Clarity is a powerful new add-on is designed for Monarch, the company’s ad sales and revenue management platform, that automates the capture of email and calendar events making it a game-changer for media sellers looking to streamline their revenue workflows and enhance their CRM accuracy.

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Oct. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Matrix Solutions, the global leader in media ad sales platform solutions, is excited to announce the launch of Clarity. This powerful new add-on is designed for Monarch, the company’s ad sales and revenue management platform designed exclusively for media companies, such as Nexstar, Hearst, Gray Television, and Allen Media Broadcasting. Clarity automates the capture of email and calendar events making it a game-changer for media sellers looking to streamline their revenue workflows and enhance their CRM accuracy.

Clarity: The Next Level of Efficiency for Media Sales Teams
Clarity integrates seamlessly with Outlook, automatically syncing calendar events and customer emails to Monarch. By reducing the need for manual data entry and switching between applications, it ensures that crucial interactions are captured and tracked, helping media sellers work faster and more effectively. Key benefits include:

Seamless Integration: Connects Monarch to Outlook, syncing calendar events and emails with ease.Intelligent Filtering: Filters out internal-only emails, calls, and meetings, keeping customer-focused activities at the forefront.Improved Activity Tracking: Captures and logs customer interactions, creating new contacts as needed, while saving time and minimizing manual data entry.Customizable Synchronization: Features such as the Block List allow account executives to fine-tune which emails and events are logged, providing greater control over their CRM.

“We’re thrilled to introduce Clarity as a new solution within Monarch, developed in response to valuable feedback from our customers,” said Matrix Solutions’ CEO, Mark Gorman. “This add-on exemplifies our ongoing commitment to empowering users with enhanced sales intelligence, technology, and expertise.”

Availability and How to Get Started
Clarity is available as a feature in Monarch. To upgrade and implement Clarity, Monarch users can contact their Success Manager who will facilitate the upgrade, ensure a smooth implementation, and provide guidance on best practices to maximize the benefits of this tool.
For more information on Clarity and how it can transform your workflow, reach out to Matrix Solutions today and take your CRM and media sales efforts to the next level. More on Matrix at matrixformedia.com.

About Matrix Solutions
Matrix Solutions is a forward-thinking technology company that empowers the media ad sales world with intelligence, technology, and expertise. It provides the technology backbone for the end-to-end workflow for sales organizations, transacting in the media marketplace. Its flagship solution, Monarch, is the only global ad sales platform built specifically for media, delivering the CRM and business intelligence necessary to optimize inventory. Matrix manages more than $13 billion annually in media ad revenue, has over 10K users, maintains over 95% renewal rate, and has founded the annual Media Ad Sales Summit and Media Ad Sales Council (MASC) – both of which bring together industry leaders to advance the future of media ad sales. For more information, please visit matrixformedia.com.

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Deanna Kennedy, Matrix Solutions, 413.219.7588, dkennedy@ironistic.com, https://www.matrixformedia.com/

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G2A.COM received the highest honor of ‘Gold Winner’ for its nominated category

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — G2A.COM, the world’s leading marketplace for digital entertainment, has been named a Gold Winner of the “Company of the Year: Retail” award at the 14th Annual 2024 Globee® Awards for Business (International). This prestigious achievement reflects G2A.COM’s over-a-decade-long commitment to redefining digital retail, its focus on user empowerment, and its transformative contributions to global online commerce. Through this accolade, G2A.COM has positioned itself alongside renowned industry leaders, joining the ranks of previous Globee winners such as Adobe, IBM, and Amazon Web Services.

San Madan, President of the Globee Awards, extended her congratulations, stating: “We are proud to honor the incredible accomplishments of this year’s winners. G2A.COM has demonstrated leadership and innovation that truly stand out on the global stage. Congratulations to all the winners for their dedication to pushing boundaries and setting new standards of excellence.”

Central to its award-winning recognition is G2A.COM’s emphasis on enhancing both user and seller experiences on its platform. From its Gate Ready platform that empowers users to seamlessly explore and interact with G2A.COM’s 75,000+ digital offerings, to its Seller Supreme and G2A Direct programs that offer improved discoverability and engagement features for sellers on the platform, G2A.COM has proven its dedication to cultivating a thriving digital marketplace ecosystem for all.

G2A.COM has also been awarded for its commitment to creating an inclusive and safe online marketplace for all users. By partnering with secure software and payment providers like PayPal and Forter, as well as having a dedicated internal cybersecurity team, G2A.COM ensures user security and privacy during transactions while actively educating its user base about online safety through workshops and other educational resources. This dedication to safety complements G2A.COM’s emphasis on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), as demonstrated by its inaugural Diversity Campaign launched in 2023, which amplifies diverse voices within the gaming community. With nearly 40% of its workforce and top management level positions held by women, G2A.COM actively champions inclusivity at all levels of the organization.

“Our journey at G2A.COM has always been driven by an unwavering commitment to innovation and empowering our users and partners,” said Dorota Wróbel, General Manager at G2A.COM. “This award is a testament to the hard work of our entire team and reinforces our mission to provide an exceptional marketplace experience, from expanding access to digital content to advancing our platform and services. We’re honored by this recognition and look forward to continuing to drive meaningful change in the digital retail landscape.”

To learn more about G2A.COM’s offerings and initiatives, please visit www.G2A.COM. You can also view G2A.COM and other Globee Award winners at https://globeeawards.com/business-awards/winners/.

About G2A.COM:
G2A.COM is the world’s largest and most trusted marketplace for digital entertainment, where more than 30 million people from 180 countries have purchased over 100 million items. Users can choose from more than 75,000 digital offerings incl. games, DLCs, in-game items, as well as non-gaming items such as gift cards, subscriptions, software, or e-learning – sold by sellers from all over the world. G2A.COM leads in online security, awarded with the prestigious American CNP award alongside companies such as Microsoft, Barclay’s Bank, and First Data. For more information, visit www.g2a.com.

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The Globee Awards celebrate achievements across ten major programs, recognizing accomplishments in diverse fields such as customer excellence, cybersecurity, innovation, and business leadership. To learn more about the Globee Awards, please visit globeeawards.com.

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18th mission of Student Spaceflight Experiment Program introduces more than 14,000 students to science in space

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., Oct. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — When SpaceX’s 31st Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA takes flight, students across the U.S. and Canada will watch their experiments launch to space with it. The mission includes 39 student-led projects from 38 communities as part of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP). SSEP is an ISS National Laboratory® educational partner program aiming to equip the next generation of scientists and engineers by integrating the scientific research process into the classroom. 

“The whole idea of education is to prepare our students for the real world,” said Jeff Goldstein, center director of the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE), which runs SSEP. Goldstein explained that for educators to be successful in fostering a robust future workforce in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), students need hands-on experience performing tasks from those careers. “A very effective way to do that is to bring professional experiences into the classroom and ask our students to be scientists and engineers right now.”

Participating communities—each with 100 or more students for elementary and secondary programs and at least 30 for college-level programs—engage in a formal microgravity science curriculum and then break into smaller teams to create research proposals. Student experiments are designed to be carried out using Mixstix, flexible tubes with three clamped compartments to keep substances separate until they are ready to be mixed in space. For this mission, SSEP received nearly 1,900 proposals, and a review board selected the top experiment from each community to launch into space.

Below are a few examples of student-led projects on this mission:

Mesa, AZ: The Growth and Mutation of Staphylococcus (epidermidis) Biofilm in Microgravity
Grades 4, 5, 9, and 12, Zaharis Elementary School, Red Mountain Ranch Elementary School, and Red Mountain High School of the Mesa Public School District
Students will study Staphylococcus epidermidis, a common type of infectious bacteria, in space. They will compare the growth of bacterial biofilms, clusters of bacteria that grow together on a surface, in microgravity and on Earth. Results could shed light on how to better protect astronauts from infectious bacteria in space. 

Lamont, CA: Effects of Microgravity on Spinacia oleracea (spinach)
Grade 8, Mountain View Middle School of the Lamont School District
This experiment will compare the germination of Spinacia oleracea (spinach) seeds in microgravity and on Earth. The nutritional value of spinach could benefit astronauts during space missions, and this project aims to identify differences in germination and nutritional content in microgravity.

Pickerington, OH: Effects of Microgravity on Liquid I.V. Hydration Multiplier
Grade 12, Pickerington High School North of the Pickerington Local School District
This team will study how well Liquid I.V., a powdered drink mix containing sodium, potassium, glucose, and micronutrients, hydrates in space. The project will compare hydration levels in plant cells in microgravity and on Earth. Liquid I.V. could help keep astronauts better hydrated during spaceflight, where there is a limited amount of water.

Grantsburg, WI: Will Microgravity Have an Effect on the Growth and Development of Brine Shrimp?
Grade 9, iForward Public Online Charter School of the Grantsburg School District
The project will observe the growth and development of brine shrimp—a food source for several fish species and an environmental monitoring tool—in space. The team hypothesizes that brine shrimp, which cope well with changing environmental conditions, will grow bigger in microgravity.

Sandy, UT: Nematodes to the Rescue! Space Worms as an Integral Component of Space Agriculture
Grade 10, Hillcrest High School of the Canyons School District
Students will examine how well two types of nematodes infect an insect host in microgravity. Entomopathogenic nematodes are parasites that kill their insect hosts using symbiotic bacteria in their gut. These eco-friendly worms are used widely in agricultural pest control and may be a practical solution to control insect pests when growing crops in space.

Several participants have shared how SSEP led them to consider STEM careers, get into their college of choice, and even earn scholarships. Elizabeth Miller, a ninth grader in Mesa’s community, said the process has transformed her education. “It has greatly strengthened my research, writing, presentation, teamwork, and leadership skills,” said Miller.

In Grantsburg, Wisconsin, ninth grader Victor Morris said, “Participating in the program gives us a feel of what being an actual scientist is like. Sending brine shrimp to space makes having a career as a space engineer seem a lot closer and a lot more realistic.”

“One of the common threads that we hear from teachers is that this was the most difficult and most rewarding STEM program they’ve ever done,” added Goldstein. “Through SSEP, we see that students change their view of what science and STEM actually are, and many students say, ‘Yes, I want to consider this as a career.'”

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About the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory:
The International Space Station (ISS) is a one-of-a-kind laboratory that enables research and technology development not possible on Earth. As a public service enterprise, the ISS National Laboratory® allows researchers to leverage this multiuser facility to improve quality of life on Earth, mature space-based business models, advance science literacy in the future workforce, and expand a sustainable and scalable market in low Earth orbit. Through this orbiting national laboratory, research resources on the ISS are available to support non-NASA science, technology, and education initiatives from U.S. government agencies, academic institutions, and the private sector. The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space™ (CASIS™) manages the ISS National Lab, under Cooperative Agreement with NASA, facilitating access to its permanent microgravity research environment, a powerful vantage point in low Earth orbit, and the extreme and varied conditions of space. To learn more about the ISS National Lab, visit our website.

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, CASIS accepts corporate and individual donations to help advance science in space for the benefit of humanity. For more information, visit our donations page.

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