Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce (www.centralbuckschamber.com) -                          (P) 215-348-3913

Tuesday, January 10 – Link at Lunch; 12 to 1 pm; Heritage Conservancy, Aldie Mansion, 85 Old Dublin Pike, Doylestown. Contact: 215-348-3913. $25 members/$35 non-members. Pre-paid registration is required. 

Wednesday, January 18 – Business Card Exchange; 5 to 7 pm; The Oscar Wilson Room at the Moose Lodge, 127 East State Street, Doylestown. Contact: 215-348-3913. Free.

Friday, January 27 – State of the Nation Breakfast featuring Congressman Michael G. Fitzpatrick; 8 am; Spring Mill Manor, 171 Jacksonville Road, Ivyland. Contact: 215-348-3913. $25 member/$35 non-member. 

Friday, January 27 – Business to Business Breakfast; 8am; The Waterwheel, 4424 Old Easton Road, Doylestown. Contact: 215-348-3913.$25 member/$35 non-member. 

Doylestown Business & Community Alliance (www.doylestownalliance.org) -                     (P) 215-340-9988

Wednesday, January 4 – DBCA Monthly Board Meeting; Time: 8 am; Borough Hall, 57 W. Court Street, Doylestown. Contact: 215-340-9988

Tuesday, January 10 – DBCA Regular Monthly Membership Meeting; Time: 8 am; Borough Hall, 57 W. Court Street, Doylestown. Contact: 215-340-9988

EMCCC  - Eastern Montgomery Chamber of Commerce (www.emccc.org)

Thursday, January 12 – Business Card Exchange; Time: 5 to 7 pm; The Oaks, 240 Barker Road, Wyncote. Contact: 215-887-5122. $0 members/$25 non-members, register online.

Tuesday, January 24 – Speed Networking; Time: 8 to 10 am; Hilton Garden Inn, 530 Pennsylvania Avenue, Fort Washington. Contact: 215-887-5122. $15 members/$30 members, register online.

Wednesday, January 25 – Women’s Business Network; Time: 12 to 1:30 pm; Abington Library Community Room, 1030 Old York Road, Abington. Contact: 215-887-5122. $15 members/$30 members, register online.

Greater Mercer County Regional Chamber of Commerce (www.mercerchamber.org)- (P) 609-689-9960

Tuesday, January 10 – Hopewell Valley Chapter Networking Breakfast; 8 to 9:30 am; Mizuki Asian Bistro, 800 B. Denow Road, Pennington. Contact: 609-689-9960. Be prepared with business cards and your 30 second commercial about your business. $10 member/$25 non-member. Register online.

Wednesday, January 11 – Chamber Member Workshop; 8 to 10 am; Topic: Franchising- “Take Control of Your Future…Consider Other Options.” Capital Health, Hamilton Campus, 1445 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Mercerville. Contact: 609-689-9960. $0 member/$25 non-member. Register online.

Wednesday, January 11 – Annual New Year Networking Event; 5:30 to 7:30 pm; HOB (Heart of Bordentown) Tavern, 146 Second Street, Bordentown. Contact: 609-689-9960. $10 member/$25 non-member. Register online.

Thursday, January 12 – Business Card Exchange; 8 to 9 am; Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce; 1A Quakerbridge Plaza Drive Suite 2, Mercerville. Contact: 609-689-9960. $10 member/$20 non-member. Register online.

Thursday, January 12 – GRO Chapter Luncheon; 11:30 to 1:30 pm; Ruth’s Chris Steak House, 2 Village Boulevard, Princeton. Contact: 609-689-9960. $35 per member in advance/$40 at event; $0 per annual ticket holder/$55 per future member. Register online.

Thursday, January 19 – Power Luncheon; 11:30 to 1:30 pm, Stone Terrace, 2275 Kuser Road, Hamilton. Contact: 609-689-9960. $45 per member in advance/$50 at event; $0 per annual ticket holder/$65 per future member. Register online.

Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (www.gnpcc.org) – 215-332-3400

No events scheduled yet for January.

Lower Bucks County Chamber of Commerce (www.lbccc.org) – (P) 215-943-7400

No events scheduled yet for January.

New Britain Business Alliance (http://mysite.verizon.net/nbtbainfo)

Tuesday, January 10 – Business Card Exchange; 9 am; The Talking Tea Cup, 301 West Butler Avenue, Chalfont.

Newtown Business and Professional Association (www.newtownbpa.org)

No events scheduled yet for January.

Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce (www.princetonchamber.org)-                        (P) 609-924-1776

Thursday, January 5 – Monthly Membership Luncheon; 11:30 am to 1:30 pm; Princeton Marriott Hotel & Conference Center at Forrestal, 100 College Road East, Princeton. Contact: 609-924-1776. $45 members/$65 non-members. Register online.

Wednesday, January 11 – Membership Orientation; 8 to 9:30 am; 2563 US Route 1 South, Princeton. Contact: 609-924-1776.

Wednesday, January 18 – Business Before Business Breakfast; 7:30 to 9:15 am, Nassau Club of Princeton, 6 Mercer Street, Princeton. Contact: 609-924-1776. $25 members/$40 non-members. Register online.

Thursday, January 26 – Women in Business Alliance Event; 5 to 7:30 pm; Conference Center at Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Contact: 609-924-1776. $25 members/$30 non-members. Register online.

Thursdsay, January 26 to January 27 – New Jersey Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Walk to Washington and Congressional Dinner;New York Penn Station, NYC to Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, D.C. Register online.

Greater Jamison Business Association (www.jamisonba.com)

No networking events scheduled for January.

Network Now – www.networknowconnections.com

Tuesday, January 17 – Strategic Planning – Stop Chasing Shiny Baubles; 9:15 to 11 am; MacOutfitters, 739 North Easton Road, Doylestown. $30 members/$45 non-members. Register online.

Thursday, January 19 – Headshots and Networking; 6:30 to 9 pm; Wycombe Vineyards, 1391 Forest Grove Road, Furlong. Headshots: $99 members/$129 non-members. Networking: $0 members/ $10 non-members. Register online.

Tuesday, January 31 – Business Card Exchange; 5 to 7 pm; Buinewicz Plastic Surgery & Med Spa, 3655 Route 202, Suite 225 Doylestown.$0 members/$10 non-members. Register online.

Penn Suburban Chamber (www.pennsuburban.org/)

Wednesday, January 11 – Workshop: Best Practices in Email Marketing; 8 to 9:30 am, Chamber Offices, 34 Susquehanna Avenue,Lansdale. $15 member/$25 non-member. Contact: Chamber office: 215-362-9200 or info@pennsuburban.org.

Tuesday, January 17 – Speed Networking; 11:30 am to 1:30 pm, Chamber Offices, 34 Susquehanna Avenue, Lansdale. $20 member/$30 non-member. Lunch is included in cost. Contact: Chamber office: 215-362-9200 or info@pennsuburban.org.

Tuesday, January 31 – Business Card Exchange Featuring the PennSuburban Chamber of Commerce and the Lansdale Business Association; 5 to 7 pm; National Penn, 139 South Broad Street, Lansdale. Free. Contact: Chamber office: 215-362-9200 orinfo@pennsuburban.org. 

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Debbie Goetz

Debbie Goetz Media Connections, LLC

Public Relations & Media Relations Consultants

1518 Spearmint Circle – Jamison, PA  18929

215-630-5408

Email:        dgoetz@dgmediaconnections.com

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A tourism video will highlight dining, shopping, staying and strolling Newtown, as well as its rich history. A community video will highlight the various events Newtown Township and Newtown Borough hold throughout the year. An economic development video will target businesses considering moving to Newtown and show the great business opportunities, as well as, the educational opportunities and wide range of affordable housing.

Paul Salvatore, volunteer and marketing chair for Newtown Corporation, noted the economic video will be completed first, followed by tourism and community videos.

“These videos will be able to be used individually or as a complete marketing package, showing Newtown as a great place to invest in,” said Salvatore, noting that Newtown Corporation has already applied to the BCCVB for a grant to produce a dining guide for Newtown. http://www.AllAboutNewtown.org and http://MontageShow.com

Prestigious 2011 GI Film Festival Founders’ Choice Award 

“The Wereth Eleven” was honored with the “Founders’ Choice Award” at the Fifth Annual GI Film Festival at the United States Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. 

Washington, D.C. – May 17, 2011 – The epic docudrama, “The Wereth Eleven,” was featured and honored as “Founders’ Choice” at the prestigious Fifth Annual GI Film Festival in Washington, D.C. The film is based on the heroic story of the escape made by 11 American soldiers at the start of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. 

“The Wereth Eleven” was one of 31 films to premiere at the GI Film Festival held at the United States Navy Memorial between May 9 and May 15 to honor the heroic stories of the American Armed Forces and the worldwide quest for freedom and liberty.

Narrated by “The Closer’s” Corey Reynolds, “The Wereth Eleven” tells the true story of 11 soldiers of the segregated African-American 333^rd Field Artillery Battalion who dramatically escaped German soldiers after their unit was overrun. Their 10-mile trek from their battery position to Wereth, Belgium led them to refuge with a Belgian family until a Nazi sympathizer revealed their presence to an SS Reconn Patrol. The soldiers surrendered, but were taken to a field, where they were tortured, maimed, and shot on Dec. 17, 1944. The killings were investigated, but never prosecuted.

“I’m truly speechless,” expressed Robert Child, director and writer of ‘The Wereth Eleven,’ in reaction to the film winning the award. “I’m so appreciative of our fantastic team, including Joseph Small’s vision and Frederic Lumiere’s expertise. Our guiding principal was to make a film worthy of the eleven men within the Wereth story – and I accept this award on behalf of those men.”

The powerful and poignant film is an epic docudrama with stunning Hollywood-grade visual effects, interviews with witnesses, and archival footage. 

“The Wereth Eleven” was produced by The Ardennes Group with executive producers Small, Child, and Lumiere. The film was directed and written by Child, and edited by Lumiere: producer, director and editor of the groundbreaking Emmy Award-winning series “WWII in HD,” narrated by Gary Sinise. 

About The Ardennes Group

Launched in 2009 by CEO Joseph Small, The Ardennes Group develops and produces historical military documentaries and films. The company’s productions include the World War II docudrama, “The Wereth Eleven,” which premiered nationwide on National Geographic Channel (credited as “Caught by the SS: The Wereth Eleven”) and the soon-to-be released war documentary, “USS Franklin: Honor Restored,” based on Joseph A. Springer’s book, “INFERNO: The Epic Life and Death Struggle of the USS Franklin in World War II.” 

About Robert Child

Originally from New England, Robert Child has worked behind the scenes as a writer, technical director, and director for more than a decade with network clients including HBO, Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, NBC, ABC, and CBS. Child produced a series of highly regarded and award-winning Civil War films including “Gettysburg: The Boys in Blue” and “Gray and the docudrama Gettysburg: Three Days of Destiny.” Child also directed “Lincoln and Lee at Antietam: The Cost of Freedom,” “Silent Wings: The American Glider Pilots of World War II,” “The Wereth Eleven,” and “USS Franklin: Honor Restored.” Child has won numerous awards including five Telly, two CINE Golden Eagles, Best Director at the New York Independent Film Festival, and Special Jury at World Fest Houston. In 2011, Child was selected to receive the highly coveted Lifetime Achievement Award in the Arts from the Bucks County Chamber of Commerce. His work has also been named as Official Selection at major United States film festivals including the New York Independent Film Festival and the Washington DC Independent Film Festival. Click here to view Child’s Director Reel. 

Twitter: WWII Docudrama @TheWereth11 Wins Prestigious 2011 GI Film Festival Founders’ Choice Award #Wereth11 #GIFilmFest http://bit.ly/hy3u8m  

For Official Trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YULUUoc-fI 

For press information, contact:

Verena King 702-354-3527

Verena@verenakingpr.com

Over the past few years, like most industries, the Real Estate industry has seen a shift in their consumers. Potential homebuyers are shopping online prior to contacting a real estate agent. They are using the internet, and a multitude of websites to educate themselves about the home. From the condition, to the neighborhood, to the taxes, to the previous owners transactions, to what’s nearby. With this education they are saving themselves time and gas money in how they view the home compared to traditional showings or open houses.  

Due to this shift to an educated buyer, its time for realtors to shift how they market their listings. 

Advances to video has proven that it can now be used as the primary item of a marketing plan for any property on the market. A full motion video tour is essentially an open house that is available 24/7 on web. It can be used by the buyer to ensure their interest before they invest their time to see the home in person, especially if they are relocating. A video tour also benefits the agent and seller by saving time and energy in showing the home to those that are not serious in their intent.  

Along with video, a major difference in marketing a home today is syndication to a long list of sites that homes can be searched and viewed on, along with bookmarking sites, blogs, and podcasts. Not to be left is the major impact the Social Media has made on how buyers and sellers can be matched up. 

If you are an agent and your marketing is still an ad in the Sunday newspaper and a traditional Open House, then call me. I will show you how easy and affordable making the shift to a new marketing system using video and the internet really is. As bonus, according to Realtor.com when you use video your listing will sell 40% faster.  

See what you are missing at: http://www.BucksCountyVideoTours.com  – http://www.MLSRealEstateVideos.com

More info can also be see at: http://www.montageshow.com/Real_Estate_Video.html

Be the first to take on this new technology or be the last, it’s your choice. Either way we will be here for you. 

Cindy Branson Montage Show Productions