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IMPACT Report Welcome,

We are excited to start the year with brand new leadership on our Board and executive administration at the IMA. We have more partners involved in our eco-system than ever before and continue to get daily new members to register from around the world.

As a reminder, we have included our IMPACT top-10 things to be aware of in 2019 as a digital marketer and business leader. It is our goal to add value, intelligence and impact to your marketing and growth.

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Sincerely,

Sinan Kanatsiz
Chairman, IMA
www.imanetwork.org
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IEC Member Dan McClory Interviewed on China's CGTN about US-China Investment Lou Penrose Radio Talk Show Host on San Diego's Newsradio 600 KOGO
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CLARITY | Capital Partners Spotlight: Brittany Slater-Gautreau

CLARITY | Capital Partners is very happy to announce the promotion of Brittany Slater-Gautreau to Managing Director of Clarity Capital Partners. In this role, she will continue to build & lead our clients towards their financial goals while adding oversight for Clarity's Operations, Teams, expansion, and management.
Think|Stack Spotlight: Andrea DiGiacomo

Andrea came into our organization and completely turned it around. As the COO, Andrea has had such a huge impact upon the culture, drive, professionalism, and efficiency of our company. Her ability to see and set the bar high, create and grow buy-in from those around her, and maintain a high level of empathy is second to none.
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Cision® Acquires Leading Social Media Company Falcon.io

Cision (NYSE: CISN) announced it has acquired Falcon.io, a leading social media company with offices in New York, Copenhagen, Sofia, Berlin, Melbourne and Budapest. Falcon.io provides brands with insights into their global content strategy and the management of comprehensive social media marketing programs through publishing, engagement, listening, advertising and measurement.
Re-imagining "as a Service!"

If you can imagine being a SaaS provider (similar to Salesforce.com and the like) with fast growing recurring revenues, this article is for you! Corent Tech's SaaS-enablement platform Democratizes SaaS by enabling anyone to offer any Open Source application, on any Cloud as a subscription Service! With the advent of Cloud, and the success of SaaS companies like Salesforce.com, in the last decade, the concept of applications 'as a service' became a reality.
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The Importance of Improving America's Investment Policies In Africa - An Interview With Yuri Vanetik

Earlier in September, Chinese leader Xi Jinping pledges $60 billion in aid and loans to Africa, with no 'political conditions attached', ostensibly to expand its trade and economic influence in the region.
Making 2019 Your Breakthrough Year

This is the time of year we set new goals, new aspirations and new commitments. And, how many times have you done that in the past only to find the same issues showing up that you had identified in 2018...maybe 2012...or even earlier?
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The EduCare Foundation

The mission of EduCare is to inspire and empower young people to become responsible citizens, compassionate leaders, and to live their dreams. They accomplish this through the sponsorship of afterschool programs, as well as training workshops for youth, educators, and parents. EduCare is one of the largest afterschool program providers in Los Angeles.
SOCi Launches Enhanced Solution for Social Content Boosting at Scale

SOCi, the leader in social media and reputation management for multi-location brands, announced the launch of Boost Plus, the only social boosting solution that can boost multiple social posts across multiple pages at the same time at both the location and group level.
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Ware Malcomb CEO Lawrence R. Armstrong Exhibits Artwork at Art Palm Beach

Ware Malcomb, an award-winning international design firm, announced its Chief Executive Officer, Lawrence R. Armstrong, who is also an accomplished artist, exhibited his artwork at the ArtPalmBeach Contemporary Art Fair.
Seneca Family of Agencies - Meet Celeste

"It takes a lot to know what you want," Celeste says. "I didn't really start to learn who I wanted to be and what I wanted to do with my life until I came to Seneca." Dressed in boots and jeans with a stylish handbag slung over her shoulder, Celeste looks the part of a college student.
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Three Ways to Build Trust With Search Engines and Consumers

By Bernadette Coleman, CEO, Advice Local

Trust is the stepping stone to a healthy relationship - any kind of relationship, whether a friendship or a business relationship. In the offline world, a person or business can build trust by proving to be reliable, honest and straightforward.
One Sales Trend That Never Goes Out of Style

Tod Novak, founder and CEO of The Novak Group would like to wish you a new year filled with increased sales and success! No matter what business you are in it is always important to stay on top of sales trends, one trend that is still at the top of the list is relationship building. Relationships are essential to the success to your business.
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TV Liquidator's Low Cost Solution to All-In-One Monument Signs

TV Liquidator is an American sign company that prides itself on helping businesses and organizations nationwide with complete signage. All-In-One Monument Signs can be very expensive and complicated to order and install. However, TV Liquidator has introduced a high quality, completely affordable, All-In-One Monument Sign with better lead times than any other sign company around. Their All-In-One Monument signs come complete with Lexan sign faces with Lexan vandal cover, LED backlighting, LED Sign, durable aluminum sign cabinet and U-Connect Plate Universal Mounting System.

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