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Friday, February 15, 2019

Welcome Wagon Offers Innovative Solutions For Local Businesses To Form Relationships With New Homeowners Before Their Competitors

Welcome Wagon, America's Welcome Service since 1928, helps owners grow their businesses by providing direct mail and digital marketing services, using the unique and proven successful strategy of targeting new homeowners and movers in the community.

More than 40 million people in the United States move each year, and on average spend over $9,500 for goods and services within their first 12 months.
Studies have shown that 85% of new movers will use the first vendor that contacts them, and 93% of those new movers take advantage of offers or invitations from a business that took the time to welcome them to their new community. This opens the door for local businesses to establish a relationship with these new residents from the very beginning.

Local businesses of many industries ranging from restaurants, dry cleaners and home services, to dentists and doctors, have a unique opportunity to grow their customer or patient base and improve their ROI when they advertise with Welcome Wagon.

"When you support local businesses, you help your community thrive and grow! Welcome Wagon helps save new movers money while introducing them to businesses in their new neighborhood," said Steve Goodman, CEO of Welcome Wagon. "By offering new movers an incentive to come into your place of business through Welcome Wagon marketing services, business owners can begin developing a lifelong relationship with their new customers."

Welcome Wagon is a complete marketing source offering numerous services for business owners. With exclusivity in their category of business, advertising in the traditional Welcome Wagon gift book, to full-service digital marketing programs, postcard design and delivery, and social media programs, businesses will be reaching an abundance of new movers before their competition has the chance.

More about Welcome Wagon
Welcome Wagon was created in 1928 to embody the spirit of warm hospitality and welcome. Now in their 91st year, Welcome Wagon continues this mission, helping to create lasting relationships between new movers and local businesses. Their goal is to assist people in saving money, growing their business, and helping the local economy prosper. For more information on Welcome Wagon, visit https://www.welcomewagon.com/.
For career opportunities, visit http://careers.welcomewagon.com/.

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Thursday, February 14, 2019

Influitive Corp. has Secured $10M in Equity and Debt Financing to Fuel Customer-Powered Enterprise Vision

Influitive Corp., a leading cloud-based customer advocacy community platform provider, announced today it has secured $10 million in equity and debt financing. The investment was led by Georgian Partners and Comerica Bank, with participation from Relay Ventures and Export Development Canada. With deep expertise in Advocate Marketing, Influitive is leading transformational change as it helps build Customer-Powered Enterprises.

"We founded Influitive based on the idea that the most successful sales and marketing comes from advocates," says Mark Organ, CEO of Influitive. "But only through listening to our own customers, have we come to appreciate that we were focused too narrowly. We needed to think bigger to understand the impact that customers can have across nearly every function within an organization."

The communities that Influitive's AdvocateHub™ helps create become vastly more powerful when all customers, even prospects, are invited to participate. The direct interactions amongst industry peers that are at different stages of their journey build trust and increase conversions from prospect to customer to advocate. Almost every program, initiative, and process can be improved by embedding knowledgeable and supportive customers and prospects that provide invaluable product feedback, help other customers succeed, generate content, and more.

"Really looking forward to what Influitive brings to our hubs in 2019," exclaims Derick St-Hilaire, current Influitive customer and Marketing Coordinator at Devolutions. "We are currently working hard on expanding our hub to invite more customer advocates and go beyond marketing and sales." Read news here.

In the past year alone, the Influitive has enhanced its AdvocateHub™ customer advocacy community platform with better usability, streamlined administration, pre-built campaigns, and numerous scalability and performance improvements to meet the needs of our rapidly growing customers. The funding announced today will drive an acceleration of these investments in the platform that's enabling the customer-powered enterprise transformation.

In addition to enhancing platform capabilities, Influitive is investing in growing its pool of expert community managers and advocate marketers to lead more successful programs. The company is also expanding its Canadian footprint to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where its growing team will continue to support customers in creating high-value communities.

About Influitive

Influitive is driving the creation of Customer-Powered Enterprises. Our software and services help companies discover, nurture, and mobilize their advocates to accelerate sales and increase customer lifetime value. This practice, called Advocate Marketing, creates an engaged customer community where advocates convert prospects into customers and new customers into successful customers. The community supports departmental objectives from marketing to sales, customer success, product, and beyond. We believe the companies that put their customer advocates at the heart of their business are the ones that will win. Visit influitive.com to learn more.

Shadow Pact Enchants in a World of Vampires, Werewolves, and Dark Fantasies

Author Tally Adams blends legendary creatures with historical facts to create a new, fantastical world in Shadow Pact, releasing nationwide today (Brown Books Publishing Group). Shadow Pact takes place in a dangerous world where, unbeknownst to most humans, werewolves and vampires are battling to become the ruling species. Shadow Pact is Book One of the Immortal Romance series.

"I've studied myths and legends for years with a sort of morbid fascination," says author Tally Adams. "Nothing else has ever held my attention like the dark truth behind common children's fairy tales or how very old practices and beliefs continue to influence our world, even to this day." Read latest news here.

As the story opens, Amber has disappeared, and what begins as Emily's quest to find her sister ultimately leads to a course of events that will change the world forever, as she and her vampire-werewolf hybrid companions navigate the ancient rivalry between the two warring species. In discovering the truth about her own destiny, Emily's courage will be tested as she struggles to protect the mortal, human reality she holds dear.

Future books in the Immortal Romance series will focus on characters introduced to readers in Shadow Pact. Adams hints that the next book features a vampire named Paoli, introduced here, and his centuries-long story. Though the main characters may be fantastical creatures like vampires and werewolves, the central theme is very real, very now, and courses throughout the Immortal Romance series, weaving together each new volume.

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"The greatest underlying meaning in the series is a world that is all-inclusive and accepting of differences in others, even when those differences stand in direct opposition. There are ways of finding peace and common ground while still meeting the needs of the individuals."

Shadow Pact is the introduction to a new and exciting fictional world. The story is action-packed, fast paced, and a fantastical thrill ride from start to finish. And the saga is only beginning.

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The Wall Street Technology Association (WSTA) to Hold “Workplace of the Future: Driving Hyper Productivity” Panel Discussion in NYC for the Financial Industry

The Wall Street Technology Association (WSTA®), a not-for-profit organization that provides financial IT professionals a forum to learn from and connect with each other, will host a panel discussion on "Workplace of the Future: Driving Hyper Productivity" on February 20, 2019 in NYC. Panel Sponsors include: MediaPlatform, Slack, and Zoom Video Communications and Breakfast Sponsor: LoopUp. Johna Till Johnson, CEO & Founder, Nemertes Research will provide industry perspectives and moderate the discussion. For more information, please visit: https://www.wsta.org/events/event/workplace-of-the-future-driving-hyper-productivity/

"Both the nature of work, and the tools we're using to do it, are changing dramatically," says Johna Till Johnson, CEO of Nemertes Research and WSTA content committee chair. "Next-generation collaboration tools are removing the barrier of distance, and cloud-based collaboration is an if, not a when, for most financial services firms. But to leverage these tools effectively, enterprise technologists need to think strategically."

Panel Discussion Overview
Next-generation messaging. Videoconferencing. Application and information-sharing. Office spaces designed to be as smart and virtual as your increasingly millennial workforce. This panel session features industry experts focusing on the way we work today, and tomorrow.

We'll cover emerging technologies in communications and collaboration. We'll take a look at processes for supporting remote employees and smart buildings. And we'll discuss the "softer" aspects as well: How financial firms can recruit, retain, and grow an increasingly virtual, multitalented workforce. How education and training need to evolve to help employees cope with increasing demands for technical expertise and business acumen.

You'll walk away with actionable next steps for energizing and enabling your workforce of the future.

About the Wall Street Technology Association
The WSTA facilitates educational and networking events where members meet and exchange ideas and best practices that assist them in effectively 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. and dealing with financial industry business challenges. 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, roundtables, panel discussions, and social events. 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 educational Digital News provides additional content and information about the WSTA and industry-related activities. The website is a dynamic resource for keeping on top of the latest information and offers access to additional resources including webinars, white papers, blogs, videos, and information about other industry events.

Nemertes Research is a global research-based advisory and consulting firm that analyzes the business value of emerging technologies. Since 2002, we have provided strategic recommendations based on data-driven operational and business metrics to help organizations deliver successful technology transformation to employees and customers. Simply put: Nemertes' better data helps clients make better decisions. http://www.nemertes.com

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Physicians for Informed Consent to Host Workshop & Luncheon in Southern California

The nonprofit educational organization, Physicians for Informed Consent (PIC), has opened registration for the PIC Workshop & Luncheon. Scheduled for March 17, 2019, at the Hilton Orange County in Costa Mesa, California, the event will focus on medical ethics, mandatory vaccination, and public health law.

"PIC was founded in 2015 in response to SB277, the California mandatory vaccination law which eliminated the right to informed consent for parents of children who attend private and public schools," said Dr. Shira Miller, PIC founder and president. "Since our inception, we have received an outpouring of support from doctors, scientists and attorneys—from California to New York and abroad—who oppose mandatory vaccination laws. Like the PIC Inaugural Meeting & Luncheon, this event will again unite our fellow colleagues in an educational think-tank environment."

As part of a full day of scientific and legal sessions, the PIC Workshop & Luncheon will include a lecture by Professor Peter C. Gøtzsche entitled "How Mandatory Vaccination Violates Medical Ethics." Professor Gøtzsche is a physician and specialist in internal medicine; the founder and former director of Nordic Cochrane Center, Copenhagen, Denmark; and cofounder of the Cochrane Collaboration. He has published more than 70 papers in "the big five" (BMJ, Lancet, JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine, and New England Journal of Medicine), and his scientific works have been cited more than 40,000 times. Read here.

Lectures and workgroups will be aimed at safeguarding informed consent and protecting at-risk children from vaccine injuries. "Best Practices for Physicians Recommending a Medical Exemption to Vaccination" will be taught by Dr. Toni Bark and Greg Glaser, PIC's pro bono general counsel and national coalition director, and "Vaccine Case Law and Precedent in the United States" will be presented by leading U.S. attorneys Mary Holland, Jacques Simon, Greg Glaser, Richard Jaffe, Brad Hakala and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Mr. Kennedy will also lecture on "Mandatory Vaccines & Public Health."

Vaccine injury is a public health problem. In 1986, in reaction to mounting lawsuits from severe vaccine injuries, the U.S. government instituted the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA) and removed liability for vaccine injuries or deaths from vaccine manufacturers and healthcare workers. Since then, every dose of a childhood vaccine has been charged an excise tax to fund the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund for the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. To date, $4,060,857,713.42 has been paid out for cases of severe vaccine injury or death—to only a small fraction of petitioners.

"When a parent is coerced into consenting for the vaccination of his or her child, he or she is not granting informed consent but rather coerced consent," said Dr. Miller. "Not only is that unethical, but it's also not evidence-based." Be alert to the latest news.

Mandatory vaccination laws are embedded in an environment that's effectively immune from the tort system, civil litigation, and publicity, so great diligence is required on behalf of physicians in order to provide informed consent to their patients. The Workshop & Luncheon is open to PIC M.D./D.O. and Doctoral Members, and will unite doctors, scientists and attorneys who are pro-informed consent in vaccination. Space is limited, and attendees are encouraged to register early. To register, please visit physiciansforinformedconsent.org/workshop. Click here.

Physicians for Informed Consent is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization dedicated to safeguarding informed consent in vaccination. For more information, please visit physiciansforinformedconsent.org.

Re-Introducing Sin Cigüeña Surrogacy Options for Spanish-Speaking couples

Sin Cigüeña is back. After nearly a year in redevelopment, the consultancy is happy to announce its updated service for Spanish language couples. Sin Cigueña will provide surrogacy advice and management for childless couples in South America and Spain.

The service will be managed by consultants in Buenos Aires and Barcelona. Their goal is to help all loving couples find safe, legal and affordable solutions to start their own families.

Like the Sensible Surrogacy service, Sin Cigüeña will include a comprehensive Guide covering all aspects of the surrogacy journey. The consultancy will also be repeating it's successful Ask the Experts service, which lets couples pose questions to service providers and receive answers in native Spanish.

"We're often approached by couples from South America looking for surrogacy options that are safe and affordable – but we've struggled to offer services in languages other than English," said Bill Houghton, the director of Sensible Surrogacy and founder of Sin Cigüeña. "It's frustrating… we want to help every struggling couple but haven't been able to get past the language barrier. With the help of our new consultants in Buenos Aires, we can finally support those families."

The new SinCiguena.com website relaunched last month with sections on the price of surrogacy worldwide, a glossary of surrogacy-related terms and definitions, surrogacy options for LGBT couples worldwide, and easy-to-understand overview of the entire surrogacy process. A new option also includes details on surrogacy in Colombia, as well as other popular surrogacy destinations. Read news here.

Every week, new articles will be published to the Guide – covering medical and legal topics related to surrogacy in countries across the world. In addition, Sin Cigüeña will publish a monthly newsletter with the new articles, plus recent news about surrogacy options for all couples.

"Our goal is to repeat the success of Sensible Surrogacy in English," said Houghton. "We're focused on becoming the best, most-trusted resource for information on surrogacy in the Spanish language. I'm confident we can repeat the success of Sensible Surrogacy, and really make a positive difference in the lives of childless couples."

Sensible Surrogacy is an ethical IVF & surrogacy consultancy and publisher of the Sensible Surrogacy Guide. The Guide is the definitive source about what surrogacy is, how to find a surrogate mother__ title__, and secure destinations for gay surrogacy worldwide. Since 2012 they have advocated for affordable, complete and ethical surrogacy services through their overseas consultants and a network of medical and legal service providers.

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Most Owners Still in Love with Their Three-Year-Old Vehicles, J.D. Power Finds

It's a continuing love story for most owners and their vehicles as overall dependability for three-year-old vehicles improves 4% from last year, according to the J.D. Power 2019 U.S. Vehicle Dependability StudySM (VDS), released today.

"Vehicle dependability continues to improve, but I wouldn't say that everything is rosy," said Dave Sargent, Vice President of Global Automotive at J.D. Power. "Vehicles are more reliable than ever, but automakers are wrestling with problems such as voice recognition, transmission shifts and battery failures. Flawless dependability is a determining factor in whether customers remain loyal to a brand, so manufacturers need to help customers who are currently experiencing vehicle problems and address these trouble spots on future models."

The study, now in its 30th year, measures the number of problems experienced per 100 vehicles (PP100) during the past 12 months by original owners of three-year-old model-year vehicles. The 2019 study measures problems in model year 2016 vehicles. A lower score reflects higher quality, and the study covers 177 specific problems grouped into eight major vehicle categories.

Highest-Ranked Brands

Lexus ranks highest in overall vehicle dependability among all brands, with a score of 106 PP100. This is the eighth consecutive year Lexus ranks highest. Porsche and Toyota rank second in a tie with 108 PP100 each. Chevrolet and Buick round out the top five.

Chrysler is the most-improved brand, with a reduction of 65 PP100 since 2018. Other brands with strong gains include MINI (improvement of 34 PP100) and Subaru (improvement of 31 PP100).

General Motors Company receives five segment awards for the Buick LaCrosse, Buick Verano, Chevrolet Equinox, Chevrolet Silverado HD and Chevrolet Sonic.

Toyota Motor Corporation receives four segment awards for the Lexus ES, Lexus GX, Toyota Camry and Toyota Tundra.

Following are additional key findings of the 2019 study:

J.D. Power analysis shows that vehicle residual values can be significantly affected by long-term quality.

"The used-vehicle market is where dealers can see increased profits this year," said Jonathan Banks, Vice President of Vehicle Analysis and Analytics at J.D. Power. "Stocking dealership lots with vehicles having strong dependability scores will help support new-vehicle sales in the future, create a positive brand perception and drive foot traffic."

The 2019 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study is based on responses from 32,952 original owners of 2016 model-year vehicles after three years of ownership. The study was fielded in October-December 2018.

For more information about the U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study, visit http://www.jdpower.com/resource/us-vehicle-dependability-study.

See the online press release at http://www.jdpower.com/pr-id/2019024.

J.D. Power is a global leader in consumer insights, advisory services and data and analytics. These capabilities enable J.D. Power to help its clients drive customer satisfaction, growth and profitability. Established in 1968, J.D. Power has offices serving North America, South America, Asia Pacific and Europe.

Media Relations Contacts
Geno Effler; Costa Mesa, Calif.; 714-621-6224; media.relations@jdpa.com
Shane Smith; East Coast; 424-903-3665; ssmith@pacificcommunicationsgroup.com

About J.D. Power and Advertising/Promotional Rules http://www.jdpower.com/business/about-us/press-release-info

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