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The Nashville-based startup has developed a solution that aims to strengthen the connection between employees, teammates and managers by focusing on shared goals, individual work styles and team wellness

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Teaming, a provider of business-team performance management software, announces the general availability of its platform, which has been in beta since February. In related news, Teaming has raised $1.7 million from various angel investors, several of whom invested in Teaming’s founders before.

Teaming, which was founded by former executives of LeanKit (acquired in 2017 by Plainview), is addressing a problem that plagues even the most successful companies: how to increase an employee’s engagement with their work, teammates and managers.

Numerous studies have shown that team productivity increases when team members feel a sense of shared purpose. For example, Gallup’s 2017 State of the Global Workforce report found that employees who felt a stronger sense of engagement to their companies generated 17% more productivity, 20% higher sales and 21% higher profitability. And yet, most companies struggle with how to increase engagement. A 2019 Deloitte study found that high-performing organizations of the future will operate as empowered networks coordinated through culture, technology and talent. 88% of participants said building the organization of the future is important, but only 11% said they knew how to build it.

“This data is consistent with my own experience,” said Mary Silva Doctor, Executive team consultant, Coach and formerly Principal Consultant at The Table Group, which focuses on organizational health. “When employees feel their personal and professional goals, values and work styles are being considered, they’re more efficient and effective.”

The Teaming Platform

Teaming is a cloud-based platform that provides team managers and team members with a 360-degree view of team goals and meeting outcomes, team health and team work styles. Unlike traditional performance management software, which focuses on the goals and accomplishments of the individual, Teaming is focused on team goals. Teaming keeps track of team decisions, action items and results, while offering customized tips and suggestions to help team managers enhance team connectedness and engagement.

Following are the Teaming platform’s primary features:

• Goals and Key Results: Team goals and key results are measured and kept visual for all team members, so everyone knows how to set work priorities. Individual career goals and key results are tracked and kept visual too.
• Team Meetings and 1-on 1s: Teaming is where all team meetings and 1-on-1s happen. Teammates can collaborate on agendas, automate recurring topics, take notes and stay on the same page with meeting outcome reports.
• Decision & Action-Item Tracking: When meetings are managed in Teaming, users can track decision-making to ensure action-items never fall through the cracks with action-item reminders.
• Team Health: Bring the team together to address the most important factors that determine team success – trust, productive conflict, commitment, accountability, goals, impact and meaning of work.
• Work Styles: Bridge the gap between team member communication styles using the DISC assessment. Team work style’s highlight the natural strengths and potential blindspots of the team as a whole so teams can use them to their advantage.

“Project management software addresses productivity at a surface-level but employee engagement is the golden grail of productivity. It’s the difference between a good team and a great team,” said Tim Mulron, CEO of Teaming. “Our focus is on understanding the team dynamic, providing tools that help teammates and managers understand each other, and providing guidance to help managers maximize team potential. We think Teaming is a great step toward making business teams more cohesive and connected.”

Teaming is designed for teams and companies of all sizes and industries. It’s currently being used by product, sales, marketing and support teams in over a dozen companies.

“Teaming is solving real pains for me and my team,” said Danielle Condon, senior director of marketing at Built Technologies. “On a practical level, it’s helping us keep track of our meetings, team goals and commitments, so we’re all on the same page about our work and priorities. But on a higher level, Teaming is bringing us closer together, which is so needed right now. It’s a forum that allows us to support each other, continuously improve how we work cohesively as a team, and result we are a more effective team.”

To begin using Teaming or to learn more about the product, visit www.teaming.com.

About Teaming

Teaming is a business-team performance management software company based in Nashville, Tennessee. The company’s platform is designed to enhance employee engagement and increase team productivity. More information can be found at www.teaming.com.

Media contact:
Kevin Wolf
TGPR
(650) 483-1552
[email protected]

 

SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Usio, Inc. (Nasdaq: USIO), an integrated electronic payment solutions provider, today announced that it will be presenting at the 13th annual LD Micro Main Event investor conference on Monday, December 14 at 9:40 am EST. Louis Hoch, President and CEO, and Greg Carter, Senior Vice President of Payment Facilitation, will be presenting to a live virtual audience.

Register here: ve.mysequire.com/

The Main Event will feature a new and unique format, with companies presenting for 10 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of Q&A by a panel of investors and analysts.  

The Main Event will take place on December 14th and 15th, exclusively on the Sequire Virtual Events platform.

View Usio’s profile at http://www.ldmicro.com/profile/USIO. Profiles powered by LD Micro.

About Usio, Inc.
Usio, Inc. (Nasdaq: USIO), a leading integrated payment solutions provider, offers a wide range of payment solutions to merchants, integrated software vendors, and card issuers. The Company operates credit, debit/prepaid, and ACH payment processing platforms to deliver convenient, world-class payment solutions and services to their clients. The strength of the Company lies in its ability to provide tailored solutions for card issuance, payment acceptance, and bill payments as well as its unique technology in the prepaid sector. Usio is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, and has offices in Austin, Texas and Franklin, Tennessee, just outside of Nashville.

Websites: www.usio.com, www.singularpayments.com, www.payfacinabox.com, www.akimbocard.com, and www.ficentive.com. Find us on Facebook® and Twitter.

About LD Micro/SEQUIRE
LD Micro began in 2006 with the sole purpose of being an independent resource to the microcap world. What started as a newsletter highlighting unique companies, has transformed into the pre-eminent event platform in the space. For more information, please visit ldmicro.com.

The upcoming Main Event will be highlighting a new format that will benefit both executives and the investors tuning in from all over the globe.

In September 2020, LD Micro. Inc. was acquired by SRAX, Inc., a financial technology company that unlocks data and insights for publicly traded companies. Through its premier investor intelligence and communications platform, Sequire, companies can track their investors’ behaviors and trends and use those insights to engage current and potential investors across marketing channels. For more information on SRAX, visit srax.com and mysequire.com.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ: CERN), a global health care technology company, today announced it’s building on the recent collaboration with Xealth to offer health systems new centralized digital ordering and monitoring for clients. These capabilities are designed to help health systems choose, manage and deploy digital tools and applications while offering clinicians access to remote monitoring and more direct engagement with patients. Phoenix-based Banner Health, one of the country’s largest nonprofit hospital systems, is one of the first Cerner clients to use the new capabilities to benefit its clinicians and patients.

With the new capabilities, health systems can prescribe digital therapeutics, smart phones and internet applications to address areas such as chronic disease management, behavioral health, maternity care and surgery prep. This access to a more holistic view of the organization’s digital health solutions supports the clinical decisions doctors make every day and provides real opportunities to improve medical outcomes and enhance efficiency, meet increasing demand for telehealth and offer remote patient monitoring. For example, the new capabilities can help simplify how clinicians prescribe tools such as mobile mental health apps to monitor anxiety triggers or a glucose device to help trace blood sugar levels for diabetes patients.

“As digital tools are increasingly included in care plans, health systems seek a way to organize and oversee their use across the health system. We anticipate the emergence of digital and therapeutic committees to govern digital tool selection similar to how pharmacy and therapeutic committees have historically governed medication formularies,” said David Bradshaw, senior vice president, Consumer and Employer Solutions, Cerner. “Digital health has extraordinary potential to reshape the way we care for patients and, working with Xealth, we are answering the need and helping providers create more engaging and effective patient experiences.”

Digital health has great potential to make an immediate difference, especially as it relates to automating patient education, delivering virtual care, supporting telehealth and offering remote patient monitoring. Health systems with a digital health program and strategy in place have the ability to respond faster and more efficiently.

“Banner Health is known for providing leadership and embracing technology to improve patient care in this rapidly transforming health care environment,” said Scott Nordlund, chief strategy and growth officer, Banner Health. “Our patients expect to be treated like consumers. Mindful of that expectation, we are utilizing new capabilities and expanding our formulary to make digital health easier for our doctors to deploy and monitor. We are pleased that Cerner and Xealth hold the same beliefs as key partners supporting both our care goals and our mission to make health care easier so life can be better.”

Digital solutions will be available in a single location in the electronic health record where health systems can use applications based on clinical and financial metrics. A wide array of digital health tools is integrated with Xealth’s offering today and the list is ever-growing. Early examples of companies that have previously deployed in health systems using Xealth include Babyscripts, Glooko, SilverCloud Health, Welldoc, as well as Healthwise Inc., GetWellNetwork and ResMed that have existing relationships with Cerner.

“Now, more than ever, extending care teams to meet patients where they are is critical,” said Mike McSherry, CEO and co-founder, Xealth. “As digital health programs roll out, they should elevate both the patient and provider experience. Cerner building out a digital formulary, with Xealth at its core, is listening to its strong clinician base by delivering tools to enhance patient care, without adding additional steps for the care team.”

About Cerner

Cerner’s health technologies connect people and information systems at thousands of contracted provider facilities worldwide dedicated to creating smarter and better care for individuals and communities. Recognized globally for innovation, Cerner assists clinicians in making care decisions and assists organizations in managing the health of their populations. The company also offers an integrated clinical and financial system to help manage day-to-day revenue functions, as well as a wide range of services to support clinical, financial and operational needs, focused on people. For more information, visit Cerner.com, The Cerner Blog or connect on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter or The Cerner Podcast. Nasdaq: CERN. Health care is too important to stay the same.

About
Banner Health

As one of the largest nonprofit health care systems in the country, the team at Banner Health is committed to providing high-quality, safe health care services, supported by sophisticated technology platforms to operate its business. Headquartered in Phoenix, Banner Health owns and operates 28 hospitals and an array of other services, including: Banner Imaging, Banner Telehealth and Banner Urgent Care. Banner employs nearly 3,000 physicians and advanced practice providers to support its outpatient clinic operations across six-states, including Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada, California and Nebraska, and also operates two academic medical centers in Phoenix and Tucson Arizona. Team members are dedicated to protecting the health and safety of patients, be it a routine checkup, elective surgery, or an urgent/emergent health service. Waiting room and employee workstation layouts maintain proper social distancing; screenings are conducted at hospital entrances to verify that all employees and visitors are well; and, all Banner physicians are equipped to visit patients remotely. Learn more about Banner’s commitment to safety at bannerhealth.com/safecare.

About
Xealth

Xealth scales digital health programs, enabling clinicians to integrate, prescribe and monitor digital health tools for patients to drive engagement and utilization. Through the secure Xealth platform, clinicians can find and order the right digital health tools and programs for patients direct from the EHR workflow, send these digital health orders to the patient’s email or patient portal, and then monitor activity. Xealth spun out of Providence St. Joseph Health (PSJH) in 2017, and investors include Atrium Health, Cleveland Clinic, MemorialCare Innovation Fund, McKesson Ventures, Novartis, Philips, and ResMed as well as Providence Ventures, UPMC and the Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin Health Network.

For more information, visit www.xealth.com or follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter.

Media Contacts:

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Austin Cozzolino, External Communications, (816) 446-1280, austin.cozzolino@cerner.com

Xealth
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SEATTLE, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Algorithmia, a leader in ML operations and management software, has published its 2021 Enterprise Trends in Machine Learning report, outlining the priorities and challenges of enterprise IT departments pursuing AI/ML initiatives. A key takeaway from the blind study, which included 403 business leaders involved in machine learning initiatives at companies with $100M or more in revenue, is that enterprise IT departments are increasing machine learning budgets and headcount despite the fact that many haven’t learned how to translate increasing investments into efficiency and scale.

The AI/ML landscape has changed significantly in the past year due to the economic impacts of COVID-19. Companies are turning to their investments in AI to deliver both short-term cost-cutting and long-term technology innovation to drive revenue and efficiency in these uncertain times. This has led to a doubling-down of AI/ML efforts, with enterprises increasing the size of both their budgets and their teams for 2021.

Algorithmia’s report uncovered 10 key trends for enterprises to focus on as they head into 2021. Here’s a look at some of the top themes in its findings:

Key Finding #1: Organizations Are Increasing AI/ML Budgets, Staff and Use Cases

Organizations were increasing their investments in AI/ML before the pandemic, according to Algorithmia’s 2020 report, and the economic uncertainty of COVID-19 has added to the urgency. The 2021 survey revealed that 83% of organizations have increased their budgets for AI/ML and that the average number of data scientists employed has increased 76% year-on-year.

In addition, organizations are expanding into a wider range of AI/ML use cases; the survey found that the percentage of organizations that have more than five use cases for AI/ML has increased 74% year-on-year. Notably, the top use cases that organizations are focusing on are related to customer experience and process automation—areas that can offer top- and bottom-line benefits during times of economic uncertainty.

Key Finding #2: Challenges Span the ML Lifecycle, Especially with Governance

Organizations are experiencing challenges across the ML lifecycle, with the top challenge by far being AI/ML governance. 56% of all organizations rank governance, security and auditability issues as a concern—and 67% of all organizations report needing to comply with multiple regulations for their AI/ML.

In addition to governance challenges, organizations continue to struggle with basic deployment and organizational challenges. 49% of organizations ranked basic integration issues as a concern, and the survey found that cross-functional alignment continues to be a major blocker to organizations achieving AI/ML maturity.

Key Finding #3: Despite Increased
Budgets and Hiring, Organizations Are Spending More Time and Resources—Not Less—on Model Deployment

Despite the increase in budgets and headcount, organizations are now spending more time and resources on model deployment than they did before. Algorithmia found that the time required to deploy a trained model to production increased year-on-year, and that 64% of all organizations take a month or longer to deploy a model. 38% of all organizations are spending more than 50% of their data scientists’ time on model deployment—and organizations with more models spend more of their data scientists’ time on deployment, not less.

The bottom line is, organizations have increased their AI/ML resources without solving underlying challenges with operational efficiency. This has exacerbated the problem and led to organizations spending more time and resources on model deployment.

Key Finding
#4: Organizations Report Improved Outcomes with Third-party MLOps Solutions

Algorithmia’s 2021 survey found that organizations see improved outcomes when they use a third-party solution to manage their machine learning operations (MLOps). Specifically, when compared to organizations that build and maintain their own systems from scratch, organizations that either integrate commercial point solutions into their systems or use a third-party platform spend an average of 19-21% less on infrastructure costs. On average, their data scientists also spend a smaller portion of their time on model deployment and it takes them less time to put a trained model into production.

“COVID-19 has caused rapid change which has challenged our assumptions in many areas. In this rapidly changing environment, organizations are rethinking their investments and seeing the importance of AI/ML to drive revenue and efficiency during uncertain times,” said Diego Oppenheimer, CEO of Algorithmia. “Before the pandemic, the top concern for organizations pursuing AI/ML initiatives was a lack of skilled in-house talent. Today, organizations are worrying more about how to get ML models into production faster and how to ensure their performance over time. While we don’t want to marginalize these issues, I am encouraged by the fact that the type of challenges have more to do with how to maximize the value of AI/ML investments as opposed to whether or not a company can pursue them at all.”

Read all 10 of the trends in Algorithmia 2021 Enterprise Trends in Machine Learning report here.

About Algorithmia

For machine learning leaders that need to put ML models into production faster, more securely and cost-effectively within their existing operational processes, Algorithmia is machine learning operations (MLOps) software that manages all stages of the ML lifecycle. Unlike inefficient, expensive and insecure do-it-yourself MLOps management solutions that lock users into specific technology stacks, Algorithmia automates ML deployment, optimizes collaboration between operations and development, leverages existing SDLC and CI/CD processes and provides advanced security and governance. Over 120,000 engineers and data scientists have used Algorithmia’s platform to date, including the United Nations, government intelligence agencies and Fortune 500 companies. For more information, visit www.algorithmia.com.

Media contact:
Kevin Wolf
TGPR
(650) 483-1552
[email protected]

Casper, Wyoming, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As you start planning your next vacation and daydreaming about travel, a destination with wide-open spaces, room to roam and a commitment to responsible travel may be at the top of your list. Filled with valleys that turn into mountainous peaks, other-worldly hot springs and endless landscapes as far as the eye can see, the opportunities to visit Wyoming on your 2021 road trip are endless.

And while the world’s first national park may be why you plan a trip to Wyoming, it shouldn’t be the only thing on your bucket list. From kayaking between the rose-colored cliffs of Fremont Canyon to casting a fishing line on the blue-ribbon waters of the North Platte River and walking through history on the Oregon Trail, Casper, Wyoming is the perfect stopping point on The Road to Yellowstone. 

“As we look ahead to 2021, the outdoors will continue to be a major draw for visitors,” said Brook Kaufman. “And with one person per every 111 acres in Wyoming, there’s plenty of room to spread out, explore and soak up everything Wyoming has to offer.”

Casper sits along Interstate 25 and is an ideal stopping point for travelers heading to Yellowstone National Park in the northwest corner of the state. Plus, planning a trip to Yellowstone National Park is easy when using Visit Casper’s The Road to Yellowstone trip planning kit. The free kit includes a travel guide, a Wyoming road trip itinerary with things to do and a QR code for the perfect Wyoming road trip playlist. (Order yours at www.visitcasper.com/plan-your-trip/the-road-to-yellowstone/.)

While traveling through Wyoming, be sure to add these must-do Casper activities to your list:

• Take the short hike to Garden Creek Falls on Casper Mountain
• Visit Register Cliff, stand in ruts left by wagons on the Oregon Trail and walk around Independence Rock
• Set out on a horse-drawn wagon ride on the Oregon Trail with Historic Trails West
• Rent bikes and ride the Platte River Trails in Casper or hit the miles of mountain biking trails on Casper Mountain
• Book a guided fly-fishing trip with experienced guides and outfitters on the North Platte River
• Stroll downtown Casper, with stops that include Lou Taubert Ranch Outfitters, Backwards Distilling Company, David Street Station, The Nicolaysen Art Museum, Frontier Brewing and Donells Candies 
• See a wooly mammoth and real T-rex at the Tate Geological Museum in Casper
• Rock climb, kayak or jet ski at Fremont Canyon, one of Wyoming’s best-kept secrets

Casper, and other Wyoming destinations, are working diligently to minimize risks to keep visitors and locals safe in the Cowboy State. Travelers are encouraged to help in this effort by wearing masks, practicing good hygiene and participating in social distancing, as the health, safety and well-being of both visitors and residents remain the highest priority.

Order your free Yellowstone trip planning kit here; learn more about Casper, Wyoming at VisitCasper.com.

About Visit Casper

Visit Casper is the official destination management organization for Natrona County and is dedicated to enhancing the county’s economic base through tourism. Casper is known for world-class fly-fishing on the North Platte River; is the annual host for the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR); and has been named one of the top mountain towns in the country by Men’s Journal. More information can be found at www.VisitCasper.com. 

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SAN DIEGO, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Virbela, a virtual world for work, education, and events, has launched a new live entertainment venue, The Virbela Speakeasy. With immersive 3D spaces that provide the presence and emotional connection of being together in person, Virbela enables organizations to transform online events into engaging and realistic social experiences. Ideal for group events and large gatherings, The Virbela Speakeasy can accommodate thousands of attendees, while offering a virtual setting for live music, comedy shows, social events, and more.

“The world has changed in so many ways this past year, highlighting the need for remote solutions that address real-world challenges. We’re thrilled to expand our virtual environment with The Virbela Speakeasy, giving people new ways to connect, while enabling more human, realistic interactions online,” said Alex Howland, president and co-founder of Virbela. “As remote technology continues to gain adoption, more organizations are looking to bring community-driven culture and events to the online world. Virtual environments, like The Virbela Speakeasy, are a perfect solution.”

The Virbela Speakeasy is a unique and interactive social environment that brings the in-person experience of attending a concert or event to life online. To attend an event, participants create and customize their own avatar in Virbela, which allows them to explore, socialize, and enjoy the event with other attendees — just as they would in the real world.

Features include:

• An expansive, multi-level entertainment venue: The Virbela Speakeasy includes a large stage and multiple screens for viewing live performances, a dance floor, balcony, retractable roof, lighting options, and a VIP backstage area.
• Dozens of branding
  opportunities
  and new dance capabilities
  : Organizations can customize the name of the venue, add their logo, and curate images, videos, and posters throughout the event space. Every avatar has 10 different dance moves, including the twist, swing, samba, salsa, robot, house, hip-hop, headbang, Gangnam, and breakdance.
• Private volume areas: Avatars can step into smaller, private chat areas for 1:1 or smaller group conversations.

“Events are an experience — whether it’s a conference, a business meeting, a party, or an awards gala. Just because we can’t gather in the real world doesn’t mean we can’t have unforgettable events online,” said Ryan Costello, co-founder and CEO of Event Farm. “As a Virbela partner, we had the opportunity to test the new venue early with the launch of our Fatigueless concert series. We were able to give attendees a fun, highly social, and engaging way to enjoy our concerts online, and we look forward to partnering with Virbela to bring even more revolutionary, virtual event experiences to market.”

Virbela has become the industry go-to for hosting large-scale virtual events, business conferences, and online educational programs. Easy-to-use, with no VR headset required, the platform is accessible to anyone with Wi-Fi and provides an all-in-one virtual venue with expo halls, auditoriums, and social spaces for people to explore and stay engaged.

On December 17, Virbela will host a virtual holiday party featuring DJ Jazzy Jeff to officially open the doors to The Virbela Speakeasy. The event is an opportunity for Virbela partners, customers, and prospects to experience the venue with a live DJ set, connect with colleagues, make new contacts, as well as test out their new virtual dance moves to close out the year. To learn more about the event, visit https://future.virbela.com/virbela-holiday-party-2020.

About Virbela

Virbela builds engaging virtual worlds for work, learning, and events. Founded in 2012 by a team of behavioral psychologists, Virbela’s mission is to help organizations and people thrive at work and play from anywhere. With immersive 3D spaces that are deeply social and collaborative, Virbela brings business and in-person experiences to life online, while enabling teams to be more connected and productive.

Virbela is owned by eXp World Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPI). To tour our virtual offices, classrooms, event spaces, and more, visit virbela.com and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — License Globalmagazine, the leading news publication for the licensed consumer product industry, today released the 2020 edition of “The Influentials” report, which uniquely highlights the brands that captured the spotlight of pop culture globally throughout the past 10 years and those in position to influence the business of brand licensing in the decade ahead.

Honoring brands that have undoubtedly influenced and changed how consumers communicate, shifted shopping behaviors and have spawned prolific licensed consumer product programs, the fourth annual report published by License Global features powerhouse brands such as Adidas, Grumpy Cat, Patrick Starrr, “Paw Patrol,” Rihanna, “Stranger Things,” Supreme, The Smiley Company and many more. To access and download the full report, please visit here.

Licensing programs drive pop-culture and disrupt consumer purchasing habits. Each brand featured on the 2020 The Influentials report contributes to the $292.8 billion in global sales revenue generated by licensed merchandise and services by introducing a new offering that society cannot live without. Speaking to the impact of each Influentials nominee, Amanda Cioletti, content director of License Global, said: “This year we chose to chronicle the past 10 years of the brand licensing industry and shine a light on who to watch in the upcoming decade. The Influentials report honors brands that impacted people across the globe by extending more deeply into consumers’ lives and for the brilliant ways they connect with, drive cultural conversations and engage consumers. Amid such a challenging point in history, we are pleased to also spotlight brands that have risen to the forefront and will positively shape the future of consumerism and retail.”

License Global collected nominations from its readership and thought leaders for the final report. In some categories – such as anime, social influencers and preschool content, for example – more than one brand emerged as equally crucial elements that moved the needle, affected consumer trends and altered the licensing landscape. For those categories, License Global recognized each brand for their contributions, rather than selecting one.

2010s Top Brands of the Decade include:

• Adidas
• Cartoon Network’s “Adventure Time”
• BTS
• Grumpy Cat
• Lionsgate’s “The Hunger Games”
• Social Influencers (JoJo Siwa, Ryan’s World, Bethany Mota, Patrick Starrr, and LaurDIY)
• L.O.L. Surprise!
• Tyler “Ninja” Blevins
• Preschool animation (“PJ Masks,” “PAW Patrol,” “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,” “Octonauts,” and “Doc McStuffins”)
• UEFA Champion’s League
• Netflix’s “Stranger Things”
• Luxury fashion brands for the masses (Gucci, LVMH, Supreme, Off-White, and Moschino)
• Marvel’s “The Avengers” franchise
• Rihanna
• The Kardashians
• The Smiley Company

2020s Future Top Brands include:

• Anime Brands (Funimation, Toei Animation’s “Dragon Ball Z,” and Crunchyroll)
• J Balvin
• Mobile apps (Headspace, Calm, Postmates, and DoorDash)
• Disney+
• Shopify
• “Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout”
• Quick-service food (KFC, McDonald’s, Taco Bell, and Cheetos)
• Cause-related brands (Patagonia, Seventh Generation, REI, and Warby Parker)
• Peloton
• Plant-based powerhouses (Impossible and Beyond)
• The NBA
• Athleisure (Champion, FILA, Lululemon, and Uniqlo)
• Spotify
• Tesla
• TikTok
• Zoom

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License Global magazine, published by the Global Licensing Group at Informa Markets, is the leading news source for the brand licensing industry, delivering award-winning editorial content including news, trends, analysis, and special reports about the global consumer product and retail marketplace. Through its print edition, website, daily e-newsletter, and event publications, License Global reaches more than 150,000 executives and professionals in all major markets. The magazine also serves as the official publication for the sector’s trade events, which includes Festival of Licensing, Licensing Expo, Brand Licensing Europe, Licensing Expo Japan, Licensing Expo Shanghai, Licensing Week Virtual and The Licensing Leadership Summit. 

About Global Licensing Group

The Global Licensing Group at Informa Markets is the licensing industry’s leading tradeshow organizer and media partner. Its mission is to provide licensing opportunities around the world by bringing brands and products together. The following events and information products are produced for the licensing industry by the Global Licensing Group at Informa Markets: Festival of Licensing, Licensing Expo, Brand Licensing Europe, Licensing Expo Japan, Licensing Expo Shanghai, Licensing Week Virtual and The Licensing Leadership Summit, License Global magazine, License Global Daily E-News and Brand EXT. Global Licensing Group events are sponsored by Licensing International.

FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — ADM Endeavors, Inc. (OTCQB: ADMQ) is pleased to announce that it has added three additional cities as the primary vendor for work uniforms. In July, the Company announced it had been awarded the annual contract by Tarrant County, a major county in the state.  That put ADM Endeavors on the bid list for an additional 525 Texas government entities that could piggyback on the pricing.

The new cities are Justin, Haltom City and Mansfield.  This brings a total of seven cities or entities that have contracted with ADMQ following the Tarrant County contract.

“This brings significant new revenue,” said ADM Endeavors CEO Marc Johnson.  “The original contract and the add-ons have far exceeded our expectations.”

In other Company news, Mr. Johnson said topical CBD products have arrived to their warehouse ready for custom labeling.  On December 1 ADMQ announced the Company entered into a strategic supplier agreement with U.S. Standard Hemp Inc. https://www.usstandardhemp.co to exclusively distribute and sell CBD balms, roll-ons and creams. Companies can now order CBD products to include custom labels with their logo, slogan, phone number or other branded design. Minimum quantity orders can start at 10 and are intended for companies to either sell directly to their customers or have as giveaways/gifts. 

In addition ADM Endeavors announced that shareholders have begun a Facebook page where investors can discuss ADMQ issues. To join as a member, visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/admqshareholders

ABOUT ADMQ: Since 2010, our wholly owned subsidiary, Just Right Products, Inc., has been consistently profitable, with sales topping $3.8 million in 2019.  The Company sells “Anything With A Logo” on its website, JustRightProducts.com, developing products ranging from unique business cards to coffee cups, T-shirts to boots, with tens of thousands of other unique products from which to select. The Company operates a diverse vertical integrated business in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, consisting of a retail sales division, screen print production, embroidery production, digital production, import wholesale sourcing, and uniforms.

Forward Looking Statement:

This press release contains certain “forward-looking statements,” as defined in the United States PSLRA of 1995, that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and the actual results and future events could differ materially from management’s current expectations. The economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factors identified in the Company’s previous filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements in this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Contact: ADM Endeavors, Inc.

Paul Knopick

[email protected]

940.262.3584

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Lipid Association announced today that it will feature three key late breaking scientific abstract presentations at its 2020 Virtual Scientific Sessions starting today. The late-breaker abstracts include:

• First Human Trial of a Loading Dose of Icosapent Ethyl in Patients with COVID-19: Primary Results of the VASCEPA COVID-19 CardioLink-9 Randomized Trial, presented by Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
• Reductions in lipoprotein(a) with inclisiran– Analysis from ORION-10 and ORION-11, presented by Frederick Raal, FRCP, FCP(SA), Cert Endo, MMED, PhD of the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa
• EPA Levels and Cardiovascular Outcomes in the Reduction of Cardiovascular Events with Icosapent Ethyl–Intervention Trial (Encore Presentation), presented by Michael Miller, MD, FACC, FAHA of the University of Maryland

Late-Breaker Session Details

Date: Saturday, December 12, 2020
Time: 4:30 – 5:20pm CST

“I am very excited to present the first human trial of a loading dose of icosapent ethyl,” stated Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, Executive Director of Interventional Cardiovascular Programs at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. “If this approach is found to be safe and well-tolerated, it could serve as a prelude to future trials of this drug that utilize a loading dose at the time of a heart attack or stroke, as well as in patients undergoing urgent procedures such as stenting and bypass surgery. Additionally, at a time when there is a global pandemic raging, this trial is the first one assessing the potential impact of icosapent ethyl on inflammation and on symptom burden in outpatients who are COVID positive.”

Additional information on the Late-Breaker Presentations at the 2020 National Lipid Association Virtual Scientific Sessions and registration information can be found at lipid.org/sessions.

ABOUT THE NATIONAL LIPID ASSOCIATION

The NLA is a multidisciplinary specialty society focused on prevention of cardiovascular disease and other lipid-related disorders. The NLA’s mission is to enhance the practice of lipid management in clinical medicine, and one of its goals is to enhance efforts to reduce death and disability related to disorders of lipid metabolism in patients. Members include physicians (MDs and DOs) and other health care professionals from an array of disciplines including PhDs researchers, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, exercise physiologists, and dietitians.

To stay up-to-date on NLA and its activities, visit lipid.org or follow us on Twitter (@nationallipid), Facebook (facebook.com/nationallipid/) and Instagram (instagram.com/nationallipid/)

CONTACT:

Lindsay Hart
Director, Marketing and Communications
904.998.0853
[email protected]

NEW YORK, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — StitcherAds, the leading platform for ad solutions and shopping experiences that drive incremental sales on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and Snapchat, today announced Boaz Cohen as the company’s Senior Vice President of Business Development, Paige DeLeon as Vice President, People and Dave Donnelly as VP of Sales. The company is also announcing the appointment of Daniel King as a Strategic Advisor. 

“For years, StitcherAds has been ahead of the market on creating the best ad solutions and shopping experiences to drive incremental sales across some of the world’s largest social platforms,” said Declan Kennedy, Co-Founder and CEO of StitcherAds. “These four exceptionally intelligent and highly skilled individuals and their extensive backgrounds in marketing, people, and more, makes them great additions to the StitcherAds family. We look forward to their stewardship as we continue to create growth and value across the industry.” 

Boaz Cohen brings over 20 years of experience in media and advertising technology to StitcherAds. With a special focus on the impact of creative and media on advertising performance in programmatic, social and TV, Cohen is leading business development, sales and marketing efforts at StitcherAds. 

Prior to joining StitcherAds, Cohen served as Chief Product Officer and Head of Business Development at Clinch. Earlier, he was the General Manager of Advanced TV & Social at video advertising company, Eyeview, which was acquired by Aki Technologies in January of 2020. Cohen also served as Vice President of Product Management at TiVo, Noise and AnyClip and held senior positions with Rosetta, Amazon and Hot Telecom. 

Daniel King is an executive leader with more than 20 years technology company and start-up experience in senior management roles with a focus on Retail and eCommerce technology, Big Data, Analytics, SaaS platforms, Digital and Online Media, Audience Measurement and Market Research. King sits on the board of a number of companies in the public and private sector. He advises and works with many startups and is also a Venture Partner at Seedcamp, a European-wide seed fund focusing on pre-seed and seed stage opportunities. 

As an operator, advisor and investor, King has extensive knowledge in investing, fund raising, and scaling high-growth companies including international expansion. With that, King is lending his expertise to StitcherAds as their newest strategic advisor.

As Vice President, People at StitcherAds, Paige DeLeon oversees talent acquisition, employer branding, diversity/equity/inclusion, performance management, training and policy administration. She works with the executive team to implement and evaluate HR systems and programs that foster employee engagement.

Before joining StitcherAds, DeLeon led the People & Culture team at Adlucent, a digital marketing agency in Austin. Prior to her years working in HR, DeLeon worked in the nonprofit sector focusing on volunteer engagement at the Texas Regional Food Bank and the American Cancer Society. She started her career in advertising in New York followed by time at the James Beard Foundation.

An accomplished leader in the digital sales industry, Dave Donnelly brings over 20 years of relevant experience, with a focus on video, programmatic media, social, OTT, personalization, first-party data, and delivers marketing outcomes for leading CPG and Retail accounts. At StitcherAds, Donnelly will be leading Sales efforts, focusing on strategic retail accounts in the U.S. region.

Prior to joining StitcherAds, Donnelly served as SVP of Sales at Eyeview as well as VP, Sales at CVS Media Exchange. During his time at Eyeview, the company was the leading video platform that delivered incremental sales by creating and delivering data driven personalized videos. Earlier, he was the VP, Sales at Auditude (which was acquired by Adobe in 2011).  Donnelly also served 10 years at AOL, where he held various sales and management positions. 

StitcherAds technology helps advertisers to scale full-funnel performance marketing campaigns on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and Snapchat. The company has empowered some of the largest advertisers including Calvin Klein, Macy’s, Finishline, Saks Fifth Avenue, Meijer, Apartments.com, JOANN Fabrics & Crafts, Total Wine & More and agencies including 360i, McCann, iProspect, Mindshare, Spark, worldwide using data-fueled automation to drive sales online and in-store. 

For more information about StitcherAds, visit www.stitcherads.com

About StitcherAds

Founded in 2009, StitcherAds is a Facebook Marketing Partner helping advertisers and agencies scale full-funnel performance marketing campaigns on Facebook & Instagram. Since conception, StitcherAds has empowered some of Facebook’s largest advertisers for eCommerce, retail, travel, and real estate businesses worldwide, using data-fueled automation to increase the revenue impact of their ad spend. The company works on a hybrid service model, onboarding clients from fully managed service to self-serve to ensure long-term success with their software. As the first partner to launch dynamic ads and dynamic ads for travel on Facebook, StitcherAds has been a leader in both speed and achievement in direct response innovation. For more information about StitcherAds, please go to www.stitcherads.com. 

Contact:
Bindi Saikia - [email protected]