ProfNet Experts Available on Brexit, Foreign Stocks, More

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EXPERT ALERTS

• The Truth Behind Brexit
• Working With Millennials
• Microsoft Buyout of LinkedIn Social Network for $196 Billion
• The Move Away From Foreign Stocks
• 'Fat Axl' Photo Fight May Cause Streisand Effect

MEDIA JOBS

• Senior Multimedia Writer/Producer – Oxygen (NY)
• Digital Journalist – PGA.com (GA)
• Associate Producer – CNBC (NJ)

OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES

• How to Make More Money With Your Content Marketing Writing
• How to Sign up for Official Democratic and Republication Convention News
• Media 411: Tips for Assignment Editors

EXPERT ALERTS:

The Truth Behind Brexit
Jonathan Citrin
Financial Advisor
Ameriprise Financial
"Brexit is grabbing global headlines due to the very nature of the decision. But let's be clear, this is not a vote on economics or even finance. This referendum is about something even bigger and everyone – from voters to investors to policy-makers – are wise to know the truth."
Examining the issue from a behavioral perspective, Citrin can share his thoughts on what Britain's landmark referendum says about voter and investor psychology and what Brexit could mean to financial markets. He is a prominent commentator in the media, for outlets such MarketWatch and CNBC, and has been a contributor to numerous publications, including Investopedia and the Wall Street Journal. He was recently quoted in an article on Brexit for U.S. News & World Report: http://tinyurl.com/h9pk23n
ProfNet Profile: http://www.profnetconnect.com/jonathancitrin
Website: http://www.JonathanCitrin.com
Contact: William Citrin, [email protected]

Working With Millennials
Christopher Cabrera
CEO
Xactly
"A few years ago, there were a lot of articles about millennials, talking down about them. They said millennials are spoiled brats because when they were in competitions as kids, they all got trophies no matter what place they came in. Older people would say, 'I only got a trophy if I won.' I thought those articles were BS. These are smart kids. They grew up in the age of Facebook. I'm also the parent of two millennials, so I refuse to write off an entire group of people and say they're spoiled. I've had conversations with my son and daughter on what makes them tick -- and this has helped me understand the millennials working in the company. So, it's a combination of understanding them as a parent and working with them in business."
Cabrera is a seasoned executive with more than two decades of successful senior management experience at both early-stage and public companies. He is a noted industry expert in issues relating to sales performance management, sales compensation, commission, employee engagement, incentive compensation, benchmarking, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) delivery models. He was named the 2011 "Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year" by the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the USC Marshall School of Business. He is also the author of "Game the Plan" (River Grove Books, 2014) and co-author of "Xactly Sales Compensation for Dummies" (Wiley Publishing, 2006), as well as a contributing writer to such industry publications as Inc.com, Selling Power Magazine, and destinationCRM.
Website: www.xactlycorp.com
Contact: Chris Navalta, [email protected]

Microsoft Buyout of LinkedIn Social Network for $196 Billion
Victor Perotti
Professor and Department Chair of MIS, Marketing and Digital Business, Saunders College of Business
Rochester Institute of Technology
"This is a huge deal that helps to fill a gap in the Microsoft portfolio by adding a large social network in LinkedIn's 433 million users. The deal seems very favorable for LinkedIn with a strong offer share price of $196 billion and a sizable payment should the deal not go through due to regulatory concerns. The acquisition will enhance Microsoft's enterprise software business while also creating new avenues to interact directly with consumers. On the enterprise side, the potential ties between Microsoft's Dynamics CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software and LinkedIn Sales Navigator are compelling. LinkedIn has recently acquired Lynda.com, the video learning platform, which will be very advantageous in support of current and future Microsoft software products. In the era of big data, it is very interesting to think about the massive database of information that Microsoft would also acquire."
Video of Perotti: http://www.rit.edu/news/experts.php?action=viewexpert&id=58
Website: http://www.saunders.rit.edu
Contact: Marcia Morphy, [email protected]

The Move Away From Foreign Stocks
Scott Hanson
CFP, Senior Partner and Founding Principal
Hanson McClain Advisors
"The move away from foreign stocks has a lot to do with behavioral finance. People tend to want to sell when the market is not doing well, but they are even more apt to do it with foreign stocks because they have something to compare them to -- U.S. stocks."
Hanson is available to talk about personal finance topics and retirement issues, such as the latest negative interest rates in the EU and Japan (foreign stocks in general), market evaluation, the retirement crisis, fiduciary responsibility, etc. He is the author of three books, "Personal Decision Points: 7 Steps to Your Ideal Retirement Transition" (2016), "Money Matters: Essential Tips & Tools for Building Financial Peace of Mind" (2006), and co-author of "Investment Advisor Marketing: A Pathway to Growing Your Firm and Building Your Brand" (2013). In addition to writing and financial planning, he co-hosts "Money Matters," a call-in, financial topic radio program that airs every weekend. He is also a regular contributor to Kiplinger's and CNBC.
Website: https://www.hansonmcclain.com
Contact: Jasmin Flores, [email protected]

'Fat Axl' Photo Fight May Cause Streisand Effect
Kenton Hutcherson
Internet Attorney
Hutcherson Law Firm, Dallas
In an effort to stop the spread of the so-called "Fat Axl" Internet meme, Guns N' Roses and AC/DC frontman Axl Rose is demanding Google remove photos showing him to be overweight. The unflattering photos of a much heavier Rose have appeared on the Internet accompanied by satirical lyrics to Guns N' Roses songs, including "Welcome to the Jungle, we got tons of cake" or "Sweet Pie o' Mine." While fat jokes are never a good thing, be careful what you wish for when trying to remove photos from the Internet, even in an issue as weighty -- so to speak -- as this one. Says Hutcherson: "It's called the 'Barbra Streisand Effect.' If you take legal action to remove certain content, you might actually fail and attract more attention to the content. Learn to pick your battles on the web and understand how easy it is to make the situation much worse."
Hutcherson represents people harmed by web content and has experience using the court system to compel Google and others to remove offensive content.
Contact: Sophia Reza, [email protected]

MEDIA JOBS:

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• Senior Multimedia Writer/Producer – Oxygen (NY)
• Digital Journalist – PGA.com (GA)
• Associate Producer – CNBC (NJ)

OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES:

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• HOW TO SIGN UP FOR OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN CONVENTION NEWS. The Democratic and Republication conventions are around the corner, and the world will be watching closely to see what shakes out of Philadelphia and Cleveland. Want to stay on top of the latest news from the conventions? Here's how: http://prn.to/24UrANH
• MEDIA 411: TIPS FOR ASSIGNMENT EDITORS. Being a journalist is tough -- stress and responsibility are an everyday thing. Just ask any assignment editor. They're the heart of a newsroom and where almost every story begins. They find the stories by fielding calls from the public, listening to scanners, reading news releases (yes, it still happens), planning the stories and assigning them to a reporter. They're producers and troubleshooters and also make the suggestions as to whether or not a story should be covered. Here's some advice for assignment editors from NewsLab: http://prn.to/1RZjhZw

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