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By Claire Ellicott

Last updated at 9:36 AM on 13th February 2012

A Queen's guard punched a woman in the face leaving her needing seven stitches during a fracas on the party island of Ibiza.

Mathew Cooney, 22, had been skinny-dipping with friends on the first day of his holiday in the popular resort of San Antonio when he saw a group rifling through his belongings.

The Household Cavalry Trooper claimed he chased after them but they attacked him with bottles and held him down until police arrived.

Mathew Cooney, one of the Queen's guard was charged after attacking a woman during his visit to Ibiza

He insisted he had never met his female accuser, but a court in Ibiza Town rejected the former boarding school boy’s claims and found him guilty of assault against Erika Vera last August.

He was sentenced to one year in jail and ordered to pay his victim more than ?5,300 in compensation.

Lawyers for Cooney, a trooper with the Hyde Park Barracks, London-based Horsehold Cavalry Mounted Regiment, are appealing the conviction.

His jail sentence is expected to be suspended even if the appeal fails - providing he pays his victim compensation - as first-time offenders are normally spared prison for sentences of two years or less in Spain.

Cooney is expected to avoid a jail sentence despite being found guilty after the attack at the popular San Antonio resort

Cooney, was a pupil at the independent ?8,000-a-term Bredon School in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, and Christ College Brecon in Powys, Wales, where fees are ?7,000 a term.

Although born in Germany to a military family, he grew up in Lichfield, Staffordshire, before moving to RAF Honington in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, and went on to study at Worcester University.

On his Twitter page, he writes: ‘My name’s Mathew. I am in the Army and living in London... I have been riding horses all my life and do that in the Army at the mo.’ Tweeting about his August holiday to Ibiza in June, he writes: ‘haha it’s going to be very messy again’ and ‘all booked and can’t wait come on’.

He also writes: ‘3 beers a day haha we shall see come August’ in reference to a themed boat party off the island.

On his Facebook page, he lists the Hangover, a film in which a group of men get drunk on a stag party and cause chaos, as one of his favourites and lists his activities as drinking and chilling.

He also lists ‘going clubbing’ and ‘having fun with my mates mainly at the pub lol’ as his interests on Bebo.

Cooney attended RAF Honington in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, pictured, before going on to study at Worcester University

Last week, three judges tasked with ruling on his case said in a written ruling after a one-day trial: ‘Mathew Cooney punched Erika Vera in the face at S’Arenal Beach in San Antonio at 6am on August 25 2011, causing her to fall to the ground and leaving her with wounds which required seven stitches.’

His victim told the court Cooney attacked her after seeing a drunk female friend of hers picking up his trousers from the sand and throwing them in the air.

The pair identified him by a tattoo on his arm.

Police said they discovered the Queen’s guard, thought to have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, grabbing the victim’s boyfriend after she ran up to them crying with blood on her face.

State prosecutors wanted Cooney, born in Hannover, Germany, jailed for two years, three months, but he got a lesser sentence.

Lawyers for the soldier said last night their appeal would focus on the court’s dismissal of his friends’ witness statements and claims the victim was injured by a bottle thrown by one of her friends.

An MoD spokesman declined to comment. It was not clear last night if disciplinary action would be taken against the Household Cavalry trooper.

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DotComSecrets Local specializes in matching local business owners with internet marketing experts and is hosting webinars this week to seek new consultants throughout the US

Boise, Idaho (PRWEB) February 12, 2012

As new economic data begins to trickle in showing signs of improvement to the economy, one Boise-based internet marketing company says it now wants to expand its operations nationally.

DotComSecrets Local announced today that it will host free webinars this week for people seeking local marketing jobs. The company is looking to expand its presence into every major metropolitan area by the end of the year, according to company founder and president Russell Brunson.

DotComSecrets Local already has helped create local jobs in dozens of communities, and now it wants to go national. The company specializes in connecting local small businesses with internet marketing experts.

Too many small businesses squander their advertising budget on traditional marketing – such as local newspaper, radio and television ads – when consumers have already moved on to the internet, Brunson said. DCS Local helps business complete the transition to the digital age and create effective marketing programs that are less costly, reach more people, and are specifically targeted to each businesses’ primary customers.

“We want to help these small businesses and we have the resources to do it,” Brunson said. “We’re just missing one thing that we need to reach them: A local presence. We need somebody on the ground.”

During the webinars, jobseekers will learn how they can get online jobs to work part time from their own home in their spare time. Some DCS Local consultants earn more than $8,000 per month, while others began earning paychecks on their very first day on the job.

During the webinars, participants will learn how they can join DCS Local chapters in their own cities and become highly paid affiliates. But DCS Local consultants provide no actual product or services and do no actual work, other than bringing local businesses to the company. Instead, they are compensated for every business they bring into the network, and continue to receive payments for as long as the businesses remain in the network.

No prior sales or marketing experience is required to become a DCS Local consultant because the company will provide all required training and skills, according to Brunson.

The company’s success has been recognized by such prestigious business leaders as famed motivational speaker Tony Robbins and international businessman Richard Branson, who even christened one of his jets after the company.

Brunson, a self-made internet success story, said marketing is in a transition period and many local small businesses mistakenly believe they can succeed using crumbling platforms such as local media. Consumers have moved on, and businesses need to do the same.

DCS Local replaces small local businesses’ expensive and ineffective traditional advertising with internet marketing programs that cost less and reach more people. The company seeks to “level the marketing playing field” and follows the model created by internet success stories such as Facebook, Twitter and Groupon, according to Brunson.

Thousands of businesses have been helped by DCS Local and now the company wants to expand into every major metropolitan area. And it all begins with this week’s webinars.

This week’s three free webinars will be limited to only 300 people per session, and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Past webinars filled within only a few hours and thousands of jobseekers were turned away, so participants are encouraged to sign up early to make sure they get in.

Brunson stressed that the webinars were expected to fill up fast, so those people who want to learn how they can start making thousands of dollars per week while working part time from their own homes should sign up fast before all the positions are filled.

Participants can sign up for one of this week’s three webinars by visiting:

http://dcswebinar.dotcomsecrets.com/r/1/1#

For more information about this week’s webinars or about DotComSecrets Local, visit http://local.dotcomsecrets.com/.

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DotcomSecrets Local
208-323-9451 7102
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DotComSecrets Local Founder Russell Brunson announces limited openings in free informational webinars to link local businesses with professional internet marketers.

Boise, ID (PRWEB) February 13, 2012

Too many small local businesses are clinging to marketing programs that cost too much money and don’t work.

That’s according to Russell Brunson, president and founder of DotComSecrets Local, who announced today that he will be hosting three free webinars this week for people seeking local sales jobs.

The webinars will focus on how people seeking marketing jobs -- but who have little or no sales or marketing experience -- can make thousands per month by connecting small businesses in their area with DotComSecrets Local, Brunson said.

Brunson, a self-made internet marketing success story, said traditional advertising markets such as local newspapers, radio and television stations are no longer a viable option for small businesses because consumers now use web-based devises to get their information and entertainment.

DotComSecrets specializes in helping small business create internet-based marketing plans that target specific consumers using social networks, smart phones, portable electronic tablets, and other new media platforms.

But his company has grown so fast that he now needs representatives in every major US metropolitan area.

“We want to help these small businesses and we have the resources to do it,” Brunson said. “We’re just missing one thing that we need to reach them: A local presence. We need somebody on the ground.”

The purpose of this week’s free webinars is to identify people seeking local marketing jobs and bring them into the DotComSecrets Local network as consultants, Brunson said.

Some DCS Local consultants earn more than $8,000 per month simply by connecting businesses in their area with the company’s internet marketing experts. Others began earning paychecks on their very first day on the job.

Only 300 positions will be available for each webinar and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Positions in past webinars filled up in just a few hours, and thousands were turned away, so interested jobseekers should act fast if they want to participate.

During the webinars, participants will learn how they can join DCS Local chapters in their own cities and become highly paid affiliates who work part time from their own home.

DCS Local consultants provide no actual product or services and do no actual work, other than bringing local businesses to the company. They are compensated for every business they bring into the network, and they continue to earn commissions as long as the business remains in the network.

Brunson was recently recognized for his internet marketing skills by famed motivational speaker Tony Robbins and was has been presented with an award by international businessman Richard Branson, who even christened one of his jets after Brunson’s successful internet marketing company.

DCS Local replaces small local businesses’ costly and ineffective traditional advertising with internet marketing programs that cost less and reach more people. The company seeks to “level the marketing playing field” so that local small businesses can enjoy the same marketing advantages as such internet giants as Google, Yahoo, Groupon and Facebook, according to Brunson.

Thousands of businesses have been helped by DCS Local and now the company wants to expand into every major metropolitan area, according to Brunson. And it all begins with these webinars.

Brunson stressed that the webinars were expected to fill up fast. Only 300 positions for each webinar will be made available, so those people who want to learn how they can start making thousands of dollars per week while working part time from their own homes should sign up fast before all the positions are filled.

Participants can sign up for one of this week’s three webinars by visiting:

http://dcswebinar.dotcomsecrets.com/r/1/1#

For more information about this week’s webinars or about DotComSecrets Local, visit http://local.dotcomsecrets.com/.

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Kelsie Green
DotcomSecrets Local
208-323-9451 7102
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Phoenix Marketing Associates engaged to grow social media presence for two franchised locations while promoting grand opening festivities.

Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) February 13, 2012

Phoenix Marketing Associates has been engaged by Savory Investments, the ownership group of two upcoming Famous Dave’s BBQ restaurants to rapidly build their overall social media presence of both the Salinas and Redding, CA stores.

Phoenix Marketing Associates has been tasked with growing their Facebook pages both organically and through a paid campaign which invites fans to join them for their grand opening “Pig’tacular.”

Both the Salinas and Redding Facebook pages have been custom coded by Phoenix Marketing featuring a custom side banner and an interactive campaign which not only induces page likes, but also captures fan data.

In addition, Phoenix Marketing Associates will manage both locations’ Twitter accounts. The accounts will be placed on special software designed to rapidly increase Twitter followers while a structured Twitter campaign is executed. Followers of the accounts will be engaged socially and encouraged to follow the brand on Facebook while receiving a chance to be a part of the grand opening.

“We’re very pleased to add the Famous Dave’s brand to our growing list of marketing clients and look forward to over delivering on expectations,” commented Jason Jantzen, President of Phoenix Marketing Associates.

Phoenix Marketing Associates is known as one of the nation’s emerging marketing firms to cater to the restaurant industry and works with restaurant clients throughout seven Western States; from the single unit owner/operator to the multi-unit franchise or franchisee.

About Phoenix Marketing Associates:

Phoenix Marketing Associates works with small to medium sized businesses across North America to provide targeted and results driven marketing solutions on a contract basis within any budget. Their consultative approach allows for a thorough needs analysis which translates into an effective marketing and PR strategy that saves their clients time and money while providing maximum exposure.

By assigning a team of qualified professionals to each individual situation and utilizing the most current communication and online demand generation technologies, Phoenix Marketing Associates enables businesses to achieve Fortune 500 results on an entrepreneurial budget. For additional information, please visit http://www.PhoenixMarketingAssociates.com.

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Phoenix Marketing Associates

602-282-0202

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Famous Dave’s BBQ Restaurants in Salinas and Redding, California Select Phoenix Marketing Associates for Social Media ...

The trend for the last 3 or 4 years has been for businesses to try to tap into social media as a broadcasting tool. It's not universal, but many (most) see social media as a place to post their messages to prospective clients in hopes of switching on the social media faucet that touches a billion people worldwide.

The promise of social media for businesses, particularly local ones, has only been seen by a small percentage. Most believe there's something there, but they aren't certain that their efforts are going anywhere. In many cases, they're not. It's not that social media is so challenging that only the select few can get in, nor is it that there's no value in it.

It's about intention. Those with the intention of sheer marketing with social media will likely be met with limited rewards. People don't go to Facebook or Twitter to see what they want to buy or which services to select. They go to engage, to have fun, and to experience the virtual filter on the real world that social media has to offer them.

In other words, they don't want to see marketing. If and when they're ready to interact with a business through social media, it's because they have questions or needs that can be fulfilled through easy-access communication. This is the part that most businesses are missing.

The real promise of social media is not just to business, but lies an the center between business and consumer. More internet time is spent on social media than any other category; in fact, it's equal to the next three on the list (games, email, and portals) combined.

Businesses want to take advantage of this fact and many are trying, but customer service management is still 3rd on the list of initiatives they perform on social media with brand reputation management and driving promotions above it. This is backwards. Most businesses can achieve their top two goals by focusing on the customers themselves.

It comes down to a lack of understanding. Those who are able to focus their attention on their customers through social media will gain a better reputation and find it easier to broadcast their promotions as a result. It's counter-intuitive to all other forms of interactions with customers, but it makes sense once one realizes the true capacity of the medium.

This infographic by ZenDesk breaks down the trends in customer service through social media. Click to enlarge.

(Source: ZenDesk. Via: Infographic Design. H/T: Lauderdale Mazda)

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