The spiritual life isn’t just confined to holy days – it’s meant to be a full-time commitment to a way of life. This makes mobile the perfect platform for churches to expand into. Mobile devices are now with us all the time, and are in many ways our closest connection to the rest of the world. By launching a mobile app, a church (or any religious organization), can offer a 24/7 community connection to its members.

If you’ve ever read an article online, checked out a post from a business you “Like” on Facebook, or bought something from a business after viewing their video tutorial on YouTube, you’ve proven the value of having a community content approach. Content marketing is the use of informational or entertaining content to reach customers (traditional marketing, on the other hand, relies on direct selling and communication of product or service benefits in order to solicit a sale). Content marketing makes use of a wide variety of media, such as press releases, videos, white papers, ebooks, infographics, case studies, how-tos, Q&As, and more.

Berlin, Germany – March 6, 2013 • TourWrist, the best-in-class virtual tour platform, announced today more than 40 travel companies have signed software licensing agreements in the last 90 days to integrate the TourWrist technology within their apps and websites. “Our virtual tour technology empowers travelers to make faster, more informed and confident travel planning and booking decisions,” said TourWrist Founder and CEO Charles Armstrong whom is also a speaker at PhoCusWright@ITB travel-tech conference today. “By integrating our panoramic recording, viewing and sharing experience into their apps and websites, TourWrist will help these innovative travel companies increase bookings and traveler satisfaction.” The TourWrist software development kit (SDK) enables easy travel app and website integration of the device-agnostic TourWrist technology. “If a photo is worth a 1,000 words, then a 360-degree spherical panorama ("pano") is worth 10,000 words to help research, plan and book travel,” said TourWrist SVP and Chief Marketing Officer Dan Smigrod. “Travel, hospitality and tourism companies can now supercharge their mobile and web experiences with our TourWrist pano tech.” The 30+ travel companies licensing the TourWrist technology include 18 travel organizations announced in January; and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Visit Calgary and the Las Vegas Sands Corp. which were announced in November at The Travel Innovation Summit @ The PhoCusWright Conference.

We are excited to announce that the Newsstand edition of CBC Magazine is now available in the App Store. Experience the dynamic interactive generation of CBC Magazine with a FREE subscription. Just go to the App Store on your iPad and search for "CBC Magazine". CBC Magazine is Cleveland's Premier B2B Publication featuring corporate events, networking and business trends in Northeast Ohio on your iPad! Distributed monthly to 20,000 business professionals, CBC Magazine is now seamlessly optimized for interactive mobile viewing. With your new free digital subscription, CBC™ helps connect you to savvy decision-makers and trendsetters impacting Northern Ohio's development. The mobile edition will keep you connected with cutting-edge events for learning and networking, and provide tools to grow businesses and careers.