FridayMay 13, 2016 1:27 pm

Giggles N’ Hugs (GIGL) Was Created To Help Get Kids Healthy, Not Just Help Parents Relax

According to official CDC data, childhood obesity has more than doubled in the past three decades among children (it has tripled among adolescents), and the portion of kids in the country aged six to eleven who are obese, now stands at nearly 20 percent. Type 2 diabetes (often called adult-onset diabetes), once virtually unheard of in people under the age of 30, is now rising to such staggering prevalence among children and adolescents that peer-reviewed medical journal Diabetes Care recently described it as an emerging epidemic. Increasingly sedentary lifestyles among today’s children, driven by factors like mounting screentime and further…

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FridayMay 13, 2016 1:05 pm

Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc. (OGES) Delivering Solutions Designed to Energize Shareholder Value

When Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc. (OTCQB: OGES) transitioned from a true R&D company to the only U.S. manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries in just 18 months, you knew it was on to something great. It seems these days that there’s a special kind of energy emitting from the company’s $40 million, 70,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Palm Bay, Florida – and it’s not just coming from its lithium-ion battery cells. The company’s ‘energy’ production, which is delivered by way of its manufacturing of lithium-ion large format prismatic cells, small format prismatic cells, and battery modules, meets the energy requirements of those…

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FridayMay 13, 2016 8:44 am

OurPet’s Company (OPCO) Pitch-Perfect Product Mix Nails Burgeoning Pet Market High-Income Household Demo

American Pet Products Association (APPA) data forecasts that Americans will spend upwards of $62.75 billion on their pets this year (http://dtn.fm/n76B4), with the supplies segment continuing to rank a close third, just behind veterinary care and food, at around 23.8 percent of the pie. With nearly 163 million cats and dogs alone occupying households and hearts throughout this great country, the consolidative forces within the pet supply industry that sparked merger talks between the two biggest players recently, privately-owned (CVC Capital Partners and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board) PETCO and PetSmart, are quite easy to understand. There is a…

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ThursdayMay 12, 2016 3:24 pm

Laguna Blends Inc. (LAGBF) Receives High Equity Rating as Fundamental Research Corp. Initiates Coverage

Laguna Blends Inc. (OTC: LAGBF) is a relatively new multi-level marketing (MLM) company that focuses on generating sales of functional, hemp-based beverage products. LAGBF was formed in 2014 and has seen tremendous growth since then. Stuart Gray, CEO of Laguna Blends, owns 18.5 percent of the outstanding shares. The company currently offers two hemp-based functional beverages: Caffe and Pro369. Although the market is relatively young, Laguna Blends chose the hemp market because it offers multiple health benefits to its users. Hemp, a member of the cannabis family, is receiving focus because of its potential use in health foods and functional…

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ThursdayMay 12, 2016 2:57 pm

OurPet’s Company (OPCO) Turning to Internet of Things to Enhance Bond between Pets and Pet Parents

Excitement surrounding the Internet of Things (IoT) has been building for nearly a decade, but the time has come for a more connected world to truly take shape. According to a report by Adobe, the amount of Internet-connected things will reach 50 billion by 2020, offering profits and cost savings to the tune of $19 trillion (http://dtn.fm/7tNTM). Among this growth, smart devices within the home, such as thermostats and kitchen appliances, are expected to contribute about $490 billion by 2019, led by established names in the tech sector such as Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), which bought smart thermostat maker Nest in…

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ThursdayMay 12, 2016 1:42 pm

Monaker Group, Inc. (MKGI) Positioned to Benefit from Travel Industry’s Consolidation Trend

The proliferation of the internet over the past decade has had an undeniable effect on the global travel industry. In 2007, total online travel sales were estimated at just $93.8 billion, according to data from Statistic Brain (http://dtn.fm/G8uxx), but just five years later, the industry had grown to roughly $162.4 billion in sales. Today, approximately 148 million travel bookings are made on the internet each year, accounting for about 57 percent of all travel reservations. While air ticketing and packaged tours account for a healthy percentage of this revenue, the lion’s share is attributed to hotel and accommodation reservations. Led…

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ThursdayMay 12, 2016 10:09 am

Content Checked Holdings, Inc. (CNCK) Teams with ATLETO Social Sports App for Cross-Promotional Marketing Campaign

Before the opening bell, Content Checked Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: CNCK) announced a new strategic partnership with ATLETO, a social sports app that connects everyday athletes. Through this agreement, the two companies will engage in a cross-promotional marketing campaign designed to highlight their apps as platforms for helping users accomplish their health and fitness goals. Moving forward, Content Checked will leverage its social media presence to promote and endorse ATLETO while encouraging downloads and driving brand awareness. Similarly, ATLETO will support Content Checked with promotional posts across all of its social channels, effectively increasing the visibility of Content Checked’s innovative suite…

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ThursdayMay 12, 2016 8:40 am

Laguna Blends, Inc. (LAGBF) Engages QualityStocks Corporate Communications Suite

Laguna Blends, Inc. (OTC: LAGBF), a network marketing company focused on generating sales of its hemp-based functional beverages through independent affiliates, today announced that it has engaged the Corporate Communications Services of QualityStocks. Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, QualityStocks has assisted more than 300 public companies with their efforts to broaden influence, attract growth capital and improve shareholder value over the past 10 years. "With the commercialization of our unique, hemp-based beverage products, Laguna Blends is strategically positioned to capture market share in two high-demand markets," says Laguna Blends CEO Stuart Gray. "As we expand this product line and grow our…

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WednesdayMay 11, 2016 3:37 pm

Momentous Entertainment Group (MMEG) Leveraging DRM and Faith-Based Messages to Gain Market Share

Momentous Entertainment Group (OTC: MMEG) charts its course as an entertainment and direct response marketing company with a focus on developing, producing, and distributing content. The company sells entertainment and consumer products through a distribution channel and uses direct response media marketing – the art of evoking an immediate response and driving prospective customers to take some type of specific action, such as adding one’s self to an email distribution list or making a phone call. As the company develops its sales and distribution channels, Momentous plans to build out its music division along with its feature film, television production,…

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WednesdayMay 11, 2016 3:18 pm

International Stem Cell Corporation (ISCO) passes another Milestone in its Quest for a Parkinson’s Cure

On March 7, 2016, International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCQB: ISCO) announced that the Melbourne Health Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) had approved its application to initiate phase I clinical trials of ISC-hpNSC® (human parthenogenetic neural stem cells) for the treatment of moderate to severe Parkinson's disease. With that approval, ISCO has begun enrolling patients for those phase I clinical trials in what marks a major milestone for the company. International Stem Cell Corporation is researching new ways to increase the quality and length of human life spans through regenerative technologies that augment or replace organ transplants, developments made possible by…

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