If Phil’s forecast is right, it signals a dramatic reversal from the mild weather pattern affecting much of the country. Many parts of the central and eastern U.S. have seen temperatures 20 to 30 degrees above normal in recent days. On February 1, just 19% of the Lower 48 had snow cover compared to 52% at this time last year. Historic odds heavily favor a forecast for winter to last deep into March. Since the Groundhog’s first prediction in 1887, Phil has seen his shadow 99 times and failed to spot it just 16 times. There are 9 missing years in the record, but Phil has issued a forecast without exception.

To view the official website for Groundhog’s Day click HERE.

Written by Jason Samenow at the Washington Post

Most recently, we webcasted the grand opening of the SunTech Factory Opening in Goodyear, Arizona. This grand opening event was captured LIVE and streaming to the Internet. SunTech employees from around the world watched online as the companies’ first solar plant opened in the United States.

Click the video link below to view our highlight reel of the event:

SunTech Factory Opening – Video

1. People Like Watching Videos
Most people would rather watch a video than have to read. That is the truth and if your company, products, or service require any sort of explanation take the time and put it in a video because your audience will respond with much greater force.

2. Decrease Website Bounce Rate
Whether it is one video or ten, your website bounce rate will decrease with a video. Depending on how well the video is made and how long it is you could really hold a website visitor on your website that much longer.

3. Your Videos Will Rank
If you upload your videos into the video sharing websites and really optimize them with nice robust titles, descriptions, and the use of links where you can, chances are that specific video will become a great candidate to really increase in rankings.

4. Still An Early Technology
Like everything digital, online video sharing technology is relatively new compared to older forms of marketing which means that the process is only going to grow from here. Sites like YouTube are only growing in power and strength and many businesses are already leveraging the amazing technology for opportunities that exist in helping to grow their business.

5. Increases Branding & Credibility
When a business creates a new professional video they almost put themselves in a new type of bucket from the standpoint of their audience. Branding increase and credibility is often times instilled into your website visitors.

Writing by Nick Stamoulis at Brick Marketing

2. The Arizona tree frog is the state official amphibian.

3. The original London Bridge was shipped stone-by-stone and reconstructed in Lake Havasu City.

4. Located in Fountain Hills is a fountain believed to be the tallest in the world.

5. Four Corners is noted as the spot in the United States where a person can stand in four states at the same time.

If you don’t like to be on camera, then upload a presentation of some PowerPoint slides to your website and blog OR have Hinson Media create a 3D animation clip with visual graphics and voice over. Whether you want to demonstrate your product or service or talk about how you can help humanity, video can be very effective way to get your message across.

Plus, if your information is interesting and valuable, people might spread it around making it viral on Facebook or Twitter.

Below is a link to view a 30-second ad spot we created for Scrap Inc. This was placed on their website, Facebook page and it played on the MV Network.

Scrap Inc. Ad Spot for MV Network – Video

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Art and Sol is an exciting after-school program for children in Kindergarten through 12th grades. Students build new friendships and experience the performing arts while working on a fantastic musical production.

We thought it’d be fun to share some Chinese New Year facts with you!

- The Chinese calendar consists of both the Gregorian and lunar-solar calendar systems.

- Chinese New Year can start anytime between late January and mid-February, due to the tracking of the new moon.

- The Chinese New Year Festival in China is 15 days long, leading up to the New Year Lantern Festival.

- 2011 was the year of the Rabbit, while 2013 will be the year of the Snake.

The Rocky Mountain Junior Golf Tour provides junior golfers with competitive tournaments conducted in a professional manner at high quality venues across the western United States. They strive to bring tournaments to players of different regions so as to allow them to participate in many events which are of close proximity yet still part of the national tour.

Rocky Mountain Junior Golf Tour – Video

Click below to view the video.

Pirate Treasure Hunt – Video