TransMedia Group To Promote New Service That Protects Children From Predators & Bullies On Social Media

PR Agency will Raise Awareness of FamilySignal Instant Alerts to Parents When their Child is at Risk on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram

News provided by

TransMedia Group

Aug 05, 2013, 05:30 ET

BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TransMedia Group (www.transmediagroup.com) said it was selected by Simon Sales LLC to raise awareness of FamilySignal, a new service that sends an immediate text alert to parents when their child sends or receives a dangerous message on social media.

TransMedia Group will support marketing of the cloud-based subscription service with proprietary software that detects cyber-bullying, predator activity and any personal information requests of the children, plus messages related to sex, drugs, alcohol and suicide, and sends a text alert to parents within five seconds. Parents pay $4.99 per month to protect the entire family.

"TransMedia Group is proud to support the availability of this new technology, which protects children against predators, bullies and human traffickers," said Tom Madden, founder and CEO of TransMedia. "We will communicate to parents, families and schools that this software detects language, acronyms and slang on social media in a unique way that results in extreme protection for children and peace of mind for their parents.

"We will build awareness of the growing problem of human trafficking -- the world's second largest criminal enterprise, after drugs. Our communications efforts will underscore the need to thwart human traffickers, pedophiles and other predators who are increasingly using social media to lure their prey, and to curb cyber-bullying.

"With 13 percent of 2^nd and 3^rd grade students reporting that they used the internet to talk to people they do not know, 11 percent having been asked to describe private physical details and 10 percent having been exposed to private information about strangers, we are glad to support FamilySignal's mission to battle such activity," Madden added.

To kick off marketing activities, a Web site has been established at http://www.familysignal.com/promo/forthekids where parents can get a quick live demonstration of the FamilySignal service on their mobile phones. TransMedia will develop social media, media relations and thought leadership programs for FamilySignal.

About TransMedia Group and Simon Sales
TransMedia Group is a full-service, multi-lingual public relations firm serving clients worldwide since 1981. Simon Sales LLC, the marketing company founded by CEO Bob Simon, is the exclusive global distributor for the FamilySignal service.

CONTACT
Judith Czelusniak
1(561) 750-9800, ext. 232
[email protected]

SOURCE TransMedia Group