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Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Research Spotlighting Emerging Trends in Gift Card Digital Innovation to be Unveiled at 2019 RGCA Forum

The Retail Gift Card Association (RGCA) today announced its 2019 RGCA Forum will feature an interactive session about digital gift card innovation. A panel of gift card industry experts will paint a picture for attendees of the current and future state of digital branded currency and spotlight the latest innovations in the marketplace. Be alert to the latest news.

During this session, attendees will learn about recent research unveiling consumer attitudes and behaviors toward digital branded currency. The presenters will then delve into motivations, barriers, and behaviors about using digital branded currency for self-use and uncover how branded currency can drive incremental sales and traffic for merchants.

"Gift cards are transforming brands' relationships with consumers as they discover, shop, and buy in the digital age," said Kim Sobasky, RGCA Communications Committee Chair. "In this session, attendees will gather new insights about consumer preferences for physical and digital branded currency, and take away strategies that will help elevate their gift card offerings."

The RGCA Forum will also deliver sessions covering global expansion, legal and regulatory updates, B2B applications, and other timely topics surrounding closed-loop gift cards. Attendees will have the opportunity to attend educational sessions, network with seasoned industry professionals, and participate in roundtables.

"With countless applications for closed-loop gift cards now fully present online, the RGCA Forum will give new and seasoned gift card industry professionals the unique opportunity to gather to discuss the latest digital innovations and trends happening right now," said Erin Wood, RGCA Board Vice Chair. "Attendees can expect to extract a wealth of insights, strategies and solutions that can help them improve and propel growth in their gift card offerings." Read related news here.

Retailers, gift card program managers, technology companies that leverage gift cards, manufacturers, distributors, processors, secondary exchange sites, and third-party resellers with an equitable interest in the closed-loop gift card industry are encouraged to attend Forum. The 2019 Forum will be held September 30 through October 2, 2019, at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass. Register now.

More than 90 RGCA member brands work collaboratively to protect, promote, and enhance the use of retail gift cards as ways to enable, enrich, and encourage commerce. Members collectively fuel consumer confidence in the industry, evolve best practices for gift card programs, and optimize emerging opportunities to meet contextual commerce demand. For more information, including details on becoming a member, visit http://www.theRGCA.org.

About the Retail Gift Card Association (RGCA)
The Retail Gift Card Association is the nonprofit trade association that represents the closed-loop gift category. The Association's mission is to protect, promote and enhance the use of retail gift cards as forms of branded currency and stored value solutions that enable, enrich, and encourage commerce in today's digital age. All RGCA members abide by a Code of Principles that supports consumer-friendly policies for the purchase and redemption of closed-loop gift cards. RGCA's membership is comprised of retailers from all sectors, including restaurants, general merchandise, apparel, sporting and leisure, and non-retailers. For more information, visit us at http://www.thergca.org.

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Belly Bandit® Introduces the Luxe™ Belly WrapWhen a Belly Wrap Meets a Corset – You’re in Luxe!

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National CyberWatch Center Announced Innovations in Cybersecurity Education Program Awards

More than 50 creative ideas, projects and programs were submitted and five winners earned honors and recognition in the National CyberWatch Center's (NCC) Innovations in Cybersecurity Education award program.

Awards crossed four categories: evidence-based strategies, instruction, practice and program development. Winning submissions were: Pathway to Advancement in Cybersecurity Education; Thinking Outside the Box: Using Escape Room Games to Interest Teachers and Students in Cybersecurity; Incentive-Based Platform for Teaching Cryptocurrenty, Bug Bounty, Reconnaissance and More; and Three Colleges + Three Degrees = One Successful Cyber Career. An honorable mention was also awarded for the submission titled PCI Credit Card Security.

"Education drives progress, and gamified learning makes that progress come alive. As a passionate cybersecurity practitioner, I am honored to receive this award and hope that GenCyberCoin will plant a seed of bold enthusiasm in students to pursue a cybersecurity career. I am especially grateful for the opportunity to share this project with the larger community of educators across the nation, who are fully devoted to students and their education. Together, we discover innovation and deliver success," said Vitaly Ford, from Arcadia University, who submitted the winning entry, Incentive-Based Platform for Teaching Cryptocurrency, Bug Bounty, Reconnaissance and More.

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This is the third year of the program, which highlights some of the best cybersecurity education innovators in the country. Winners were announced at the 2019 Community College Cyber Summit, July 30 to Aug. 1, in Shreveport, LA.

"A byproduct of our awards and recognition program, the Innovations submissions showcase a range of creative and pioneering ideas in the higher education information security space. My hope is that this publication will accelerate the adoption and adaptation of new ideas throughout the academic and workforce development communities, while at the same time, recognizing individuals and organizations for their work," said Casey W. O'Brien, executive director, National CyberWatch Center.

Through this awards program, educators can share their concepts, accelerate adoption throughout the academic community and receive proper recognition for the work. Cybersecurity educators also can learn from these submissions and use the ideas in their own classrooms.

For additional information, visit https://www.nationalcyberwatch.org/innovations.

Maine Pointe Continues Investment in Total Value Optimization (TVO)™ Development with Strategic Hires

Global supply chain and operations consulting firm Maine Pointe announced two industry thought leaders with decades of C-level strategic and tactical experience will join the firm. These appointments are part of the firm's ongoing initiative to deliver the greatest value to customers, shareholders and stakeholders through Total Value Optimization (TVO)™, Maine Pointe's methodology which incorporates supply chain optimization to create value for stakeholders across the entire end-to-end supply chain.

Joining Maine Pointe with more than 30 years of sales, marketing, supply chain, and operations experience, Brad Stitt will serve as EVP, Supply Chain Management. Throughout his career, Brad has delivered hundreds of millions of dollars in revenues and profits for employees and clients. His real-world sales and operations experience, as well as senior-level positions in supply chain and S&OP, gives him a unique level of expertise and strength in leveraging the supply chain as a competitive weapon to deliver lasting value and growth to clients. Read this here.

Steve Thevenin will serve as Maine Pointe's EVP, Leader and Organization Improvement (LOI). Steve brings more than 30 years of experience in LOI, and deep experience in hands-on implementation of transformative initiatives. LOI is an essential component in successful TVO supply chain and operations transformation. Already a Maine Pointe veteran, Steve has led several successful LOI initiatives with Maine Pointe clients. In his new role, he will be responsible for the planning, development, and consistent deployment of LOI in Maine Pointe engagements, with the goal of achieving sustainable Total Value Optimization. Read this for more information.

"Maine Pointe's strength is in our TVO approach to accelerated supply chain transformation, as well as with the skilled industry leaders who drive measurable change," said Steven Bowen, Chairman and CEO of Maine Pointe. "As one of the most important business methodologies in use today, TVO has been essential in delivering lasting value and positive ROI. Steve and Brad bring a powerful combination of insight, thought leadership and experience which directly relates to the successful implementation of supply chain and operations change. I am confident these industry experts will prove essential in rounding out our depth of expertise and delivering lasting value to all stakeholders in our clients' end-to-end digital supply chains."

About Maine Pointe
Maine Pointe, a member of the SGS Group, is a global supply chain and operations consulting firm trusted by many chief executives and private equity firms to drive compelling economic returns for their companies. We achieve this by delivering accelerated, sustainable improvements in EBITDA, cash and growth across their procurement, logistics and operations. Our hands-on implementation experts work with executives and their teams to rapidly break through functional silos and transform the buy-make-move-fulfill supply chain to deliver the greatest value to customers and investors at the lowest cost to business. We call this Total Value Optimization (TVO)™.

Maine Pointe's engagements are results-driven and deliver between 4:1-8:1 ROI. We are so confident in our work and our processes that we provide a unique 100% guarantee of engagement fees based on annualized savings. http://www.mainepointe.com

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About SGS
SGS is the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 97,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.

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Caribbean Luxury Rentals Announces Their First Puerto Rico Yoga Retreat

Caribbean Luxury Rentals, a premier luxury travel agency vacation rental agency representing properties and organizing experiences in Puerto Rico, invites you to relax and unwind, while deepening the relationship with yourself on their first ever yoga-inspired wellness retreat December 5 – 8, 2019. These wellness retreats are aimed to help participants disconnect from their daily routines and reconnect with themselves in the perfect setting; a luxury Mansion with Ocean views between the rainforest and the beach. More info here.

"There is more in store than just simply relaxing on Puerto Rico's picturesque beaches or hiking the trails in El Yunque on this transformative trip." said Diana Norniella-Burke, the owner & program coordinator for Caribbean Luxury Rentals. The first Puerto Rico Yoga retreat will include two daily yoga classes, stretch classes, guided rainforest explorations, creative workshops, morning meditations and sunset beach side meditations, all while a private chef prepares three vegetarian/pescatarian meals a day. Yogis will be accommodated at the extravagant Villa Tuscany Puerto Rico, nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and El Yunque rainforest inside of the Wyndham Grand Río Mar Puerto Rico Golf, Casino, & Beach Resort.

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These transformative trips are personalized vacations, meant to bring one's self-peace out of themselves, and have become extremely popular in the past few years. This idea came to fruition when CLR began expanding their concierge services and excursion packages. CLR now offers over a dozen luxury concierge services to personalize your vacation.. Diana has been practicing meditation and yoga for many years and has been the catalyst for bringing this to reality. "The dream has been to create wellness retreat destinations out of our existing vacation properties where participants can reflect and relax and leave feeling energetically, emotionally, and physically recharged." – Diana Norniella-Burke

The first yoga retreat will have one price for all participants and rooms will be assigned randomly, they will do their best to accommodate groups. Space is limited. An early bird price of $1,575 is available if you reserve before October 4. To reserve a spot and lock-in the promotional price there is a $500 non-refundable reservation fee with the remaining balance due by November 1. Click here to read the latest news.

The dates for the other two Puerto Rico yoga retreats are January 30 – February 2 and April 23 – 26, 2020.
Additional retreats being offered starting in 2020 include Tennis, Golf, Zumba, and Fitness! Be alert to read related news.

For more information about this or any of the upcoming wellness retreats or if you would like to reserve your spot please contact Caribbean Luxury Rentals or visit the retreat page: https://www.caribbeanluxuryrentals.com/puerto-rico-yoga-retreat/

About - Caribbean Luxury Rentals is a luxury vacation agency based in Coral Gables, Florida representing extravagant vacation properties inside of the Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Puerto Rico Golf, Casino, & Beach Resort. Now offering Puerto Rico Yoga Retreats and experiences. For reservations or more information contact Diana Norniella-Burke via email Diana(at)caribbeanluxuryrentals(dot)com or by calling 833-PR-VILLA (833-778-4552).

Cornerstone Research: Shareholders of Public Target Companies Challenge 82% of M&A Deals in 2018

Shareholders of public target companies challenged 82% of merger and acquisition deals valued over $100 million in 2018, consistent with the previous year, according to a new Cornerstone Research report released today. A total of 142 proposed deals valued over $100 million had associated lawsuits in 2018, compared to 115 in 2017, reflecting a parallel rise of M&A activity and shareholder lawsuits during the year.

The report, Shareholder Litigation Involving Acquisitions of Public Companies—Review of 2018 M&A Litigation, also found that the impact of the Delaware Court of Chancery's decision in 2016 in In re Trulia Shareholder Litigation appears to have stabilized. Increased judicial scrutiny of proposed settlements of stockholder merger litigation culminated in the 2016 decision, which diminished the acceptability of disclosure-only settlements in merger objection cases.

In the years before Trulia, shareholders litigated around 90% of M&A deals valued over $100 million. In 2016, the year of the Chancery Court's decision, that rate declined to 71%. In 2017 and 2018, however, the litigation rate rebounded to 82%, but still was below pre-2015 levels.

"There also was an easing of the shift from state to federal courts that began with Trulia, with 49 deals litigated in state courts in 2018, up significantly from 21 in 2017," said Ravi Sinha, a Cornerstone Research vice president and co-author of the report. "The most notable trend at the state level occurred in the Maryland state courts, where 12 deals were litigated in 2018, compared to none in 2017."

The lower propensity to challenge M&A deals still prevails, according to the report. The number of lawsuits per challenged M&A deal has remained around three since Trulia, compared to the 2009 to 2015 average of 4.7 lawsuits per deal.

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In terms of litigation outcomes, the rate of resolution prior to deal closing has declined steadily from 68% in 2012 to a 10-year low of 33% in 2018. Also, 70% of M&A litigation was voluntarily dismissed in 2018, down slightly from 72% in 2017. Between 2009 and 2015, the annual rate of voluntary dismissal was 30% or lower.

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About Cornerstone Research
Cornerstone Research provides economic and financial consulting and expert testimony in all phases of complex litigation and regulatory proceedings. The firm works with an extensive network of prominent faculty and industry practitioners to identify the best-qualified expert for each assignment. Cornerstone Research has earned a reputation for consistent high quality and effectiveness by delivering rigorous, state-of-the-art analysis for 30 years. The firm has 700 staff and offices in Boston, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Washington.

See Cornerstone Research's website for more information about the firm's capabilities in economic and financial consulting and expert testimony.

http://www.cornerstone.com
Twitter: @Cornerstone_Res

8 Second PR selected as Textbook for California State University San Bernardino PR Writing Class by Instructor this Fall 2019

To provide public relations students with real-life advice tips, Goody PR Founder Liz H Kelly's 8-Second PR: Energize Your Story for Ultimate Media Success! will be used as the main textbook for California State University San Bernardino's COMM 344 Public Relations Communication class taught by Full Time Lecturer Jessica Block Nerren starting September 20, 2019. 8-Second PR has been called a "New Crash Course in PR" by readers, and includes a proven 8-step story energizer process, case studies and PR Secrets that most media agencies would never share.

"After reading 8-Second PR, I decided to adopt it as our primary textbook for our PR writing class this fall. I think Liz Kelly has really gotten to the heart of what I want my students to take away from our studies together with practical examples, and I am excited to use it," explained Jessica Block Nerren.

Nerren describes her 344 COMM class as "an intermediate course in public relations that applies PR theory and principles through development of PR production skills, message construction and delivery" that includes writing assignments, workshops and a final paper over 10 weeks. Kelly has also been invited to be a guest speaker in October for this class. Continue reading.

8-Second PR's how-to guide is a great match for Nerren's PR writing course. The book covers how to develop a WOW Story for personal and business brands, write compelling content (press releases, pitches, blogs and books), identify the right media to pitch, write timely pitch emails that connect with reporters, book earned media (TV, print and radio), write interview talking points, follow-up and measure publicity results. Read latest news here.

With 15 years of marketing and public relations experience and booking thousands of earned media interviews, Kelly's book uncovers what works best, plus lessons learned. Coverage for Goody PR clients has included interviews on the TODAY Show, CNN, FOX News, CBS Health Watch, NPR, and in The Chicago Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Health, Huffington Post, Adweek, Deadline, and many local TV news stations from coast-to-coast.

And because every PR firm must now offer digital marketing services, 8-Second PR's Chapter 2: How to Dominate Your Digital Bank to Increase Word-Of-Mouth Marketing, provides tips for how to protect and amplify your brand online.

In addition to using 8-Second PR as the textbook, Nerren will show videos to students from Kelly's interactive online courses on Teachable.

8-SECOND PR BOOK on AMAZON
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578423219

8-SECOND PR ONLINE COURSES on TEACHABLE
https://8-second-pr.teachable.com

ABOUT 8-SECOND PR BOOK
Amazon bestseller 8-Second PR: Energize Your Story for Ultimate Media Success (January 2019) is a "New Crash Course in PR." This fun how-to promote your brand guide includes a proven 8-step story energizer process in 8 chapters with 8 action items each, along with case study examples of what works and doesn't work. Readers will walk away with a success roadmap for how to tell a powerful story in 8 seconds (average attention span of an adult), reach millions of raving fans, connect with influencers, secure major media interviews and increase sales - Plus 8 New PR Superpowers (Digital PR Superpower, Media Vision Superpower, etc.) that together can make a brand unstoppable! This book is ideal for small business owners, CEOs, entrepreneurs, authors, along with marketing and public relations professionals. A portion of the profits from this book will be donated to the Autism Society of America. http://8SecondPR.com

ABOUT THE AUTHOR, LIZ H KELLY
Based on a unique 360-view as a marketing professional, author and columnist, 8-Second PR Author Liz H Kelly uncovers her PR secrets in a fun how-to promote your business guide. As Goody PR and Goody Awards Founder, Kelly is passionate about magnifying brands, experts and causes through marketing, PR, and social media campaigns. After working for Fox Interactive Media/Myspace, Paramount Pictures, Sprint PCS, and LA startups, Kelly decided to use her marketing experience for GOOD full-time in 2008. Kelly's work and books have been featured on CNN, FOX News, USA TODAY, The Chicago Tribune, Thrive Global, KTLA, KCBS, BBC Radio, NPR and thousands of media outlets. Kelly also teaches Digital Marketing at UCLA Extension and is a Social Media Club Los Angeles Board Member. Follow @LizHKelly or visit http://GoodyPR.com.

ABOUT the FULL TIME LECTURER, JESSICA BLOCK NERREN
Jess Block Nerren is a public relations, marketing, and photography professional with 15+ years of experience. She is the president of her own public relations firm, Felten Media Services, and since 2011, has been the PR and Marketing Director an Irvine-based law firm with offices throughout California. With an M.A. in Communications from CSU Fullerton, and awarded as the CSUF College of Communications Outstanding Graduate Student, she presently is a doctoral candidate in the CSUSB Ed.D. program beginning Fall of 2019. https://www.csusb.edu/profile/jessica.nerren

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