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New Inspiring Now App Sends Positive Text Messages and Raises Money for Charity

Successful entrepreneur Joseph Allen Jr. is releasing the Inspiring Now app, which allows users to receive positive text messages each morning for a nominal monthly fee. The app will officially launch July 15, but pre-release subscribers who download it before midnight on June 30 will receive at a substantial discount for life. Part of the app’s subscription fees are being donated to the Cure Aids Now (CAN) Foundation.

Grand Forks, ND (USA), Friday – June 29, 2012 — Consumers can now get encouraging quotes delivered directly to their cell phone, thanks to the new Inspiring Now app for Android smart phones.

The app is scheduled to officially launch July 15, but as part of a special pre-release campaign, anyone who downloads Inspiring Now by midnight on June 30 will receive it for just $1.99 a month for the duration of their subscription. The monthly subscription fee is expected to increase to $2.99 in the near future.

Inspiring Now is an innovative application that deploys a positive text message to subscribers each morning. The app allows users to receive messages directly on their cell phone—without having to go to a website or to the app itself to see the messages. The monthly subscription fee for Inspiring Now will be automatically included on users’ cell phone bill.

The new app is designed to give users a motivating push to help them become happier in their everyday lives, according to developer Joseph Allen Jr., CEO of Inspiring Now LLC. “Throughout life people come across many struggles and become disheartened,” Allen said. “This app will help them break down the barrier of becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy in which life will never become any better.”

Inspiring Now is distinctive for a number of reasons. It is believed to be the only app in existence to allow users to receive a daily inspirational quote via text on their cell phones. In addition, 10 percent of the monthly proceeds from subscriptions will be contributed to the Cure Aids Now (CAN) Foundation. The foundation—led by Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame creator Brandon Bronzino—is working on the first-ever, FDA-approved cure for AIDS/HIV, along with the only AIDS/HIV eradication plan to eliminate this epidemic permanently from the world. More details about the CAN Foundation are available at CureAIDSnow.com (soon to be CureHIVnow.com).

Besides delivering positive quotes, the Inspiring Now app also includes content geared toward motivation. Users of the app can watch enlightening media on the company’s inspiringnowMobile YouTube channel. They can also share inspiring photos with quotes to friends and family through the Facebook feature contained within the app. “More customizable and personalized features for creating and sharing inspiration with our subscribers and their friends and family will be made available very soon,” Allen said.

Allen was motivated to create the Inspiring Now app for very personal reasons. A user-interface designer for a medical health care management application, he has always dreamed of developing mobile applications that truly add value to individuals’ lives. Inspiring Now is a manifestation of his efforts to convey messages of optimism and encouragement on a personal basis. Allen said: “Our company would like the public to have a sense of peace with our messages and become better people not only in their lives, but in the lives of others around them. We would like this positivity to spread throughout the world creating a better environment for all those who are seeking balance in chaos.”

The Inspiring Now app is a timely piece of software that is leveraging the popularity of technology, including texting, YouTube and Facebook. For more information, please contact Kimberly Keller at (701) 484-1679 or visit http://download.inspiringnow.com.

About Joseph Allen Jr.:
Joseph Allen Jr. is an avid entrepreneur, who launched his first company at a very young age. In 2010, he graduate from the University of North Dakota with a bachelor’s degree in economics and obtained a position as a user-interface designer for a medical healthcare management application (Health E First). The application is currently undergoing BETA testing to be prepared for implementation in the country’s largest health care insurance providers. In 2011, Allen’s ambition motivated him to raise more than $100,000 in private equity investment capital for a global workforce management and development software company (E-tivity USA LLC) for its initial public offering. Today, he operates Inspiring Now LLC and serves on the board of the Cure Aid Now Foundation located in San Francisco. Allen resides in Grand Forks, N.D.

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VisitMobile® to Provide Mobile ConciergeTM Solution for Visit Newport Beach

VisitMobile is proud to announce that Visit Newport Beach is the latest destination to implement the Mobile Concierge smartphone travel app solution.

Boulder, CO, February 03, 2012 – VisitMobile is proud to announce that Visit Newport Beach is the latest destination to implement the Mobile Concierge smartphone travel app solution. Mimicking a real concierge, Mobile Concierge provides convention and visitor’s bureaus (CVBs), destination marketing organizations (DMOs) and business improvement districts (BIDs) with a customized smartphone app that delivers real-time trusted advice and insider knowledge.

In addition to fulfilling the mobile strategy for Visit Newport Beach, Mobile Concierge will provide the DMO with an ongoing revenue stream through in-app enhanced listings and advertising opportunities. Visit Newport Beach will easily be able to demonstrate the value they are delivering to their member stakeholders through measurable metrics and detailed usage reports. VisitMobile’s innovative approach to destination mobile marketing is so revolutionary, it garnered the prestigious Platinum Adrian Award from the HSMAI (Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International) in January 2011 and the 2011 Platinum MarCom Award, both for Napa Valley’s Mobile Concierge.

“CVBs and DMOs spend tens of thousands of dollars on mass media and websites to attract guests to their destination, but they lose control of the guest’s experience once they arrive,” explained VisitMobile CEO Jeff Kohn. “Mobile Concierge will offer Visit Newport Beach a unique advantage; the opportunity to continue interacting with their visitors in a way that both benefits the guest and maximizes revenue for their merchant partners.”

The Mobile Concierge is fundamentally different than simply creating a destination guide app or a mobile optimized version of an existing website. Visitors who are already in the destination need information in a completely different format than those who are planning a future trip. Mobile Concierge uses a powerful GPS Relevancy Engine loaded with expert local content and interactive multimedia to help the in-market visitor make instant reservations, purchase tickets, and access insider deals.

The app is always on hand as the guest explores the destination, and is ready to answer the question, “I’m right here, now what should I do?” Mobile Concierge bridges GPS map-based navigation and time-based, hyper-local content to help both leisure and business travelers to discover nearby and timely events, attractions, dining, shopping, special offers and much more. Whether a visitor has an iPhone, Blackberry or Android device, Mobile Concierge is available for every platform.

With the popularity of unofficial destination apps and mobile search engines, research shows that less than 20 percent of visitors return to the destination’s website for local information after they arrive into a destination. VisitMobile is a dream solution for DMOs, resorts and even college campuses looking to take back control of the conversation.

Mobile Concierge is not just affordable; it’s incredibly easy to manage. To avoid duplicate manual data entry, the solution is designed to update content continuously from the destination’s existing website or database. With the added benefit of trackable metrics for merchants and opportunities to create offset advertising revenue for the DMO, Mobile Concierge is a “win-win-win” for DMOs, members and visitors.

Destinations and clients already experiencing success with VisitMobile’s Mobile Concierge include Cherry Creek North (Colo.), Legendary Napa Valley, Steamboat Ski Resort, Keystone Colorado, Destination Halifax (Nova Scotia, Canada) and Flatiron Meal Plan, the student meal plan for University of Colorado, Boulder. Other VisitMobile clients that are in the process of deploying their custom Mobile Concierge are Downtown Denver Partnership, Boulder Weekly (Colo.), and Rocky Mountain Meal Plan (Ft. Collins, Colo.).

About Visit Newport Beach Inc.
Visit Newport Beach Inc. is a non-profit, 501(c)6 marketing organization under contract with the City to position Newport Beach as a visitor and conference destination. Look to Visit Newport Beach to find the best selection of large name hotels, luxury resorts, restaurants, activities and attractions in the Orange County and Southern California region.

About VisitMobile
VisitMobileTM (www.visitmobile.com) is the Mobile ConciergeTM smartphone app for tourism and shopping destinations. VisitMobile serves as an on-the-go trusted advisor helping visitors discover nearby attractions, businesses, and events through a patented GPS Relevancy EngineTM. Mimicking a real concierge, VisitMobile uses expert local content and multimedia to help visitors make instant reservations or ticket purchases, access insider deals, or see what is around them to answer the question “what should I do next?” As the official Mobile Concierge of the destination, VisitMobile allows the destination marketing organization to maintain control of the conversation, and in turn maximize revenue for destination partners.

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