Jessica's Press Releases: May 2019

Friday, May 31, 2019

Martello Showcases Network Performance Solution for Mobile IoT Applications with BlackBerry QNX

Martello Technologies Group Inc., a leading provider of solutions that deliver clarity and control of complex IT environments, announced today to mark National Autonomous Vehicle Day, the demonstration of a network performance management solution for mobile applications such as autonomous vehicles. The proof of concept was developed in collaboration with BlackBerry QNX as part of the BlackBerry QNX/L-Spark Accelerator, and was showcased at the recently launched L5 Track in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 28th. Find out more in the video explaining Martello's mobile network connectivity technology innovation.

Martello's mobile network performance proof of concept demonstrates that it is possible to maintain reliable cellular network connectivity for bandwidth-intensive real-time services such as an autonomous moving vehicle. This offers potential for solutions such as the mobile office, autonomous trains and drones, disaster relief and emergency response, where reliable communication is critical to success and safety. Martello presented this solution recently to the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police on their visit to the L5 Track in Ottawa.

Working with the BlackBerry QNX technical team over six months, Martello was able to provide connectivity to the infotainment system inside the BlackBerry QNX vehicle. "This proof of concept demonstrated that Martello's technology can deliver reliable network connectivity in challenging mobile applications such as autonomous vehicles," said Grant Courville, VP, Products and Strategy at BlackBerry QNX. "We're pleased to have collaborated with Martello to bring this proof of concept to fruition, working with the BlackBerry QNX operating system."

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"This proof of concept is significant, because of the growing number of IoT applications which will require reliable network connectivity in challenging mobile environments, where both capacity and demand are variable," said John Proctor, President and CEO of Martello. "I look forward to demonstrating our technology to the broader IoT and transportation ecosystem, and thank BlackBerry QNX for the opportunity to prove our concept with an industry leader."

Martello's solutions have been widely acclaimed in the industry. In September 2018, Martello received a Frost & Sullivan Leadership Award for NPM (Network Performance Management) and ranked as Ottawa's Fastest Growing Company, at No. 28 on the Growth 500 list of Canada's Fastest Growing Companies. The Company has expanded its solution portfolio with several acquisitions, and recently provided a business update on its market and channel expansion, product innovation, acquisitions and capital market activities. Continue reading.

About Martello Technologies Group:
Martello Technologies Group Inc. (TSXV: MTLO) is a technology company that provides clarity and control of complex IT infrastructures. The company develops products and solutions that monitor, manage and optimize the performance of real-time applications on networks, while giving IT teams and service providers control and visibility of their entire IT infrastructure. Martello's products include SD-WAN technology, network performance management software, and IT analytics software. Martello Technologies Group is a public company headquartered in Ottawa, Canada with offices in Montreal, Amsterdam, Paris, Dallas and New York. Learn more at http://www.martellotech.com

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Encuentra24.com: Continued Success and Business Growth

Javier Ortiz most recently was Chief Business Development Officer at The Mitula Group Ltd. (Mitula.com, Nestoria.co.uk, Nuroa.com), where he was integral to the growth of its international business and drove strategic partnerships across its product lines. Javier was one of Mitula's first employees, joining as Commercial Director and COO in 2010. Javier has a proven ability to monetise strong market positions, making him an ideal candidate to lead the revenue growth efforts of Encuentra24.com throughout the region.

Alberto Grajales has over 25 years' experience in Sales and Marketing Management throughout Central America. Alberto was previously Vice President of Sales at Cable & Wireless Panama and Sales Operation Manager at PlayStation where he grew revenue to US$60m across Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Ecuador. More info here.

The announcement was made by Wendy Jordan, Chief Operations Officer and Co-Founder of Encuentra24.com, who shared her thoughts on the recruitments: "We need renewed leadership to successfully implement our strategy and take advantage of the market opportunities ahead."

Strategic Outlook:
Encuentra24's mission is to be the leading Online Marketplace in Central America, providing buyers and sellers of goods and services a trusted platform to transact commerce. Every month Encuentra24 helps more than 8 million people search for goods and services from more than over 50,000 commercial and private advertisers, cross everything from property, cars, jobs to electronics.

"We are strengthening the team with the appointments of Javier and Alberto and in the next few months will be launching innovative products that are designed to buying and selling of goods and services even easier. These include improvements to our existing platform, a new e-commerce offering, an improved property search experience and even lifestyle events," said Boris Métraux, CEO and Co-founder of Encuentra24.com

About Encuentra24:
Encuentra24.com is the leading Marketplace in Central America, with main operations in Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua reaching more than 8 million monthly visitors per month. They partnered since 2015 to become part of the rich portfolio of Frontier Digital Ventures Ltd. (ASX:FDV) based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Javier Ortiz, Encuentra24 Headquatered in Panama City

Bob Evans Restaurants' Pick Two Farm-Fresh Combos Offer Variety, Value to Guests this Summer

With over 100 farm-fresh Pick 2 Combos to choose from, Bob Evans Restaurants is offering more mealtime options than ever before – just in time for the summer season. The farm-fresh combos are available now at all restaurant locations and start at just $5.99. Click here to read the latest news.

The promotion is part of a new campaign – Bob Evans is "America's Farm Fresh" – which embraces the company's farm roots with an authentic brand story. The company has invested in a comprehensive, multi-pronged marketing program that focuses on the rich values in which the late Bob Evans himself believed, including hard work, fresh-quality ingredients, and contemporary homestyle meals the whole family can enjoy.

"This new campaign takes a fresh approach on the heritage that made us who we are today – offering delicious, craveable foods, including our Pick 2 Farm-Fresh Combos, served with our genuine hometown hospitality, all at an incredible value," said Bob Holtcamp, chief marketing officer at Bob Evans Restaurants.

Founded in 1948, Bob Evans began making sausage on his southeastern Ohio farm and served it at a small 12-stool diner he owned in Gallipolis. Since then, Bob Evans Restaurants has been crafting homestyle meals made with care that remind guests of their favorite family dishes.

Leveraging Bob Evans' rich farm history, the marketing campaign has a strong tie to America's farmers and includes a "Spokes-farmer" as the lead storyteller. Utilizing a multimedia strategy, the company will highlight Bob Evans' farm-raised values of fresh, homestyle food, and define a new array of dining offerings for its guests.

The campaign kicks off this summer, with Bob Evans' Pick 2 Farm-Fresh Favorites featuring hearty soups, farm-fresh salads and half sandwiches. Items are made in-house daily and include:

"Bob Evans has always been committed to bringing families and friends together around the table to connect over farm-fresh, great tasting foods at an affordable price," said Holtcamp. "We also recognize our guests are looking to customize their dining experience, which is why we're offering so many delicious combinations – a different one for each day of the summer. From farm-fresh salads to hand-crafted sandwiches, there is something for everyone."

Pick 2 Combos start at just $5.99 and are available at all Bob Evans Restaurants daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Guests can also order a combo to-go online at https://www.bobevans.com/menu/pick-two.

For more information and restaurant locations, visit http://www.BobEvans.com.

About Bob Evans Restaurants
Bob Evans Restaurants is a chain of family style restaurants founded and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, which owns and operates 481 family restaurants in 18 states, primarily in the Midwest, mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions of the United States. Bob Evans believed in treating strangers like friends and friends like family; and those principles are alive today at every Bob Evans Farms Restaurant. As a private company owned by Golden Gate Capital, Bob Evans Restaurants is focused on providing quality food and hospitality to every guest at every meal, each and every day.

For more information and restaurant locations, also visit http://www.BobEvans.com.

FlowTracker Analytics and Prisma Campaigns join forces to help financial institutions make better data-driven decisions

Today, FlowTracker Analytics, expert in strategic deposit growth analytics, has partnered with Prisma Campaigns, provider of intelligent marketing automation to provide a combined solution for Financial Institutions (FIs). The companies share a vision of helping Banks and Credit Unions (CUs) leverage data to offer highly personalized customer experiences that boost marketing effectiveness, grow deposits and increase customer retention.

Many FIs struggle to determine how much growth is coming from new money (funds from external sources) versus internal product substitution. The result is money spent on marketing to customers in a generic manner, impairing efficiency of marketing and sales efforts and return on marketing investment. Read latest news here.

This SaaS solution has been designed for Community Banks and Credit Unions looking to understand which products and which members are driving new money growth, and gain insight into changes in consumer behavior so they can better address consumer needs. The solution analyzes money flow patterns to identify members who would benefit from specific products and services, delivers focused and relevant marketing campaigns to these people, and enables precise analysis of balance growth, product substitution and balance attrition outcomes. Be alert to the latest news.

FlowTracker Analytics' solutions help CUs and Banks understand and act on consumer behavior dynamics exposed by money flows into, out of, and within deposit and loan customer relationships. The company helps FIs increase core deposits with accessible analytics that enable smarter sales analysis, targeting for growth, understanding of customer behavior dynamics, and deeper product intelligence. Executives and analysts alike can easily navigate from a high level snapshot of what is happening across the organization through key dimensions like product, branch, and customer right down to individual customer's accounts. The solution includes over 135 pre-built data visualizations that increase accessibility of information while simultaneously reducing demands on scarce IT resources.

"Financial services professionals today should use facts instead of assumptions about their customers' behavior to inform decisions" says FlowTracker Analytics CEO Dave McNab. "Leveraging data every FI already has, analytics can identify who is likely to do new business, who is underserved, and many other opportunities for relationship growth and retention, like Amazon and Netflix do with their customers."

Prisma Campaigns is an omnichannel marketing platform designed for FIs to make campaign execution easier and more efficient. The company utilizes existing client data to maximize outreach efforts, allowing FIs to make every client feel special with personalized service offers. Using machine learning, the platform predicts clients' next move and communicates the best offer. It uses real-time metrics to adjust the campaign's effectiveness and share only the most relevant services. Messages are personalized to increase user retention by contacting them through their preferred channels, with personal and contextual messages. This optimizes message effectiveness using A/B testing and increases engagement, loyalty and conversions.

"Our collaboration with FlowTracker Analytics will allow more Credit Unions and Banks to identify members/customers with a high risk of taking their funds to another institution, or that are primed to increase their engagement with the FI – increasing share of wallet and loyalty" says Felipe Gil, CEO at Prisma Campaigns. "We're pleased to move forward with a partner that can help clients access strategic and tactical deposit growth analytics so we can work together on customer relationship growth and retention through engaging and targeted marketing campaigns."

The two companies believe the key reason many institutions don't focus on customer retention is because they don't see attrition as easily or accurately measurable.

"While attracting new members is critical for long term sustainability and growth, the Pareto Principle still applies: 80% of your growth will come from existing relationships," said McNah. "Hence, getting it right with them is not only important, it is mission critical. We are excited about this new partnership with Prisma Campaigns because we can work together to enable customers to identify attrition and act on it."

For more information on how FlowTracker Analytics and Prisma Campaigns can help FIs innovate better digital banking solutions for their customers, visit the company websites at flowtrackeranalytics.com and prismacampaigns.com.

Media Contacts
Prisma: Allison Aitken, (613) 552-4600, allison@properpropaganda.net
FlowTracker Analytics: Boris Masip, (917) 580-3123, boris.masip@flowtrackeranalytics.com

Raising a Healthier Generation of Children

Over the past several decades, a dramatic shift in health has occurred in the United States, and many other developed countries. Obesity has quickly become a leading nutritional disorder among adults and adolescents, and according to the World Health Organization, the prevalence of this obesity epidemic has more than doubled from 1975 to 2016. More info here.

Children are particularly susceptible to learning harmful habits as they typically follow the lifestyle example exhibited by their parents and/or guardians. When it comes to the daily intake of soda pop, and other sugary drinks, a study by Harvard University shows that "1 in 4 people get at least 200 calories from such drinks; and 5% get at least 567 calories—equivalent to four cans of soda." Not only is this habit detrimental to adults, but it also serves as a poor example of nutritional and self-care practices among adolescents.

The human body is primarily composed of water; for this reason, it is recommended that children ages 5-12 drink between 1 and 2 liters of water daily, depending on their own specific age bracket. When the main source of daily liquid intake stems from high caloric sources with little nutritional value, the body is taxed with an overload of unwanted calories. The kidneys must then work overtime to filter out any artificial substances such as dyes, corn syrups and flavorings. These additional calories from soda pop and other sugary drinks can attribute to obesity in adults and adolescents.

Educating our youth by example encourages them to be more aware of their daily beverage choices and proper self-care for their developing bodies. Knowing the health risks associated with sugary and highly caffeinated beverages helps to encourage all generations to consider a better approach to long-term health and well-being.

Healthy YOU Vending provides access to healthier beverage options that are comprised of natural ingredients and less sugar.

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Healthy YOU Vending is the world leader in the healthy vending industry. With their corporate offices located in Kaysville, Utah, the Healthy YOU team is dedicated to making healthier snacks, drinks and food products more accessible to people across North America. Their vending equipment is privately manufactured in the United States at a state-of-the-art facility. Owner/Operator opportunities for serious-minded and health conscious entrepreneurs are currently available in most states.

MidAmerican Energy Rated #1 Again in Energy Industry Benchmark Report

MidAmerican Energy takes top honors for the third consecutive year in the 15th Annual Energy Utility Benchmark Report on Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems, released today (May 31) by IVR Doctors. The 2019 Report compares 100 energy utility automated telephone systems in the U.S. and Canada.

"Gold Stethoscope" recognition was awarded to winners in 13 categories, including Top Overall Company; Top Electric, Gas, and Combination Utility; and Top Canadian Utility, as well as to 14 "balanced companies," whose automated telephone system achieved top quartile ratings in all rating categories.

"What distinguishes this report from others is its simultaneous views of an automated phone system from two perspectives: a caller's experience using it and a company's experience managing it. Our clients prove that success in both areas is not mutually exclusive," said Peter Brandt, IVR Doctors' co-founder. Read this here.

The Report identifies automated telephone systems that successfully balance company objectives and customer preferences in three key rating categories: functionality, usability, and aesthetics, the major drivers of customer satisfaction and system utilization.

"Over the years, in clients' public presentations, we have seen a strong correlation between overall Top Quartile performance and both positive operational metrics and strong caller satisfaction," said Mark Camack, IVR Doctors' co-founder. "The Report also highlights common design mistakes and demonstrates clearly how those errors can have a negative impact on a company and its customers' experience."

The 100 companies evaluated in the 2019 Report were rated using standards which IVR Doctors can apply to any other company interested in inclusion in the Benchmark. No other consistent set of IVR design characteristics have been in place or proven effective in utility industry automated telephone systems over the 15 years of this Benchmark Report.

The 2019 Report is available online at ivrdoctors.com. As an additional benefit, Report buyers receive a customized teleconference with IVR Doctors, targeted specifically to their company's automated system menus.

2019 "GOLD STETHOSCOPE" RECOGNITION WINNERS
CATEGORY / COMPANY

Top Rated IVR System - Overall
MidAmerican Energy (Des Moines, IA)

Top U.S. Combination Utility
MidAmerican Energy (Des Moines, IA)

Top U.S. Electric Company
Emera Maine (Bangor, ME)

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Top U.S. Gas-only Company
SoCalGas (Los Angeles, CA)

Top Municipal Utility
JEA (Jacksonville, FL)

Top Electric Cooperative
LCEC (Lee County Electric Cooperative, North Fort Myers, FL)

Top Canadian Utility
Hydro One (Toronto, Ontario)

Top Canadian Electric Company
Hydro One (Toronto, Ontario)

Top Canadian Combination Company - Honorable mention Manitoba Hydro (Winnipeg, Manitoba)

Top Canadian Gas-only Company - Honorable mention Union Gas (Chatham, Ontario)

Top "Touchtone-only" system
Emera Maine (Bangor, ME)

Top "Press or Say" system
MidAmerican Energy (Des Moines, IA)

Tops in Functionality
LCEC (Lee County Electric Cooperative, North Fort Myers, FL)

Tops in Usability
MidAmerican Energy (Des Moines, IA)

Tops in Aesthetics
Xcel Energy (Minneapolis, MN)

The 14 Top Quartile Winners in all rating categories - "Balanced compan ies" - are Gold Stethoscope Winners and can be found at: ivrdoctors.com/2019-balanced-companies.

Special Recognition goes to:
Most Improved IVRs 2018-2019: Emera Maine (Bangor, ME),
LCEC (Lee County Electric Cooperative) (North Fort Myers, FL), EPCOR (Edmonton, Alberta), and Nova Scotia Power (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

IVR Doctors, with over 25 years of market research, usability consulting, marketing, and call center management experience, specialize in automated phone system diagnostics and optimization. Their practice, with an energy utility specialty, is not limited to a single industry and covers companies large and small. For more information, visit ivrdoctors.com.

Contact:
Peter Brandt | peter(at)ivrdoctors(dot)com | (843) 849-7856
Mark Camack | mark(at)ivrdoctors(dot)com | (503) 449-5940

The May 2019 Edition of The Bridge, the Materials Science Newsletter from Rigaku, is Now Online

The May 2019 edition of The Bridge, the materials science newsletter from Rigaku Corporation, is now available online on the company's global website. The Bridge presents current news and analysis techniques related to X-ray based materials science, including articles, scientific papers and news reports.

The featured article explores the advantages of using an SQL database for measurement and analysis result data. The SQL database provided with the Rigaku SmartLab Studio II software centralizes measurement and analysis result data.

This month's featured X-ray diffraction (XRD) technical note describes phase identification and orientation analysis for a thin film solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) material using a 2D detector. Phase identification is sometimes difficult by ordinary XRD, but using a 2D detector is shown to enable fast confirmation of the orientation of each crystal phase.

The wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) application note describes the analysis of platinum (Pt), rhodium (Rh) and palladium (Pd) in used automobile catalysts and demonstrates that they can be quantified reliably at trace level concentrations using the pressed powder method and Rigaku ZSX Primus series spectrometers.

The energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) application note details measurement of lead (Pb) in gasoline using the Bismuth (Bi) internal standard method Part C (ultra-low lead for MoGas, motor gasoline) and Part A (high Pb for AvGas, aviation gasoline). The method highlights the performance of the Rigaku NEX QC+ EDXRF analyzer using direct excitation for the measurement of lead by ASTM D5059 - Standard Test Methods for Lead in Gasoline by X-Ray Spectroscopy - as well as for many other applications in the petroleum and fuel industries.

Another application note describes the analysis of toxic trace elements in wastewater by total reflection X-ray fluorescence (TXRF). The method offers the advantage of avoiding much of the effect of interference of matrix components, compared to induced coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) analysis.

"Material Analysis in the News" presents roundup of the latest global news stories related to materials analysis. One news story describes the mission of Japan's Hayabusa probe to an asteroid in 2003. Approximately seven years later, it returned to Earth's surface with a sample of the space rock stowed inside. Those samples have been the subject of much interest in the scientific community, and now a new research paper reveals that the tiny specks of material contain water, something that could also tell us a lot about our own planet.

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Another news story reports on efforts by scientists at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, and Japan's Hokkaido University to develop stress-indicating molecules that can be integrated into polymers and signal damages or excessive mechanical loads optically. Its use will aid in predicting when a material will fail under mechanical stress.

As always, recently published scientific papers are presented, along with a book review, a featured video, a schedule of conferences and workshops, and other information relating to the latest developments in materials science.

Readers can subscribe to the newsletter or view the current issue online at
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About Rigaku
Since its inception in Japan in 1951, Rigaku has been at the forefront of analytical and industrial instrumentation technology. Rigaku and its subsidiaries form a global group focused on general-purpose analytical instrumentation and the life sciences. With hundreds of major innovations to their credit, Rigaku companies are world leaders in X-ray spectrometry, diffraction, and optics, as well as small molecule and protein crystallography and semiconductor metrology. Today, Rigaku employs over 1,400 people in the manufacturing and support of its analytical equipment, which is used in more than 90 countries around the world supporting research, development, and quality assurance activities. Throughout the world, Rigaku continuously promotes partnerships, dialog, and innovation within the global scientific and industrial communities.
For further information, contact:

Michael Nelson
Global Marketing Coordinator
Rigaku Corporation
michael.nelson(at)rigaku.com

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Sunrise Hitek Offers Slip Resistant Custom Counter Mats

Counter mats are a very effective POP display that is great for introducing a brand, launching a new product or a great reminder of an add-on item at checkout. They are also very popular for restaurants as well as service counters. Very similar to the popular Vynex counter mats, the construction on these involves high-resolution UV resistant ink bonded to a rubber slip resistant bottom and a scratch resistant clear top. Since these are digitally printed and cut to order, custom sizes with unique cut profiles are welcome!

What makes these so durable is that the mat consists of two separate elements. The first is the durable hard top. This consists of a durable clear scuff resistant textured hard top which is very similar to popular Vynex counter mats. Sunrise then applies high-resolution UV resistant ink for maximum clarity.

The second element to these mats is the slip resistant rubber mat. This style is often seen at banks and check out counters to provide, a non-slip, clean surface at POP. Sunrise uses a textured pattern on bottom for superior grip. The rubber has a 3mm thickness which adds cushion and weight to keep the entire mat in place.

One aspect that makes Sunrise Hitek stand out on projects such as this is that customers are not forced to compromise and choose from one or two pre-made templates. Digital printing makes a 100% custom piece possible. These mats are digitally printed using high-resolution UV resistant ink using any provided design. After that they are digitally contour cut - which means not just standard rectangles. The bottom line here is that custom designs and unique shapes are part of Sunrise's standard workflow and are available quickly and economically.

About Sunrise Hitek
Sunrise Hitek is an Inc. 5000 company established in 1988 and offers speedy and innovative print marketing execution for the world's leading brands. Sunrise employs the most advanced equipment and technology, such as G7-certified HP Indigo & UV flatbed presses, digital die-cutting, and specialty coating/lamination, to create best-in-class color printing, packaging, trade show & display graphics, plus a wide variety of promo products. A privately-owned enterprise, the company is based in Chicago and sells products worldwide.

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Study Shows American Adults are Consuming Cannabis/Hemp Products to Reduce Use of Prescription Medications

Today, Radius Global Market Research released the results of its inaugural Cannabis and Hemp Trends Report. The study surveyed more than 2,000 adults 18+ nationwide and found that between 2018 and 2019 thus far, there has been a significant increase in cannabis and hemp product usage and interest in the United States predominantly to replace prescription medications.

"In December 2018, Hemp was legalized under the farm bill," said Jill Gress, Vice President of Radius Global Market Research. "As a research firm that tries to stay abreast of the most cutting- edge topics, we were interested in starting this trend report analyzing findings, as the industry is beginning to rapidly expand and product usage is increasing quickly. We came across very interesting findings, especially amongst demographics and social structures we were not expecting."

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The overarching finding in the report shows that American adults are increasingly consuming Cannabis/Hemp products for medical reasons. For example:

Beyond medical reasons, there were interesting themes that contradicted what the stereotypical status quo, in relation to brands, marital status and income.

Interesting Findings:

Research is continuing to commence. Just last month Harvard and MIT alumnus Charles Broderick donated $9M to his alma mater' for marijuana research, specifically to determine the cognitive and psychological effects. Both institutions describe the donation as the largest private funding of marijuana research. Be alert to the latest news.

According to Gress, "Cannabis and hemp usage is increasing with more legalization across the country, but with a billion dollar business on the cusp of exploding into mainstream products, adults are unsure of terminology and lack education. While they are more likely to consider trying, they do want more information and this will need to come from the industry itself."

Methodology
This survey was conducted online within the United States by Radius Global Market Research on from January 24 - 26, 2019 among 2,020 adults 18+. The sample is representative of US adults. The survey was conducted utilizing an online panel of respondents. A complete survey method is available upon request. For further information, please contact jgress@radius-global.com. The calculation used was 2010 census numbers for 55+ multiplying it by 57%.

About Radius Global Market Research
Radius Global Market Research (http://www.radius-global.com) is one of the largest independent market research companies. For more than 50 years, the business has partnered with global marketers to develop insight-based strategies that drive brand performance. A superior level of senior team involvement is the hallmark of Radius Global Market Research's approach. Radius is based in New York. Global operations include London-based Radius Europe, Radius MEA in Dubai, and Radius Asia in Beijing. For more information, visit http://www.radius-global.com Read here.

Big IT Adds Microsoft Silver Competency in Small and Midmarket Cloud Solutions

According to Microsoft, "By achieving a silver competency, organizations have proven their expertise in specific technology areas, placing them among the top 5 percent of Microsoft partners worldwide. These are highly qualified professionals with access to Microsoft technical support and product teams. Their Silver achievement puts them in the elite tier of Microsoft Partners who stand out from their peers."

"We realize there are many choices for customers seeking a reliable IT services provider," explains Big IT CEO Timothy Cormier. "That reality motivated us to pursue recognized credentials from our key vendor partners. The Silver Competency in Small & Midmarket Cloud Solutions assures customers of the quality of our services and the depth of our knowledge." Read this here.

In addition to Microsoft, Big IT also partners with other industry leaders including Lenovo, VMware, Extreme Networks, Adobe, Pivot3, and Riverbed.

Big IT offers a comprehensive IT management program that encompasses network monitoring and management services (MSP) as well as highly effective data and network security services (MSSP). They also offer customized software development and have developed specialized software for use by specific industries, including the highly regarded Union Manage which is currently in use by many Labor Unions. Read news here.

Cormier explains, "At Big IT, we believe in thinking BIG. We focus on helping businesses take full advantage of the technologies available today."

About Big IT, Inc

Founded in 2017, Big IT, Inc is an Information Technology and Software Development firm. We are a full-service IT consulting firm offering technological solutions to business problems. We focus on helping businesses take full advantage of the technologies available today. We offer full Managed Services (MSP) and Managed Security Services (MSSP) to business and government users nationwide.

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Lincolnshire Marriott Resort Kicks-Off Summer with New Programming

Lincolnshire Marriott Resort is preparing for summer by announcing seasonal specials, outdoor music performances, interactive events, and more for Chicagoland residents and visitors to partake in.

Summer offers and events at Lincolnshire Marriott Resort include:

Bourbon and Bonfires is Back: Lincolnshire Marriott Resort is reigniting its patio firepits and firetable overlooking Lake Lincolnshire, and serving bourbon flights with paired bites for $45 per person. During Bourbon and Bonfires, attendees kick back, relax and enjoy smooth bourbon and small plates from Three Embers restaurant. Upcoming event dates include: Wed., June 19, and Wed., Oct. 23.

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Live Music Series: For the second year in-a-row, resort guests and North Shore residents are invited to the resort's outdoor music series featuring live acoustic performances from local artists on the breathtaking Lakeside Plaza. Chicagoland is invited to enjoy drinks or a meal, while sitting around the fire features and enjoying the sights of Lake Lincolnshire and sounds of local musicians. For a line-up of music performances and other activities taking place on the Lakeside Plaza this summer, guests can visit Three Embers restaurant's website's event page.

Recreational Fun: Crane's Landing golf course is officially open for golfers to book tee times, group outings, or take advantage of special membership packages. In addition to golf, the resort offers indoor and outdoor pools, bicycle rentals to explore 37 miles of hiking and biking trails, and on-property tennis club and volleyball courts, for optimal family fun.

Outdoor Dining: Diners can enjoy a wide range of new wood fired specialties at Three Embers restaurant, including seasonal vegetables inspired by the two-acre on-site farm. Al fresco dining is also available for breakfast, daily and dinner Tuesday through Saturday at Three Embers, and the resort's second on-property restaurant, Wright's Brew & Bistro for lunch and dinner seven days a week.

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Darling Grenadine, a New Musical: Told with a rich contemporary score, Darling Grenadine peels away the layers of musical comedy tropes to explore the friction between romance and reality, and denial and heartbreak at the iconic Marriott Theatre this summer. With a surprising melody of off-beat humor and serious themes, the new musical brings an exciting twist of entertainment to Chicagoland theater goers. More information can be found at http://www.marriotttheatre.com.

Explore Local Hotspots: Lincolnshire Marriott Resort is helping guests navigate Chicagoland during their summer getaway by highlighting some of the best activities and hidden gems the area has to offer. From Ravinia Concert Arena, to North Shore hot-spots, to exploring downtown Chicago and beyond, Lincolnshire Marriott Resort has outlined on their website an exciting example of activities that everyone can enjoy during their stay.

For more information about Lincolnshire Marriott Resort, upcoming events, or to make a reservation, guests can contact the resort at 1-847-634-0100 or visit http://www.chicagomarriottlincolnshire.com.

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Following a recent $25 million top-to-bottom transformation, Lincolnshire Marriott Resort is a welcoming resort in Chicago's North Shore area for business retreats, family vacations, and romantic weekends. Just a short drive from downtown Chicago and O'Hare International Airport, the hotel features 389 guest rooms and suites as well as two unique restaurants – Three Embers and Wright's Brew & Bistro, as well as a luxurious day spa, The Spa at Lincolnshire. In addition to its' 40,000 square feet of meeting and event space, the resort is also home to the highly acclaimed Marriott Theatre, which has been performing some of the region's best live musical theatre for over 40 years. Guests seeking recreation options have access to the resort's PGA golf course Crane's Landing, tennis center, and two pools. In addition, the Des Plaines River Trail runs alongside the resort, extending 37 miles to Wisconsin, making it an ideal setting for hiking, biking, and horseback riding.

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Wall Street Technology Association (WSTA) to Hold Annual Summer Social for Financial IT and Business Professionals

The Wall Street Technology Association (WSTA®) provides financial industry technology professionals, vendors, service providers, and consultants forums to learn from and connect with each other. The WSTA will hold its annual Summer Social event at Eataly Downtown in New York City on June 6, 2019. Over 300 financial technology and business professionals are expected to attend. This premier social event for the financial services industry is a great opportunity to meet and network with colleagues, as well as develop new business relationships in a relaxed atmosphere. Find out more here: https://www.wsta.org/events/event/summer-social-2019/

This year's Summer Social Sponsors include: Patron Sponsors: BMC and Excelian Luxoft Financial Services; Partner Sponsors: Nutanix and Zerto; and Supporter Sponsor: Micro Focus.

About the Wall Street Technology Association (http://www.wsta.org)
The WSTA facilitates educational and networking events where members meet and exchange ideas and best practices that assist them in effectivel y capitalizing on technology advances in areas such as Cybersecurity, Analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Data Management, Cloud, Blockchain, Digital, Architecture, etc. Founded in 1967, the WSTA is a not-for-profit association with a long history of evolving to meet the needs of its members.

The WSTA hosts seminars, panel discussions, roundtables, and social events in New York City and Boston. These events offer many opportunities to stay on top of leading technologies, as well as network and share information with industry colleagues. The WSTA's Digital News provides additional educational content and information about the WSTA and industry-related activities. The WSTA website is a dynamic resource for keeping up with the latest information and offers access to additional resources including white papers, webinars, videos, and information about other industry events.

Financial Firm Members
WSTA financial firm members are employed at banks, brokerages, hedge funds, insurance companies and other financial firms. The WSTA currently has about 2,400 members from over 50 different firms; 81% of the members hold senior titles such as CIOs, CTOs, Vice President, Director and Manager. The WSTA also reaches over 2,200 prospective financial firm technology professionals with information about educational and networking opportunities.

Affiliates and Sponsors
Affiliates and sponsors are an integral component of the WSTA. As a not-for-profit organization, they contribute significantly by providing the resources needed to run the educational and networking programs for WSTA financial firm members. These programs strengthen the bond between members and companies that serve the technology needs of the financial community.

The WSTA currently has over 100 technology firms that participate in the WSTA as an affiliate or sponsor. Companies that provide cloud, big data, mobility, security, software, infrastructure, networking, social, telecom and other industry-related solutions find the WSTA an invaluable forum to create awareness, educate and develop relationships with financial industry professionals.

South Coast Painting Contracting Company Gives Back To Its Community

For two years, the New Bedford painting contracting company, ProGroup Contracting, has been giving back to its community of schools. The local business teams up with radio station FUN 107 each month and holds a "South Coast Teacher of The Month" contest, where students send a list of submissions of their favorite teacher to Fun 107.

ProGroup Contracting chooses the most quality votes, picking the most deserving teacher to be surprised with an assortment of gifts sponsored by ProGroup Contracting.

"Out of thousands of entries, we choose the most deserving teacher from all around the South Coast. It's very exciting" said Michael Rock, Operations Manager and Radio Host of "The Rock and Fox Show" at Fun 107.

This year's winners have been Mrs. Castelo, third grade teacher at East Fairhaven Elementary for January, Ms. Zajac, kindergarten teacher at Mattapoisett Center School for February , Mr. Doane, 7th grade social studies teacher at Dartmouth Middle School for March and Mrs. Lawrence, 4th grade teacher at Sgt. William Carney Academy for April.

The deserving teachers are surprised by their principles, ProGroup Contracting and Fun 107 with a gift basket with school supplies for the class, an iPad and an assortment of gift cards. The class also gets a pizza party, which the kids love.

About last month's winner, Mrs. Lawrence, one of her students parents submitted this nomination letter about Mrs. Lawrence to Fun 107 "She goes way above and beyond the average expectations of a teacher. Not only does she encourage our children to shoot for the stars, she helps them with Love and Understanding. Many of Mrs. Lawrence's students come from not the greatest situations. But Mrs. Lawrence teaches her 4th graders it's not where you came from, but where you're going."

ProGroup Contracting and Fun 107 believe these teachers deserve some love for working so hard every day to make a fun learning environment for the kids. They hope to keep giving back to our teachers and our community for many years.

To learn more about this initiative, contact lauren(at)progroupcontracting(dot)com

About ProGroup Contracting:
Based in New Bedford, Massachusetts, ProGroup Contracting is a national painting and renovation business serving commercial properties for over 25 years. Specializing in painting, ProGroup Contracting also offers power washing, surface repairs and complete renovation services. For more information on careers and services offered by ProGroup Contracting, visit [https://www.progroupcontracting.com/.

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

700Credit Gains Integrated Partner Status for Dealer.com Websites

700 Credit, LLC, the automotive industry's leading provider of credit reports, compliance solutions, soft-pull products and services, has gained certified provider status from Dealer.com for our web-based consumer pre-qualification application (QuickQualify) and our full credit application (QuickApplication). Now dealers who use Dealer.com to build and manage their websites can easily add these two solutions to increase sales and finance leads.

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QuickQualify provides dealerships with a consumer's current FICO score and full prequalification credit profile to help in qualifying consumers for loans. The engaging video and simple data form do not require a SSN or DOB which helps drive more leads from a dealer's website as consumers shop for vehicles.

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QuickApplication replaces traditional credit applications minimizing the number of fields required to pull credit versus a standard credit application. Read news here.

"Dealer.com is a leading provider of websites and digital retailing solutions for dealerships today, and we are very pleased to gain Integrated Partner status for their platform," said Ken Hill, Managing Director of 700Credit. "QuickApp and QuickQualify generate large quantities of highly qualified leads that are resulting in sales for our dealerships. To have these tools and the reporting optimized will add tremendous value for our dealerships."

"We are excited about the partnership with 700Credit," said Chris Vargo director of strategic partnerships. "Clients should have the products they choose without having to worry about the stability of the integrations or data that may be collected."

About 700Credit
700Credit is the automotive industry's leading provider of credit reports, compliance products and prescreen credit services. The company's offerings include: dealer-facing prescreen and consumer-facing pre-qualification platforms, credit reports, OFAC compliance, ID Verification solutions, Synthetic Fraud detection, MLA, score disclosure notices, adverse action notices and more. 700Credit provides its clients with the highest quality data in a compliant framework in the most efficient manner. For more information, visit http://www.700credit.com.

About Dealer.com

Dealer.com provides an integrated platform of Advertising, Website and Managed Services products which allow OEMs, dealer groups, retailers and agencies to leverage advanced digital technology and data to better engage and connect with their customers. Based in Burlington, Vermont, Dealer.com is a Cox Automotive brand. For more information, visit http://www.dealer.com.

FileWave Launches Version 13.1

FileWave, the multi-platform endpoint management solution for apps, devices and configurations on Mac, Windows and mobile, announces the launch of version 13.1. The new version extends FileWave's mobile device management features on the Android platform via the latest Android Management API, and supports Apple's spring release functionality. Version 13.1 builds on FileWave's version 13 that was released in early October 2018.

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FileWave's implementation of the new Android Management API continues the company's commitment to provide excellence in multi-platform endpoint management. 13.1 enables enhanced administration of Android mobile devices with the most up-to-date management framework. The API keeps FileWave's Android functionality running seamlessly as Google releases new updates. These advancements are pivotal in streamlining and simplifying device management for FileWave's Android customers. Read this for more information.

"Being one of the only multi-platform solutions supporting Google's new management framework, 13.1 provides support for the Android API with the 'Fully Managed Device' solution set," said David Elliott, vice president of engineering, FileWave.

The new version provides the following features for Android management:

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users.

certificate management and device restrictions.

Additionally, 13.1 adds support for new functionality in Apple's spring release of macOS, iOS and tvOS, such as Classroom support for macOS devices. Many security and deployment workflow enhancements are also included in the latest FileWave release.

"Version 13.1 is a fit for all of our customers – it keeps up with the need for businesses and schools to manage multiple device types among a myriad of operating systems," said Nurdan Eris, chairwoman and CEO, FileWave. "FileWave is at the forefront of device management innovation and 13.1 embodies that." Read related news here.

Last month FileWave announced the company's first channel partner program, making the multi-platform leader available to more than 25,000 resellers.

About FileWave
A pioneer in multi-platform endpoint management, FileWave was founded in 1992. Offering a single management solution for apps, devices and configurations on macOS, iOS, Windows, Chrome OS, and Android, FileWave gives IT the ability to proactively and automatically provision and maintain every device.

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Newly Released Spiritual Memoir Highlights the Powerful Journey of One Woman Overcoming Addiction, Abuse, Motherhood Struggles, and Jail Time

An abusive marriage, alcohol addiction and incarceration, divorce and custody battle, her teenager's gender identity crisis, and the untimely death of her mother left Kindred Light broken and in a dark place. In her memoir, Exalted Quest: You Have But One Quest to Live, Exalt It, Kindred provides a step-by-step account of how she learned to see the crises of her past as beautiful, perfect, and divine occurrences which ultimately brought her into a place of compassion, fearlessness, and unconditional love. Read all the related news.

"Suddenly, all the traumatic events of my past made sense," said author Kindred Light. "I saw them for their lessons and higher purpose and was able to finally move through life with peace and love."

Exalted Quest shows readers that life isn't always about changing our circumstances, rather, it is about changing how we approach those circumstances throughout our individual journeys.

Real-life stories describing the intense situations that transformed Kindred are also used to provide the framework for readers to successfully overcome their own unique suffering and burdens in life. Readers will discover how to access their inherent inner power, creativity, infinite potential, and healing energy to finally be free of their past.

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Kindred adds, "Each individual has an inner guide that can be called upon in any given moment. I hope the reader learns to seek the wise one within and to gain mastery over their negative reactions. Each of these moments is a stepping stone that can transform and expand their consciousness. My hope is that the reader will recognize these opportunities for growth and learn to take the higher path of awareness towards emotional freedom." Be alert to read related news.

What if you could transform your hardships into healing and joy? Exalted Quest is a roadmap for this unfolding process of conscious evolution and discovery. Learn the practical and powerful techniques to fulfill your quest and live an exalted life.

Colin Tipping, author of Radical Forgiveness, shares, "You cannot read this book without it changing you for the better."

Exalted Quest: You Have But One Quest to Live, Exalt It
By Kindred Light
ISBN: 9781982221805 (softcover); 9781982221782 (hardcover); 781982221799 (electronic)
Available at the Balboa Press Online Bookstore, Amazon and Barnes & Noble

About the Author
Kindred Light is a yogi and certified yoga teacher, currently serving full time in business and finance at a spiritual community in northern California. Prior to this, she held leadership positions as an MBA/CPA in non-profit and corporate organizations for over two decades. She has studied both Eastern and Western wisdom traditions from such texts as A Course in Miracles, The Untethered Soul, Autobiography of a Yogi, Radical Forgiveness, and the Bible. She has been in recovery from alcohol abuse and a toxic marriage for over a decade. Her life was transformed through a unique practice of mindfulness that harmonizes the intellectual realm of thought and the emotional realm of the heart. She has twin young adult children, who are her source of strength and inspiration.
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Michael Truscott joins Frazier & Deeter as a Tax Principal

Frazier & Deeter, a nationally ranked public accounting and advisory firm, announced today that Michael (Mike) Truscott has joined the firm as a Principal in the firm's Tax practice with a focus on the real estate industry. Read related news now.

"We are delighted to add someone with Mike's real estate expertise to our team," said Terri Lawson, Partner in Charge of Tax. "Mike's 25 years of experience in public accounting and private industry will add great value to the firm's many real estate clients."

Mike's expertise includes overall tax compliance, tax due diligence and advice regarding structuring around various transactions, especially as they relate to Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs & UPREITs) and partnerships. He has served on REIT Investment Committees to provide advice on real estate transactions with regards to REIT qualification under current tax laws and regulations.

In addition, Mike has participated in new product development, including providing insight and strategy for related tax implications, as well as overseeing quarterly and annual REIT and RIC compliance tests.

"I am excited to join a firm with such a strong reputation in the real estate industry," said Truscott. "I look forward to helping to build the practice nationally as the firm grows."

Prior to joining FD, Michael served as Vice President of Corporate Tax for a $3.7 billion national real estate investment company, Tax Director at a Big 4 accounting firm and Director of Tax for a $1 billion REIT traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

About Frazier & Deeter
Frazier & Deeter is an award-winning accounting and advisory firm that serves clients from global corporations to small businesses by accounting for today while advising for the future.

With 10 offices across the U.S. and U.K., the FD family of brands provides expertise across a wide range of tax, audit, accounting, compliance and advisory services to support the complex, evolving needs of the firm's clients.

Frazier & Deeter has been named one of the Top Accounting Firms to Work For and one of the Fastest Growing CPA firms among the top 100 firms in the U.S. by Accounting Today magazine. Frazier & Deeter has also been repeatedly named a Best of the Best CPA firm by INSIDE Public Accounting and a Top Firm for Women by The Accounting MOVE project.

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Kona Partners Announces a New Wearable Gadget - airSniffler - the Smallest and Lightest Multi-Function Personal Air Pollution Monitor Ever Made

Air pollution is one of the biggest health problems worldwide. With the earth's air quality shockingly poor, one company is seeking to change this fact. Kona Partners LLP today announced that in July they will be launching the world's smallest, lightest and most affordable wearable personal air pollution monitor and alert device – the airSniffler. Read latest news here.

The airSniffler lets the wearer start monitoring their air quality continually in just minutes – for up to two weeks - 24/7 - on a single battery charge. It can be worn anywhere and clips or tethers to a person's clothing or any personal item such as a purse, handbag, briefcase or backpack.

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To get started using the new gadget, simply sync airSniffler with its smartphone app on an Android or Apple device – and it's ready to go. If airSniffler detects lower air quality, the user will receive a notification on their phone sent by Bluetooth. If pollution levels are elevated to dangerous levels – an LED light will blink on the device.

airSniffler also acts like a "weather station" – sending reminders regarding variants in ambient temperature, relative humidity and UV radiation levels. It's easy to use with an at-a-glance Air Quality Index and history charts show how a user's personal air quality around them has changed over a period of time. Be alert to the latest news.

Want to customize airSniffler? A user can personalize how they receive notification and also set "levels" for when they want to be notified about changing air quality and weather conditions. An "Advanced" option will show the user low-level sensor data. All data can be exported for convenient analysis in other applications. The user can also create a custom app for their airSniffler – just contact Kona Partner and they'll provide documentation for the Bluetooth API.

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Creative Brands Acquires Renowned Slant Collections Brand

Creative Brands of Phoenix, AZ has acquired the renowned Slant Collections brand of San Francisco, CA from the Pacific Market International (PMI).

Slant Collections was founded in 1994 by Mark Towery and Leslie Miller in San Francisco, CA in response to specialty gift retailer's growing demands for innovative party goods and private label custom hydration products.

For the last twenty-five years Slant Collections has solidified its position as the market leader in beverage napkins, coffee mugs, wine glasses and water bottles that differentiate the firm in the marketplace. The key to the Slant Collections success has been its imaginative product groupings, incorporating trend savvy designs with original type fonts and leading-edge packaging.

"I am very pleased to see this transition of the Slant Collections business to an accomplished gift industry leader who places as much value on customer service as they do to original graphic art. Creative Brands shares the vision for Slant Collections and understands the specialty gift retailer's needs. This team is well versed with the needs of our industry and can help grow this brand in all channels of distribution," said Mr. Randy Eller, President of Eller Enterprises, who acted as a strategic advisor in the transaction to Creative Brands. "With the Creative Brands resources, and the help of their field sales force, telemarketing staff and sophisticated web presence, I firmly believe Slant Collections will continue to grow profitably and offer their customers the highest quality products and superior customer service that our industry has come to expect."

Creative Brands, a division of the CBC Group, was founded in 1948, and is a distribution, importing and manufacturing firm with six distinct brands selling to an assortment of retailers across the country.

Recent acquisitions include Heartfelt, Santa Barbara Design Studio, Stephan Baby and 47th & Main. In addition, the Faithworks and the Let's Light it Up brands round out their gift offerings to the specialty gift market.

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Paul DiGiovanni, President of Creative Brands, said, "We are thrilled to acquire the wonderful Slant Collections brand and look forward to not only growing the business but enriching and nurturing the brand impression. We would like to build upon the combined vision and hard work of both Leslie Miller and Mark Towery to build this distinctive gift brand and we look forward to offering this unique grouping of quality products to our customer base while getting to know all the new customers of the Slant Collections."

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Creative Brands, a division of the CBC Group, is headquartered in Phoenix Arizona with manufacturing facilities, a call center and a distribution center in Lewisburg, TN and offices in Hong Kong, Ningbo, China and Manila, Philippines.

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Top Agency Leaders Melisa Quiñoy and Tiffany Chaplin join The Story Room's Executive Team Leading Growth and Global Clients

TOP AGENCY LEADERS
MELISA QUIÑOY AND TIFFANY CHAPLIN JOIN THE STORY ROOM'S EXECUTIVE TEAM

The Story Room announced today that Melisa Quiñoy, former CEO of Dallas-based Dieste Agency and Tiffany Chaplin former Digital Account Director at New York's Merkley & Partners have joined the leadership team in newly created executive positions based in Miami.

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Quiñoy will act as Chief Growth Officer and Chaplin will be Senior Account Director both reporting directly to CEO and Founder Antoinette Zel. Quiñoy will focus on a continued expansion of the creative digital agency's global and US business and Chaplin will lead the newly-expanded account services team overseeing new client acquisitions as well as current roster.

Given Quiñoy's robust 20-year career trajectory in both agencies and media networks as a senior strategic marketer and multi-platform media leader, she will have oversight of the strategic, media and growth needs of the multinational client roster of The Story Room, along with focus on new business for the digital marketing agency that has seen tremendous growth over the 3 years since it was founded.

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"Melisa's arrival to the team has been nothing short of transformative as I knew it would be after years of working together at Viacom," said Zel. "She knows how to bring the sophistication and rigor of traditional media to today's world of needing to convert digital-first creativity to real ROI for our clients. She's a master at crafting cross-platform digital solutions based on cool creative ideas that drive bottom-line results."

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Quiñoy said: "After years at large traditional agencies, I'm enthused to join a strong creative marketing agency like The Story Room in this executive position, and partner with Antoinette again to deliver on what we know is many clients' needs for idea-centric digital solutions that drive growth across all of the ecosystem."

Quiñoy has joined The Story Room from most recently A&E Networks as EVP Sales and Marketing, and prior to that, as CEO of Dieste, and while there, won AD AGE's Multicultural Agency of the Year. Prior to that she was EVP at Viacom, leading brand solutions and global partnerships in Europe and Latin America.

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Chaplin with over 5 years of native digital expertise will now lead the agency's client services team overseeing such key clients as global travel brand Lonely Planet, Boston's America's Test Kitchen and Cook's Illustrated amongst others. Chaplin most recently was Account Director at Zimmerman Advertising and prior to Account Director at Merkley + Partners in New York where she handled the digital accounts for Mercedes-Benz and White Castle.

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The Story Room is an independent US-based full-service digital agency that specializes in leveraging a brand's most interesting stories across digital touch points in highly creative and effective ways. Its client roster includes America's Test Kitchen / Cooks Illustrated, Lonely Planet Travel LLC, ACLU Florida, Viacom, Discovery Networks, NBC Universal Latin America and BBC Studios amongst others. With a virtual staff of about 50 native digital millennials, it is headquartered in Miami with teams in New York, Los Angeles and Mexico.
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Social Media Superstar Jen Selter Draws over 3,000 to her fitness workout in Mexico

Jen Selter, the original "OG" of fitness influencers on platforms such as Instagram, has started her conversion to mainstream fitness and lifestyle celebrity. Selter has long been considered the Unicorn regarding social media influence on 18 to 34 year old's who look to her for everything from what she does to her body, what she puts in her body to how she recovers. This past weekend Selter was invited to the Powerade Reach held in Mexico City to headline a weekend event focused on people interested in fitness. Knowing that Selter has an enormous audience South of the Border led to incredible anticipation for her second visit to Mexico.

Selter was hired to attend the event, execute a fitness class and meet with thousands of her adoring fans from all over South and Central America who came to the Powerade Reach fitness expo. To no one's surprise, Selter's appearance drew over 3,000 participants with thousands more watching Selter teach a class that she created focused on all areas of the body. When asked about the motivation behind the workout, Selter shared, "I am not a certified trainer so what I share are workouts and routines that anyone can do no matter how many times they go to the gym or how long they have worked out. I want to get all types of people into fitness and help grow a massive universe of diverse people who share the same goals in common which is to be the "best you" you can be."

Selter got the crowd into a frenzy when she came on stage and welcomed the crowd in Spanish. Although not her native language, Selter constantly tries to increase her vocabulary so she is more fluent. Selter went on to say that "Fitness is the World's universal language". After the workout, Selter was mobbed by fans screaming to take "selfies" and "belfies (butt selfies)" with her. The line was hours long but Selter stayed and signed autographs and took pictures with everyone. Selter's agent Evan Morgenstein from PMG Sports sees a trend, "When I signed Jen 4 years ago every interaction with her 38 million fans was done through posts on her social platforms only. Today her fans are screaming for her to come and visit them all over the world. Korea, Prague, London, Dublin, Greece, Mexico, Canada and so many other locations. The transformation to a cross-over star has started." Be alert to the latest news.

Selter is currently discussing with event promoters to bring a Jen Selter Fitness tour to cities across the United States and countries all over the world including Israel, Australia, China and the Emirates. Selter's global reach can be seen by the explosive growth of her business partners BlendJet (http://www.blendjet.com), her signature protein bar (http://www.jenstabar.com) and her fitness workout plans (http://www.fitplanapp.com). These partners and others are seeing explosive growth to their products and services based on their partnerships with Jen.

To contact Jen Selter regarding partnerships, appearances or bringing in her fitness tour contact Evan Morgenstein at 919 332 0584 or evan(at)pmgsports(dot) com

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