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NewVoiceMedia Study Finds U.S. Sales Reps Are Failing to Provide the Emotive Experiences That Boost Customer Acquisition and Retention

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– New research1 from NewVoiceMedia, a leading global provider of cloud contact center and inside sales solutions, reveals that just 35 percent of U.S. sales professionals made a personal or emotional connection with the majority (51 percent or more) of their prospects over the last year, despite acknowledging the impact that emotive experiences […]

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Autograph Collection Hotels debut in South Africa with rebranding of five African Pride hotels

Autograph Collection Hotels (www.AutographHotels.com), Marriott International’s (www.Marriott.com) distinctive collection of passionately independent hotels, today welcomed five African Pride Hotels to its growing global portfolio, marking the debut of the brand in South Africa. These hotels include, African Pride Melrose Arch Hotel, African Pride 15 on Orange Hotel, African Pride Mount Grace Country House & Spa, African […]

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World Health Organization (WHO) concerned as one Ebola case confirmed in urban area of Democratic Republic of the Congo

One new case of Ebola virus disease (EVD) has been confirmed in Wangata, one of the three health zones of Mbandaka, a city of nearly 1.2 million people in Equateur Province in northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo.  The Ministry of Health of the DRC announced the finding, after laboratory tests conducted by the Institut […]

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Baozun Announces First Quarter 2018 Unaudited Financial Results

SHANGHAI, China, May 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Baozun Inc. (Nasdaq:BZUN) (“Baozun” or the “Company”), the leading brand e-commerce service partner that helps brands execute their e-commerce strategies in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018. First Quarter 2018 Financial Highlights Total net revenues were RMB921.2 million […]

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Henry Tirri Joins InterDigital as Chief Technology Officer

WILMINGTON, Del., May 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC), a mobile technology research and development company, today announced the appointment of Dr. Henry Tirri as Chief Technology Officer. Dr. Tirri is a technology executive with deep experience in a variety of technology areas, including areas of increasing relevance to mobile such as artificial […]

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Wolters Kluwer N.V.: Share Buyback Transaction Details May 10 – 16, 2018

Share Buyback Transaction Details May 10 – 16, 2018 May 17, 2018 – Wolters Kluwer today reports that it has repurchased 185,071 of its own ordinary shares in the period from May 10, 2018 up to and including May 16, 2018 for €8.6 million and at an average share price of €46.47. These share repurchases […]

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VALNEVA Reports Strong Q1 Results and Continues to Advance Key R&D Programs

Valneva Reports Strong Q1 Results and Continues to Advance Key R&D Programs Strong sales and EBITDA performance in Q1 2018 Product sales of €28.9 million in Q1 2018, representing 11.5% year on year growth, in line with Company guidance of double-digit product sales growth in FY 2018. Total revenues were €32.1 million in Q1 2018 […]

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Trade between South Africa and Asia positive towards growing and cementing of relations, says Consul-General Hlahla

The South African Consul-General in Shanghai, Ms Mpho Hlahla says that each and every amount of trade taking place between South Africa and Asia is a positive movement towards the growing and cementing of mutually beneficial economic trade relations. Hlahla said this during the official opening of the South African National Pavilion at the 19th […]

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Ambassador Deborah L. Birx, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and U.S. Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy on the Release of New HIV Treatment Results from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief on its 15th Anniversary

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEOffice of the SpokespersonFor Immediate ReleaseMay 16, 2018 MR GREENAN:  Good morning, everybody, and thank you for joining us for this on-the-record conference call on PEPFAR and the 15th anniversary.  We have with us this morning Ambassador-at-Large Deborah L. Birx.  She is the U.S. global AIDS coordinator and U.S. special representative for […]

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United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Launches Geospatial Tool to Guide Zambia’s Electricity Sector

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in support of Power Africa has developed a geospatial tool to guide the advancement of the Zambia energy sector. The USAID Southern Africa Energy Program (SAEP) collaborated with the Zambia Ministry of Energy and the Rural Electrification Authority (REA) to produce the tool, which identifies areas without […]

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Altice N.V. (Altice Europe) First Quarter 2018 Pro Forma¹ Results

AMSTERDAM–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Regulatory News: Altice N.V. post-split of Altice USA (to be renamed “Altice Europe”) is delivering on its plan to improve operational performance – Q1 2018 showed the best subscriber trends Altice has ever reported France total fixed B2C customer base grew for the first time since Altice took control with +71k unique customer […]

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CGG : CGG Announces its 2018 First Quarter Results

CGG Announces its 2018 First Quarter Results 2018 Q1: strengthened segment EBITDAs margin in gradual market improvement IFRS figures1: revenue at $246m, OPINC at $(67)m, net income at $647m Segment revenue2 at $295m, up 18% year-on-year GGR: solid activity increase Equipment: robust Land volume recovery Contractual Data Acquisition: continued challenging market environment Segment EBITDAs2 at […]

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