Hi, Welcome Welcome back Every task consumes time and resources. Here’s a system for deciding what earns a place on the agenda and what doesn’t. By Margaret Lee Published on August 14, 2026 Busy doesn’t mean productive. The real skill is deciding which things deserve your time and which don’t. I’m in charge … Continue reading How to decide what’s important when everything is urgent
AXA, Suncorp, Idomed, Heineken, and Molson got big business results from small creative ideas, showing a different model for earning attention. By Reid Holmes Published on August 12, 2026 The Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity 2026 wrapped in June, with some of the biggest awards going to brands that relied on product improvements … Continue reading 5 brands whose small actions drove big returns
August 13, 2026 Surprisingly, Cheesecake Factory is one of the hottest food stocks right now. Here’s why BY Jennifer Mattson The Cheesecake Factory, along with a group of sit-down restaurant stocks including Texas Roadhouse and BJ’s Restaurants, have seen a median gain of about 62% over the past three months, according to recent data from Yahoo … Continue reading Surprisingly, Cheesecake Factory is one of the hottest food stocks right now. Here’s why
August 14, 2026 How to avoid decision fatigue BY Art Markman Over the years, I have taught a lot of classes on creativity, and I once had a student ask me whether it would benefit their creativity if they took a different route to work each day. While changing up your environment can create serendipitous … Continue reading How to avoid decision fatigue
Apple sends out warnings to targets of mercenary spyware attacks The company’s new support page tells recipients what they can do to protect their data. By Mariella Moon Aug. 14, 2026 Apple Apple periodically notifies users if its system has detected that they were targeted by a mercenary spyware attack. Well, it has … Continue reading Apple sends out warnings to targets of mercenary spyware attacks
FlightAware sues Kalshi over flight cancellation betting data trademark use Suswati Basu FlightAware is suing prediction-market operator Kalshi, accusing the company of using its flight-tracking information and trademarks without permission to run and settle wagers on airline cancellations. Filed in federal court in New York, the case names Kalshi Inc., KalshiEX LLC, Kalshi … Continue reading FlightAware sues Kalshi over flight cancellation betting data trademark use
CI tools are losing ground to ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. Here’s why stale battlecards may be the bigger problem. By Gene De Libero Published on August 13, 2026 You bought a tool to keep tabs on your competitors. It builds battlecards, watches their pricing pages, and pings you when they ship something. You … Continue reading Here’s the first martech category replaced by AI
The $1M Advertising Drain by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, August 13, 2026 Invalid traffic (IVT) rates continue to rise as advertisers adapt to complete automation of their advertising campaigns. Industry benchmarks show global invalid traffic rates have surged. Some that were published earlier this year forecasted IVT would reach up to 40% of all … Continue reading The $1M Advertising Drain
Connecticut judge rejects Kalshi injunction against state sports betting enforcement challenge Suswati Basu A federal judge has handed Connecticut regulators an early victory in their fight with prediction market operator Kalshi, refusing to stop the state from enforcing its gambling laws while the lawsuit moves forward. Kalshi has appealed the Connecticut federal district … Continue reading Connecticut judge rejects Kalshi injunction against state sports betting enforcement challenge
August 13, 2026 Here are 3 little-known iPhone shortcuts to up your game when typing and texting BY Associated Press Texting friends, replying to a business email, tapping out some text for a social media post. We do a lot of writing on our smartphones, which are increasingly essential for our work and personal lives.But did … Continue reading Here are 3 little-known iPhone shortcuts to up your game when typing and texting
