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Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Ilaria Barion Design, the Premiere Virtual Staging Provider for Luxury Homes, Announces Partnership with Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate.

Ilaria Barion Design (IBD), the premiere virtual home staging provider for the luxury real estate market, is honored to announce a partnership with Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate, the international association of the world's finest real estate brokers. "I couldn't be more excited that Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate sought us out to be a preferred luxury virtual staging partner for their network," notes Ilaria Barion, a celebrity home stager and the owner of the firm.

Barion is one of the most sought-after home staging experts, recognized in the industry for her knowledge of the ultra luxury real estate market. Combining superior staging expertise and high-end design with state-of-the-art digital implementation, her firm takes virtual staging — once a service for low-end properties that weren't worthy of a physical staging — to a whole new level. Read latest news here.

IBD offers a wide range of services such as luxury virtual staging for empty homes, virtual furniture replacement and room enhancement for lived-in homes, virtual landscaping, virtual twilight as well as 3D architectural rendering services for new construction homes. Barion and her team have staged over 20,000 luxury homes. Read related news now.

"Multi-million dollar home buyers expect the best and they are not easily wowed. " says Barion."For over a decade, agents representing some of the most exclusive homes in America have been choosing our service as a key tool in their marketing strategy." she continues. "This new partnership with Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate allows us to continue to expand into the network of premier brokers representing the finest luxury properties across the globe." Read related news here.

About Ilaria Barion Design
Ilaria Barion is recognized in the industry for her knowledge of the luxury real estate market and home staging trends. With more than 12 years in the industry, Ilaria and her highly-trained team of designers have physically and digitally staged luxury homes everywhere in the country including cities such as New York, San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, Boston, Nashville, Houston, Austin, Dallas, St. Louis, Chicago, Minneapolis, Honolulu, Washington DC, even overseas in Europe, The Middle East and South America. Ilaria is also the author of the award-winning how-to book "Set the Stage for a Sale: Secrets to Make Your City Dwelling Irresistible, Attract Home Shoppers, and Sell Fast in Any Market." For more information, contact 212.920.7161 or visit http://www.bariondesign.com.

About LuxuryRealEstate.com
A worldwide collection of top brokers representing the finest luxury properties across the globe, Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate has been leading the real estate industry since 1986. This hand-selected group of more than 130,000 professionals with properties in more than 70 countries collectively sells over $300 billion of real estate annually, making it the most elite and comprehensive luxury real estate network in the world. Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate's global network is showcased on LuxuryRealEstate.com, the No.1 portal for luxury properties online, presenting more multi-million-dollar estates than any near-peer. The company has been recognized as a leader in the industry by Forbes, the Inc. 5000 List and The Wall Street Journal. In addition, they have been honored by The Webby Awards, ADDY Awards and most recently named 'Best Real Estate Website' in the 2018 Internet Advertising Competition Awards by the Web Marketing Association. Read this for more information.

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Hippo Insurance Tops $10 Billion in Total Insured Property Value and Triples Written Premiums Quarter-Over-Quarter

Hippo, the California-based insurtech company that is transforming home insurance for savvy homeowners, experienced substantial growth the past year as homeowners demand a reimagined way insurance is developed, bought, and serviced.

Hippo found that Americans rate the experience of buying homeowners insurance somewhere between visiting the dentist and sitting in rush-hour traffic. The company developed the first modern home insurance product which blends its patented AI framework where it is needed most — to expedite the application process and improve the claims experience — with a customer service model that uses a human touch where it's needed most — when disaster strikes.

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Hippo recently teamed up with Comcast to help residential customers save on their annual home insurance premiums and enhance coverage beyond what traditional home insurance policies offer through the use of integrated IOT home safety devices. Traditional insurance providers have been slow to do their part in analyzing IoT and smart home insights, a practice that helps accurately assess risk and provide updated insurance options for customers. Hippo will be able manage modern day risk via IoT devices, which in turn remedies prohibitive costs for customers by reducing underwriting, claims, fraud, and more.

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Hippo's Sizeable Growth By The Numbers:

"Customer care is at the core of everything we do at Hippo, from eliminating process inefficiencies and outdated policy provisions through a user-friendly digital platform and modern product, to incentivizing our licensed sales team against positive customer reviews," said Assaf Wand, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Hippo. "This is about cutting the fat and creating insurance products that are not only more valuable, but less expensive. We pass savings onto the customer in the form of lower premiums, by leveraging a modernized infrastructure which also reduces risk and regularly save clients up to 25% on home insurance."

Hippo's smart home insurance policies offer more comprehensive coverage for today's homeowners while cutting premium costs. Sixty percent of U.S. homes are underinsured, with policies that fail to cover many of the home's most valuable assets. Hippo has eliminated outdated policy provisions and simply offers better and more relevant coverage. All Hippo policies are backed by industry-leading partners, so homeowners can feel secure no matter how big a disaster may hit.

Hippo's Expanded Executive Team and New Board Members Support Growth:
Hippo has doubled its staff in 2018, and today expands its senior leadership in both executive hires and newly appointed board members. Read news here.

Board Members:
Victoria Treyger, Chief Revenue Office at Kabbage
Ms. Treyger on why she joined Hippo's board: "Insurance is one of the areas of Fintech where the customer experience has not yet been transformed by the power of data and technology. Most people still go through a clunky and opaque process for a service that is so essential for every homeowner. I was attracted to Hippo's board because the company turns this opaque process on its head both in choosing your initial policy and for ongoing care of your home." Read latest news here.

As Chief Revenue Officer of Kabbage, Victoria leads the sales and marketing teams and is responsible for growing the company's revenue and building the Kabbage brand. She joined Kabbage in 2012 and has helped scale the company through through triple digit growth rates. Prior to Kabbage, Victoria was the CMO of RingCentral, and CMO of Travelocity, North America.

Hugh Frater, Chairman of VEREIT:
Mr. Frater on why he joined Hippo's board: "I have worked in or around the traditional insurance market my entire career, and Hippo's business model is what makes it so attractive. Home insurance is an enormous market that is hungry for innovation, which is why, based on what I have seen historically, Hippo is on the path to success." Continue reading.

Mr. Frater is currently the Chairman of VEREIT, a national real estate investment company. He is also on the boards of directors of Fannie Mae, the largest national housing finance company, and ABR Re, a reinsurer formed by BlackRock and Chubb. He is also Chair of the Advisory Board and Principal of Shift Neighborhood Fund, an urban value add real estate investor. Earlier in his career, Mr. Frater was a Founding Partner and Managing Director of BlackRock and most recently CEO of Berkadia, a mortgage banking and loan servicing company formed by Berkshire Hathaway and Leucadia National.

Executive Hires:
Yuval Harry, Head of Partnerships
Mr. Harry on why he joined Hippo: "Hippo makes it very simple to obtain and manage a policy that is more relevant to today's modern needs, but at the same time delivers a high touch and compassionate service when customers really need it. There is real opportunity to create a new direct to consumer brand of homeowners insurance and Hippo is the only challenger with all the required building blocks and a demonstrated ability to scale quickly "

Mr. Harry will focus on accelerating growth through Hippo's proprietary partnership distribution channels. He is passionate about building companies who have developed technology from the ground up, and brings significant experience in leadership roles helping organizations scale sales and operations. Previously, Mr. Harry held operating roles as Head of Sales at Shift Technologies and Director of Business Operations for LinkedIn's largest sales team. Earlier, he was an Engagement Manager with McKinsey and an Engineering Lead with Intel.

Zachary Kruth, Head of Finance
Mr. Kruth on why he joined Hippo: "I couldn't be more excited to be joining Hippo. The market opportunity is real, the team is proven and experienced, I love the product, and the growth has been phenomenal. As a recent home-buyer, I personally felt the pain of navigating the insurance-buying process and felt like there had to be a better way. Hippo promises to change the major pain-points new homeowners face, and it's the big reason I'm here."

Mr. Kruth has spent his career building great operating teams at early-stage businesses and PE-backed portfolio companies. Most recently, he led Collective Health's Finance team through four rounds of fundraising for more than $200MM of capital and growth from ten to over 350 employees.

About Hippo
Hippo is on a mission to transform home insurance for the modern household. Among its many innovations, Hippo allows homeowners to get a quote and purchase home insurance online in 60 seconds or less, save up to 25 percent compared with traditional insurers, and obtain smarter coverage for modern households. This includes protection for possessions like appliances, consumer electronics and home offices. Founded in 2015 by Assaf Wand and Eyal Navon, Hippo made its debut in the insurance marketplace in April 2017, and has raised $39 million to reinvent home insurance through its initial funding rounds. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California. For more information, visit http://www.myhippo.com.

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Solutions II Welcomes Chris Swahn as Vice President of Sales

Solutions II, an award-winning IT Services and Solution Provider specializing in Managed Services, Cyber-Security and Data Center solutions nationwide with practice areas in Public Safety and Gaming welcomes Chris Swahn as the Vice President of Sales. This strategic hire for Solutions II supports their plan for skilled growth and maintains the highest level of focus on client satisfaction. Be alert to read related news.

"Chris is a proven sales executive with over 20 years of sales leadership. His passion for excellence, strong work ethic and collaborative style makes him a great fit for our organization" states W. Todd Bowling, President and CEO of Solutions II. "Our focus on growing the business with passion, integrity and quality aligns perfectly with everything that Chris exemplifies. It's a natural fit and great hire for our clients, partners and our employees."

Chris was recognized by his industry peers as a "CRN Channel Chief" in 2014, a seven-time "Excalibur" Recipient for excellence at AVNET Technology Solutions and proudly served in the United States Army from 1977 through 1980 in Baumholder, Germany. Chris has held executive and sales leadership positions at several partner firms during his tenure as well as Senior Vice President of Sales - TS Americas at Tech Data/Avnet Technology Solutions in Phoenix, AZ. Read here.

"I have had the privilege of working closely with Solutions II for many years and our mutual goals support the vision I have for myself and Solutions II has for their clients," said Swahn. "The culture at Solutions II is best-in-class and I'm looking forward to earning the respect and becoming deeply engrained with a remarkable sales team and talented executive team and working with clients and introducing new clients to the Solutions II brand of excellence."

Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Littleton, Colorado, Solutions II continues to forge strategic partnerships with clients through architecture, design and providing services and solutions that solve critical business problems. Their offices throughout the United States provide best-in-class solutions for the IT Data-Center with specialized skills in the Public Safety and Gaming industries.

About Solutions II. Solutions II is nationally recognized for world-class innovation in security, virtualization, business continuance, infrastructure, cloud and professional and managed services. Solutions II delivers comprehensive security solutions in vulnerability management, endpoint protection, event dashboards, firewall and other edge and cloud technologies. Solutions II empowers the enterprise to maintain an enhanced security posture, manage corporate risk, improve compliance, and attain proactive detection and prevention of security threats to their computing infrastructure, data, and applications.

Since its inception, Solutions II has partnered with their clients as an extension of their IT teams providing innovative services and solutions that tightly integrate with the values of quality, integrity and passion to keep their clients "Performing Ahead of the Curve." Learn more at http://www.Solutions-ii.com

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Pixel Film Studios Announces ProDrop 80's Volume 2 for Final Cut Pro X.

Travel back to the 1980s with this set of amazingly retro and fully customizable backdrops from Pixel Film Studios. ProDrop 80s Volume 2 invokes an old-school vibe to any Final Cut Pro X production. Use ProDrop presets as backgrounds for text, pictures, and videos in any Final Cut Pro x production. Pick and choose from 30 retro-styled presets with completely customizable options. Change the camera path, alter the colors, and make adjustments layer by layer with ProDrop 80s Volume 2.

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ProDrop 80s Volume 2 features thirty designs inspired by the most popular decade in entertainment. Choose from backdrops featuring grid-based landscapes to cosmic backdrops with science fantasy elements. Each ProDrop preset features unique customization options, allowing Final Cut Pro X users to tweak the look and feel of individual backdrops.

ProDrop 80s Volume 2 is extremely easy-to-use and navigate. Utilize Camera Controls to move freely around the environment from one point to the next. With handheld camera controls, users can add a natural camera shake to the scene. Lastly, use Depth of Field controls to adjust the blur amount. Continue reading.

Each ProDrop preset runs for a duration of 10 seconds. Shrink and expand the duration of the generator preset to change the duration of the clip. ProDrop is completely self-animating which allows users to achieve professional looks without the hassle of keyframes. Simply drag, drop, and tweak, ProDrop will do the rest.

Utilize professional backdrops with ProDrop 80s Volume 2's FCPX exclusive designs. Look to the top-right inspector window to find neatly categorized sections with simple sliders, hue dials, and simple checkboxes to alter ProDrop presets. Achieve amazing looks with incredible ease using Pixel Film Studios plugins.

Established in 2006, Aliso Viejo, California-based Pixel Film Studios is an innovative developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast community. Their products are integrated with popular non-linear editing and compositing products from Apple FCPX. Apple, the Apple logo, Mac OS X, and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners.

Healthcare Marketing Agency Wins Gold at Aster Awards

Smith & Jones was recognized by the 2018 Aster Awards for their work with White Plains Hospital. The healthcare marketing company received Gold awards for their orthopedic service line campaign and radio spot for their cardiac campaign. Read here.

White Plains is located just 45 minutes north of New York City, home to some of the largest academic medical centers in the US. The goal of the orthopedics campaign was to demonstrate that people don't have to go to the city for exceptional care, even for complex cases. With so many options in this area, the agency found that patients had trouble deciding where to go. Click here.

"We knew that positioning White Plains as a great option wasn't enough. We had to simplify the patients' choice." said Mark Shipley, CEO and Strategy Director at Smith & Jones. "White Plains Hospital ranks highly for clinical excellence and customer satisfaction. We wanted to show residents that the hospital offers everything they want, close to home."

TV spots, radio, landing pages, digital ads and long-form videos featured patient stories to showcase the breadth of orthopedic disciplines, including joint replacement, spine surgery, sports medicine and hand surgery. Additionally, the stories included patients' physicians, close friends or family members who supported them through their recoveries to demonstrate the personal care and positive patient experience the hospital delivers.

With perceived superior competitors in nearby Manhattan, the cardiac campaign also had to prove that great clinical care could be found close to home. The creative solution delivers the message that White Plains Hospital is known throughout the region as a destination for top-quality lifesaving cardiac care while providing exceptional patient experience. In addition, the campaign highlights the Hospital's seamless integration within the Montefiore Health System when more complex care is necessary.

The Aster Awards is the nation's most elite competition dedicated to recognizing outstanding excellence in healthcare advertising, marketing and communications. Entries are judged by a diverse panel of industry experts.

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About Smith & Jones

Smith & Jones is the healthcare marketing agency that specializes in treating brand reputation, service line volume and organizational alignment conditions. Learn more at smithandjones.com. Be alert to the latest news.

For more information please contact:
Mark Shipley
(518) 272-2500

Airlango Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for Advanced AI-Powered Drone

Today, Airlango launched Mystic, an advanced AI-powered drone with the ability to recognize and autonomously follow its owner, obey gesture commands from the ground, and take high precision photos without user interaction. It is available now on Kickstarter starting at the super early bird price of $459 USD.

Airlango's proprietary technology is the first ever to include neural-computing based AI functionality and flight control on the same chipset. The company hopes to play a part in ushering in a new era of autonomous robots that serve the needs of users through advanced perception and neural processing.

"The goal with Mystic is to create an advanced drone with integrated, never before seen features," said founder Yinian Mao. "These features are meant to give users more opportunities to use drones in their endeavors, whether it is for work or for personal projects, with fewer tech restrictions than existing drones on the market." Read related news now.

It comes with an array of features including, a Snapdragon 820 processor for higher efficiency, faster performance and stronger wifi, a 12 MP camera with hybrid image stabilization, and 30 minutes of flight time. Mystic also folds up light and compact, offering users a streamlined travel solution.

Mystic uses technologies widely used in self-driving cars including stereo vision, object detection and tracking, visual positioning system, obstacle detection and avoidance, as well as navigation and planning algorithms. Read this here.

The drone comes with four different modes each with its own unique functionality. Using a combination of both artificial intelligence and machine learning, Safari Mode allows the drone to slowly fly itself along a user-defined route and autonomously take pictures at interesting scenes and objects. Gesture Interaction Mode allows users to take control of the drone using hand gestures. Mystic supports up to six gestures with the fastest response rate to date. Users can use preset gestures or define and assign their own gestures to a task.

Owner Recognition Mode automatically syncs the drone to recognize and lock in on its owner and respond with a unique reckoning. This gives users the ability to control the drone using gestures only, Finally, the Autonomous Follow Me Mode leverages Airlango's 3D tracking approach and lets Mystic reliably and autonomously follow an object and avoid obstacles.

The object detection and tracking uses neural network models as well leverages the stereo vision with the algorithm to create a 3D geometric model to compute the distance from the vehicle to the object, and to plan the vehicle trajectory and to prevent the vehicle from hitting the object.

According to Mao, Mystic is designed to offer a unique user experience to drone enthusiasts and new users alike.

"With Mystic, we're giving users the opportunity to know what's it like to use a drone without having to worry about constantly maneuvering it," he said.

Mystic can perform precision film techniques with state of the art accuracy as well as smart techniques such as template photos with intelligent framing, autonomous circling, and more.

Mystic is available today on the Kickstarter platform with an estimated delivery date of November 2018. For a full rundown of pledges, visit the Kickstarter page. Media wishing to interview their personnel should contact PR agent Allison Aitken at +1 514.703.4989.

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About Airlango
Airlango was founded in 2015 by researchers in artificial intelligence, control, algorithms and software. The company's mission is to enable natural and effortless interactions between a human user and a UAV, thereby ushering in a new era of autonomous UAV interaction.

Media Contact
Allison Aitken
Proper Propaganda
514.703.4989
allison(at)properpropaganda(dot)net

Crave Interactive to Install In-room Tablets at the New EXChange Hotel Vancouver

Crave Interactive, the world leading developer of cloud-based digital guest service solutions for hotels, today announced it will install its award-winning Crave T-Mini tablets in the newly developed EXchange Hotel Vancouver.

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Opening summer 2018, the EXchange Hotel by Executive Hotels & Resorts is set in the heart of Vancouver's Central Business District and will be a luxury 4-star boutique hotel occupying the first 11 floors of the 31 story Exchange Tower.

The EXchange Hotel has chosen the award-winning Crave 8" T-mini tablet and charging dock to be installed in all of its 202 luxury rooms. The cutting-edge digital tablets will include powerful guest-facing features like digital food and special request ordering, guest messaging capabilities, built-in digital clock and infrared TV controls, as well as the company's world-class Crave OS; all powered by Crave Cloud. The addition of the EXchange Hotel marks the second installation for Crave in Canada at a time of growing demand for digital in-room tablets across North America.

"At the new EXchange Hotel Vancouver, we are committed to providing a unique, interactive level of service. Our partnership with Crave helps us ensure that we're elevating our offerings to meet the modern needs of our guests," said Roland Monteiro, General Manager.

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"We are delighted to add the EXchange Hotel to our expanding list of hotel operators in Canada," remarked Tim Butterworth, Chief Commercial Officer for Crave, "The services delivered by Crave in-room tablets are definitely in demand. Hoteliers across the world keep proving the benefits of going digital over and over again."

ABOUT CRAVE INTERACTIVE
Crave Interactive is a world leading developer of cloud-based solutions for hotels that provide digital guest services, including food ordering, digital concierge, entertainment and automation via proprietary in-room tablets. Crave clients range from Iceland to Tasmania, from 25 to 4,000 rooms, and from luxury to limited service hotels.

Contact: info@crave-emenu.com
Web: http://www.crave-emenu.com/
Video: bit.ly/craveoverview

ABOUT EXECUTIVE HOTELS & RESORTS
Enjoy all of the Executive Hotels & Resorts locations including our two newest additions coming soon - The EXchange Hotel Vancouver (http://www.exhotelvancouver.com) and the Seaside Hotel, Spa and Provisions on the North Vancouver waterfront (http://seasidehotelvancouver.com/). Learn more about the Executive Hotel Le Soleil New York at http://www.lesoleilhotels.com/new-york/. Additionally, discover the Le Soleil Collection as well in Vancouver, BC, at the original Executive Hotel Le Soleil Vancouver, which is also a recipient of the prestigious AAA Four Diamond rating. Learn more about this stunning hotel at http://www.hotellesoleil.com/vancouver/. All Executive Hotels can be viewed and booked at http://www.executivehotels.net.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Nash Banaji
604-642-5256
nash@executivehotels.net