Merrill Brink News Reviews and Opinions: Limiting FCPA Risk for Those Involved in Cross-Border Deals

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New York, NY (PRWEB) April 04, 2012

Increasing number of cross-border M&A deals are taking place in an ever-more demanding regulatory environment. Key decision makers can find themselves and their companies in extremely hot water if they fail to embrace a best practice approach to due diligence.

When exploring transactions with foreign partners, businesses need to minimize their chances of acquiring, or becoming linked to, a corrupt or even criminal operation. The US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) was introduced to require firms to eliminate fraud and corrupt practices in their dealings with foreign officials and organizations. Firms that do not take the required measures run the risk of being prosecuted heavily, fined and having staff subject to jail terms.

While it?s certainly clear that adhering to the FCPA should not be taken lightly, some businesses embarking on cross-border M&A find the process complex and the workload simply too demanding to execute properly. This is no excuse in the eyes of the lawmakers and it is often in a company?s interest to seek help from partners, such as outside counsel, financial and language translation providers, to help them design and implement best practice procedures throughout any due diligence process.

The first step in minimizing FCPA risk is to gather a compliance team, made up of external partners and internal experts, to help establish your company?s specific vulnerabilities and unique requirements.

Once this team has been established, your business should set about assessing the deal and the potential partner(s), to seek out any FCPA non-compliance risks. Information can be gathered through a variety of means; including questionnaires, audits and interviews, and the process will no-doubt result in the accumulation of a large number of documents and a huge amount of data. Much or all of this material will not be in English and as a result, the company is faced with the next challenge. It?s hard enough completing a thorough due diligence process and reporting findings to partners when everyone speaks the same language, but multilingual due diligence presents additional complexities.

Working with a proven language translation provider that can utilize technology to streamline the process and the workload, as well as translation for more demanding text is the key to making sure all stake holders have the requisite information they need at their fingertips. Engaging a translation provider with a history of working on complex deals containing multilingual documents will help reduce the strain on company managers.

With an eye to minimizing time and costs, the use of technologies such as Merrill Brink?s language identification, foreign language keyword search and foreign language OCR has been proven to reduce the number of documents that need translating to a fraction of the initial estimate.

The use of these technologies, combined with the expertise of specialist translation professionals with technical expertise, and web-enabled project management tools, offer dealmakers additional peace of mind so they can rest assured that they have done all that is required to minimize their FCPA exposure during a cross-border multilingual transaction.

About Merrill Brink International

Merrill Brink International (http://www.merrillbrink.com) is a leading provider of complete translation and language solutions for global companies and law firms, with special expertise in serving the legal, financial, life sciences, software, heavy machinery and corporate markets. A proven leader with more than 30 years of experience, Merrill Brink offers a wide range of language solutions including translation, localization, desktop publishing and globalization services.

Merrill Brink is recognized in the industry for its commitment to quality and its pioneering approach of leveraging technology to reduce costs, eliminate redundant processes and accelerate translation life cycles. Merrill Brink is certified to ISO 9001:2008; ISO 27001:2005 and ISO 13485:2003, and registered to EN 15038:2006 and ISO 14971:2007. Together, these standards provide assurance that the most stringent process and quality standards for translation are followed. Merrill Brink International is a wholly owned subsidiary of Merrill Corporation.

For more information, please contact Merrill Brink at translations(at)merrillbrink(dot)com or in the U.S., call 888-601-9814 or in Europe, call 44-(0)207-562-3300; Web: http://www.merrillbrink.com

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Infinity Tracking Slay the EU Cookie Law Monster

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London, UK (PRWEB UK) 5 April 2012

On May 26th, the new Privacy & Electronic Communications Regulations (which contain the new directive which has become known as The EU Cookie Law) come into force in the UK. Intended to give website users greater control over their data, this directive demands that websites inform users of any cookies they are using.

The Information Commissioner’s Office, the ICO, who will be in charge of enforcing the directive in Britain, made it clear in the guidance they issued last December that they did not think that cookies used to collect analytics data were ‘strictly necessary’ for the functioning of a website.

They said:

?Cookies used for analytical purposes [would be] unlikely to fall within the exception.? That is, they are unlikely to be exempt from the law.

The challenges that this poses for business have proven extremely controversial in the year since the law was passed. A survey run by Econsultancy showed that 82% of digital marketers think that the EU Cookie Law will be bad for the web.

When the Government Digital Service (GDS) published its guidance, and the accompanying blog post ?It’s not about cookies, it’s about privacy? on the 19th March, everyone was keen to see how they would address the issue. However, in his new blog post, Paul Walsh makes clear that their advice certainly did not have the same thrust as that of the ICO, where it did not contradict it outright. He believes that things were made more confusing for business-owners than ever.

As Web Analytics Wednesday (WAW) met the ICO on Wednesday 4th April, the founder of Infinity Tracking, Paul Walsh, has given his outspoken thoughts on the whole situation, together with some concrete proposals for how business could proceed. As he says:

?Understanding how your users interact with your site, how they find it, and what they do once they get there is of fundamental importance. It might not be strictly necessary for doing business online, but it is strictly necessary for doing it well and successfully.?

Read the whole post at their blog, and contribute to the discussion.

ABOUT INFINITY TRACKING: Infinity Tracking is a cloud based analytics solution with advanced call tracking capabilities integrated into the heart of the system. We can track your customer?s journey from online, through the phone and into your CRM system.

Further Reading:

Information Commissioner’s Office, Guidance on the rules on the use of cookies and similar technologies, December 2011.

Government Digital Service, Implementer Guide to Privacy & Electronic Communications Regulations (PECRs) for public sector websites, March 2012.

Graham Charlton, ?82% of digital marketers think the EU cookie law is bad for the web?, Econsultancy, 14 March 2012





Addition of Brian Althaver Positions Global Productivity Solutions for Continued Growth

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Clinton Township, Michigan (PRWEB) April 04, 2012

Global Productivity Solutions (GPS) is pleased to announce that Brian Althaver has joined the growing business consulting firm as Managing Partner, Business Development.

Known as a visionary strategist, Althaver brings more than 30 years of experience building and growing business through the deployment of complex manufacturing and supply chain solutions. His business activity has spanned the globe, crossed multiple industries and includes a broad range of responsibilities.

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Discover This Adds 4D Anatomy Models to its Offering of Science Kits

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Lake Forest, IL (PRWEB) March 30, 2012

Discover This now features a large selection of anatomy models from 4D Master. Even though the science toy and educational science kit retailer has long carried a variety of biology teaching models, the new offerings allow students to focus on specific human body parts and a wider variety of animals.

According to the science toy retailer, adding 4D Anatomy Models allows them to broaden their selection in what has already demonstrated itself as a very successful and high demand category. 4D Anatomy Models not only allow Discover This to build off the success it has seen with their visible anatomy models, but it gives children the chance to take part in advanced biology lessons at a younger age. ?We want parents and teachers to have fun and educational science kits available to them, no matter what age their children are,? remarked Jeffery James, General Manager of the toy division of Renaissance Retail, Discover This? parent company.

The Visible Man, Woman, and Horse models show consistently strong sales for Discover This, but they are advanced level models that prevent many from the learning experience they provide. Each 4D model snaps together and is pre-painted, so students aren?t restricted by advanced modeling skills to learn biology. Older children and schools can also benefit from the wider variety of animals and models focused on specific sections of the human body. Using anatomy models in the classroom also gives teachers a humane alternative to the standard frog and fetal pig dissections that are commonly used.

Discover This is the leading source for educational science kits and science toys. As a family owned and run business, they sell the same products that they give their own children. All of their products are fun and non-violent, while they also keep children mentally active by engaging them in learning about the many exciting branches of science. Headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois, Discover This is a division of Renaissance Retail, the Internet?s leading source for specialty consumer products.

Contact:

Timothy Benson

Renaissance Retail

847-932-4720 ext. 2704

Email: tim(at)discoverthis(dot)com





Datto Inc. Integrates Hardware-Based On-Site and Off-Site Backup, Disaster Recovery Solutions with ConnectWise

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NORWALK, CT and TAMPA, FL (PRWEB) March 30, 2012

ConnectWise, developer of the leading service management software designed exclusively for IT service providers, VARS, ISVs and MSPs, announced today that Datto Inc. has completed integration of its hardware-based on-site and off-site backup, disaster recovery and business continuity solutions with ConnectWise.

ConnectWise partners with Datto devices will now be able to receive device alerts through ConnectWise?s interface as service tickets. ConnectWise users can also customize which Datto device alerts create tickets in ConnectWise, specify the service board Datto tickets get posted to, and configure the service type, sub-type and ticket status classification when the ticket is created.

After a one-time setup in the Datto Partner Portal, device alerts will automatically be created in the ConnectWise interface. Datto?s integration is compatible with ConnectWise versions 2011.3 & 2012.1, and additional features will be available in future updates. Complete instructions are available on the Datto partner portal (resale.dattobackup.com).

?Many of our partners have been asking Datto for a ConnectWise Integration, so we are very excited to roll this out,? said Datto CEO Austin McChord. ?This integration will give MSPs the opportunity to consolidate their business processes into one easy-to-use portal. This is an important integration for Datto and it highlights the commitment we have to bringing as much value to our partners as possible.?

?BDR continues to be an important, margin-boosting offering for IT service companies, and Datto?s commitment to integrate its solutions with ConnectWise, and increase opportunities for our joint partners, will be welcomed by our community,? said Director of ConnectWise Community Jeannine Edwards. ?Datto?s award-winning products are trusted by channel companies around the world, and we welcome them to the ConnectWise ecosystem.?

ConnectWise?s suite of business automation and IT integration tools includes IT service software, quoting tools, application development and consulting. For a complete list of products see http://www.connectwise.com/products.php.

About ConnectWise

Designed exclusively for the IT Channel, ConnectWise is the leading business management solution for service providers, MSPs, technology consultants, integrators, and developers. Today more than 62,000 IT professionals rely on ConnectWise to achieve greater accountability, operational efficiency and profitability. ConnectWise fully integrates CRM, sales, help desk ticket and tracking, project tracking, IT service management, SLAs, dispatch scheduling, mobile IT services, time and expenses into a singularIT management software to dramatically streamline IT companies. Over the last 29 years, ConnectWise has become the premier business operating system for IT solution providers. ConnectWise APIs are accessed by over 300 organizations, including ConnectWise partners and industry leaders of the IT Nation. For more information visit http://www.ConnectWise.com or call 800-671-6898.

About Datto Inc.

Datto Inc. is a leading provider of hardware-based on-site and off-site backup and disaster recovery solutions. Founded in 2007, Datto is a channel-only company changing the way MSPs and VARs deliver complete business continuity. Datto?s offerings range from small data storage systems to large, enterprise-class business continuity solutions. Easy and affordable pricing, no recovery or incidental fees, generous upgrade plans and US-based technical support are just a few ways Datto is changing the channel. To learn more about Datto, visit http://www.dattobackup.com and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and our Blog.

Becoming a Datto partner is easy and free. Simply visit the partner page of the website at http://www.dattobackup.com/partners/join and fill out a resale partner form to get started today.

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Successful Internet Marketer Russell Brunson Launches New Effort to Help Ordinary People Start Their Own Extraordinary Online Businesses

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Boise, ID (PRWEB) March 28, 2012

While it seems like everybody is trying to figure out how to make money online, not everybody knows the internet marketing secrets that can make it a reality, according to DotComSecrets X Founder Russell Brunson.

Brunson said he will be accepting a limited number of applications for his three free webinars later this week during which he will outline his secrets to online marketing success. Brunson, an online success story himself, said he his company?s mission is:

Ascott Launches Green Movement To Be World’s Leading Green Serviced Residence Company

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Singapore (PRWEB) March 28, 2012

CapitaLand?s wholly-owned serviced residence business unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott), has embarked on a global sustainability drive, ?Go Green @ Ascott?, as it strives to become the world?s leading green serviced residence company.

Ascott has implemented and will continue to roll out sustainable initiatives across its offices and properties worldwide, and targets to achieve 15% savings in water and energy consumption by 2015, using 2008 as the base year. In 2011, Ascott consumed 9% less water and energy compared with 2008. [1] The 225,000 cubic metres of water saved can fill over 90 Olympic-sized swimming pools while the 18,000 megawatt hours of energy saved can power some 3,500 average Singapore households for a year.

Mr Tony Soh, Ascott?s Chief Corporate Officer and Chairman of Ascott?s Green Committee which oversees the company?s global sustainability efforts, said: ?Climate change is a real issue that is affecting how we live, work and play. As the world?s leading international serviced residence owner-operator, Ascott can make a significant positive impact on the environment, across the 21 countries and more than 70 cities where we operate. Hence, we are taking proactive and meaningful steps to transform our business practices and promote sustainability among our staff, residents and business partners. Ascott is committed to do its part in the global sustainability effort, as it is the right thing to do, to help safeguard our planet for future generations.?

Ascott will focus on five areas to realise its green vision:

1. Green Buildings

Ascott will incorporate green elements into all new properties to be built or renovated to create sustainable residences that are both comfortable and resource and energy efficient. This includes the use of sustainable building materials or products that are locally sourced, more energy efficient and more durable, which consequently have less impact on the environment.

An example of an Ascott serviced residence with sustainable features is Citadines Mount Sophia Singapore. The property features sky gardens and naturally ventilated corridors which lessen the need for air-conditioning. Apartments are also designed to allow abundant daylight, thus reducing the dependency on electrical lighting.

Ascott aims to attain green certifications from established green building rating systems for all new and renovated properties.

2. Environment, Health and Safety

Ascott has put in place comprehensive environment, health and safety procedures across its serviced residences. To date, its properties in nine countries ? Australia, China, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, the United Kingdom and Vietnam ? have received international certifications on environmental management (ISO 14001) and occupational health and safety management system (OHSAS 18001).

Ascott targets to achieve international certifications for its environment, health and safety management system in all properties it owns worldwide by the end of 2012. Major contractors engaged by Ascott are already required to be certified to these international standards.

3. Green Products

Ascott has established procurement guidelines to increase the use of green products at its serviced residences. For instance, Ascott has introduced energy-saving light bulbs, solar water heaters, sensor lighting, biodegradable laundry bags and bathroom amenities with innovative and recyclable packaging to reduce wastage. At Somerset JieFangBei Chongqing, Ascott replaced 800 11-volt lamps with four-volt lamps in public areas. This translates to savings of over 3,500 kilowatt hours per month, which can power up to 25 average-sized refrigerators in a month.

Ascott has also adopted the use of Forest Stewardship Council or recycled paper where possible for the printing of office documents, marketing collateral and stationery.

4. Water, Energy, Paper and Waste Reduction

Ascott has implemented green practices to promote the conservation of water, energy and paper as well as to reduce waste. Since 2009, Ascott?s serviced residence directory is available for download on its website which reduced the number of print copies and saved over 8,000 kg of paper every year.

Other examples of sustainability initiatives at Ascott?s properties include offering long-stay residents the option not to have daily housekeeping, the installation of water-saving devices in toilet cisterns, the use of recycling bins and providing reusable eco-bags or shopping trolleys which reduce the use of disposable grocery bags.

Ascott also recycled and distributed over 40 tonnes of furniture to charitable organisations and groups in need in the United Kingdom following the refurbishment of Citadines Prestige Trafalgar Square London.

5. Stakeholder Engagement

An Ascott Earth Day is held every first Friday of the month at Ascott?s offices and properties worldwide. On this day, staff and residents are encouraged to dress down while the air-conditioning at the offices and properties are turned up to conserve energy. Similarly, staff and residents in temperate countries are encouraged to wear warmer clothing as the heater temperature is reduced. Ascott?s offices and properties will also switch off beacon signage lights and other non-essential lightings for 10 hours from 8pm.

In Vietnam, staff from Somerset Chancellor Court Ho Chi Minh City and Somerset Ho Chi Minh City travelled over 250 kilometres to the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang to grow two hectares of mangrove forest which had been destroyed by storms. In Manila, Ascott Makati offers a Green Meetings Package providing recyclable notebooks and white boards instead of flip charts as well as personalised water goblets in place of paper cups. In addition, Ascott Makati provides residents an eco-menu that requires less cooking and, therefore, less energy consumption.

For further information on ?Go Green @ Ascott?, please visit http://www.theascottlimited.com/aboutus/gogreen/index.html.

[1] Water and energy consumption savings are calculated based on per square metre of gross floor area.

About The Ascott Limited

The Ascott Limited is the world?s largest international serviced residence owner-operator with about 22,000 operating serviced residence units in key cities of Asia Pacific, Europe and the Gulf region, as well as over 8,000 units which are under development, making a total of more than 29,000 units.

The company operates three brands ? Ascott , Citadines and Somerset . Its portfolio spans over 70 cities across more than 20 countries, 14 of which are new cities in Ascott?s portfolio where its serviced residences are being developed.

Ascott, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CapitaLand Limited, is headquartered in Singapore. It pioneered Asia Pacific?s first international-class serviced residence in 1984. In 2006, it established the world?s first Pan-Asian serviced residence real estate investment trust, Ascott Residence Trust. Today, the company boasts a 28-year industry track record and award-winning serviced residence brands that enjoy recognition worldwide.

Recent awards include DestinAsian Readers? Choice Awards 2012 ?Best Serviced Apartment in Asia Pacific?, Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Awards 2011 ?Best Serviced Residence Brand? and ?Best Serviced Residence in Asia-Pacific?, Business Traveller UK Awards 2011 ?Best Serviced Apartment Company?, TTG Travel Awards 2011 ?Best Serviced Residence Operator? and TTG China Travel Awards 2011 ?Best Serviced Residence Operator in China?.

About CapitaLand Group

CapitaLand is one of Asia?s largest real estate companies. Headquartered and listed in Singapore, the multi-local company?s core businesses in real estate, hospitality and real estate financial services are focused in growth cities in Asia Pacific and Europe.

The company?s real estate and hospitality portfolio, which includes homes, offices, shopping malls, serviced residences and mixed developments, spans more than 110 cities in over 20 countries. CapitaLand also leverages on its significant asset base, real estate domain knowledge, financial skills and extensive market network to develop real estate financial products and services in Singapore and the region.

The listed entities of the CapitaLand Group include Australand, CapitaMalls Asia, CapitaMall Trust, CapitaCommercial Trust, Ascott Residence Trust, CapitaRetail China Trust, CapitaMalls Malaysia Trust and Quill Capita Trust.





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The Talent You Need May be in Your Own Backyard. Increase the Value of Your Employees

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Waco, TX (PRWEB) March 21, 2012

Profiles International is offering a complimentary webinar titled, ‘How to Increase the Value of Your Employees, the Talent you Need May Be in Your Own Backyard.’

The economic turnmoil over the last 48 months has caused companies of all sizes to bring focus to their business by examining every expense, justifying the investment required for every employee, and realigning every process, product, and service to assure that each bring the expected return on investment.

This 50 minute webinar will provide you with an unprecedented insight to the knowledge, skills, and tools required to increase the value of your company’s most important asset, its employees. As a leading provider of assessment solutions that enable organizations to select the right people for the right job and develop them to their full potential, Profiles International are excited to have Mike Hopkins, Senior VP of Enterprise Solutions, and John Bradford, Senior VP of Consulting and Coaching Services lead this webinar.

Attendees will discover:

How to establish the value of their employees
How to impact bottom-line performance through employee performance
How to accelerate the performance of employees
How to select, place and develop new talent to perform at the highest level

The period of survival has transcended into a time of opportunity, opportunity for businesses and employees to grow. Participation in this webinar will allow you to help your organization achieve improved bottom-line performance. During these times of unpredictability and rapid change, you can’t afford to miss out!

Register now for this event!

Dates and Times:

Thursday, March 29th 2012 @ 1:00pm CST REGISTER NOW

Thursday, April 12th 2012 @10:00 CST REGISTER NOW

Thursday, May 3rd @ 1:00pm CST REGISTER NOW

ABOUT PROFILES INTERNATIONAL

Profiles International offers assessment solutions that enable organizations to select the right people and develop them to their full potential. Our solutions help clients screen-out unsuitable candidates, match jobs with inherent capabilities, understand the strengths and limitations of successful onboarding, enhance performance, and maximize a candidate’s contribution to the organization. Learn more by visiting their website and blog.

This press release was distributed through PR Web by Human Resources Marketer (HR Marketer: http://www.HRmarketer.com) on behalf of the company listed above.





Banyan Branch Launches Media Buying Practice with Executive Hires from MEC and JWT

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Seattle, WA (PRWEB) March 20, 2012

Banyan Branch, a full-service social media agency that provides end-to-end marketing services for the world?s leading brands, today announced it has launched a media buying practice, enabling global brands to amplify their social media programs through paid advertising. To lead the new practice and support the company?s significant expansion, Banyan Branch has appointed Matt Haynes as Director of Social Strategy and Media Buying and Planning, and Kerry Antezana as Director of Agency Services. The company announced a $ 1.7 million series A funding round and almost 100 percent year-over-year revenue growth in October of 2011 as well as additional senior executive hires in December 2011. It also has an annual client retention rate of 85% and works with brands such as Amazon, Clarisonic, FOX, Gilt Groupe, Microsoft, Porsche, Parallels and T-Mobile.

?Paid media is a catalyst to promote great content, it ignites interest, engagement and action,? said Blake Cahill, president and Principal at Banyan Branch. ?Brands need to amplify their social campaigns, and paid social ads provide an effective and measurable approach for extending reach and increasing interaction with a target audience. By innovating at the intersection of paid, earned and owned media, marketers can significantly increase brand awareness and community growth, turning those who might be just ?passing by? into emotionally engaged advocates.?

Complementing Banyan Branch?s existing end-to-end services, including Strategy, Digital Interactive, Engagement and Research & Analytics, the agency?s Media Buying practice will offer brands the full range of services to optimize and extend social initiatives, including:


Strategy and Planning: Development of a media plan that includes appropriate channels and multivariate testing scenarios for easy optimization based on business objectives.
Paid Social Media Buying: Set-up, implementation, management, optimization and performance reporting to ensure the media budget is completely maximized to achieve optimal results.
Performance Measurement and Optimization: Development of optimal tracking methodology and performance measurement plan that is directly aligned with business objectives.

Agency adds executive hires amidst continued growth

Banyan Branch added two new executives to its management team to support both the agency?s new media buying practice and the continued growth of its Fortune 500 client base.

Matt Haynes joins Banyan Branch as its Director of Social Strategy and Media Buying and Planning. Haynes spent more than five years at MEC, most recently as the Social Media Lead and Associate Media Director at MEC Interaction, where he developed strategic social media roadmaps and managed integrated media initiatives for global brands. He played a pivotal role in implementing one of the first social media community management and engagement platforms for Microsoft, and also managed strategic social programs for Chevron, E&J Gallo and Tommy Bahama.

Kerry Antezana joins Banyan Branch as Director of Agency Services, leading the agency?s Community Management, Content Creation and Influencer Relations teams. Antezana has over 16 years of experience in the advertising industry and was previously a Creative Director at JWT INSIDE, where she developed award-winning, multimedia campaigns for Microsoft, Starbucks, Boeing, Swedish Medical Center and The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Antezana has served on the Board of American Advertising Federation (AAF) Seattle and is currently on its Northwest ADDY committee. Her work has been recognized by the Webbys, WebAwards, iNovas, Internet Advertising Awards, Creative Excellence Awards and the Seattle Show.

?Over the course of 2011 and well into Q1 of this year, we?ve seen brands significantly increase their investment in addressing social across their entire marketing program, and as a result turn to partners like Banyan Branch with social in its DNA across all practices,? continued Cahill. ?Our new media buying practice and the addition of Matt and Kerry to the team position us well for continued growth as social continues to both explode and be integrated across all marketing channels.?

To stay at the cutting edge of the latest social developments, visit Banyan Branch?s blog at http://www.banyanbranch.com/social-blog.

About Banyan Branch

Banyan Branch, based in Seattle, WA, is a full-service social media agency that provides end-to-end marketing services including strategy, creative, execution and analytics. With a holistic approach that integrates Strategy, Social Media Creative, Engagement and Research & Analytics, Banyan Branch delivers social media programs unmatched by smaller agencies, while providing more personalized service and quicker response than large-scale digital firms. Dozens of the world?s leading brands, including Amazon, Clarisonic, FOX, Gilt Groupe, Microsoft, Porsche, Parallels and T-Mobile have partnered with Banyan Branch to implement a wide variety of social media campaigns. Any company ready to connect with its customers where they live and breathe, can contact Banyan Branch via http://www.BanyanBranch.com

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Cedar Brook Financial Partner Celebrates 5 Year Anniversary

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Cleveland, OH (PRWEB) March 19, 2012

Cedar Brook Financial Partners LLC is pleased to announce that Megan Farnsworth, Senior Account Manager of the Firm?s Employee Benefits Division is celebrating her fifth anniversary in the financial services industry. Cedar Brook, one of the region?s largest independent wealth management firms, offers the wide range of customized financial advising services individuals and business owners need to manage their wealth through retirement.

Ms. Farnsworth provides customized, premier service to the Division?s clients and their employees. She?s responsible for developing strategies and presentations to simplify what is often considered to be a complicated part of a company?s business.?The Employee Benefits Division has experienced year over year, double digit growth since the Firm began. Megan?s devotion to understanding and addressing our clients? needs with thoughtful, cost-effective employee benefit plans has clearly contributed to our impressive growth,? explained Ben Katz, Partner and Director of Employee Benefits Division.

About Cedar Brook Financial Partners

Headquartered in Cleveland, OH, with offices in West Bloomfield, MI, and Naples, FL, Cedar Brook Financial Partners is one of the largest independent wealth management firms in Northeast, OH, according to Crain?s Cleveland Business 2011. Cedar Brook?s now sixty-plus professionals deliver customized, personal services including comprehensive wealth strategies, investment and insurance advice, retirement plan consulting, and group benefit programs to physicians, corporate executives, privately held business owners, and families. Cedar Brook has been recognized as a Top Workplace in Northeast Ohio by WorkplaceDynamics according to the Plain Dealer’s 2011 study. The firm offers securities through Securities America Inc., member FINRA/SIPC. Advisory services are offered through Securities America Advisors Inc., a SEC Registered Investment Advisor. Cedar Brook Financial Partners LLC and the Securities America companies are not affiliated.





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