LOS ANGELES, May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IC Places Inc.
(OTCQB: ICPA), IC Places, Inc. is pleased to announce it has formed
a strategic partnership with AthletePromotions.com to offer
www.icplaces.com visitors direct access to book top sports figures,
retired athletes, TV celebrities, business speakers, comedians,
chefs, musicians and more.
AthletePromotions.com is one of the leading athlete-booking
agencies that assists corporations who want to secure popular
sports figures for speaking engagements, store grand openings,
trade shows, autograph signings, spokesperson campaigns, awards
banquets and many more events.
Aside from appearance bookings, the company builds, markets and
manages the official websites for many athletes. Their team of
Internet experts help brand celebrities on the web, which leads to
more paid appearances. Official websites allow fans to connect with
their favorite athletes, especially with social media. It also
gives fans a place to watch videos, learn about upcoming sports
camps, read latest news about their favorite celebrities, join fan
clubs and buy signed memorabilia.
AthletePromotions founder Ryan
Totka has helped athletes such as Brady Anderson, Marcellus Wiley, Danny
White, Dan Hampton,
Dan Fouts, Pat Williams, Sam
Fuld, Sheryl Swoopes,
Ray Lankford, Gene Stallings, Spud Webb, Jay Buhner, Steve
Garvey and others establish a successful presence on the
Internet.
Ryan says, "Right after their playing career is a vital time to
market these retired athletes on the Internet. Many still have a
huge fan base and looking to capitalize on their success on the
field. Many agents just care about their playing contracts, but we
see the importance for off-the-field marketing, promotions and
appearances. The partnership with IC Places will increase exposure
for our clients resulting in additional bookings."
Under the agreement AthletePromotions.com will pay IC Places a
percentage of each booking it generates. IC Places Sports sections
will offer direct links to book athletes for corporate events.
Business and Dining sections will offer the same for business
speakers and chefs. IC Places will also use its editorial
content to build referrals. When a story is written in
www.icplaces.com that mentions a celebrity which Athlete Promotions
works with, that person's name will link directly to their book
page at www.AthletePromotions.com.
"The partnership turns each IC Places article into a potential
revenue-generating vehicle without compromising the journalistic
integrity of the story," said Steven
Samblis, Chairman of IC Places, Inc. "In our sports section
we have a loyal following of our Sports Editor Carson Ingle, who posts a new story each day. I
feel we will find gold in our articles as posts turn into bookings.
AthletePromotions and the recently announced EzVip.com partnerships
are great examples of synergistic relationships that will increase
revenues for all parties. These baby steps truly represent the
hidden gems that we will continue to mine within our IC Places
properties"
New Board of Advisors Member
Over the years Ryan Totka has
become one of the foremost experts in search engine optimization.
When companies search for athletes they wish to book,
AthletePromotions consistently ranks within the the top three on
all search engines. Ryan has agreed to bring this expertise to IC
Places. Ryan has agreed to join the board of advisors of IC Places,
Inc. His main goal in his advisory positions will be to help
www.icplaces.com achieve top placement on the web's largest search
engines.
About AthletePromotions.com
AthletePromotions is a sports marketing firm and athlete booking
agency securing thousands of athletes for speaking engagements,
corporate appearances, product endorsements, autograph signings,
spokesperson campaigns, celebrity golf tournaments, VIP Meet &
Greets and more. Over the past twelve years, the company has
booked sports figures such as Mark
Cuban, Tim Tebow,
Mike Tyson, Dennis Rodman, Doug
Flutie, Magic Johnson, Terry
Bradshaw, Joe Theismann,
Josh Hamilton, Evan Longoria and many more.
About IC Places:
IC Places is a Multi Media Entertainment Company.
The company produces "Made for TV" and "New Media" video
programs which are watched by millions of people every month on
several different platforms.
At the core, IC Places is a network of 350 city-based
entertainment websites. This foundation allows IC Places the unique
advantage of having a built-in fan base for the TV and New Media
programs it produces.
Each IC Places City website offers a virtual keyhole view of
life in each community. Every unique aspect of a city's social,
business, and cultural life is available right at each city's IC
Places homepage. IC Places provides the entire community a place to
talk, do business and get connected. Businesses are given amazing
tools to tell their stories in the best way possible, and visitors
get unfettered access to businesses, events and people in each
city. To see one of the IC Places City sites in action, please
visit http://www.icPlaces.com.com/orlando.
IC Places Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These
forward-looking statements are based on the current plans and
expectations of management and are subject to a number of
uncertainties and risks that could significantly affect the
company's current plans and expectations, as well as future results
of operations and financial condition. A more extensive listing of
risks and factors that may affect the company's business prospects
and cause actual results to differ materially from those described
in the forward-looking statements can be found in the reports and
other documents filed by the company with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The company undertakes no obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Contact Information:
IC Places, Inc.
www.icplaces.com
Steven Samblis
407-442-0309 Ext. 2
Press Inquiries:
info@icplaces.com
AthletePromotions.com
www.AthletePromotions.com
888.246.7141
ryan@athletepromotions.com
SOURCE IC Places, Inc.