Hi, Welcome Welcome back People trust people, not press releases. Build a brand that speaks with purpose — and earns loyalty before the storm. Jay Mandel on April 24, 2025 At the recent MarTech conference, I hosted a live coffee chat with Dave Minifie, CMO at Terakeet, about brand safety — what it means, … Continue reading Brand safety is BS (until it’s not)
The consensus among marketers is that cookies are the past, and respecting consumer privacy is the future. Constantine von Hoffman on April 24, 2025 Marketers may not know what keeping third-party cookies in Chrome means for Google, but they know it is not a green light to return to old habits. The industry-wide shift … Continue reading As Google brings back cookies, marketers stick with privacy-first strategies
June 06, 2025 Rite Aid store closures update: Latest list includes doomed locations in California, Washington, and Oregon BY Jennifer Mattson The list of Rite Aid store closures continues to grow. As the drugstore chain prepares to sell off its remaining assets in the wake of filing for bankruptcy a second time, the total number of … Continue reading Rite Aid store closures update: Latest list includes doomed locations in California, Washington, and Oregon
Perplexity is building a browser in part to collect customer data for targeted ads “We want to get data even outside the app,” the CEO said. anna washenko Fri, Apr 25, 2025 ASSOCIATED PRESS AI company Perplexity announced in February that it was building its own browser called Comet. In a recent … Continue reading Perplexity is building a browser in part to collect customer data for targeted ads
April 24, 2025 Microsoft is allegedly paying low performers to quit BY Pavithra Mohan The tech industry is often cautious about tying layoffs to performance, even if it might play a role in who gets dismissed during widespread job cuts. But this year has signaled a noticeable shift in how some of the biggest players in … Continue reading Microsoft is allegedly paying low performers to quit
April 24, 2025 Authenticity is the new leadership currency BY Julee Brooks In a world with a constant information deluge and a labyrinth of disinformation to continually navigate through, people are exhausted. What is true? Who is honest? Who and what can I believe? Who can I trust to lead in a way where I know … Continue reading Authenticity is the new leadership currency
Perplexity Considers Buying Chrome, Offers DOJ Remedy In Google Monopoly Trial by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, April 24, 2025 Perplexity has stepped up to argue with the U.S. Department of Justice that it should not divest the Chrome browser from Google, calling the push a major “mistake” for the industry. Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas … Continue reading Perplexity Considers Buying Chrome, Offers DOJ Remedy In Google Monopoly Trial
An inbox that acts like a personal assistant? AI could turn email into a smart, signal-based system that fits your daily life. Here’s how. Ryan Phelan on April 24, 2025 Imagine your inbox is no longer a hodgepodge of personal messages, replies, announcements, alerts and commercial messages you must scroll through endlessly. Instead, your … Continue reading Your next marketing challenge may be winning over the AI in charge of the customer’s inbox
June 05, 2025 Joann, Rite Aid, JCPenney, and other store closings contribute to a 274% surge in retail layoffs in 2025 BY Natasha Etzel Layoff announcements from U.S. employers have increased 80%, to 696,309 job cuts, through May of this year. That’s in comparison with the 385,859 cuts announced throughout the first five months of 2024, … Continue reading Joann, Rite Aid, JCPenney, and other store closings contribute to a 274% surge in retail layoffs in 2025
June 05, 2025 We can reshore American manufacturing BY Matthew A. Chang In my last Fast Company column, I shared my reasons for manufacturing my electric trucks in the U.S. I’m not alone. While near-shoring to North America has been underway for several years, the current tariff shifts and shipping complexities make U.S. manufacturing a higher … Continue reading We can reshore American manufacturing
