is pleased to announce the launch of both their redesigned website located at www.Century21Thomas.com and their brand new mobile website.

Both websites feature the latest technologies allowing visitors across any platform to get the real estate, vacation rental and annual rental information they need at the click of a button.

The CENTURY 21 Thomas websites not only features a new design but also provides revamped navigation allowing visitors to quickly and easily find the information they are looking for. The newly redesigned website features both vacation rental and real estate quick searches, vacation rental guest reviews, Google Maps and showcases their experience and knowledge through the many pages dedicated to area information, themed Myrtle Beach area vacations; long term rentals and valuable real estate information. Visitors will also find links to the CENTURY 21 Thomas Beach Vacation Blog, Facebook page and Twitter Feed where they can become part of the CENTURY 21 Thomas online community.

In conjunction with the launch of their new traditional website, CENTURY 21 Thomas has also announced the launch of a new mobile website. Designed to provide vital information to people using the newest Smart Phones such as the iPhone, Android and Blackberry – this mobile site features Vacation Rental Availability Searches, Long Term Rental Information and Featured Real Estate Listings. Visitors to the mobile website will also be able to get directions to all of the CENTURY 21 Thomas offices, easy access to the contact information for Sales Agents and various other services. Mobile visitors to the CENTURY 21 Thomas main website will be automatically redirected to the mobile website.

“CENTURY 21 Thomas as the most experienced real estate and vacation rental firm in North Myrtle Beach has always been dedicated to improving the customer experience and providing the information that clients, prospects and homeowners need to make informed decisions. As a team, we have worked very hard to improve our online presence to become the one and only stop that people need to find vacation rental, long term rental and real estate information in the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina area. We invite everyone to visit CENTURY 21 Thomas online and take advantage of our two new websites,” stated Mike Harrell of CENTURY 21 Thomas.

ABOUT CENTURY 21 THOMAS

CENTURY 21 Thomas, established in 1962, is North Myrtle Beach’s oldest full-service real estate agency and vacation rental management company. CENTURY 21 Thomas lists and handles the sale and purchase of retirement properties, vacation homes and condominiums, investment properties, and primary residences. They also manage a large selection of vacation rental homes and condominiums, with properties located oceanfront, waterfront along the channels of Cherry Grove Inlet, and within easy walking distance of the beach. Their reputation as a real estate leader, knowledge of the area and the exceptional service provided to clients and customers are the keys to their success and longevity.

CENTURY 21 Thomas can be found on the web at www.CENTURY21thomas.com; and can be contacted toll-free at 866-249-2100. Century 21 Thomas is proud to a member of the North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce, the Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce and the Vacation Rental Managers Association (VRMA).

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Are Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) Explosive Opportunties for Property Casualty Insurance Partnerships to Reduce Human Factors Exposures

EAPs frequently deal with disgruntled employees. It's a significant part of the job, but the benefit of this activity to the financial world doesn't get a lot of play in the EAP literature. For many of us, well, it simply sounds too self-serving. This a big problem for many in the EAP field — it’s viewpoint.

Disgruntled employees are often seen as helpless malcontents, troubled, and expendable. Typically, stories in the EAP literature focus too much on how to help these employees be happy, healthy, and productive, while they omit the real story behind the story.

That story is how this helpful activity keeps employers' financial butts out of the sling. EAPs don't get the credit because we aren’t talking about it, and it is my argument that we should care a lot more about this side of the equation. Why?

There is a new twist in the 21st century that is leveling the playing field and giving an upper hand to disgruntled employees. It is making the importance of having an effective, proactive, well-in-cultured EAP critical and worth every cent it costs.

That new twist is the social media, especially Web 2.0 sites like YouTube.com. These are free, monstrous, broadcast media outlets that take no prisoners.

An EAP that is visible, known, trusted, and has a real face with it can attract employees who may turn to it with the goal of processing their frustrations, complaints about ethics, anger with supervisors, or tales of abuse and harassment.

Effective EAPs work with two hats in these situations empathizing with the employee, and protecting the company financially by helping the employee get their needs met in effective and appropriate ways.

Absent this level of easily accessible and visibly marketed support for employees, companies place themselves at financial risk. This is especially true if they try to get an EAP on the cheap. For most, this is a direct result of naivety or advice from misguided benefits consulting firms.

Employees who are angry and disgruntled have strong impulses to share their story and vent their frustrations. Starting with an empathic listening ear at the EAP is a better channel than YouTube. It would be better to have an employee's story end up in the New York Times than on YouTube. YouTube is forever. A classic and recent example follows:

As I write this column, Bank of America has 300,000,000 shares of stock trading (Dec. 8th). But a YouTube.com video posted by a disgruntled employee only a week ago has received over 146,000 views and counting. This growth is the result of word-of-mouth advertising about this video. This is called "viral marketing". It is a powerful force. To wit, mainstream media, without any qualification or fact-checking, has picked up on the video and is using it for its own economic purposes. I have provided the links below.

Not surprisingly, Bank of America's stock price has nose-dived in the same week. It has lost millions.

Is Bank of America's stock price drop the direct result of this video? No one can say for sure. But it is safe to say that it is not helping. And it is more likely that people are looking at this video than press releases about BAC's financial future.

Do you see an argument for having an effective, humanly visible, and appropriately funded employee assistance program that can act as a stop-gap to helping an organization by dealing with and sincerely helping troubled or disgruntled employees?

Can you see the value in making an EAP a benefit to employees and a loss-prevention, management tool for business organizations?

The latter is under-appreciated and it is continually ignored. This is a direct result of a "reformulated" model of EAPs that has been promoted in the health benefits and managed care literature, and has been accelerated by being unchallenged in an organized way.

From the former supervisor referral of an employee who may soon lose their job over poor job performance, to simply being a program of attraction where employees head for coaching, wisdom, and direction, EAPs have unrecognized and unsung potential to be more vital to corporate America's financial vitality than we are hearing about or seeing right now.

It is my belief that once the property casualty insurance industry (the real stakeholders) make this connection, that is seeing vibrant EAPs as loss prevention mechanisms, the EAP field will experience explosive growth in a new direction that will result in less violence in the workplace, few disasters like the one below, and of course, more helped employees.

To see the video, go to YouTube.com and Search “Why Bank America Fired Me”.

Media Promotion of This Video

See the movie about WorkLife Excel Newsletter used by the U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Congress for its own employees. Published by WorkExcel.com Workplace Risk Management Services


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How Dealing Direct With a Cyprus Property Developer Could Save you Thousands

Should you be seriously considering the purchase of property in Cyprus you could find it advantagous to deal directly with the Cyprus property developer rather than working with an agent or property broker. For most Cyprus property virgins the initial contact would most likely be through an advert on the internet or following a visit to an overseas property fair. If this is the case the odds are pretty high that the person or company they are dealing with is the agent rather than the Cyprus property developer themself. It is highly unusual for a developer to attend overseas property fairs with most of them choosing instead to operate through a network of Cyprus property agents or consultants as some are now labeling themselves.

There is nothing wrong or illegal in the way that the majority of these establishments operate but it is only fair that you be made aware they are not in fact the owners of any of the Cyprus property being offered. The Cyprus property developer will be paying a sizable commission to these guys for every property they sell and that will be ultimately financed by the buyer. It therefore makes sense to "cut out" the middle man if possible and save the cost of that commission. The truth is that Cyprus property developers do exactly what it says on the tin. Develop property in Cyprus. In other words they are real good at developing whilst happy to leave the marketing and selling to the agents.

If you could find and contact the developer yourself without going through the agents you would most certainly be assured of a better deal on your Cyprus apartment or villa. The trick of course is in finding the right Cyprus property developer in the right area who is building the kind of property you want. This of course involves doing some leg work but then again wouldn't you be prepared to put in a little effort if it was going to save you several thousand pounds? We are not talking about pocket change here but serious mullah, dosh or whatever you choose to call it.

Why not combine a holiday with your property search then get a real feel of the different parts of Cyprus and all the different types of property available. The great news is that the money you take out of the Cyprus property agents pocket will more than cover your holiday expenses so you have nothing to lose. Hire a car, get out the map and off you jolly well go! Once you have decided on your budget and the area you want to buy in it's time to pin down a Cyprus property developer who is building or about to build the kind of property you would want to buy.

Doing a search for"Cyprus property developer" on Google will yield a list as long as your arm but you will need to do a little weeding out. Some of the links will lead to yet more Cyprus property agents acting on behalf of the developers so you can discount them straight off. Work your way through the rest and identify which one's are closest to the area in which you want to buy in and find out where their offices are located. Once you find a Cyprus property developer that matches your needs ask for the location of any developments they have recently completed and go take a look for yourself. If the properties look good and the standard of finish is impressive you should literally start knocking on some doors. Ask the recent buyers what kind of a service the Cyprus property developer gives especially in terms of snagging and after care.

Provided everything pans out you are good to go! Remember that the developer is saving big commission fees so there is plenty of room to manoeuvre when it comes down to the nitty gritty. These "poor" hard bitten Cyprus property developers are making millions from the booming market so don't be afraid to barter with them. If you don't get the deal you want there is always another developer down the road eager to relieve you of your hard earned cash. When a final price is settled upon STOP! Now is the time to give the impression you are cooling off on the deal. The developer won't want you to walk away so ask if there is any way he can "sweeten" the deal for you? Your aim should be to have included in the sale price all the white goods for the kitchen and air conditioning units in all the rooms. If he goes for it then well done you have found a great Cyprus property developer.

Kevin Moore lives half the year in Cyprus writing regular articles about all things Cyprus including Cyprus Holidays and Cyprus property purchase. Check out the web site here Cyprus Property Developer


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5 Top Tips for Choosing an Estate Agent

Before you read my free top tips, I thought it would be nice to tell you a little about me and Select Estate Agents Walthamstow.

I have been an estate agent for many years now and specialise in residential property sales and lettings. I have always worked within the East London area and started my career as an estate agent in Stratford, working for one of the largest independent estate agents in the UK.

Select Estate Agents is an independent firm of estate agents and letting agents with offices in Walthamstow, Stratford and Canary Wharf. I am personally based at the Walthamstow branch as the Office Manager. Select Estate Agents Walthamstow is renowned as a leading authority on residential property advice.

5 Tips for Choosing an Estate Agent:

1) Valuation: Be sure that you are given an accurate valuation.

Unfortunately many estate agents over-value as a way of winning new business. If in doubt invite a few estate agents to value your property and do some of your own market research (rightmove.co.uk is a good place to start). You may also want to ask the agents for some comparable evidence.

2) Avoid long minimum periods in the agreement: You should avoid signing a long term contract. Anything with a minimum period over 8 weeks is far too long. You should also ensure that the notice period is relatively short.

If the estate agent does very little to sell your property, you need to be able to cut all ties with them.

3) Fees: Higher fees do not always represent that you will get a better service. Speak to a few estate agents in your area to get an idea of what you should expect to pay.

4) Advertising: When looking for an estate agent, try doing it through the eyes of a buyer and not a seller. Use popular search engines like Google to search for key-phrases relevant to your area (e.g. estate agents Walthamstow) and take a look at major property portals like Rightmove and Zoopla.

The better an agent advertises, the more exposure your property will receive.

5) Professional Credentials: Ensure that any estate agency you choose to instruct is a member of a professional body such as The Property Ombudsman (TPO). These types of schemes are independent and will handle any serious complaints that you may have.

Most of the above is also relevant when choosing a letting agent.

Select Estate Agents are also established letting agents so look out for future blogs on property lettings where we will be posting some more free top tips.

Best Wishes

Select Estate Agents

I am the Managing Director of an estate agency based in East London and have many years of experience with the industry.

For more information, please visit www.select-estates.co.uk


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Vancouver, British Columbia (PRWEB) October 4, 2010

Enabling SMBs to leverage their latest customer data to make informed business decisions from anywhere, anytime, Maximizer Software, a provider of simple, accessible CRM and mobile CRM solutions, today confirmed its latest Maximizer CRM 11 Editions are supported across the most widely used smartphone devices worldwide.

Maximizer offers a native mobile CRM application for BlackBerry (MaxMobile for BlackBerry) and delivers full mobile browser access through its Wireless Access product across Google Android™, iPhone®, Windows Mobile®, Nokia®, Linux® and Palm® smartphones.

“SMBs are demanding enterprise-quality solutions to support their mobile workforces—often relying on these tools to monitor and forecast sales activities as well as pull in critical deals while on the go,” said Vivek Thomas, president, Maximizer Software. “Our goal is to provide them real-time access to their most important CRM data so they can make strategic business decisions immediately—no matter which mobile device they prefer.”

To help mobilized workforces learn how to gain critical insight into sales, strategize effectively and execute a winning sales plan whether in the office or on the road, Maximizer will host a webinar titled, “Get off the Sidelines – Create a Winning Sales Game Plan with Maximizer CRM 11!” on Thursday, October 7, 2010 at 10am PT/1pm ET. Tim Grimes, Senior Business Development Manager – Sales Force Automation, Research In Motion (RIM), will be a featured guest speaker, and attendees will hear how to build a championship team by establishing and maintaining sales accountability and performance with real-time access to customer information at any location. To register, please visit http://www.maximizer.com/news/events.html.

Maximizer Mobile CRM gives SMBs instant access to information in the field, including customers’ history, leads, sales opportunities, dashboards, customer service cases, documents, and schedules. MaxMobile for BlackBerry is included in Maximizer CRM 11 Team, Group and Enterprise Editions and available as an add-on product for Entrepreneur Edition. Maximizer Mobile CRM via web/mobile browser is included in Maximizer CRM 11 Group and Enterprise Editions.

About Maximizer Software

Maximizer Software delivers Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software and professional services to meet the needs, budgets and access requirements of entrepreneurs, small and medium businesses and divisions of large corporations. Simple, easy-to-use and affordable, Maximizer CRM enables companies to mobilize their workforces through all-access Web, Mobile and Desktop delivery methods. Easily configurable for organizations in any industry, Maximizer CRM optimizes sales processes, enhances marketing initiatives, and improves customer service to ultimately boost productivity and revenue. Headquartered in Canada, with worldwide offices and business partners, Maximizer Software has sold over one million licenses to more than 120,000 customers since 1987. For more information, please visit: www.maximizer.com.

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Toolbar for French Property Hunters

The Sextant Properties toolbar is a new tool that gives you access to the most useful web pages for your French property search: latest news, forum posts and weather all available on your web browser and best of all it's completely FREE!

As well as keeping you up to date with what's going on in France our toolbar has plenty of other fab things:

* Weather for your current location (you can change it to your future location in France).
* Watch live TV news in English from France24
* A Google search bar so you can search the web straight from your browser.
* Webpage Translation – just click the translate button and you can translate text or webpages.
* You can use gadgets such as Metric converter, Suduko…
* Uninstalls in seconds in the unlikely event that you decide you don't like it

The Sextant Properties toolbar is available for both Internet Explorer & FireFox – click here to download.

The Sextant Properties service is also free of charge for the buyer. Our aim is to help buyers finding their dream home in France. We help them from the beginning until the end of the buying process. Sextant Properties is member of NAEA and we respect their quality guidelines. We do our best to provide quality work with up to date properties and select them among the portfolio of our 160 partner offices in France.

Matthieu Cany is Managing Director of Sextant French Property


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(PRWEB) October 8, 2010

When more and more companies decide to use the Internet to introduce their business, an entire industry is being created to meet the demand. Unlike traditional advertising vehicles, Internet advertising is an extremely affordable and effective way to draw new clients to a business owner.

Nowadays, everybody is looking to move their website on top of Google result pages; they are all looking for organic traffic. Imagine there are ten stores all selling the same product: which one will sell more? The simple answer is the one who is closer to buyers.

On the Internet, the closer they are to the top page on Google result, the more traffic will be driven to their websites and the more money they can potentially accomplish from new customers.

For example, a Google search for "send text" netted around 48,900,000 results. At 10 results per page, there are 4,890,000 pages of search query matches. Since Internet users are unlikely to look through them all, usually the message provider on the first page will get called the most. To be sure, the difference between being on the first page and the second page can be staggering.

Search engines offer the ability to buy a spot at the top of a result page for a specific keyword, but as more and more companies use the same keyword for their business, the price will rise more and more and this option becomes useless. This is where the search engine optimization companies come to the rescue, to let business websites earn a natural place and bring organic traffic from search engines. By utilizing certain techniques, search engine optimization marketing companies can help clients to land on the first page of a search engine query. The demand for these kinds of services are so high.

Piloted-Seo introduces a Managed SEO Service to let business owners get their place on top Google results and to bring them what is called organic traffic. Piloted-Seo also includes a professional video creation service on their monthly package so customers can show their business or services on video websites , which presents a second advertising vehicle to their business.

Piloted-Seo is a company with a mission "to make search engine optimization a managed turnkey, results-driven service that is effective, risk-free and affordable to all businesses".

To find out more about how professionals are using search engine optimization technology to help clients attract new customers through increased website traffic, please visit http://www.piloted-seo.com.

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