SocialCrush Acquires Top Social Search, Management and Training Company SayItSocial

Acquisition expands business offering and adds top SEO/SEM leadership.

WILMINGTON, N.C., July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SocialCrush, the popular digital and conversational media educational and business strategy company, has recently acquired social search, social media management and training company SayItSocial. This acquisition also brings advanced social search expertise to SocialCrush with the addition of one of the industry's top social strategists, Ty Downing, as Chief Officer of Digital Technology.

SayItSocial has been on the forefront of social media training and search business strategies, both domestically and internationally since its launch in 2008, having recently completed training for a Fortune 2000 companies in Germany, Amsterdam, and New York as well as consultancy work for companies such as Redbox, Kohler, Nissan and others.

This acquisition brings sophisticated services, tools, training and strategic planning to SocialCrush's business development offering. "Combining the social business marketing expertise of SocialCrush with all-in-one management suite and social search experience of SayItSocial accelerates our goal of reaching an international audience with hype-free social business solutions," said SocialCrush President and Co-Founder, Paula Knorr. "This acquisition is one of many exciting things currently happening at SocialCrush. Our future is looking very bright."

Downing will immediately take over SocialCrush's social search strategies for both the company and clients, as well as be a featured instructor at upcoming SocialCrush events in Columbia, SC; Charlotte, NC; Nashville, TN; and Norfolk, VA. The SayItSocial team including Google AdWords and Analytics Certified Staff will join SocialCrush as of September 1, 2011. "This partnership will allow us to merge incredible talents that together encompass the whole social business spectrum," said Downing.

"I've known Ty Downing for years and am thrilled about this merger," commented Tim Moore, SocialCrush CEO and co-founder. "He is not only a brilliant SEO/SEM strategist but also has a reputation as a superior educator. This acquisition will enable us to provide groundbreaking strategies to our clients including advanced SEO/SMO, social search and video optimization, as well as offer energetic and highly experienced instruction and training at our educational events."

Media: For additional information about this acquisition or to set up an interview with SocialCrush CEO Tim Moore or another executive, please contact Kelly Burnette at 1-800-609-0930, [email protected], http://socialcrush.com | Twitter: @TheSocialCrush  Facebook: /SocialCrush

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