May 10, 2004
Neotrope is selected to provide brand identity materials including software graphics and magazine advertising for Respondus, Inc. and their new StudyMate™ software application (www.studymate.com).
April 1, 2004
Neotrope is selected to build and host a basic web presence for Renaissance Ed, a continuing education med-legal teleseminar resource for psychiatrists and other professionals to stay informed on med-legal issues (www.rened.com).
March 25, 2004
Neotrope's Send2Press is mentioned in the March 2004 BBBonline Newsletter, as one of the participants helping to promote the Better Business Bureau's identity theft awareness and education program.
March 15, 2004
Neotrope partners with eWatch® to provide an affordable and innovative media monitoring solution for its clients using the Send2Press.com targeted news distribution and Internet marketing service.
March 4, 2004
In his capacity as a contributing editor to CrossMedia™ magazine, and executive editor of Search Engine Intelligence™ magazine; Neotrope founder Christopher Simmons is serving as a judge in the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) 2003 Awards for Excellence in Technology Journalism judging panel.
March 1, 2004
Six Sigma Brokers (www.sixsigmabrokers.com) has upgraded to Neotrope's new ContextXpert™ search engine optimization consulting and keyword ranking solution. Neotrope is currently the #1 search result on Yahoo! under "keyword optimization."
Feb. 19, 2004
Send2Press.com is chosen as Interland's "website of the month" for Feb. 2004. Send2Press is featured in a 600 word article which includes an interview with Send2Press founder Christopher Simmons. Interland is a major web presence provider hosting over 200,000 companies, and is the owner of the datacenter/NOC where Neotrope/Send2Press' primary "A" web server is co-located.
Jan. 5, 2004
Six Sigma Brokers, a firm which assists companies in determining the best solution provider for six sigma consulting, training, evaluation, and deployment, has chosen Neotrope's DotComMojo keyword optimization service to help promote their website launch (www.sixsigmabrokers.com).
December 15, 2003
Neotrope today announced the formal launch of freeNewsArticles™ (www.freeNewsArticles.com), a new content resource providing hundreds of ready-to-use business news articles in a wide variety of popular topics including entertainment, biotech, and book publishing. After filling out a simple license agreement, editors may freely use the content in print, online, or on-air.
Nov. 7, 2003
Noted author, Beverly West, author of the popular Cinematherapy book series, joins Neotrope's Send2Press news services site as a team member and staff writer. Beverly will bring her wit, expertise and communication skills to our client projects. Beverly West is a best-selling author whose series, Cinematherapy, the Girls Guide to Movies for Every Mood, has spawned six sequels and daily TV show in primetime on WE, Women's Entertainment. Bev also has penned a cookbook, Culinarytherapy, The Girl's Guide to Food for Every Mood, and Cinematherapy for the Soul. She has also written for many national magazines including Self, Redbook and TV Guide.
Nov. 3, 2003
The Moment Group of Arlington, Virginia has selected Neotrope's DotSorcerer search engine optimization services for their website, FederalContractsForSmallBusinesses.com. The Moment Group is a small business coaching and consulting firm that specializes in helping small businesses and independent professionals win federal contracts without struggling.
> Visit The Moment Group Website.
Oct. 20, 2003
Send2Press featured in the "Marketing Buzz" column, in the Nov. 2003 issue of Entrepreneur magazine. (Unfortunately they cut the interview comments with Neotrope founder Christopher Simmons on the benefits of "do it yourself PR.")
June 27, 2003
Big Kid Collectables of Sherman Oaks, Calif. has upgraded their keyword optimization program to a higher service plan, from Neotrope's DotComMojo solution, to the DotSorcerer™ contextual marketing service. Celebrating the big kid in each and every one of us, Big Kid Collectables (www.bigkidcollectables.com) is the place to go if you're looking for classic advertising characters and ad figures. From plush toys, bobbleheads, tin toys, vinyl signs and stand-ups, promotion premiums, collector banks, mail-away offer items, and more. Big Kid specializes in advertising figures and characters from the 1940's to today.
June 26, 2003
Neotrope/Send2Press President Christopher Simmons is interviewed by Entrepreneur magazine on the subject of innovative and affordable press release services and solutions for small businesses and entrepeneurs. Send2Press (www.Send2Press.com) will appear in the "business buzz" article in the Nov. 2003 edition of Entrepreneur magazine as an example of available solutions for those starting new business ventures to promote their business.
June 6, 2003
Coast Video Inc. of Manhattan Beach, Calif. (www.coastvideo.com) selects Neotrope's DotSorcerer™ keyword optimization services powered by the company's ContextXpert™ technology (www.dotcommojo.com), to help launch their VideoBuilder (www.videobuilder.com) online video production and multimedia service website. This new service allows any company to create affordable video that fits any budget. VideoBuilder allows you to be a part of the creative process saving your company money. "It's your one-stop service for affordable business multimedia services."
> Learn about VideoBuilder's web video tools.
May 29, 2003
Veridien Corporation (Symbol:VRDE) of Pinellas Park, FL (www.veridien.com), which offers patented ready to use disinfectants and antimicrobials for medical, dental and institutional markets, has chosen Neotrope's DotComMojo (www.dotcommojo) keyword optimization services, powered by the company's ContextXpert™ technology (www.dotcommojo.com) to assist in promoting their organization and brands, including Viraguard®,SunSwipe™, and SitSecure™.
May 24, 2003
The American Religion Data Archive (ARDA) (www.thearda.com), a project funded by the Lilly Endowment, Inc. and acts to preserve quantitative data on American religion, has chosen Neotrope's DotComMojo (www.dotcommojo) keyword optimization services, powered by the company's ContextXpert™ technology (www.dotcommojo.com) to assist in promoting their organization.
May 21, 2003
Neotrope's Send2Press (www.send2press.com) And CyberAlert Inc. Form Alliance That Puts Affordable, Effective, Press Coverage, Media Monitoring, And Marketing Intelligence Services Within Reach Of Small Businesses.
> Read Press Release
May 12, 2003
Khryse, "The Sacred Ecstatic Light" (www.khryse-leela.com) a website dedicated to holistic and spiritual practices, has chosen Neotrope's DotComMojo (www.dotcommojo) keyword optimization services, powered by the company's ContextXpert™ technology (www.dotcommojo.com) to assist in promoting their services.
April 1, 2003
Jerry Laird Simmons, Neotrope team member, and father of company founder Christopher Simmons, passed away today. He is survived by his wife Nola, sons Christopher and David, and brother Robert. Jerry was instrumental in the launch of the Mindset/Neotrope company, both by inspiration and financial means. In his later years Jerry was a valued participant in the launch, growth, and ultimate success of the Send2Press.com business, as an advisor and writer/editor; working both with Christopher on content issues, and directly with Send2Press clients. He will be greatly missed by friends and family. His memorial website can be viewed at www.JLSimmons.com.
March 28, 2003
Neotrope signs strategic partnership with CyberAlert® (www.CyberAlert.com) to add their industry-leading market intelligence and media monitoring capabiltiies to Neotrope's Send2Press™ press release service offerings (www.Send2Press.com). CyberAlert is a fully-automated worldwide press clipping, broadcast monitoring and Web clipping service that provides an effective, time-efficient and economical way to find and "clip" what is being said about a company, its products, or people in newspapers, magazines, journals, wire services, TV networks, and local TV stations. Through this strategic partnership, Send2Press will offer enhanced business promotion services that combine news writing, press release distribution, and the CyberAlert media tracking service.
March 11, 2003
Neotrope is selected by GhostriderX Skateboards, LLC (ghostriderx.com) for our DotComMojo™ search engine optimization (SEO) program (www.DotComMojo.com), powered by Neotrope's ContextXpert™ technology. Located in Palos Verdes, Calif., GhostRiderX makes the innovative Ghost Board™ skateboard which replaces conventional wobbly-bushing truck systems with a curved arched axle to allow for a greater turning radius of 45-degree angles.
February 24, 2003
Neotrope completes very simple website design and architecture for Compass Promotions, Inc. (compasspromotionsinc.com). Located in Coto de Caza, Calif., CPI is a single-source for all logo-based corporate gifts, customer premiums, and employee rewards. Neotrope also hosts this website.
February 17, 2003
Neotrope is selected by S&R Network Consulting, Inc. of New York (www.sr-network.com) to develop a keyword marketing and website optimization strategy using Neotrope's Dot.Sorcerer™ service, powered by Neotrope's ContextXpert™ technology. S&R is a computer consulting company that helps businesses compute more efficiently and increase productivity while lowering their operating costs.
January 17, 2003
Neotrope selected by Deb Colden Executive Coaching (www.debcolden.com) to design and host a small business website promoting her services. Deb's clients have included successful leaders from Hewlett-Packard Company, Agilent Technologies, Rsystems International and Blue Pumpkin Software to name a few. Drawing on her experience with these individuals, she has designed her leadership-coaching program to meet the needs of time-constrained professionals seeking an action-oriented approach to increased personal effectiveness and Innovation.
January 10, 2003
Neotrope rejoins the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of the Southland (Southern California). Neotrope was previously a member in 1997 under the name "Mindset" until 2001 during the company name changeover. Neotrope also has applied for participation in the BBB Online Reliablity Program. You can read our BBB Reliability Report by clicking here. You can also click here to verify participation in the BBB Online Reliability Program.
January 9, 2003
Neotrope president Christopher Simmons joins the judging panel for the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) 2002 Excellence in Technology Journalism awards. The PRSA Technology Section presents awards annually for the two best examples of technology journalism, one to a technology journalist for writing in a trade, technical or industrial publication, and a second to a technology journalist in a business or general interest publication or media.
December 13, 2002
Neotrope is selected by Meritech Inc. of Englewood, CO (meritech.com) to develop a keyword marketing and website optimization strategy using Neotrope's Dot.Sorcerer™ service, powered by Neotrope's ContextXpert™ technology. The company offers hand and glove washing systems including their CleanTech® brand of hand washing systems for microorganism removal, food safety, hygiene monitoring, and workplace safety.
December 6, 2002
Neotrope is selected by Bellezza Strings Quartet (bellezzastringsquartet.com) to develop and host a simple website including audio clips from their CD and video clips from their performance at the Crystal Cathedral.
November 6, 2002
Neotrope is selected by Teacher Care (www.TeacherCare.com) to host their website and assist them with recovering their content from another hosting company. Neotrope provided its proprietary "site scraping" service which allows us to copy and recover an entire website externally. Within 48 hours Neotrope completely replicated the website without having any content provided by the client, or the original designer.
TeacherCare is an early childhood agency that places private teachers with families seeking childcare and enrichment in their home. Our teachers enrich children from infancy through school age, while caring for the children's daily needs. Neotrope will also provide ongoing site maintenance.
November 4, 2002
Neotrope is selected by National Assessment Specialists (www.nas-usa.com) to develop a new business web presence and e-commerce solution, as well as a membership based content solution for a new magazine publishing portal called ClaimsAlertUSA (www.ClaimsAlertUSA.com). The website will be a companion site to a printed periodical covering the human resource and insurance claim industries, and will launch December 2002/January 2003.
October 29, 2002
Send2Press And PR Newswire Form Partnership That Puts Affordable, Effective, Press Coverage Within Reach Of Individuals And Small Businesses. A new strategic partnership between Send2Press (Send2Press.com) and PR Newswire will provide small business owners with affordable PR services, it was announced today.
> Read Press Release
October 28, 2002
Neotrope is selected to re-design and host a business web presence for Direct Wireless Communications, Inc. (OTCBB: DWCM). The new website will relaunch mid-November 2002 (www.dwcell.com).
October 15, 2002
Neotrope is selected by StoneCreek Mall (stonecreekmall.com) to develop a keyword marketing strategy and search engine optimization program for their e-commerce shopping sites, powered by Neotrope's ContextXpert™ technology.
October 11, 2002
Neotrope is selected by KoloSoft Inc. (kolosoft.com) to develop basic product packaging and barcode for line of software.
October 1, 2002
Neotrope is selected by House of Healing to develop an e-commerce and membership-based content solution.
- September 23, 2002
- Neotrope completes brand identity project for Empire Relations Group, Inc., an investor relations company based in New York (www.empirerelations.com). Neotrope developed both a corporate logotype and business cards for the company.
- September 16, 2002
- Neotrope has been selected by software company KoloSoft Inc. (www.kolosoft.com) of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA as their agency of record. As part of this agreement, Neotrope will provide both media relations and Internet marketing services to promote the KoloSoft line of Internet monitoring applications.
> Read Press Release
- September 3, 2002
- Neotrope announces the relaunch of the Send2Press™ (www.send2press.com) website, offering affordable press release writing and distribution services. The site was originally launched in 1997 as MindsetNetwire.com, and became Send2Press in 2000. The third generation of the site launched August 2000. The all-new site includes expanded service offerings including news distribution combining the Send2Press databases with online news placements through a new partnership with PR Newswire.
- September 3, 2002
- Neotrope launches "Starting a New Business?" promotion campaign. Starting with a 1/2-page vertical full color advertisement in the Sept. 2002 edition of CrossMedia magazine. This will tie-in to a regional color postcard (4x6 4/1 color) mailing to new business start-ups in Los Angeles county, during September and October 2002.
> View 1/2-pg. ad in Adobe Acrobat5 PDF format [44k]
> View postcard front in Acrobat5 PDF format [76k]
- August 30, 2002
- Neotrope/Send2Press and PR Newswire (PRN) sign strategic partnership agreement that will benefit small businesses in reaching the media with business news. Through this agreement, Neotrope's affordable PR services website, Send2Press.com will be able to add selected PRN services to the proven services offered by Send2Press since 1997. PR Newswire's dedicated news network is
capable of distribution to 40,000 organizations
worldwide.
- July 3, 2002
- Neotrope's Send2Press™ news articles based on client press releases are added to the list of online news sources covered by NewsBooster.com a "clipping service" that provides news extracts to subscribers. Last year our news articles were also added to the list of online news sources covered by a similar clipping service,WebClipping.com.
- July 2, 2002
- Neotrope is selected by advertising collectible toy company, Big Kid Collectables to architect website based on cartoon illustrations by artist Fred Sherman, and implement an e-commerce solution with real-time credit card processing.
- July 1, 2002
- Neotrope adds support for Miva technologies to our web hosting service suite. As a Miva hosting solution partner, Neotrope will provide solutions like Miva Merchant to our e-commerce customers.
- June 28, 2002
- Neotrope is selected by New York based Empire Relations Group, Inc. to develop, design, and host a web presence for their research service offerings.
- June 17, 2002
- Neotrope is selected to implement an e-commerce solution for Enercise Inc., a company that offers innovative wireless entertainment products for the fitness industry.
- June 15, 2002
- Neotrope is selected by The Neurography Institute to develop several secure medical forms for patients and doctors using our NeoMailDB system. The Neurography Institute Medical Associates is a premier group of specially trained radiologists who have a special interest as well as special training in the interpretation of MR nerve images.
- June 11, 2002
- Neotrope is granted "registered" status for its Mindstock® trademark.
- May 28, 2002
- Neotrope® is granted "registered" status for its trademark in the first of six trade categories by the U.S. patent and trademark office (PTO).
- May 15, 2002
- Neotrope selected to host and customize online shopping portal, MrGiftBasket.com launching August 1, 2002. The site provides a directory of gift basket companies, and vendors who can offer products to those same companies.
- April 15, 2002
- Neotrope completes corporate annual report cover for Findwhat.com (NASDAQ: FWHT).
- March 8, 2002
- Neotrope is selected to develop and implement an e-commerce enabled subscription-based secure content system for 4for4.com, a fantasy football sports Web site.
- February 22, 2002
- Neotrope is selected to architect and enable a basic Web site for Enercise Inc., a company that offers innovative wireless entertainment products for the fitness industry. Neotrope took a basic home page design provided by the Morgan Road company, and converted this into working dynamic HTML.
- February 16, 2002
- Neotrope is selected by educational software company Respondus, Inc., to develop several print magazine advertisements and trade show sale sheets.
- February 10, 2002
- Neotrope president Christopher Simmons is interviewed for article to appear in Home Business magazine on the topic of the benefits and pitfalls of a "virtual office" and decentralized staff over a traditional brick-and-mortar space with full-time employees.
- January 6, 2002
- Neotrope selected by inspirational gifts company, God Sent Creations, to redevelop their Web site over three months; converting their former Flash-only site to a mostly text-based (simple) site, and update Miva shopping cart system to new design. Additionally, Neotrope will provide general marketing consulting, and our Dot.Sorcerer™ advanced keyword marketing services for higher search engine placements.
