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TransUnion and MMA Global Study Finds an Audience Targeting Strategy that Drives up to 23x Return on Marketing Investment

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torsdag, juni 13, 2024
EVP, Advertising, Research, Marketing, TRU, TransUnion, Growth, Ally Financial, Partnership, SVP, CMOS, Attention, Moveable

Today, new research from TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) and MMA Global uncovers a targeting strategy that performs best against both short- and long-term objectives: the Movable Middles.

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  • Today, new research from TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) and MMA Global uncovers a targeting strategy that performs best against both short- and long-term objectives: the Movable Middles.
  • The Movable Middles audience target is defined as category buyers who are neither loyal to the brand nor to the brand’s competitors.
  • In 2021, the partnership first produced research on the Movable Middles as an audience targeting strategy to optimize budget performance.
  • “We partnered with TransUnion to give marketers empirical tools to improve their marketing effectiveness,” said Vas Bakopoulos, SVP, head of industry research at MMA Global.

Thurgood Marshall College Fund to honor Lowe’s CEO Marvin Ellison at inaugural CEO Impact Award Breakfast

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tisdag, juni 11, 2024
Krispy Kreme, Social impact, Student, Charity Navigator, Wells Fargo, North Carolina Central University, A&T, HBCU, Ally Financial, Candid (organization), Breakfast, Investment, School, Better Business Bureau, Transtheoretical model, WFAE, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Accreditation, Nursing

Washington, DC, June 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Thursday, June 13, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) will honor Lowe’s chairman and CEO Marvin Ellison with the TMCF CEO Impact Award.

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  • Washington, DC, June 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Thursday, June 13, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) will honor Lowe’s chairman and CEO Marvin Ellison with the TMCF CEO Impact Award.
  • Ellison will be recognized during the inaugural CEO Impact fundraising breakfast at 8:30 a.m. at the Lowe’s Tech Hub in Charlotte, North Carolina.
  • TMCF is proud to recognize Ellison for his dedication to championing investments in initiatives to support Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
  • Proceeds from the CEO Impact breakfast will support scholarships for HBCU students attending TMCF’s member schools in North Carolina, including North Carolina A&T University and North Carolina Central University.

Snowflake Furthers Leadership as the Best Data Foundation for Enterprises

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tisdag, juni 4, 2024
Software, Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Data Management, Cloud, Komodo, Cortex, Machine learning, Parquetry, Multimedia, Privacy, Table, Ecosystem, CIO, Organization, Ally Financial, Environment, Snowflake Inc., Department of Defence, JSON, Booking.com, Report, Security (finance), AI, BCAP, SPI, NVIDIA, IL4, Capital One, SNOW, Apache Iceberg, Medical device

With Iceberg Tables, organizations can work with their data on their terms, gaining increased flexibility and support over their open data to drive value.

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  • With Iceberg Tables, organizations can work with their data on their terms, gaining increased flexibility and support over their open data to drive value.
  • This includes an EU-only data boundary that keeps all customer data, alongside relevant service and usage data, within regional borders to provide European customers with stronger data residency and data sovereignty assurances to meet regional regulatory requirements.
  • Based on internal Snowflake data, query duration for customers’ stable workloads improved by 26% from August 25, 2022 to April 30, 2024.
  • Snowflake, the Snowflake logo, and all other Snowflake product, feature and service names mentioned herein are registered trademarks or trademarks of Snowflake Inc. in the United States and other countries.

Impact Podcast with John Shegerian Announces May and June All-Star Guest Lineup of Sustainability Innovators

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onsdag, maj 15, 2024
Technology, Communications, Entertainment, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Other Science, Environment, Alternative Energy, Energy, Other Consumer, Social Media, Professional Services, Recycling, Other Natural Resources, Blogging, Security, Science, Natural Resources, Thought Leadership, Consumer, Sustainability, Podcast, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, The Hershey Company, Accenture, HelloFresh, Dole, PetSmart, Clorox, Molson Coors, Adobe, EY, Tractor Supply Company, Texas Instruments, Virginity, JetBlue, Electronics, FedEx, Hertz, Ally Financial, Mastercard, Amway, The Home Depot, IBM, Albertsons, EBay, Comerica, Procter & Gamble, Webby Awards, Kraft Heinz, Entrepreneurship, Dell, Intel, Panasonic, ESG, PwC, LexisNexis, T-Mobile, Visa, UPS, Danone, ITT, Amazon Music, Delta Air Lines, Whole Foods Market, Fresh Del Monte Produce, ESPN, KPMG, Keurig, ERI, Gensler, BMW, JLL, HP, Gap Inc., Colgate-Palmolive, Salesforce, AT&T, Music

Impact Podcast with John Shegerian has announced its roster of guests for March, featuring a who’s who of circularity, ESG, sustainability and corporate responsibility all-stars from many of the world’s leading brands.

Key Points: 
  • Impact Podcast with John Shegerian has announced its roster of guests for March, featuring a who’s who of circularity, ESG, sustainability and corporate responsibility all-stars from many of the world’s leading brands.
  • The Webby Award honored show is hosted by John Shegerian, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of ERI , the nation’s leading fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company.
  • Impact Podcast guests are invited to share with listeners first-hand accounts of how they are able to help make the world a better place on a daily basis.
  • “Our Impact Podcast roster of experts features leaders who work every day to help make our world a better place,” said Shegerian.

Sonida Senior Living Announces First Quarter 2024 Results

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fredag, maj 10, 2024
Women, Seniors, Construction & Property, Managed Care, Men, Health, Consumer, Residential Building & Real Estate, COVID-19, Private, Special, Investment, Protective Life, Bank statement, Sale, Ally Financial, State, Common stock, File, GAAP, Fannie Mae

There were no such grant revenues in Q1 2024 or Q4 2023.

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  • There were no such grant revenues in Q1 2024 or Q4 2023.
  • For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company received no State Relief Funds.
  • The 2024 gain relates to the derecognition of notes payable and liabilities as a result of the Protective Life Loan Purchase.
  • On February 2, 2024, in connection with the Protective Life Loan Purchase, the Company expanded its outstanding term loan with Ally Bank by $24.8 million, which was secured by six of the Company’s senior living communities within the Protective Life Loan Purchase.

Customer Satisfaction with Online-Only Banks Declines—Despite Higher Interest Rates and Fewer Problems, J.D. Power Finds

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torsdag, maj 9, 2024
Professional Services, Technology, Finance, Banking, Internet, Personal Finance, Goldman Sachs, Ally Financial, Comptroller, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, J.D. Power, Neobank, Charles Schwab Corporation, Intelligence, Capital One, FDIC, OCC, Fraud

Driven by the prospect of higher interest rates, lower fees and around-the-clock access, new customers flocked to online-only direct banks during the past year.

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  • Driven by the prospect of higher interest rates, lower fees and around-the-clock access, new customers flocked to online-only direct banks during the past year.
  • Direct Banking Satisfaction Study,SM released today, struggles with customer service and timely problem resolution dragged down overall satisfaction scores.
  • “Customers of online-only direct banks have higher levels of satisfaction than customers of traditional banks, but satisfaction among direct bank customers declined this year, particularly those with checking accounts,” said Paul McAdam, senior director of banking and payments intelligence at J.D.
  • “Despite significant increases in deposit interest rates for both checking and savings accounts—but decreases in the proportion of customers who had to pay a fee or experienced a problem—overall satisfaction still declined.

Trinity Capital Inc. Launches Sponsor Finance Vertical with New Strategic Hires

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tisdag, maj 7, 2024
Corporate finance, CFO, Ally Financial, Investment, GE Capital, Structured finance, Square, Senior, Bank, Raytheon Missiles & Defense, Credit, Financial services

PHOENIX, May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Trinity Capital Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIN) ("Trinity" or the "Company"), a leading provider of diversified financial solutions to growth-oriented companies, today announced the expansion of its business with the addition of a new Sponsor Finance vertical. This strategic expansion naturally extends the Company's established expertise in providing direct lending solutions to sponsor-backed companies across a range of industries.

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  • Spearheading Trinity's Sponsor Finance initiative is seasoned industry veteran Chris Erro, joining as a Senior Managing Director based in the firm's San Diego office.
  • Joining him on the Sponsor Finance team are Jorge Sandoval as Senior Managing Director, Credit & Portfolio, and Will Cook as Director, Credit & Portfolio.
  • "The establishment of our Sponsor Finance vertical with the addition of Chris, Jorge, and Will is a key step in our ongoing commitment to enhance the Trinity platform comprehensively.
  • "I am thrilled to join Trinity to build out the firm's Sponsor Finance capabilities as a complement to its established growth capital platform," said Mr. Erro.

Qualtrics X4 Kicks Off in Salt Lake City

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onsdag, maj 1, 2024
Mayo Clinic, Backstreet Boys, State, AI, Ally Financial, TMT, Intelligence, Indiana University, Mass General Brigham, Enterprise, XM, Adidas, OpenAI, Salt Palace, NBA, Financial services, Stanford University Medical Center, Delta, DoorDash, Owens Corning, WorkJam, Porsche, Education, Certification, Book, Cisco, Driscoll's, Commercial software, Johnson & Johnson, Customer experience, Collection, American Express, Organization, Government, CX, Bain & Company, Health care, Shake Shack, Kickstarter, Growth, Fortune 500, Management

SALT LAKE  CITY, May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- QUALTRICS X4 -- Qualtrics, the leader and creator of the experience management category, today announced the official kickoff of X4®: The Experience Management Summit. The world's largest gathering of experience management (XM) professionals is taking place May 1-3 at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City. The X4 mainstage program will begin with a keynote from Qualtrics CEO Zig Serafin.

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  • The world's largest gathering of experience management (XM) professionals is taking place May 1-3 at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City.
  • The X4 mainstage program will begin with a keynote from Qualtrics CEO Zig Serafin.
  • "We have a fantastic line-up of visionary leaders who will inspire and prepare everyone at X4 to improve the experiences at their own organizations," said Qualtrics CEO Zig Serafin.
  • "X4 is a can't-miss event for executives, thought leaders and experience management professionals who are unlocking growth by creating emotional connections at scale with their customers and employees."

FICO World 2024 to Highlight Success with Wells Fargo, Lloyds Bank, Volvo, Nationwide and more

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torsdag, april 4, 2024
Professional Services, Technology, Data Analytics, Finance, Software, Fintech, Banco Santander, Volvo, Organization, NASCAR Cup Series, BMO, FICO, Lloyds Bank, Intelligence, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Decision intelligence, RCR, Ally Financial, Research, Acquisition, Scotiabank, AI, T-Mobile, Ecosystem, Machine learning, Wells Fargo, NASCAR, Risk management

FICO World will showcase speakers from more than 50 companies, sharing their success stories and unparalleled industry insights and expertise on operationalizing AI, digital transformation and hyper-personalized customer journeys.

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  • FICO World will showcase speakers from more than 50 companies, sharing their success stories and unparalleled industry insights and expertise on operationalizing AI, digital transformation and hyper-personalized customer journeys.
  • Over 1,200 business leaders from around the world are expected to attend FICO World 2024.
  • Global analytics software leader FICO today announced its speaker line-up for FICO® World 2024.
  • Many of the world’s leading financial institutions will reveal their progress in leading what FICO calls the “ Intelligence Revolution .”

Sonida Senior Living, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results

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onsdag, mars 27, 2024
Health, Consumer, Residential Building & Real Estate, Seniors, Managed Care, Construction & Property, Common stock, Ally Financial, Tax, Private, Information technology, COVID-19, Protective Life, Sale, Insurance, Bank statement, Share (finance), Investment, GAAP, Fannie Mae, Ally, Cryptocurrency

(1) Includes $0.0 million, $0.0 million, $0.5 million, $2.9 million and $1.2 million of state grant revenue received in Q4 2023, Q4 2022, Q3 2023, Full Year 2023 and Full Year 2022, respectively.

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  • (1) Includes $0.0 million, $0.0 million, $0.5 million, $2.9 million and $1.2 million of state grant revenue received in Q4 2023, Q4 2022, Q3 2023, Full Year 2023 and Full Year 2022, respectively.
  • Operating expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2023 were $44.4 million as compared to $45.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022, a decrease of $0.7 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended December 31, 2023 was $9.3 million compared to $4.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022.
  • Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2023 was $33.9 million compared to $17.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2022.