Public Relations

Bowman Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Stock

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Engineering, Communications, Manufacturing, Public Relations, Investor Relations, BofA Securities, Built environment, Bowman, Telephone, Sale, Attention, Prospectus, Robert W. Baird, Roth Capital Partners, Security (finance)

Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. (the “Company” or “Bowman”) (NASDAQ: BWMN), a national engineering and infrastructure services firm supporting owners and developers of the built environment, announced today the pricing of its previously announced underwritten public offering at a public offering price of $34.00 per share.

Key Points: 
  • Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. (the “Company” or “Bowman”) (NASDAQ: BWMN), a national engineering and infrastructure services firm supporting owners and developers of the built environment, announced today the pricing of its previously announced underwritten public offering at a public offering price of $34.00 per share.
  • Gross proceeds to Bowman from the offering are expected to be approximately $45.0 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.
  • Bowman and the selling stockholders have granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 220,588 shares of common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.
  • Bowman will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock by the selling stockholders.

Lonch Unveils Bold Outreach Effort Targeting Universities, Students, and Emerging Entrepreneurs

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Professional Services, Communications, Apps, Applications, Technology, Crowdfunding, Start-Up, Public Relations, Investor Relations, Workforce, Dream, Student, CO, Movement, Gen, Generation Z

This endeavor will unfold as the platform reinforces that which is critical to the success and fulfillment of these emerging, Gen Z entrepreneurs— working where they want and when they want, on what they want.

Key Points: 
  • This endeavor will unfold as the platform reinforces that which is critical to the success and fulfillment of these emerging, Gen Z entrepreneurs— working where they want and when they want, on what they want.
  • “Our team at Lonch is filled with anticipation over the potential for academic partnerships to inspire students as they dream big and take bold steps,” said Lonch CEO and Co-Founder Christopher Gulliver.
  • The spirit of community generated by Lonch among today’s college graduates—tomorrow’s entrepreneurs—will generate momentum for and sustain dreams of career autonomy.
  • And Lonch provides continuity of career technology resources in the wake of losing access to campus facilities.

Creator Commerce Platform, LTK, Introduces New Features to Foster Community Engagement

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Generation Z, Home Goods, Fashion, Influencer, Generation X, Retail, Internet, Online Retail, Consumer, Social Media, Technology, Search Engine Marketing, Digital Marketing, Public Relations, Investor Relations, Marketing, Millennials, Advertising, Content Marketing, Communications, Community, Creator, Trust, Subscription business model, Multimedia, Social media, Comment, LTK, Heart, Online shopping

LTK is now built for community engagement, enabling LTK Creators and their followers to meaningfully connect.

Key Points: 
  • LTK is now built for community engagement, enabling LTK Creators and their followers to meaningfully connect.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240326309690/en/
    Creator Commerce Platform, LTK, Introduces New Features to Foster Community Engagement (Photo: LTK)
    Community has never been more important as the foundation of a creator's business, and as social platforms become increasingly less social, LTK Creators are looking for ways to maintain, nurture and strengthen communities.
  • “The connection LTK Creators have with their community is vital and at the heart of everything they do.
  • Shopper Profiles let users better express themselves to LTK Creators, fellow shoppers and the greater LTK community.

Nextdoor Chooses Alida to Build Trusted User Relationships for the World’s Largest Neighborhood Network

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Technology, Professional Services, Science, Data Analytics, Other Retail, Other Communications, Public Relations, Investor Relations, Apps, Applications, Research, Marketing, Advertising, Business, Communications, Software, Retail, Networks, Data Management, Partnership, Pulse, Feedback, Online shopping

Partnering with Alida, Nextdoor built the “Nextdoor Neighbor Network”, to hear directly from highly engaged neighbors, gaining a better understanding of their preferences, sentiments, and behaviors.

Key Points: 
  • Partnering with Alida, Nextdoor built the “Nextdoor Neighbor Network”, to hear directly from highly engaged neighbors, gaining a better understanding of their preferences, sentiments, and behaviors.
  • This 4,400+ member community has enabled Nextdoor to launch over 50 research initiatives, all while cultivating long-lasting trust with neighbors.
  • These insights serve various teams across the business, including advertising sales, marketing and strategy, user experience, and social impact, as well as Nextdoor’s “ Neighborhood Faves ” program.
  • "Our partnership with Alida has revolutionized our day-to-day interactions with our neighbors," said Guo Jie Chin, Head of Customer Insights & Analytics at Nextdoor.

Media Shower Releases New AI Platform for Marketers

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Monday, March 25, 2024
Blockchain, Other Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Finance, Internet, Professional Services, Social Media, Technology, Entertainment, Blogging, Digital Marketing, Publishing, Public Relations, Investor Relations, Marketing, Advertising, Content Marketing, Communications, Media, General Entertainment, Intelligence, Human, Shower, AI, Creativity, Sales

Media Shower , a leading innovator in digital marketing, is proud to announce the launch of its revolutionary AI platform designed specifically for marketers.

Key Points: 
  • Media Shower , a leading innovator in digital marketing, is proud to announce the launch of its revolutionary AI platform designed specifically for marketers.
  • The platform contains several dozen AI “assistants” that help marketers draft a wide array of marketing materials, from blog posts to marketing plans and beyond.
  • Using the platform is simple: after directing the AI assistants to create a draft, marketers click “Place Order” to send the draft to the Media Shower creative team – editors, designers, and videographers – who finish it into beautiful marketing materials.
  • As AI continues to evolve, Media Shower's platform is poised to redefine the marketing landscape, showing that the future is not “marketers vs. AI,” but “marketers who use AI” vs. “marketers who don’t.”
    To get a 14-day free trial of the new Media Shower platform:

SmartBear Enhances Commitment to India with Increased Investments

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Technology, Men, Consumer, Other Communications, Public Relations, Investor Relations, Security, Other Education, Marketing, Other Technology, Continuing, Training, Communications, Software, Networks, Education, Internet, Women, Automation, Transport, Woman, DevOps, Fintech, API, UI

SmartBear is currently supporting more than 150 customers across India, representing fintech, health care, and transportation and logistics.

Key Points: 
  • SmartBear is currently supporting more than 150 customers across India, representing fintech, health care, and transportation and logistics.
  • “The potential market for software development solutions in India is substantial and continues to expand rapidly as does the increasing demand for skilled developers and cloud engineers,” said Dan Faulkner , Chief Product Officer at SmartBear.
  • An immersive experience, SmartBear DevOps Academy offers project planning in collaboration with a diverse team, including developers, automation engineers, product managers, and UI/UX designers.
  • SmartBear has also been actively expanding its presence in India and the wider APAC region through strategic partnerships with local companies, most recently with Netpoleon India .

Alphawave Semi and InnoLight Collaborate to Demonstrate Low Latency Linear Pluggable Optics with PCIe 6.0® Subsystem Solution for High-Performance AI Infrastructure at OFC 2024

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Monday, March 25, 2024
Mobile, Wireless, Technology, Public Relations, Investor Relations, Carriers and Services, Communications, Telecommunications, Software, Networks, Internet, Data Management, DSP, LPO, HPC, Controller, AI, CXL, PCI Express, IP, Semi, Ecosystem, Multimedia, PAM4, Silicon

Alphawave Semi (LSE: AWE), a global leader in high-speed connectivity and compute solutions for the world’s technology infrastructure, today announced its collaboration with InnoLight Technology, the leader in data center optics, to bring a low power, low latency linear pluggable optics (LPO) demonstration to OFC 2024.

Key Points: 
  • Alphawave Semi (LSE: AWE), a global leader in high-speed connectivity and compute solutions for the world’s technology infrastructure, today announced its collaboration with InnoLight Technology, the leader in data center optics, to bring a low power, low latency linear pluggable optics (LPO) demonstration to OFC 2024.
  • Operating at 64 Gbps per lane, this demonstration showcases Alphawave Semi’s PCIe 6.0® subsystem (Controller + PHY) with InnoLight’s LPO OSFP optics, breaking down barriers to disaggregated networking and enabling connectivity at the datacenter scale.
  • Operating at 64 Gbps per lane, it showcases Alphawave Semi’s PCIe 6.0 subsystem (Controller + PHY) with InnoLight’s LPO OSFP optics.
  • More on Alphawave Semi’s PCIe Portfolio: Alphawave Semi’s PCI-Express and CXL Solution
    The Alphawave Semi PCIe Controller + PHY subsystem is an extremely power-efficient, low-latency, and highly reliable interface IP, having been built off the industry’s most successful PAM4 SerDes IP.

Everest Expands Jim Williamson’s Role to Lead Company’s Global Underwriting Businesses

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Monday, March 25, 2024
Communications, Professional Services, Insurance, Public Relations, Investor Relations, Culture, ACE, Chubb, Bain & Company, Financial services

Everest Group, Ltd. (NYSE: EG), a global underwriting leader providing best-in-class property, casualty, and specialty reinsurance and insurance solutions, today announced that Jim Williamson has been promoted to lead Everest’s reinsurance and insurance businesses.

Key Points: 
  • Everest Group, Ltd. (NYSE: EG), a global underwriting leader providing best-in-class property, casualty, and specialty reinsurance and insurance solutions, today announced that Jim Williamson has been promoted to lead Everest’s reinsurance and insurance businesses.
  • “Jim is an excellent executive, a multi-faceted operator, and consummate underwriter with a record of building best in class businesses,” said Juan C. Andrade, Everest President & CEO.
  • I am eager to take on this new role, working with our talented team to help lead our mission, advance our global strategy and enhance the Everest brand."
  • Mike’s industry experience and skills, coupled with Jim’s global expertise will be invaluable as we continue building a premier, high-margin global insurance company.”

BuzzFeed, Inc. Makes Strategic & Organizational Changes to Improve Profitability After Challenging Q4 and Full Year 2023

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Monday, March 25, 2024
Social Media, Search Engine Optimization, Blogging, Publishing, Technology, Public Relations, Investor Relations, Finance, Marketing, Advertising, Banking, General Entertainment, Communications, Professional Services, Telecommunications, Entertainment, Internet, Editorial, Forecasting, Digital, Vox Media, Comscore, Telephone, Complex, Webcast, Complex Networks, URL, Regulation, Classification, News, AI, Bustle (magazine), Table, Disclosure, Bank statement, Commerce, Adjustment, Regulation Fair Disclosure, Content, Apple News, GAAP, Video game

Looking ahead, following key strategic organizational changes, BuzzFeed is optimistic about 2024 with a commitment to high-margin revenue streams and a renewed focus on its owned and operated websites and apps.

Key Points: 
  • Looking ahead, following key strategic organizational changes, BuzzFeed is optimistic about 2024 with a commitment to high-margin revenue streams and a renewed focus on its owned and operated websites and apps.
  • “Three months into 2024, it’s clear BuzzFeed and digital media are at an inflection point,” said Jonah Peretti, BuzzFeed Founder & CEO.
  • As such, the historical financial results of Complex Networks have been reflected as discontinued operations in our consolidated financial statements.
  • However, the historical Time Spent on First We Feast cannot be reasonably bifurcated from Time Spent on Complex Networks.

Morningstar Report Reveals Collective-Investment Trusts Poised to Overtake Mutual Funds in Target-Date Strategies in 2024

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Finance, Public Relations, Investor Relations, Communications, Professional Services, Asset Management, Report, Vanguard, Research, CIT, BlackRock, Morningstar, Inc., T. Rowe Price, Fidelity, Retirement, Consultant, Capital Group Companies, Financial adviser

“Investors in target-date strategies largely experienced positive returns in 2023, after the market turmoil of 2022.

Key Points: 
  • “Investors in target-date strategies largely experienced positive returns in 2023, after the market turmoil of 2022.
  • CITs now represent 49% of the market and are on pace to overtake mutual funds as the most popular target-date vehicle this year.
  • Vanguard, T. Rowe Price, and BlackRock have the majority of their assets in CITs, while Fidelity and American Funds have a larger asset base in mutual funds.
  • Morningstar today published a Fund Spy article on Morningstar.com that reviews the latest ratings for target-date fund series covered by Morningstar analysts, available here .