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Relay for Life Sponsors


Thank you to our generous sponsors for helping us to surpass our goal of $20,000 for the 2012 Relay For Life event benefiting the American Cancer Society. Together we are helping to eliminate cancer!

PLATINUM SPONSORS
- $500 AND ABOVE -

 

GOLD SPONSORS
- $250 AND ABOVE -

SILVER SPONSORS
- $100 AND ABOVE -


 

BRONZE SPONSORS

Electro Coatings
Coilcraft, Inc.
Stan & Debra Cook
Pendarvis Manufacturing
Dick Luther
Regal Plastics
Jefferson Dental
John Luellen
O’Brien Engineering Services
Interstate Wire Co. Inc

Participate in TopSpot March Madness Brackets


This year, bet to WIN the fight against cancer! (…and YOU may also win some money too!)

The 2012 NCAA Final Four is approaching and that means the annual TopSpot March Madness bracket is ready to go. This year TopSpot is going to donate 50% of the earnings to their fundraising for Relay For Life, benefiting the American Cancer Society. The bracket is open to the public with an entry fee of $30.

All you need to do to sign up is make your $30 donation at the link below to be entered to play. Once your payment is received, beginning Monday March 12th, you will receive an email from TopSpot with instructions on how to login to the CBS Sports Bracket Manager and create your bracket. Every little bit counts towards finding a cure. If you have friends that you think may want to join, please forward this to them! Tweet it, post it, Like it, plus it – help us get the word out! Every donation counts no matter how small or large.  If you would like to help but prefer to just make a donation, please visit our team website.

*3 bracket limit per person*
**Exact payout will be determined based on total number of players minus 50% to Relay For Life.**

Cancer touches the lives of everyone, and we here at TopSpot are proud to do what we can to fuel the fight against cancer. We would encourage you to support us in this cause. Team TopSpot raised over $15,000 for the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life in 2011, and were the top fundraising team for our location. We want to make a bigger impact this year and are committed to raising $20,000 as a team. Our participation in Relay For Life not only supports the world’s largest nonprofit fundraising event, but also boosts company morale and camaraderie. Please contact Kristin Lamb with any questions regarding the March Madness bracket.

Selection Sunday: March 11

First Round: Tuesday and Wednesday, March 13 and 14
UD Arena, Dayton, OH

 

Second and Third Rounds: Thursday and Saturday, March 15 and 17
The Pit, Albuquerque, NM

KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY

Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA

Rose Garden, Portland, OR

 

Second and Third Rounds: Friday and Sunday, March 16 and 18

Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH

Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC

Bridgestone Center, Nashville, TN

Qwest Center, Omaha, NE

 

Regionals: Thursday and Saturday, March 22 and 24

TD Garden, Boston, MA

US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ

 

Regionals: Friday and Sunday, March 23 and 25

Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA

Edward Jones Dome, San Antonio, TX

 

Final Four: Saturday and Monday, March 31 and April 2

Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA

TopSpot Internet Marketing Solutions Selected as a Google AdWords Premier SMB Partner


TopSpot Internet Marketing Solutions is honored to announce that we have been selected by Google to become a Google AdWords™ Premier SMB Partner upon launch of the program. The Google AdWords Premier SMB Partner Program connects Google’s trusted and experienced AdWords partners, like TopSpot, with businesses that want expert help in creating, managing and optimizing their online advertising campaigns.

Google SMB PartnerTopSpot is extremely proud to be hand-picked as a Premier SMB Partner by meeting Google’s highest standards and criteria for qualification.  We believe being a Premier SMB Partner reflects our business values of industry knowledge, transparency, and customer service.

President and co-founder of TopSpot Internet Marketing Solutions, David Underwood, commented: “We are very excited to be part of this program.  We feel that being selected as a Google Premier SMB partner will allow us to reach out to more companies who will be able to utilize the marketing power of Google with the help of TopSpot.  Along with Google, our team understands the importance of creating and implementing programs for SMBs that will have a positive impact on their business and helps them create a reliable marketing plan.”

“The Google AdWords Premier SMB Partner Program is a great way for small businesses to connect with companies who can help them make the most of their online advertising,” says Ben Wood, head of Google’s Americas channel sales partnerships. “Guided by the expertise of our trusted partners like TopSpot, small- and medium-sized businesses can maximize the value and performance of their campaigns.”

Previously, TopSpot has partnered with Google, hosting the Google for B2B Companies Breakfast and the Google for Industrial Companies Event, and mentoring the 2011 Google Online Marketing Challenge Global Champions.

About the Google AdWords Premier SMB Partner Program
The recently announced Google AdWords Premier SMB Partner (PSP) Program connects Google’s trusted and experienced AdWords partners with small- and medium-sized businesses that want expert help in creating, managing and optimizing their online advertising campaigns. In addition to in-depth AdWords expertise, PSP partners provide full-service campaign management, detailed reporting, one-on-one customer support, and broad marketing guidance to help advertisers make the most of their campaigns.

Premier SMB Partners meet Google’s highest standards and criteria for qualification, transparency, and customer service, which includes completing extensive Google product and account management training. This ensures they can provide small businesses with the most effective AdWords advertising solutions.

 

UH Wins Google Online Marketing Challenge


TopSpot Internet Marketing is proud to have helped mentor the University of Houston Bauer College MBA Team in being named the 2011 Google Online Marketing Challenge Global Champions.

UH LogoAnita Perez, TopSpot V.P. of Operations, mentored the UH team of Erin Blatzer, Carolina Thomas, Jeffrei Clifton and Lauren Davis. This is the second year Perez mentored the UH team in the competition, with last year’s team earning semi-finalist distinction.

“As an alumna of the University of Houston, it was important for me to mentor and help coach these students,” said Perez. “TopSpot is beyond proud and excited for them. It’s an amazing accomplishment and we are happy to have had the opportunity to meet and coach the team.”

The Google Online Marketing Challenge is an international team competition that measures team internet marketing skills for a selected client. The UH team selected the Houston Symphony as their client and their report was evaluated by Google. UH is the first North American team to win the annual competition, which dates back to 2008.

Read more about the UH Online Marketing Challenge Global Champions team.

Read more about the Google Online Marketing Challenge.

Google Analytics Certifications & Cupcakes!


This week our growing team celebrated passing their Google Analytics tests! After weeks of studying, 19 TopSpotters have joined the ranks of the Google Analytics Certified team.  Team members across multiple departments participated in getting certified.

Congrats to:

  • Rachel
  • Steven
  • Lara
  • Lyndsey
  • Joshua
  • John
  • Kristin
  • Amanda
  • Whitney
  • Beth
  • Ben
  • Julia
  • Nicole
  • Abby
  • Veronica
  • Kelly
  • Fred
  • Aaron
  • Chris

To celebrate, we treated the entire company to our (almost weekly) favorite, Crave Cupcakes! In addition to the sweet treats, the magnificent 19 also got trophies!

Google Certification Trophies

 

Google Certification Trophies Close Up

2 Dozen Crave Cupcakes

Google Analytics Certified Team

Google Analytics Certified Team with Trophies