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Bulldog Media Group Attends LeadsCon

Bulldog Media Group, Inc. representatives will be in Las Vegas for LeadsCon on March 19th and 20th at the Mirage Hotel and Casino. The two-day conference brings together some of the best people and companies in the vertical media and engagement advertising.

Bulldog Media Group In Its 13th Year

In January, Bulldog Media Group, Inc. entered its 13th year in business, which marked its 13th year being a leader in marketing credit cards and other financial products.

“We were actually getting into business when a lot of people were getting out back in 2000 during the ‘dot com bubble’,” stated president Darin Namken. “We saw a need that we knew we could meet and things really took off for us from there. In establishing ourselves, we established partnerships and relationships that have lasted years, which has a lot to do with having over a third of our employees having been with our company for more than 10 years. While we have really remained resilient, we’ve seen many businesses, competitors, and clients come and go over the years for various reasons, including legislation, but we just look forward to the challenge ahead and the opportunities to succeed. ”

Bulldog Media Group, Inc. has continued to meet changing needs and demands by providing many different marketing avenues through its divisions: the CommissionSoup affiliate network, Infusion Strategies, and The RewardsRunner Network. The company was initially founded as CreditSoup, Inc. but underwent a corporate name change in 2009.

Bulldog Media Group Recognizes Employee's 10th Year

Bulldog Media Group, Inc. will host a company reception to recognize Lucas Muller today for his 10th anniversary with the company. Muller, the Senior Graphic Designer in the company, has spent his career creating and designing graphics, looks, logos, and images not only for the business, but also for community and charitable organizations.

Muller was also recognized at the beginning of the month during a company outing.

Bulldog Media Group Hosts Employee Gathering and Recognition

Bulldog Media Group, Inc. employees and their spouses attended a hockey game on Friday night where the Sioux Falls Stampede took on their rivals, the Sioux City Musketeers. A few of the group's attendees were selected from the skyboxes to participate in entertainment on the ice. The group also recognized employee Lucas Muller for his upcoming 10 year anniversary with the company.

Tis the Season

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RewardsRunner attends Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition

RewardsRunner will be joining the more than 7500 expected at this year's Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition in Chicago. With 175 speakers and 570 exhibitors, the conference will be covering topics including social media, mobile commerce, e-marketing, web merchandising, improving back-end operations, boosting conversions and profitability, and more.

The event is being held a the McCormick Place West from June 5-8.

Destination: AdTech New York

New York City is the destination for representatives from Bulldog Media Group, Inc. who will be attending the Ad:Tech conference from November 8th thru 10th, 2011.

For the past 7 years, Bulldog Media Group, Inc. has attended or exhibited at the New York Ad:Tech conference as it has proven to be a great show for connecting with partners as well as locating and developing new relationships.

Representatives from each division of Bulldog Media Group, Inc. will be attending including Lisa Robson and Katherine Gunderson for CommissionSoup; Scott Delzer and Kristin Sanford for Infusion Strategies; and Darin Namken and Todd Knodel for The RewardsRunner Network and Bulldog Media Group, Inc.

The event will be held at the Javits Convention Center and the convention hours begin on Tuesday, November 8th at 2:00pm with the exhibit hall opening on Wednesday, November 9th at 10:00am.

Recent Updates on RewardsRunner.com

RewardsRunner.com recently completed an extensive set of updates on their website. The updates, which were published last week, were the first of many in the works. This first phase focused on enhancing the users’ experience and highlighting merchants and their offers, while increasing the speed of the site.

A major part of the build centered on improving the member’s experience. When a user registers to become a member, their registered home page now has the same look and feel as when they first experienced the site. The registration process was also shortened to a one page process, making it more efficient for the users.

For the merchants, we added a couple new tabs to our members’ registered home page. So in addition to being able to feature and highlight merchants in the “Most Popular” tab, we added a “Recent Offers” tab, which features the most recently added offers and updates every time a new offer is added. A “New Store” tab was also added to highlight new RewardsRunner.com merchants.

The offer pages were also reformatted to create a better experience for the user and a better call-to-action for the merchants.

The many layout, backend, and design changes have enhanced the efficiency, experience, and overall look of the site. RewardsRunner.com will continue this rebuild process throughout 2011 with more changes to come to continue enhancing the overall experience for the user and the merchant.

Darin Namken to be Keynote Speaker

Darin Namken of Bulldog Media Group will be one of the Keynote Speakers at the 2011 Performance Marketing Leadership Summit. On Monday, April 11, 2011 at the Intercontinental Hotel in San Francisco, CA, Namken will speak on the topic of Diversification in the CPA Network Advertising Market.

Namken, Co-Founder and President, has built Bulldog Media Group, Inc., founded in 2000, into a $15-million powerhouse which includes the affiliate network, CommissionSoup; the lead generation and data management division, Infusion Strategies; and the media buying and other marketing solutions through The RewardsRunner Network™ division.

“The success of Bulldog Media Group has been that diversification is our growth strategy, we are constantly looking for new markets, products and services in the field online marketing,” stated Namken . “As technology, social media and political laws and regulations change we must change and adapt our strategies to ensure quality results to our advertising partners,” he added.

Don’t miss the opportunity to meet with C-Level Performance Marketing executives and advertisers in this open and honest forum regarding the issues we all face in today’s Cost per Action environment. Come for the speakers, come for the panels, come for the networking, but do not miss this event.

Bulldog Media Group, Inc. to Attend Ad Tech San Francisco

Bulldog Media Group, Inc. will be attending the Ad Tech San Francisco conference and exhibition taking place April 12 - 13, 2011 at the Moscone Center.

Bulldog Media Group, Inc. will be present at booth #2412 Tuesday, April 12 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Wednesday, April 13th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Our booth is a meeting spot for teaching, learning, closing deals, creating partnerships and finding new opportunities.

Ad Tech, the largest digital marketing tradeshow and conference in the world, will introduce brand marketers and merchants to Bulldog Media Group, Inc. online marketing solutions.

If you will be attending Ad Tech, schedule a meeting with a Bulldog Media Group representative to learn about the numerous programs, partnerships and benefits of working with the best. Visit www.bulldogmedia.com to learn more.

About Bulldog Media Group: Bulldog Media Group, Inc. is a privately held company, founded in 2000 as CreditSoup, Inc. We provide our business partners with online marketing solutions through CommissionSoup, our CPA affiliate network; Infusion Strategies, our Lead Generation and Data Management division; as well as media buys and other complete marketing solutions through our sister company, The Rewards Runner Network™.

RewardsRunner.com™ Announces the Christmas Shopping Spree Winner…Pam Carney

A Smithfield, VA resident received a generous $1000 cash giveaway. On December 9, 2010, Pam Carney was notified that she was the winner of the RewardsRunner.com Black Friday shopping spree giveaway of $1000 CASH.

Upon her notification Carney stated, “I was very shocked to receive the winning black friday sweepstakes check! I didn’t join to enter the sweepstakes, it was due to RewardsRunner.com™ offering me 12% cash back on Kohl’s orders”.

RewardsRunner.com™ is a cash back shopping site that rewards its members every time they shop. Sign up, Shop, Earn, it’s that simple. Shop thousands of sales, discounts and deals at hundreds of the best stores and earn cash back on purchases.

Carney added, “I want to thank RewardsRunner so much! It made my Christmas very nice!”

The RewardsRunner Network is a division of Bulldog Media Group, Inc. which provides our business partners with online marketing solutions through CommissionSoup, our CPA affiliate network; Infusion Strategies, our Lead Generation and Data Management division; as well as media buys and other complete marketing solutions through The RewardsRunner Network™ division.

Bulldog Media Group, Inc. gears up for the Ad:Tech San Francisco Show

Ad:Tech is an interactive advertising and technology conference that will be held on April 11 – 13, 2011 at the Moscone Center West in San Francisco. This conference offers attendees a highly efficient “one-stop” opportunity to reach out and touch every type of technology employed in digital marketing today.

For the past 6 years Bulldog Media Group, Inc. has had a presence at this tremendous conference. “Each year we look forward to meeting and catching up with current vendors, colleagues and friends while exploring more opportunities to expand and grow with new partnerships” states Darin Namken, President of Bulldog Media Group. Representatives from each division will be on site to assist anyone looking to work with Infusion Strategies, CommissionSoup and RewardsRunner.com.

Bulldog Media Group, Inc. will be exhibiting at booth #2412 on Tuesday, April 12th from 10am – 6pm and Wednesday, April 13th from 10am to 4pm.

Bulldog Media Group earns Heartland Hiring Incentive

Bulldog Media Group of Madison received a $2,900 hiring incentive from Heartland Consumers Power District.

Madison Mayor Gene Hexom gathered with representatives from Heartland and the Lake Area Improvement Corporation in December to present the incentive.

"It is great to be in growth mode. We are optimistic about 2011 and anticipate even more positions being added to Bulldog Media Group," said Bulldog Media Group President Darin Namken. "The commitment of Heartland to the community and local companies with this program is a true testament of their forward thinking and investment in the future."

Bulldog Media Group, Inc. was established in 2000 as CreditSoup, Inc. The company has expanded to include three divisions specializing in different online marketing channels. In 2001, the performance-based affiliate network CommissionSoup was launched; and in 2009, Infusion Strategies officially took over the data management, lead generation and customer acquisition efforts.

A new division, The RewardsRunner Network, an online shopping solution that rewards customers for every purchase made at RewardsRunner.com, was established in 2009. Heartland awarded a HELP loan to Bulldog Media Group for $93,750 to facilitate this expansion, including the purchase of necessary software and equipment.

Bulldog Media Group's growth in the Infusion Strategies and RewardsRunner divisions has led to the addition of eight new full-time positions since the end of 2008. Five of these new employees qualified the company for a Heartland incentive.

"Their growth says a great deal about the management and employees of a company that promotes and markets credit cards in today's regulatory climate," said Russell Olson, Heartland's manager of community and economic development. "Madison is fortunate to have Bulldog Media Group as a resident business, and Heartland is happy to reward their expansion efforts."

Heartland Consumers Power District is a non-profit, public power utility located in Madison.

Bulldog Media Group, Inc. Hosts 8th Annual Holiday Social

Bulldog Media Group, Inc. will host the 8th annual Holiday Social on December 2, 2010 at the corporate office in Madison, SD. The Holiday Social allows for business partners and community members to learn about the field of online marketing and the services that Bulldog Media Group, Inc. provides as well as to get acquainted with the current staff.

Darin Namken, President of Bulldog Media Group, Inc. will introduce several new 2010 additions to the staff as well as announce visions of growth for 2011 and beyond.

Kristin Sanford joined the Infusion Strategies team as the new Strategic Sales Associate. With 4 years of sales and marketing experience, Sanford will be using her enthusiasm and experience to distinguish her client’s needs and develop strategic marketing opportunities. As Strategic Sales Associate of Infusion Strategies, Sanford will analyze our current partnerships to develop ways to expand our affiliations while cultivating new alliances within the industry.

Charlie Moore joined the Bulldog Media Group, Inc family as Marketing Manager. With over 15 years of sales, marketing, and customer relations experience, Moore will be responsible for the overall marketing, public awareness, and perception of Bulldog Media Group, Inc and each of its divisions.

Two new web application developers were added to provide additional technical support and development for The RewardsRunner Network, Dan Buresh and Steve Wolterstorff. Buresh and Wolterstorff bring additionally advanced experience, education and knowledge to the company and the RewardsRunner division that will greatly impact future development.

Along with new staff members, will be the acknowledgement of longevity awards.

Scott Delzer, Infusion Strategies Division Development Director, has recently celebrated 10 years with Bulldog Media Group. Since joining Bulldog Media Group, Inc. he has served in a number of roles including e-Business Product Manger, e-Marketing Account Executive, and CommissionSoup Manager. Delzer has been with this company during all the changes, growth, and diversification and has always brought forth ideas for change and an attitude that ‘change is good’. “The growth and success of our company is largely dependent on having strong and capable staff members such as Delzer”, stated Namken. “We are thankful for the years of service he has with, and continues to give, Bulldog Media Group.”

Also celebrating a milestone is Lisa Robson, CommissionSoup Division Development Director. Robson began as a Client Service Associate and then was promoted to Quality Control Manager in December of 2006 and then again to Division Director in March of 2008. “Her promotions are a tribute to her work ethic and contributions to this company”, stated Camelyn Sims, Operations Manager. “Robson’s willingness to go the extra mile to make her department successful is truly amazing”.

About Bulldog Media Group, Inc: Bulldog Media Group, Inc. provides a wide range of online marketing services to help marketers reach targeted consumers and better monetize their online audience. We specialize in online marketing through a variety of platforms including lead generation, data management, email marketing, an affiliate network, and display advertising to provide flexible and complete solutions with exceptional campaign performance.

Bulldog Media Group, Inc. to exhibit at Ad Tech

Bulldog Media Group, Inc. will be attending the Ad:Tech New York conference and exhibition taking place November 3rd and 4th, 2010, at the New York City Javits Center.

Bulldog Media Group will be present at booth #1638 Wednesday, November 3rd from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Thursday, November 4th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Our booth is a meeting spot for teaching, learning, closing deals, creating partnerships and finding new opportunities.

Ad:Tech, the largest digital marketing tradeshow and conference in the world, will introduce brand marketers and merchants to Bulldog Media Group's online marketing solutions.

If you will be attending Ad:Tech, schedule a meeting with a Bulldog Media Group representative to learn about the numerous programs, partnerships and benefits of working with the best. Visit www.bulldogmediagroup.com to learn more.

About Bulldog Media Group:

Bulldog Media Group, Inc. is a privately held company, founded in 2000 as CreditSoup, Inc. We provide our business partners with online marketing solutions through CommissionSoup, our CPA affiliate network; Infusion Strategies, our Lead Generation and Data Management division; as well as media buys and other complete marketing solutions through our sister company, The Rewards Runner Network™.

2010-2011 Scholarship Winner Announced

In 2002 Bulldog Media Group, Inc. established a scholarship fund to be awarded annually to new High School graduates planning to attend Dakota State University. The $1,000 scholarship is open to high school seniors from schools of which employees at Bulldog Media Group are alumni.
This year we have awarded our eighth annual scholarship to Kelsey Warns of Madison, S.D.

Kelsey is planning to attend Dakota State University to pursue a degree in Elementary Education with a minor in Reading and/or Math. While attending Madison High School Kelsey was active in many activities and honored by many organizations for her involvement and leadership characteristics. Congratulations Kelsey!

In August 2009, CreditSoup, Inc. changed its corporate name to Bulldog Media Group, Inc. when new divisions, Infusion Strategies and The RewardsRunner Network, were launched. Bulldog Media Group, Inc. provides online marketing solutions through CommissionSoup, our CPA affiliate network; Infusion Strategies, our Lead Generation and Data Management division; as well as media buys and other complete marketing solutions through The RewardsRunner Network™ division.

RewardsRunner™ is Growing by Leaps and Bounds

The RewardsRunner Network™ has recently added more staff to its division. Zach VanWyk joined The RewardsRunner Network™ as a Technology Assistant and Justin Saufley came on board as an Account Representative. As recent college grads, they are anxious to be part of this exciting new adventure and look forward to growing professionally with RewardsRunner.com.

“Bringing on these two men have added a sense of enthusiasm to our division”, stated Mike Waldner, Division Development Director. “At this rate we will outgrow our current facility very soon, which is a good thing. Growth is what we expected when we started this division and we are proving ourselves to be right once again.”

RewardsRunner.com is a cash back shopping site that can assist in jump-starting your online strategy. We focus on building relationships to understand your goals and help you achieve success with our unique marketing strategies.

RewardsRunner™ Commercial Takes a Gold ADDY® Award

The RewardsRunner™ commercial produced by Fresh Produce won an ADDY® from the South Dakota Advertising Federation at the 44th Annual ADDY Awards.

Fresh Produce took home a gold award in the Audio/Visual Sales Presentation category for creating the RewardsRunner™ presentation. The Annual South Dakota ADDY® Awards Competition is the first of a three-tiered national competition conducted by the American Advertising Federation (AAF). The ADDY® Awards Competition is the industry’s largest and most representative competition for creative excellence.

Advertisers from across the state gathered on March 6, 2010 at the Historic Orpheum Theater, in Sioux Falls, S.D., to celebrate and honor the best creative work in South Dakota.

“We are very proud of the RewardsRunner™ presentation and the creativity of the Fresh Produce team” said Mike Waldner, Division Development Director of The RewardsRunner Network™. “Fresh Produce exceeded our expectations and produced a quality product that has served RewardsRunner™ well.”

RewardsRunner.com™ is a cash back online shopping site which connects customers to our merchants' products, services, and valuable online information. Merchants use The RewardsRunner Network™ to get more traffic to their online sites and build brand awareness for themselves and their products. The RewardsRunner Network™ is a perfect partner to help merchants locate new revenue sources and to create loyalty among their current customer base. Our cash back rewards make us an attractive primary channel for our members who enjoy getting cash back for shopping at their favorite stores. With our extensive product listings and ability to cross market within other Bulldog Media Group, Inc. divisions, our partners benefit from targeted multi-channel marketing opportunities.