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Julio Colmenares of Charlotte's CGR Creative Talks About New Media

Julio Colmenares of Charlotte's CGR Creative Talks About New Media

Don't forget to take advantage of this great opportunity! Join us on May 20, 2010 and learn how to leverage technology to build awareness of your company. What 'new media' means changes rapidly, so the question becomes, "How can I keep current without going crazy or bankrupt?" The answer is simple, "Jump In!" Learning to swim requires that you get in the pool. You can research, compare, look to your competitor, etc. but eventually you must get wet. Julio Colmenares teaches you how to take control of new media and promote your business! Let's grow your business! Only $19.50!

The event will be held from 11:30 to 1:00 at Vivace Italian Restaurant in Charlotte. Vivace offers five star quality at 3 star prices with excellent presentation and service.

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About CGR Creative: Charlotte based CGR Creative is a full service advertising agency, marketing firm, design studio, and interactive marketing agency. CGR Creative prides itself on supporting their customers in a way that larger agencies can’t, often times committing all their resources to ensure the success of their client’s projects. CGR Creative’s fundamental belief is that the client’s success is their success. The agency, with an office in Charlotte, North Carolina, is fully bi-lingual, with a Latino marketing division that offers a variety of marketing channels that are specifically targeted to reach the Hispanic market.

CGR Creative of Charlotte Takes you on a Tour of their new TrackIt Advertising Software

CGR Creative of Charlotte Takes you on a Tour of their new TrackIt Advertising Software

CGR's new TrackIt software allows advertisers like you to track every aspect of marketing efforts. Now you can measure and optimize the performance of your marketing and advertising efforts.  By placing unique call measurement numbers on each of your marketing mediums, (i.e. website, print, direct-mail, radio) you can discover which ads deliver the most, and best, leads.

You know marketing goes beyond placing a few ads and hoping for the best. Our platform makes your company smarter and more efficient.

TrackIt Targeting

• Ensure callers and web visitors reach the right agent at the right time.  Our communication software uses intelligent routing rules, ensuring you will no longer miss important leads or communication.

TrackIt Analytics

• Take the guesswork out of advertising Track phone calls, chats, and clicks that result from print and web campaigns
• Show which ads are working and give you the most bang for your buck

TrackIt Awareness

• Deliver the right message everytime Incoming conversations are preceded by a quick audible announcement about the referring source that generated the lead
• Calls and chats from your website will be associated with the  exact keywords that led the visitor to the website and then every page that was viewed prior to the conversation

TrackIt Knowledge

• Gain insight into how well you communicate with your customers and salespeople

TrackIt Website Tracking

• Fast implementation - simply load our script on all of your web pages 
• Track referring websites and keywords that lead to a website visit 
• Add value by assigning specific conversion goal pages 
• A retailer’s directions page 
• Service appointment form confirmation at a car dealership
• Listen to actual phone calls and see the visitor’s click path that led him/her to pick up the phone
• Email reports - schedule or send personalized e-mails containing the exact information you want to share

   

TrackIt Live Website Chat

• The online chat tool offers immediate online assistance to your website’s users. Chat provides great scalability for your staff, as a single agent can handle numerous simultaneous conversations
• Provide quick responses to visitors on your website 
• Convert “just looking” visitors into viable leads 
• Chat icon only appears when someone is present to field questions 
• Analyze referring sites and keywords that led to a chat  
• Reduce operating costs and increase productivity 
• Instantly engage website visitors 
• View a visitor’s click path leading to and after a chat
• Take web analytics to the next level by measuring the phone calls that your site produces.  Now you can relate phone calls to the specific referring sites and keywords that lead to an offline conversion

About CGR Creative: Charlotte based CGR Creative is a full service advertising agency, marketing firm, design studio, and interactive marketing agency. CGR Creative prides itself on supporting their customers in a way that larger agencies can’t, often times committing all their resources to ensure the success of their client’s projects. CGR Creative’s fundamental belief is that the client’s success is their success. The agency, with an office in Charlotte, North Carolina, is fully bi-lingual, with a Latino marketing division that offers a variety of marketing channels that are specifically targeted to reach the Hispanic market.

CGR Creative goes to the Movies: Iron Man 2 Review

Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment present the highly anticipated sequel to the blockbuster film based on the legendary Marvel Super Hero “Iron Man,” reuniting director Jon Favreau and... CGR Creative goes to the Movies: Iron Man 2 Review

Iron Man 2 is Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment  highly anticipated sequel to the blockbuster film “Iron Man,” based on the successful Marvel comic franchise of the same name.

Iron Man 2 reunites director Jon Favreau and Oscar® nominee Robert Downey Jr. The basic plot rundown has the world aware that billionaire inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is the armored super hero Iron Man, and he is under pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military. However, Tony is unwilling to divulge the secrets behind the Iron Man armor. The film also features Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), and James “Rhodey” Rhodes (Don Cheadle) as Stark's #1 employee and best friend respectively.

The main plot follows Tony Stark's quest to keep the Iron Man armor a corporate secret, while a competing weapons firm, with pentagon contracts, tries to undermine Stark's credibility and to gain access to the Iron Man technology. Mickey Rourke plays the son of a former Russian Stark Industries Associate, who was disgruntled, to say the least, at the way Howard Stark, Tony's father, handled the termination of that relationship.
  
Iron Man 2 is not a groundbreaking original look at the super hero film, the first film filled that role, the sequel is an extension of the first movie and a very successful one. It is funnier, more relevant, and if possible visually more impressive than the first film. In fact, the only possible drawback is that the first film was so good at getting audiences to suspend their disbelief that no sequel can ratchet that up more than just a few notches. Iron Man 2 is a blast, and we give it four thumbs up! 

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Charlotte Ad Agency CGR Creative Launches New ROI Tracking System

Charlotte Ad Agency CGR Creative Launches New ROI Tracking System

April 30, 2010 - Charlotte, NC Charlotte Ad Agency CGR Creative has developed a new method of tracking the performance of your advertising dollars. Now, advertising clients can track exactly how effective all of their advertising elements are. CGR's new TrackIt System can measure online and offline advertising components. From business cards and billboards to email blasts and web promotions, CGR can now pin down exactly how many clicks, calls, and orders are being generated and by which particular advertising element. For example, if a company advertised the same product on three different websites, five billboards, a postcard, two flyers, and four magazine ads, CGR Creative can now track how many website visits, telephone calls, and orders were generated by each of those fifteen different campaign components. Then the customer can make an educated decision regarding which efforts to maintain and which to discontinue. If one of the magazine ads isn't generating results, the client can put those funds toward an area of the campaign that is working.

This level of detailed information used to exist only for online advertising elements, but CGR's TrackIt System provides return on investment information for every type of marketing or advertising effort. The applications are limitless. If a company wants to compare three similar advertising ideas, they can simply measure which of the three provides the best results. In the past, many companies have relied on their staff to ask clients, "Where did you hear about us?", or, worse, they asked their clients to fill out annoying little comment cards. Neither of those methods have ever provided accurate information; the forgetful employee or the less than enthused client are hard challenges to overcome. CGR's TrackIt System is totally seamless so the user never sees a survey, interacts with a username, or enters a password. The system is invisible to your clients and to your staff.

For more information on CGR's TrackIt System visit: http://www.cgrcreative.com

About CGR Creative: Charlotte based CGR Creative is a full service advertising agency, marketing firm, design studio, and interactive marketing agency. CGR Creative prides itself on supporting their customers in a way that larger agencies can’t, often times committing all their resources to ensure the success of their client’s projects. CGR Creative’s fundamental belief is that the client’s success is their success. The agency, with an office in Charlotte, North Carolina, is fully bi-lingual, with a Latino marketing division that offers a variety of marketing channels that are specifically targeted to reach the Hispanic market.

Julio Colmenares of CGR Creative to Speak About New Media in Charlotte

Julio Colmenares of CGR Creative to Speak About New Media in Charlotte

Thursday, May 20, 2010 Julio Colmenares, Chief Creative Officer of CGR Creative, will be speaking at Working Charlotte Magazine's Lunch and Learn Series. Join us on May 20, 2010 and learn how to leverage technology to build awareness of your company.

What 'new media' means changes rapidly so the question becomes, "how can I keep current without going crazy or bankrupt?" The answer is simple, "Jump In!" Learning to swim requires that you get in the pool. You can research, compare, look to your competitor, etc. but eventually you must get wet. Julio Colmenares teaches you how to take control of new media and promote your business! Join us for a Business-to-Business Lunch & Learn designed specifically with you in mind, Charlotte's small and medium sized business owners. Let's grow your business! Attending this event only costs $19.50!

The event will be held from 11:30 to 1:00 at Vivace Italian Restaurant in Charlotte. Vivace offers five star quality at 3 star prices with excellent presentation and service.

About CGR Creative: Charlotte based CGR Creative is a full service advertising agency, marketing firm, design studio, and interactive marketing agency. CGR Creative prides itself on supporting their customers in a way that larger agencies can’t, often times committing all their resources to ensure the success of their client’s projects. CGR Creative’s fundamental belief is that the client’s success is their success. The agency, with an office in Charlotte, North Carolina, is fully bi-lingual, with a Latino marketing division that offers a variety of marketing channels that are specifically targeted to reach the Hispanic market.

For more info on CGR Creative visit http://www.cgrcreative.com