Harleysville, PA – January 2012: NMI, the global market research and business consulting firm, ended 2011 by providing holiday gift baskets to Montgomery County, Pennsylvania families hit hard by the economy or medical issues.

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Boomers are defined as being born between 1946 and 1964. Due to their sheer size, they not only have the capacity to redefine aging, they are redefining aging. The whole emergence of the concept of anti-aging has been propelled by this generation of 78 million strong. Providing them with the tools to keep every aspect of their life healthy as they head towards retirement is the challenge for all industries catering to this influential generation.

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Harleysville, PA – August,2011: Maryellen Molyneaux, founder and President of Natural Marketing Institute (NMI), a Harleysville-based market research and business consulting firm, was honored recently with a Brava Award for her achievements as a leader, marketer, and role model among female executives in the Philadelphia area. Over 250 nominations were submitted with 25 selected as final honorees.

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The past 30 years of unbridled consumerism and access to information and technology has created a highly discerning and sophisticated consumer. No longer satisfied with claims made by a manufacturer or service provider, skeptical consumes are now demanding impartial proof and third party verification. Government, industry, non-profits and other entities are all trying to capture consumers' consciousness.

This ranges from the need for clinical proof across many health-related consumer packaged goods to a growing number of environmental seals and certifications to align with planetary health. The issue for 2011 will be which seals and certifications will emerge with the most legitimacy and authority.

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