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Singer and actor Seo In Guk is officially leaving his first agency, Jellyfish Entertainment.

A sourcefrom Jellyfish Entertainment statedon August 4 that Seo In Guks contract had expired with the agency, and said that after much consideration, Seo In Guk will not be renewinghis contract.

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Seo In Guk enlisted in the military on March 28, 2017. He has been criticizedrecently for allegedlyusing his medical condition of osteochondral lesions in order to receive an exemption from military service. Jellyfish Entertainment has denied the allegations.

The suspicion that he may have purposefully left the chronic condition untreated in order to receive the exemption has not been easy to shed, even after the agencystated that he had still enlisted because of his strong desire to serve in the military.

Many are wondering if he will move to another agency and start fresh.

We wish Seo In Guk the best inhis future endeavors!

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6 Aug 2017, 8:55 a.m.

"We've got this enormous problem at Stawell."

An aerial shot from 2014 of the Stawell tyre dump, which holds around 9 million tyres. Photo: Boomerang Alliance

A shadowy offshore internet marketing company based in the tax haven of Panama now has control of a toxic dump of 9 million used tyres considered a huge fire risk in the state's west.

The notorious Stawell tyre stockpile, one of the world's biggest, has largely sat dormant for nearly a decade, despite major environmental concerns and repeated orders for it to be cleaned up.

Anger in the community has reached boiling point, as repeated inaction finally led the Environment Protection Authority last week to declare it would take charge of the dump unless the fire danger was reduced. If fully ignited, it could burn for months.

The previous owner had promised residents that it would rid the country town of the dangerous mass of rubber using a controversial recycling process known as pyrolysis, which involves breaking down the tyres at high temperatures.

However that plan has not reached fruition and with the threat of action looming, Fairfax Media can reveal that ownership of the site has been transferred in recent months to an overseas company known as "Internet Marketing Solutions Corp".

A title search shows the transfer of the Saleyards Road property by the previous owner Used Tyre Recycling Corporation was completed on June 8.

No ACN or Australian address is listed for Internet Marketing Solutions Corp on the land title. The company is based in the central American country of Panama.

Panama company records show Internet Marketing Solutions Corp was registered in 2010 as a "sociedad anonima" or anonymous society, a form of private corporation which protects the identity of shareholders.

Directors listed on the company's documents are linked to hundreds of other entities in Panama.

The sole director of the Used Tyre Recycling Corporation, Matthew Starr, said he was not connected with Internet Marketing Solutions Corp in any way and had completed the deal in New York City earlier this year.

Internet Marketing Solutions Corp bought the dump because they wanted to focus on developing rubber-based products, he said.

"I have never been to Panama and can't speak or understand any Spanish," he said.

It appears no money changed hands. On the land title, the property was transferred as a "desire to make a gift".

Dr Starr said the deal was backended, with an agreement that his company would recycle Internet Marketing Solutions Corp's tyres at a plant still planned for a neighbouring property.

The skyline of Panama City in Panama. Photo: Susana Gonzalez

Stawell resident Allan Cooper, 65, said the community had been worried about the tyre stockpile for at least 10 years, after the site's then-owner Motorway went bust in 2008.

He lives on Longfield Street, about one kilometre away from the dump, and had major concerns about the possibility of the town being blanketed with toxic smoke if it were to go up in flames.

"If it started the whole town would be polluted with smoke," he said. "There's no way known you could get everybody out that quickly and it won't take long to start up once it goes."

Mr Cooper said the town was sick of the buckpassing that had taken place in recent years between the owners, the EPA, local council and state government, and just wanted something done.

"If it was in Melton, closer to Melbourne, they'd be doing something about," he said. "They would have that much money poking at it. But they don't care."

Environmental groups have previously described the dump as a "Hazelwood waiting to happen". The CFA has assessed the site as a "very high fire" risk, with the potential for catastrophic consequences for the town of Stawell.

Panama company records for Internet Marketing Solutions Corp.

Environmental group Boomerang Alliance, which has advocated for stricter controls on tyre dumping, estimated there were 9 million tyres in the stockpile.

"Every year it stays there, the greater the chance of a massive fire," said Boomerang Alliance director Jeff Angel.

Lax regulation had allowed the stockpile to grow, he said, as unscrupulous collectors undercut legitimate recyclers with lower rates and then dumped the tyres without fear of reprisal.

He said the problem was improving as state governments tightened their laws, while major tyre brands also had begun sending their used tyres to genuine recyclers.

"However, we've got this enormous legacy problem at Stawell," he said.

EPA chief executive Nial Finegan said there was a long history with Used Tyre Recycling Corporation trying to get them to comply with various notices.

The EPA would seek to recover costs from the owners if it had to take control of the dump and reduce the risk, he said. The current owners have until Wednesday to explain why the EPA shouldn't take charge.

"If the Environment Protection Authority is stepping in there is a real risk to the community," he said.

Dr Starr said his company had stopped owning the dump on March 30, before the EPA had slapped the tyre yard with three statutory demands.

Any delays were caused by documentation having to be translated between Spanish and English and then approved, he said.

The company had previously tried to get a permit for a pyrolysis tyre recycling plant but claimed to be slowed down by red tape.

Dr Starr said the company had spent large amounts of money and had improved the site substantially since taking over in 2015.

"It appears that the EPA are overreacting at Stawell given the recent paper recycling dump fire in Coolaroo that took weeks to put out," he said.

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LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug 6, 2017 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Auto-car-insurance4.info has released a new blog post explaining for how long can a DUI influence auto insurance rates.

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by Billie Nordmeyer

Business marketing leads to financial profits, and social marketing to societal well-being.

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Marketing is a responsibility of management through which knowledge of customers is gained and the organization's capabilities are deployed to serve these customers. In terms of business marketing, identifying and satisfying customers' needs earns the organization a financial profit. In contrast, social marketing leads to societal well-being.

The intent of social marketing is the achievement of specific behavioral goals for the good of society. For example, social marketing can encourage people to avoid smoking in public areas or lead individuals to drive at or below posted speed limits. By encouraging society to avoid demerit goods (smoking in public areas) or promoting merit goods (following speed limits), social marketing promotes the well-being of society.

The American Marketing Association describes marketing as an "activity, set of institutions and processes for creating, communicating, delivering and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners and society at large." In short, business marketing is the process by which customer requirements are identified and satisfied by an organization's services or products to earn a profit. It is by this process that a firm gains a competitive advantage over another business.

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You know that you should do some social media marketing (SMM) tasks every day. That is what all the experts say is best, right? (For several years now, experts like Neil Patel have been expressing how important SMM is!)

In fact, you have it handled. Your social profiles are all set up and you know what you need to do to keep it going. Or, at the least, you have hired the right team that also knows how to get the job done. You know that they can handle it. So, you are confident.

Or, are you?

Lets back up just a tad and look at this social media marketing thing afresh. We are doing this even though we all know what it is. Sometimes it is helpful to take a fresh look to ensure we havent missed anything.

So, here we go

Developing a strong social media presence is the hallmark of a successful startup business. This is the case whether the startup is online or offline or both (which is best, to have a foot in both realms).

Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter are essential for maintaining a competitive edge. Some of the other sites, like Pinterest and Instagram, are coming up the ladder and becoming almost synonymous with their predecessors. Sites like Google Plus, though not mentioned as often, have still not given up their spot in importance when it comes to social media marketing.

So, back to those accounts Lets face it Startups that do not have active social media profiles (accounts) miss out on far too many marketing opportunities. Social media marketing is where it is at, in this day and age of online or internet marketing. Do you think?

Starting a hashtag testimonial on Twitter is an excellent way to gain exposure. If you create a hashtag thats specifically for testimonial purposes, as your startup flourishes, so will the visibility of your hashtag. In turn, you gain free publicity simply by tweeting.

The same holds true for other social media platforms, but in order to be successful, you need to know where your target audience spends most of their time. For example, if their favorite hangout is Instagram, it doesnt make sense to post on Facebook.

This is why it is so important to have a social media marketing plan. That means that we also need to have an idea of what we are doing and what is needed. Without it, we could have burn-out and that isnt good for anyone.

But even before you choose the right channel, you need to define your business goals and objectives. Spend some time defining what it is that you want to accomplish this year, or what is left of any given year. Remember, it doesnt have to be January 1st for you to sit down and perform these exercises in an analysis. It is like a regrouping.

The key is that you allow yourself to assess where you have been, where you are, and where you are going anytime that you feel that your brand (personal or business) needs a regrouping. However, at the same time, ensure that you are not doing this assessment so often that you are not getting anything done. There is a happy balance between the two and one of the most helpful ways to stay balanced is to ensure that you are consulting with other members of your team and getting their feedback and input.

After creating your social media accounts and profiles, there is the overall social media plan. That is what the questions, above, help you to define. Then, under that umbrella, are the social media marketing campaigns, which may help you to focus on more granular goals or more short-terms goals or agendas for your brand.

When creating your daily social media strategy, it should be inspired by the following task list:

Buyer personas are like creating images (profiles) of what your target audience looks like, based on your assessment (where you were) as well as what is going on with your brand currently (where you are). By understanding and defining those buyer personas, you are able to help direct where you will be going and using social media marketing to manage that directing.

Creating buyer personas and researching where this specific group spends most of their time is vital when measuring key performance indicators (KPI).

For example, you may ask yourself,

All of these variables play a part when developing your social media marketing calendar because they help you to define who it is that benefits from your social media marketing. The more defined you are, the less likely you are to aimlessly spend time in places where time should not be spent.

Above all else, you need to listen. Social media listening will help you define your daily tasks.

Customer service is another place where social media listening is helpful. Using social media makes customer service easy. It also makes social listening a mandatory task every day, in order to maintain that high standard of customer service. Use social media management tools to track brand mentions in real time. Analytic tools can help you isolate negative mentions, so you can address them as quickly as possible, demonstrating how much you truly care for your customers.

The following list of content was pulled from the Social Media Planner that is available as a free download. This is a comprehensive list of the type of content for any social media marketing plan/campaign.

Rapid growth overwhelms Many startup companies. Also, what may seem exciting on day one can become a drudgery by day eight. We dont want to get to this point because we dont want to head toward burnout.

In order to ensure that burnout does not peep its head, start with the plan. That is where it is important to analyze, assess, define (i.e. buyer personas), and develop the SMM plan. This planning goes from a global to a granular view.

Once the larger pieces of the pie are defined, break it down into the daily tasks. Use whatever means are available to you, to help to manage that. That includes understanding the types of content (above), as well as how you can post it (i.e. social media marketing tools). Also, incorporate how often you will check (social media listening) your social accounts, doing it frequently enough, but not too frequent.

Once you set up your social media accounts and develop a management routine, schedule regular checks on all channels to maintain a steady presence.

Last, but not least, dont be afraid to experiment with your social media strategy. While its a good idea to maintain strategies that work, dont be afraid to think outside the box. After all, the essence of a startup is to solve problems in an innovative and efficient way. Just keep those eyes open and if there is a risk of burnout, step back, reassess, get feedback from the team, and find ways to automate, using those wonderful social media marketing tools!

Keep the daily to a minimum, with a view of the overall social media marketing plan, consistent with branding success, from a top-down global view. That keeps you on target while managing the load.

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