IC Places Teams with AthletePromotions.com
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IC Places announced it has formed a strategic partnership with AthletePromotions.com to offer icplaces.com visitors direct access to book top sports figures, retired athletes, TV celebrities, business speakers, comedians, chefs, musicians and more.
The Company said AthletePromotions.com is an athlete-booking agencies that assists corporations who want to secure 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 professionals 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 said, "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, the Company noted that 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 icplaces.com that mentions a celebrity which Athlete Promotions works with, that person's name will link directly to their book page at 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"
Over the years Ryan Totka has become a professional 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.
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.
IC Places is a Multi Media Entertainment Company.
More information:
www.icplaces.com
www.AthletePromotions.com
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