Virtual Option, an association management and virtual assistance company, announced the launch of a new social media marketing service to help clients connect within their industry and promote their business online. The service will allow clients to monitor discussions about their organization, participate in industry conversations, and promote products to targeted audiences. The company developed this service in response to client demand for assistance managing their online presence amid the changing social media landscape. Virtual Option is now offering existing and new clients a free online assessment of their social media marketing needs.

2. Media Advisory Contact: Marion Tripp, President 1-800-361-4895, info@virtual-option.com FINALLY! One Stop Shopping For Your Social Media Needs! TORONTO, Ontario (March 25, 2010) Virtual Option, a local Association management services and Virtual Assistance company, announced today that they will be launching a new social media marketing service to assist clients in keeping up with the Jones’. The service will allow clients to connect and network with other in their industry, get instant access to what is being said about their organization, industry and products as well as promote their products and services to a target audience. “When talking to our clients, we realized that our clients resources are short. Time is of the essence and companies want to be involved in social media, but with the changing atmosphere, they don’t know where to begin,” states Marion Tripp, President of Virtual Option, “We decided to develop a new side of our business to meet this need and to help people take the next step up in their online marketing. Right now we are offering a free online social marketing media assessment for all existing and new clients.” For more information on the new social media marketing services, please visit www.virtual-option.com. Virtual Option was founded in 2003 to answer the growing demand for virtual business services, including administration, sales and management. Since then, the company has developed a growing list of satisfied clients, including small businesses, corporations, associations and international companies that need virtual business services in Canada. For more information on Virtual Option, visit www.virtual-option.com. ###