April 12, 2023 – Madagascar Newswire

April 12, 2023

Escalent Acquires C Space, Hall & Partners

Union gives rise to an impressive global partner to the world’s leading businesses

Melissa Sauter

Escalent CEO

DETROIT, April 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Top data analytics and advisory firm Escalent announces today it has acquired C Space and Hall & Partners from Omnicom. As leading partners to some of the world’s exceptional brands, Escalent, C Space and Hall & Partners have been helping companies innovate, improve, and navigate disruption for years. Now they are coming together to create a bigger, stronger and more capable partner to the world’s leading companies, combining deep industry expertise across brands, customers and products on a focused, global market insights platform to help clients find new sources of growth.

Together, the organizations have earned trusted partner status to the world’s leading brands across fast-growing industries including Automotive & Mobility, Consumer Goods & Retail, Financial Services, Health, and Technology as well as Energy, Telecom and Travel & Tourism.

“This union is rooted in unparalleled expertise in what drives human beings, cultures and markets—an understanding that makes our team incredibly valuable partners and positions our clients for success in today’s fast-paced, ever-changing business climate,” said Escalent CEO Melissa Sauter. “Together, there is tremendous growth potential for our employees, clients and shareholders across the globe.”

Escalent + C Space, Hall & Partners

Escalent Acquires C Space, Hall & Partners

Hall & Partners brings an excellent research and brand management franchise coupled with proprietary technology including an award-winning brand knowledge management platform to the union. C Space brings the market-leading solution for building communities and customer relationships, and Escalent brings a strong global platform with deep industry knowledge, and advanced capabilities in secondary research and analytics. The combined organization creates a powerful global presence with nearly 2,000 consultants, researchers, data scientists, technologists and operational experts in 20 countries.

“This acquisition is a big win for our employees,” added C Space CEO Jessica DeVlieger. “Our organizations are forward-thinking and offer employees an opportunity to nurture their professional growth through expanded products and services that have a real impact on our clients, in an environment that celebrates diversity and recognizes each team member’s valuable contributions.”

“Over the coming year, cross-company teams will work together to develop a thoughtful plan that ensures our clients and employees feel the benefits from our combined organization,” said Hall & Partners CEO Tim Wragg. “We are perfectly balanced to offer deep resources and leading technology while remaining devoted to personal client relationships. We’re eager to start working toward our future.”

DeVlieger and Wragg will continue to lead their organizations as part of Sauter’s executive leadership team. Clients will continue to work with the same experienced teams, and there are no near-term plans to change company locations or merge brand identities.

“We are very excited to put together these amazing capabilities into a focused, yet global leader dedicated to the highest quality research and insights for our clients. Together the companies create a fantastic combination of depth of expertise with scale and growth capability, while still being focused on one shared core mission. As such, the combined organization will continue to differentiate with their clients through exceptional insights and partnership,” said J.T. Treadwell, Managing Director at STG, Escalent’s financial sponsor.

About Escalent
Escalent is an award-winning data analytics and advisory firm specializing in industries facing disruption and business transformation. As catalysts of progress for more than 40 years, we accelerate growth by creating a seamless flow between primary, secondary, syndicated, and internal business data, providing consulting and advisory services from insights through implementation. Escalent is headquartered in Livonia, Michigan with locations across the US and in Canada, China, India, Ireland, the Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, UAE and the UK. Visit escalent.co to see how we are helping shape the brands that are reshaping the world.

About C Space

C Space is a global customer insight, strategy and innovation agency building customers into the ways businesses work. Partnering with the world’s best-known brands including Walmart, McDonald’s, IKEA and more, C Space helps clients unlock growth through the power of human relationships—co-creating with customers, instead of for them, for increased relevance, deeper loyalty and higher customer lifetime value. C Space’s full-service customer solutions are tailored to meet specific business needs with a focus on private online communities, co-creation events, workshops and powerful storytelling and insights activation. Headquartered in Boston, C Space has offices in London, New York, San Francisco and Mexico City.

About Hall & Partners

Hall & Partners is a team of unconventional thinkers, obsessed with how marketing influences the relationship between people, brands and culture. Born out of adland, we are the insight agency known for weaving creativity with science. We distil data through a strategic lens to reveal ‘uncommon insights’ – human truths tailored to individual brands, not blackbox data available to the masses. We partner with clients to shape brand strategy and optimize brand and campaign performance. Our award-winning approach amplifies insights across every business area, propelling marketing decision-making to create an unmatched competitive advantage. Headquartered in London, Hall & Partners has offices in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago.

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Contact        
Lisa Viselli, 734.779.6851

lisa.viselli@escalent.co

GlobeNewswire Distribution ID 8806130

April 12, 2023

GlobeNewswire, le réseau de distribution de communiqués de presse de Notified, a distribué un nombre record de communiqués en 2022, soit une augmentation de 16 % au cours des deux dernières années

Notified constate un élan continu et fournit les meilleures pratiques pour la distribution de communiqués de presse

NEW YORK, 12 avr. 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Notified, partenaire technologique mondialement reconnu pour les professionnels du marketing, des relations publiques et des relations avec les investisseurs, a annoncé aujourd’hui que GlobeNewswire avait constaté une augmentation de 16 % du nombre de communiqués de presse distribués par les clients au cours des deux dernières années. Cette croissance est soulignée par une étude récente menée en partenariat avec PRWeek, qui a révélé que 79 % des professionnels des relations publiques pensent que les communiqués de presse représentent une part précieuse du mix médias, 65 % rapportant travailler « de manière approfondie » sur le contenu des communiqués.

GlobeNewswire est l’un des plus grands réseaux de distribution de communiqués de presse au monde, étant chargé d’apporter de manière sécurisée et fiable des communications cruciales au nom de plus d’un tiers des 2 000 plus grandes sociétés du monde. Le réseau distribue des communiqués dans plus de 150 pays et dans 35 langues afin d’accroître la visibilité des actualités et des annonces clés des entreprises. Il reçoit constamment des éloges de la part des clients pour son soutien de haute qualité, et a gagné cinq badges dans le G2 Spring Report 2023, pour avoir été très bien noté par les utilisateurs actuels.

L’année dernière, en réponse à l’évolution des besoins des entreprises mondiales, GlobeNewswire a ajouté trois nouveaux circuits Environnementaux, Sociaux et de Gouvernance (ESG), couvrant l’Amérique du Nord, l’Europe et la région Asie-Pacifique. Chaque circuit comprend un réseau de distribution régional très complet, plus une liste minutieusement préparée de journalistes qui présentent un intérêt particulier pour l’ESG et la responsabilité sociale des entreprises, ainsi que des métiers couvrant les sujets environnementaux et philanthropiques.

Cette année, GlobeNewswire se consacre à faire avancer la technologie des relations publiques en travaillant main dans la main avec ceux qui l’utiliseront. Le mois dernier, il a introduit le premier outil d’IA générative pour la création de communiqués proposé par un service de presse. Pour en savoir plus et demander d’accéder à la version bêta du générateur de communiqués de presse avec IA de GlobeNewswire, rendez-vous sur https://insight.notified.com/globenewswire-ai.

« La croissance continue de GlobeNewswire est la preuve que le communiqué de presse ne va pas disparaître : en fait, il s’agit d’un outil de communication absolument essentiel dans l’environnement commercial dynamique d’aujourd’hui qui permet aux sociétés de raconter leur histoire », a déclaré Jessica Brown, VP du marketing chez Notified. « Quelle que soit la taille d’une organisation, un communiqué de presse est une source unique et incontestable de vérité, il est essentiel à la stratégie de communication d’entreprise. Les professionnels des relations publiques peuvent en tirer des avantages en comprenant les meilleures pratiques de distribution qui améliorent directement la visibilité, la syndication et les résultats médiatiques. »

Un snippet média accompagnant ce communiqué de presse est accessible en sélectionnant l’image ou le lien ci-dessous :

Les conseils suivants, décrits dans le dernier livre électronique de Notified, « How to Improve Your Media Outreach in 2023 » (Comment améliorer votre couverture médiatique en 2023), fournissent des lignes directrices aux communicants afin d’optimiser le retour sur investissement des communiqués de presse :

Comprendre l’optimisation du référencement : améliorez l’optimisation pour les moteurs de recherche (SEO) en alignant les mots-clés avec la messagerie et le public cible de manière naturelle. N’oubliez pas que la première ligne présentée dans le communiqué de presse est ce qui sera vu dans les résultats de recherche Google.
Penser comme un journaliste : soyez impartial(e) et tactique au niveau de l’écriture pour créer des communiqués de presse accrocheurs et faciles à lire : évitez le jargon et soyez sûr(e) de diriger avec des faits dignes d’intérêt, en utilisant des citations et des données comme preuves.
Utiliser le multimédia pour améliorer les résultats : créez un communiqué de presse plus complet et engageant en incluant des images, des vidéos, des clips audio, des graphiques et d’autres médias intégrés (et téléchargeables). Dans le texte alternatif pour les images, ajoutez des mots-clés ou des termes de recherche associés pour augmenter les résultats de recherche. Utilisez des images compressées et des extensions de nom de fichier standard, comme .jpg ou .jpeg, ainsi que des titres descriptifs.
Tirer parti de votre salle de rédaction en ligne : dans un environnement médiatique difficile, la salle de rédaction sert de ressource de contenu à jour et facile à consommer et de source d’informations auxquelles les journalistes et les parties prenantes font confiance.

Pour en savoir plus sur GlobeNewswire, rendez-vous sur : https://www.globenewswire.com/

À propos de Notified
Notified est déterminée à faciliter pour les marques la création et le partage d’histoires percutantes avec le monde. Notre suite de solutions de classe mondiale primées et notre équipe dédiée du service client sont utilisées par plus de 10 000 clients mondiaux, allant d’entreprises en pleine croissance et de sociétés cotées à certaines des marques les plus connues dans le monde.

Les solutions de Notified aident les entreprises à partager et à amplifier efficacement leurs histoires avec les clients, les investisseurs, les employés et les médias. De la distribution des communiqués de presse via GlobeNewswire aux téléconférences sur les résultats, en passant par les sites Web des relations avec les investisseurs, l’écoute sociale, l’engagement des médias, les webinaires et les expériences numériques, Notified fait tout ce que vous pourriez souhaiter. Notified fait partie de West Technology Group, LLC (anciennement Intrado Corporation), qui est contrôlé par les sociétés affiliées de certains fonds gérés par Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE : APO). Le siège social de Notified est à New York, dans l’État de New York.

Pour en savoir plus, rendez-vous sur le site www.notified.com ou suivez-nous sur LinkedIn, Twitter ou sur notre blog.

Contact :
Hannah Freedman
Directrice des médias et communications
hannah.freedman@notified.com

GlobeNewswire Distribution ID 8806317

April 12, 2023

GlobeNewswire, a Rede de Distribuição Newswire da Notified, Distribuiu um Número Recorde de Comunicados para a Imprensa em 2022, um Aumento de 16% nos Últimos Dois Anos

Notified Acompanha Momento e Fornece Melhores Práticas para Distribuição de Comunicados para a Imprensa

NOVA YORK, April 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A Notified, parceira de tecnologia parceira de tecnologia de confiança em todo o mundo para profissionais de relações com investidores, relações públicas e marketing, anunciou hoje que a GlobeNewswire teve um aumento de 16% nos comunicados para a imprensa distribuídos pelos clientes nos últimos dois anos. Esse crescimento é confirmado em um estudo recente realizado em parceria com a PRWeek, que revelou que 79% dos profissionais de relações públicas acreditam que os comunicados para a imprensa são importante para a mídia, com 65% indicando que trabalham “extensivamente” com eles em lançamento de conteúdo.

Uma das maiores redes de distribuição de notícias do mundo, responsável pelo fornecimento seguro e confiável de comunicados essenciais em nome de mais de um terço das 2.000 maiores empresas do mundo, a GlobeNewswire distribui comunicados para a imprensa em mais de 150 países em 35 idiomas para aumentar a visibilidade das notícias e comunicados das principais empresas. A empresa é sempre elogiada pelos clientes por oferecer suporte de alta qualidade, tendo recebido cinco distintivos no G2 Spring Report 2023, por sua alta pontuação pelos usuários.

No ano passado, em resposta às crescentes necessidades das empresas globais, a GlobeNewswire adicionou três novos circuitos Environmental, Social and Governance (Ambientais, Sociais e de Governança – ESG) – abrangendo a América do Norte, Europa e região da Ásia-Pacífico. Cada circuito inclui uma rede de distribuição regional abrangente, além de uma lista cuidadosamente selecionada de jornalistas especialmente interessados em ESG e responsabilidade social corporativa, bem como empresas que abordam temas ambientais e filantrópicos.

Este ano, a GlobeNewswire está focada no avanço da tecnologia de relações públicas, trabalhando em conjunto com tais empresas. No mês passado ela lançou a primeira ferramenta de IA geradora para a criação de comunicados para imprensa oferecidos por um serviço de notícias. Para mais informação e inscrição no beta do gerador de comunicados para a imprensa da GlobeNewswire AI, visite https://insight.notified.com/globenewswire-ai.

“O crescimento constante da GlobeNewswire é a prova de que o comunicado para a imprensa continua sendo muito importante – na verdade, é uma ferramenta de comunicação absolutamente essencial para as empresas dinâmicas de hoje contarem sua história”, disse Jessica Brown, VP de Marketing da Notified. Para organizações de qualquer tamanho, um comunicado para a imprensa é uma fonte única e indiscutível de verdade, essencial para a estratégia de comunicação corporativa. Os profissionais de Relações Públicas podem obter uma vantagem ao entender as melhores práticas de distribuição que melhoram diretamente a visibilidade, distribuição e resultados de mídia obtidos.

Para um Snippet de Mídia deste comunicado, selecione a imagem ou o link abaixo:

As dicas a seguir, descritas no último eBook da Notified, “How to Improve Your Media Outreach in 2023” (Como Melhorar o Alcance da Sua Mídia em 2023) – fornecem diretrizes para os comunicadores otimizarem o ROI dos comunicados para a imprensa:

Entenda o SEO: aumente a otimização do mecanismo de pesquisa com o alinhamento natural das palavras-chave com as mensagens e o público-alvo. Lembre-se de que a primeira linha do comunicado para a imprensa é o que é apresentado nos resultados de pesquisa do Google.
Pense Como um Jornalista: seja imparcial e tático com a escrita na criação de comunicados para a imprensa breves e fáceis de ler – evite jargões e inicie com fatos interessantes, com citações e dados como pontos de prova.
Use a Multimídia para Aprimorar os Resultados: crie um comunicado para a imprensa mais abrangente e envolvente, com imagens, vídeos, clipes de áudio, gráficos e outras mídias incorporadas e para download. No texto alternativo de imagens, adicione palavras-chave ou termos de pesquisa relacionados para aumentar os resultados da pesquisa. Use imagens compactadas e nomes de extensão de arquivo padrão, como .jpg ou .jpeg e títulos descritivos.
Utilize Sua Redação Online: em um ambiente de mídia desafiador, a redação serve como um recurso de conteúdo atualizado, fácil de consumir, além de ser uma fonte de informações em que os jornalistas e partes interessadas confiam.

Para mais informações sobre a GlobeNewswire, visite: https://www.globenewswire.com/

Sobre a Notified
A Notified está empenhada em facilitar a criação e o compartilhamento de histórias potentes de marcas com todo o mundo. Mais de 10.000 clientes globais, desde empresas em crescimento e empresas públicas, até algumas das marcas mais reconhecidas do mundo, contam com o nosso conjunto de soluções premiadas de categoria mundial e com a nossa dedicada equipe de atendimento ao cliente.

As soluções da Notified ajudam as empresas a compartilhar e ampliar suas histórias – para clientes, investidores, funcionários e mídia. Desde a distribuição de comunicados para a imprensa via GlobeNewswire até as ligações de ganhos, sites de RI, escuta social, engajamento da mídia, webinars e experiências digitais, a Notified tem você em mente. A Notified faz parte do West Technology Group, LLC (ex-Intrado Corporation) controlado por afiliadas de determinados fundos administrados pela Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE: APO). A Notified está localizada em New York, N.Y.

Saiba mais em www.notified.com ou siga-nos no LinkedIn, Twitter, ou nosso blog.

Contato:
Hannah Freedman
Diretora, Mídia e Comunicações
hannah.freedman@notified.com

GlobeNewswire Distribution ID 8806317

April 12, 2023

Let’s set-up at a Dialysis Center in each region – IMaH’s Dialysis Nurse

Ms Nancy Abedi, a Dialysis Nurse at the International Maritime Hospital (IMaH), has appealed to the government, to consider set up at least, one dialysis centre in every region to provide the needed care for patients in the area.

She said cases of kidney disease in Ghana were on the rise there was the need to subsidise its treatment for the vulnerable with the disease.

Ms Abedi made the appeal at the weekly, “Your Health! Our Collective Responsibility! A Ghana News Agency Tema Regional Office initiative aimed at promoting communication on health-related topics and setting the medium for the propagation of health information to influence personal health choices by improving health literacy.

Speaking on the number of dialysis machines available for the management of the diseases, she said most regions did not have dialysis centres to care for patients, making some of them travel long distances to access care.

She stated, for instance, that it was just until recently that the Volta Region had one centre, while the Eastern Region and others did not have any at all.

The IMaH Dialysis Nurse revealed that the Tema area currently had five centres, all of which were privately owned, and added that due to the cost involved in running the machine, which operates on electricity, and water treatment plants, dialysis costs were very expensive.

She said a session of dialysis cost between GH¢500.00 and GH¢600.00, and a patient needed at least three dialyses in a week to flush out the toxins and extra water from their system since their kidneys were not functioning well enough to do so on their own.

Ms Abedi dismissed the myth that kidney disease was a sickness for the rich, saying, “I have patients who are in the middle class, unemployed, with some as young as 23 years, it has no class preference as the poor and the rich are all prone to it”.

Source: Ghana News Agency

April 12, 2023

Health Directorate advises public against bad eating habit

Dr Alfred Kwodwo Ampofo, the Techiman North District Director of Health Services has advised the public to control their eating habits and avoid unhealthy lifestyles as well.

This would greatly help stem the outbreak in the district, he said, saying ad eating habits and unhealthy lifestyles were contributing to diabetes, hypertension and tuberculosis in the area.

Dr Amofo gave the advice when addressing the District’s 2022 annual performance review meeting held at Tuobodom in the Bono East region.

He said another health challenge in the area was the increasing rate of malaria among children and asked parents to allow their children to sleep under mosquito-treated nets.

He also called on stakeholders to support the on-going malaria campaign to help reduce infections, particularly among children and infants.

Dr Ampofo said the directorate was implementing a malaria prevention and care programme, saying malaria remained one of the topmost child-hood killer diseases and called for stakeholder support.

He explained the directorate reduced the recorded 6.2 per cent cases of anemia in 2021 to 3.9 per cent in 2022 while skilled delivery also improved from 29 per cent to 31.9 per cent within the same periods.

Mr Sampson Addo, the Nkoranza South Health Information Officer said maternal health had improved in the area, saying about 60 per cent of pregnant women in the district attended antenatal clinics.

He called on the government to facilitate the completion of the Agenda 111 District hospital in the area to help improve quality healthcare delivery.

Source: Ghana News Agency

April 12, 2023

Cyprus: Cameroonian student sentenced to 8 years imprisonment for importing drugs

A Cameroonian student, Samuel Nkongho Tanyi, has been sentenced to 8 years imprisonment for importing 9.5 kilos of drugs to Cyprus from Cameroon. The verdict was passed on April 11th 2023.

The high court Judge Murat Soytaç together with two other judges noted that the accused came into the country as a student and imported 9.5 kilograms of cannabis-type drugs through the Ercan Airport because he did not have enough money to cover his education. He also stated that this portrays weaknesses in the student admission policy of foreigners by the state.

“It raises serious questions about the issue, and also points to serious weaknesses in the student admission policy of the State,” the North Cyprus News Agency reported.

He highlighted that importing drugs into North Cyprus, which is claimed to be the “country of universities”, through Ercan Airport also raises serious questions as to how well students can be protected.

“The fact that such a large amount of drugs can be brought into the country from Ercan Airport in a suitcase without taking any additional measures shows us a picture as grave as the crime committed.”

The High Court Judge has criticized the management of foreign students and says

urgent measures are needed to address the problem of African students who arrive in North Cyprus and become either the perpetrators or victims of crimes.

The online news for North Cyprus had reported in September last year that most African students, mainly from Nigeria, are lured to North Cyprus by agencies who promise them the opportunity to work while they study. There have been incidences where some have been kidnapped and forced to work as sex workers.

While Others have been unable to pay for their tuition because they cannot find employment to help pay for their studies and thus they resort to selling drugs.

Source: Cameroon News Agency

April 12, 2023

Senate: challenges of new senators unveiled

Senators making up the third legislature will have as challenges: the implementation their institutional mission, which is to decently represent their decentralized territorial collectivities and to actively participate in the implementation of democracy as mentioned by the Head of State.

These challenges were revealed on April 11th 2023 as the 100 senators who were recently elected and appointed, met at the Yaounde Conference Center for the solemn opening of their first ordinary session as of right. The session was presided over by the eldest Senator, René Ze Nguele together with his youngest colleagues, Senators Jeanne Caroline Afane and Michel Kotoko.

New Senators during the opening session expressed satisfaction and also revealed what their plans are.

“I am proud and satisfied to be here to participate in the writing of a new page in the history of the Senate in Cameroon and I hope we shall all have convergent points of view to participate in the construction of our country,” Senator Laurent Charles Boyomo Assala of the Centre region said.

“Our regions and the population in general are really expecting much from us. We should initiate development from the senate. We are also expected to bring our touches in decentralization. I think it is a mandate of revolution. We are determined to accompany the Head of State in this mandate,” Senator Grégoire Mba Mba of the South region added.

After the solemn opening of the Senate, the Senators are expected to continue their session as of right during which their compatibilities will be verified by various executive bodies that will be put in place, they will also be handed over their attributes and general committees will be formed.

Source: Cameroon News Agency

April 12, 2023

Angolan president, DRC counterpart address situation in eastern region

Angolan head of State João Lourenço Wednesday in Luanda discussed with his counterpart from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Félix Antoine Tshisekedi the security and peace process in the Eastern region of this country, which faces an internal armed conflict.

Félix Tshisekedi, who had been in Luanda for a few hours, discussed with President João Lourenço, among the matters, the cantonment of the M23 forces, according to the understandings reached as part of the mediation exercised by the Angolan Head of State.

The Angolan mediation of the conflict in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) resulted in a ceasefire agreement in that region, since March 7 this year.

The Angolan National Assembly approved last month, at the request of the President of the Republic, unanimously, the deployment of a contingent of 500 soldiers from the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) to the DRC for a 12-month period.

The staff integrates a battalion of the FAA and their respective components, as well as financial means estimated at 11.2 billion kwanzas, within the framework of the budget of Defence and Security sector.

A contingent of the Angolan army should secure the cantonment areas of the M23 rebels and protect the members of the ad hoc verification mechanism, following the ceasefire between government troops and the rebels.

At a mini-summit on peace and security in the Great Lakes region, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 17, 2023, the African Heads of State and Government mandated” Angola, in coordination with the former President of Kenya, Uhuru Kennyatta, a facilitator appointed by the East Africa Commission, to hold contacts with the leadership of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group.

The M23 was created in 2012 when DRC soldiers revolted over the loss of power of their leader, Bosco Ntaganda, accused by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of war crimes and for alleged breaches of the peace agreement of March 23, 2009, which gives the name to the movement.

Source: Angola Press News Agency