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PF Hospitality Group, Inc. Announces Completion of Merger With Pizza Fusion Holdings, Inc.

Post author By darune123
Post date July 3, 2015

Boca Raton, FL (PRWEB)
July 02, 2015

PF Hospitality Group, Inc. (OTC PINK: KHGTD), announced today that it has completed its previously announced merger with Pizza Fusion Holdings, Inc. (“Pizza Fusion”), a franchisor of organic fare pizza restaurants.

Pursuant to the terms of the May 26, 2015 merger agreement, PF Hospitality Group exchanged 17,117,268 shares of its common stock for 100% of the Pizza Fusion common shares and a warrant to purchase one share of PF Hospitality Group, Inc. common stock at $ 0.25 per share for a period of three years. In addition, Pizza Fusion’s founders, Vaughan Dugan and Randy Romano, each purchased 21,441,366 shares of PF Hospitality Group, Inc. common stock and 1,000,000 shares of PF Hospitality Group, Inc. Series A preferred stock at a price of $ .0001 per share. The shares are restricted and subject to the conditions set forth in Rule 144. Holders of convertible debt in the original principal amount of $ 65,600 agreed to convert such debt into 40,000,000 shares of PF Hospitality Group, Inc. common stock as part of the merger.

Upon completion of the merger, Vaughan Dugan was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of PF Hospitality Group, Inc. and Randy Romano was appointed as President. Messrs. Dugan and Romano were also appointed to the Company’s board of directors. David Kugelman resigned from his position as Chief Executive Officer and Director.

“Our focus for PF Hospitality Group will be to increase shareholder value by growing the company both organically and through acquisitions,” stated Vaughan Dugan, CEO of PF Hospitality Group, Inc. “We are focused on acquiring key niche verticals and developing new concepts that are agile, which we believe will help us expand our reach in the marketplace and become more robust in the fast casual restaurant space.”

Through the merger with Pizza Fusion, PF Hospitality Group has become a franchisor of pizza restaurants specializing in organic fare free of artificial additives, such as preservatives, growth hormones, pesticides, nitrates and trans fats. The Pizza Fusion brand proudly offers health conscious alternatives and provides its customers with a 75% organic menu featuring an eclectic variety of gourmet sandwiches, salads, desserts, beer and wine. Pizza Fusion evaluates its operations from an environmental perspective in an effort to minimize its ecological footprint and was awarded the “Hot Concept” award by Nation’s Restaurant News in 2010.

The company also owns a 100% interest in Shaker & Pie, Inc., a modern Italian bistro in the heart of downtown Boca Raton, Florida, which is slated to open in the fall of 2015. Shaker & Pie combines wood-fired pizzas with healthy, hearty Italian-influenced street food.

For more information on Pizza Fusion, visit http://www.pizzafusion.com or follow the restaurant on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pizzafusion) or Twitter @PizzaFusion. For more information on Shaker & Pie, visit http://www.shakerandpie.com or follow the restaurant on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/shakerandpie).

About PF Hospitality Group

PF Hospitality Group, Inc. is a publicly-traded management firm which creates, cultivates, and operates innovative and healthy brands within the restaurant and retail industries. PF Hospitality Group focuses on consumer food service concepts, with a specialization around franchised and multi-unit business models in the retail, fast-casual, and traditional restaurant sectors. As the creator and current advisor organization of the global, all-natural and organic pizza franchise, Pizza Fusion, PF Hospitality Group has been on the cutting edge of innovative food service with an emphasis on sustainability and community impact since 2006. Currently with 17 locations throughout the United States, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, PF Hospitality Group is now testing out new concepts it will develop and manage. PF Hospitality Group created “Shaker & Pie,” a new, interactive restaurant concept which combines wood-fired pizzas with healthy, hearty Italian-influenced street food, slated to launch in Q4 2015 out of Boca Raton, Florida. PF Hospitality Group believes that successful investing begins with providing a compelling value proposition paired with a unique and innovative concept, to all business constituencies. Leaning on its extensive resources and depth of team members, PF Hospitality Group is actively partnering with brands who share this vision so that new concepts may be created, incubated, developed and operated with the customer, environment, and bottom line profitability in mind.

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This news release contains statements that involve expectations, plans or intentions (such as those relating to future expansion or financial results) and other factors discussed from time to time in the Company’s OTC Markets filings. These statements are forward-looking and are subject to risks and uncertainties, so actual results may vary materially. You can identify these forward-looking statements by words such as “may,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan” and other similar expressions. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors not within the control of the company. The company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The company disclaims any obligation subsequently to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

Corporate Relations:

Nicole Biscuiti

(561)445-0447

nicole@biscuiti.com

PR Director, PF Hospitality Group

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SEM Marketing

Splash Media Group Complements Social with New Programmatic Marketing Services

Post author By darune123
Post date June 9, 2015

Addison, TX (PRWEB) May 12, 2015

Splash Media, a leading provider of social media marketing solutions, announced today it has launched an innovative new marketing service offering hyper-targeting services to B2B and B2C clients, leveraging social media data and expertise to optimize real-time engagement in the digital space.

Sean Clayton, an industry expert, will be heading up this new venture at Splash Media as the Managing Director of Paid Media. “I am excited about the current capabilities of Splash Media. Leveraging real-time social data, with the power of programmatic and our data provider, will create a unique and powerful marketing tool for our clients.”

Splash Media has an unparalleled position of having over 103 million touches in the social media space and, with the addition of programmatic marketing, this allows for a greater understanding of the buyer, the intent and the sales funnel engagement of clients individually, not as a group.

CEO, John Dankovchik said, “Now our clients have the power to leverage precise targeting and profit from their own data. It’s a win- win situation for all the players in a digital advertising world. ”

Based on an April 2015 study from Borrell Associates, experts predict programmatic spending will more than double this year, with figures in the $ 5 billion range. They further predict that by 2019, $ 47 billion of ad spending will be conducted programmatically.

Splash’s new programmatic marketing offering allows them to bring the tech, creative and years of marketing expertise to the forefront in a space where the combination has been lacking.

About Splash Media Group

Based in the North Dallas suburb of Addison, Texas, Splash Media Group has leveraged its expertise in video and television production since 2005, and launched a social media practice in 2010 that has evolved into one of the leading social media agencies in the world. Splash Media Group provides comprehensive social media services from consulting to full outsourcing. Services include online marketing strategy development, online reputation management (ORM), search engine marketing (SEM), search engine optimization (SEO), community management, content marketing (video and blog creation) and analytics/reporting, just to name a few. For more information, visit http://www.splashmedia.com.

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Real Estate Marketing

Sereno Group Starts the Year Strong by Attracting a Bevy of Skilled Realtors

Post author By darune123
Post date May 29, 2015

Los Gatos, CA (PRWEB) May 28, 2015

Sereno Group announced the addition of several skilled Realtors across its offices in Silicon Valley and Santa Cruz County. In the first quarter of 2015 Sereno added an impressive group, featuring: John Kost, Keli Hemingway, Aileen La Bouff, Katie Williams, Cindy Woodward, Nick Marini, Shaena Strubing, Brandi Tate, and Jane Shen. Each of these individuals bring a creative, community-minded professionalism that blends with Sereno Group’s ethos.

“We are experiencing tremendous and exciting growth. In addition to adding a powerful lineup of new associates, we recently opened our third office in Santa Cruz County, our eighth overall, and are developing plans to expand within our existing markets and into other strategic bay area locations in the future,” said Chris Trapani, CEO and co-founder of Sereno Group. “Each of these agents provides a unique perspective, and brings passion and a generous spirit of community-mindedness to Sereno Group.”

“We take pride in our company’s culture. It fosters a positive environment, which attracts exceptional agents who will in turn provide the highest level of support and service to our clients,” noted Ryan Iwanaga co-founder of Sereno Group, “We are seeing the result of this in our growth and the success our agents are experiencing individually and as a group.”

About Sereno Group:

Open since July 1, 2006, Sereno Group Real Estate has quickly established itself as a market leader by continually attracting top producing agents in the Silicon Valley and Santa Cruz County. During this time, Sereno Group has achieved the highest per agent productivity for residential real estate brokers in the county. In 2014, the company closed over $ 2.4 billion in sales with an average sales price of $ 1 million. In 2014, Sereno Group’s 1% for Good charitable movement donated over $ 400,000 to local charities and community-minded organizations and was recognized as one of the top 50 most philanthropic corporations in the Bay Area. The company, which has been ranked the Best Place to Work in the Bay Area for 5 years in a row, now has eight offices located in Palo Alto, Los Altos, Saratoga, Los Gatos, Willow Glen, Santa Cruz, and Aptos. The 275 agents of Sereno Group sell and serve the Santa Clara, San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties and points beyond. http://www.serenogroup.com

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SMS Marketing

Caktus Group Wins Two Communicator Awards for Web Design

Post author By darune123
Post date May 8, 2015

Durham, NC (PRWEB) April 30, 2015

Caktus Group, the nation’s largest Django web application firm, recently received recognition for its design excellence on the PyCon 2015 website. The Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts awarded Caktus two 2015 Communicator Awards: Gold Award of Excellence in Event Websites and a Silver Award of Distinction in Visual Appeal. The Communicator Awards, with over 6000 international entries, is considered the largest and most competitive awards program honoring creative excellence for communications professionals.

“We’re very proud of the team and what they were able to accomplish. It’s wonderful that the judges of such prestigious awards found our work compelling,” said Colin Copeland, Caktus Group Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer. “The award also is a great nod to the efforts of the PyCon 2015 organizers. It’s fantastic for PyCon to be in the company of other large brands such as the Canadian Olympic Team, Lexus, and Red Hat.”

The PyCon 2015 website, built on behalf of the Python Software Foundation, supports the largest annual gathering for the open-source Python programming language. With a bright, clean, and playful modernism, the colorful stripes allude to both Python and the event’s venue, the Palais des Congrès de Montréal. The team working on the site included Trevor Ray (Designer), Rebecca Muraya (Developer), David Ray (Developer), and Ben Riseling (Project Manager).

ABOUT CAKTUS GROUP

Caktus is the largest custom Django web application development firm in the US, building web and mobile tools for businesses and social good. Major projects include the development of Libya’s SMS voter registration system, the first of its kind in the world. Clients include Cox Media Group, UNICEF, International Rescue Committee, and Discovery Communications.

ABOUT THE COMMUNICATOR AWARDS

The Communicator Awards is the leading international awards program honoring creative excellence for communication professionals. Founded by communication professionals over a decade ago, The Communicator Awards is an annual competition honoring the best in advertising, corporate communications, public relations and identity work for print, video, interactive and audio. This year’s Communicator Awards received thousands of entries from companies and agencies of all sizes, making it one of the largest awards of its kind in the

world.

The Communicator Awards is sanctioned and judged by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts, an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from a “Who’s Who” of acclaimed media, advertising, and marketing firms. Please visit aiva.org for a full member list and more information.

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Online Marketing

Focus Group Research Services Procurement Category Market Research Report from IBISWorld has Been Updated

Post author By darune123
Post date January 22, 2015

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 22, 2015

Focus group research services have a buyer power score of 3.9 out of 5, reflecting a buyer’s moderate to strong ability to negotiate lower prices due to this market’s large number of suppliers and competitive nature. IBISWorld estimates that there are more than 36,000 vendors of focus group research services, which provides buyers with a substantial number of suppliers from which to choose. Of these, Nielsen Holdings and the Kantar Group are the two largest players. However, recent demand growth has slightly reduced buyer negotiation power.

In the three years to 2014, the average price for focus group research services has been growing slightly as the economy has improved from recessionary lows. “Price growth has been the result of increased demand from rising consumer spending, which has resulted in increased corporate profit, research and development (R&D) expenditure and total advertising expenditure, which all took a hit during the recession,” according to IBISWorld business research analyst Jordan Weinstein. As these factors continue to rise during the next three years, businesses will invest in consumer research again, boosting demand and prices for focus group research services.

Price aside, buyer power remains significant due to low market concentration and a high level of competition among suppliers. “Low concentration ensures buyers have a wide variety of capable suppliers from which to choose no matter the service’s level of specialization, forcing suppliers to lower prices to compete for business,” Weinstein says. However, specialization and complexity greatly affects buyer power; buyers in need of highly complex and specialized research solutions have far less buyer power than those that conduct more standardized research. For more information, visit IBISWorld’s Focus Group Research Services procurement category market research report page.

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IBISWorld Procurement Report Key Topics

This report is intended to help buyers of focus group research services make informed purchasing decisions. Focus group research service providers engage in qualitative research from a diverse set of individuals and gather information on opinions and attitudes about a product. This market focuses on face-to-face market research and testing, as well as market research by phone and mail. Focus groups are often used to determine the viability of bringing a new product to market as well as improvements for current products. This report does not include internet-based market research.

Executive Summary

Pricing Environment

Price Fundamentals

Benchmark Price

Pricing Model

Price Drivers

Recent Price Trend

Price Forecast

Product Characteristics

Product Life Cycle

Total Cost of Ownership

Product Specialization

Substitute Goods

Regulation

Quality Control

Supply Chain & Vendors

Supply Chain Dynamics

Supply Chain Risk

Imports

Competitive Environment

Market Share Concentration

Market Profitability

Switching Costs

Purchasing Process

Buying Basics

Buying Lead Time

Selection Process

Key RFP Elements

Negotiation Questions

Buyer Power Factors

Key Statistics

About IBISWorld Inc.

IBISWorld is one of the world’s leading publishers of business intelligence, specializing in Industry research and Procurement research. Since 1971, IBISWorld has provided thoroughly researched, accurate and current business information. With an extensive online portfolio, valued for its depth and scope, IBISWorld’s procurement research reports equip clients with the insight necessary to make better purchasing decisions, faster. Headquartered in Los Angeles, IBISWorld Procurement serves a range of business, professional service and government organizations through more than 10 locations worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.ibisworld.com or call 1-800-330-3772.

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Marketing

Medical Risk Management, LLC Changes Company Name to MRM Group, LLC

Post author By darune123
Post date October 25, 2014

HARTFORD, CT (PRWEB) October 25, 2014

Medical Risk Management, LLC, a leading national provider of healthcare risk management and patient safety solutions, today announced that it has changed its name to MRM Group, LLC.

The change embraces the commonly-used “MRM” acronym that has gained widespread recognition across the healthcare community, and creates a unified brand and greater distinction from other providers in the field. Further, the MRM Group name better lends itself to the company’s expanded focus on patient safety, patient satisfaction, and quality of care—not strictly risk management.

As part of the change, the company has also introduced a new brand identity, providing a refreshed look and feel that reflects the company’s highly-innovative approach to risk and patient safety education, and that delivers a brand experience that reflects the company’s commitment to excellence.

The company’s website may now be found at http://www.mrmgroup.com.

“For the past ten years, MRM Group has been intensely focused on product development and growth, and indeed, has grown to become a recognized leader in its field,” stated Kevin W. Kelly, MRM Group’s president and CEO. “I am thrilled that we are now reinvigorating our company’s marketing and communication efforts, ensuring that the MRM Group story is clearly and effectively articulated to all stakeholders. The changes we’ve made in our company’s name, branding, and website are important first steps in this process,” Mr. Kelly added.

About MRM Group™

With clients from coast to coast, MRM Group empowers healthcare providers and institutions to eliminate preventable adverse events, reduce the frequency and severity of claims, and reduce malpractice premiums, while increasing patient safety and improving the patient experience. Founded in 2003 by leading malpractice defense attorneys, as well as healthcare and insurance executives, MRM Group has transformed the way institutions think about risk and patient safety education, creating a highly-effective, specialty-specific methodology that has proven time and again to drive sustained practice change and consistently deliver a remarkable return on investment. For more information, visit http://www.mrmgroup.com.

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Real Estate Marketing

Strong Rental Market Helping to Generate Strong Returns for Self-Directed Real Estate IRA Investors, According to IRA Financial Group

Post author By darune123
Post date October 6, 2014

New York, NY (PRWEB) October 05, 2014

IRA Financial Group, the leading provider of “checkbook control” self-directed IRA LLC solutions, has seen a large percentage of self-directed IRA and solo 401(k) plan clients that had purchased rental real estate properties between 2010-2013 experienced strong returns from their real estate rental investments. Renal rates have increased over 1% for the last quarter contributing to the strong rental income market. Because of the strong demand for rental properties and the ability to generate tax-deferred income using a self-directed IRA, many retirement investors are looking to use of clients interested in using the retirement funds to purchase rental properties and generate tax-deferred rental income. “I have heard many of our self-directed IRA and solo 401(k) clients who have been able to generate 10-15% tax-deferred returns from the self-directed rental investment,“ stated Jacky Ospina, a retirement tax specialist with the IRA Financial Group.

With apartment rents rising nationally for 23 straight quarters and are approximately 15% higher than they were at the end of the recession in 2009, using a self-directed IRA to purchase rental real estate has been a boom for our self-directed IRA clients. “There has been an increasing number of self-directed IRA purchasing rental properties as a means of taking advantage of a strong rental market as well as generating a strong income stream, “ stated Adam Bergman, a tax partner of the IRA Financial Group.

IRA Financial Group’s Self-Directed IRA for real estate investors, also called a real estate IRA with checkbook control, is an IRS approved structure that allows one to use their retirement funds to make real estate and other investments tax-free and without custodian consent. The Self-Directed IRA LLC involves the establishment of a limited liability company (“LLC”) that is owned by the IRA (care of the Roth IRA custodian) and managed by the IRA holder or any third-party. As manager of the IRA LLC, the IRA owner will have control over the IRA assets to make the investments he or she wants and understands

The IRS has always permitted one to use retirement assets to purchase real estate rental properties. “With IRA Financial Group’s self-directed IRA LLC solution, investors can make real estate purchases and generate tax-deferred rental income or tax-free rental income in the case of a self-directed Roth IRA. “One major advantage of buying rental properties with a Self-Directed real estate IRA is that all rental income generated by the property is tax-distribution until a distribution is taken, “ stated Mr. Bergman.

Instead of buying real estate with personal funds and being subject to tax on the income or upon the disposition of the asset, a Self Directed IRA real estate LLC with Checkbook Control will allow one to buy real estate, including rental properties without paying tax immediately.

The IRA Financial Group was founded by a group of top law firm tax and ERISA lawyers who have worked at some of the largest law firms in the United States, such as White & Case LLP, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, and Thelen LLP.

IRA Financial Group is the market’s leading “checkbook control Self Directed IRA Facilitator. IRA Financial Group has helped thousands of clients take back control over their retirement funds while gaining the ability to invest in almost any type of investment, including real estate without custodian consent.

To learn more about the IRA Financial Group please visit our website at http://www.irafinancialgroup.com or call 800-472-0646.

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