• Social Networking
    Marketing

    What is the Role of a Brand Ambassador and How to Build your Dream Team?

    If you have ever been approached on the sidewalk by a group of branded, fun looking people giving out free samples for a new drink, or been waved down by a truck handing out free products, then you’ve encountered a brand ambassador. Not everyone thinks about the role brand ambassadors play for a company or business, and consumers generally only focus on the thing at hand – the product they are receiving from a promotion. Brand ambassadors are critical in helping promote a product or service, and can really bring in interest and sales in high numbers. What is the Role of a Brand Ambassador? Brand ambassadors can come in…

  • Medical Imaging MRI
    Medical Technology

    Medical Imaging: The Modern Method of Diagnosing Internal Injuries

    The process of medical imaging is considered as one of the most critical processes to screen the internal injuries in your body. It is basically a visualization of tissues and cells in your bodies so that a diagnosis can be prepared and proper treatment can be done for your injury. This helps the doctor in planning out an appropriate plan of treatment for your body. The imaging technology can be taken ahead by using the procedure of radiology, nuclear medicine, optimal imaging and open imaging. Radiology Method This method involved the observance of anatomical and physiological elements of the body under high resolution. The usage of different contrast agents helps…

  • Medication Pills
    Health Literacy,  News

    The Opioid Crisis: a National Public Health Emergency

    In mid-October, Ex-DEA Agent Joe Ranazzisi appeared on 60 Minutes to expose details of how pharmaceutical lobbyist and the US Congress have worked in conjunction to knowingly derail DEA efforts at curtailing the opioid epidemic. “Rannazzisi accuses the distributors of fueling the opioid epidemic by turning a blind eye to pain pills being diverted to illicit use,” says 60 Minutes correspondent Bill Whitaker to the viewing audience. Then, to Rannazzisi, he asks: “You know the implication of what you’re saying, that these big companies knew that they were pumping drugs into American communities that were killing people?” “That’s not an implication,” responds Rannazzisi, “that’s a fact. That’s exactly what they…

  • Cloud Computing
    Internet,  Security

    How to Lock Down Your Cloud

    In September 2017, credit reporting firm Equifax revealed that the social security numbers and addresses of as many as 143 million of its American customers were compromised in a security breach, according to CNN. This revelation follows other major security breaches from leading reputable businesses including Yahoo, LinkedIn, and Target. The vulnerability of the data held by such major companies shows that all organizations must take cloud data security seriously.

  • Plants Herbs
    Yard & Garden

    Garden Patch Self-Watering Planter, Your Ultimate Gardening Success Choice

    Have you thought of having some home-grown vegetables? Are you worried that you might not see good results at the end of it all? Are you too busy to attend to your vegetables or other types of plants? Well, here is the ultimate guide to a gardening success story thanks to self-watering planters. To start us off, one of the most exciting things about self-watering planters or pots is the fact that they supply your plants with the right amount of water at the right time. Issues of under watering or overwatering are not a concern when using self-watering planters. Therefore, this means that if you were worried that you…

  • Stress Ball
    Mental Health

    How Squeeze Balls Contribute to Hand Rehabilitation

    Proper functioning and healthy hands are essential parts of the body and greatly affect one’s ability to live independently. The necessity of their functions, which includes holding and grasping, becomes vivid in case of a disability or injury of the hands. Since hands are one of the most used parts of the body in daily activities, they are highly prone to injuries of all sorts. This would affect many aspects of one’s life including their ability to make a living. So, if you are suffering from swelling, stiffness, and pain which makes it difficult for you to handle your daily tasks, it is important to consider rehabilitation as soon as…

  • Bangkok Thailand City
    Travel

    The Best Places To Stay In Bangkok

    As the capital of Thailand, and the most highly populated city in the country, Bangkok is a haven for the worldly adventurer. Every year, tourists from all corners of the globe visit the city to experience its stunning sights, sounds, and flavours. The city has something for everyone.

  • Cooking Oil
    Food

    Common Cooking Oils Used the Right Way

    Time used to be when cooking was simple and uncomplicated — our parents would simply go to the grocery, pick stuff off the shelves, and whip up a delicious meal at home. These days, common food ingredients such as cooking oil have a dizzying variety. But rightly so, because cooking oil has been found to be one of the most vital foodstuff that affects our health in many aspects. In a way, it’s great that there is a ton of choices in the market today when it comes to cooking oils. This gives consumers a wide variety of options for achieving the right flavors and providing their family with healthy…

  • Customer Service
    Marketing

    How to Increase Customer Lifetime Value

    Customer lifetime value (CLV) signifies the projected net profit contribution of a customer over time. It is calculated by adding the revenue you gain from a customer and subtracting the money spent on serving them. It is always seen that the CLV is always lesser than the value of acquiring a new customer. The Marketing stats states as follows The probability of selling your product/services to a new customer is about 5-10%. Whereas, the probability of selling the same product to the existing customer would be roughly about 60-70 %. For any organisation giving emphasis on increasing the customer lifetime value is of utmost importance. There are few tricks and…

  • Addiction
    Health Literacy

    Understanding The Challenges of Cross-Addiction And How To Combat It

    When those struggling with substance abuse indulge in that addiction, their brain releases a ‘feel good’ chemical called dopamine into the synapses. Dopamine signals body that something pleasurable has happened or is about to happen. When the addicts undergo addiction treatment, they often feel a frequent sense of something missing from in their life. That missing thing is usually dopamine. To fill this emptiness, recovering addicts sometimes turn to something else, such as coffee, food, shopping, cigarettes, pills, or anything that mimics their original addiction. It is called cross-addiction In simple terms, cross-addiction means you’ve traded one addiction for another. For example, if you’re working through an alcoholism treatment program,…