Global Roaming Distribution announced this morning that it is currently running a major national TV and print media campaign that is anticipated to continue throughout the summer months. Initiated in May, the campaign has placed full-page informational advertisements in USA Today and more than three hundred 30-second television ads on MSNBC, CNN, FOX Business, NBC Weather Plus, CNBC World Times and Bloomberg.

According to the company, the response has been extraordinary. Calls to its Miami-based headquarters, and visitors to the CelTrek website, have increased dramatically. According to several tracking sites, the CelTrek Website has increased 2,574.5% in people counts, 52% in average stay, 27.3% in pages visited, and is receiving 1,831.1% more attention.

Florian Y. Seroussi, CEO for Global Roaming Distribution, stated, “Our goal with this campaign is to spread the word as clearly as possible to a targeted market. Our message has been clearly defined, in no uncertain

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At "A Dash" we let the big guys do the marketing research for us. Television ads for online brokers indicate that "leading investors" are thinking for themselves instead of relying upon help from their former investment advisors. Not wanting to be completely alone, however, investors want some help and comfort. The online firms have "licensed representatives" available to offer help 24/7. How is this working out? We are interested in learning more about the experiences of individual investors who have decided to direct their own investments. We are also interested in investment advisors whose clients direct all or a portion of their own accounts. The information is for our book research, would be quoted only with permission, and names withheld in any references. The names or email addresses will not be used for any commercial purpose beyond our research. Please submit via our email address, at the ...