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Archive for February, 2012

Acworth, GA (PRWEB) February 22, 2012

Direct mail provider Mudlick Mail bucked the slow recovering economy last year, with a 50 percent jump in revenue. The company, which offers direct mail campaigns to automotive repair shops, saw its sales grow from $ 6 million in 2010 to $ 9 million in 2011. Mudlick Mails customer base doubled from 350 shops in 2010 to 700 shops last year.

These results show that business owners are willing to spend money on tools that will help them more effectively market their services, said Mudlick Mail CEO Greg Sands. Our customers have had great success using our campaigns, which are strategically designed to target the households they most want to reach.

Mudlick Mail mailed more than 35 million pieces of mail in 2011, up from 22 million in 2010. The increase in business has allowed Mudlick Mail to more than double the number of employees working in its Atlanta-area headquarters.

Part of Mudlick Mails success in 2011 was due to a series of marketing partnerships the company formed with a variety of automotive repair industry associations, including: the Automotive Service Association, the Automotive Training Institute, the Automotive Service Councils of California and AskPatty.com, which provides advice for women on automotive-related topics. Mudlick Mail also signed a marketing agreement with CARQUEST Auto Parts to offer a direct mail program exclusively for the companys TECH-NET Professional Auto Service network, which includes 5,000 members throughout North America.

Mudlick Mail CEO Greg Sands established Mudlick Mail after searching for years for the right advertising vehicle for the 25 repair shops he operates in four states. Direct mail was the only vehicle that allowed Sands to accurately reach high-caliber customers within the market area of his stores.

Through market research, Mudlick Mail enables shop owners to target customers by income, neighborhood and even vehicle make. The companys campaigns include graphic design services, printing, listing services, postage and delivery for one flat fee. In addition, Mudlick provides free training on customer service, sales techniques and other strategies to help shop owners maximize the effectiveness of their direct mail campaigns.

With the release of three new direct mail programs and an expansion into Canada, Mudlick Mail is anticipating continued strong growth this year.

The company is projecting sales of $ 20 million in 2012 and expects to mail 60 million pieces of mail.

For more information visit: http://www.mudlickmail.com


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Crenshaw Blvd Walk


Image by waltarrrrr
A re-appropriated Western Auto Supply Company sign! The now defunct auto supply store sold not only auto parts, but bicycles and guns as well! These sign silhouettes can be found all over Los Angeles. The most well-known sign is probably the Linoleum City one on Santa Monica Blvd and Wilton. There is another one of these not too far from here on Hawthorne Blvd.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Auto

Green Bay, WI (PRWEB) February 16, 2012

IPSSolutions.com has had a busy year. This Green Bay web design company has worked diligently to achieve Miva Merchant Certified Developer status. The ecommerce relationship between IPSSolutions.com and Miva Merchant has been a long one. In 1999, IPSSolutions.com began developing ecommerce stores with Miva Merchant and hasnt looked back since.

To help increase guidance and expertise in the process of creating and developing an online store for any retailer, IPSSolutions.com felt the next step would be to become certified. What this really means is that whether an online retail business is local, regional, national, or even international, IPSSolutions.com can offer low cost ecommerce startup options, premium packages, as well as customizable ecommerce software with tailored goals for each different business.

As an excellent online ecommerce platform for small, medium and large businesses, IPSSolutions.com feels that Miva Merchant offers the proper software for these important factors: load time, search engine friendliness, functionality, and control. All these are key ingredients for a successful online retail store.

President and IPSSolutions.com creator Mark Summerfield says, There are many options out there for ecommerce software, and it can be daunting to compare their features and choose one. Price is also often near the top of the list for many people. Our web design company develops with Miva Merchant which exceeds in all these categories when compared with other shopping cart systems. Since 1999 we have tested many of the popular shopping carts and found Miva Merchant to be of the best value and most reliable of all. Our past experience and completion of the training course for the Miva Merchant Certification proves our skill level to effectively design, customize, and support the ecommerce software for any retail online store. He also says, While we are proud of ourselves for becoming Miva Merchant Certified, this does not give us pause. Going forward we will continue to give all our clients the utmost attention and care as we have in the past.

Background information about IPSSolutions.com:

IPSSolutions.com began in 1999, taking on projects such as hosting, ecommerce shopping carts for local retailers, new websites for area businesses, and online automotive inventory. The company began focusing on Green Bay SEO (search engine optimization) early on and continues to grow with the SEO industry. IPSSolutions.com also provides content management solutions, search engine marketing, professional photography, copywriting, blogs, and database oriented solutions. The company blossomed into an all-around web solution provider. The company also specializes in establishing websites that hold compiled detailed information on new and used car dealerships in specific cities as well as an online entertainment guide for restaurants in Green Bay, WI.

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Question by Young Blaze: Is there an online automotive store that lets me pay by direct debit from my bank account?
I don’t mean with a credit card. I don’t use credit/debit cards. I need a store which lets me pay directly from my bank account.

Best answer:

Answer by WTH
If you order from www.summitracing.com there is an option to have them “bill you later” and then when you get the bill you could send them a check.
I’m not sure if they will take it directly out of you account though, you might have to order over the phone for that… Not sure.

What do you think? Answer below!