Prentice Capital Investment dELiA*s Teams With Polyvore

Michael Zimmerman’s Prentice Capital Management direct investment, dELiA*s has teamed up with Polyvore on their Facebook page.

Users who LIKE dELiA*s Facebook page can navigate over to the left hand side of the page and click on the Polyvore tab. This opens another window where users are able to mix and match dELiA*s clothing separates and form a scrap book of fashion.

Polyvore is a popular social fashion network who’s distinction is the ability for users to mix and match clothing using drag and drop technology.

Ideally, users who use dELiA*s Facebook feature will buy the clothing in the scrapbook.

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Prentice Capital Investment Gaiam Using Feel-good Quotes To Attract LIKES

Michael Zimmerman’s Prentice Capital Management direct investment, Gaiam, is using feel-good tactics on Facebook to garner LIKES and comments and drive promotion to their page.

Facebook, which is said to currently have over 600,000 million users – more than 20% of the global population – is the place where brands are focusing most of their attention these days in order to promote to their customers.  Contests, polls and other engagement tactics have  been occurring for a long time on Facebook.

It’s encouraging to see the use of positive information, by brands, to get users to share and, thus engage  with the brand.

It’s a win for everyone.

Today’s feel good ‘Quote of the Day’ is by Mother Theresa:
“Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.” 

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Prentice Capital Investment Gaiam Is Holding Annual Sale 2011!

Michael Zimmerman’s Prentice Capital direct investment, Gaiam, is holding it’s annual sale 2011 and using Facebook event feature to promote to their network online.

From the social network:

Save up to 75% off during Gaiam’s Annual Sale! http://bit.ly/oAu2Ge

You’ll find our Flower Power Water Bottle and Yoga Mat bag at 50% off, Rush Ottomans at 30% off, our Open Vest at 25% off, and many more amazing deals.

Quantities are limited, so shop early for the best deals!

Know a friend who’s been looking for good deals from Gaiam? Share this event and keep them in the loop!

Shop today for best selection at http://bit.ly/oAu2Ge

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Prentice Capital Investment Bluefly Using Facebook For HR

Michael Zimmerman’s Prentice Capital direct investment, Bluefly, is posting jobs on their Facebook page. At a time when brands are increasingly using the popular social network, Facebook, as their destination site, as opposed to the dedicated website, Bluefly seems to have taken it one step further.

Why not? Facebook is estimated at 600,000 million users worldwide, and known to be the place where users spend the majority of their time, it would make sense for brands like Bluefly to go where their customers live. Even for non-sales related reasons, like HR.

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Prentice Capital Investment Zinio Launches Android App

Michael zimmerman’s Prentice Capital direct investment, Zinio, the online service that transforms print magazines to digital format, has announced it’s brand new Android app.

Zinio is the premier app for magazines on Android, featuring top titles from around the world in pure digital form. With Zinio, you can browse the world’s largest newsstand, download digital subscriptions or single issues of your favorite magazines and sync your library on multiple devices. You can read what you like wherever and whenever you want!

If you download Zinio now (day of this post), you will receive 12 magazines, free.

 

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Prentice Capital Investment Gaiam Special Offer

Michael Zimmerman’s Prentice Capital direct investment, Gaiam, is offering 15% off it’s popular clean air utility ‘Ion Flow 50 Air Purifier’ through July 17th (7/17).

Product Description:

Enjoy silent, continuous air cleaning with no filters to change. In a class of its own, this award-winning, compact, ionizing air purifier produces no ozone and removes the smallest pollution particles that are most harmful to your health: bacteria, dust, dander, pollen, smoke, mold and fungus spores. Studies show that within three hours of operation, mold particles in the air are reduced by over 90%. Runs on less than 10% of a light bulb’s energy (far less than other purifiers) and requires only periodic filter cleaning with hot water, saving you hundreds of dollars a year. Purifies rooms up to 540 sq. ft.

All you have to do is enter promo code CLEANAIR at checkout to receive your 15% off.

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Prentice Capital Investment Le Pain Quotidien’s World Tour

Michael Zimmerman’s Prentice Capital Management direct investment, Le Pain Quotidien, is using YouTube videos to engage customers and build their brand. The concept is this, the company’s spokesmen, Francois and Jim will travel around the world to meet the locals at Le Pain’s “global communal table”.

They are also driving video viewers to their Twitter and Facebook pages, by giving new followers / Likes the chance to win a free lunch!

The tour will start at the end of July in Belgium, where Le Pain Quotidien started 20 years ago. They will move on to Amsterdam, London, Paris, Madrid, Geneva, Zurich, Moscow, Istanbul, Tokyo, LA, Mexico City and more. The trip will end with a huge picnic in NYC Central Park on August 20th.

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Prentice Capital Investment Wet Seal Giving Out Free Androids!

Michael Zimmerman’s Prentice Capital direct investment, Wet Seal, is offering a free Android phone to people just for going into the store and trying on a pair of jeans. Seriously. It’s that simple.

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Michael Zimmerman Buys 42,854 dELiAs Shares

Michael Zimmerman, Director of Prentice Capital Management bought 42,854 on 7/8/11 of DLIA at 2011-07-12 13:06:56.730 GMT

The following transactions were reported by MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN of DELIA-S INCon a Form 4 filed with the S.E.C. on July 12, 2011:

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Prentice Capital Investment Wet Seal Holds 1 Cent Sales In Malls Around America

Michael Zimmerman’s Prentice Capital direct investment, Wet Seal, not only aggressively promotes online via Facebook, Twitter and their website, but the put as much effort in their offline promotion at the brick and mortar stores around the country.

This photo was snapped this past July 4th holiday weekend at a Wet Seal on Cape Cod, Massachusetts!

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