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Canada picks up three Lions at Cannes
Leo Burnett wins Silver and Proximity nabs two Bronze in Promo & Activation but Canadians are shut out of PR and Direct.
In the first batch of awards handed out at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Canada picked up three Lions – a Silver and two Bronze in the Promo & Activation category.
The Silver went to Leo Burnett for its latest James Ready campaign, “Cap Recall.” Adding to the big medal haul already amassed for its billboards, this latest effort for the brewery was based on a mistake – for years James Ready caps came with different messages written inside them but when a batch came out blank and consumers complained, James Ready used the opportunity to issue a “recall” by having drinkers send the caps in for something in return – a stuffed animal, dice, a Whoopee cushion, etc.
Canadian jury member Christine Dacyshyn, senior copywriter at Ogilvy & Mather, says the Leo Burnett work tends to do well because it’s “based on a really strong idea and it also captures a tone that’s very Canadian – I always figured that the very Canadian sense of humour wouldn’t translate around the world but it did completely with this panel and I was surprised and happy that it did.”
Canada’s two Bronze went to Proximity’s “Find Red” for Mars’s M&M brand, a social media campaign contest that asked consumers to find the missing red M&M using Google Street View, with clues on Facebook, Foursquare, Stickybits and Twitter, as well as QR codes on posters.
Jury president Warren Brown of BMF talked about campaigns that used technology as a crutch – latching on to the latest tech or social media without any consideration for how it relates to the brand. But Dacyshyn notes that “Find Red” was an example of technology used right.
“[It] was a strong idea…which was very tied to their product and their brand, and then they used technology to bring it to life in all these wonderful ways. I thought it was delivered in a great way. The contest category wasn’t as awarded as some of the other categories, it wasn’t as strong, so this one really stood out in that category.”
The Grand Prix went to BV McCann Erickson in Romania for its “American ROM” campaign for candy makers Kandia Dulce. The chocolate bar, which is usually adorned with the Romanian flag, wanted to appeal to youth disenchanted by the country’s economic and political problems. So they put an American flag on the packaging instead, complete with an English ad campaign where an American executive brags about the switch. It sparked a dialogue and a swelling of Romanian pride – exactly what the brand was hoping for – before they turned the packaging back to its original form.
And Romanians will surely be celebrating because the ROM campaign picked up a second Grand Prix in the Direct category. Direct jury president Alexander Schill of Serviceplan Group in Germany noted that when Romania collected its very first Bronze, the country’s president personally presented the agency with its Lion. We can only imagine the fanfare they’ll receive this time.
Canada was shut out of the Direct category, despite some discussion about the James Ready shortlisted work, says Canadian juror Antoine Becotte, CCO of Cossette, who also notes that the jury was very like-minded and that the decisions tended to be unanimous.
Canada had no work shortlisted in the PR category. The Grand Prix went to “Break Up” for National Australia bank by Clemenger BBDO, in which the bank “broke up” with the “big four” banking group on Valentine’s Day through a variety of stunts, such as giving away CDs with break-up music, having helicopters carry banners and having actors perform mock break-ups.


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A report from Ernst & Young says swine flu could lead to a fall in Britain's GDP this year. While mortality rates for the disease are low, tens of thousands of sick employees won't be able to work. Stephen Beard reports.
Congress could reinstate thousands of car dealerships shut down when GM and Chrysler went broke. But if it did, where would these broke dealers get the money to operate with credit so bad? Alisa Roth reports.
It's been able to spruce up its image a bit with targeted ads, but Microsoft has kept mobile operating systems out of its sights and is losing market share. Analysts predict that trend is likely to continue. Bob Moon reports.
Ikea's childcare center is seeing an almost 15% increase in drop-offs this year at some of its stores. The retailer is a cheap place to leave the kids for a short while and visitors don't need to shop to use it. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.
More earnings reports from financial companies come out this week. Has the recent string of positive news been real or are banks just blowing smoke? Steve Chiotakis talks to Fortune Magazine's Allan Sloan.
Starbucks is backing away from its brand in a few of its Seattle locations to blend in better with its locale. The company is also offering beer, wine and live music. Liz Jones explores what Starbucks hopes to get out of the move.
A report out today will give finer details of how banks are using TARP money. While the cash helped most of the banks avoid a drop in lending, some invested the cash or used it to pay off debts. Amy Scott reports.
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Japanese business publication Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun made an interview with Nikon’s CEO, Mr. Toshikazu Umatate. In this interview he says a flagship mirrorless camera—equivalent to Nikon’s D5 DSLR—will be introduced.
There were rumors about the Nikon D6 DSLR camera that is coming before 2020 Olympics. There is a slight possibility that Nikon postpone the release of Nikon D5 successor camera, instead a high-end mirrorless sports camera could be unveiled in the name of Nikon Z9. More here.
Nikon President didn’t mention when they will launch the new model. Here is the translated quote:
Nikon to introduce a top-end model of the mirror-less camera. Time is a non-published, but Umatate Toshikazu president was revealed in response to the interview of the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun. Top-end model of the digital single-lens reflex camera “D5.”
On the other hand Nikon is going to announce a new mid-level mirrorless camera sometime before September of 2019. More here. The price for this entry-level Nikon mirrorless camera will be around JPY 100,000 yen (US Price below $1,000). It is claimed that this new camera will be similar to Canon’s EOS RP, aimed at a large group of customers.
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Teslas have been a big hit in the car industry due to their high prices and eco-friendly maneuvers. Recently, Tesla has released a new model: the Tesla Cybertruck. There have been many varying comments on the new car.
Starting at about less than $50,000, the truck has some very new and unique features. Many compare it to a “triangle from the future,” according to a wired.com article. The car’s outdoor is made from stainless steel and is said to be bulletproof. Unfortunately, during a presentation of the truck, the glass broke when a metal ball was thrown at it. This caused a lot of speculation and suspicion about whether the truck was really ready to be released.
Like most pickup trucks, the Tesla Cybertruck is durable and big in size. The truck also does not contain side mirrors either. It is an electric car, meaning that in order for it to be driven, it has to be charged. This is very safe for the Earth. The car can parallel park itself.
Elon Musk has high hopes for the new Cybertruck, but it will be difficult to have customers from companies like Ford or Chevy change their interest in trucks because those dealers are well-known for their nice pickup trucks while Tesla is known for its slick designs and smart cars.


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Clubhouse CEO has stated that the report which claimed personal user data had been leaked from the app was “false”.
April 11, 2021 7:16 pm
The Facebook ads led people to download a fake Clubhouse app for Windows that installed malware on their machines, including ransomware.
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The latest live audio app is Bakstage from New York-based Flyx, an entertainment driven social network. But it wants to focus on creators.
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Facebook's Hotline is where creators can speak and take live questions from an audience. This Q&A product combines audio with text and video elements and comes as social media platforms experiment with a rush of new live audio features.
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Twitter Inc held talks in recent months to acquire Clubhouse, the buzzy audio-based social network, according to people familiar with the matter.
April 06, 2021 10:28 am
Clubhouse, the viral audio chat app is introducing payments, where users will be able to pay creators for the shows they host on the platform
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Clubhouse said on Monday it will launch a monetisation feature for its creators on the platform and that it will not receive any payment from it.
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Check out all we know about Twitter Spaces for web browsers so far.
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LinkedIn sees its audio feature as being different because it will be connected to a user’s professional identity, unlike the more social apps such as ClubHouse.
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Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield did not reveal specific dates for the rollout of the update that will include all of these new features


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Dreams of free Skype calls over 3G could soon become a reality for iPhone owners, according to a company blog post Wednesday--and it turns out it's because of the iPad.
"Last Thursday, Apple introduced the iPad, which we're very excited about here at Skype," the company said. "The SDK (Software Development Kit) which Apple provides to developers like Skype, has been upgraded for the iPad. The new version, 3.2, removes the restrictions on calling over 3G, which is great news."
Other apps already claim iPhone 3G call support--notably, iCall and Fring. But Skype claims its upcoming version for the iPhone will enable wideband audio for better clarity and fidelity.


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Native ad platform, popIn Discovery, has reached a new milestone of 600 million monthly pageviews in Thailand, becoming the largest native ad platform in the country, the company announced on Thursday (21 January).
popIn Discovery is owned by a University of Tokyo-based venture company, popIn Inc, which was founded by an information science and technology student Tao Cheng in July 2008.
The venture company merged with Baidu, the largest search engine in China, in May 2015.
popIn Discovery offers one-stop native ad delivery throughout Asia including in Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Mainland China, and Indonesia.
It first entered Thailand in May 2019, with Line Thailand, Thairath and Kapook as its major partners.
In a statement today, popIn revealed that the platform’s pageviews growth rate had increased sixfold from January to December last year which mainly attributed to its partnerships with “a number of high-quality, local media sources”.
It added that the sales for popIn Discovery have also increased by 28 times from January to December last year.
With the new milestone of 600 million monthly page views in Thailand, popIn Discovery became the largest native ad platform in Asia, following its success in South Korea last December.
“popIn endeavors to continually expand its high-quality native ad network by partnering with additional leading media sources, while at the same time providing new features to match users’ needs,” it noted.
The native ad platform had previously reached 10 billion monthly page views in July last year.


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While residential rental prices in Manhattan rose more than 10% over last year to a median of $3,195, Brooklyn also remains a prime destination. Overall prices in the borough slipped 2.1% from 2011, although 1 bedroom rental units jumped 10.5% to a median $2,100 a month, while 2 bedrooms rose 6.9% to $2,673 a month. The research was conducted by Miller Samuel, whose CEO Jonathan Miller tells NY1 that potential homebuyers are remaining in the rental market, “sometimes not by choice, and that’s tipping the market” upward.
Prudential Douglas Elliman Executive VP Michael Guerra says that the most in-demand neighborhoods in Brooklyn are Williamsburg, Brooklyn Heights and Park Slope. He notes, “Brooklyn is offering the same amenities Manhattan used to be known for. As Manhattan has become dominated by big businesses and larger kinds of stores or chains, Brooklyn is still a place with boutiques, something funky, something different, something unusual.”
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Bottega’s planned relocation represents another blow for North Michigan Avenue, the city’s most famous shopping strip. The Mag Mile is struggling to recover from the COVID pandemic and an uptick in downtown crime, with a vacancy rate hovering around 30%. An exodus of retailers including Gap, Macy’s, Uniqlo, Banana Republic and T-Mobile have left big holes on the boulevard. Recent leases with brands like Aritzia and Alo have filled some of the vacant space, but they haven’t been enough to offset all the losses.
But Oak Street — the Chicago home of the world’s most expensive fashion brands, including Hermes, Prada and Armani — has flourished the past few years amid a strong luxury retail market. The retail vacancy rate for the stretch of Oak Street from Michigan Avenue to Rush Street is 8.3%, according to Stone Real Estate, a Chicago retail brokerage.
In the past several years, retailers including Chanel, Van Cleef & Arpels and Cartier have left North Michigan Avenue for Oak Street. Now, Bottega is joining them. The store will fit right in. The retailer’s women’s handbags cost as much as $9,900, and a pair of its men’s leather flip-flops run for $2,100, according to its website.
Bottega is moving into space at 41 E. Oak formerly occupied by Italian jeweler Pomelatto, which moved in 2020 to a smaller store at 37 E. Oak St. The Bottega space totals 5,000 square feet, about half the size of Bottega’s Mag Mile store, according to real estate information provider CoStar Group.
It’s unclear how the Bottega lease will affect Latsko’s lawsuit against Goyard. Latsko declined to discuss the case.
A Bottega representative did not respond to a request for comment. Bottega’s broker, Sharon Kahan, senior vice president at Odyssey Retail Advisors, declined to comment.


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ACROSS THE GLOBE, but especially in America, the drive to add more animal and plant protein to human diets continues unabated, even as consumers remain somewhat vague as to their reasons why. And, diverse drivers of protein demand pose marketing challenges. In his presentation titled “Consumer Trends in Protein; What is the Real Marketing Opportunity,” Steve French, MBA, Managing Director, NMI, raised some interesting concerns. For example, French stated: “We can’t rely upon the status quo to feed a global population that will reach 10 billion by the year 2050. We need to make changes that are better not just for human health, but also the health of the planet.”
That said, he let the sometimes counter-intuitive numbers tell their tale. While only 14% of the U.S. population feels deficient in protein, 43% of consumers seek more protein in their diet, said French. In 2017, 59% of consumers said that they actively sought out foods high in protein, a 51% increase over 11 years. “It’s hard to find any other market growth trend as high as this.” The reasons why vary. “The primary reason that consumers cite for adding protein to their diet is all about having energy…having less fatigue, getting out of bed and being more competitive. The secondary reasons are man-aging weight and maintaining muscle mass.”
French noted that all of these reasons track well with aging population trends. Interestingly, 69% of consumers also cite “a healthy mind” as a primary driver. These drivers are especially trending in Asia, where the focus is both on healthy cognition and cosmetics…i.e., mitigating the physical signs of aging.
“Protein benefit perceptions vary by age, so it is important to know one’s target consumer segment, in terms of understanding the bene- fits that resonate the most,” continued French. For Millennials, it is about building muscle, while for (especially female) Boomers, it is about increasing bone density and perceived cosmetic benefits. French referred to NMI’s breakdown of consumer segments by their appetites for innovation:
• The Well Beings (26% of consumers) represent the proactive trendsetters.
• The Food Actives (14%) are mainstream, healthy consumers that seek self-directed balance in all things.
• The Magic Bullet group (20%) exhibits lower commitments to healthy lifestyles, preferring quick fixes instead. This is also the least healthy group.
• Fence Sitters (23%) are more “wannabee” healthy consumers looking for quick and easy solutions. This is unsurprising, as many are raising families.
• The Eat, Drink and Be Merry consumers (17%) may not be “healthy active,” but that doesn’t mean they aren’t healthy.
While Well Beings may be the more obvious group to pursue, French suggests that Fence Sitters offer a secondary target, as measured by consumers that continue to use high-protein foods and those consuming plant proteins over the course of a year.
But it is important to remember that protein is not the only driver in consumer food and beverage choices. “Traditionally, the four main drivers have been taste followed by price/value, nutritional value and convenience,” he observed. That said, “this year is t he first year that we saw nutritional value rise to the number two position of drivers.”
In terms of what types of proteins consumers prefer, only 7% of consumers believe plant-based products represent the “best source” of protein, whereas animal protein still rules, with 50% support. The prevailing consumer sentiment is that animal proteins provide essential nutrients not present in plant sources. Nonetheless, French spots countervailing trends that should provide opportunities for plant protein-based foods and beverages. “There is a groundswell in the U.S. and other parts of the world against the use of hormones and antibiotics in foods…41% of consumers that we surveyed responded that they believe plant-based proteins are more environmentally friendly than meat.”
Thus, he concluded, consumers will continue to integrate animal and plant proteins into their diets and lifestyles—even as the U.S. protein market, at least, shows signs of maturing.
“Consumer Trends in Protein; What is the Real Marketing Opportunity?”, Steve French, MBA, Managing Director, NMI
This presentation was given at the 2018 Protein Trends & Technologies Seminar — Protein Ingredients: Business Strategies
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Europe edges US in social media for health info, says study
Europeans – physicians and consumers alike – are much more receptive to the use of social media for health information than are their American counterparts, a Digitas Health study suggests.
For the study, Kantar Health surveyed 1,000 physicians and consumers in the US and Europe on their use of social media. Among the findings:
- Sixty-seven percent of European consumers said they trust the information they find in social-media venues. Only 45% of American consumers agreed.
- Fifty-two percent of European physicians said healthcare professionals should participate in discussions in patient forums and social networks, compared to only 41% of US physicians. Similarly, 41% of European doctors believe social media will play an increasingly important role in shaping their patient management and treatment, versus only 23% of US physicians.
- Half of European physicians said drug companies can and should offer digital services that can be integrated into their local primary and secondary care services. Only a quarter of their US counterparts agreed.
- Two-thirds of doctors and 32% of all patients surveyed expect their online communication on health-related matters to increase over the next 18 months.
- Over 40% of physicians in Europe said social media will play an increasingly important role in shaping their patient management and treatment, and 70% see social media playing an increasingly import role in shaping patients' opinions about their medication and condition.
“While the Internet has been changing the nature of the patient/physician relationship for years, social media is starting to play an interesting role in the delivery of emotional support, with people suffering chronic and sometimes stigmatized conditions,” said June Dawson, managing director of Digitas Health in London. “By enabling people to share experiences and ask and get those honest answers to questions about their condition, social media is removing much of the mystery behind medical decisions and is a powerful source in helping to make the industry more democratic and humane for patients.”
The survey found particular enthusiasm among doctors for using online support to break through the isolation that some patients with chronic illnesses feel, particularly those suffering from psychiatric illnesses and degenerative neurological diseases, though they favored in-person support groups slightly over online support groups (89% to 74%). Two-fifths of patients with chronic conditions said support groups are valuable, but that number was much higher in Spain, where 94% approved of in-person support groups and 83% said online support was worthy.
Social media is also being used by general practitioners to help identify resources for patients, the survey found. Patient health forums and bulletin boards are chosen as information services by 66% of physicians, demonstrating the increasing role of online communities and groups of like-minded individuals. More traditional resources continue to be important, with 73% of physicians confirming their use of pharmaceutical company websites.
In Europe, reference web pages are the most important type of resource for consumers looking for health information, Digitas Health said. Wikipedia, followed by the French physicians' website Doctissimo, are the two websites most likely to be recommended to others, while WebMD and the Mayo Clinic online resources are the top US consumer resources, the agency said. The UK's NHS Direct ranked 6th across Europe.


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Meituan Dianping reported smaller than expected losses in the first quarter as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak, sending its share prices up more than 8% in Tuesday trading.
Why it matters: Earnings season offers a closer look at how Chinese tech majors and potentially the country’s wider economy are weathering the aftermath of the pandemic.
- Earnings from the first quarter, the period worst hit by the outbreak, are likely an important gauge to evaluate the scale and degree of the pandemic’s impact on various industries.
- Different sectors have seen varying degrees of exposure. Meituan was more widely exposed due to the heavily offline nature of most of its businesses, while gaming giant Tencent saw a boost in gaming revenue as people turned to online entertainment while stuck at home.
Details: The company’s total Q1 revenues declined 12.6% year on year to RMB 16.8 billion ($2.4 billion) from RMB 19.2 billion in the same period of 2019, according to the company’s earnings report released on Monday.
- Meituan’s revenue beat the average analyst estimate of RMB 16.11 billion in revenue according to Refinitiv IBES data cited by Reuters.
- Q1 losses totaled RMB 1.58 billion, compared with an RMB 1.43 billion loss for the same year-ago period. Prior to Q1, the company had recorded profits for the past three consecutive quarters.
- The food delivery industry was recovering rapidly, company founder Xing Wang said during the earnings call held Monday night, with daily order volume returning to around 75% of the pre-pandemic level by the end of the quarter. Meituan’s core food delivery revenue decreased 11.4% year on year to RMB 9.5 billion in Q1.
- Revenue from the company’s in-store, hotel, and travel segment plummeted 31.1% year on year as consumers limited dining, travel, and other consumption.
- Short-term profitability “is never our priority,” Wang said during the call, adding that the company will allocate resources toward helping merchants resume business, improve their efficiencies, and digitize their operations.
- Meituan said that effects from Covid-19 would continue to weigh on the company’s performance for the rest of 2020. “Factors including the ongoing pandemic precautions, consumers’ insufficient confidence in offline consumption activities and the risk of merchants’ closure would continue to have a potential impact on our business performance,” the company said in a separate statement on Monday.
Context: Meituan faces a renewed challenge from Alibaba in the local lifestyle services segment from Alipay, which has redoubled efforts to attract users.
- During the coronavirus outbreak, Meituan faced mounting complaints from merchants which accused the platform of implementing excessive commission fees and exclusive partnership clauses.


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Not what it used to be
The cost of university per student has risen by almost five times the rate of inflation since 1983
evidence from declines in the quality of students and graduates suggests that a degree may now mean less than it once did.
the promise that an expensive degree at a traditional university will pay off rests on some questionable assumptions
The broader significance of MOOCs is that they are part of a trend towards the unbundling of higher education. This will shake many institutions whose business model is based on a set fee for a four-year campus-based degree course.
“In D.C. there’s only two people that matter, RG3 (Robert Griffin III for the sports challenged among us) and Obama,” according to sports writer Dave Sheinin.
“I think Congress would love to trade our approval ratings for his approval ratings,” said Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.. “And the reason is, he’s able to bring people together. We’re in the fourth quarter as we approach the fiscal cliff. If we can deliver like RG3 delivers, we’d be doing well.”
With all due respect Senator, not a chance!
Walmart has long been making its billions by underpaying workers and leaving it to tax payers to pick up the slack. They even give new workers presentations on how to apply for various government programs they’ll need to, you know, eat and not be homeless. This is just the latest. Does it occur to these geniuses that once only a tiny percent have disposable income a consumer economy can’t be sustained because, you know, you need lots more than a relative handful of consumers. Rich folks can only buy so much stuff.
Screw the debt and deficit. The reason conservative economic policy is a disaster is because we aren’t a manufacturing economy anymore. We’re a consumer economy and when you bust all the unions, eliminate and export jobs and cut wages and benefits on the jobs that remain, you are eliminating the thing that keeps a consumer economy going; masses of consumers with money to spend on, you know, consuming stuff.
That’s the problem. All the cuts that the conservatives want may make paper budgets look nice but they keep taking more and more consumers out of the marketplace.
Has any town, for instance, returned to prosperity by laying off teachers, police, fire fighters, etc.? It may look like they’re balancing the budget but what they’re really doing is killing the businesses that rely on those workers coming in to spend some money and killing their own revenue. Then what? More economy killing cuts? Worse schools and services and less revenue? And then more cuts? That’s the way to prosperity?
It ain’t rocket science. Good wages for the masses create a prosperous society, not draconian spending cuts.
After much thought I have decided to post the following notice:
“That’s All, Folks”
My friend Ralphie and friend or foe to many on CPols is hanging up his spurs at Junction Daily Blog. A thorn in the ass to many a local politician and the local paper, he’s often prodded the “senile” into actually covering a story – without giving him credit, of course.
Fortunately, we can follow Ralphie’s thoughts in the social media but still, I’m going to miss him in my early morning readings that always included Junction Daily Blog. Thanks Ralphie for speaking the truth and pointing out the not-so-obvious when the news media failed to do their jobs. You really have done our community a great service and it will be missed. Thank you.
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TicBits is a Finland based iOS developer that has released the successful iAssociate 2 brain game. You may have not heard of it, but it’s become very successful over on the other side of the pond. ABC has featured the game in their Good Morning America show as a brain sharpening game last summer.
The company was founded in April 2010 and the same month their iAssociate 2 game was launched for the iOS devices. iAssociate 2 is the successor of iAssociate 1 which was developed by Fredrik Wahrman, the co-founder and cousin to Niklas Wahrman, the other co-founder.
iAssociate is an interesting product. It’s extremely simple, so it’s very easy to learn. The game works around building associations between words in the form of a mindmap. The game allows for around 10h of free game play with add-on levels purchased for premium.
Currently, there are about half a million of people that have played the game. Niklas Wahrman stated that they have built a steady group of die hard fans that keep purchasing all the new levels they put out fueling their steady growth and revenue stream.
TicBits has also released their new Facebook app, which they hope to attract new crowds around the game. The Facebook game follows the original game logic, except that it works in your browser.
TicBits has also secured ELY funding for the coming 12 months, but according to Niklas Wahrman, this might go unsued as the company is already profitable and things are looking “really good for the future”, according to him.
The Nordics and perhaps Finland especially, has built a strong culture of gaming companies. It’s great to see some of this success being taken to the new platforms as well and make it big there.
A screenshot of the game board in the iAssociate Facebook game.


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Following its annual financial results in this past week, Nintendo hosted a Q & A with investors. The Japanese-language transcript has now been published, though we'll need to wait longer for the official English translation - nevertheless, fans in the region have been interpreting key parts for the web to consider.
We've already shared updated comments relating to the NX and whether it'll be region-free, and looking through the crudely translated Q & A - along with online translations - it seems we can be pretty clear on what's coming at E3 next month, the extravaganza where Nintendo will seek to win hearts and minds.
The focus at E3 is expected to be Wii U and 3DS, as it's been described as an event focused on dedicated games consoles; it seems that we won't catch a glimpse of the first smart device game coming from the DeNA partnership. That smart device game release is due in 2015.
The NX is also not set to feature. This has been clear since it was announced in March this year, but needs to be repeated - as Satoru Iwata has made clear all along, the NX platform will be shown in 2016. That line hasn't changed.
This will certainly be an interesting E3 for Nintendo. 3DS fans will surely feel that the portable will need to feature strongly due to its thin confirmed line-up for 2015, while details on which big titles will drive Wii U this year are also needed. Release dates are expected and, as always, we hope for surprises - Retro Studios and Next Level Games are two major studios with unknown projects at the moment.
E3 will be about the games, of course. Are you optimistic about the big N's showing?


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Explained: Indian Online Education Firms' Race To Dominate Global Edtech Space
Indian edtech startups are challenging the hegemony of United States based online education firms in a bid to grab a lion share of the global edtech market.
The global education market in 2021 was pegged at $106 billion, according to Grand View Research, and the Indian education startups are stepping up their global game to increase their share in the sector.
What's behind homegrown startups' global ambitions?
Homegrown education startups - course providers such as Scaler, Byju's, Emeritus and Simplilearn, or education infrastructure startups such as Teachmint and Classpass - are seeking global expansion after swift uptake of the digital education services in India.
Further, the companies are also emboldened by abundant flow of risk capital last year.
The Indian education startups got around 8.5 billion as investments between 2014 and 2021, with about half of that just last year, according to data firm Tracxn.
Now, with their massive war chests and ability to keep costs low by operating from India, the Indian startups are looking to foray into other markets including the US as the opportunities in the sector are only a fraction of what is available globally.
Markets where the Indian startups are expanding their business
The Indian education startups are now taking the battle of global dominance in the online learning to US-based firms including Chegg, 2U, Udemy and Coursera.
Not only the Indian edtech firms are eyeing the domestic market of the US firms but are also taking the battle to other geographies, notably emerging digital economies in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa, where these firms operate.
The US online education firms are also eyeing expansion in India as the country is home to the second largest number of internet users in the world.
Indian edtech startups in US and other markets
Bengaluru-based online education startup Scaler Academy, which trains technology professionals in software development and data analytics, sold courses worth $1 million in the US in April, around a month after its launch there.
The response it got in US is significant for Scaler Academy as the company made around $5 million in April in India, where it started in 2019.
Another Indian edtech startup Byju's has spent about $750 million since 2019 to buy three education companies in the US - digital reading platform Epic; Tynker, a coding platform for students from kindergarten to 12th grade (K-12); and Osmo, an app maker for kids.
The company is reportedly also in early talks to buy US-listed Chegg, and has approached 2U as well.
In another Indian investment in the US, professional learning startup Emeritus, valued at $3.2 billion at its last fundraising, spent $200 million last year to buy iD Tech, a STEM education provider.
The companies are also tapping the markets in Southeast Asia, Middle East and Africa.
Great Learning, a Byju's subsidiary, bought the Singapore-headquartered executive education company Northwest Executive Education for $100 million.
The company has also entered into an agreement with the Qatar Investment Authority, an investor in the company, to set up a subsidiary in Doha to cater to the Middle East and North Africa.
Further, Digital classroom technology provider Teachmint and Classpluss, which sells educators tools to create online content, have also entered Southeast Asia in the past six months.
Challenges for Indian startups
“Ed-tech” became a buzzword after the onset of the pandemic in 2020 as students began to enrol on platforms that offered various forms of online coaching.
Ed-tech companies used the opportunity to raise large sums of money to fund the business helped by widespread narratives about the “new normal”. The funds were used to aggressively push sales, develop products, hire teachers/content creators, and acquire other ed-tech companies.
In this quest for growth, several Indian ed-tech companies have been facing various allegations of using coercive sales tactics, mis-selling, misrepresentation, low-quality content, etc, which led to the intervention of the Indian government in the sector.
The government is now considering regulation of online education in the country. It has already mandated that online platforms that partner with Indian universities to offer courses should be vetted by the regulator.
In addition, the firms went on an acquisition spree to diversify offerings and grow inorganically. The pace and the valuations at which the acquisitions took place indicated the high growth expectations in the ed-tech space. However, after billions of dollars have been pumped into the ed-tech space, the education technology sector appears to be slowing down in India.
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Melbourne, Australia (PRWEB) March 28, 2005
M.D. Philip Druce said ÂSellers are paying too much in fees and are looking for alternative auction sites to list their items.Â Oztion has said their will be no listing fees, but rather, just a small sale fee when items sell.Â
During the first 3 months of operating, OZtion has been listening to its users and implemented significant changes to the site in order to provide a site that Australians want. OztionÂs Chief Technical Officer, Kelvin Yip stated, ÂIn order to succeed, we must provide a site our users want, we listen to them and will continue to do so.Â
OZtion.com.au has grown from 30 members and 76 selling items in its first week, to over 1000 members and 5000 items selling today (7 weeks) without any advertising. Philip Druce said ÂWe wanted to get the site perfect before doing any advertising. We are satisfied the site is now ready, over 700 items have been sold, the hardware and systems are in place, so we can now start to let Australians know about Oztion.Â
OztionÂs high quality of service and content has driven these results as can be seen from the user feedback. Kelvin Yip said ÂFeedback from users clearly shows that the main reasons people are choosing Oztion are; quality of the site, customer service, and low feesÂ.
Oztion provides Australians with a new online auction site that has all the features, but without all the fees.
For further information contact Philip Druce at firstname.lastname@example.org or visit http://www.oztion.com.au.


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Almost a third of firms are very pessimistic.
Business outlook in the manufacturing sector deteriorated further in the latest business expectations survey by the Economic Development Board (EDB).
The survey showed that almost one in three firms, or 29% of respondents, expect business conditions to deteriorate in the first half 2016. Only 7% of manufacturers expect business conditions to improve in the next months.
This means that 22% of manufacturers forecast a less favourable business climate from January to June, compared to just 16% in the fourth quarter of 2015.
The weak business sentiment is broad-based, with almost all clusters foreseeing a decline in business situation in the next six months. The exception is the biomedical manufacturing cluster, where a net weighted balance of 17% of firms anticipate a positive business outlook ahead.
A net weighted balance of 31% of manufacturers expects output to decrease in the first quarter of 2016, compared to the fourth quarter of 2015.
Hiring expectations in the manufacturing sector are expected to be weak in the first quarter of 2016, compared to the fourth quarter of 2015. A weighted 5 per cent of manufacturers plan to hire more workers while a weighted 11 per cent expects to reduce the number of workers employed.
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Asavie CTO, Tom Maher, was recently interviewed by Jason Walsh of TechCentral about how real-time connectivity fundamentally changes business and where IoT really takes over is when the business is running hyper-distributed applications across every asset they own,
“When we talk about digitalisation and IoT, fundamentally it’s all about ‘softwareisation’ and what that enables. We’ve been in this for quite a while and we’ve seen things like metering: single use case devices, with a clear return on investment. What we’re beginning to see now, though, is a more fundamental transformation, where businesses are saying everything I have is already a computer.”
This, he says, is beginning to drive a different attitude to what can be done with the IoT, and even what kinds of business models it can support.
Read the full article here: http://www.techcentral.ie/UWxm9#ixzz4yIxmzg19


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Surcharges that utilities tack on to reflect the price of fuel have dropped or stayed nearly the same this month
The surcharges that utilities tack on to reflect the price of fuel have dropped or stayed nearly the same across south Louisiana in October, according to figures from the state Public Service Commission. The charges, called fuel adjustments, cause the biggest fluctuations in bills from month to month, other than changes in the amount of power that customers use.
Utility customers on the north shore saw the biggest changes in their bills: A typical retail customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity at Cleco Power paid $31.96 in fuel adjustments in October, down from $35.03 in September. Despite the drop, a new rate schedule kicked in this month, causing the average customer's monthly electric bill to rise to $113.81 from $109.80 in September.
Entergy New Orleans customers saw little change in fuel costs this month, with typical retail customers paying $35.29, 2 cents more than in September. That brought their overall power bills up slightly, to an average of $104.67 in October from $103.28 a month earlier.
Likewise, typical retail customers of Entergy Louisiana saw fuel charges rise to $24.43 in October from $23.68 in September. Overall bills fell 25 cents to $86.55 in October. Entergy Louisiana serves customers in Algiers and in the suburbs south of Lake Pontchartrain.


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MINI Australia will be delivered two Countryman PHEVs by the end of September 2017 for testing on the local grounds and as a part of establishing a project charter for its first electric model.
Even so, the Australian market will have to wait for two more years for the plug-in hybrid SUV, which is on sale in Europe, and an even longer wait for the recently announced all-electric MINI Cooper E.
Meanwhile, MINI Australia will continue with expansion of its range by introducing the new Countryman JCW around mid 2017.
MINI Australia restructures it’s model line up:
In the last decade, MINI had expanded its model line up by introducing it’s first SUV- the Countryman. It had also released other models like the Clubman, Roadster and Coupe pair.
However, MINI discontinued with the Roadster and Coupe pair in 2015 because of low sale reports. Mini senior vice president Sebastian Mackensen backed this decision by saying that the Roadster and Coupe pair models were too similar to the other models of the brand and that they were competing more with their own products than with external completion because they were of similar size, similar price range, similar driving opportunity.
After dropping those two car models, MINI Australia decided to expand on their Countryman and Clubman models to distance themselves from the other three cars in body styles and length and overall package also. “So now we have five cars in two different segments of the markets and competing much more with external competition than within the Mini brand.” Said Mackensen.
Countryman to plug-in:MINI Australia general manager Tony Sesto said the Countryman PHEV, which offers a pure-electric driving range of 40km, will be here no sooner than late 2018 or early 2019.
MINI E further away: the pure electric MINI Cooper E will be available after 2020 in Australia while it is confirmed to be in the European markets by 2019. MINI acknowledges that the reaction to Countryman PHEV has been strong but the Australian market still is expected to be slower to embrace it than other parts of the world.
Countryman JCW To expand: The JCW sales account for 10 % of MINI sales locally. This reflects that the Australian market is hungry for performance driven vehicles. The numbers would take as hike on the imminent introduction of Countryman JCW. The automakers do not deny the possibility of a Countryman PHEV JCW.
With new plug-in hybrid, all-electric and even autonomous drive systems it seems 2019 will mark the beginning of a technology rollout for MINI.


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Will Not Let China Become Top Superpower: Donald Trump
Washington DC: US president Donald Trump on Sunday said he will not let the Asian country become the top superpower while in office.
Both the countries have been locked in a trade dispute since last year. They have held regular negotiations in a bid to find a solution to the trade feud, which recently hit a roadblock just as a trade deal was in its last stages. The United States has since accused China of backing out of the deal at the last moment.
The US recently increased tariffs on Chinese goods amounting to over 200 billion US dollars even as the two sides were amid negotiations. In retaliation, China said that it would be increasing duties on USD 60 billion worth US imports from June 1.
“Our economy has been fantastic. Because they were catching us, they were going to be bigger than us. If Hillary Clinton became president, China would have been a much bigger economy than us by the end of her term. And now it is not even going to be close,” Trump told Fox News.
Trump also stated that China is “obviously not doing well” like the US. “We are taking in billions of dollars. China is obviously not doing well like us,” he said.


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Who doesn’t love weddings? It’s a great time to celebrate your friends and family members marrying the love of their lives. Of course, to commemorate the affair, people will offer wedding gifts. Most of the time, its easier to gift couples a cash gift as they can easily use the money for their own needs.
Unfortunately, a netizen recently sparked an argument about just how much should be given. They claimed that if guests don’t give more than RM300, they shouldn’t bother coming. Needless to say, most netizens weren’t happy.
The post first popped up in Facebook group KL娱乐站 a few days ago. There, a netizen had decided to share a revelation they had from their cousin’s recent wedding. Apparently, their cousin had paid RM2200 per banquet table, but wine and water were not included.
They added that most of their guests only gave RM150 to RM180 as wedding gifts, which in his opinion, wasn’t enough. “Everything is expensive now,” the netizen reprimanded. “If you can’t (give) more than RM300, don’t accept invitations from others and don’t make them lose money.”
Clearly, other netizens didn’t share their views. One pointed out that this was a wedding not a business transaction. “(Weddings) are once in a lifetime. The purpose is to (celebrate it) with people you treasure,” they stated. “If you treat it as a business transaction, then don’t do it. It will only bring trouble and loss.”
Others stated there was no need to treat guests beyond their financial means. “If you don’t have the means, don’t (do) a wedding,” a comment read. Another claimed that how much a guest gives is a personal choice. “(The gift amount) doesn’t matter,” one stated. “Take this as a lesson. Please be cheaper next time.”
It’s easy to forget others and focus on ourselves, especially when it’s our special day. But regardless, we should still remember that everyone has different circumstances in life. Hopefully this netizen would be more understanding of others in the future!


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This year has seen a surge of popularity in the ever-lucrative cryptocurrencymarket . From major financial corporations such as Mastercard and PayPal now accepting select cryptocurrencies to a Pokémon Go-esque play-to-earn crypto game, digital currency will only continue to evolve to stranger heights. Those who own the best laptops for crypto mining are likely happily mining Bitcoin, leaving everyone else who are finding it virtually impossible to nab a system gnashing their teeth. Well, when the going gets tough, some enterprising miners figured out how to get the job done on a Nintendo game Boy.
Known for modding age-old devices, YouTuber stacksmashing successfully found a way to mine Bitcoin on a game Boy. I mean, who needs an Nvidia GeForce RTX GPU anyway? But don’t expect to just dig out your old game Boy and start earning some Bitcoin, though. The YouTuber had to add a few tweaks to successfully mine on a device that came out in 1989. That alone hints at how slow it can mine.
As explained, the modder had to find a way for the game Boy to connect to the internet — an essential part of connecting to the Bitcoin network. This was done by using a Raspberry Pi Pico and modified Nintendo game Link Cable, with the game Boy connected to the Raspberry Pi Pico through a logic shifter and the Pico attached to a computer.


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BEIJING (Reuters) – China will take steps to safeguard its interests, but won’t close its door to foreign investment and the global industry despite trade frictions with the United States, a Chinese official said on Tuesday.
FILE PHOTO: Chinese staffers adjust U.S. and Chinese flags at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS
Earlier this month, before key Sino-U.S. trade talks, Washington decided to widen its so-called “entities list” to include some top Chinese artificial intelligence startups such as Megvii Technology and SenseTime Group.
Firms on the U.S. “entity list” are barred from buying U.S. parts and components without U.S. government approval due to national security concerns.
“We will look at the trade friction between China and the United States with an open mind and a big heart,” said Huang Libin, a spokesman for the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), although China will also closely monitor the U.S. entities list.
China will further open sectors including telecommunications, internet and autos to foreign investment, but at the same time, the United States should respect trade rules and act with caution, Huang said.
“We will not blindly emphasise ‘self-developed and controllable’, and will not decouple from the development of international industries,” Huang told reporters at a briefing.
The trade war with the United States has prompted China to downplay “Made in China 2025” – the state-backed industrial policy aimed at catapulting China up the global technological value chain but is also core to Washington’s complaints about the country’s technological ambitions.
Under the Made in China 2025 banner, China was to upgrade its industrial base in 10 strategic sectors by 2025, including aerospace, robotics, semiconductors, artificial intelligence and new-energy vehicles.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has also previously repeatedly urged the country’s core technologies to be “self-developed and controllable”, which has been viewed by industry players as a stance that favours domestic suppliers over foreign entities.
One of the biggest U.S. complaints is that China has used coercion and outright theft to systematically obtain American intellectual property and trade secrets and advance its standing in many high-technology industries.
China’s subsidies to state enterprises – including at the provincial and local government levels – have led to Chinese industries substantially boosting output of products such as steel, which in turn has depressed global prices and hurt producers in the United States and elsewhere.
U.S. officials argue the absence of a level-playing field makes it hard for U.S. companies to compete.
Over recent months, Chinese tech companies, especially those targeted by the United States, have vowed to deal with U.S. sanctions by relying on more self-developed solutions and procuring more from domestic suppliers.
Still, with China and the United States working to hammer out a “phase 1” trade deal in the near term, Beijing has taken care to keep its rhetoric neutral. In recent days, China has renewed efforts in stressing the need for both sides to aim for mutual gain, rather than to decouple their economies.
Xie Yongjiang, a professor at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, said Huang may have made his comments in view of how a focus on only using ‘self-developed and controllable’ technologies was not actually practical, as China was still far from reaching such a level.
“If Chinese companies rely completely on self-developed (technologies), other countries may also worry about Chinese-made products, he said.
“But it does not mean that China doesn’t attach importance to it. China should still strive to self-develop and achieve control in some core technology sectors.”
Reporting by Beijing Newsroom; Additional Reporting by Yingzhi Yang; Writing by Ryan Woo and Yawen Chen; Editing by Shri Navaratnam and Jacqueline Wong
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1 Oct. 2008, Kuta-Bali: The sixth and final Oakley Pro Junior Global Challenge Championship event takes place in Bali from October 7-17, offering the winner the biggest prize money ever for a Pro Junior event, a whopping USD $20,000! And one lucky Indonesian Pro Junior will get the chance to compete for this big pot of cash.
18 of the world’s best Pro Junior surfers (under the age of 21) will compete in a man-on-man WCT type format on the island of Bali for the pride, honor, and big prize money over a 10 day period from October 7-17, surfing only when the waves are of the highest quality. Bali was chosen for its proliferation of consistent world-class waves, which provide a perfect forum in which these talented young surfers can demonstrate their extraordinary skills to a worldwide audience.
Limited to just 18 surfers for the event, Oakley has given one wild card spot to Oakley Indonesia team rider Yuki Seedwell and offered up another wild card spot to another Indonesian Pro Junior in order to complete the roster.
On October 6th, a trial event will be held at Keramas Beach in Gianyar-Bali to determine who will get that wildcard spot and the chance to compete with the world’s best Pro Juniors for prestige and prize money in this international event.
The trial event is limited to 32 surfers, and the best of Bali’s Pro Juniors have already signed up and are currently surfing their brains out practicing for the event, including Garut Widiarta, Mustofa Jeksen, Raditya Rondi, Mega Semadhi, Putra Hermawan, Agus Purnawan and others.
Those that wish to add their names to the list should contact Ani at the ISC office at 085737180008.
The event is being run by Surfing Queensland with the assistance of the Coca-Cola ISC tour and will be covered by both international and national media including television, newspapers, magazines and Internet sites. Daily TV feeds will be available.
For more information about the Oakley Pro Junior Global Challenge Championship, see attached press release from Oakley. For more details on the Trials event on October 6, contact the ISC office directly at (0361) 758 995.
Attached Photo: Bali’s Garut Widiarta slotting into a big Keramas barrel
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Lyne enters the consumer electronics market with its sleek and affordable product range
August 10, 2022, Mumbai:
Lyne, a second generation innovative mobile devices and accessories brand by U & I gets launched in India, in the presence of their brand ambassador, actor Vidyut Jammwal.
Lyne plans to establish itself, online and in stores. With the launch of over 50 products in 10 categories, its main high-demand products will include smart watches, data cables, neckbands, and earbuds. The product line will have an affordable price range starting right from Rs. 499. The company owns six international manufacturing units and a packaging unit in India.
The company was created on the foundation of the long-running family business. After many years of involvement in the industry with their previous ventures, the company plans to grow by leveraging its previously maintained goodwill in the distribution chain and strong relationships with all its stakeholders, including manufacturers, dealers, and retailers.
“We have observed how the customers’ preferences and requirements have changed over the years. The idea of Lyne was conceived keeping in mind their top priorities in any electronic gadget—high quality, sleek design, and reasonable price. Our vision is for Lyne to be a complete one-stop solution for all the mobile accessory requirements that customers can think of, and we’re excited about it,” said Meet Vij, co-founder, Lyne.
The brand ambassador, Vidyut Jammwal said, “I am incredibly excited to be working with Lyne as their brand ambassador. As someone who considers physical fitness hugely important, I am always on the lookout for smart products that complement my fitness regime like Lyne’s smart watches and sweat resistant audio accessories. I am eager to see the kind of innovative products they come up with, and wish them success in the future.”
Lyne plans to build a powerful distribution network and expand its customer base throughout the country, and also offer bold, stylish and robust products that are exceptional and unmatched in terms of both quality and price.


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- WWD, Thursday, February 13, 2020 5:28 PM
Classic women’s brand Jones New York has hired supermodel and entrepreneur Cindy Crawford to star in its spring campaign which launches Feb. 15. The target customer is “a modern woman who
leads a multifaceted life. Her lifestyle requires that her wardrobe be versatile and take her from day to night,” according to WWD
. In addition to sportswear, the Jones New York brand
includes footwear, accessories, hosiery, eyewear, watches, jewelry, bed and bath.
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Apple Aluminum MacBooks
Apple's next update to the MacBook line may represent a shift to an almost completely aluminum foundation, according to a new claim. Similar to the new iMac, the new model would replace virtually everything but the keys with aluminum, delivering a more professional look and also slimming the case considerably versus today's plastic-based model. The resulting system would be lighter than today's MacBook and thinner than even the one-inch MacBook Pro, the unnamed source says. The keyboard layout would be virtually unchanged from the Apple Bluetooth Keyboard seen today and would include the media keys absent from today's MacBooks. There may also be "something strange" about the touchpad, though details are forthcoming, the report alleges.
While the possibility exists that such a system may represent the subnotebook rumored by analysts and online, clues reinforce beliefs that the systems may actually be consumer models. Both aluminum and black models would be available -- paralleling the black and white plastic of today -- and would be "priced aggressively," the insider says. The display would also match the 13.3-inch diagonal area of the current model but would have a much thinner bezel that would reduce the overall footprint of the system.
The tip was unclear as to when the systems would be released but was followed with the promise of future leaks and possible photos over the next few weeks. While unverifiable, the tip appears to be consistent with past reports of an aluminum, 13.3-inch system in development and comes from the same site that hosted the first photo of the third generation iPod nano, which was proven accurate during Apple's September music event. [via 9to5Mac]


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The Dhaka International Trade Fair or DITF will end on Feb 4 instead of Jan 31
The decision was announced on Sunday by the Export Promotion Bureau or EPB that organises the month-long fair every year.
The four-day extension was cleared by Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, EPB Secretary Abu Hena Morshed Zaman told bdnews24.com.
“The petition by businesses has been pending with the minister’s office. We were informed on Sunday about the extension,” he said.
Zaman said the petition sought a 10-day extension citing a poor number of visitors during the cold spell in January. “But the minister opted for four days keeping in mind the SSC exams.”
The month-long DITF starts on the first day of the year and almost every year the organisers give in to the demand for an extension.
Traders of 17 countries have taken part in the fair this year. The fair is witnessing a huge rush of visitors on weekends.
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Over the past 3 years, smart speakers have blown up as one of the biggest markets in the consumer tech space. Amazon, Google, Apple, and others are all racing to get as much market share as possible, and it looks like these efforts are working.
Voicebot recently teamed up with PullString and RAIN to see just how many people are actually buying/using smart speakers, and after interviewing 1,057 adults across the United States, it was found that 19.7% of them said they own a smart speaker.
Assuming that 19.7% translates to the entire United States, that would mean 47.3 million of the country's 252 million population own a smart speaker. Of those interviewed, it was also found that 42.2% of smart speaker owners are female and 57.8% are male.
Per RAIN's VP of Emerging Experiences, Greg Hedges –
Consumers continue to flock toward voice technology in staggering rates, which demonstrates not only the lightning in a bottle that these smart speakers (Echo/Dot and Google Home/Mini) have generated, but ultimately showcase Voice's impact as a larger behavioral movement.
In addition to those two main findings above, Voicebot was also able to conclude the following:
- 65.7% of people own just one smart speaker while 7% own four or more
- The living room and kitchen are the most popular locations for smart speakers (45.9% and 41.4%, respectively)
- Amazon has 18.4% market share, Google has 18.4%, and the remaining 9.7% goes to Alexa, Google Assistant, and Cortana-powered speakers that are made by other companies.
- iPhone owners are 22% more likely to own a smart speaker but 30% less likely to have one made by Google
I personally own a Google Home and Home Mini, and I honestly don't know how I got by without one. I use these gadgets every single day for setting timers, listening to music, making calls, and so much more, and it really is fascinating to see so many people already eager to adopt this new technology.
Do you own a smart speaker? If yes, which ons(s) did you choose and why? Sound off in the comments below!
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The World Gold Council reported that gold jewelry demand was higher in the third quarter than in any quarter since 2010. Physical demand was far stronger for the first nine months of 2013 than for first nine months of 2012. Demand for gold jewelry in Hong Kong and China were 40% and 35%, respectively, above the levels set during the same nine months of 2012. So far this year, the East (primarily China and India) have purchased five times as many ounces of gold bars, coins and jewelry as all the nations in the West. China and India alone purchased 1500 tons of physical gold in nine months, which works out to a 2000-ton annual rate – or about 93% of the 2,142 tons of newly-mined gold projected for this year.
Jewelry demand is becoming more bullion-oriented, rather than being bought just for decorative or festive purposes. In China, jewelry buyers now often demand 24-karat gold jewelry (which is generally .9995 fine) or .9999 (“four nines” fine) gold bars. By contrast, the less popular 14-karat gold contains only 58% gold.
The government of India has put up every imaginable roadblock to gold investors – with taxes, tariffs and heavy regulations – but India’s gold jewelry demand in the first nine months of 2013 is still about 12% higher than in the first nine months of 2013, despite very high premiums of about 10% per Troy ounce. And that’s only the “official” sales of gold. Government regulations have caused a flourishing of the underground gold economy in India – namely, gold smuggling and off-book sales. The WGC says that gold is “entering the country unofficially through India’s porous borders helping to meet pent-up demand.”


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Companies have little control when it comes to what customers post on their Facebook business page – they are at the mercy of user-generated posts which can either be positive, neutral or negative.
A new study, published in the journal Information Systems Research, examined the impact of what users post on Facebook business pages and how it impacts brands.
Mochen Yang, Yuqing Ren, and Gediminas Adomavicius, all from the University of Minnesota, analyzed 12,000 posts from 41 Fortune 500 companies across 6 industries in 2012.
The team’s analysis shows that the number of negative posts on Facebook business pages vastly outweighs the number of positive posts by a ratio of nearly 2 to 1. The study also shows engagement doesn’t solely depend on the valence of a post but also on the specific ways in which a post is positive or negative.
“We also found positive and negative posts get more likes than neutral ones, but negative posts get the most comments,” said Yang, a professor in the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. “Complaints about social issues receive more likes, but fewer comments, than complaints about quality or money issues.”
The study demonstrates the open-ended expressions in user-generated content.
“Though increased engagement has been linked to increases in brand loyalty, purchase expenditures, and profitability, companies should carefully consider whether Facebook business pages are an appropriate venue to interact with customers,” said Yang.
“And have a strategy in place to respond to negative posts because they tend to attract more attention than positive or neutral ones.”
“Understanding User-Generated Content and Customer Engagement on Facebook Business Pages”
Mochen Yang , Yuqing Ren , Gediminas Adomavicius
Information Systems Research
Published Online: 29 Aug 2019


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Apple’s CEO Tim Cook today at the D10 conference, while on asking how is Apple different with Cook as CEO. He replied by saying that he learned a lot from Steve Jobs. The main “point” Cook stated that he learned to stay “Focus” from Jobs. “You can only do so many things great and you should cast aside everything else.” Cook also made a reference to the fact that Jobs stressed the importance of owning the key underlying technologies.
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July 26, 2018 – To show their unity, leaders of the nine major whisky trade organizations planted an American White Oak tree on the corner of 9th and Main Street outside the Frazier History Museum in downtown Louisville following their first-ever summit meeting. Even before the first shovel of dirt was turned, observers noted that the raised brick-lined bed had routinely been damaged by vehicles using 9th Street to merge onto Interstate 64 and wondered how long the tree would last before being wiped out by a recklessly driven truck.
It’s an apt metaphor for the state of the whisky industry weeks into a global trade dispute pitting the United States against many of its most important global trading partners, many of whom have imposed punitive tariffs on imports of American-made whiskies to retaliate for the Trump Administration’s tariffs on their exports of steel and aluminum to the US. Years of growing global whisky sales spurred by reduced – or eliminated – import tariffs are now threatened as whisky has become one of many pieces in play in a political game of “chicken.” With their collective futures at stake, the Kentucky Distillers Association invited colleagues from the other trade associations representing the world’s major whisky and distilled spirits producers to a two-day conference in Louisville.
“Together, we form the W9, or the ‘Whisky 9,’ to serve as an open exchange of ideas, strategy, and a shared commitment to preserving free and fair trade,” KDA President Eric Gregory announced at a news conference following the closed-door “Spirit of Collaboration Summit.” As an example, Gregory cited the significant growth of whisky traded between the US and the European Union following the elimination of most tariffs in 1997 and similar expansion in trade with Canada following the elimination of tariffs in 1995 with the North American Free Trade Agreement.
“The bottom line: the world whisky market is large, and it’s growing, and we all drink one another’s whisky,” Gregory said. “Trade agreements have been important to the development of this large and diverse market that consumers have chosen to create, and that’s why we started expressing concern when our industry was caught in the middle of this dispute.” The summit produced unanimous agreement on a resolution calling on world leaders to de-escalate the current trade conflicts and return to a system of “free and fair trade.”
Listen to the “Spirit of Collaboration Summit” news briefing:
The summit started late Wednesday, hours after a White House meeting between US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. That meeting, while not producing any concrete agreements, resulted in both sides agreeing to hold off on additional sanctions against each other while negotiators work toward a resolution of the original dispute over steel and aluminum trade. If – and only if – an agreement on that issue can be reached, it would clear the way for the European Union to remove its tariffs on American-made whiskies and other exports.
Without exception, the industry leaders praised that development as a positive step. According to Scotch Whisky Association CEO Karen Betts, the Trump-Juncker meeting “clearly has put a positive momentum behind trade talks between Europe and the US, and we hope that those now move forward to strengthen that really important trading relationship.”
The pause in rhetoric would appear to delay the retaliatory moves threatened by the Trump Administration following the tariffs imposed by the EU, Canada, China, Mexico, and Turkey over the last month. The administration’s public position has been that retaliation could come in the form of new tariffs on imported cars and auto parts. While Japan has not yet joined the list of countries targeting American whiskies, Jun Tanaka of the Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Makers Association predicted his country would likely follow suit if the US made that move.
“I think our government has tried to persuade the US government in a quiet way,” he said in an interview. “If things come to cars and automobile parts, an important Japanese product, they would think about retaliating.” Tanaka also pointed out that his country is also being affected by the current tariffs on American whiskies, since Suntory (Beam) and Kirin (Four Roses) have significant investments in the United States.
While some of the large American whisky makers have been able to minimize the impact of tariffs on their export sales by shipping extra stock to Europe and Canada in the first half of 2018, the largest impact so far has been felt by craft distillers. Margie Lehrman of the American Craft Spirits Association represented her members at the summit, and noted several instances where the trade dispute created problems even before the imposition of tariffs.
“Just the threat of some sort of trade war was enough to cut down discussion and any kind of negotiations on contracts,” she said, citing a specific case where an importer forced one of her members to reduce its wholesale prices by 15 percent while an export shipment were in transit or risk losing the entire deal. “I have one distiller in Ohio who let me know he expected next year to do about 25 percent of his volume going to export, and now it’s been cut down to 15 percent. In terms of dollars, that makes a big difference…he didn’t say what is not going to happen, but I’ve talked with others who said ‘you know, we were just about to institute these health benefits for employees…might not be able to do so now.'”
Lehrman and her colleagues also cited the ripple effect of tariffs throughout the economy, especially for agricultural-based products like whisky. The effect has been felt widely throughout the agriculture industry, which was promised up to $12 billion in assistance by President Trump this week. However, the tariffs reach all the way from agriculture to transportation, the manufacturers who produce bottles and packaging, and other industry sectors.
Gregory’s team put together the summit in just a couple of weeks, and he deemed it a success. While members of Congress were turned away after requesting to attend the meeting, they have been in regular contact with the KDA. It also appears the industry leaders will be in regular contact with each other following this inaugural summit, as Gregory noted.
“I thought it was a good sign when we all met last night and got talking…and people were already talking about where to hold the summit next year,” he said.
Listen to this week’s WhiskyCast for more coverage of the Spirit of Collaboration Summit.
Links: Kentucky Distillers Association | Scotch Whisky Association | American Craft Spirits Association


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Based in Sétif, located about 180 miles east of Algiers, Iris Tyre is founded by Algerian consumer electronics group Eurl Saterex-Iris.
This news category is designed to keep you informed about the latest trade fair news in the commercial tyre and fleet management section.
Apollo Tyres Sponsors Truckfest
Apollo Tyres sponsored Truckfest, the biggest truck festival in Europe, this year.
SD International to Resume Truck Tyre Production
As a seasoned exhibitor at international tyre shows around the world SD-International (SDI) were once again at the Autopromotec Show in Bologna.
Sailun Demonstrate Liquid Gold
Sailun Tires used their appearance at last month’s Autopromotec event to present their innovative and revolutionary ‘Liquid Gold’ mixing process.
Triangle Present TBR Innovations
Triangle Tyre Europe have introduced two new additional TBR patterns for their existing European portfolio.
Falken Targets Italian Market
Falken Tyre Europe presented a very expansive stand of almost 200 square metres at the recent Autopromotec 2019 Show in Bologna.
Hankook at Transport Logistic 2019
Tyre maker Hankook will again be exhibiting its broad and future-oriented range of tyres in the truck and bus segment at this year’s Transport Logistic fair.
Zenises and Vacu-Lug at Autopromotec
From Wednesday 22 to Sunday 26 of May, Zenises presented at the Autopromotec show
New Tyres from Hankook at CV Show
Hankook Tyre UK once again exhibited at the Commercial Vehicle Show
Michelin To Bring New Connected Tyre Technologies to CV Show
Michelin is joining forces with the Road Haulage Association (RHA) to exhibit its latest generation connected tyre technologies from a dedicated Michelin zone on the RHA’s stand at this year’s CV Show.


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The Ministry of Tourism has called on international tourists not to cancel trips to Cambodia, but urged them to adhere to several dos and don’ts when arriving in the Kingdom during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The ministry released an eight-point instruction manual on Wednesday published in Khmer, English, Chinese, Japanese, Thai and French.
“Please do not cancel your trip to Cambodia. You can consider delaying or changing your destination. We have many airlines and hotels waiving ticket and booking fees and offering a rebooking policy to suit your needs.”
The Ministry also urged tourists to follow the government’s rules, especially those returning from Covid-19 infected areas.
All foreign tourists must have adequate medical insurance to travel to Cambodia during this period. While visiting, they must maintain good hygiene practices by washing their hands thoroughly with soap or hand sanitiser.
Tourists should also not forget to cover their mouth and nose with tissues or their sleeves when coughing or sneezing.
The ministry encouraged tourists to share their positive experiences in Cambodia on social media and to remain calm, cautious and not panic.
“Do not discriminate! While you are concerned about your health during the Covid-19 outbreak, you must not discriminate based on race, especially with tourists and groups of people from infected areas,” the ministry said.
Last week, the ministry reported that Cambodia had lost about $5 billion in tourism revenue due to the Covid-19 crisis.
Ministry of Tourism spokesperson Top Sopheak said on Thursday that Cambodia was a safe destination as the government was working to improve its tourism sector in terms of service and quality.
“We appeal to foreigners not to cancel their trips if they are already booked to arrive in Cambodia but cannot come here due to Covid-19.
“Please postpone your trips until the world opens its doors. Please visit Cambodia as a safe tourist destination. We have properly prepared and implemented health rules for the tourism sector to ensure comfort,” Sopheak said.
He said international tourists were not visiting the Kingdom due to Covid-19 and travel restrictions imposed by many countries, including Cambodia.
There are business tourists, investors, and foreign tourists staying in Cambodia.
The Ministry of Tourism is also preparing a 15-year master plan for tourism development in Siem Reap province to make it more attractive for locals.
The ministry predicts that by 2035, international tourism will bring in $4.8 million and domestic tourism will reach $1.3 million.


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We have seen time and again how governments have been snooping in on companies in order to access data of their citizens which is against the privacy laws and is an intrusion of user’s personal information. Still, we know that there are ways in which authorities have been keeping a constant eye on its users. Now, the internet is a space where there is a way to keep an eye on people but there are ways to avoid that watch from the authorities as well. But we do know that various governments have contacted internet companies in the past to get data from their customers.
It is now reported by India’s Tech2 that the Indian government officials want unrestricted access to all non-personal data which means that there might be some sort of privacy issue here. Now, the interesting part here is that the government wants non-personal data and not a personal one but this also includes financial data which is still way more than what the government gets right now. This gets very interesting because there are people who want to keep their shopping experiences private and don’t want to let everyone know what they purchase.
Amidst all this, what is interesting to note here is that the government wants access of this non-personal data from e-commerce companies as well as social media companies. All this is taking place when the Indian government is looking to form the Personal Data Protection bill which is how the government of India wants to make sure that they protest their user’s identity. Reportedly, a top official told the publication that “The thought process of the government is that it should have access to all non-personal, aggregate and anonymised data at all times and on-demand,”. However, it all depends on if the e-commerce companies agree to give them data access as well as if this is not an intrusion of user’s privacy as per law.


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Information technology will play an increasingly critical role in how all health providers administer care, collaborate with one another in a team-based approach to care, and engage with patients themselves.
Ateb, a provider of pharmacy patient care solutions, has announced the formation of its inaugural Community Pharmacy Advisory Board, comprised of pharmacy leaders who will serve as an “internal institute” within the Ateb organization.
Fruth Pharmacy has unveiled new technology to make prescription label reading easier for the visually impaired by partnering with AccessaMed to bring a special prescription label into all 26 Fruth Pharmacy locations.
A retail pharmacy giant is beginning to fully harness the power of scale. Now firmly established as one of the top retailers of prescription drugs in the United States, Walmart may soon lay claim to an even bigger share of the pharmacy and OTC market as its leaders learn to align pharmacy operations and in-store marketing efforts more closely with other departments within Walmart’s Supercenters, discount stores and Neighborhood Markets.
Is there a niche OTC opportunity on which food, drug and mass retailer pharmacies are not fully capitalizing? If the answer isn’t yes, then the cat is already out of the bag — according to the American Pet Products Association the market for pet supplies and OTC medicines will grow by 4.7% by the end of the year.
While building a 4,500-store retail pharmacy powerhouse in the United States, Walmart also has kept pace with the specialty pharmacy revolution and is positioning itself to play a stronger role in this most innovative, dynamic and complex area of pharmaceutical R&D and bioengineering.
Collaboration is the key to unlocking business growth opportunities for neighborhood pharmacies, said Denise Carpenter, president and CEO of the Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada (Neighbourhood Pharmacies) during “Game Changers,” the organization’s 2015 annual conference on Wednesday.


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ebw.tv has switched up “Tasteful Thursday.” This year, we are traveling around the Blue Water Area to find the best of what we have to offer.
July 2018-“Best Sundaes in the Blue”:
Pictured: Jeff Pemberton, Manager of the Milkhouse Cafe
June 2018- “Best Pizza in the Blue”:
Italia’s Pizzeria of Marysville, Michigan has taken classic Italian comfort foods and other Italian staples to the next level since 1999. With the freshest of ingredients and years of family tradition, you’ll be saying ‘Bellissimo!’ after your first bite.
Pictured: Robert D’Alessandro, Owner, Italia’s Pizzeria


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News and analysis on retail brick-and-mortar store design, construction and expansion.
L Brands has big plans for its growing Bath & Body Works business.
The year 2019 was another record-breaking year for Federal ADA Title III lawsuits.
7-Eleven is moving forward with its “evolution’ store format.
Nordstrom’s newest partner is a museum devoted to the history of beauty and its impact on society.
Amazon has expanded its checkout-free, convenience store-styled Amazon Go format to the grocery space.
Dining out is an essential part of the lifestyle of nearly 50% of adults.
PacSun is going bicoastal.
A new bill in California is putting gender neutrality in the spotlight.
Bob’s Discount Furniture is having a busy February.
Amazon’s new grocery store format will reportedly include advanced technology to streamline in-store fulfillment of online orders.
Hy-Vee Inc. will soon begin renovations on four QT convenience stores it has purchased in the Des Moines, Iowa, metro area.
A company that describes itself as the U.K.’s fastest-growing bricks-and-mortar retailer is expanding to the U.S. market.
Happy Socks has landed in Manhattan’s Union Square.
Natural Life is looking to roll out its unusual store concept.


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Unlike most VoIP providers who charge extra for additional features and users, Telzio provides all features and unlimited users with every plan
Los Angeles, California (PRWEB) February 14, 2014
Telzio announces extreme cost savings on business phone systems by offering unlimited users to all customers. Plans start at $1 per month and include a standard or toll free number, unlimited extensions, and a full-featured business phone system. Customers can sign up with new or existing phone numbers and create an unlimited number of users and extensions with each number. All features are included, so with every phone number customers can design phone menus, record greetings, forward calls, create conference bridges, and manage it all through an easy-to-use online dashboard.
Unlike most VoIP providers who charge extra for additional features and users, Telzio provides all features and unlimited users with every plan, so small businesses save dramatically on the cost of paying for extensions for every employee. Instead, Telzio allows customers to create an unlimited number of users and extensions with each phone number for one fixed monthly rate, and all minutes between users are shared under that plan. If another phone number is needed, customers can get another plan with a local or toll free number starting at $1 per month.
To see how much businesses can save, Telzio has a no hassle Cost Analyzer tool that calculates exactly how much you would spend and save based on your phone numbers and usage.
Telzio provides virtual business phone systems to small businesses all over the world. Designed with the modern mobile worker in mind, Telzio can be used to forward calls to any mobile device or IP phone, filter calls through a menu or opening hours, make conference calls, and route calls anywhere in the world at local rates.
Telzio currently provides phone numbers from 51 countries so international businesses can get local numbers in multiple countries and route the calls to any office. Businesses with remote workers can get a local or toll free number and forward calls to any device in the world, and workers can make calls through their Telzio phone number through an IP phone or smartphone app.
Telzio provides next generation business phone systems to companies from 1 to 500 employees. Telzio is the first VoIP provider to truly bring enterprise level features combined with a user-friendly interface, mobility, and convenient pricing to small businesses. With a 99.999% uptime and local calling rates on all international calls to any country in the world, Telzio provides reliable VoIP service and cost efficient business phone systems via a highly developed, carrier-grade platform.
Visit telzio.com for more info.


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New Delhi, Oct 11: Telecom equipment major Qualcomm India Pvt Ltd today said it is ready with a technology that will enable mobile users to watch television channels on their handsets.
''We are ready with the technology called MediaFLO that will enable the customers to watch various television channels on the mobile sets,'' Nikhil Jain Chief Technology Advisor (India) said.
The mobile operator and manufacturer now have to get green signal from the regulatory bodies to launch this service in the country, he added.
Nearly one third of the world has a cell phone and this technology will enhance the entertainment, advertising, commerce and information.
''Worldwide mobile TV subscribers is expected to reach 216.2 million by 2011 from 12.3 million currently,'' Mr Jain said.
The MediaFLO has presence in the UK, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia.


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Leah Scovel had her entire family in tow while checking out the Lawa‘i Cannery garage sale benefiting the Kaua‘i Special Olympics, Sunday. She said they had to hurry because they were heading to ‘Anini Beach (Yukie DeSilva wants to know if the oama is biting).
Val Rynda came late but still managed to find some goodies (three shopping bags worth?), and Charmaine Simao said the next one will be in September so she’s going to do the Halloween Haunted House and Christmas thingie (Lights on Rice coming, Dec. 2).
Lorna Santos said Darryl Date and his crew are becoming regulars at the garage sale, and Stel Pimental was having a good time with everyone, even having an opportunity to check out the “man cave” which was a really popular spot (the fishing poles sold out early!).
Annette Hashimoto had one of her daughters in tow looking for cookbooks with local recipes (check out the KVMH one at the Mahelona Auxiliary Thrift Shop) and found a couple, but said you can’t find everything on the first go-around, and the Steve’s Mini Mart (Jocelyn Barriga’s ‘ohana) malasadas were so-o-o ono, there was no need for new words.


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BARTLETT, Ill. — PromarkBRANDS has announced the acquisition of Photoflex, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of lighting tools serving the photography, video and film industries. Together, PromarkBRANDS and Photoflex will bring greater focus to delivering high quality and industry-defining lighting solutions for photographers of all skill levels.
Ken Orlando, PromarkBRANDS president, said “We are very excited to add Photoflex lighting products to our extensive family of photographic brands. Photoflex has distribution in over 60 countries and is a world-renowned leader in designing and distributing high quality lighting tools for the world’s top professional photographers. Photoflex compliments our other brands very well and establishes Promark as a leader in professional lighting tools.”
Photoflex, based in Scotts Valley, Calif., will continue to develop photographic lighting products and equipment and hope to meet a wider set of customer needs with the support of PromarkBRANDS. Photoflex will maintain its own identity and all advertising, Web site, collateral and other marketing materials will remain unique to Photoflex and separate from the other PromarkBRANDS products.


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Stratosphere Advertising Agency together with Daily Dog, have launched their latest campaign featuring popular reality personality and dog-lover Angie Kent, from Gogglebox, The Bachelorette and Dancing with the Stars.
Daily Dog is a beef-based vitamin chew for dogs, which assists them with their daily well-being and overall health needs including anxiety, mobility, old-age and digestion. Australians love their dogs and the beloved canine is an integral part of the family nucleus, creating a growing demand for products and services that give our treasured pets an elevated level of care.
Angie Kent’s love for dogs is well known to Australian audiences and her authentic, easy-going nature was ideal for Daily Dog’s most recent advertising campaign, helping capture the pure love a dog owner has for their furry friend.
Stratosphere Advertising agency creative director Emily Brocklesby said: “Angie was the perfect fit for Daily Dog because her passion for dog health and wellbeing is so well known. We let her ad-lib on shoot day and she’s added her delightful personality to the commercial. It was a risk, but we think it paid off.”
DPP Pharmaceuticals director Danielle Di Pilla said: “We are very excited to partner with Chemist Warehouse to launch Daily Dog Vitamin Chews and the ad campaign through their 500-store network. Our team of pet nutritionists has created beef-based vitamin chews that dogs love, with formulations specific to their needs. We also thank the team at Stratosphere for creating a campaign that will introduce Daily Dog to a nation of dog lovers looking to give their pets the daily nutrition they deserve.”
The campaign will be rolled out across TV, social, online, out of home, point of sale, and print.
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