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BY ANNA VARNEY
On January 31st, the American Marketing Association New York Capital Region hosted the first ‘CMO Forum: What’s HOT in Marketing in 2019?’, which was held at the innovative and attractive Urban Co-Works space in Schenectady. The CMOs who discussed marketing trends are Lisa Barone of Overit Media (left); Kelsey Knutsen of Tully Rinckey PLLC (center); and Michele Desrosiers of Saratoga Performing Arts Center (right). The panel was moderated by Will Trevor of the AMA and Excelsior College.
Here are some of the insights that were shared by these marketing professionals.
What is going to change in 2019?
Both Knutsen and Barone spoke about AI and personalization as keys for 2019, while Michele Desrosiers talked about geofencing and how it has brought in new visitors to SPAC for classical and jazz events in an efficient, affordable way.
All three also highlighted the concept of using technology to nurture relationships, from email marketing, to chatbots, to using scheme to setup dynamic calls-to-action in advertising.
Barone’s agency is focusing on optimizing for search, while at Tully Rinckey, “We are always looking for the value add and thought leadership, “ said Kelsey Knutsen. She also emphasized that distribution, having the content be found via automation, as well as social media, is key for the law firm.
For Michele Desrosiers the challenge is to take pieces from all their partners and make it look like one holistic offering. But she also said for SPAC, traditional public relations is important, since it’s “all about telling a story people want to hear.”
“Make the experience as seamless and positive as possible,” says Knutsen, of how to make the customer experience a good one.
Desrosiers and her team are looking to make live experiences better for their customers, and Barone says her agency is obsessed with customer service in every aspect of their work. Ultimately, “make content a story, not an intrusion, “Barone stated.
“Take a more organic approach, find people who can evangelize a product or service,” said Lisa Barone, mentioning micro-influencers who may have smaller followings, butmore devoted ones.
Kelsey Knutsen also reminded the audience to incentivize their employees to influence the community, as the attorneys at her law firm do when they are out performing community service or making connections.
“The onus is on marketers to do what is actionable. What are the three to five triggers that are drivers to your business? It’s important to be directionally correct and know the things you can do something with,” Rossiers said, citing testing email subject lines as an example. Knutsen agreed that data is all about dissectable pieces of information, and ultimately, making customers happy.
“We’re putting video everywhere we can,” Barone emphasized, and talked about how accessibility, like closed captioning, is part of those efforts. For Desrosiers, video after the fact is a challenge since video is to influence purchase behavior, but they also work with partners and have interns take real time video about the SPAC experience. Knutsen uses video as Tully Rinckey uses content: as a value add with FAQs, consultations, and to address client’s interests.
Voiced Based Marketing
While Knutsen and Barone’s companies are currently coding and making sure content is accessible for voice search, Desrosiers is holding off for a bit on this, again, keeping in mind her audience’s needs and their demographics.
“It all comes back to the customer experience,” is Lisa Barone’s main focus.
Michele Desrosiers wants us all to remember that, though we live in divisive times, “The arts are something people can put aside differences for.”
“Go back to basics, face-to-face connections,” advises Kelsey Knutsen.
The very engaged audience asked questions about print and traditional marketing, accessibility and writing content for regulated industries. Here are some takeaways:
- “We do direct mail, and what matters is the follow-up. Traditional radio works great for brand recognition,” said Knutsen about Tully Rinckey’s traditional marketing efforts.
- “Be ‘woke’ to all sorts of accessibility issues, mobility impairments. It starts with an advocate and you have to commit and have executive buy-in. It’s not a one time thing,” was solid advice from Michele Desrosiers about accessibility.
- “To be directionally correct, you have to know what the direction is. Start off with a brand workshop: who we are, what we’re doing, who are our customers, what are our key messages? And then everything gets measured against this, “ Lisa Barone added about marketing in 2019.


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Expert: Suspending Pride, Peugeot production in Iran not logical
Tehran, Iran, Sept.3
Suspending production of two domestic car brands in Iran is not in the interests of the country, board member of Iran Auto Parts Manufacturers Association Mahmoud Najafi Sohi told Trend.
Sohi was commenting on the latest statements of Reza Rahmani, Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade on halting production of two vehicle production lines (Pride and Peugeot 405).
"It seems the Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade commented on the issue under pressure of press and MP's, since in the current situation this attempt is neither logical nor in the interest of the country," he said.
"Auto production volume has currently dropped from 1,600 million to 800,000 vehicles and recently two auto makers Iran Khodro and SAIPA have started montage of French and Chinese cars. Also, the foreign currency problem remains, and the auto part makers and manufacturers are having their share of problems as well," he said.
"Despite the problems automakers are not downsizing work force, and workers' salaries have increased from 10 million rials (about $238) to 20.5 million rials (about $595) in the current Iranian year (started March 21, 2019). How can one think of halting production in this situation," he indicated.
"The price of all raw materials including steel sheet have increased 100 percent therefore we should not expect auto price cut," he said.
"In my opinion the decision to halt production is not right, first an alternative should be found," he said.
Sohi also noted that while the payments for made cars can be completed within six months after purchase, auto part makers are buying steel sheets for cash.
"This kind of suggestion needs a 2-year planning, so that there would be substitute models," he said, adding that unfortunately due to sanctions, this idea was never realized.
At the same time, while Peugeot 405 or Peugeot 206 were being produced, it was expected that they would go for export, but it didn't happen, and all of these cars remained on the domestic market, the official said.
"Unfortunately, French Peugeot can stop working with Iran whenever it wants. It has already left Iran once. We tried to bring them back, but the negotiations fell through. So, cooperation with them cannot be relied upon," Sohi said.
"Many vehicles are old and it was expected that the production reaches 2.5 million, to substitute old vehicles in the country, and that there would also be investments made, but the plan didn't materialize," he said.

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Tech specifications of the rumored Google Chrome netbook are already out and they are surely looking good, atleast on the paper.
The Google netbook will sport a 10.1-inch display capable of identifying multi-touch gestures. Powered by Nvidia’s Tegra processor that is based on ARM infrastructure, it will use much less energy than the Intel Atom processor.
This netbook will have 64GB of SSD goodness for storage and 2GB RAM. It is axiomatic it will come with WiFi, Bluetooth, LAN, USB ports and webcam.
It will be launched during the holiday season next year (2010). Price? Under $300! Happy now?


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New CQ Meat Processing Project Begins Accessing $ 24 Million Government Loan
The ambitious new beef processing project from CENTRAL Queensland beef producers Blair and Josie Angus has received financial close on a $ 24 million loan for the North Australia Infrastructure Facility that will secure the project.
Signature Onfarm of the Angus family has already started to draw on the loan to finance the development of the new greenfield site near Clermont.
Federal government announced that he would provide loan support for the project in September 2019.
Minister of Northern Australia Keith pitt said the NAIF loan would allow Signature Onfarm to build beef processing facilities and employee housing at the site.
“The expansion of these facilities will benefit the central Queensland beef industry and create much needed jobs in the region as Australia recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic,” he said.
The Signature Onfarm beef project would create around 200 construction jobs and 70 ongoing jobs once the project is completed, Pitt said.
“The project is developed by the Angus family, industry leaders, and will allow local producers to have access to a slaughterhouse closer to their farm. Central Queensland is known for its premium beef brand and this NAIF milestone will not only help strengthen this brand but continue to grow. “
The project is the first major new processing plant to be built on a virgin site in Queensland since the construction of the Coominya slaughterhouse west of Brisbane in the 1990s.
In addition to processing cattle under the Angus’s Signature Beef brand, the new slaughterhouse will give other producers in central Queensland access to a personalized, state-of-the-art slaughter service.
The “store-wide” facility will require export accreditation and will have the capacity to process up to 200 cattle per day when fully operational.
A hallmark will be a unique degree of customization and specialized processing capability across the plant.
“It is designed to be able to be personalized in its treatment, in particular in the boning room” Josie angus explained to Beef Central when the project was launched in 2019.
“Everything is a cell design, so you can run a different specification on each animal and it doesn’t affect the overall productivity of the boning room because it’s that cell design.
“It’s basically a team of people working on an animal rather than a chain scenario.”
Blair angus said the on-farm facility would eliminate the need to transport live cattle between states for specialized processing services some 1,250 km away.
“At Signature Beef, we pride ourselves on our quality, and having the slaughterhouse just 500 meters from the feedlot will improve animal welfare, resulting in a higher quality end product.” , said Mr. Angus.
The project will also include the construction of a workers’ village for up to 70 employees, including slaughterhouse workers and other support staff.
Angus Pastoral Co is a private fourth generation cattle ranching company that dates back to 1960. From a single farm, the company has grown into a major supplier of beef, operating 35,000 cattle on four properties over 160,000 ha. of breeding country. in central and northern Queensland.
In addition to supplying the domestic market, Angus Pastoral Co has grown international demand for its premium beef products under its Signature brands over the past 13 years, and this understanding of export markets will help plans to business expansion.
Providing service destruction capability for QC growers is a key feature of the new project, and Josie Angus said they believed it would create a healthy environment to have more producer brands operating from there. ‘factory.
Deputy Minister for Northern Australia Michelle landry said the project was a great example of how the NAIF has continued to support jobs and economic growth in northern Australia.
“I congratulate the Angus family on their project, which will create jobs and opportunities in central Queensland, while continuing to support a strong and vibrant beef industry,” Ms. Landry said.
Ms Angus said the beef industry was a key economic driver for northern Australia and access to local processing was in decline.
“The government’s NAIF loan alongside our existing financiers ANZ has enabled us to undertake this project to build a state-of-the-art facility focused on producing high quality beef and maximizing farm income,” she declared.
“We welcome the efforts to improve the NAIF to allow more projects in the North to access the facility. The beauty of this fund is that the money can continue to be recycled to generate vital growth in the North.
“We believe that funds like the NAIF are essential in supporting lending in areas that have often been viewed as higher risk,” Ms. Angus said.


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See Donald Trump write. Write Donald, write.
Most former presidents manage to secure lucrative book deals for their memoirs after they leave the White House, weighing in on the pressing issues that they faced during their term in office and trying to cement their legacy from their own point of view for public consumption and for the historical record.
For America’s first post-literate former president, however, the initial foray into publishing his reflections on his experiences in office for the printed page will take an approach more suited to his less than eloquent intellect: a picture book.
According to Business Insider, a compilation of photos entitled Our Journey Together is now available for pre-order on the disgraced ex-president’s website with unsigned copies going for $75 and editions emblazoned with Donald Trump’s scrawled signature setting MAGA fanatics back a hefty $230.
Described in the website’s promotional blurb as “a beautiful photo book which covers President Donald J. Trump’s successful time in the White House,” one would imagine that it would be a remarkably thin tome to live up to that assessment of his tenure.
As far as what you might get for your hard-earned cash, the website indicates that “every photograph has been handpicked by the President, as has every caption in the book, including those that are handwritten by him.”
The photo book also promises to include previously unseen behind-the-scenes family photos, not surprising considering that the book will be published by an imprint established by his son, Donald Trump Jr., and Sergio Gor, the former communications director for Senator Rand Paul (R-KY).
“My father picked every single photo in this book, wrote all the captions, including some by hand,” Don Jr. bragged, like the proud father of a kindergartner bringing home his first crayon drawinbg of a stick figure.
Given the intellectual makeup of the former president’s remaining fan base, the move to make his first post-presidential publication a picture book with few big words to stumble over is likely a wise business decision for Trump whose businesses are reportedly struggling after the damage to his brand that his conduct in office has resulted in.
Expect the book to be a valued addition to coffee tables in double-wides at trailer parks across the red states of this country in the months ahead.
The rest of us can just save our money and use Google to find more photos of the national nightmare than we’d ever wish to offend our eyeballs.
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Vinnie Longobardo is the Managing Editor of Occupy Democrats. He's a 35-year veteran of the TV, mobile & internet industries, specializing in start-ups and the international media business. His passions are politics, music, and art.


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Austin Fashion E-Tailer Follows Industry Giants With Same-Day Delivery
What do Amazon, Wal-Mart, Google and blue sky co. share in common? Obviously, the first three are giant consumer destinations. And blue sky co.? It's the first medical uniform company to test same-day-shipping to its customers, just as the other three industry leaders roll out their own same-day test programs.
The five-year old Austin-based company, which operates exclusively online at www.blueskyscrubs.com, has created quite a stir in the multi-billion dollar medical scrubs industry over the last few years. It was a pioneer in the burgeoning market for fashionable and functional medical uniforms, with a designer look and feel that has fueled extremely rapid 41 percent annual growth for the company. What Prada did for shoes, blue sky co. is doing for the emergency room.
In many ways, the medical uniform industry may be the perfect test market for same-day shipping services. Medical professionals, including the millions of doctors and nurses around the country, work long and sometimes very odd hours. Research shows they are among the most active online consumers, and blue sky's success proves they are looking for convenience in addition to fashion. The company is eager to test the same-day service in an ongoing effort to bolster customer service and satisfaction.
“If there's one thing we've learned, it's that you have to meet customers on their own terms to be successful,” said David Marquardt, blue sky scrubs founder and CEO. “Our customers love our products' style and fit, and they are very invested in the brand. But you have to get the service part of it right. Same-day shipping is another way we can separate ourselves from the competition.”
The company is using its own backyard, Austin, TX, as a test market to gauge demand and the feasibility of rolling out the service across the U.S. With the holiday season fast approaching, Marquardt figures this to be the perfect time of year as shoppers become more pressed for time and the stores start to fill up with crowds.
“We're excited about the same-day delivery test program and what it will mean for our customers,” said Marquardt. “And we're really excited to roll it out right here in Austin. We'll be able to get real-time feedback on how it is working.”
Customers can learn more about blue sky's same-day-shipping at www.blueskyscrubs.com
blue sky co.
David Maquardt, 512-947-8562


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The Walt Disney Company values SVoD service Hulu at $9.26 billion, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ahead of its planned acquisition of 21st Century Fox.
Disney will gain a controlling 60 per cent interest in the streaming service once the transaction closes next year.
The service has risen in value since Time Warner bought a 10 per cent stake for $583 million in 2016; then it was valued at $6 billion. The other venture partners, Comcast and Fox, each own 30 per cent interest in the company.
Disney currently also owns 30 per cent which is worth $2.425 billion.
Once the Fox acquisition is completed, Disney says its interest in the streaming service would rise to $6.1 billion — which will include a $1.25 billion bump once it gains overall control.
Hulu, which is available only in the US, has a subscriber base of 20 million viewers.
In comparison, Netflix has a market valuation of $114.3 billion.


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IriTech unleashes an advanced Binocular Iris Scanner and a promising Cloud-based Iris Recognition.
14 March, 2022
Fairfax, Virginia – IriTech, Inc. has stepped up its iris recognition products by releasing IriShield Binocular (BK2121) and cloud-based iris recognition service (IriSecureID) this week, and offering worldwide users a powerful tool to customize and optimize their iris biometric plans.
Followed by IriShield Monocular series, IriShield Binocular is another hook-up iris scanner that facilitates a better image assessment as well as necessitates a broader approach to various projects. It addresses an improvement on the enrollment process that features on-board matching with the highest speed and accuracy. IriShield Binocular is primarily designed to adapt tougher environments and demanding requirements for countless developments – although it encompasses its family series in just the same way.
“Our announcement today is a decisive drive towards our product leverage. It has been a long while for us to produce IriShield Binocular, which will further reach out to a wider range of customers”, stated by Dr. Daehoon Kim, president of IriTech in his early discussion.
Together with a new complimentary set of iris scanners, IriTech eagerly introduces an evidently promising cloud-based iris recognition service. The aim of its cloud service is to make a right shot for those companies who own a moderate number of users or clients, and those who would like to reduce IT setup and maintenance cost by using cloud architecture. IriTech offers a more convenient way to access iris recognition functions including enrollment, identification, verification and de-duplication through web service interface which can be easily integrated into any enterprise applications.
“Customers don’t want to handle a heavy infrastructure that too much costly and at the same time investing another amount of money to implement an iris biometric project.” Dr. Kim explained. To clarify more on this concern, he emphasizes that “Our strong focus is still weighing on both high quality product and effective cost. Thus, upon this launching, we initiate a competitive pricing scheme that allows customers to develop their projects way more viable and efficient.”
IriTech believes that iris recognition will be soon awarded as a must-have identification method. Specifically, the company also points out that the world is now embracing high level of security that requires multi-factor authentication to take place. IriShield Binocular as well as iris recognition on the cloud will be surely capturing this intriguing portion. Whether it is personal or business, IriTech products preserve an innovative, vigorous and fast-moving iris recognition technology.


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Urban Outfitters has tapped Juicy Couture for collaboration
Urban Outfitters has unveiled a new partnership with Juicy Couture. The collaborative collection will seeupdated versions of Juicy Couture’s signature velour tracksuits and logo t-shirts. R&B songstress Tinashe will be the face of the collection.
In a press release, the brand noted, “Urban Outfitters has found great success in our collaborations with brands that are embracing the nostalgia factor. The Juicy Couture for Urban Outfitters collection allows us to curate the iconic tracksuit style of the early aughts for today’s customer and we think Tinashe is the perfect face to introduce the collection to a new generation.”
The collection will consist of fourteen pieces, including bedazzled sweatshirts, crop tops, full tracksuits, t-shirts, and intimates. Prices for the collection will sit between $39 and $199. The collection will be released in Urban Outfitters locations and on Urban Outfitter's e-commerce platform on February 13th.
Petra Collins, who has worked with Nordstrom, Gucci, Pat McGrath, and Calvin Klein in the past, was behind the lens on the campaign.
Urban Outfitters has release several nostalgic collections over the past year, like November's release of a collection with Nautica. Calvin Klein, Fila, and Reebok have also been tapped for retro-influencer capsule collections.
Juicy Couture, an athleisure brand that came to prominence in the early noughties, has been brought in by several retailers as of late for collaborative efforts. Topshop released a limited-edition tracksuit with Juicy Couture in earlier January. Juicy Couture was one of eighteen brands that Vetements tapped for its spring/Summer 2017 ready-to-wear collection. That partnership saw Juicy Couture’s signature use of terry-cloth translated into evening gowns.
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ChizComm Ltd. has appointed Livy Jacobs to the position of communications director, effective April 20. Jacobs brings more than 10 years of experience to ChizComm, as well as a track record of helping brands shape and tell stories that drive awareness and growth.
American Greetings Properties (AGP), the intellectual property and outbound licensing division of American Greetings Corporation, is revamping its licensing, entertainment, digital, and distribution teams, starting with the hire of former longtime Zodiak Kids executive Karen Vermeulen. Vermeulen joins AGP as its new head of global sales and co-productions, and will initially be based out of London.
Stephen J. Pasierb will join the Toy Industry Association (TIA) at the end of April as president and CEO. In this role, he will be responsible for leading the growth, development, and oversight of the TIA, and will succeed current president and CEO Carter Keithley, who will retire at the end of April.
Kerry Cunnion has been promoted to senior vice president, sales and North American toy, for Tomy International. In this new role, he will oversee design, product development, and product marketing in addition to continuing his role leading Tomy International’s North American sales force.
Cunnion joined the company in 2009 as vice president of sales for the Mother, Infant and Toddler business unit, and brings three decades of consumer product sales experience. In 2011, he assumed responsibility for the integrated sales organization.
Dirk Engehausen has been appointed CEO of the Schleich Group. Dr. Thomas van Kaldenkerken will relinquish his role as CEO, and together with Dr. Konrad Nilbers, will co-chair the advisory board for the Schleich Group.
Engehausen has been a member of the advisory board since mid-2014, and brings extensive experiences from his 20-year career with Lego, where he played a major role in the strategic repositioning of the company. Engehausen intends to implement and further develop the strategic and operative realignment of the company initiated by van Kaldenkerken.
The operations of Schleich USA Inc. will continue to be under the leadership and direction of Sören Hjorth, Schleich USA president, from Schleich’s facility in Charlotte, N.C.


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A Dutch environmental group, Natuur & Milieu, has launched a campaign to persuade restaurant patrons to take home their uneaten food and thereby reduce food waste. Natuur & Milieu has distributed 50,000 doggy bags, accompanied by a starter pack, free to restaurants to encourage their participation in the campaign. The doggy bags were developed with input from catering staff, who were asked what kind of container they preferred.
Restaurant patrons who want to take food home can let their waiter know by means of a Boomerang card, which is available free of charge in many restaurants. The cards come in a number of versions, with messages including “A compliment to the chef” and “I always fancy something tasty in the evening”.
Natuur & Milieu said that the Dutch catering industry wastes 50,000 tonnes of food annually, the equivalent of 77 million hot meals.
Before launching the campaign, Natuur & Milieu carried out a survey on food waste, which found that 78% of participants said they hated wasting food, but that 80% of restaurant-goers never take home leftover food. Respondents cited embarrassment (52%) and lack of awareness (55%) as the major reasons for not asking for a doggy bag.
Natuur & Milieu’s partners in the campaign are packaging specialist Depa Disposables, NGO Oxfam Novib and banking group Rabobank.
For more information, see (in Dutch) http://www.doggybag.nu.


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“NORTH BALTIMORE, Ohio, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, Congressman Bob Latta and CSX Chairman, President and CEO Michael Ward today broke ground for a new intermodal terminal in North Baltimore, Ohio, which will support the efficient and environmentally beneficial movement of containers between rail and truck.
“The new Northwest Ohio Intermodal Terminal will employ more than 200 people when fully operational in 2011 with 400 more jobs to be created during the construction phase. Over the next 10 years, more than 2,600 direct and indirect jobs will be created as a result of the facility. The terminal will serve as the distribution hub for anything that can be bought at a retailer — from household electronic equipment to clothing. The facility is the cornerstone of the National Gateway, a $840 million, multi-state infrastructure initiative aimed at creating an efficient and environmentally friendly freight link between the Mid-Atlantic ports and the Midwest.”


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Amazon’s enterprise practices and footprint have acquired loads of criticism over time. From its misleading products and reviews and its environmental impact to its impact on small businesses and its personal employees, its customers are left with a good quantity of guilt each time they use its handy platform. AmazonSmile, which donates 0.5 p.c of the worth of eligible bought objects to a shopper-selected charity, has been a technique for customers to ease that sense of guilt. Come February 20, these customers should discover a new path to absolution when AmazonSmile is shuttered.
Amazon emailed individuals of the free program concerning the information on Wednesday. The e-mail stated that AmazonSmile, which launched in 2013, “has not grown to create the affect that we had initially hoped.”
AmazonSmile customers can choose which charity will obtain the 0.5 p.c donation from the 1 million 501(c)(3) charitable teams taking part. These teams embody American Pink Cross, Meals on Wheels America, St. Jude Youngsters’s Analysis Hospital, and native teams, like particular Boys and Women Membership chapters.
Amazon claims AmazonSmile has donated $449,385,192 to world charities and $400 million to US charities as of December 2022. However the tech big is now telling customers that it tried to do an excessive amount of, and its “means to have an effect was typically unfold too skinny.”
Sadly, Amazon did not announce a right away philanthropic effort to exchange AmazonSmile. As an alternative, it stated it would “proceed to pursue and spend money on different areas the place it may well make significant change.” Its electronic mail named charitable efforts it had already been making, comparable to its Housing Equity Fund for inexpensive housing and its Future Engineer program that claims to have paid for pc science curriculum for greater than 600,000 college students.
Amazon’s charitable efforts shifting forward may also give attention to natural disaster relief by means of its huge “logistics infrastructure and know-how.”
Because the program closes, Amazon stated it could give taking part charities a bonus donation that totals three months’ price of donations that the group acquired by means of AmazonSmile in 2022.
“As soon as AmazonSmile closes, charities will nonetheless be capable of search assist from Amazon prospects by creating their very own want lists,” Amazon stated.
Amazon’s closure of AmazonSmile provides to a rising listing of causes for folks to frown not too long ago. Earlier this month, Amazon expanded layoff plans from 10,000 staff to 18,000.
Correction: This text beforehand acknowledged that AmazonSmile donates 0.05 p.c of the worth of eligible merchandise, however it donates 0.5 p.c. The article has been up to date.


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Ailing Indian automaker Hindustan Motors is all geared up for the launch of its latest small car offering, expected in the month of July. Sources at Hindustan Motors revealed that the prototype of the various variants will be first displayed to the dealers in order to get their feedback on the product, in the initial week. The new car is built on the iconic Ambassador platform, but will be a tad smaller length-wise. The latest offering will be available in both the sedan and the hatchback variants. This will in effect be the start of a new era for Hindustan Motors, which never had any presence in the hatchback segment.
The new car will be assembled at Hindustan Motors West Bengal’s plant at Uttarpara. The decision pertaining to the name of the car is still pending. The sources close to the development revealed that the car will cost less than the Ambassador due to the sheer consideration of the size and hence will attract a lesser duty in lieu of excise. The plant at Uttarpara has an unutilized capacity to the tune of 45,000 vehicles per year, which will come in handy for the production of the new car.
In a question relating to the development of the surplus land for alternative usage, the source said that the project was in a hibernating mode.
The government has given a directive to Hindustan Motors earlier allowing it to use 314 acres of land at the project site for alternative purposes. Based on this directive, Hindustan Motors entered in to a JV with Sri Ram group for an auto ancillary’s cluster, IT Park and a township at the plant site of Uttarpara.
The source further said that the work at the proposed site would commence shortly.


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On a monthly basis, the consumer price inflation rate in China during the past month reached 4.0%, exceeding expectations that were 3.0%, after it reached 7.0% during the previous month.
In a separate statement, the National Bureau of Statistics said that producer prices (wholesale) rose in China during the past month by 9. 12% annually; This is more than expectations, which were 4. 12% after rising by 5. 13% annually during last October.
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AN ANIMAL lover reckons she hit on the ideal starter home for rescued hedgehogs – used wine boxes.
Patients at the Forth Hedgehog Hospital in Fife have been making themselves at home in discarded boxes of Chardonnay and Blossom Hill.
Nadia Al Dajaili, who runs the sanctuary, says they make perfect nests as they already have a “front door”.
And now she is encouraging Scots to drink more in the name of hedgehog conservation.
Nadia, 31, runs the Rosyth-based charity on her own and first came up with the wine box idea during a trip to the shops.
She said: “I was just doing the shopping at the local Sainsbury’s and the wine boxes were just there at the front door…so I took them.
“They’re really good. They already have a wee front door cut out in the front of them so they are exactly what the hedgehogs need.
“It gives them a secure area like what they would have in the wild. They use newspaper and hay to stuff the boxes to keep themselves warm.”
Nadia said her 20 hogs are quite house proud and like to keep their digs in top condition.
“They keep them clean,” she said. “The boxes are inside a cage so they leave the box to pee or poo in the corner of the cage.
“Its making my job a lot easier and it’s more hygienic for them.”
A recent stroke of luck means that Nadia is now expecting a huge donation of wine boxes for her prickly patients.
Earlier this week, she received a phone call from a couple based in St Andrews who had found a hedgehog trying to crawl inside for warmth.
Luckily for Nadia the pair run a wine shop, and are currently arranging for the hog, along with dozens of wine boxes, to be transported to Fife.
The charity was set up to look after injured or orphaned hedgehogs.
Baby hedgehogs, also known as ‘hoglets’, often get lost when their mother takes them out of the nest for the first time to look for food.
Nadia said she tries to limit herself to looking after 20 hedgehogs at a time but admits that she often breaks that limit, saying “it’s difficult when you love them so much”.


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In recent times, multiple companies have recalled male sexual enhancement supplements that are sold online because they were found to be tainted with prescription erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the recalls were issued because the supplements contained undeclared pharmaceutical agents. The products were tainted with drugs that were not listed as ingredients, meaning people who take them do not know what drugs are they ingesting, which could lead to other health issues including or adverse drug reactions.
The FDA said, “Products with undeclared drug ingredients violate federal law.”
In December, the agency enlisted more than 50 OTC male sexual enchantment products sold online on Amazon, eBay, and other websites, issuing a warning to consumers. It said the products “have been found to contain hidden ingredients and may pose a significant health risk.”
At the time, the agency said, “The FDA purchased these products on Amazon and eBay and agency testing found that the products contain active pharmaceutical ingredients not listed on their labels, including some with ingredients found in prescription drugs. These products may cause potentially serious side effects and may interact with medications or dietary supplements a consumer is taking.”
In the male sexual enhancement product category, the undeclared drugs were sildenafil (Viagra), tadalafil (Cialis), and vardenafil (Levitra), which are prescription-only ED drugs.
Sildenafil, tadalafil, and vardenafil are FDA- approved impotence drugs, which should be used under the supervision of a doctor.
The FDA said those drugs are called “phosphodiesterase (PDE-5) inhibitors” that “may interact with nitrates found in some prescription drugs (such as nitroglycerin) lowering blood pressure to dangerous levels that may be life-threatening. Consumers with diabetes, high blood pressure, or heart disease often take nitrates.”
Dr. Donald Ashley of the FDA said, “Protecting the health and safety of Americans is the FDA’s highest priority, and we will remain vigilant and communicate about products and companies that place U.S. consumers at risk.”
“While the FDA has engaged in discussions with online marketplaces like Amazon and eBay regarding these issues in the past,” he added, “we believe they can do more to protect consumers from these fraudulent and potentially dangerous products.”
Some of the recent recalls include products such as:
- PremierZEN Extreme 3000, PremierZEN Plus 5000 and Triple SupremeZEN Plus 3500
- Imperial Gold 2000, PremierZEN Extreme 3000, Burro en Primava 60000, Imperial Platinum 2000
- PremierZen Platinum 5000 and Triple SupremeZen Gold 3500
- Shogun-X 7000, Thumbs Up 7 (Black) 25K, Thumbs Up 7 (White) 11K, and 69MODE Blue 69
- Thumbs Up 7 Blue 69K and Thumbs Up 7 Red 70K
- Imperial Extreme 2000 mg capsules
- Yin-Yang Essence Men Power
- Zing Plus
- 2 Own The Knight Silver 4000
The abovementioned supplements were found to be tainted with sildenafil, tadalafil, or vardenafil. The FDA advises people to check with a doctor rather than self-medicating with supplements that are not approved or regulated.


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Apart from raising an army of qualified technocrats, BITS Pilani has also been successful in producing students who have done wonders by starting their own companies.
According to BITS-Pilani Director Ashoke Kumar Sarkar, apart from the technical knowledge provided to a student during regular classes, BITS Pilani also conducts a summer programme for the students to equip themselves with the ins and outs of running a start up. Also, they come in contact with the top entrepreneurs from all over the country and US.
Besides this, the Jhunjhunu branch also has an inbuilt Technology Business Incubator (TBI) along with a Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership which emphasises on entrepreneurship development among the students.
The institute also has its centers in other places like Goa, Hyderabad and Dubai. Sarkar also mentioned that more than 5000 alumini can be seen making their mark both in India and abroad. This course at BITS Pilani is very helpful for students who want to learn how to develop a business model and student also give a very active response for the same. Despite the popularity and demand of this course, only 30 students are allowed to sit in these conferences and a screening session is organised to choose the students. The number of students is usually forced to 40 students every time.
Vaibhav Singh, dual degree holder from BITS Pilani, has started his own startup “Visit” which helps patients to choose from different doctors and psychologists online. Currently, he is targeting the tech savvy urban population but soon hopes to reach to the rural people as well.His venture has been funded by the MapMyIndia and the company is based in New Delhi.
An annual start up challenge is also organised by the students of BITS Pilani. About 1200 start ups participated in the same last year.
Similarly, another UG pass out, Shashank said that he is one of the few who have started their own business. He wants BITS Pilani to be among the top entrepreneurship promoting institutes. Shashank is a part of a Bangalore – based start-up ‘TapChief’.
According to Vice-Chancellor Bhattacharyaa, it is quite visible that BITS Pilani is giving great importance to entrepreneurship. Also, the institute is using CISCO TelePresence software, which helps during video interactions across the campuses and beaming lectures to different campuses.
Vijay Chandru, a renowned entrepreneur and alumnus of BITS-Pilani in his Convocation 2016 said that he thinks that entrepreneurship and its importance has risen to a great extent and if this enthusiasm towards entrepreneurship and teachings of the institutes is added together, then new growth engine that has more enduring value to society seems within reach.
Sarkar says that despite promoting entrepreneurship among their students, the institute wants the students and their parents, both to feel satisfied and secure as parents spend a lot of money in their child’s education. Keeping this in mind, BITS Pilani has a scheme for young entrepreneurs where after graduating, if things at the start up or the new venture does not go as per plan, the students are given the opportunity to sit for placements.


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TECNO, the leading mobile phone brand in Africa, today announced the launch of the latest 3G smart feature phone T901, the first TECNO device running on KaiOS, the leading mobile operating system for smart feature phones.
This is a significant step for both companies in closing the digital divide by bringing users–previously inhibited by device affordability–online for the first time.
“Launching with TECNO is a significant milestone for both our companies,” adds Sebastien Codeville, CEO of KaiOS Technologies. “The digital divide in Africa remains large, and we’re thrilled to be working side-by-side with TECNO to eliminate it. Visit any African city and you will understand how important TECNO is on the continent, with stores on nearly every corner; we can’t wait to see the KaiOS-enabled T901 show up in all of these outlets.”
KaiOS enables a new category of affordable smart feature phones that require limited memory, while still offering a rich user experience. It supports 3G and 4G/LTE, Wi-Fi, GPS, and NFC. KaiOS-enabled phones come with popular apps and services like WhatsApp, the Google Assistant, Facebook, YouTube, and Google Maps, as well as a store for apps called the KaiStore.
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IBM’s Smarter Food Value Chain
Food Safety Update
January 24, 2010
Now, IBM is betting that their innovative food technology solutions could be just what the doctor ordered. IBM’s track and trace technology follows food from farm to fork, providing companies with a comprehensive and reliable account of the product’s journey to the consumer. This increased visibility helps improve food safety, as well as contributing to lower spoilage rates. A whopping 3.5% of retail sales, in fact, are lost due to supply chain inefficiencies each year.
Ralph Jacobson, IBM’s Global Consumer Products Marketing Manager, says that
track and trace technology is important for food security too. Only 1% of imported foods are inspected before entering the U.S., leaving a lot of room for error. The good news is that we now have the ability to tag every lemon available for purchase with its own, non-repeatable ID that can be traced back to that specific, individual lemon. However, this incredible technology is being underutilized, says Jacobson. And with 76 million cases of foodborne illness each year in the U.S. alone, we can’t afford further complacency.
IBM recently developed a full traceability solution in the Canadian Province of Manitoba to connect more than 16 supply chain partners. Designed to securely and accurately gather data about a single piece of meat at any step in the process from producer to grocer, the solution uses RFID (radio frequency identification) technology to help keep food fresh and safe. Indeed, this is the kind of technology, says Jacobson, that more companies need to embrace.
While RFID technology has been around for some time, the challenge has always been how to best operationalize it, especially when dealing with issues of cost (a $.99 can of beans cannot afford a $.99 tag) and varying tag formats (passive or active). Additionally, there has been no RFID industry standard. Wal-Mart, for example, has a completely different system than that of the one created in Norway or Manitoba.
With over 100,000 manufacturers in North America alone, and anywhere from 40,000 to 70,000 supermarket items in any given store, creating a streamlined system for tracking all food all the way through the supply chain is a tall order – though not impossible, says Jacobson. As we move forward toward the establishment of a worldwide tracing network, he says, collaboration will be key.
“Making our food visible from farm to fork is a monumental but not insurmountable task,” he says. “We have the technology, and it’s accurate and dependable, but it can be better used. If we can get a smarter supply chain in place, it can only get safer. Retailers need to work with manufacturers to really connect the dots.”
Jacobson says that if more manufacturers would invest in track and trace technology, the U.S. could become a model for the rest of the world to follow. In the meantime, trade organizations should help create the needed awareness to get a global system off the ground. IBM is working in partnership with industry standards organizations including GS1, retailers and CPG companies to collaboratively help “write the book” on RFID and traceability.
“I think we can do better as an industry and take the lead in driving the type of collaboration we need,” Jacobson adds. “It would be an amazing thing if every frozen pizza in America – and the world – were followed from start to finish.”


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Delta Air Lines is discussing the idea of enabling its customers to order exactly what food and drinks they want to consume on-board online before boarding one of their planes, among other ideas. Delta...
Google responds to European Commission antitrust ruling with Android licensing scheme
The CIO and CDO share many areas of responsibility - but does bringing them both together under one title make sense?
No evidence found to back-up Bloomberg's claims, says Cook
New MacBook Air expected - without the Air moniker - and upgraded MacBook Pros could also appear


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Kayak Welcomes Google As Travel Search Competitor, With ITA Acquisition Still Under DOJ Review
In a bit of a surprising interview on Bloomberg News, Kayak.com’s co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Paul English boldly stated that the travel search engine doesn’t fear Google’s entrance into the travel search market via the proposed acquisition of ITA Software.
Kayak is officially listed as a member of the FairSearch Organization, but Google claims English is stating the opposite of what the group has been using as a foundational argument to the DOJ in its opposition to the acquisition. Though English mentioned that they are glad DOJ is looking closely at the terms of the acquisition.
Kayak.com CTO Paul English On Bloomberg
In the interview, English cites a couple reasons why they don’t see Google as such a major threat:
- They’ve anticipated Google’s entrance into travel search market for awhile
- Google has failed with other purchases & acquisitions
- Kayak uses data from ITA only for US flight data (not hotel bookings), among other sources
- They have a small, but nimble & aggressive tech team focused on innovation in travel (also located in Cambridge MA, near ITA Software) building out mobile features, simplifying travel search and releasing site updates weekly
Questions about Kayak’s proposed IPO were strictly off limits during the interview due to SEC rules & regulations, but you can watch the brief interview here:
Kayak IPO Timing
Travel industry analyst Dennis Schaal at Tnooz floated two theories on when Kayak’s proposed IPO might happen, saying the DOJ decision on the ITA acquisition either needs to happen first to clear up any uncertainty around Kayak’s value, or that Kayak can execute the IPO in advance of the decision on ITA, because the information is already transparent in financial filings.
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The self-acclaimed youngest bitcoin millionaire is seemingly ambitious and confident that a newly upgraded payments app would depose Libra even before the Facebook cryptocurrency has launched. In a Twitter post on August 19, 2019, the young cryptocurrency investor announced the launch of Metal Pay, which is touted to reach a large number of people in ways only imaginable to Libra.
Metal Pay – “The Libra Killer”
Erik Finman, who became a millionaire at 18 by investing in bitcoin, collaborated with Marshall Hayner, Founder, and CEO of Metal Pay, a peer-to-peer (P2P) payment platform, to launch a full version of Metal Pay, that would enable users to send and receive up to 16 cryptocurrencies.
According to Facebook’s whitepaper, the Libra cryptocurrency seeks to cement the divide between the banked and the unbanked, by acting as a global cryptocurrency. But Finman stated that Metal Pay would reach the masses better than Libra.
The young bitcoin millionaire who invested an undisclosed amount of money in the platform is confident that the upgraded version of Metal Pay would not only rival Facebook’s Libra but would kill the cryptocurrency before it launches.
Apart from besting the Libra cryptocurrency, the payment platform is also seeking to become better than the flagship digital currency, bitcoin.
Metal Pay’s Marshall Hayner, said:
“We’ve worked for years to make certain that all laws and regulations are met in an effort to deliver the best possible product for our user base. With this launch, we truly believe that Metal Pay has the opportunity to become bigger than bitcoin.”
The hope of superseding bitcoin is also shared by Finman, but this could be a rather tall ambition for Hayner, Finman, and the rest of the Metal Pay team, as the native currency, Metal (MTL), is currently selling at $0.37 per coin, compared to bitcoin (BTC) at over $10,000.
However, Finman and Hayner believe that with bitcoin’s usability being minimal and its flawed system, Metal Pay can rise above these “handicaps” and be a usable financial tool. Currently, the app is available for download only to iPhone users.
Everyone’s Gunning for Libra
Before the Libra Network Team could say “Jack” tons of regulators and governments descended on the digital currency shortly after its announcement. From the U.S. to France, to China, and Britain, the language has been the same: “provide more information on this project before you launch.”
According to a report by BTCManager in July 2019, Facebook revealed that the proposed 2020 launch of the Libra crypto might be delayed or not happen at all, due to pressure from various regulators.
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Let it never be said that the Left won’t let a good crisis go to waste. An alert blogger at Medium points out that one anti-GMO activist decided to try to twist the protests in Ferguson, Missouri to demonize Monsanto instead.
Every year a prominent anti-GMO activist, William Talen, holds a protest on Thanksgiving outside of their Creve Coeur location in Missouri. In 2014, his annual protest just happened to coincide with the Ferguson protests. As Talen has protested with the intent to get arrested in the past, it shouldn’t be a surprise that his movement across state lines would be noticed by the FBI. He brags about having been arrested 70 times already.
For his protests, Talen has created a character he calls “Reverend Billy”. Working closely with the Organic Consumers Association, he and his “choir” put on shows at protests around the country to promote corporations selling organic food.
Talen, as it turns out, created a false identity posing as a Christian minister named Reverend Billy. He is a paid activist who not only promotes organic food, he also pretends to be a minister in order for the anti-GMO movement to claim that a clergyman is arrested during a protest at a Monsanto facility.
With this it is abundantly clear the anti-GMO movement will use any means necessary to attack Monsanto and genetically modified foods. Undermine the credibility of GMO’s and the science used to create them, and the food supply contracts resulting in the deaths of humans due to malnutrition.


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North West tobacco retailers have expressed disappointment that tax on tobacco will increase by two per cent above inflation following the Budget.
The Tobacco Retailers’ Alliance, which represents 26,000 shopkeepers across the UK, campaigns to raise awareness of the link between high tobacco tax and tobacco smuggling.
Suleman Khonat, the North West Spokesman of the Tobacco Retailers’ Alliance and a retailer from Blackburn commented: “Every time the Government raises the tax on tobacco, it plays in to the hands of tobacco smugglers who make more money selling their illegal product here compared to anywhere else in the EU.
“With the Chancellor’s announcement, smugglers will now make even more profit, encouraging more of them to ply their illegal trade in communities across the UK, selling to customers no matter what their age. This in turn will mean lost sales for legitimate retailers like myself.”
The Chancellor announced on Wednesday that cigarettes would go up by two per cetn above inflation.
But he cut duty on a pint of beer by 1p.
It was the second year in a row that Mr Osbourne had cut beer duty
The Tobacco Retailers Alliance says the the black market in smuggled and counterfeit tobacco already causes a loss to the Treasury of almost £8 million each day.
It also claims it deprives legitimate businesses of trade.


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At one of the new Google buildings at the GooglePlex campus in Mountain View, California, they have a new section where they hang license plates from various US states. I am not sure why? Maybe it is near the Google Maps street view stuff? Anyway, this was posted on Instagram.This post is part of our daily Search Photo of the Day column, where we find fun and interesting photos related to the search industry and share them with our readers.
- Google to buy part of Taiwan smartphone maker HTC for $1.1 bn
- Fashion world divided on first look at Apple Watch Arts & Culture
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- First steel plates come out of furnace
- The fine art of museum management
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- Ritual craft becomes folklore art
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IC Insights is sticking to its current minus 3 percent semiconductor industry capital spending (capex) forecast for 2020, despite the COVID-19 outbreak. Semicon manufacturers are hoping to keep their capex plans intact since the vast majority of the outlays are directed at long-term goals. However, all the risk on this forecast is to the downside and if the outbreak isn’t contained in the first half of this year, significant cuts to current capital spending budgets will likely occur.
The capex decline is expected to be primarily due to cutbacks from the big three memory suppliers – Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron. Their combined spending was 39.7 billion dollars in 2019 and is expected to be 33.6 billion in 2020, a decrease of 15 percent. The other semiconductor manufacturers had combined outlays of 62.6 billion dollars in 2019 and are expected to spend 65.4 billion in 2020, a 4 percent increase.
The largest capex increase in 2019 came from the foundry segment, amounting to a 17 percent jump due to spending by TSMC. It’s expected to again show the largest growth in 2020, with a combined rise of 8 percent. Since 2015, foundry has led the largest amount of capex by product type each year, except for 2018. For 2020, the forecast is 29 percent of semicon industry capital expenditures. Again, this was mostly accounted for by TSMC, increasing its spending by 4.5 billion dollars. In 2020, its spending is expected to be more moderate, rising with 563 million dollars. China-based SMIC is planning to raise its outlays by about 1.1 billion.


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Pulp Fiction is moving
12 May 2014 @booksandpublishing
Queensland bookseller Pulp Fiction is moving.The bookseller announced in a statement on its website that it was moving its store after nearly 19 years in the Anzac Square Building Arcade because ‘we simply cannot afford to be in this building anymore’. ‘Currently, it looks like we’ll be only 136 metres...
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Hideo Kojima, creator of the Metal Gear franchise, discussed Konami’s recent Metal Gear Solid Touch release and future iPhone development plans in a recent interview with Spike TV’s Geoff Keighley, held at the San Francisco Apple Store. Kojima revealed that his team originally had the online group helm the development of MGST with Kojima studios overseeing production, but the resulting game was “crap.” After absorbing the existing assets, Kojima and his team realized developing the controls for a stealth game would prove difficult. “At first we thought this should be a stealth game… There were two parts a stealth and a shooting part … We mocked up a sample but we thought it wouldn’t work,” Kojima said, adding that the short playing time of iPhone games would make it too difficult to manipulate the character through levels without being discovered by in-game foes. “So we changed the play style to touch shooting.” Kojima said that the final eight stages of the game, to be released later this year, will feature “touch fighting” gameplay as well as more “touch shooting.”
Kojima also revealed that he is a large Apple fan, and uses a Mac computer—one of the few employees at his studio to do so—as well as an iPod. Kojima went on to state that he would like to continue working on the iPhone, and hopes to do “something crazy” on the platform. Finally, he offered a glimmer of hope for those wishing for a true stealth-based iPhone game, saying he thought such a title might be possible as the platform develops and improves.


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Maruti Suzuki, India's largest car-maker by volume, remained triumphant in the passenger car sales for February 2016, with its four vehicles remaining at the top of the best-selling cars list. In total, six Maruti Suzuki models made to the top ten best-selling passenger cars list. The new entry from Maruti Suzuki is the Ciaz sedan, while Celerio hatchback found its way out of the list.
According to the details by ET Auto, the first four spots were sealed by Maruti Suzuki's Alto hatchback, Swift Dzire sedan, Swift hatchback and WagonR. The Alto remained on the top with 21,286 units sales in February. However, the sales of the car saw a sharp decline by 17 percent in comparison to the 25,673 units sold in February 2015.
The Swift Dzire found 17,410 takers in the month, registering a two percent growth over the 17,085 units sold in February last year. The Swift, which saw a decline in sales after the launch of Beleno hatchback in October 2015, was at the third spot with 15,475 units sales. The Swift registered 21 percent decline against the 19,546 units sold in the corresponding month in 2015. The WagonR remained at the fourth sport with 14,209 sales, with a minimal one percent drop over the 14,315 units sold in February 2015.
Hyundai Motor India Ltd's (HMIL) Grand i10 and Elite i20 found the fifth and six places in the list. The former found 8,898 takers with two percent growth, while the latter found 8,419 buyers, which is an 18 percent drop from the corresponding month last year.
Renault India's game changer, the Kwid, secured the seventh spot with 7,544 units sold, while Maruti Suzuki's new hatchback, the Baleno, found 6,888 takers in February 2016. The remaining two spots were sealed by Hyundai Eon with 5,539 units sales and the Maruti Suzuki Ciaz with 5,162 units sales during the last month.
It was, however, surprising to see that none of the best-selling SUVs could make it to the top ten best-selling passenger cars list.


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures edged up on Wednesday after U.S. retail sales grew more than expected in March, building on investor optimism over first-quarter earnings.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures climbed 48 points, while Nasdaq Composite futures rose 14 and Standard & Poor's 500-stock futures gained 6. Prior to the data, Dow futures were up 42 points, Nasdaq futures were up 12 and S&P futures were up 5. Changes in stock futures do not always accurately predict changes in stocks after the open.
Retail sales grew by 1.6% last month, the biggest gain in four months, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires had forecast a 1.3% increase. Robust car sales drove the much of the better-than-expected increase in retail sales. Yet excluding the automotive sector, other retailers were strong as well.
Separately, the Labor Department said U.S. consumer prices edged higher in March, with the seasonally-adjusted consumer price index up 0.1% on a monthly basis, in line with expectations.
Investors were also encouraged by first-quarter earnings reported late Tuesday and early Wednesday from tech bellwether Intel and banking giant J.P. Morgan Chase.
Intel rose 4.8% in premarket trade as the world's leading microchip maker said late Tuesday its quarterly profit nearly quadrupled on 44% revenue growth.
J.P. Morgan Chase's first-quarter earnings rose a bigger-than-expected 55% on a 30% drop in credit-loss provisions as the banking giant continued to post improved results as the economy heals. The bank's shares were up 3.3% in premarket trading.
Market watchers will be waiting Wednesday for testimony by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and whether the central banker will indicate a change in guidance on the rate outlook. The Fed's Beige Book of regional economic conditions will also be released.
The dollar strengthened against both the euro and the yen. Treasurys advanced, with the 10-year note up to yield 3.82%. Crude-oil prices resumed their climb ahead of weekly energy inventories, while gold futures also rose.
Among stocks in focus, American International Group rose 1.2% after its aircraft leasing division has sold 53 aircraft to Macquarie Group Ltd. for $1.99 billion, the companies said Wednesday, as the Australian investment bank continues to ramp up its leasing businesses.


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App market data and analytics company App Annie has announced the appointment of Cindy Deng as its new managing director for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.
Deng joins App Annie with more than 18 years’ experience in enterprise IT, digital advertising, data analytics, and data management.
In her most recent role at Turn, she was responsible for the P&L, strategy and daily operations of the company’s APAC operations.
Bertrand Schmitt, CEO and co-founder of App Annie, said: “I have known Cindy for a long time and I am excited to have her lead our rapidly growing Asia-Pacific business and partner with our executive team to drive the next phase of growth at App Annie.
“From day one, we have had a keen focus on Asia Pacific, and the region currently accounts for more than 40 per cent of our global business.
“Drawing on her vast experience and leadership abilities will be key as we continue to scale and deepen our investment in a comprehensive solution, from our product suite and customer success to training and professional services.”
Commenting on her new role, Deng said: “From an industry perspective, we are at a tipping point of change as more brands turn to mobile.
“Companies need independent and trustworthy insights into their mobile consumers; this is critical for businesses to engage with their customers and build successful business strategies.
“Data is my passion, and I am very excited to be joining App Annie and helping to continue to drive the team’s incredible success across the region.”


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The University of Exeter spent more money annually on advertising aimed at prospective students between 2010 and 2013. The University reported a total advertising spend, not including prospectuses and subject brochures, of £66,114 in 2012/13, an increase of 128.1 per cent on the figure of £28,982 in 2010/11. The spending on advertising has increased at a consistent rate, as the University spent £46,029 in 2011/12.
The spending in advertising has increased in contrast to the spending around prospectuses, which has stayed relatively consistent over the past few years. Spending on undergraduate prospectuses has only slightly increased from £97,432 to £105,308 over three years, whereas spending on postgraduate prospectuses has actually decreased from £28,518 to £14,978, hitting a lowest figure of £14,223 in 2011/12.
The increase in non-prospectus spending can be said to have encouraged a rise in acceptance numbers. The University of Exeter, as reported by the Times Higher Education Supplement, has recorded a 35 per cent rise in acceptances of UK full-time undergraduates between 2011 and 2013, leading to an expanding student population.
When Exeposé contacted the Russell Group Universities, establishments such as Leeds reported recruitment advertising spending on prospective students as high as £564,900 (for 2011/12, including prospectuses). In contrast, universities such as the London School of Economics, Imperial College London, Bristol University and the University of Cambridge reported that they do not spend any money on advertising for prospective students.
A spokesperson for the University said: “The increase in advertising spend is entirely due to a non-recurring initiative to raise awareness in Cornwall of our Penryn Campus. The campaign worked exceptionally well, almost tripling the number of Cornish students at the campus, and contributing to a record level of undergraduate recruitment in Cornwall. We will continue to promote the Penryn Campus throughout Cornwall in the coming years, but by outreach to local schools rather than direct advertising. Our student advertising budget will therefore revert back to the minimal levels of previous years”.
They added: “League table position is important to all universities and driven by a number of factors and metrics, however the amount of advertising spend is not one of them”.
Kayley Gilbert, a History student, commented: “It is encouraging that the growth in Univeristy spending on advertising has led to greater student intake, however it is worrying that this could lead to overcrowded on-campus accomodation”.
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The year is almost over and we’ve seen a variety of smartphones, tablets, smartwatches and laptops throughout 2019. While we don’t know exactly what’s in store for 2020, we have a few guesses.
It’s likely, that in 2020 we’ll see more foldable smartphones from Samsung, Huawei, and TCL. Additionally, we know that Motorola will finally release its foldable Razr smartphone in 2020. Furthermore, LG will probably show off another handset with two screens, and there might be an iPhone with 5G capabilities.
5G may be a big thing for devices next year. While many companies such as Samsung, Huawei and OnePlus have already launched 5G handsets, none of these smartphones have been available in Canada. 5G is not yet available in Canada; however, it’s possible we might see some form of 5G near the end of 2020.
What I’d like to see in 2020 is a new flagship smartphone from HTC, hopefully, one that features great build quality, a huge battery and takes decent pictures. I would also like to see new handsets that slide out of the chassis offering another way to hide the selfie camera, such as this Samsung patent.
Let us know in the comments below what consumer tech you would like to see in 2020.


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World’s first Supply Chain Compendium launched
Chairman of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) Prof. Douglas Boateng has launched the world’s first handbook compendium on Supply Chain Management (SCM).
The second edition of the book titled “Executive Insights Series: Compendium of Supply Chain Management Terms” contains thousands of detailed information and definitions to help the public and private sector officials understand and apply aspects of the supply chain management thinking to their respective values chains, support industrialisation and competitiveness, and improve service delivery quality.
Speaking at the launch of the over 900-page book, Prof. Boateng said he made the compendium to educate and enlighten people because he realised there was a general lack of understanding in supply chain management.
According to him, having already witnessed the spectacular transformations of economies like South Korea, China, Singapore, South Africa and Rwanda; he believes Ghana as a country can improve if we understand the interconnectivity between the various aspects of value chain.
“In Africa what we’ve been doing is just buying not procuring and not strategically sourcing hence our dear old continent has become a dampen ground for fake, for counterfeit products. If we do not change our mindset through supply chain thinking how are we going to be able to create the much-needed jobs for the youth of today and tomorrow; it’s because of the lack of supply chain thinking. Now it’s not just a Ghana problem or African problem; there is a general lack of understanding of supply chain management,” he added.
Having used 912 days to come up with the second edition of the handbook, Prof. Boateng said “now I’ve travelled the world and I realised that something has to be done about it and so I took it off myself to obviously come up with a dictionary. We’re all aware that doctors, lawyers, accountants, engineers they all have their bible; supply chain management we don’t have one. So I decided to develop one at my own cost. It took me 1,885 days or 5 years to develop the first compendium. The second one took me 912 days or 2 and half years to come up with the second edition at my own cost. But for me I did it for a reason, if the world understands supply chain management it will a better place for the African child”.
Prof. Boateng plans to give 275 copies of the book freely to Members of Parliament to understand supply chain management for the interest of the country.
The handbook can be found in schools like Harvard, Oxford, Cambridge, MIT, Stanford, Manchester and also African business schools.
Prof. Douglas Boateng is an International Professional certified Chartered Director and an adjunct academic. Independently recognised as one of the vertical specific global strategic thinkers on


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Essence’s Social Commerce Report said that while the use of live streaming in e-commerce was mainly focused on the Asian market, it is now common around the world. Luxury brands like Hermès, Louis Vuitton and Burberry have all kicked off their fall or winter 2021 runways by broadcasting live worldwide.
Brands such as L’Oréal are also driving growth in the luxury beauty segment, in part because social media allows the brand to interact with consumers, influencers, beauty consultants and sellers on the same platform. . These innovations and collaborations are driving sales of luxury items both online and offline, he added.
The report, which studies the growing trend of consumers to purchase products and services directly from social platforms, illustrates the significant opportunities that brands have in social commerce. With three in four respondents saying they are likely or very likely to buy through social media in the future. Social commerce is expected to account for 13% of total e-commerce sales in China this year.
Essence conducted a survey of 2,200 people (aged 18 to 45) in 11 countries about their thoughts and opinions on social commerce. This survey took place in July 2021.
The report adds that 41% of people polled globally have made purchases or intend to make purchases through social platforms. While social media platforms have always provided an environment of interaction for buyers and sellers, the survey demonstrates a shift towards organized commerce on the platforms. Increasingly, social commerce allows discovery, browsing, and shopping to take place on a platform without the need to interact with external websites or applications. Ultimately, this creates a seamless experience with fewer clicks and higher potential revenue and conversion rates, he added.
Research indicates that most consumers enjoy it, with almost half (43 percent) of respondents saying they enjoyed it and 39 percent of respondents greatly appreciated it. These statistics have held up not only in China, but also in other markets where social commerce is still in its infancy. Globally, 85% of respondents who have watched live broadcasts of shopping say they are more likely to buy through social media.
Not surprisingly, China is the leader in social commerce, which is expected to account for 13% of total e-commerce sales in 2021. Almost 80% of Chinese consumers have purchased items on social media. Singapore, India and Indonesia followed with 50 percent, 49 percent and 48 percent, respectively.
France, Germany and Japan posted the lowest purchasing intentions via social platforms with 22%, 27% and 24% respectively. But despite this low percentage, interest in social commerce is increasing in Germany. Almost half (44%) of Gen Z customers in Germany said they had bought or intended to buy through social platforms.
In most countries, the average value of social commerce transactions is higher than the average transaction value of e-commerce transactions. Respondents in Japan recorded the highest average transaction value, between JPY11,001 and JPY55,000 (USD96.74 to USD483.67) for social commerce, followed by the United States, which had an average value transactions between USD101 and USD200. China, on the other hand, had a lower average transaction value between CNY201 and CNY500 ($ 31.48 to $ 78.30).
Higher value transactions appear to be driven primarily by males (35%) and Millennials in the 25-44 segment (72%). Both males and 25-44 year olds are geared toward purchasing higher value categories such as hardware, household cleaning, luxury goods, and furnishings.
Aniket Basu, Senior Director of Technology and Ecommerce at Essence, said: “We expect the future of online shopping – and not just social commerce – to be discovery driven. Customers tend to be exposed to new and innovative products as they browse more on social media or come across algorithmic recommendations from friends and family on social platforms. Ecommerce is maturing as a field, with social media providing brands and retailers with new ways to reach their audiences and new opportunities for growth. In this environment, social commerce is a key method of sustainability for the next five years and beyond. “


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Anand Naidoo, CCTV anchor: From what we know about what is going on at the plant right now, is this going to get worse?
Dr. Janette Sherman, radiation expert: I hate say this, but yes I think it will. And my concern is the enormous amount of radioactive material flowing with the water into the Pacific Ocean. And we know that the ocean flows northward along Alaska and down the coast of Canada and the United States. And I think it probably will imperil the entire Pacific Ocean, and the the sea life that’s in it.
Naidoo: What you’re saying here is that this water can actually reach other shores, can reach other countries as well?
Sherman: Oh absolutely, we already know that.
Naidoo: The radioactive content in this water — does it dissipate, or does it just stay in the water all the time?
Sherman: Well both cesium and strontium have a half-life about thirty years. It takes 10 half-lives for each of these isotopes to decay down to nothing. We contaminate the plankton, and that’s eaten by shrimp and oysters and fish and mammals. And as most of these move up the food chain they get concentrated. Particularly strontium-90 gets concentrated in the bones.
Published: August 12th, 2013 at 8:40 pm ET
- Reports: “You can expect an enormous amount of cancers” around Pacific — “We’re all at risk, this radiated water is going to hit right here” in U.S. — We’re at top of food chain, so we get highest radiation dose — 35+ people now suffering cancer after U.S. rescue mission off Fukushima (VIDEO) December 23, 2013
- Expert: Plutonium contamination of Pacific Ocean food chain from Fukushima now suspected; “Real source of potential long term problems for humans” — Newspaper: “Leakage of highly contaminated water into sea must be dealt with immediately” — Gov’t: Effect on health of US public not ‘significant’ (VIDEO) September 14, 2014
- Canadian University Scientist: Test seafood for Fukushima contamination — Continuous inputs for 2 years and counting will lead to ample opportunity for re-concentrating up food chain — Simply not enough being done on this side of Pacific August 22, 2013
- ABC in Fukushima: Radiation to be at U.S. coast early this year — Expert concerned about effects on food chain from unprecedented amount of migrating radioactivity — They tried to stop leaks, it’s just not working — Tepco: We don’t know what’s gone into ocean (VIDEO) January 10, 2014
- TV: Fukushima contamination will reach U.S. or Canada by 2016 — Radioactive material in ocean will have only ‘slightly decreased’ from current levels (VIDEO) August 23, 2013


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Calumet’s new ‘one-stop-shop’ opens its doors in a ‘landmark’ Birmingham building on Monday October 18.
Customers visiting the new-look store at Number100 Hagley Road, Edgbaston between now and the end of November will be eligible for ‘compelling introductory offers’ and a ‘special events’ agenda .
Explained Calumet UK MD Michele Channer: “Number 100 Hagley Road is a prominent six storey building that has recently undergone a massive £12 million redevelopment – and we are relocating from our old store site in Aston to occupy part of the refurbished ground floor.
She added: “We’ve been in the city for over 20 years and the time is right to make a move to more suitable premises to accommodate our growing business. Now photographers in the Midlands will have access to their own outstanding one-stop photo-shopping experience with the additional benefits of high-class, in-house seminar facilities and new product ranges.
Store manager Peter Hodgson said: “The new store is set in a prime location on the A456 - one of the main arterial routes in and out of Birmingham city centre.
We believe our burgeoning product range and the vast knowledge bank that resides in our expert staff will encourage not just our existing customers from our former site but extensive new passing trade too.”
“The new store has free parking facilities and will offer all the very latest in photographic stills, lighting and video technology equipment from all the key names including: Hasselblad, Nikon, Canon, Sony - plus Calumet’s own brand products.
Everything that you would expect from the UK’s Number One professional photographic retailer. Plus, we’ll be running a special one day trade show at Hagley Road between 9am-7pm on Thursday November 11 - as an additional celebration.”
A new seminar agenda
Calumet is also planning a brand new programme of key seminars and workshops in the store’s purpose-built seminar room.
Added Hodgson: “This is a big move forward for us and our imaging education workshop agenda. Our new seminar room holds up to twenty people, is fully air-conditioned with blackout windows for total privacy – and can also double as a studio.”
The first seminar at the new store will be the Canon Experience Seminar on Interiors on Thursday November 4.


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Loyalty comes without a pricePUBLISHED: 05 May 2012 00:03:44 | UPDATED: 05 May 2012 06:01:01PUBLISHED: 05 May 2012 PRINT EDITION: 05 May 2012
Kate Corbett says she plans to keep the loyalty cards she already has. Photo: Michele Mossop
Kate Corbett isn’t exactly a diehard loyalty card fan but she does think there is the odd benefit to joining up. The mother of two has held both a Woolworths Everyday Rewards card and a Coles Flybuys card for more than five years, and plans to hang on to both.
Like more than 70 per cent of shoppers in Australia, Corbett shops at both supermarket chains and says she signed up to the programs because there was no joining fee.
“I have a choice of where I shop for my food, and I’m not going to pay to benefit from a loyalty scheme because the benefits aren’t that great,” she says.
They’re not the only loyalty cards she holds – cards from department store Myer and stationery chain Smiggle have also found their way into the group sales manager’s wallet. She signed up to these two programs because, like the Woolworths and Coles ones, there was no joining fee.
The odd $20 voucher is all she remembers getting in the past from the Flybuys scheme, and she says Woolworths’ program has had the better perks in the past, particularly its link with the Qantas Frequent Flyer program. Recently, Corbett and her family flew to Brisbane on points.
The other plus she’s discovered with the Woolworths card is regular email communication about offers, such as discounts on lamb if a certain amount is spent in the supermarket butcher.
As for the new, revamped Flybuys program, Corbettt expects to continue using the card but hasn’t looked into the new structure in any great detail.
The Australian Financial Review


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TOKYO -- Bandai Namco is leveraging Mobile Suit Gundam and other intellectual property to boost company value.
Since Bandai's 2005 merger with Namco, the company's market capitalization has topped that of America's toymakers, Hasbro and Mattel. It is now reviewing its vertical organization and moving away from reliance on external intellectual property, with the goal of becoming more like Sony, which uses its intangible assets to earn through subscription-based services.
"Gundam sales are not far from 100 billion yen ($966.8 million)," said Yusuke Fukuda, president of Bandai Spirits, a subsidiary of Bandai Namco that makes plastic Gundam models.
Gundam plastic models were first released in 1980 as Gunpla, but it now offers a wide range of games and videos. In fiscal 2019 ended March 2020, Gundam-related sales hit 78.1 billion yen, or 10% of consolidated revenue.
Foreign audiences are the next target. Bandai Namco's overseas sales ratio is 30%. Though comparisons are tricky, it is lower than either Hasbro or Mattel and their 40% ratios. Bandai Namco needs to grow Gundam sales to reach its target of 50%.
To consolidate all rights related to the Gundam franchise, Sotsu -- which holds the rights to commercialize Gundam -- was made a wholly owned subsidiary in spring 2020 for 35 billion yen. From 2021, a live-action movie is planned for a Hollywood release while a life-size Gundam will be unveiled in Shanghai. In addition, production capacity at Bandai's Gunpla factory in Shizuoka Prefecture has been boosted by 40%.
The company is also working to make better use of data. In spring 2021, the toy and game divisions will merge. Furthermore, video, music and intellectual property operations will all come together. The company will then consist of two main divisions: one to manage intellectual property and video copyrights, and the other to make toys and other products. Staff still maintain the spirit of traditional toymakers, but issues arose in the game division when workers could not obtain customer data, resulting in missed sales for Gundam.
Digital content is also becoming more important during the coronavirus pandemic. "The current organization, which is a collection of small and midsize companies, is not adequate," said a company executive.
"We're aiming to be like Sony," said Bandai Namco President Mitsuaki Taguchi. Sony's intangible assets total 1.6 trillion yen -- 20% of consolidated assets, excluding financials. By improving content distribution for its PlayStation game console and other measures, Sony is now leaning on subscription-based services as a major revenue stream.
Bandai Namco has shipped 700 million Gundam models and introduced electronic payments in December to start analyzing customer data collected from its e-commerce site and other sources. The goal is to go beyond selling toys to create a system that uses data to boost sales of games, videos and other products. It will then expand the system to other intellectual property, such as media franchise "Dragon Ball," which has a mobile game that is performing well.
The key remains the company's intangible assets. Bandai Namco makes and sells character goods, but its own intellectual property -- such as Gundam -- is limited. The company mostly relies on the intellectual property of other companies. As of the end of March 2019, the company's consolidated intangible assets totaled 11.8 billion yen, or only about 2% of total assets. That number doubled at the end of March 2020 with the acquisition of Sotsu. Now, Bandai needs to use its own intellectual property to increase its subscriber-based business.
The company's operating profit for the April-September period was 45.9 billion yen, down 4% year on year. This comprises 90% of the company's 50 billion yen forecast for the full fiscal year, which is down 37% from fiscal 2019. According to the Nikkei QUICK consensus, the average forecast of analysts for full-year operating profit is expected to reach 79 billion yen as more people buy products to stay amused at home.
Bandai had nearly 200 billion yen in cash at the end of September. It will have to use some of that to acquire more content to strengthen its subscription model. "Bandai Namco needs to increase its intellectual property over the medium- to long-term," said Hideki Yasuda, an analyst at Ace Securities.
Taguchi announced that Bandai Namco would launch about 40 new intellectual properties from 2021. This fall, the company acquired a Canadian game development business to accelerate that process.


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NOA's Cammie Dunaway has said that Wii's 2009 performance will be a tough one to beat in 2010, seeing as the console is in it's fifth year on the US market, the company does not expect to match or beat those strong numbers.
Because of this, there's no need to drop the price of the console again any time soon.
“Certainly on the Wii, we are now in the fifth year. We have had extraordinary success,” she said. "The PS2 went on to sell more than 50 million. So that means there is plenty of opportunity to sell more Wiis.
"That being said, going into the fifth year, you usually don’t anticipate selling more than you did in the previous year.
"Right now, we continue to see demand at very strong levels. It’s tough to find a Wii now. If we hit 100 stores in the area, we would find Wiis in only 20 percent of them today. That tremendous strength we had in December really wiped the pipeline clean. Our pipeline, [and] the retailer pipeline.
"And so, with that kind of demand, it doesn’t suggest the need for any pricing actions.”


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888 Holdings, one of the world’s largest gambling and entertainment solutions provider, has strengthened its content offerings through a partnership with Pragmatic Play. The partnership will allow 888 Holdings to offer Pragmatic’s content library to its customers through its ever-popular 888casino gaming site.
This partnership is a landmark for Pragmatic because this is the company’s first live casino content debut in 888casino. This debut will feature the company’s growing portfolio of player-favourite land-based games such as Blackjack, Roulette, and Baccarat. The partnership also includes a platform integration where 888casino will not only have access to Pragmatic’s live casino content but also it’s expansive slot content as well, giving them access to popular titles such as the recently released slot game, Pyramid King, among Pragmatic’s other premium titles.
In addition to this, 888casino’s transition to Pragmatics native API will also grant the company access to Pragmatic’s speed variants of popular live casino games and a wide range of products and other engaging content in the company’s pipeline. This is beneficial to 888casino as Pragmatic is one of the fastest game developers in the online gambling market. It manages to produce up to four new game titles a month while being able to deliver live casino and bingo products through multi-vertical offerings.
Commenting on this recent partnership, 888 Holding’s Senior Vice President of B2C, Guy Cohen has said that the Pragmatic Play’s game portfolio is impressive and that the company is thrilled of this direct integration as they will be able to provide it to its customers. He further added that this undertaking with Pragmatic is another boost to the wealth of content available on 888casino and that the company is particularly excited to further strengthen the live casino experience offered to its players.
Melissa Summerfield, Pragmatic Play’s Chief Commercial Officer, also commented on the recent partnership saying that 888casino is lauded as one of the most successful and exciting operators in the market and that the company is delighted to be able to offer both its slot and live casino products in 888casino’s portfolio. Finally, she further added to this by saying that this is another step in the company’s journey towards its commitment to an effective collaboration with leading operators in regulated territories across the globe.
The partnership follows 888 Holding’s recent deals with many providers such as Authentic Gaming, NetEnt, and Oryx Gaming. With the rise of the popularity of online gambling, the company is on the move for future collaborations that will not only enhance the company’s immersive online content but also form a strategic base to enter more markets in the future. Such is the case with its recent partnership with ORYX Gaming, a growing content consolidator who’s third-party studios include popular names such as Kalamba Games, Hero Games, among other popular names in the industry.
The same is true with its recent partnership with Authentic Gaming in June. This move allowed the company to significantly bolster its game portfolio as Authentic Gaming’s premium roulette releases were made available to consumers in regulated markets such as the UK, Denmark, and Italy.


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The world of finance is in constant evolution, and at the heart of this transformation lies innovation, integration, and ignition. The Global Fintech Fest 2023, set to take place from the 5th to the 7th of September at the illustrious Jio Convention Center in BKC, promises to be a groundbreaking event. Accura Scan a key provider of GDPR and iBeta Level 2 compliant Global Digital KYC, Identity Verification and Customer Onboarding Suite, is excited to be a part of this spectacular gathering.
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M7 Deutschland has signed up eight new B2B customers for its IPTV service in Germany and Austria.
Zattoo is enabling Austrian network operator Kabel-TV Lampert to deploy its TV service on further consumer devices with new apps for Samsung TV, LG, Android TV and Amazon Fire TV […]
Half a year after DTT switch-off in Switzerland, the channels of public broadcaster SRG can soon be received terrestrially via DVB-T in parts of Switzerland and Austria again.
Austrian cable operator Kabel-TV Lampert will continue offering its IPTV service through Zattoo’s end-to-end solution.
WATCH VIDEO. Austrian cable operator Kabel-TV Lampert has launched its new DVB-C/IP hybrid-TV solution provided by Zattoo.
Austrian cable operator Kabel-TV Lampert has chosen the new DVB-C/IP hybrid TV platform from Zattoo.
Austrian cable operator Kabel-TV Lampert has chosen the multiscreen TV platform solution of Swiss internet TV provider Zattoo to offer its customers TV packages on smartphones and tablets.