MARKETING: Creative Bulb opens up in Miami (By Creative Bulb, LLC)

Creative Bulb, LLC is happy to start 2016 by joining the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast.

After the big success Creative Bulb reached in New York with brands like Nike, Gazzetta dello Sport, the IACC of NY and with projects featuring celebrities like James Franco, Helen Mirren, John Turturro and Kevin Durant, Creative Bulb moved to Miami to expand their market.

Since they moved in Miami Creative Bulb has been immediately recognized for its great services and detail-oriented work and it is already working with well-known brands such as Fanta and L’Oreal.

If you need a visual-audio support visit www.yourcreativebulb.com or contact Ms. Cassandra Petersen at cassandravh.petersen@gmail.com

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MARINE INDUSTRY: FYI International Sell 6 Italian-Built Yachts to Kick-Off 2016 (By Florida Yachts International)

Miami’s very own FYI International continues to enforce it’s a reputation as a global leader throughout the yachting industry. At the end of January 2016, FYI International announced the closing sale of 6 offers all made on Italian-built yachts grossing a combined total of USD $26 Million.

The 6 sales came from 5 of FYI International’s top producing yacht brokers, Ralph Navarro, Rey Navarro, Rafael Barca, Arney Mendez, and Raul Faget.These included vessels from some of Italy’s most-renowned yacht builders – Azimut, Ferretti, Tecnomar, Aicon and Benetti – ranging from 70ft to 120ft. The announcement continues the trend of Italian-built vessels becoming more and more popular here in the USA. Combining sleek designs with both performance and luxury, many of these brands are becoming household names amongst US yachting enthusiasts.

Rey Navarro, was responsible for 2 of the 5 Italian-built vessels being sold including the sale of a 2007 92′ Tecnomar Velvet and a 2012 105′ Azimut Grande. FYI CEO, Rafael Barca consulted the closing and sale of a 2014 100′ Ferretti Custom Line, while FYI Founder, Ralph Navarro, closed on a 2010 85′ Aicon. Arney Mendez, continued his impressive start to 2016 by announcing the sale of a 2004 74′ Azimut Solar. Rounding off the flurry of Italian-built vessels sold by FYI, Raul Faget completed the sale of a 2008 120′ Benetti to a local Miami-based artist.

The trend is set to continue throughout 2016, with FYI International holding central listings on 48 Italian-built yachts from over 12 different builders. With inventory dispersed across the US and Europe ranging from 50-250ft, the FYI team have unmatched expertise and knowledge of any vessel coming out of the capital of global yacht building – Italy.

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Creative Bulb opens up in Miami (by Creative Bulb, LLC )

Creative Bulb, LLC is happy to start 2016 by joining the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast.

After the big success Creative Bulb reached in New York with brands like Nike, Gazzetta dello Sport, the IACC of NY and with projects featuring celebrities like James Franco, Helen Mirren, John Turturro and Kevin Durant, Creative Bulb moved to Miami to expand their market.

Since they moved in Miami Creative Bulb has been immediately recognized for its great services and detail-oriented work and it is already working with well-known brands such as Fanta and L’Oreal.

If you need a visual-audio support visit www.yourcreativebulb.com or contact Ms. Cassandra Petersen at cassandravh.petersen@gmail.com

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Impianti presents Taggalo, the smartest metrics for retail device 3 in 1 (By Impianti USA Corp.)

At Impianti USA Corp., our mission is to bring Italian innovative technologies overseas, while providing our Italian clients from the Public and Private Sector with the best American solutions in the IT and ICT field.

With this goal in mind, we are pleased to announce that Impianti is the US distributor of Taggalo, the game changer for the collection and management of customers’ conversion metrics.

Together with Taggalo, Impianti will participate to the NRF Big Retail Show in NYC on January 17-19, the biggest and most important retail show of the Americas that sees the participation of the most prominent and influential brands of the retail and fashion industry.

Retail’s BIG Show is NRF’s flagship industry event held annually in New York City. The four-day event offers an enormous EXPO Hall full of technologies and solutions for the retail industry.

Taggalo is a smart micro-optical sensor with Video Face Recognition, Wi-Fi and Beacons integrated all in one solution. It allows retailers and restaurants to collect real-time conversion metrics both inside and outside the store. It also offers an online dashboard for monitoring and comparing data that will ultimately help retailers build more effective and targeted marketing and advertising campaigns.

Taggalo ‘tags’ the physical space by gathering extremely precious demographic data, such as the number, gender and age of people passing by the window, stopping by it , entering the store, visiting a specific store area, and or purchasing merchandise.

Impianti is excited to be part of this influential event with one of our most cutting-edge solutions.

Should you be interested in learning more about Libra Taggalo, pleasecontact us at martina.spolini@impianti.us, info@impianti.us. We offer 20% off on any plan to IACC members and for clients introduced by IACC members.

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Free Seminar “Develop leadership skills and discover the champions within your company” (By K2USA,LLC)

Discover how to gain more from your company’s resources. K2USA will show you the way to zero-in on your best resources and to manage them successfully.

Our strength is 25 years of successes in business planning.

We will illustrate to you in practice which are the actions that aided our clients achieve success. One of our clients will act as testimonial and share with us his case history.

SPEAKERS: Andrea Lombardi Vittoria Luchini

WHEN: FEBRUARY 11th 2016 at 1.30 p.m.

LOCATION: Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast – Meeting room One Biscayne Tower | 2 South Biscayne Blvd., suite 1880 | Miami, FL 33131

For registration and more information send an email to a.lombardi@osmanagement.it by February 5th, 2016

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TREND GROUP: MEET ITALIAN-BORN GOLD MOSAIC ELEPHANT PAM, FOOTBALL FAN AND SOCIAL MEDIA STAR

Florida-based Trend Group, the world’s leading producers of glass mosaic, gold mosaic and Venetian enamel and its sister company Granite Transformations sponsored the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship Tailgate at the University of Phoenix by displaying Pam, a magnificent life-size gold mosaic elephant in front of the Stadium. Pam stood in support of the Alabama Crimson Tide, whose mascot “Big Al,” is an elephant. Valued at $150,000, the stunning figure took 12 mosaic artists more than a year to create. Pam weighs 2,710 lbs. and measures 7 ft. wide, 16 ft. high and 27 ft. long. Pam became a social media star in the days building up to the game, as fans from all over the country posted their selfies and photos on twitter and facebook with the tag #AlabamaPAM.

Founded in 2000 in Vicenza, Italy, Trend is more than just a mosaic producer. At the company’s heart lie the finest Italian traditions of glass-making and style coupled with the innovative and creative spirit of today’s most celebrated designers, architects and artists. Trend’s headquarters for the United States is located in Miramar, Florida. More at http://www.trend-group.com/.

Trend’s sister company Granite Transformations is a global full-service home and business remodeling franchise, offering a wide selection of luxurious yet affordable alternatives to traditional countertops, mosaic tile backsplashes, cabinets and floors. Granite Transformations’ unique resurfacing process involves fitting countertops directly over existing ones. More at http://www.granitetransformations.com/.

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Cosabella first outlet shop

Just in time for the Holiday shopping season Italian lingerie brand Cosabella launch its first over outlet shop in South Miami. “The Cosabella Cut Sobe” is the first ever outlet store by the brand. Customers can shop Cosabella’s colorful and classic collection at 40% off & more. Visit the “The Cosabella Cut Sobe” 7 days a week at 760 Ocean Drive on 8th st between Ocean & Collins and online a http://www.cosabella.com/en-us/outlet

Cosabella, meaning “beautiful thing,” was founded in 1983 by the Italian husband and wife team of Ugo and Valeria Campello. Designed in Miami, Florida and manufactured in Italy using the highest grade fibers to create a refined blend of American innovation and Italian artisanship.

Cosabella believes a woman’s lingerie should reflect her every mood. Each season they offer vibrant, cutting-edge colours. The company’s mantra “Freedom of Colour” is shown in their collections, which have reached cult-like status for women around the world.

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ANIMA DOMUS and CLEI, with INTERNI magazine, partner up to host Design & Art event on the occasion of Art Basel

Friday, Dec 4th at 6pm
at Anima Domus Showroom
5084 Biscayne Blvd, Miami

On the occasion of Art Basel 2015, INTERNI (magazine of Interiors and Contemporary Design), ANIMA DOMUS (South Florida’s leading resource for contemporary luxury Italian furniture) and CLEI (Italian world leader in space saving luxury furniture collections) have joined forces to host a special Art Basel event at Anima Domus’ MiMo District showroom on Friday, December 4th, 2015 at 6pm. The cocktail evening event will feature a presentation by world-renowned Italian architect and engineer, MR. CARLO RATTI, as well as showcase artwork by Miami-based artist RAMON AULAR, who created several installations specifically designed for display at this Art Basel event in the Anima Domus showroom.

Marconi Naziazeni, CEO and founder of Anima Domus explains, “We are proud to co-host this event on the occasion of Art Basel and to be able to offer our South Florida public the opportunity to experience a merger of the senses between luxury Italian furniture design and art. Our affluent and international clientele share a common love for art, design and the beauty of skillfully crafted masterpieces, so this special occasion allows us to fuse all these elements during such a vibrant week in South Florida”.

Luca Colombo, Co-Owner and Commercial Director of CLEI outlines their involvement as follows, “CLEI is excited to participate in this event since it showcases our company’s commitment to a design philosophy which focuses on innovation, creativity and superb research and engineering. CLEI’s space-saving furniture solutions are a work of art in itself, responding to modern demands for versatile and artfully designed collections”.

Carlo Ratti, the evening’s presenter, is a world-renowned Italian architect and engineer, who aside from his active and internationally successful architecture practice, teaches at MIT. Carlo is currently the Director of MIT’s ‘SENSEable City Lab’, a new research initiative at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which focuses on studying and anticipating the changes in design of modern urban environments created by the use of digital tools. On the occasion of the Art Basel event, Carlo Ratti will be speaking on the topic of “The City of the Future” and how this relates to the design of contemporary spaces and furniture.

Ramon Aular, is a Wynwood-based Venezuelan artist who will have several installations on display at the showroom during the event. Ramon’s pieces were created especially for the occasion and the Anima Domus space. After relocating to the US, Ramon’s artistic career has spanned collaborations with known artists such as Jeff Koons in NYC and Mr. Brainwash at Art Basel 2010 and 2011. In 2013, Ramon was commissioned by Porsche to paint its Porsche Carrera on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.

This jointly hosted event will bring together international members of the design, art and media world. Open discussion, cocktails and music, allowing for guests to explore the Anima Domus showroom while enjoying Ramon Aular’s art, will follow the evening’s brief presentation by Mr. Ratti. In attendance will be co-host of the event, Gilda Bojardi, Editor in chief of Interni and creator of Fuori Salone Milano.

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Impianti USA Corp. becomes the exclusive US distributor of Libra Esva Anti-Spam (By Impianti USA Corp.)

At Impianti USA Corp., our mission is to bring Italian innovative technologies overseas, while providing our Italian clients from the Public and Private Sector with the best American solutions in the IT and ICT field.

With this goal in mind, we are pleased to announce that Impianti is the exclusive US distributor of Libra Esva Anti-Spam, one of the best and fastest growing Italian companies in the market of email security.

In 2005, the Division of Libra Security – belonging to Libra Srl – developed the email content gateway Libra ESVA – Email Security Virtual Appliance, thanks to its experience in the integration of multiple “Open Source” projects and to important partnerships with international communities focused on Internet security. Libra today is an award-winning provider of advanced email security solutions and represents the best security system for emails.

An all-Italian company, Libra is certified by the Virus Bulletin as the best 2014 & 2015 Anti-Spam Solution thanks to its ability to block 99.9% of spam and for its complete lack of false positives.

At Impianti we pride ourselves with the ability to scout the most innovative and promising products on the market and are happy to announce that for the second year in a row Libra won the Computing Security Awards as ‘Antispam Solution of the Year‘.

The contest has awarded the effectiveness of the email content gateway ESVA for its ability to protect and analyze digital information in corporate networks. According to the organizers, ESVA excelled because able to reduce the incidence of cyber-attacks in enterprise communications and for its flexible integration in professional contexts.

Should you be interested in learning about Libra ESVA, or in getting a 30-day free trial, please contact us at martina.spolini@impianti.us,info@impianti.us.

We offer 20% off on any plan to IACC members and for clients introduced by IACC members.

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FYI International at the 2015 Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show (By Florida Yachts International)

FYI International is proud to announce this years yacht line up for the Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show. The 2015 edition of the show will be FYI International’s 20th appearance as an exhibitor and will be showcasing 7 vessels across their Brokerage & Superyacht Divisions.

FYI’s world renowned Brokerage division will be displaying 3 vessels at the same location as its 2014 exhibit (C/D Dock, Slips 48,49,8) ranging from 60ft to 90ft and includes a 2014 66ft Viking Sportfish, a 2013 72ft Viking Princess V72,and a 2008 82ft San Lorenzo SL 82.

At the FYI Superyachts display, located on the Face Dock, Slip 13A, M/Y KATYA, the 2009 151ft (46M) Delta Marine Motoryacht, will be available for pre-approved private viewings. M/Y KATYA is a World Superyacht Award nominee built to Lloyds & MCA compliance and features a 5-stateroom interior designed by Jean-Claude Canestrelli and the Delta Design Group.

At it’s Pier 66 Display located in Slips 500-509, both divisions will have a combined 3 vessels on display including the Superyacht division’s newest listing – M/Y BRIO – a 125′ Heesen 2015 refit, a 2010 95′ CNC Motoryacht, and a 2009 72′ Hampton Trawler.

This years show represents one of FYI International’s largest displays, with a all 7 vessel’s totaling a value of over USD $50,000,000.

Prospective buyers and interested parties should contact FYI International President, Rafael Barca, at rbarca@floridayachtsinternational.com or +1 (786) 269-5746. Client packages are available upon request only and viewings should be scheduled ahead of the show’s start on November 5th.