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Image Comics, not to be outdone by Dark Horse’s announcement, has announced 12 exciting new projects featuring some of the industry’s top creators slated for 2014 – 2015.
For the first time ever, the eagerly-anticipated Image Expo—a showcase for exciting new projects and creators as they join the Image Comics team—went on-location to San Diego and kicked off San Diego Comic Con International’s preview night with a slew of exciting announcements.
Jeff Smith Covers ROCKET RACCOON #1
for SDCC Exclusive Variant!
Here’s your first look at the Rocket Raccoon #1 SDCC exclusive variant cover by Jeff Smith, courtesy of Marvel Comics. The variant is limited to 5,000 copies, priced at $10.00, and available exclusively on site at The Marvel Shop in Marvel’s San Diego Comic Con International booth #2329.
Skottie Young’s brand new Rocket Raccoon series is taking the comic book industry by storm, garnering rave reviews from critics and fans alike! Today, Marvel is proud to unveil that legendary cartoonist Jeff Smith (Bone, RASL) will lend his pen to a jaw-dropping variant cover to the sold-out first issue available exclusively at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con International!
BOOM! STUDIOS RETURNS TO SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON FOR ITS NINTH STRAIGHT YEAR
If you’re attending San Diego Comic-Con 2014 this summer, here are the announced signings and exclusive item variants available from BOOM! Studios at the show!
Award-winning comic book publisher BOOM! Studios and its imprints, KaBOOM!, BOOM! Box, and Archaia, announced today it will return to exhibit at Comic-Con International in San Diego (San Diego Comic-Con, as it’s commonly called, or SDCC), to be held at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California July 23-27, 2014.
Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” Commences Principal Photography in the UK in Preparation for August 1, 2014 Film Release
Marvel Studios has begun production on Guardians of the Galaxy which is directed by James Gunn and slated for an August 1st, 2014 release.
The story features Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Drax the Destroyer (Dave Bautista), Ronan the Accuser (Lee Pace), Yondu (Michael Rooker), Nebula (Karen Gillan), Korath the Pursuer (Djimon Hounsou), The Collector (Benicio del Toro), Rhomann Dey (John C. Reilly), Rocket Raccoon, Groot, and Nova Prime (Glenn Close). Groot & Rocket Raccoon will both be CGI characters with voice-over actors, who have yet to be announced.
While the characters may not be known by many people who don’t read comics, Marvel Studios is banking on the huge success of The Avengers to bring people into theaters for Guardians of the Galaxy.
Below is the full press release and a huge selection of photos of the cast from San Diego Comic-Con 2013.
August 16th is fast approaching and today, at Comic-Con International: San Diego 2013, Universal Studios released their latest trailer for Kick-Ass 2.
Kick-Ass 2 is an action-comedy starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloë Grace Moretz and Jim Carrey. Directed by Jeff Wadlow, the film is based on the comic book written by Mark Millar & John S. Romita Jr. and is due to be released nationwide in the United States on August 16th, 2013.
This RED BAND trailer is for audiences 18+ and is not safe for work (NSFW) – in case you’re sitting at your desk.
Check it out below!
Kick-Ass, Hit Girl and Red Mist return for the follow-up to 2010’s irreverent global hit: Kick-Ass 2. After Kick-Ass’ (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) insane bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders, led by the badass Colonel Stars and Stripes (Jim Carrey), our hero joins them on patrol. When these amateur superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse)—reborn as The Mother F%&*^r—only the blade-wielding Hit Girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) can prevent their annihilation.
When we last saw junior assassin Hit Girl and young vigilante Kick-Ass, they were trying to live as normal teenagers Mindy and Dave. With graduation looming and uncertain what to do, Dave decides to start the world’s first superhero team with Mindy. Unfortunately, when Mindy is busted for sneaking out as Hit Girl, she’s forced to retire—leaving her to navigate the terrifying world of high-school mean girls on her own. With no one left to turn to, Dave joins forces with Justice Forever, run by a born-again ex-mobster named Colonel Stars and Stripes.
DC ENTERTAINMENT KICKS OFF SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON BY UNVEILING ONE-OF-A-KIND JUSTICE LEAGUE CAR
Kia Motors America Teams Up with Industry Legend Jim Lee to Customize Vehicle On-Site in Front of Live Audience; All to Support ‘We Can Be Heroes’ Giving Campaign
eBay Hosts 10-Day Online Charity Auction
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DC Entertainment (DCE) opened San Diego Comic-Con today with a blend of artistry and giving, unveiling the JUSTICE LEAGUE-inspired Kia Sorento, the eighth and final custom vehicle built in partnership with Kia Motors America. The Sorento’s eye-catching design was penned by legendary comic book artist and DC Entertainment Co-Publisher Jim Lee, who completed the customization of the car before a live audience. Created to raise awareness of DC Entertainment’s “We Can Be Heroes” giving campaign, the collection of all eight JUSTICE LEAGUE-inspired Kia vehicles will be on display throughout Comic-Con at the Interactive Zone at Petco Park, Official Comic-Con Partner.
Following the unveiling, DCE President Diane Nelson announced that the newly revealed JUSTICE LEAGUE car would be the centerpiece of a special online charity auction on eBay which benefits the “We Can Be Heroes” campaign. Nelson announced that the 10-day charity auction was now live through July 27, 2013 at www.ebay.com/wecanbeheroes.
Todd McFarlane Appearances at the 2013 San Diego Comic-con Set for July 19 and 20th
Todd McFarlane will be at San Diego Comic-Con on July 19-20, 2013. He will be attending autograph sessions and a panel, and we’ll be getting an exclusive look at new McFarlane Toys action figures.
San Diego Comic-Con is quickly approaching and we want to make sure you know where to find everything McFarlane. Todd will be at some of the hottest SDCC events for autograph sessions and a panel. He’ll be signing a special exclusive Assassin’s Creed poster giveaway (yes, that does mean free!) for a few hundred lucky fans.
For all the hordes of The Walking Dead fans, Skybound (booth #2729) is bringing you an exclusive limited edition The Walking Dead Comic Governor in Riot Gear action figure. Created, developed and designed by Todd McFarlane and his award-winning McFarlane Toys design group, in conjunction with Robert Kirkman and Skybound for only $25. This action figure shows The Governor, wearing his famous riot gear from the classic “Kill Them All” scene in issue 42. This figure comes with some great accessories; two pistols, Michonne’s bloody sword and a bullhorn. Toys “R Us and Entertainment Earth (booth #2343) are bringing fans the launch of The Walking Dead Comic Penny Blake The Governor’s Zombie Daughter action figure complete with fish tank and a bucket of body parts all for only $20.
Action Lab Entertainment Announces SDCC Events and Exclusives
Action Lab Entertainment has announced their list of events and exclusive merchandise for San Diego Comic Con International 2013 (SDCC 2013).
Critically-acclaimed independent publisher Action Lab Entertainment kicks off its 2013-2014 season with a bang at this year’s San Diego Comic Con, held July 17-21 at the San Diego Convention Center. This marks the company’s second appearance at the show, and this year will be marked with special announcements, exclusive books, and a constant stream of well-respected industry professionals.
Confirmed creators to appear at the Action Lab booth include:
Staggering list has something for everyone, in a record-breaking year!
IDW Publishing is renowned for having great exclusives at San Diego Comic-Con International every year, but 2013 finds them taking it to the next level. See below for a complete list of SDCC exclusives, which promise to be the most sought after of the show!
Some of the items will be available for pre-order from IDW’s web store beginning today, July 2nd. Fans that preorder will be able to pick up their books from the IDW booth (These items will be noted below with an *asterisk).
A limited edition product not available anywhere else, the ARTIST’S EDITION: BEST OF EC COVERS PORTFOLIO will be on hand. Featuring eight amazing prints of class EC covers by such luminaries as Frank Frazetta, Wally Wood, Harvey Kurtzman and more, this edition will be limited to 250 copies and priced at $50. It will be available for pre-order from IDW’s web store*, and there is a limit of 3 to a customer.
Speaking of EC and Artist’s Editions, an exclusive edition of the BEST OF EC ARTIST’S EDITION will be premiered at Comic-Con as well! Signed by the legendary Al Feldstein, numbered, and limited to 250 copies, this edition will feature a variant cover and be priced at $200. This title will be available for pre-order from IDW’s web store*, and there is a limit of 3 to a customer.
Superman 75th Anniversary Celebration of World’s Greatest Super Hero Continues
Neil Gaiman Awakens THE SANDMAN For All-New Series
Journey To The Dark Side As Villains Take Over DC COMICS – THE NEW 52
DC Entertainment, home to the World’s Greatest Super Heroes and the most talented writers and artists in the business, announced today it will storm Comic-Con International: San Diego 2013 with an impressive line-up of events, announcements and giveaways that promise to amaze fans and continue to cement its position as a leader in the comic book industry.
The largest English-language publisher and the leader in digital comics innovation, DC Entertainment will conquer Comic-Con with a selection of can’t-miss events. Fans can look forward to an unprecedented celebration of the greatest and most iconic hero in history, Superman – including a look at the best-selling new series SUPERMAN UNCHAINED and the return of Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed Vertigo series with THE SANDMAN: OVERTURE, featuring the breathtaking artwork of J.H. Williams III. But the San Diego fireworks don’t end there, as DC Entertainment will be giving fans a sneak peek at the dark future within DC COMICS – THE NEW 52 and unveiling the JUSTICE LEAGUE KIA car featuring custom artwork from DC Entertainment Co-Publisher Jim Lee to benefit the WE CAN BE HEROES giving campaign, and more.


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A TikTok went viral after showing their Instacart delivery person chucking their groceries at them all over their front lawn.
TikTok users are going viral on the video-sharing app for catching bizarre moments on camera, and spilling secret “life hacks.”
Now, a TikToker has gone viral for showing footage of their grocery delivery person hurling their order at them in broad daylight.
TikToker shows delivery woman throwing groceries at her
User Caitlin Scott, rusticboutique97 on TikTok, posted a video on June 26 that instantly went viral.
In the post, Caitlin walks outside to meet their delivery driver who then throws the bags on the ground and towards her. In response, Caitlin throws the groceries right back at her.
Scott added the caption, “This lady was delivery from Instacart and this is what she did for no reason! I called Instacart and the police showed up and everyone acted like it was okay, what is wrong with people?”
In a follow-up video, Scott responded to a comment alleging she was the aggressor and explained that “she (the delivery woman) acted crazy for no f**king reason. I did nothing to her. There are f**king crazy people in the world.”
Although Scott got the police and Instacart themselves involved, she claimed they didn’t do anything to the delivery driver who destroyed her groceries.

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Trucking Industry Looking up and Transportation Jobs Are Plentiful
As anyone in the trucking business knows, when consumers free up more spending money, the trucking industry also sees a spike in activity. The National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts a 4.1 percent growth in retail sales, which could bring the retail sales total to $3.24 trillion by the end of 2014. Analysts only predicted a 3.7 percent growth in 2013.
Online sales also impact the trucking industry and transportation jobs. The NRF is looking for an increase in online sales from nine to 12 percent in 2014.
There are a couple of caveats to the forecast. First, most retail stores had a less-than-stellar holiday season, which means they had to offer customers a big discount in order to get more traffic. Second, the unemployment rate is still on the high side and the economic recovery, while definitely in motion, is slower than what was hoped.
Retailers were also hurt by the snowstorms that ripped through many parts of the country but particularly in the East. These storms affected traffic and much of the post-holiday rush that companies were looking forward to, which means their profit outlook was affected.
On the upside, the NRF say there is likely to be less volatility in 2014. Consumers had to deal with the government shutdown in 2013, and they had to adjust for a two percent increase in payroll taxes related to Social Security. However, in 2014, the NRF is forecasting a recovery that could see another 185,000 jobs per month, which will help the unemployment rate and consumer spending.
The NRF also believes there will be an uptick in growth beyond the long-term historic average. Economic growth, when measured by gross domestic product, could jump to between 2.6 and three percent, which is up from 1.9 percent in 2013.
The incoming fourth quarter results will get a full analysis from industry experts soon. At least one analyst said he doesn’t expect the reports to be positive and could show a 4.5 percent decline from the fourth quarter in the previous year, which would be the worst quarter since 2009. This is certainly bad news considering a survey of 120 retailers at the beginning of December led to a forecast of a profitable fourth quarter.
In 2012, the trucking industry moved 9.4 billion tons of freight, which accounts for 68.5 percent of all domestic shipments that year. A combination of low inflation, a growing housing market and a stock market that continues to recover has increased the amount of optimism people in the trucking industry have for the growth of the industry. In fact, most companies are having a difficult time filing the transportation jobs that are currently open. Most drivers in a driving training school have job offers before they’re even finished with their program.
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Executives from NBCUniversal, Disney Advertising, UM Worldwide and ICON International will look at the increasing use of data to target and track customers and to assess the impact of campaigns in a TVNewsCheck Working Lunch Webinar at 1 p.m. on July 28. Register here.
Executives from Dentsu, Publicis Media, UM Worldwide and E.W. Scripps entertained the prospect of buyers and sellers being their own source of TV audience data in a panel at TVNewsCheck’s TV2025 last week, prompted by the industry’s threadbare patience with Nielsen.
Executives from Publicis, Dentsu, Universal McCann and E.W. Scripps will talk about their industry’s progress toward automating the buying and selling of spot TV and adapting it to a future currency based more on big data than rating points. Register here.
Sales and research executives from CBS Television Stations, Gray Television and BIA said they see a sharp rise in core revenue ahead this year, while UM Worldwide threw some colder water on that prediction in a TVNewsCheck webinar on spot TV last week. The executives also tackled the iffy near-time prospects of fully-functional automated buying and selling and the growing revenue prospects of local streaming. Above, Julio Marenghi, president, advertising sales at CBS Television Stations said that the CBS owned stations are seeing more money from OTT business extensions — “There’s definitely more money than there was a year ago” — but it’s not yet significant.
Leaders of the local TV advertising buying, selling and research community will offer their outlook on the developing 2021 spot TV market during a TVNewsCheck Working Lunch Webinar. Set for Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 1 p.m. ET, the event will feature (clockwise from upper left): Becky Meyer, SVP national sales, Gray Television; Julio Marenghi, president of sales, CBS Television Stations; Brad Thompson, SVP and partner, integrated investment, UM Worldwide; moderator Janet Stilson, contributing editor, TVNewsCheck; Bruce Roberts, president, WideOrbit and Rick Ducey, managing director, BIA Advisory Services. Register here.


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London-based WeAre8 has received about €13.5 million in Series B funding for its mission to unite advertisers and people to help address the most urgent social and environmental challenges. Footballer Rio Ferdinand is a supporter, and the funding was led by Channel 4 Ventures and Centerstone Capital.
Digital advertising has somewhat of a bad rep. Tech giants around the world have become trillion-dollar companies by selling our precious time and serving millions of ads to us every day – it’s created vast unimaginable profits for the hands of a few, whilst having questionable purpose-led credentials.
WeAre8 want to disrupt the digital ad industry with its groundbreaking new platform that values and pays users for their time watching ads and enables donations to be made to charities and organisations making the world a better place.
The startup is led by serial tech entrepreneur Sue Fennessy and has been in stealth mode with a team of 52 employees, developing its technology for a full global launch, which is now imminent in the UK. In 2020, WeAre8 was certified as a B-Corporation and joins the growing cohort of world-class companies seeking the highest standards of social and environmental impact.
Sue Fennessy, Founder and CEO of WeAre8 said: “People across the UK and the world are under more economic pressure than ever before and the WeAre8 technology brings money and power back to individuals in a transformational way all while uniting them to help solve the world’s biggest issues.”
WeAre8 inspires people with exclusive content around themes such as “Our Precious Planet”, “Mental Health”, and “International Women’s Day”, and, every time a user watches an ad they are paid and donations are made to charity. This content will help underpin WeAre8 as the hate-free social app that is on a mission to inspire and unite millions to solve the world’s biggest problems.
Vinay Solanki, Head of Channel 4 Ventures at Channel 4, commented: “As we continue to focus on growing an investment portfolio of like-minded purpose-driven businesses, we were particularly impressed with WeAre8 and its founder Sue Fennessy. The WeAre8 technology presents a compelling and ethical alternative social digital platform for brands to communicate with consumers. We’re really excited to support WeAre8 and hope the campaign launch across our powerful marketing platform will resonate with our core young viewers who care passionately about environmental and societal issues, and drive mass adoption in the UK.”
Through WeAre8’s sustainable ad buying engine, advertisers receive transformational media results all while delivering against their ESG and sustainability goals. 55% of every pound advertisers spend on WeAre8 is shared directly with people and charities, with another 5% going to a creator fund to fuel micro shows, collaborations and monthly challenges on the 8Stage – a hate-free evolution of the social feed. The innovative plan sets a new standard by democratizing digital advertising, putting people and the planet at the economic centre of the multi-billion-dollar digital ad ecosystem.
WeAre8 sends a push notification to their opted-in community notifying them they have a brand ad to watch. They accept, watch the video ad, answer a couple of questions, and within 30 days they are paid between 5p-20p directly into their WeAre8 wallet. They then can choose to pay off their mobile phone bill, pay their earnings directly into their PayPal account, or pay forward it to charities. WeAre8 has over 50 charities set up on their app across 8 impact areas – Climate, Poverty, Health, Education, Water, Animal Welfare, Equality, Peace.
WeAre8 is on a mission to redirect a slice of the booming digital ad market back to people and the planet. WeAre8 is launching in the UK in Q2 2022 with a major TV campaign on Channel 4, before taking on global expansion later this year. In addition, it will be working with leading talent to promote its message on the 8Stage, and elsewhere. Rio Ferdinand has joined WeAre8’s leadership team to further expansion plans.
John Meacock – CEO – Centerstone Capital, Managing Director added: “Centerstone Capital is excited by how WeAre8 is transforming the advertising industry – placing choice back in the hands of the consumer and allowing brands to build direct relationships with their target audiences. WeAre8’s platform is unique in that it creates great commercial value for both consumers and brands while aligning them to make a difference to the planet and social purpose initiatives. The way that WeAre8 enables brands to become truly customer-centric and directly link ESG initiatives to value is a game-changer. Centerstone Capital is looking forward to supporting WeAre8 on its growth in the UK and its global expansion.”


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ACORNS alumni Fiona Young established Milis from her kitchen table to create a limited range of candles that were vegan, sustainably sourced and carbon-free.
We talk to rural women entrepreneurs from across Ireland who recently took part in the ACORNS programme.
Women in rural Ireland with new businesses or at least with well-developed ideas are being invited to join next phase of the programme ACORNS 8. The ACORNS programme is designed to support early-stage female entrepreneurs living in rural Ireland through a peer learning approach. Thanks to the support of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and the voluntary contribution of time by Lead Entrepreneurs, there is no charge for those selected to participate.
“ACORNS taught me how to take an objective view of the business’s strengths and weaknesses, as well as helping me to connect with female entrepreneurs from a range of industries and backgrounds”
The call is now open for applicants for ACORNS 8 and 50 female entrepreneurs from across the country will be selected to participate. Anyone interested in receiving an application form ahead of the midnight 23 September deadline for ACORNS 8 should register their interest here
It wasn’t until Fiona Young started investigating the process of candle making that she realised just how much toxic material is in a standard scented candle.
From paraffin wax to synthetic fragrance oils, Fiona knew from her 20-year career as an oncology nurse the dangers these products posed to people’s health and moved to create a limited range of candles that were vegan, sustainably sourced and carbon free. The success of that experiment inspired her to set up her own company, Milis, in March 2020.
The launch of Milis may have coincided with retail closures in response to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in Ireland, but Fiona believes the increased time that house-bound consumers spent on social media and shopping online actually boosted sales in the early days.
Having started the business from her kitchen, Fiona recently completed work on her own candle-making workshop at her home in Dunmore East, Co. Waterford. It is the biggest investment she has made in the business to date and stands as something of a monument to its progress over the past two years.
Milis products bear the Guaranteed Irish mark and are now on sale in counties across Munster, Connacht and Leinster, while Fiona directly services orders received through the company website.
“ACORNS taught me how to take an objective view of the business’s strengths and weaknesses, as well as helping me to connect with female entrepreneurs from a range of industries and backgrounds.”
Recently she has been working to create a themed candle as part of a Waterford Local Radio competition in which listeners suggest scents that are synonymous with Waterford.
“The result is Farraige, a sea-scented candle that also contains notes of gorse flower. The candle will be available to buy online in the coming weeks,” she says.


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On the morning of Saturday, November 4th, you might have noticed crowds of eager shoppers lining up outside the Tesoro entrance. The time is 9:50am, exactly 10 minutes before the store opens and exactly one hour and 10 minutes before the first-ever Tesoro Clearance Event. With their tickets in hand and their wallets in their grasps, they eagerly awaited the start of this exclusive event, which featured marked-down Tesoro bags from their old collection. I spoke with Brittany Reed, one of the shop’s owners, about the success of this event.
“Sometimes, we hold 10% off sales, but this time, we slashed our prices,” Brittany said. “We sold about 15 bags that day and we saw about 50 customers, which is unusual for us being such a small company.”
Being small isn’t a deterrent for Tesoro; it makes them more popular. With small batches of Tesoro designs for a limited time, customers really have to snatch up the quality merchandise while they can.
“Our customers like to be unique,” she continued. “They wouldn’t like to walk down the street and see that everyone else was wearing their Tesoro bag. They want something that’s their own.”
One of the aspects to Tesoro’s market that sets them apart is its wide demographic. They see customers anywhere between the ages of 18 and 80, and they customize their bags based on these demographics. But when you walk in Tesoro, it’s hard to differentiate between bags and other merchandise that are meant for younger people and older people: they’re meant for everyone.
Brittany mentioned that, if they receive enough customer feedback, they will completely alter their designs to meet their customers’ needs for functionality and aesthetic.
But Tesoro means a lot to their customers too. Brittany remarked on the loyalty of those who shop with them.
“It’s amazing that they would forego shopping at King of Prussia, for example, and shop with us and other small shops in West Chester,” Brittany said. “They’re willing to put aside the politics and statuses of fashion to support local businesses.”


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• Consumer prices dropped further in July
• Cheaper energy prices behind the decline in prices
• Inflation expected at -0.2% in 2015 (-0.1% in 2014)
Consumer prices decreased further in Estonia in July. CPI fell by 0.4%, month on month, and 0.3%, year on year. Consumer prices declined due to lower energy prices. Motor fuels were 12%, electricity 7%, heat energy 4%, and natural gas 20% cheaper than one year ago. On global markets, crude oil price was 38% lower than one year ago in EUR (-50% in USD, yoy).
Due to cheaper energy prices, deflation is expected to continue in the coming months. According to our estimates, CPI is expected to decline by 0.2% in 2015, after a marginal drop of 0.1% in 2014.
Cheaper prices benefit consumers but put additional pressure on producers. After the first six months of this year, producer prices in the industry have declined by 1.7%, year on year. During the same time period, export prices have shrunk by 3.8% and import prices by 3.3%. The decline in prices has been caused by modest demand on world markets, as well as an oversupply of commodities. The large drop in export and import prices in Estonia was caused by cheaper oil prices, which supressed the prices of Estonia’s petroleum products and, to a smaller extent, chemical products.
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The Video CDN Business Is Flawed, YouTube Subsidizes Video Bandwidth On The Net
While many want to imply and insist that video delivered over the internet is going to one day rival or surpass cable TV as the main broadcast medium, which is an incorrect notion on its own, most are missing the bigger picture and ignoring the business side of the discussion. They want to argue about network capacity, improved compression algorithms, server deployments and other technology pieces without realizing or even acknowledging that the business model of delivering video does not work. Delivering video over the web, even at scale, isn’t profitable, unless you’re YouTube and you can afford to subsidize the bandwidth of nearly the entire Internet.
Even at scale, you can’t make money from delivering video on the web. It’s a flawed business because unlike traditional broadcast TV and radio models, with video on the web, each new viewer you get costs you money. You don’t have a fixed cost when it comes to delivering video and the cost to a CDN always rises. Just ask any content delivery network why they are diversifying their revenue away from video and focusing on high-margin value add services. They can’t make money from video only content, and that’s not going to change any time soon.
Last year, Limelight Networks cut their capex from about $40M in 2011 to about $25M in 2012 as the company decided they could no longer spend money to build out scale for video customers they don’t make money from. And last month, Akamai, the largest service based CDN, said on their earnings call that they will be, “winding down some contracts with a few media accounts in the first quarter that are not of long-term economic value.” They also said that moving forward they would, “refuse to pursue deals that we deem to be unprofitable or of little strategic value”, pertaining to their media and entertainment CDN business. This is Akamai’s way of saying these contracts didn’t have margins that were good enough to make it worth their time.
Delivering video on the web isn’t profitable. No CDN today is profitable, based solely on delivering high volume, low priced bits on the web. The only reason there is so much web based video to begin with is the fact that Google subsidizes it. And while some will argue that the price of bandwidth will always decline, it’s not declining at the rate it used to. Between 2009-2012 the industry witnessed the slowest rate of decline in CDN pricing ever (www.cdnpricing.com). On average, pricing was only down 20%, versus previous years dating back to 2000, when CDN pricing would drop at least 45% every year. Today, CDNs can’t afford to give it away, their costs are always rising and no one can debate or argue about their lack of profitability.
Many are quick to point out that online video advertising is growing and that’s going to allow content owners to monetize their content and as a result, make more money and be able to pay for more video delivery services. That would be the case if video delivery pricing fell at 30-40% each year, but it’s only falling at about half that. It’s one of the reasons that all of the projections made years ago of just how big the online video ad market would be are completely off. None of those numbers came true and part of that is due to CDN prices not falling as fast as some thought, which has had a direct impact on the growth of the online video advertising market.
Broadcast TV networks were built to distribute video and the Internet was built to distribute everything but video. Large objects weren’t even around when guys like Akamai started building their CDN and even fifteen years later, the Internet is still not capable of delivering TV quality video to the number of subscribers cable/satellite have, at the same quality. When a webcast does take place, for everyone who says they got the stream, there are always others who had problems. Just look at the recent webcasts of the Super Bowl, launch of the iPad Mini, Red Bull Stratos or the recent PlayStation 4 press event. They all had problems, for a large portion of viewers.
Every time I write about the topic of cable versus Internet video distribution, some always want to argue about technology. But no one can argue about the business model of delivering video on the net, which to date, has never been a profitable business for any CDN, at scale. In 2000, I remember many in the industry saying that in five years, everyone would watch all video online, cable TV would be dead and the Internet would give you the ability to watch anything, anytime, on any device. Remember Quest’s “ride the light” commercial? That was thirteen years ago yet still, many continue to preach that Internet video will displace cable TV.
Some might argue that Netflix has already proven this model as they currently have more subscribers than a lot of MSO’s, but comparing a service that costs $9 a month to a service that costs $50+ a month isn’t exactly fair. Not to mention, Netflix’s quality isn’t even close to what you get via cable from an HD channel and they have less choice. Also, no one seems to mention that Netflix is being forced to change their CDN strategy and move away from using service based content delivery networks due to the fact that the CDNs don’t want Netflix’s video delivery business anymore. Sure, they love using the Netflix name as a customer, but they all make slim margins on Netflix’s traffic and the capex required to support Netflix is huge. In Q4 of 2010, Level 3 disclosed they spent at least $14M in capex to add capacity to their network, just for Netflix. Level 3 is the one CDN who actually owns their network and has a lower cost of delivering video, so for them, the Netflix business makes sense. Three years ago all the major CDNs were fighting over Netflix’s video business but today, they no longer see it as a smart use of their network capacity or resources. What does that tell you about the business of delivering video on the web, even at scale?
And even with the business CDNs already have today, many still struggle to deliver it with good quality. Conviva measured the video quality of 22.6B video streams in 2012 and found that roughly 60% of all streams experienced quality degradation. Viewer interruption from re-buffering affected 20.6% of streams, 19.5% were impacted by slow video startup and 40% were plagued by grainy or low-resolution picture quality caused by low bitrates. And these streams are the ones that matter as they come from content owners like ESPN, HBO Go, Turner, Disney, Vevo and others who actually have content consumers want to watch and a way to monetize them. 4% of all streams Conviva measured never started. When was the last time you turned on the TV and your video signal didn’t work 4% of the time? Video delivered over the web simply isn’t reliable, for large audiences, at good quality and things like multicasting, better codecs, more fiber etc. isn’t going to change that.
The reality is that without Google subsidizing a large portion of the Internet’s bandwidth, thanks to YouTube, we’d have far less video on the web today. But even by YouTube’s own data, they monetize less than 25% of all their video streams every day. So they are paying to deliver billions of streams each month that no one can make money from. Does this sound like a business model that makes sense or better yet, one that will allow streaming media technology to displace cable TV as the broadcast medium that the majority of people will use to get their video? No chance. Those who suggest that cable TV will be replaced by video being delivered over the web can debate and argue all day about the technical details, but you can’t argue with nearly sixteen years of CDN data which proves that it’s a not a business companies can make money from. If there is not a profitable business model behind any technology, it can only go so far.
I’m not down on the CDN market, it’s still a very important part of the video ecosystem and many vendors will still be in the industry for years to come. But video delivery is not the portion of their business they will make money from and it’s not the product that will grow their top line. Profitability is now the measure of a CDN’s success and not the number of video streams they deliver.


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MILAN – The Sanpellegrino Group has recorded significant growth in 2015, confirming the positive trend of 2014. The Italian company, which is a leader in the beverage industry and has approximately 1,500 employees and product exports to 145 countries worldwide, has generated a revenue of 911 million Euros, an increase of 12.4% compared to 2014.
Great performance in international markets
Its leading position is attributed to the great performance achieved in international markets, where the company has seen double-digit increases in turnover equal to 25.4%. Additionally, there have been good results from the Italian market which confirm the positive performance experienced in 2014, driven by the Levissima brand which has grown by 9%. These numbers demonstrate the mineral water choice of consumers around the globe who increasingly opt for quality hydration. Overall, in 2015 exports of S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna mineral water, along with other drinks from the San Pellegrino brand totaled about one billion and 470 million bottles, representing 52% of the Group's total turnover.
Stefano Agostini's thoughts
"We are particularly pleased with the results achieved in 2015, both in international markets as well as domestically, where there are plans for over 16-million Euros investment to open an innovative production plant by mid 2016 in Lazio, Castrocielo. The Nestlé Vera mineral water bottling plant is a testament to the Group's strategic in the mineral water sector, which is an authentic source of excellence of our country. - states Stefano Agostini, President and CEO of the Sanpellegrino Group. “On the Italian market - explains Agostini - a particularly positive climate season, with hot spikes in the summer months, has led to an increase in sales volumes for the entire sector. Our performance has also benefited from the flywheel effect generated by the Milan 2015 Expo, during which we acted as an Official Water Partner".
The water of the 2015 Expo
S. Pellegrino mineral water, with 150 million special edition bottles distributed throughout 80 countries, was the official water of the World Expo and of the Italian Pavilion, and the Group's products quenched the thirst of about 25% of the visitors to the exhibition site. “The World Expo also contributed to the high performance of the Sanpellegrino brand, given that it is of Italian origin and has the international prestige of being one of the ambassadors of "Made in Italy" throughout the world, growing some 14% in Italy in 2015. According to IRI data - continues Agostini - the mineral water sector grew 15.2% (in terms of litres) from June to September compared to the same period of 2014, and the San Pellegrino Group has achieved a higher than average growth rate, thus improving its market share. This positive result, along with other data, is confirmation that we are continuing to achieve success with our policy of internationalization." 2015 was marked by some major innovations for San Pellegrino Drinks, which recorded a growth of 2.4% and, towards the end of the year, they were presented on the market with a new formulation resulting from continuous investments in research and development to increase the percentage of juice concentrate from Italian oranges to 20% and to reduce the total amount of sugar by 10%.
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The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has undertaken to draft tighter rules for television commercials in an effort to prevent ads with inappropriate content from being broadcast.
"The SARFT will work out new regulations shortly to improve examination of the content of TV commercials, concerning mainly their design, image, taste and possible psychological impact on viewers of varying age groups," Ren Qian, deputy director of the administration, told Xinhua on Thursday.
A growing number of ads produced by overseas advertising companies are now used on TV, and some can be culturally insensitive or lead to misunderstanding, Ren said.
But he stressed that many domestic ads were tasteless and vulgar, some even with excessive sexual innuendo that could "cause public detestation" and "exert negative impact on minors."
The SARFT will widely solicit public opinion while drafting the new regulations, which are expected to take effect in the first quarter of next year, he said.
"We hope they will set clear criteria for both domestic and overseas ad producers and effectively prevent the recurrence of commercials like the 'Chamber of Fear,'" Ren said.
He was referring to the Nike TV commercial that portrayed US basketball star LeBron James defeating an animated cartoon Kung Fu master, two women in traditional Chinese attire and a pair of dragons.
The administration said the commercial, which ran for more than a month before being banned, violated norms mandating that "all ads in China should uphold national dignity and interest and respect the motherland's culture" and that "ads should not contain contents that blaspheme national practices and cultures."
Nike, the multinational athletic shoe and sportswear giant, issued an apology on Friday saying that they "by no means disrespect Chinese culture."
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Big changes at DE-CIX
There are some big organizational changes happening at DE-CIX: After more than 25 years as CEO and five years as Chair of the DE-CIX Group AG Board, Harald A. Summa is stepping down to take a seat on the DE-CIX Supervisory Board. Ivo Ivanov, who has until now been a member of the DE-CIX Group AG Board, will take his place as the new CEO and as Chair of the Board.
"Automotive sector and colossal data: Challenges and way forward" - Ivo Ivanov, the CEO of DE-CIX International
What are the challenges the automotive sector may face in dealing with colossal amounts of data? What are the ways the automotive sector can address this challenge?
Industries worldwide are entering a new era of digitalization, everywhere, for everything, making performance, resilience, and security in network connections business-critical. Enterprises from segments like healthcare, finance, retail, logistics, and automotive are discovering the benefits of connecting with their digital value chain via an Internet Exchange (IX).
The five star hotel experience will start at the datacentre
Ivo Ivanov, CEO of DE-CIX global speaks about what technology can do for the hospitality industry in the near future.
It has taken the pandemic for the hospitality industry to realise the true potential of technology and the virtual world when it comes to business. ETHospitalityWorld spoke with Ivo Ivanov, the Germany-based CEO of DE-CIX (pronounced dee-kicks) Global— the largest internet exchange in the world.
LEO broadband-5G competition to make internet access affordable for end-users: DE-CIX’s Ivo Ivanov
“The competition (in urban areas) will lead to the result that private and business users at the end will get even more reasonable commercial solution and more reasonable costs such as the cost of access to the internet and digital services,” Ivo Ivanov, CEO of DE-CIX International, told ETTelecom during an interaction.
‘India needs to scale up investments to improve Internet access in rural areas’ - Ivo Ivanov, the CEO of DE-CIX International
Ivo Ivanov, the CEO of DE-CIX International, one of the largest Internet Exchanges in the world, talks about the infrastructure India needs to ensure that everyone in the country has access to the Internet.
Internet has become the backbone of everyday life in India. Be it access to ration or getting vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus, online has become the new normal. Yet, the country still has a long way to go before the technology reaches to all.
The Digital Triangle for Edge Interconnection
Digital is reshaping how business is done. We are at the cusp of a completely new age in global economics, with enterprises, regardless of size and heritage, redefining their activities and their sectors based on digitalization. Organizations are leveraging their digital strength to reshape their own business models and how business is done within and across entire sectors, including automotive/mobility, healthcare, finance, and media.
For How Long Will The Internet Hold Firm?
The digital divide must be eliminated so that all communities can in future unlock access to information, digital communication tools, and digital content in general.
Crisis and disaster can barge in anytime, bringing catastrophe and disruptions to our lives. India is high on the disaster ranking list.
OTT & VoD data traffic in India grew 1,317% during Covid, gaming rose 1,007%: Ivo Ivanov
What has been DE-CIX’s experience handling data traffic in India?
There were huge changes in data traffic. In India, the four DE-CIX locations noted a strong rise in traffic from internet usage – up to 192% since the pandemic hit the country. The demand is enormous, and DE-CIX has further increased its geographical presence lately in order to offer new connectivity options closer to the users in different geographies around the globe, as well as doubling our backbone capacity in India for seamless and secure interconnection.


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collections promised cold weather looks to warm the iciest of
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Versace in Milan on Friday, as the city showed off Italy's
fashion industry amid political and economic uncertainty.
Roberto Cavalli wants the world of fashion to turn its back
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in touch with his customers, the flamboyant Italian designer
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A loyalty app with a little extra: The k kiosk app impresses customers and industry experts alike.
K kiosk app: a new take on loyalty cards
Bored of just collecting loyalty points? The k kiosk app offers more: You can, for instance, send your discounts to friends via a text message. For this, the k kiosk app has been recognised with the NACS Retail Technology Award. Nothing Interactive was substantially involved in the creation of the app. We not only took responsibility for interaction and visual design but also helped develop strategy and concept of the app.
A success in the eyes of consumers and experts
To be successful, retail apps need to offer additional value—and that’s what Valora’s k kiosk app does. It’s not just a digital loyalty card. With the app, you can send discounts and free vouchers to friends all over Switzerland. The highlight: If your friends do not use the app, they simply receive the voucher as an image, so you can surprise them nonetheless.
Only a few days after launch, the k kiosk app was already among the top ten downloads of free shopping apps. The experts of the European NACS Insight Convenience Summit were impressed as well. When awarding Valora the Retail Technology Award in summer 2017, they particularly highlighted the k kiosk app as an example of being “ahead of the curve with mobile technology in Europe.”


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Nokia has today released the first information on Operation Shadow for the N-Gage, which was announced alongside six other N-Gage titles last week. The war-themed action adventure game, which is currently in development at Australia-based Torus Games, will grant players access to modern military weapons and vehicles including helicopters, tanks, and hummers.
"We are thrilled to announce Nokia's second own published game title," said Pasi Polonen, director of game publishing for the entertainment and media business unit at Nokia. "Operation Shadow is a great example of how Nokia titles will be known for their innovative use of the mobile multiplayer features of the N-Gage platform. Imagine competing on the deathmatch battlefield, forming a team with your friends, and taking each other on. Each player's team can exploit the tactical advantages of the various vehicles as they battle for supremacy and bragging rights."
Operation Shadow will feature Bluetooth multiplayer support for up to four players, and it's currently scheduled for release in the first half of 2004. We'll bring you more information on the game as soon as it becomes available.


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Woman Duped by Online Shopping Scam: 'I Would Never Wear This'
Amber Bass fell victim to a classic bait-and-switch when she bought what appeared to be an expensive-looking shearling coat online.
Amber Bass couldn’t resist an ad she recently saw online for an expensive-looking, brown shearling coat.
“It had a lush fur collar. The models were in the snow. It looked warm,” Bass told Inside Edition Chief Investigative Correspondent Lisa Guerrero. To top it off, the hefty $2,000 price tag was marked down to just $69.99.
But Bass was shocked when she discovered what actually came in the mail: a poorly made knock off that was literally falling apart. The coat had cheap fabric, lopsided stitching and the phony fur lining was shedding all over.
"I would never wear this," Bass said.
Like thousands of online shoppers, Bass had fallen victim to a classic bait-and-switch. And the pictures that caught Bass’s eye? Turns out they were stolen from the website of the Overland Sheepskin Company in Fairfield, Iowa.
“In less than three months, there’s been a thousand websites that have been created that have had copies of Overland photographs on them,” according to the owner of the Overland Sheepskin Company, Roger Leahy.
Unsuspecting shoppers like Bass had no idea they were being ripped off. However, the scam becomes clear when you see the two coats side-by-side.
“It’s appalling that this kind of garbage could be masqueraded as a really luxurious Toscana lamb shearling coat,” Leahy said.
Inside Edition purchased several women's coats from questionable sites online. Most of them never arrived — the one that did was nothing close to what appeared in the ad. But they all traced back to the same company in China.
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Burberry launches first Marcus Rashford campaign, focuses on creativity
Hot on the heels of its announcement of a link-up with footballer and child poverty campaigner Marcus Rashford, Burberry has released a new campaign designed to foster creativity and featuring the star Manchester United player in his first ever fashion campaign.
“This campaign is about looking forwards, looking to the future - inspired by youth, it brings together a community of different talents and worlds as one,” creative chief Riccardo Tisci said.
“[It’s] a celebration of their dreams, of exploring and of always going beyond. I’m honoured that Burberry can partner with Marcus Rashford and amazing organisations around the world to give back to the next generation, allowing them to explore their dreams. And I wanted to take that concept — of exploring beyond to express a real sense of freedom in the campaign.”
The campaign features figures from fashion, dance and sport with the “uniting element [being] youth and exceptional creativity”, we’re told.
Burberry added: “The span of figures also finds an echo in society as a whole, as well as the communities encouraged by the youth initiatives Burberry is supporting in partnership with Marcus Rashford – allowing people to achieve their full potential, to explore their dreams and to always go beyond”.
The company created the campaign film in collaboration with Megaforce and said it “transports the viewer from the everyday to the extraordinary, allowing them to explore a new fantasy”.
It was directed by Katelin Arizmendi and choreographed by (LA)HORDE, a troupe of four young dancers who “explore a modern reconfigured British landscape, a choreographed terrain journeying from city to sea”.
There’s also behind-the scenes content that “champions the community of young dancers, showcasing their characters, their personalities, their hopes and dreams”.
Still images were shot by Rafael Pavarotti and styled by Ibrahim Kamara, featuring “the combined creative realms of sport, high fashion and dance”. The images feature a frieze of models and dancers alongside Rashford.
The product featured includes trench coats, diamond-quilted barn jackets and hooded puffer jackets made from recycled nylon. Accessories include the Pocket Bag, an archive-inspired tote in canvas and topstitched leather.
The campaign also sees the brand joining forces with “charities supporting young people across the world, providing protection, encouragement and empowering them to shape our tomorrow. A campaign of particular importance in such unprecedented times.”
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WINCHESTER — A Minnesota-based company has purchased the long-dormant Sunshine's Pride Dairy cheese-processing plant at 801 N. Kent St. and pledged to create more than 100 new jobs at the site.
TFC Poultry LLC, a family owned and operated business established in 2008, plans to open a turkey deboning facility in Winchester's North End during the third quarter of next year, company CEO Darrin Froemming said on Thursday morning.
TFC's Winchester plant will specialize in deboning turkey thigh meat sourced from East Coast farms to sell to other food manufacturers. Froemming said wages have not yet been determined, but the company's other processing plant in Ashby, Minnesota, starts employees at $17 an hour.
Sunshine's Pride Dairy closed its cheese-production plant on North Kent Street 10 years ago, in December 2011, and consolidated company operations at the New York headquarters of its parent company, Quesos La Ricura Ltd. At its peak, the Winchester facility employed about 120 people.
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While many IT departments want to lock down mobile devices and apps out of security concerns, the next evolution for the enterprises is unlocking the productivity of the mobile enterprise.
Despite setting records with its most recent quarterly results, Apple continues to see its iPad sales slide. Apple is betting that its alliance with IBM will spur iPad adoption in the enterprise and revive iPad sales.
While consumers seem unimpressed by wearables such as Google Glass, enterprises are finding many use cases for these devices. One company that has stepped up to the plate in providing apps for wearables is the enterprise software giant SAP.
As IT teams struggle to develop BYOD policies to corral the myriad of devices flooding into their enterprise, they could use some guidance. Here are some tips on developing BYOD policies.
I came across an interesting prediction by Deloitte--2015 will be the year for the "re-enterprization of IT." If Deloitte's prediction holds true, IT teams around the world can breathe a collective sigh of relief.
As iPads sales slow in the consumer market, Apple is accelerating its effort to market iPads to the enterprise market. But Cupertino still faces a number of hurdles in getting iPads into the enterprise
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Check out the hottest mobile IT news for Nov. 11, including Microsoft making use of the Skype name, Apple gearing up to take over the enterprise, Jawbone's newest products, the effect augmented reality will have across industries and what the outlook is for the consumer location-based services market.
Check out the hottest mobile IT stories for Friday, Nov. 7, including IDC's $3 trillion prediction for IoT and where the U.S. falls behind in household Wi-Fi penetration.
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Coinbase Launches App Store in Push for Developer Integration
Coinbase launched an app store on 28th March that includes Hive and Gliph among its first apps.
Coinbase has launched an app store, showcasing firms that have integrated with its wallet service.
On the firm's API page, it explains that it allows submissions from applications conducting "all major bitcoin operations", that exchange bitcoin to local currency, send and request bitcoins via email or bitcoin address, and create bitcoin wallets. It also allows merchant apps, and apps that provide access to raw bitcoin network data. Microtransactions are permitted, too.
Among the first apps to be included in the app store are OSX-based wallet Hive, and Gliph, a mobile app for making bitcoin payments, both of which have integrated with Coinbase. BitTip, the Reddit bitcoin tipping app, and a Coinbase Wordpress plugin are also on the site.
And Coinbase Trader, an app that allows for the automated buying and selling of bit coins through Coinbase, is also listed.
The company did not to respond to queries about how closely those using its API would be security vetted, or any other criteria that it was using for inclusion in the store.
This appears to be part of a wider push for Coinbase to build a developer community for its bitcoin infrastructure, which exists off the block chain and includes a wallet, email-based transfers, and a merchant payment processing service. The company recently ran its BitHack competition, in which it awarded $18,000 in prizes. It announced the winners today.
The winner of that app, CoinPlanter, is an Android app that uses geotagging to let people store, share, or retrieve bitcoins based on their location. People can 'dig' while at any location to see if someone has left bitcoin to pick up. The tool, which received a $10,000 first prize, has some marketing potential for companies wanting to cash in on the geotagging craze and integrate the concept with their own campaigns.
The second prizewinner, Aircoin, got $5,000. It is a mobile app that lets people send bit coins to others nearby, using a drag and drop visual interface.
Finally, Coinery.io is an online site for selling digital products in bitcoin. The Coinbase-powered site charges no fees, it says. That site got $3,000.
None of these apps were listed in the Coinbase app store, although another entrant to the contest, Bitfluence, was listed on the app store. That service lets you use your Twitter identity to send and receive bitcoin, is listed on the site.
Coinbase has suffered from its own app store woes in the past, falling foul of Apple's notorious anti-bitcoin stance. Apple removed its mobile iOS app from the app store in November, less than a month after it was launched.
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In excess of a million individuals will look at price their fall that is borrowing now brand-new price tag limits on payday advance loan took result.
Nevertheless, early indications tend to be a large number of the sector’s even larger users will be billing the absolute most allowed to within the regime that is new instead using possibility to specify their particular expenses beneath the limit.
Interest and fees on all high-cost credit that is short-term have become topped at 0.8% every day associated with the quantity borrowed. If consumers dont pay their unique loans on time, standard costs should never meet or exceed ?15.
On top of that, the price tag (costs, curiosity etc) happens to be capped at 100% for the initial amount of money, meaning no purchaser is ever going to pay back significantly more than twice exactly what they pilfered, stated the economical facilitate Authority (FCA), which contains presented the fresh policies.
Somebody getting a ?100 debt for a month and paying it down prompt will perhaps not spend more than ?24 in fees and charges.
Payday financing is definitely a multibillion-pound sector: the Competition & opportunities Authority mentioned there had been 1.8 million cash advance buyers in 2012-13, although the FCA reports that in 2013, 1.6 million customers got around 10m financial loans. Nonetheless, some creditors quit industry before the noticeable improvements took place. December these include Minicredit, which ceased its lending on 10.
Shoppers organisation Which? said the regime that is new not a moment way too soon”. Richard Lloyd, Which? executive manager, said: “The regulator provides demonstrably revealed it is actually ready to get challenging activity to stamp out unscrupulous methods, in addition they must keep carefully the new value hat under near overview.”
Which? performed study in to the quantities payday creditors had been getting right before seasonal, to determine if that they had slice the www.getbadcreditloan.com/payday-loans-ar/bald-knob/ worth of lending in front of the price hats using effect. It found out that many of the even bigger paycheck creditors got already helped bring their own costs on the basis of the cost limits. Wonga, QuickQuid, PaydayUK and MyJar happened to be getting the?24 that is maximum use ?100 for 1 month, with standard charges billed at ?15.
As soon as the Guardian analyzed a number of the loan provider sites on 31 December, it located some had not however upgraded his or her prices. Peachy.co.uk’s web site was actually quoting an amount of ?135 for the ?100 mortgage over thirty days, while Quid24 revealed an expense of ?134.70 and Safeloans estimated ?130.
Which? explained Manchester joint credit union was actually the payday that is only supplier it seemed at that billed lower than the utmost allowed beneath the hat, with individuals paying out simply ?3 in curiosity upon a loan of ?100 over 30 days, without any nonpayment costs.
Martin Wheatley, chief executive regarding the FCA, explained this new hats makes the cost of that loan cheaper for most buyers. “Anyone which is put in problems which is not able to pay off by the due date, is not going to understand attention and fees on the finance get out of hand – no consumer is ever going to have much more than double the loan that is original,” he or she included.
Though, it seems the regime that is new definitely not spell the conclusion the big annualised rates quoted on payday loan internet sites. Inspite of the adjustments, Wonga is in the position to recharge A apr that is representative of%, while QuickQuid’s website was actually promoting an APR of 1,212per cent.
Unique principles covering cash advance brokers have used result following your regulator would be deluged with grievances over procedures such as for instance imposing costs that consumers typically knew absolutely nothing about until they checked his or her savings account.
These corporations cannot now request an individual’s lender things and take a transaction off their profile without their particular consent that is explicit very first. Payday loans advisers may also have to feature their own appropriate brand, definitely not merely his or her trading and investing name, to all advertising and other marketing and sales communications with clients, and status plainly in their adverts they are a brokerage, not much of a loan company.


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- Even though diplomatic relations between China and NZ are a little strained, economic relations are stable.
- China and New Zealand are preferred trade partners.
- Balance of trade (exports and imports) is very favourable.
Even though diplomatic ties between China and New Zealand are getting strained, both countries are keen on deepening economic ties. An indication of this is likely the appointment of a new Chinese ambassador who has previously worked on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This is being looked at as an indication that China is planning to focus on strengthening economic ties with New Zealand.
China and NZ are close trading partners
New Zealand and China are close trading partners. China is New Zealand’s largest trading partner. The trade (exports and imports of goods and services) between them is around NZ$33 billion. According to NZ Stats, New Zealand’s exports to China total $20.1 billion, comprising $16.7 billion in goods and $3.4 billion in services. The goods that are exported include dairy, meat and wood products. The services exported include tourism, education, transport services and financial services. Imports to NZ from China are worth NZ$13 billion, comprising NZ$12.5 billion in goods and NZ$800 million in services. It is an extremely favourable trade balance between the two countries.
Also Read: Are there foreign policy challenges looming for NZ in 2022?
Jacinda Ardern’s Stand
Jacinda Ardern in an interview with Richard Haass in the Council on Foreign Policy had said that although NZ’s relations with China are complex, New Zealand will continue to engage with China and keep bilateral trade relations strong.
Some foreign policy experts feel that in 2022, at the diplomatic level, New Zealand might face increasing pressure to join Australia and the United States in condemning China’s behaviour. Even Prime Minister Ardern in a statement had said that differences between the two countries were increasing. Last year, New Zealand was more vocal in its criticism of China’s aggression on several occasions. New Zealand also joined Canada, Australia, the US and the UK to criticise China. New Zealand feared that it could have an impact on trade relations.
Interesting Read: Will the Wuhan-born coronavirus continue to impact our lives in 2022?
Despite all this, New Zealand’s relationship with China remains stable and both countries are interested in maintaining it.
Why does China want to strengthen economic ties with New Zealand?
New Chinese Ambassador
The new Chinese ambassador has come as a new economic emissary to New Zealand. He is being looked at as the chosen one to strengthen economic ties between the two countries. Wang Xiaolong may like to involve New Zealand in the BRI project which seeks to consolidate economic ties between China and other countries.
BRI is a major initiative of China with different projects as a part of it designed to promote better trade relations with beneficiary countries. The countries which join China in the new project will be better aligned for cooperation and coordination in strengthening infrastructure networks. It will help to align high-level government policies like economic development strategies and plans for regional cooperation. The countries will also benefit from having more trade deals and aligning with regulatory standards.
Also Read: World Bank slashes China’s growth figures
Bottom Line: In spite of many challenges that China and New Zealand, economic relations are stable and it is in the interest of both countries to continue that.


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Foster Farms says ready-to-eat grilled chicken breast strips may contain wheat and soy, but the labels may not say so. Since some people are allergic to wheat or soy and run the risk of an allergic reaction, the chicken strips are being pulled from stores.
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation says the Foster Farms strips are sold in Alaska.
The recalled chicken has a Use-By Date of June 22, 2013 on the tray.
Go to dec.alaska.gov and click on recalls for more information.


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And it doesn’t look like they are going to decrease any time soon. But more importantly, recent analysis by the McKinsey Quarterly indicates that commodity prices will remain high and volatile for at least the next 20 years. As per this recent article in the McKinsey Quarterly on a new era for commodities, demand for energy, food, metals and water will continue to rise inexorably as three billion new middle-class consumers emerge in the next two decades.
And the changes will be significant. As per the article, the global car fleet will double by 2030. Calorie intake per person in India will increase 20%, per capita meat consumption in China could increase by 60%, and urban infrastructure demand will soar in both countries. A hundred years ago, this was not that big of an issue as improvements in exploration, extraction, and cultivation techniques kept the world ahead of ever-increasing global needs. But today, the potential climatic impact of carbon emissions associated with surging resource use limits exploration and extraction because we’re already at a level where global carbon emissions are significantly above the level required to keep increases in the global temperature below 2° Celsius — the threshold which has been identified as potentially catastrophic. Plus, current cultivation technology is pretty much at its limit as only so much food can be grown in a fixed space.
And everything is connected. The ripple effects of water shortfalls at a time when 70% of water is consumed by agriculture and 12% is consumed by energy production can be catastrophic. For example, in Uganda, water shortages led to escalating energy prices which led to the use of more wood fuels which led to deforestation and soil degradation that threatened the agricultural food supply.
As a result, for the short term, commodity prices are going to stay high and your organization had better be prepared.


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Check out the video for stops on I-90 including the Pioneer Auto Show, just a few miles down the road in Murdo.
“We’re not very fancy but we’ve got stuff,” Dave Geisler, the owner of Pioneer Auto Museum in Murdo.
Travelers can stop in to see the extensive collection at the world famous Pioneer Auto Show.
“We’ve got 295 cars, we have 60 tractors, 60 motorcycles, we have Elvis’s motorcycle, here’s the General Lee, there are a lot of very rare cars we have a lot of cars that there’s less than two or three left in the world,” Geisler said.
It’s a collection this nearly-80-year-old owner has built up since 1954.
“This makes no financial sense, we’re just addicting, we meet the nicest people in the world,” Geisler said.


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Florida citrus growers are optimistic about what they’re seeing on their trees this season.
“With grapefruit, we’re seeing very similar numbers as far as volume as last year. But the quality—it’s probably the best quality I’ve seen in several years,” says GT Parris of Seald Sweet in Vero Beach, Fl. “Our pack outs should be higher and that might yield a little bit more fruit, even though we have the same amount on the trees.”
For grapefruit, right now Parris says it’s seeing fruit peak largely on 40s so it’s spot picking on color and size with the hopes that on the next round, the fruit will have sized up to possibly 32s, 36s and 27s. “The fruit is clean, better looking with colors and the internals compared to last year seem to be .5 to almost 1 point higher on Brix which produces better tasting fruit,” says Parris. “In Florida, that’s got a lot of people excited on the grapefruit side.”
What’s the difference?
So what’s led to this quality crop? “We’ve had a few years now since Hurricane Irma and these trees have really responded very well,” says Parris. “I have to give a lot of credit to the growers—they’ve done a great job learning how to manage a crop with this greening disease.”
The picture on oranges looks similar. “We’re predicted to be up a little bit from last year. But it’s the same thing—it’s a good crop with good quality,” says Parris. “It’s just nice to see this kind of crop and it’s giving us hope that we haven’t had in the last few years.” Its sizing on Hamlin oranges right now is as expected—100s and 125s. Following running this variety, Seald will turn to the early Pineapple oranges.
Imports heading out
At the same time, demand is starting to turn right now. While this is approximately the time of year when the import season tends to wrap up for citrus, Parris notes it’s going longer and longer each year. “They’re stepping out mid to late October whereas Florida used to really start the first of October,” says Parris. “We’re now expected to start later this month or early November. By November 1st, most imports will be out of the way and then we’ll really see demand pick up.”
Yet, Parris isn’t anticipating much change on pricing. “I think for grapefruit, where we were last year is a solid indicator of where we’ll be this year,” says Parris. “Pricing on oranges also won’t be much different. The only thing is the juice oranges—there may be some battles out there to find where that market will be and where we can settle in at.”
One other development in Florida citrus is the emphasis on varietal tangerines this season. “We’ve got some early Pride seedless tangerine. And then we have a Tango that comes on in January,” says Parris. While there’s been some increasing production on these varieties in the past few years, Parris notes the trees are maturing and producing a better yield.
“These are good eating tangerines to compete with the clementines and Murcotts from California,” says Parris. “The main thing there is getting the consumer or buyer or retailers to come back to Florida on the tangerine and realize we have a seedless tangerine that is very viable. Especially on the East coast, it makes sense.”


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CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu, a major manufacturing state, is opposing introduction of goods and services tax (GST) fearing loss of revenue. But a report by global analyst firm Crisil says GST will benefit manufacturers as they will be able to save time and money in logistics.
GST will reduce logistics costs of companies producing non-bulk goods by 20%, it says. With the introduction of GST, the central sales tax, octroi etc will be subsumed (form part of GST) and therefore the manufacturers will have to pay less to the government in taxes. It will also save time, the report said.
Tamil Nadu government says it will lose Rs 3,500 crore annually due to abolition of CST and wants compensation from the Centre.
Non-bulk goods constitute goods other than coal, iron ore, cement, steel, foodgrains, fertilisers and petroleum products. Tamil Nadu’s ruling party the AIADMK was one of the few parties which voted against the GST bill in Lok Sabha and has vowed to oppose it in the Rajya Sabha.
“Manufacturers of non-bulk goods spend about 5-8% of sales on logistics. GST will save warehousing costs of 1-1.5% of sales in 3-4 years,” said senior director of Crisil research Prasad Koparkar.
Forecasting more savings with the introduction of GST, Koparkar said “eliminating check-post delays will yield additional savings of 0.4-0.8%, thus taking overall savings to 1.5-2% of sales. But this will be gradual and back-ended as companies will have to realign supply chains while ensuring minimum business disruption”.
But local lorry owners are not fully confident of reaping benefits from GST. “For trucks to derive full benefits of GST, petroleum and its associated products must form part of GST,” Tamil Nadu Lorry Owners Federation president K Nallathambi told TOI. “We fill diesel at a higher rate in some states due to the local taxes. If it is even across the country, it would benefit us,” he said.
Source: Time of india


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From the very moment that news began to emerge that major manufacturers were testing the waters with VR again, there was very little doubt that people were enticed by the prospects of VR and filled with a sense of optimism about its short- and long-term impact. While there are some skeptics out there in regards to VR’s success — and rightfully so, especially for something that has such high expectations surrounding it — headsets like PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are already creating a buzz about the new era that VR can potentially usher in for the gaming industry. Perhaps it’s for this reason why some gaming studios have devoted so much of their resources into building titles exclusively for VR, with one such developer being Secret Sorcery.
Based in the North West of England, Secret Sorcery was formed in April 2015 and its development team includes former members of Rage Software and Driveclub developer Evolution Studios. In March 2016, the UK-based gaming studio announced that it had formed a partnership with Sony, making Secret Sorcery’s debut IP an exclusive for PlayStation VR.
Hardcore Gamer caught up with Scott Kirkland, managing director at Secret Sorcery, who shared his valuable insight on VR, a history of Secret Sorcery’s formation and the direction that the studio is planning to take, partnering with Sony and also teasing what the developer’s unannounced IP will offer on a potentially competitive VR market.
[Hardcore Gamer] Okay, let’s begin with a brief history on Secret Sorcery: how did the studio come into existence?
[Scott Kirkland] Secret Sorcery was conceived in the spring of 2015. Alan McDermott, Ian Moran, Craig Beeston and I — all pioneering games industry veterans — had been working together at Evolution [Studios] on concepts, technology and prototypes for PlayStation VR. Ian had created an early Driveclub PSVR proof of concept, while Alan and Craig had been working on an original PSVR concept and prototype that the Sony execs really liked.
Based on our findings, we all passionately believed that virtual reality was going to be a major game changer for interactive entertainment. Unfortunately, Evolution’s racing pedigree meant that creative opportunities outside of this genre were rather limited.
When the opportunity arose to establish ourselves as an indie VR studio, we had no hesitation in taking the leap of faith. Driven by creativity and a desire to make VR universally enjoyable, concepting and rapid prototyping ensued. Three weeks after moving into our office, we took our first gameplay prototype to E3 in Los Angeles!
How big is the actual studio? How many developers currently work at Secret Sorcery?
We currently occupy around 1600 square feet with the capacity for further growth. This includes a VR playroom and a wall of windows overlooking a lake!
As of this week, we have fourteen superstar developers in the studio, many of whom had VR experience prior to joining us. We also have a number of awesome creatives working with us remotely, including Espen Sætervik (a concept artist who lives on a mountain in Norway) and Kenny Young (of LittleBigPlanet and Tearaway fame), who’s not only lending his craft to the audio presentation, but is also composing the music for our game!
It’s an exciting team that’s thrumming with creative energy! We couldn’t have wished for better.
Out of curiosity, was there a particular reason that Secret Sorcery ended up being based in the North West of England rather than somewhere down south?
The North West of England has played an important part in the games industry, hosting many successful and innovative developers and publishers over the years. Sadly, in recent times, we’ve seen far too many of these great studios close their doors, but there’s still a considerable talent pool in the area and they’ve been busy!
Along with a growing number of creative start-ups, we’re delighted to have participated in and provided an outlet for this regional resurgence. The North West game development scene is very much in the ascendancy!
Which developers/studios have acted as significant influencers on the team at Secret Sorcery?
We’re all gamers with gaming families, so there’s no shortage of inspiration! While it has no bearing on our creative direction, we’ve all enjoyed watching the progress of the guys at Owlchemy Labs.
Owlchemy Labs’ Job Simulator is a real showcase for VR hand interaction and social integration. We’ve also enjoyed spending time with and learning from Lucky’s Tale (Playful Corp), Land’s End (UsTwo), Eve: Valkyrie (CCP Games) and Elite: Dangerous (Frontier Developments/David Braben).
What is it about VR that made Secret Sorcery use it at the heart of its debut title?
VR is the only medium that allows us to totally immerse players in our virtual worlds. It makes you feel as if you’re actually there, inside our creation, rather than sitting on your sofa and staring at a 2D screen. It’s provided an unparalleled sense of scale and paves the way for much greater emotional connection.
This interview continues on page two, as Kirkland discusses Secret Sorcery’s collaboration with Sony, the closure of studios in the UK gaming industry and how the developer’s debut VR title will stand out from its competition.


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To learn more about what coffee production looks like on a typical Colombian coffee farm, we spoke with Carolina Ramírez, the owner of San Antonio de la Piedra, a mid-sized coffee farm in Antioquia. Carolina’s family has been producing coffee in Antioquia for more than 100 years. Concerned about the violence in rural Colombia, Carolina’s family sent her away to Medellín to study at the age of 16. At first, she became a lawyer, but three years ago she decided to return to the farm and continue her family’s legacy.
At San Antonio de la Piedra they plant 12 hectares with coffee, at a density of 6,000 trees per hectare. Trees shade the coffee and protect the soil where the coffee grows. They use a small amount of their land to cultivate fruits and vegetables for the family. On the remainder of their land — 60% of the total — they preserve the natural forest.
Densely planted coffee trees on the steep slopes of San Antonio de la Piedra
Carolina takes great pride in their efforts to reduce the environmental impact of the farm. They avoid the use of herbicides, she says, relying on machetes and scythes to control weeds and pulling up climbers by hand. They pulp their cherries without water and use septic tanks and lagoons to treat the wastewater that results from processing.
For Carolina, as for many farmers in Colombia, the biggest challenge in producing coffee is finding enough workers. ‘There are fewer and fewer young people who want to work in the fields,’ she says. While coffee prices have risen recently, so have production costs: inputs such as fertilisers have more than doubled in price. This makes it hard for them to attract workers by paying more, and many farmworkers now prefer to seek work in the city, she says.
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The event with the participation of more than 3,000 people aims to raise awareness for healthcare, environmental protection and call for people to join hands building Ho Chi Minh City into a civilized, modern and warm-hearted city.
The 2017 Miss Grand Int’l pageant is slated to be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Quang Binh and Kien Giang provinces from October 5-26.
The contestants will take part in the swimsuit and preliminary competitions, and the final gala in the resort island of Phu Quoc in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang. Meanwhile the organization board chooses Quang Binh Province for the national costume contest.
Organizers hope that the realization of the event will contribute to promoting a positive image of Vietnam to the world, as well as presenting the country as a top-notch tourism destination. Winners of the pageant are expected to call for people let’s unite against war and violence.
The jury members of the contest include President of Miss Grand International Organization ,Nawat Itsaragrisil ; Vice President of Miss Grand International Organization, Teresa Chaivisut; Miss Grand International 2013, Janelee Chaparro, Vietnamese fashion designer Sy Hoang, actress Ly Nha Ky and Miss Hung Temple Giang My.
Launched in 2013 in Thailand, Miss Grand International is among the five largest beauty contests in the world, attracting participants from around 80 countries and territories worldwide. It is a member of the “Grand Slam of Beauty Pageants” which gathers the planet’s finest beauty events.
Contestants of Miss Grand International 2017 beauty contest joined a charity walk and tree planting in HCMC.
Beauties in Ao Dai by designer Ngo Nhat Huy


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More Than 230,000 BMWs Recalled Over Airbag InflatorsMore than a quarter of a million older model BMWs are being recalled over potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators.
Mercedes-Benz Recalls SUVs Over Air Bag SensorNearly 48,000 Mercedes-Benz SUVs have been recalled because a sensor may stop the front passenger air bag from inflating in a crash.
Toyota Adding 1.6 Million Vehicles To Takata Air Bag RecallToyota Motor Corp. is recalling nearly 1.6 million vehicles in the U.S. to replace potentially faulty front passenger air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. of Japan.
Takata Air Bag Recall To Grow By Another 40 Million CarsTakata has agreed to recall up to 40 million more air bag inflators, a stunning increase that will more than double what is already the largest automotive recall in American history.
Chrysler Gives In To Gov't, Expands Air Bag RecallChrysler has given into government demands to expand a recall of driver’s side air bag inflators.
South Florida Woman Files Lawsuit Over Recalled AirbagA South Florida woman wants drivers to take a massive recall of exploding airbags seriously.
Ford Recalls 850K Cars On Short Circuit ConcernsIf the short circuit occurs, restraint devices including the air bags, pretensioners, and side curtains might not work in a crash.
Nearly A Dozen Air Bags Stolen From Cars At Miami Apt. ComplexMiami Police are looking for the thief or thieves who broke into ten cars overnight at an apartment complex and stole all of their expensive air bags.
Toyota Recalls 1.29 Million Vehicles For Faulty Air Bags, WipersMore trouble for Toyota as the automaker issues a pair of recalls to fix faulty air bags and defective windshield wipers on over one million vehicles in the United States.
Ford Recalls More Than A Million F-150sIf you’re driving around in an older model Ford F-150 truck you may soon be getting a recall notice in the mail.


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Bluesky, the decentralized X-rival (formerly Twitter) social media platform is all set to get its first third-party app. The platform, which continues to be invite-only, has more than 1.5 million users and can be accessed through its web client or its apps for iOS and Android. However, the Jack Dorsey-led social network continues to be in private beta and the official app lacks certain features that can make the platform more fun. Following the principles of decentralization, Bluesky offered its API to developers who’d like to build their own third-party apps where they can also offer new and improved features and a different user interface. While several such apps are currently in the development and testing stage, Graysky has become the first third-party Bluesky app to be deployed to the App Store.
According to a report by TechCrunch, Graysky is currently available for preorder on the App Store and it has a launch date of October 21. The app is also expected to launch on Play Store as well. Like all third-party apps, it also offers several new features. It promises a new layout that prioritizes the feed, support for GIFs, inline translation, a quick view likes tab in people’s profiles to view it easily, hashtags, and more.
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Graysky becomes the first third-party app for Bluesky
According to TechCrunch, Graysky is built by London-based software engineer Samuel Newman who goes by @mozzius.dev on Bluesky. Calling Bluesky the “better Twitter”, Newman explained that he wanted to bring new features to the platform that Bluesky did not have support for and that became his primary motivation behind Graysky. That’s why he focused on showing likes on people’s profiles and support for GIFs which are powered by Tenor.
To further differentiate itself from Bluesky, it also has an interface that opens straight to feeds, instead of your own profile. The official app first takes you to your own home timeline, which is also called the Skyline. Since the platform is decentralized, you can also choose from all the different feeds others have built from the discovery interface.
If you are on iOS, you can preorder it and get the app on October 21, and if you’re on Android, just wait a bit more as it is expected to arrive there pretty soon, too.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. / September 26, 2017 – Elicit was awarded MediaPost’s top honor for their first-ever People-Based Marketing Awards in the agency category, announced today by MediaPost. These are editorially derived awards, selected by MediaPost editors, recognizing people and organizations that excel in leveraging technology, data, and platforms to reach real people vs. objectified industry descriptors, such as “consumers,” impressions, metrics, and KPIs.
“One thing that has become increasingly clear in 2017 is that it takes a strongly integrated technology, analytics, and strategy solution to deliver relevant, personalized marketing,” says Brooke Niemiec, CMO of Elicit. “We believe in the importance of integrating these three functions—which we have dubbed Geek, Nerd, and Suit—and ensure that all people-based marketing efforts include all three.”
The recognition comes from the work that the team conducted for McAfee, the anti-virus software company. Elicit’s Geek function was headed by technology solutions consultant Mark Gonzales. Its Nerd team was headed by data scientist Liam Hanham, while the suit organization was run by Michelle Thomas, an insight and customer engagement strategist. Together this team was able to build a customer-focused strategy that led to:
- a new data warehouse platform empowering McAfee to create a data-enabled culture in which business users, analysts, and executive stakeholders could access data and reporting
- the creation of a single view and definition of McAfee’s customer, built from more than 30 customer attributes derived from transactional data
- the transformation of McAfee’s marketing strategy, based on a revamped customer lifecycle worth billions of dollars annually
The “Geek Nerd Suit” approach is outlined in a book of the same name authored by company CEO Mason Thelen, CMO Brooke Niemiec, and COO Chuck Densinger.
MediaPost is an integrated publishing and content company whose mission is to provide a complete array of resources for media, marketing and advertising professionals. MediaPost is the holding company for the following entities: MediaPost.com, 30+ industry conferences and events each year nationwide and in Europe, including the OMMA, Insider Summit, Marketing and Engage conference series, seven annual award shows, and a suite of 50+ industry-focused email newsletters & blogs.