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I broke my Christmas blog silence to post the press release announcing our letter of intent with Proceed Interactive (formerly Meandaur).

This is a great partnership and one that will see WebSourced strengthen it's position in the internet marketing space. Our parent company, CGI Holding Corporation (ticker: CGIH) now has acquisitions in the pipeline with:

MarketSmart - a full ad agency, with traditional marketing and public relations expertise.
Proceed - leading SEM company that specializes in online marketing strategies for companies in the dating, travel & hospitality and manufacturing verticals.

I know I am biased, but I am excited at the prospect of a company that can "close the loop". We're now able to offer the world's leading search engine marketing service, tackle niche vertical markets and offer complete branding, advertising and PR solutions - all under one roof!

Let's not forget that we also hired search training guru, Heather Lloyd-Martin, who will head-up a new service for those Fortune 500 companies that want to "do SEM in-house".

OK, self-hype over with, your normal programming will continue.

Links to Proceed Interactive deal:

MarketingVOX
DM News
MediaPost
Search Engine Watch
ClickZ

Andy Beal is an internet marketing consultant and considered one of the world's most respected and interactive search engine marketing experts. Andy has worked with many Fortune 1000 companies such as Motorola, CitiFinancial, Lowes, Alaska Air, DeWALT, NBC and Experian.

You can read his internet marketing blog at Marketing Pilgrim and reach him at andy.beal@gmail.com.