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TeamSnap, a leading web service for managing sports teams and leagues, today announced that users on the TeamSnap service can automatically post team scores to FaceBook. TeamSnap will provide users a variety of customization options to control how the scores are posted to FaceBook: users can post to a personal wall or a team page, they can let TeamSnap describe the outcome or use their own language, and they can choose to post only wins or other specific outcomes.

“800 million people use FaceBook to connect with their family and friends. Our users had expressed tremendous interest in being able to leverage the power of FaceBook from within TeamSnap,” commented Dave DuPont, TeamSnap CEO. “If your team wins, you want to let your friends and family know! You can now use TeamSnap to automatically tell them.”

"Automatically posting results to our team’s Facebook fan page is a super easy and fun way to communicate with the team and keep everyone engaged" said Jared Bronson, Team Commander of the Bad Karma Paintball Team. The Bad Karma team is a nationally competitive paintball team in the Salt Lake area.

About TeamSnap

TeamSnap is an award-­-winning web service for managing recreational and competitive sports teams and groups. With a simple but powerful online interface, TeamSnap makes it easy to keep track of Rosters, Schedules, Game and Practice Attendance and Availability, Team Payments, Statistics and much more. Comprehensive messaging functions keep everyone in touch, and with a strong focus on usability and simplicity, TeamSnap is software that people actually find fun to use.

With enthusiastic customers in 135 countries, and teams representing over 100 different sports and (non-­-sport groups), TeamSnap has quickly become one of the fastest-­-growing team and group management solutions on the planet. And we’re just getting started!

Football fans, you have probably seen the Bud Light TV advertisements featuring SnapTags but for those of you who have not caught a game, check it out.

SnapTags featured on packaging and retail marketing materials give fans access to new prizes throughout the football season, including a Super Bowl XLVI Weekend, a 2012 Pro Bowl Experience and a 2012 Draft Day Weekend and MORE!

Here's how SnapTags are enabling Bud Light to deliver a better marketing program:  

• 230 million consumers with camera phones can snap & send the SnapTags to participate  
• Consumers with Androids and iPhones can scan the SnapTag  
• The SnapTag enables a dynamic consumer experience

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Bono's restaurants use text message marketing to communicate with their customers about deals, events and other important info. "Our Text Message redemption rate has been around 15% whereas our Print coupons yield a 1% redemption rate." Josh Martino, Bono's Pit Bar-B-Q

Are you looking for an affordable and simple marketing campaign for your business?

Qittle Text Message Marketing

The Caregivers Guidebook Series:

Each book offers step by step instructions to guide you through the various aspects of caregiving including the documents and templates that help you keep everything organized. 

The Basics (available now) & Care at Home (available in May).

Dailey Partners is pleased to announce that Sparton Corporation has acquired the assets of Byers Peak, Inc. Dailey Partners served as the exclusive sell-side advisor to Byers Peak in this transaction.

Byers Peak primarily manufactures medical devices for OEM and emerging technology companies in the Therapeutic Device market, including products for surgical navigation, RF energy generation, non-invasive pain relief, arterial disease, and kidney dialysis. The Company also has a field service and installation group that primarily provides water filtration and disinfection systems for the Medical industry as well as device refurbishment programs. For information on the Company, visit www.ByersPeak.com.

Sparton Corporation (NYSE:SPA) is a provider of complex and sophisticated electromechanical devices with capabilities that include concept development, industrial design, design and manufacturing engineering, production, distribution, and field service. The primary market classifications served are Navigation & Exploration, Defense & Security, Medical, and Complex Systems. Headquartered in Schaumburg, IL, Sparton currently has five manufacturing locations worldwide. Further information on Sparton Corporation can be located at www.sparton.com.

Top Marketers are using SnapTags to better engage consumers in their SuperBowl marketing campaigns.  Snap.Send.Score.

Coors Light Gives consumers access to Unthinkable Super Bowl Prizes

- SnapTags provided Coors Light the perfect opportunity to leverage their NFL sponsorship and engage consumers in Super Bowl excitement.

- A national sweepstakes and 11 regional programs extensions offered a myriad of national and location-specific prizes

- Multi-channel effort featured SnapTags on packaging, POP, bus shelters, digital advertising and Face Book

- A mobile club opt-in offer allowed consumers to keep up to date on the promotion 

Coke Zero Program Activates Consumers at the Big Game

- Coke Zero is using SnapTags to create a strong interactive presence at the SuperBowl Fan Festivals

- Used throughout 2010, Coke Zero found that the SnapTag programs increased the times consumers engage with their brand at events by nine times

- Instant Win and Scavenger Hunt SnapTag programs will give fans a reason to stop and experience Coke Zero         .  

SnapTags are activating branding to drive better results. Contact us to learn more.

Hi Guys,

Fueled by the some recent online articles in CoolTools http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/004861.php and Lifehacker http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/01/teamsnap-manages-your-teams-schedule-communications-and-more/, we have had phenomenal signups over the past few days.  Our new teams signups yesterday doubled the previous record and was more than 10x the same number of new teams last year on this date.  Woohoo!

Best regards,

Dave

Grey Mountain Partners has closed Grey Mountain Partners Fund II, L.P., a $224 million lower middle-market buyout fund.

Since 2003, the firm has been acquiring majority interests in North American-based businesses with enterprise values between $30 million and $150 million. Grey Mountain is focused on the following situations/transaction types: family-owned companies, corporate divestitures, financial restructurings, operational turnarounds, take-private transactions, and other difficult or challenged situations, even those involving management transitions.

To discuss new investment opportunities please contact Jason Urband.

DOC’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) and International Trade Administration announces call for applications for the trade mission titled “U.S. Clean Technology Trade & Investment Mission”, which will be held November 29 – December 4, 2010, in Lyon, France and Brussels, Belgium.

This mission provides a good opportunity for ExporTech companies or other clients working in the clean tech arena to get visibility with potential customers in the European Union as well as local economic development partners seeking investors looking for US-based strategic partners. Deadline for companies' applications: October 16.

Here's another great newscast about TeamSnap, this one from the local ABC News affiliate.

Today Sentegra, LLC was announced as one of the 20 finalists in the MobileBeat 2010 Startup Competition. Proving that it has what it takes to stand out in the crowd, Sentegra was picked by a panel of experts and advisors as one of the hottest companies in the mobile space.