Diet.com Member Loses 25 lbs, Maintains Weight Loss for Over Two Years


Brookline, MA (PRWEB) May 16, 2012

Diet.com, one of the web’s leading resources for diet, fitness, and nutrition content and tools, has posted a new weight loss success story highlighting one of its members’ 25 pounds of successful weight loss.

The success story – the latest in Diet.coms Weight Loss Success Stories library – details how branching out to try new healthy foods and fitness classes, as well as finding a supportive weight loss community on Diet.com, led 52 Kaylie Walker to drop 25 lbs, reaching a healthy weight of 117lbs and maintaining that weight loss for over two years now.

Kaylie, a 21-year-old registered nurse and newly-certified Zumba instructor, became a member on Diet.com in September of 2009, and began posting blogs in the sites Diet Blogs community. According to the sites feature story about her, Kaylie began experimenting with more new foods and tracking her food intake using Diet.coms Calorie Counter tool.

“Every evening I logged everything I ate for the day, Walker told Diet.com. It kept me aware of what I was eating on a daily basis.

As she tried out new foods and recipes, she shared them with her fellow Diet.com members via her blog – helping to foster a supportive community while encouraging other site members to try new foods themselves. One of Kaylies top diet tips? Variety! Try eating new things, she advises. When you are dieting, it is a great time to explore healthy, new foods. I never ate salmon in my life until I gave it a try. Now I’m hooked on it and many other types of fish.

In addition to trying new, healthy foods, Walker pushed her fitness regimen up a notch, falling in love with new group exercise classes and the fitness videos on Diet.com. “I use the fitness videos all of the time to give me fresh ideas for the gym or at home,” she tells Diet.com.

Kaylie excelled in her new fitness classes, such that her instructor invited her to teach her own classes at the gym. After becoming certified, Kaylie has spent the last two years teaching fitness classes at her gym, all the while completing her degree in nursing school.

Walker is now both a registered nurse and a certified Zumba instructor who is leasing her own workout space to hold classes.

Throughout her journey shes maintained a journal via her diet.com blogs, amassing a personal library of over 130 blog entries.

“Blogging through Diet.com has helped me a lot by giving me a place to talk about fitness/exercising with people who are interested in it too,” Kaylie told Diet.com last month. “I’ve gained a great deal of knowledge and ideas from fellow Diet.com bloggers during my journey as well.”

Kaylies new lifestyle has not only made her healthier – its made her happier, as well:

I’ve noticed that I am happier and I have a lot more self-confidence when I am very active and eating clean. I am the complete opposite when I lose control over my diet and exercise. Knowing that I feel so much better while active and eating clean keeps me motivated.

For more weight loss success stories and inspiring before and after photos, check out Diet.coms Weight Loss Success Stories library.

About Diet.com:    

Diet.com is a multifaceted health and wellness organization that provides quality information and cutting edge tools and services to consumers and businesses alike. Since its founding, Diet.com has been a valuable online resource for dieters and those seeking information on living a healthy lifestyle. As one of the web’s leading resources for diet, nutrition, and fitness content and tools, Diet.com has created a platform where consumers are able to set and track diet and fitness goals, browse over 1,000 healthy recipes, learn new exercises, and interact with others in the thriving Diet.com online community. The diethealth YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/diethealth) has a library of close to 500 videos, over 107,000 subscribers, and has received upwards of 86 million views. For any inquiries please contact Lauren Alford, Director of Business Development, at LaurenA@diet.com or 919-616-7532.







Companies to Issue More Dividends, Reports Top Financial Newsletter Profit Confidential


New York, NY (PRWEB) May 11, 2012

There have been a lot of dividends increases from big, brand-name companies with excess cash on their books and Mitchell Clark, contributor to popular financial e-newsletter Profit Confidential, believes this will continue. New business investment is somewhat lagging given all the risks in the marketplace, so Clark thinks its much easier for companies to increase their dividends and/or initiate new stock market buybacks.

In the recent Profit Confidential article, Dividend Increases Soar as Companies Return Excess Cash, Clark notes that the U.S. economy isnt accelerating. For the most part, however, investor sentiment in the stock market remains positive, according to Clark, and the corporate news is mostly good enough for institutional investors to be buying.

This is what they are buyinglarge-cap companies with increasing dividends, says Clark.

Clark lists several firms with increased dividends, including IBM, Johnson & Johnson, American Express Company, DuPont, ExxonMobil Corporation, and Procter & Gamble Co.

This makes the S&P 500 Index appropriately valued at 1,400, says Clark. If the economic news holds relatively positive, we just might get another 10% in price appreciation from the stock market this year.

Clark thinks that retail shares are a great indicator for the health of the U.S. economy.

As illustrated in the latest GDP report, consumer spending kept the numbers alive, says Clark. Retail stocks dont tend to pay dividends, but they obviously represent the consumer, who remains a very large part of the U.S. economy.

Going forward, Clark thinks were just going to get more of the samemixed news on the economy and more dividends increases from big-cap companies.

Its not full steam ahead, but low and slow, says Clark.

Profit Confidential, which has been published for over a decade now, has been widely recognized as predicting five major economic events over the past 10 years. In 2002, Profit Confidential started advising its readers to buy gold-related investments when gold traded under $ 300 an ounce. In 2006, it begged its readers to get out of the housing market… before it plunged.

Profit Confidential was among the first (back in late 2006) to predict that the U.S. economy would be in a recession by late 2007. The daily e-letter correctly predicted the crash in the stock market of 2008 and early 2009. And Profit Confidential turned bullish on stocks in March of 2009 and rode the bear market rally from a Dow Jones Industrial Average of 6,440 on March 9, 2009, to 12,876 on May 2, 2011, a gain of 99%.

To see the full article and to learn more about Profit Confidential, visit http://www.profitconfidential.com.

Profit Confidential is Lombardi Publishing Corporations free daily investment e-letter. Written by financial gurus with over 100 years of combined investing experience, Profit Confidential analyzes and comments on the actions of the stock market, precious metals, interest rates, real estate, and the economy. Lombardi Publishing Corporation, founded in 1986, now with over one million customers in 141 countries, is one of the largest consumer information publishers in the world. For more on Lombardi, and to get the popular Profit Confidential e-letter sent to you daily, visit http://www.profitconfidential.com.

Michael Lombardi, MBA, the lead Profit Confidential editorial contributor, has just released his most recent update of Critical Warning Number Six, a breakthrough video with Lombardis current predictions for the U.S. economy, stock market, U.S. dollar, euro, interest rates and inflation. To see the video, visit http://www.profitconfidential.com/critical-warning-number-six.







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Personal Check Printing Software Adds Backup and Restore for Increased Security


Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) May 05, 2012

New database back-up and restore features in ezCheckPersonal check printing software guards users data against loss due to computer crashes, viruses and similar data-loss events. The latest edition also includes updates to simplify installation for Windows Vista users.

Designed to give individuals and families the ability to save money by printing their own checks from home, ezCheckPersonal from Halfpricesoft.com now includes a back-up and restore system that protects users check-writing data from loss. With just a few clicks of the mouse, users checking account and payee data can be saved to an external hard drive, cloud drive or removable media. Should the user lose their main file due to computer crash, disc corruption, virus or other event, the back-up file is easily recovered and imported to the re-installed ezCheckPersonal.

Users of our business products have enjoyed the security of easy back-up and restore features and we decided customers of ezCheckPersonal should have access to that same peace of mind, said Halfpricesoft.com founder Dr. Ge. Losing important account data is a huge inconvenience and as people use the internet more and more, the dangers of viruses, hackers and other threats increase the chance of losing that important data. The new features in ezCheckPersonal check writing software allow users to safely back-up and protect their data without hassle or computer programming skills.

The new version 2.0.6 of ezCheckPersonal check writing software also includes updates to the installation package, making the process easier for Windows Vista users. In the past, some Windows Vista users with limited access permissions reported problems installing and running the software. In the latest edition, this problem has been remedied.

Personal check writing software saves users time and money.

With ezCheckPersonal check writing software, users can print checks quickly and effortlessly from home using their home computer using a standard laser printer. Information for checks can be automatically added to a check when a previous payee is selected, significantly cutting time spent paying bills. And printing from home saves money by eliminating the need for expensive pre-printed checks. Blank checks can be printed ahead of time for in-store purchases.

Additional features of ezCheckPersonal include:

Intuitive graphical interface leads users step by step through check writing and printing
Edit check layout and create customized personal checks
Supports unlimited number of bank accounts
Print signature image on checks
Print a logo or graphic on checks for customized look
Easy import and export of data
Support multiple check formats (3 or 4 checks per page)
Compatible with QuickBooks and QuickBooks check-printing formats
Never run out of checks more checks are as close as the nearest business supply store or order online at halfpricesoft.com and choose Next Day Shipping

Customers can try ezCheckPersonal check writing software risk free

Customers can try ezCheckPersonal free to ensure it meets their needs. Users simply download the fully functional software at http://www.halfpricesoft.com/check-printing-personal-software-download.asp and begin using it. If customer likes it, he can purchase a license key for just $ 24 per installation to unlock ezCheckPersonal for unlimited use.

To save even more money, customers can get the full-version license for free through a special offer with TrialPay. Details online.

About ezCheckPersonal check writing software

Louisville, Ky.-based Halfpricesoft.com is the developer of ezCheckPersonal and can be found online at http://www.halfpricesoft.com. Halfpricesoft.com also has a complete lineup of affordable and easy-to-use tax and financial software titles for small businesses, including ezW2, ezPaycheck, ezCheckPrinting, ezBarcodePrinting and ezTimeSheet.







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Living Free Home Announces Guaranteed Low Price on All of their Products


(PRWEB) April 30, 2012

Living Free Home is a market leader in providing reliable, comfortable accessibility solutions in and around the Nation. Considering demand among customers Living Free Home has decided to offer their products at comparatively low price in relation with other companies in the sector.

Spokesperson of Living Free Home, stated, We are offering our products such as Aluminum threshold ramps, Aluminum Wheel Chair, Folding Ramps, Multi fold ramp, items for ADA Bathroom and other for accessibility solutions at price which is up to 10% lower than other retailers. Apart from guaranteed low price, we offer free installation and free accessibility analysis for our esteemed customers. Though our products are superior in quality in relation with most of the retailers in the business, we maintain our prices at minimum possible. Our sole aim is to serve you best with affordable rates. We serve all of New Jersey, New York, Boston and the Philadelphia area.

Living Free Home installs an ADA height toilet, bath safety bars, and an ADA approved sink to complete the conversion of your bathroom into a ADA Bathroom. Their Aluminum threshold ramps, Folding Ramps and Multi fold Ramp come with free freight. Among other accessibility solutions, one can have Aluminum wheelchair, vehicle lifts, home care supplies and others at Living Free Home.

Living Free Home is a part of Home Care America. They have devoted their time to serve the people in special need. They meet their customers personally to decide the type of requirement and then offer an individualized solution to fulfill customer’s special need. Their aim is to foster the dignity and autonomy of their clients. Living Free Home operates two retail locations which are accessible for customers every day. They are true professionals who will do whatever it takes to install client’s product safely and properly. Their two retail stores have everything the client will need to be mobile inside home and live comfortably.

For more information log on to http://www.livingfreehome.com.







SK Planet Partners with Elliptic Technologies To Secure HD Video Streaming On ARM TrustZone Platforms with Elliptic tVault HDCP 2.1


(PRWEB) April 25, 2012

April 25, 2012 Ottawa, Canada and Seoul, Korea: SK Planet, a global platform innovator and subsidiary of SK Telecom, has formed a strategic partnership with Elliptic Technologies, a leading supplier of content protection software and security semiconductor IP, to enable robust security for High Definition (HD) video streaming on connected devices such as smartphones, tablets and connected TVs.

Elliptics field proven tVault HDCP 2.1 content protection solution incorporates the stringent robustness requirements mandated by the Digital Content Protection (DCP) licensing authority. The tVault HDCP 2.1 uses Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) and enforces the protection of sensitive information to ensure that it is stored, processed and accessed only by authorized applications. The tVault HDCP 2.1 can act as a transmitter, receiver or repeater device, runs efficiently in very limited resource environments and is available on Android and other embedded platforms for consumer electronics.

Elliptic and SK Planet have collaborated to move HD streaming media technology forward on fully featured 4G Android handsets from a world leading manufacturer. Content protection is provided by tight integration of HDCP 2.1 security with a Korean developed Secure OS on an ARM TrustZone based processor. The two companies have more exciting projects in the works for the wireless display and home media streaming applications.

SK Planet is using the TrustZone technology on device security platforms targeted at smartphones, tablets, STBs and Smart TVs. Another area of focus for SK Planet covers personal information, media, enterprise and finance security services using TrustZone with Secure OS in conjunction with a TrustZone-enabled administration server.

We are very pleased to be collaborating with Elliptic Technologies to enable robust content protection security in ARM TrustZone enabled smart devices and thus offering unparalleled opportunities for streaming and sharing HD premium content from anywhere at any time, said Hoo-Jong Kim, Head of Global Technology Research Institute of SK Planet. Elliptic is a thought leader in the embedded security area and its highly-integrated tVault content protection security solutions gave us the perfect opportunity to rapidly advance and enable media security services and applications on connected devices.

It is a great pleasure to partner with SK Planet to bring DRM and content protection to its industry leading media and content delivery services and applications, said Vijay Dube, President and CEO of Elliptic Technologies. Our innovative and proven security solutions continue to gain wide adoption in the home entertainment and digital media markets. These products are based on tVault security architecture, Elliptics flagship technology that provides robust security inside trusted execution environments and integrates seamlessly within frameworks such as TrustZone.

SK Planet offers innovative technology solutions to its subscribers and smart devices providers. From mobile content technologies such as Mobile in Vehicle and Smart Payment, to multi-screen premium video and online music services, SK Planet continues to build on its strong leadership and global partnerships to bring these exciting new technologies to strategic markets.

Elliptic offers end-to-end embedded security solutions for handset makers, operators and premium content providers, including DRM, content protection, platform security and hardware IP.

About SK Planet

SK planet, a wholly owned subsidiary of SK telecom, was established in October 1, 2011 with an aspiration to become a global platform innovator. As the lynchpin of SK Telecoms future growth, the company was spun off with the industry-leading platform businesses including T-Store, T-map, Melon, and Cyworld, Koreas biggest mobile app store, mobile navigation, online music service and SNS respectively. The company also pioneers in new media with hoppin, Koreas first multi-screen premium video service, and continues to build momentum in its online commerce leadership with 11th Street. SK planet aspires to develop a wide scope of global partnerships such as TMK, a media joint venture with Disney. Through collaborations with partners, SK planet is committed to building global platform business in Asia and other strategic markets. For more information, please visit http://www.skplanet.co.kr.

About Elliptic Technologies

Elliptic Technologies is a leading provider of embedded security Intellectual Property including hardware cores and software to SoC manufacturers, OEMs, network operators and content providers. Elliptics highly integrated IP solutions help to secure products in markets such as mobile, networking infrastructure, home entertainment, smart grid and automotive. Elliptics security IP cores enable designers to efficiently balance power, performance and silicon area. Elliptic is leading the world in DRM and content protection solutions for consumer electronics and home entertainment, including its DTCP-IP and HDCP SDKs built for trusted execution environments. Elliptics security solutions are designed into some of the worlds most popular products shipping in millions of units. The company, founded in 2001, maintains headquarters in Ottawa, Canada, and has a worldwide customer base and sales channels. For more information please visit http://www.elliptictech.com.

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Phone: +82-2-6100-2456

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Elliptic Technologies Inc.            

Dana Neustadter, Director of Product Management

Phone: 613 254-5456 x105

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Intratec Announces New Offerings: Cost-Effective Publication Programs about Chemical Process Economics

Houston, TX (PRWEB) April 20, 2012

Intratec Solutions LLC (http://www.intratec.us), the unrivalled provider of technical publications and process consulting for chemical and allied industries, is proud to launch three new publication programs:

Technology Economics Program (TEC). Reliable techno-economic assessments of mature chemical process technologies, designed to be a concise, clear and complete source of technical and economic information about technologies.

Improvement Economics Program (IME). Insightful techno-economic reviews on process improvement opportunities, designed to maximize productivity, increase plant availability, optimize energy/water consumption or address sustainable issues of existing processes.

Research Economics Program (REC). A pioneer publication program targeting the latest trends on emerging chemical and bioenergy process technologies, providing critical reasoning and economic guidelines for effective research and development planning.

Each within its target market, all the three programs were designed to be a breakthrough when it comes to feasibility studies in the process industry arena, since the goal behind each publication is to provide, for a given process technology, virtually all relevant information on both technical and economic sides. Mr. Felipe Tavares, founder and CEO of Intratec, states that: TEC, IME and REC are actually unprecedented programs never any industry professional, academic or investor had access to high quality data covering chemical process technologies through such a cost-effective program, where each publication price ranges from 5% to 15% of the few similar reports available in the market, sold by SRI/IHS or Nexant/Chemsystems.

One of Intratecs new publication programs features is its cost-effectiveness, driven by the audience targeted, as Mr. Tavares adds: Our business model is completely revolutionary, designed for a large public, where everyone will be able to preview for free at least 50% of each publication. It is the first time, for instance, that such kind of publications are available at established distribution channels like Amazon and HP MagCloud.

Intratec publications could be reached at http://www.intratec.us/publications. The first publications will target:


    Propene Production via Metathesis
    Propane Dehydrogenation Technologies
    Propene Production from Methanol
    Polypropylene Technologies

About Intratec

Intratec (http://www.intratec.us) has been the unrivalled provider of techno-economic publications and process consulting for chemical and allied industries. Intratec’s wide spectrum of services include process plant configuration studies, competitive technical intelligence analyses, energy optimization studies, capital cost build-up of entire facilities from individual equipment-level concept design, technical opportunities identification and opportunity portfolio optimization in existing plants and technology evaluation for emerging technologies among others. With offices in USA, Mexico, Brazil and Canada, Intratec serves readers and clients wherever they need us.







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James Schramko Soon to Launch New and Improved Version of Traffic Grab


Sydney, Australia (PRWEB) April 14, 2012

James Schramkos Traffic Grab, an extremely comprehensive online course on getting targeted traffic, has enjoyed tremendous success with more than 2000 very satisfied customers singing it praises. It has recently gone off the market as Schramko, a Sydney-based web marketing whiz, and his team work on updating the product. The improved version is expected to be available soon, but customers can pre-register in the interim while waiting for the launch of Traffic Grab v.2.

The first Traffic Grab version covered a combination of strategies, techniques and tools that Schramko himself used to direct targeted traffic to his online business, helping it generate millions. Traffic Grab is the powerful proven system that I use on my own websites for grabbing targeted traffic fast, he revealed in the Introduction segment of the course. Considering how popular his sites are, many thought it prudent to pay attention to what Schramko had to share about how to increase website traffic. Fortunately, these people do not at all regret signing up for the course. In fact, they consider Traffic Grab an excellent investment.

The course covered 24 traffic techniques that together made a winning traffic concoction which Schramko and his team have dubbed the Spaghetti Bowl. This powerhouse offering combined with the fact that it is free of upsells presented customers with a high value product that could teach them how to dramatically improve the performance of their online business. Throw in the fact that Schramko was extremely generous in pricing Traffic Grab and customers could not help but rave about it.

Indeed, feedback has been very positive. James Jackson of outoftheboxsolutions.com.au said that he had bought Traffic Grab to get a complete picture of traffic generation from a different source. There is a lot of bits and pieces out there and everyone has a different opinion, he pointed out. I wanted to see the opinion of someone I trusted. He has since integrated what he learned from the course into his teams already robust process and later found it to improve their results across the board.

Another customer, Jamie McKean of jamiemckean.com, had taken the course to get better at SEO so he could be ahead of the curve versus his competition and got just the results he had desired. I was regularly able to get #1 in Google for either myself or any client who asked me to do SEO for them.

Karen Thomson of visionaryva.com had wanted to know the whole process of getting the best traffic in an easy to understand way. She commented that Traffic Grab gave her real clarity as to what to do and in the order in which to do it for best results. I was able to rank my own sites and the sites of my clients much higher using these methods, as well as grab loads of extra visitors to our sites, she enthused.

Feedback from the customers also included suggestions and ideas, which Schramko and his team took into consideration in the development of the second version of Traffic Grab. The online marketing mogul expresses excitement over the new product and urges interested parties to pre-register. Those who want to sign up can click here for the version 2 notification list.





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WPS Health Insurance Announces Hamerlik to Replace Retiring Riordan as President and CEO


Madison, WI (PRWEB) April 09, 2012

WPS Health Insurance, Wisconsins leading not-for-profit health insurance company, announced today the appointment of veteran insurance leader Michael Hamerlik as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective June 11, 2012. Hamerlik will replace Jim Riordan, who will be retiring after more than 20 years in that role and 39 years with WPS.

In making the announcement, Riordan said, We are pleased and excited to welcome Mike to WPS. Mike is an experienced insurance professional with a passion for this industry. He has been heavily involved in strategic direction and diversification over his insurance management career. His experience makes him exceptionally well prepared to help WPS navigate this challenging industry in the years ahead.

Hamerlik comes to WPS with 22 years of experience in the Health Insurance and Medicare fields. In addition, he was a practicing attorney and admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. Prior to his 10 years as CEO at Noridian, Mike served as Executive Vice President, Government and Corporate Operations at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota. He started there as Associate General Counsel and held several positions with increasing responsibility during his tenure. Mike is a former member of the North Dakota House of Representatives.

Hamerlik remarked, WPS is an impressive organization, unique for its diverse array of insurance and financial products and services, and recognized internationally for its commitment to ethical business practices. I am honored to join WPS and I look forward to working with management and the board of directors to build on the companys foundations to deliver exceptional value to our members and the communities WPS serves.

Riordan stated, I am confident that Mike will be a leader devoted to upholding our long-held corporate priorities and reinforcing our commitment to our members, employees, partners, and communities.

I look forward to taking WPS current achievements to the next level and finding new opportunities for success in the future, said Hamerlik. I am excited to join WPS at such an exciting and challenging time.

About WPS and its Subsidiaries

Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation was established in 1946 to market and administer one of the states first not-for-profit health insurance plans. Today, WPS Health Insurance is Wisconsins leading not-for-profit health insurer, offering affordable individual health insurance, family health insurance, high-deductible health plans, and short-term health insurance, as well as flexible and affordable group plans and cost-effective benefit plan administration for businesses. The WPS Medicare division administers Part A and B benefits for millions of seniors in multiple states, and the WPS TRICARE division serves millions more members of the U.S. military and their families. WPS subsidiaries include The EPIC Life Insurance Company, provider of non-medical group insurance products including term life, disability, and vision; Arise Health Plan, a provider of group and individual health insurance plans serving northeastern and north central Wisconsin; and WPS Community Bank, a provider of personalized community banking services to individuals and small- to mid-size businesses in Madison, Wisconsin and throughout Dane County. In 2012, the international Ethisphere® Institute named WPS Health Insurance one of the Worlds Most Ethical Companies for the third straight year, and WPS continues to be the only health insurance company to earn this distinction multiple times. For more information, visit http://www.wpsic.com.





Social Buzz Club, Blog Content Syndication System and the Influence Expansion Academy Team Up to Help Women Entrepreneurs Get Real Results from Social Media


San Diego, CA (PRWEB) April 04, 2012

We are excited to introduce the Social Buzz Club to our members, says West. Expanding your influence has everything to do with two things: 1) how much quality content you produce and 2)how it gets shared across the social web. Social Buzz Club is simply the best content syndication system provider for my members. I trust them and nowadays trust is everything.

Social Buzz Club is made up of bloggers, social media professionals, entrepreneurs, business owners and internet marketers whose sole purpose is to spread one anothers content throughout their social channels. Our philosophy is simple, we want our members to get the most visibility and traffic to their websites and blogs, and we focus on teaching and building reciprocity people have to share content in order to get their content shared, adds Rose.

InfluenceExpansion.com is a membership Academy of entrepreneurs who learn social media planning and strategies that work. The Academy offers social media training for as low as $ 5 per month via their Nano program but, there are membership levels to match every price point. Lena West is an award-winning social media consultant, blogger, speaker, journalist, technologist and the Founder of the Influence Expansion Academy, the only social media marketing training program created exclusively for women business owners.

Through the alliance, Influence Expansion Academy members are offered Social Buzz Club membership at 50% off of the monthly memberships (as low as $ 4.99 per month) to get access to over 500 influencers who regularly share content.

This alliance is the perfect win-win for the Social Buzz Club and InfluenceExpansion.com communities, says Rubinstein. We are proud to be selected by Ms. West and are excited to be working together.

About Social Buzz Club — Social Buzz Club is a blog content syndication system that provides bloggers, content providers, authors, speakers and internet and social media marketing professionals with a way to share content through a highly developed network of other professionals who all use the Social Buzz Club technology. The latest version of Social Buzz Club has a 100% free membership level as well as levels that allow for sharing to Facebook pages, groups and LinkedIn Groups as well as multiple Twitter accounts. Google Plus is coming soon.

To learn more about the Social Buzz Club visit: http://socialbuzzclub.com

About InfluenceExpansion.com — InfluenceExpansion.com is the home of the Influence Expansion Academy , the only social media marketing training program created exclusively for women entrepreneurs. The Academy offers membership programs at varying price points, starting as low as $ 5/mo. for their Nano program, up through and including Starter, Intermediate, Advanced and Elite levels. Comprised mostly of women business owners, the Academy is touted as THE place for women entrepreneurs to learn how to effectively leverage social media to build growing, sustainable, profitable businesses.

To learn more about the Influence Expansion Academy visit: http://www.InfluenceExpansion.com





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Global Metal Cans, Barrels, Drums and Pails Market to Reach 466 Billion Units by 2017, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

San Jose, California (PRWEB) March 30, 2012

Follow us on LinkedIn Amidst the competitive pressures from alternative materials including plastics and paper, growth in the metal cans market continues to be shaped by innovations in packaging designs and shapes that reflect easy handling and environmental safety. While environmental concerns have triggered technology advancements in the industry, consumer preferences are creating novel opportunities. The wide range of can sizes available today indicate the growing trend of product differentiation and individualization, as brand owners try to achieve maximum product visibility on retail shelves to drive sales. New forming techniques have created opportunities for producing cans of a variety of shapes and unique designs. Manufacturers are also coming out with shorter and compact metal cans that are ideal for multipacks and portion-conscious consumers.

Another factor sustaining the demand for the packaging material is development of high-quality can graphics, and novelty finishes such as crackle effect, debossing, holographic effect, and mirror effect that help create product differentiation and sales traction at the point-of-purchase. In addition to their widespread utilization as beverage containers, designer cans are being employed in other markets such as health and cosmetics. Another trend reshaping the market dynamism is the development of materials other than aluminum. One of the primary market drivers for global metal cans market is expected to be the impressive growth rates of beverage industry. The recent years have also witnessed craft beer breweries adding cans into their packaging mix to stimulate sales. Growth is more prominent in the sports and health drinks sector, as well as other categories such as energy drinks, juices, flavored water, and ice teas.

As stated by the new market research report on Metal Cans, Barrels, Drums and Pails, the US dominates the global landscape. Asia-pacific is poised to grow at the fastest CAGR over the review period. Though the global consumer packaging industry was significantly affected by recession, the market is well on the road to recovery with the market values inching sluggishly to 2008 levels. Though the near term prospects remain misted amidst the volatile economic scenario, long-term growth is expected to primarily emanate from the emerging markets of Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. These markets continue to spell growth opportunities owing to increasing urbanization, internationalization, growing disposable incomes of consumers and low penetration of beverage cans. The recent years have also witnessed beverage can manufacturers investing in joint ventures, new facilities, and capacity expansions in the attractive markets of South East Asia and South America to meet the growing consumer demand. Segment-wise, Metal Cans, comprising aluminum and steel cans, represents the largest product segment. Beverages represent the largest end-use segment in volume terms.

Key players profiled in the report include, Amcor Ltd., Ball Corporation, US Can Corporation, BWAY Corporation, Can Pack S.A., Crown Holdings Inc., Americas Division, Crown Asia-Pacific Holdings Ltd., Crown Europe S.A., Ardagh Group S.A., Rexam Plc, Silgan Containers Corporation, Toyo Seikan Kaisha Ltd., and Universal Can Corporation.

The research report titled “Metal Cans, Barrels, Drums and Pails: A Global Strategic Business Report” announced by Global Industry Analysts, Inc., provides a comprehensive review of trends, issues, strategic industry activities, and profiles of major companies worldwide. The report provides market estimates and projections in by volume and dollar sales across major geographic markets including the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the Middle East. Product group/segments analyzed include Metal Cans (Aluminum Cans and Steel Cans), Metal Barrels, and Metal Drums and Pails. End-use segments analyzed include Beverages, Food, Aerosol Containers, and General Line Applications.

For more details about this comprehensive market research report, please visit

http://www.strategyr.com/Metal_Cans_Barrels_Drums_and_Pails_Market_Report.asp

About Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

Global Industry Analysts, Inc., (GIA) is a leading publisher of off-the-shelf market research. Founded in 1987, the company currently employs over 800 people worldwide. Annually, GIA publishes more than 1300 full-scale research reports and analyzes 40,000+ market and technology trends while monitoring more than 126,000 Companies worldwide. Serving over 9500 clients in 27 countries, GIA is recognized today, as one of the world’s largest and reputed market research firms.

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