NOVATO, Calif, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Marketing technology company Picture Marketing, Inc. just received recognition for its impressive growth over the past year. The company earned a position on the 2010 Inc. 5000 list, Inc. magazine's annual ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America.
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Picture Marketing creates innovative interactive marketing technology for the event market. Experiential marketing is becoming an increasingly effective tool for brands seeking more cost-effective marketing campaigns with ever increasing returns on investment, by utilizing new media and new technology to drive down customer acquisition costs. Picture Marketing's photo-based lead generation system creates a digital+live experience for fans. In effect, the system builds a miniature advertising campaign around each consumer's image. The process creates a proprietary database for the client, gathering marketing data for use in sales and future campaigns.
Many of the company's marketing innovations emanate from the multiple patents it holds. These patents involve the process of collecting data with photography equipment that can be used to help create marketing messages for consumers. In addition to the patents, Picture Marketing has teamed with Ricoh to produce the FotoZap® Camera, which sports a built-in barcode scanner and wireless photo uploading capability, among other advanced features.
The patent and camera combination simplifies the process of converting face-to-face consumer interactions into online branded communications. Picture Marketing has integrated the process of sharing the resulting pictures on popular social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter to encourage viral activity around each photo.
Ron Tonini, Picture Marketing's CEO, explains, "We created a classic win-win business model. Our clients get an elegant yet simple, highly effective marketing system that yields valuable customer information at attractive values to them. Their customers win by having a unique, very positive experience with the brand."
"The goal is to develop unique ways for brands to connect with consumers at a personal level. For us, that happens through technological innovation and design, coupled with a creative instinct that integrates with the mindset of the brands and partners who use us every day. The Inc. 5000 list is an acknowledgement of that drive and entrepreneurship," Tonini added.
About Picture Marketing, Inc.
Picture Marketing has produced powerful ROI results for many of the world's best known brands. Memorable photos provide an opportunity for social networking and viral activity, and elevate mobile marketing campaigns to penetration levels previously unheard of, dramatically reducing costs. Picture Marketing's system effectively ushers consumers into any number of fully branded activities, each of which is specifically designed to fulfill a marketing goal.
Picture Marketing, Inc. is located at 1202 Grant Avenue, Suite D, Novato, California 94945, with offices in Miami and New York. Please visit www.picturemarketing.com or call (949) 623-9889 for more information about the company and to arrange a PM Demo presentation. For media inquiries and to arrange for an interview with the chief executive officer, please contact Gary Douglas at (949) 464-9301, email: gary@DouglasStrategic.com.
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For further information: Gary Douglas of Douglas Strategic Communications, Office, +1-949-464-9301, Cell, +1-310-592-3049, gary@douglasstrategic.com for Picture Marketing, Inc.
