LOS ANGELES, Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Amidst the rise of AI-dominated content, WestMetric, a leading digital marketing agency, is proudly defending its controversial approach to SEO, emphasizing the critical role of organic traffic above vanity rankings. Artificial intelligence tools like GPT language learning models have opened the floodgates of shady “black hat” SEO practices. The only way to fight back as a growth oriented-business is to perfect the content on pages published to the web.
WestMetric takes an innovative approach to SEO services for eCommerce.
Generation of images from text with the new artificial intelligence affects the way user will use the web and SEO. SEO agency, WestMetric is innovating on old SEO techniques.
Contrary to the unpredictable nature of standard bad SEO practices, WestMetric champions the timeless significance of quality on-page fundamentals. “Relevance and timeliness are paramount,” says Brandi Frye, Founder of WestMetric. “We craft SEO strategies that highlight the essential aspects of our clients’ web pages, ensuring a logical flow that enhances user experience.”
WestMetric’s unique approach centers on building customized SEO strategies tailored to page content and audience. Unlike the common race for the top spot on search engine results pages (SERPs), WestMetric focuses on creating well-optimized pages with a focus on essential elements such as meta titles, descriptions, sitemaps, and high-quality content. This emphasis on the basics, coupled with the power of granular analytics, positions clients for long-term success in the digital marketplace but is controversial to some traditional SEO firms.
“Our goal isn’t merely to claim the vanity trophy of being #1 on SERPs,” Frye continues. “We prioritize driving real human traffic, increasing sales, and growing revenue for our clients. Every SEO strategy we create is meticulously designed to align with our clients’ objectives and to lead to a surge in qualified organic traffic.”
With a wealth of experience spanning diverse business verticals, including B2B and B2C in highly competitive markets, WestMetric has earned a reputation for excellence as an ecommerce SEO agency. The agency’s team of seasoned marketing specialists brings unparalleled expertise to the table, offering transparent communication and weekly updates on project status and progress. Clients can expect professional SEO insights and guidance, ensuring their digital presence is not only optimized but also strategically aligned with their business goals.
Businesses seeking a transformative SEO experience are invited to connect with WestMetric Performance Digital Marketing Agency. Prospective clients can request a customized proposal tailored to their unique requirements, or opt for an instant package order to secure their spot with the industry leader in on-page SEO services.
WestMetric is a top-rated digital marketing agency specializing in innovative SEO strategies tailored to individual businesses. With a focus on on-page fundamentals and a deep understanding of AI-driven insights, WestMetric empowers clients to achieve sustainable growth in the competitive digital landscape. Learn more at westmetric.com.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Condado Tacos, the award winning taco joint and growth brand specializing in unique tacos, margaritas and tequilas in a colorful, energetic atmosphere, tomorrow celebrates National Taco Day (Wednesday, October 4th) by turning it into National Taco Month.
Throughout October, Condado Tacos offers its App members a free taco of their choice, and provides the same free taco for anyone who downloads the Condado App this month (Android or Iphone). Condado Tacos will add to the holiday by launching their own Taco Quiz powered by AI. After filling out some brief answers in the taco quiz, it will provide results for Which Taco Are You? Images used in the quiz are generated by AI. Visit a Condado Tacos restaurant or go to condadotacos.com starting October 4th to reveal your taco personality.
Also today, Condado introduces its Fall Lineup of Limited Time Offer menu items. The Orange Glazed Chicken Taco features an Ancho-Orange Chicken with a Spicy Maple Orange Glaze and is priced at $4.00, and at Happy Hour the price is $3.00. The Green Chilies Queso is a savory and smoky fresh queso made with four different peppers including Anaheim and Shishito and is priced at $4.00 for half dip ($7.50 for full). The fall limited time beverage is the fan fav Harvest Pear Margarita, made with fresh pear puree and a cinnamon sugar rim, and is available at $12, and just $7 during Happy Hour.
“Condado Tacos is all about great food, margs and fun, and we’re excited to roll out these new Limited Time Offer menu items with new, exciting and innovative flavors,” said Chris Artinian, Condado Tacos President & CEO. “With an average price per person of $18 that includes two tacos, a dip and a margarita, nobody can beat us in terms of providing the best value with the highest quality experience that’s second to none.”
About Condado Tacos Condado Tacos provides an all-inclusive dining experience for its guests and its 2600 team members, with “Enough Yum for Everyone.” The brand started in 2014 with its first location in the Short North neighborhood near Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Since its founding, the award-winning taco joint has grown to 47 restaurants in 17 markets and was very recently listed among the Fastest Growing Private Restaurant Companies by Inc. 5000. To learn more, go to condadotacos.com
Intends to Repay Remaining Convertible Debt Balance, Saving Almost C$2 Million in Annual Interest Payments
EDMONTON, AB, Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ – Aurora Cannabis Inc. (“Aurora” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ACB) (TSX: ACB), the Canadian company opening the world to cannabis, today announced the closing of its previously announced bought deal offering of 53,187,500 common shares of the Company (the “Offered Securities”) at a price of C$0.73 per Offered Security (the “Offering Price”), for aggregate gross proceeds to Aurora of approximately C$38,826,875 (the “Offering”). The gross proceeds include the full exercise of the over-allotment option by Canaccord Genuity to purchase 6,937,500 additional common shares of the Company on the same terms as the Offering.
“It is our intention to use the majority of the net proceeds from the Offering to repay the remaining balance of our convertible notes at or prior to maturity, representing principal outstanding of approximately US$25 million. Pro forma the Offering but prior to any repayment of convertible notes, Aurora has a highly flexible capital structure, with approximately C$227 million of total cash available to support strategic growth initiatives and value accretive M&A opportunities. As a result of the Offering, we do not believe that we will need to pursue an at-the-market offering program for the medium term, as we expect to deliver on our stated objective of being free cash flow positive in calendar 2024″ stated Aurora’s CEO Miguel Martin.
A prospectus supplement (the “Prospectus Supplement”) to the Company’s short form base shelf prospectus dated April 27, 2023 (the “Base Shelf Prospectus”) has been filed with the securities commissions or securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada, except Quebec. Copies of the Prospectus Supplement and the Base Shelf Prospectus may be obtained on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com and from Canaccord Genuity Corp., 40 Temperance Street, Suite 2100, Toronto, ON M5H 0B4. The Prospectus Supplement and the Base Shelf Prospectus contain important detailed information about the Company and the Offering. Prospective investors should read the Prospectus Supplement, the Base Shelf Prospectus, and the other documents the Company has filed on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com before making an investment decision.
No securities regulatory authority has either approved or disapproved of the contents of this news release. The Offered Securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”) or any state securities laws. Accordingly, the Offered Securities may not be offered, sold or delivered, directly or indirectly, in the United States or to U.S. persons except pursuant to exemptions from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. This press release is for information purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
About Aurora
Aurora is opening the world to cannabis, serving both the medical and consumer markets. Headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Aurora is a pioneer in global cannabis, dedicated to helping people improve their lives. The Company’s adult-use brand portfolio includes Aurora Drift, San Rafael ’71, Daily Special, Whistler, Being and Greybeard. Medical cannabis brands include MedReleaf, CanniMed, Aurora and Whistler Medical Marijuana Co. Aurora also has a controlling interest in Bevo Farms Ltd., North America’s leading supplier of propagated agricultural plants. Driven by science and innovation, and with a focus on high-quality cannabis products, Aurora’s brands continue to break through as industry leaders in the medical, performance, wellness and adult recreational markets wherever they are launched.
Aurora’s common shares trade on the NASDAQ and TSX under the symbol “ACB”.
Forward Looking Statements
This news release includes statements containing certain “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities law (“forward-looking statements”). Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as “plan”, “continue”, “expect”, “project”, “intend”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “may”, “will”, “potential”, “proposed” and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions “may” or “will” occur. Forward-looking statements made in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the expected use of proceeds of the Offering.
These forward-looking statements are only predictions. Forward looking information or statements contained in this news release have been developed based on assumptions management considers to be reasonable. Material factors or assumptions involved in developing forward-looking statements include, without limitation, publicly available information from governmental sources as well as from market research and industry analysis and on assumptions based on data and knowledge of this industry which the Company believes to be reasonable. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors that management believes to be relevant and reasonable in the circumstances could cause actual events, results, level of activity, performance, prospects, opportunities or achievements to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, the ability to retain key personnel, the ability to continue investing in infrastructure to support growth, the ability to obtain financing on acceptable terms, the continued quality of our products, customer experience and retention, the development of third party government and nongovernment consumer sales channels, management’s estimates of consumer demand in Canada and in jurisdictions where the Company exports, expectations of future results and expenses, the risk of successful integration of acquired business and operations, management’s estimation that SG&A will grow only in proportion of revenue growth, the ability to expand and maintain distribution capabilities, the impact of competition, the general impact of financial market conditions, the yield from cannabis growing operations, product demand, changes in prices of required commodities, competition, and the possibility for changes in laws, rules, and regulations in the industry, epidemics, pandemics or other public health crises, including the current outbreak of COVID-19, and other risks, uncertainties and factors set out under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s annual information form dated June 14, 2023 (the “AIF”) and filed with Canadian securities regulators available on the Company’s issuer profile on SEDAR at www.sedarplus.com and filed with and available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Company cautions that the list of risks, uncertainties and other factors described in the AIF is not exhaustive and other factors could also adversely affect its results. Readers are urged to consider the risks, uncertainties and assumptions carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such information. The Company is under no obligation, and expressly disclaims any intention or obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by applicable securities law.
Expanded capabilities include extended door-to-door visibility and machine learning-powered innovations that automate key processes, leading to cost savings and efficiency gains
CHICAGO, Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — project44, the leading supply chain visibility platform, today announced significant enhancements to its platform, Movement, that simplify multimodal visibility and help customers maximize carrier data quality. project44 now delivers greater business value by streamlining some of the most complex scenarios facing shippers and logistics service providers (LSPs) today.
project44’s latest machine learning-powered solutions simplify the most complex multimodal visibility challenges
“While many providers offer basic modal visibility, shippers adopting these solutions find themselves still grappling with costly blind spots as shipments transition between modes and carriers. Poor data quality from carriers only exacerbates the issue, resulting in hundreds of billions of dollars in avoidable supply chain costs,” said Jett McCandless, Founder and CEO of project44. “project44’s cutting-edge, machine learning-powered solutions provide the sophisticated insights organizations need to transform their supply chain from a cost center into a competitive advantage.”
Shippers and LSPs struggle to gain visibility of shipments across modes and carriers, leading to reactive exception management and an inability to plan effectively. project44’s new capabilities address these challenges by connecting customers to every carrier and freight forwarder, delivering unmatched shipment visibility from door-to-door, connected to orders with line item- and SKU-level granularity. With this robust inventory in motion visibility, shippers can reduce manual efforts while optimizing inventory levels, reducing costs from fees, and avoiding unnecessary expedites.
Enhancements to project44’s comprehensive suite of visibility products include:
Extended Visibility: Merges data from carriers and forwarders to deliver complete visibility from door to door, eliminating costly blind spots at interchanges so shippers can proactively manage inventory in transit and meet order due dates while minimizing manual effort
Enhanced China OTR Visibility: Expanded full truckload (FTL) and less-than-truckload (LTL) network coverage in the world’s largest road freight market by volume, including the only compliant solution in the market to enable cross-border data transfer, giving companies manufacturing or sourcing product in China complete visibility from factory to consumer door
Shared Visibility: Lets brand owners and LSPs automatically share their project44 visibility experience with customers and partners for better collaboration without manual activities like phone calls and emails
project44 customers who are leveraging these new capabilities are gaining tremendous business value while enabling more agile supply chain operations.
“By definition, airfreight is time sensitive, but visibility has historically been difficult to achieve because shipments move and change hands rapidly,” said Curt Metzler at Alcon, a multinational vision care products provider. “Extended Air Visibility from project44 gives us the real-time tracking capabilities we need to provide a great customer experience every time.”
“Intermodal transportation is a great way to control shipping costs and make progress on sustainability goals, but if you’re not working directly with rail or short sea carriers, you typically can’t access status data,” said Ewout van Jarwaarde, CEO at Brenntag Essentials, global market leader in chemical distribution. “Extended Truckload Visibility from project44 allows us to create a single shipment and stay connected during the entire journey with real-time shipment status information.”
Shippers and LSPs can also struggle to maximize the value of their visibility investment due to inaccurate carrier data. project44 has developed machine learning-powered solutions to address poor data quality, including technology that automatically resolves issues without manual intervention and dashboards that prescribe specific fixes when intervention is required. Together, these solutions are improving carrier data quality at scale while cutting out hours of manual effort.
“The ease of project44’s Truckload Visibility and Root Cause Analysis product makes all the difference,” said Darren Padro, Senior Operations Manager at CEVA Logistics. “Being able to view all my untracked shipments by carrier in one place with specific root cause errors and details on how to fix the errors has saved me countless hours of sifting through our own internal systems. This product is a game changer for us.”
Learn more about project44’s End-to-End Visibility solution here.
About project44 project44 is on a mission to make supply chains work. As the supply chain connective tissue, project44 operates the world’s most trusted end-to-end visibility platform that manages more than 1 billion unique shipments annually for over 1,300 of the world’s leading brands, including top companies in manufacturing, automotive, retail, life sciences, food & beverage, CPG, and oil, chemical & gas. Using project44, shippers and carriers across the globe drive greater predictability, resiliency and sustainability.
The undisputed leader in the market and innovator of Movement GPT, project44 was named the Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant, #1 in FreightWaves FreightTech 2023, a ten-time leader in customer satisfaction on G2’s Supply Chain Visibility Grid, one of SupplyChainBrain’s 100 Great Supply Chain Partners of 2022, and the Customer’s Choice in Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer report. project44 is headquartered in Chicago with a diverse team spanning 15 global offices including Amsterdam, Kraków, Paris, São Paulo, Shanghai and Tokyo. Learn more at project44.com.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world’s digital infrastructure company®, today announced that it will hold its quarterly conference call on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. EST (2:30 p.m. PST). The company will discuss third-quarter results for the period ended September 30, 2023.
To hear the conference call live, please dial 1-517-308-9482 (domestic and international) and reference the passcode (EQIX). A simultaneous live webcast of the call will be available on Equinix.com under the Investor Relations heading. A replay of the call will be available one hour after the call through Wednesday, February 14, 2024, by dialling 888-566-0097 and entering passcode (2023). In addition, the webcast will be available on the company’s website at www.equinix.com/investors (no password required).
About Equinix Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) is the world’s digital infrastructure company®. Digital leaders harness Equinix’s trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Ryerson Holding Corporation (NYSE: RYI), a leading value-added processor and distributor of industrial metals, announced today that it will host a conference call to discuss third quarter 2023 financial results for the period ended September 30, 2023, on Tuesday, October 31st at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. The live online broadcast will be available on the Company’s Investor Relations website, ir.ryerson.com. Ryerson will report earnings after the market close on Monday, October 30th.
An online replay of the call will be posted on the investor relations website, ir.ryerson.com, and remain available for 90 days.
Ryerson is a leading value-added processor and distributor of industrial metals, with operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and China. Founded in 1842, Ryerson has around 4,300 employees in approximately 100 locations. Visit Ryerson at www.ryerson.com.
