Holiday Treats & New Year's Launch

As we turn the seasonal corner toward the light, we have exciting news and very tasty treats (OK, very special offers!) as well as exotic insights from Hong Kong. Please see below... but first:

It really is a special treat for us to be of service to you. So, we want to take this opportunity to express our gratitude for any way that you have allowed us to be of service—from our most active clients to you lurkers who silently appreciate what we have to say, from our first NewMarU subscribers to those who comment on our blogs or RT our tweets. We give thanks to you all! And, we wish you and yours the Happiest of Holidays and a healthy, fun and passionately productive New Year!

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Our Gift: Helping You Communicate Your Greatness

Despite the challenges of this busy season, your virtual team here @ ComBridges not only wishes you the full expression of your "greatness;" but, we are doing something about it!

As most of you probably know, we continue to provide professional web-based communication services (like websites, videos, Internet marketing campaigns, etc.). Now, we are expanding our "gifts" to include an on-going curriculum of online seminars ("webinars"), digital media products and a new vibrant virtual community via our new enterprise, New Marketing University, or NewMarU.com.

Not only do we believe that these online professional education programs will be a special treat, but we are making a very limited-time offer for "Founding Members." No jive. This offer will "go away" before the end of January, and it includes every 2011 NewMarU program at one low flat price of $99. That is less than one-half of the low annual subscription price of $199. More details are here or read on...

Learning Never Looked So Good! New Marketing University (NewMarU) Takes Flight

At ComBridges, this is no ordinary New Year. We enter 2011 more excited than ever over the opportunities of online communications (including WordPress websites and video). But even more, we are thrilled to offer all of you a new way to learn about Internet Marketing, to discover your best online self and how to be successful online.

NewMarU already has an awesome faculty, with many more to come. We offer both free and paid webinars, all of which will be enhanced by real time video. And, we strongly recommend that you become a member of our engaging community of really great professional people (sorry, paid subscribers only). Please click here to receive updates about our offerings. Introductory Registration is free.

Please Save These Dates:

• "What Every Business Needs to Know About Internet Marketing"
  Jon Leland's signature webinar which provides an overview of Search Engine Optimization, Pay-per-click Advertising, Social Media Marketing and much more.
  Tuesday, January 11th, 2011 at 10AM PT
  Please click here for FREE Registration >>
  Click here for more details about this workshop >>
   
• "How to Find Your Best Marketing Mix" with Christy Strauch
  Thursday, January, 20, 2011 at 10AM PT
  Become a Member Now || Register for this Program Only
   
• "Authenticity: The Key to Online Success" with Robert Rabbin
  Wednesday, January 26th, 2011 at 1pm PT
  Become a Member Now || Register for this Program Only

Please register at the Free Level in order to receive updates, reminders and more detailed program descriptions.

3 Ways to Participate: Free Intro, Founding Member, or "A La Carte" Courses

As a "virtual university," NewMarU offers multiple ways to participate.

• Just for registering, NewMarU offers FREE access to Jon Leland's "What Every Business Needs to Know About Internet Marketing" one-hour introduction to Internet marketing as well as the new version of his e-book of the same name as soon as the rewrite is complete. Please click here to Register at the Free Introductory Level.
• Our very special "Founding Member" offer for a full one-year subscription to everything that NewMarU offers including all of our 2011 courses (starting with at least two per month) as well as access to both our full library of recorded programs and to our vibrant virtual community, and much more, all for only $99. Please click here to Subscribe or learn more.
• You may also register for either of our initial webinar programs at the a la carte price of $19.95 for either the Christy Strauch or Robert Rabbin webinar (see above). Please click here to register or learn more about these programs.

Leland @ Hong Kong Conference: What Differentiates a Web 3.0 World?

Last month's trip to Hong Kong was highlighted by Jon's talk at the conference entitled "Web 3.0 Asia: How Internet Innovation Will Transform the Creative Industries" at the beautiful Hong Kong Cyberport facility. While on location in Hong Kong, Jon also posted a video report for TheTVNews.tv.

In his talk, Jon highlighted four key differentiators between old style business and the new world of "Web 3.0" marketing. These important concepts included:

1. Where the focus used to be on technology, now it is on communication
2. Where we used to focus on vast amounts of data, what we need now is knowledge (or at the very least well-crafted and well-edited communications)
3. Where consumption used to rule the day, now we crave the kinds of participation that lead to real engagement and virtual community
4. And, whereas business goals used to focus on transactions, today's business environment requires the cultivation of authentic relationships

If you put these principles into action, it is certain to be a very Happy New Year!

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