Material ConneXion Receives Innovation Award from American Society of Interior Designers (ASID)


Chicago, IL (PRWEB) June 14, 2012

The American Society of Interior Designers has chosen global materials resource and innovation consultancy Material ConneXion for its annual Innovation Award. This prestigious award recognizes an individual or organization that has contributed a significant and innovative product, project or body of work relating to interior design. The ASID recognizes the work of Material ConneXion and its role as a leader in the research and presentation of new material innovations that advance the industry of design. The ASID is the countrys leading association for interior designers and has more than 30,000 members throughout the US and Canada. It is a community driven by a common love for design and committed to the belief that interior design, as a service to people, is a powerful, multi-faceted profession that can positively change lives. The Society strives to advance the interior design profession through education and advocacy and, in the process, demonstrate and celebrate the power of design.

Material ConneXion was founded fifteen years ago by George M. Beylerian who saw how critically important material innovation would be in the very near future. Today, Material ConneXion is a resource for thousands of designers around the world who are increasingly looking for sustainable materials to create their designs. With more than 6,500 innovative materials and processes in nine locations worldwide, as well as a state-of-the-art online database, theres a material solution for every idea. For Material ConneXion, innovation means offering designers and architects a very real solution by researching materials that are not only beautiful and useful but often have groundbreaking impacts on the environment, says Michele Caniato, President of Material ConneXion, speaking from Chicago while attending NeoCon where the announcement was made.

The ASID Innovation Award is just another example of the extraordinary breadth and scope of Material ConneXions unwavering determination towards making material innovation an element of everyday life, says Adam I. Sandow, CEO of Sandow Media, the parent company of Material ConneXion. Having worked side by side for many years with the ASID, Material ConneXion is incredibly honored to accept this award that for us, celebrates the power of material innovation to enhance the world in which we live and interact with on a daily basis. Our primary goal is to serve as a catalyst for design innovation. We do this by being a conduit for educating designers on whats happening in the world of materials across all disciplines and industries, said Michael LaGreca, VP Library of Material ConneXion, who accepted the award on Monday night on behalf of the company.

The ASID Award winners are being showcased at the ASID National Conference at NeoCon in Chicago, June 11 13, 2012. For more information please contact Susan Towers, VP Marketing and Communications at stowers@materialconnexion.com / (+1) 212-842-1509 or cell 917-405-6563 or Gabriella Vivaldi, Marketing and Communications Manager at gvivaldi(at)materialconnexion(dot)com / (+1) 212-842-1679

About Material ConneXion:

Material ConneXion (a Sandow company) is a global materials and innovation consultancy that helps companies create the products and services of tomorrow through smart materials and design thinking. Focused on delivering Innovation That Matters, Material ConneXion is the trusted advisor to Fortune 500s, and any forward-thinking company or government agency seeking a creative, competitive, or sustainable edge. With offices in New York, Milan, Cologne, Bangkok, Seoul, Daegu, Istanbul, Beijing and Shanghai, Material ConneXion’s international network of specialists provides a global, cross-industry perspective on materials, design, new product development, sustainability and innovation. Material ConneXion maintains the worlds largest subscription-based Materials Library with over 6,500 innovative materials and processesan indispensable asset to a wide audience of users. Its sister company, Culture + Commerce, represents the worlds leading designers, including Philippe Starck and Marcel Wanders, in licensing their groundbreaking new products. For more information, visit http://www.materialconnexion.com.

About Sandow

Founded by Adam I. Sandow in 2002, Sandow (http://www.sandow.com) is a leader in building multichannel, vertically integrated brands. The companys foundation is built on identifying underserved markets, creating indispensable resources, and building influential consumer and trade platforms across marketing, media, experiential and commerce. Sandows media platform includes the powerhouse print, digital and commerce properties under NewBeauty; Worth, the business and finance magazine for the ultra-affluent; Luxe Interiors + Design, the nations largest network of luxury design magazines; Interior Design, the iconic publication serving the interior design industry; Surface magazine, the American voice of the contemporary luxury design world; and the Furniture Today Group, recently included in B2B Magazines Media Power50. Sandows experiential/event platform includes Gen Art, the beloved organization that engages consumer audiences and aligns brands organically with emerging talent in film, fashion, music and art. Sandows marketing platform includes Material ConneXion, a global materials consultancy and library, Culture + Commerce, a strategic design consultancy that develops opportunities for global brands and international designers, and Wonder, a multi-disciplinary design and branding agency. Sandow has more than 400 employees nationwide, with offices in New York, Florida, Los Angeles and North Carolina.







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HealthCompare Releases Ebooks To Educate American Health Insurance Consumers


Orange, California (PRWEB) July 31, 2012

HealthCompare is nationally recognized for their compassion toward consumers. As a health insurance comparison site, they began this reputation for compassion when they began helping shoppers understand their needs completely before shopping for coverage.

They did this by asking probing questions that, when answered, customers would have a deeper understanding of their needs.

The questions asked of site visitors were:

What are the consumers current health care needs? Do they currently require medication? Does the consumer have a pre-existing condition? Or are they seeking to start a family in the near future?

Does the financial state of the shopper allow for a lower deductible, thusly giving them a higher monthly premium? Or would having a high deductible (and therefore lower monthly premium) be more beneficial?

Is the consumers physician a factor? If they prefer to continue seeing their doctor of choice, HealthCompare helps them decide what policies allow that.

Are there any other health insurance options for the shopper, such as spouse or parent plan?

Once consumers get their quotes, HealthCompare then helps them narrow their decisions by prompting them to ask further questions, like:

How much will the policies being compared cost them from their pocket when considering deductibles, co-insurance, and co-pays?

What will the policies being compared offer in terms of maximum out-of-pocket expense?

Will the consumers office visits be covered?

Do any of the policies up for comparison offer maternity?

Is prescription drug coverage an option?

How much will the consumer pay for emergency services and ambulances?

Will the current primary physician and local hospitals be accepted under any of the policies being considered?

Health insurance costs are much more involved than mere premiums and buyers must carefully consider all out of pocket expenses to understand what their policies will ultimately cost them.

HealthCompare understood this and chose to then release infographics to help illustrate this point.

Infographics are graphic tools used online to help explain difficult topics that are chock full of industry jargon and language. The use of images and colors make them easy to read and easy to understand.

Some of the infographics released are:

Is There Really Affordable Medical Coverage Available – Designed to help consumers find their most affordable options

COBRA Isnt The Only Health Insurance For Unemployed – Designed to educate the unemployed on their health insurance choices

Private Health Insurance Vs. Group Health Insurance – Educates shoppers on the difference between private and group health insurance

Other infographics can be found here.

HealthCompares compassion now evolves into ebooks. Using their new popularity, they will enter into an new avenue of education. More people than ever are reading with the convenience and affordability of ebooks. That translates into HealthCompare being able to reach more customers than ever with their line of books.

These lifestyles reads will address issues that affect consumers in all stages of life from college to self-employment. They will begin their weekly release in August.

About Health Compare: HealthCompare was launched in 2009 to work with brokers and carriers to help individuals and families easily research, compare, buy, and enroll in the right health insurance plan at the right price. Based in Orange, Calif., it delivers accurate, customized, health insurance quotes for the country’s diverse population.

Through a unique partnership with its sister company, CONEXIS, HealthCompare has the ability to quickly reach thousands of COBRA-qualifying consumers and provide them with COBRA alternatives at the moment they become eligible for COBRA benefits. This provides these consumers with an opportunity to enroll in individual or family plans and potentially save hundreds to thousands of dollars on COBRA premiums and, at the same time, rewards referring brokers with referral fee income for the life of each policy.

For more information, visit http://healthcompare.com/ or call 888.748.5152.







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Fortune 1000 Companies Are Collaborating With Multicultural Agencies To Target the Growing Asian American Demographic


Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 28, 2012

Asian Americans are the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States. According to a research study done by the Selig Center for Economic Growth, Asian American buying power is expected to increase 42 percent in the next couple of years, reaching $ 775 billion by 2015.

Fortune 1000 companies have been partnering with multicultural agencies such as Los Angeles based PLAN C Agency (PCA) to help with their marketing and advertising efforts with regards to breaking through this lucrative market. Specializing in the multicultural segment with emphasis on Asian Americans, PCA is a boutique advertising, marketing and communications agency that has been paving the way for this niche market for over ten years. PCA was recently awarded the Fast 50 Asian American Businesses Award by the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation (USPAAC) and secured 3AFs 2012 Marketer of the Year for their long time client, Verizon Wireless.

Verizon Wireless in partnership with PCA has been involved with the Asian American community for many years. One on-going community initiative is Verizons annual Success 808 business seminar, which provided an educational and networking platform for Chinese American small business owners to connect with each other in a meaningful and culturally relevant way. The event featured local, successful small business owners, which allowed for a community-oriented atmosphere. Verizon also works with PCA to host the Visionaries Conference, an annual event celebrating Asian Pacific Heritage Month that focuses on empowering and inspiring the Asian American youth by connecting them to well-known Asian Americans in various industries. Ultimately, Verizon understands niche market experts such as PCA can provide imperative insights into what is necessary in developing a successful and meaningful relationship with the Asian American community.

Organizations such as USPAAC and 3AF have long been recognizing minority-owned, small businesses based on their ground-breaking advertising and marketing solutions. The emerging demographic trends of the Asian American population can mean substantial growth for many multicultural agencies as well as provides a larger platform for them to showcase their innovative ideas. With awards recognizing their many years of innovative campaigns from such prominent organizations, PCA continues to stand out as an avant-garde and highly strategic agency with a mission to deliver and execute outstanding marketing and advertising campaigns based on experience, insights, influences and involvement.

More and more Fortune 1000 companies are seeking out resources to capture the attention of the rapidly growing Asian American market, says Giancarlo Pacheco, Founder and CEO of PCA. We are proud to say that our agencys expertise lies in this demographic, because we are the demographic. We constantly stay current on trends and are very involved in our communities through volunteerism and public outreach which allow us to create highly meaningful campaigns and relevant initiatives for this target market.

About PCA

PLAN C Agency is a full service minority owned multicultural marketing & communications agency with emphasis on the Asian American market. For over a decade, the agency has been a leader in providing integrated campaigns for Fortune 1000 companies. Located in Los Angeles and New York, our mission is to provide a unique approach in captivating people, be a valued partner to our clients and to be leaders in the Asian American community.

PLAN C Agency clients and experience include Verizon, Gilead Life Sciences, Warner Music Japan, Samsung Electronics, Philippine Airlines, International Media Distribution, Anheuser Busch, Diageo, Lionsgate Entertainment and the Los Angeles Dodgers. For more information, please visit http://www.plancagency.com.







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American Society for Cybernetics 2012 Joint Conference with the Bateson Idea Group in Asilomar, CA

(PRWEB) July 01, 2012

The joint ASC/BiG conference, with its showing of Nora Bateson’s prize winning film about her father Gregory Bateson; the many plenary lectures by leading Batesonians and others; the experimental cybernetic performances that the ASC has a history of encouraging over the years; and the anticipated intense discussions and presentations of ground breaking research and thinking by many leading academics and practitioners will offer a selection of media-worthy activities with wide audience appeal. The full program of events can be found on the conference website: http://asc-cybernetics.org/2012/?page_id=26

The event will take place at the Asilomar Conference Grounds, amongst the stunning National Register of Historic Places-listed architecture of Julia Morgan’s conference buildings and in the adjacent state park and beach.

You are welcome to discuss your selection of activities with the conferences point of contact for media below in order to arrange for meetings or recordings.

For more information or to contact a participant, contact Tim Jachna, VP of ASC email: tjachna(at)hotmail(dot)com







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ForeSite Technologies Wins 2012 American Web Design Award


East Hartford, CT (PRWEB) June 19, 2012

ForeSite Technologies of East Hartford, a full service web design and development and IT services firm has won a 2012 American Web Design Award for their design on the Shawmut Equipment website.

The site was designed and illustrated by ForeSites Art Director, Mike Dumlao, and programmed and developed by ForeSite Web Developer, Jeremy Davis. Photographs and copywriting were supplied by Kate Costelloe of Shawmut Equipment.

“Its very exciting to be recognized for our design work on the Shawmut Equipment website, Dumlao said. We were able to achieve something very creative, different, and fun, which really helps to separate Shawmut from their competition. A lot of careful thought went into the concept, design, typography, and color theory this is definitely one of our favorite additions to our portfolio.

The American Web design Awards are presented annually by Graphic Design USA and are sponsored by the Creative Group. Winners of the award are featured in the May issue of the GDUSA magazine, and will be highlighted on their website for a year.

Since 1997, ForeSite has been designing and developing standout Web Sites and providing insightful IT support to its clients. Serving clients in the Hartford, CT and Worcester, MA areas, ForeSite offers practical, tailored and creative solutions that fit a wide range of business needs. In 2011 ForeSite was named one of Inc. 5000′s fastest growing, privately held companies. For further information, call 1-866-464-7483 or visit foresitetech.com

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UMT International Displays New Innovative Products at the 2012 American Superyacht Forum


Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) May 31, 2012

Last week, 180 industry professionals involved in the superyacht industry gathered in the home of the American marine industry, Fort Lauderdale, for the 10th anniversary of the American Superyacht Forum. This important meeting culminated in leading discussion from expert speakers, audience debate, technical innovations and a gathering of valuable contacts over three days of social networking events.

UMT International discussed their signature line of carbon fiber boarding stairs, davit and chocks as well as their service division as a guest speaker during the Technical Innovation Presentations.

The UMT International carbon fiber boarding stairs were re-designed for 2013 with additional stability and durability. These lightweight boarding stairs offer the advantage of durability and stability, but with less than half the weight of standard aluminum boarding stairs. The composite boarding stairs, because they are so light, allow for the stairs to be easily detached from the hull and placed on board and stowed.

This year, UMT introduced the new LG Davit line with telescoping hydraulic systems. The LG Davits are available with 1200 and 1500lb capacities with custom color and graphics options. The LG davit is available with hydraulic retractable boom cable and hydraulic rotation.

The UMT Service Team is comprised of a fleet of mobile trucks based in Fort Lauderdale and this division carries out installations and service of chocks, boarding stairs, railings and repairs on-board visiting yachts. UMT works on fittings of every type and description and UMT Internationals primary focus in South Florida is assisting visiting yachts that require service on davits and lifting systems where time is of the essence.

About UMT International:

UMT International is a leading marine manufacturer of yacht davits & cranes, chocks/cradles, boarding equipment, stainless steel marine accessories and custom metal fabrication for the marine industry. Captains, yacht owners, marinas and yards as well as yacht manufacturers have trusted UMT International for over 20 years with their marine product needs. European craftsmanship, innovative design and superior service have made UMT International a leading resource to the marine industry.







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