Hi, Welcome Welcome back July 19, 2024 How Amazon, Walmart, and Target made ocean-shipping season peak early Early back-to-school sales pushed peak ocean shipping season ahead by two months. BY Reuters Retailers Walmart, Target and Shein kicked off back-to-school sales early to stop Amazon.com’s Prime Day event from siphoning U.S. sales of backpacks and laptops, helping … Continue reading How Amazon, Walmart, and Target made ocean-shipping season peak early
July 19, 2024 Chuy’s opening new locations? CEO teases expanded footprint after Darden Restaurants deal In an SEC filing, Steve Hislop said the sale to Olive Garden’s parent company would allow the Tex-Mex chain to grow beyond its current count of 101 locations. BY Madeline Nguyen Tex-Mex chain Chuy’s is set to expand after being acquired … Continue reading Chuy’s opening new locations? CEO teases expanded footprint after Darden Restaurants deal
80% of consumers expect a future where marketers stop advertising to humans and instead target the AI assistants that will do all the shopping. Constantine von Hoffman on July 18, 2024 Predicting the future is a rube’s game and AI is no exception. Nonetheless, the fine folks at Ericsson put out a list of … Continue reading AI-powered martech news and releases: July 18
July 19, 2024 How to get problem employees to change their ways when performance reviews simply won’t work A too-brilliant-to-fire health-tech engineer kept blowing deadlines and ignoring scathing performance reviews. These executive coaches reveal a different management strategy that finally got him to shape up. BY Chantal Laurie Below and Jo Ilfeld Managers often use performance … Continue reading How to get problem employees to change their ways when performance reviews simply won’t work
July 18, 2024 Why Progressive is doubling down on Dr. Rick for the summer Dr. Rick is back to help young adults avoid becoming their parents. BY Jeff Beer Summer is the season of small talk. All the BBQs, family reunions, and traveling to new places. More than any other season, it’s a time of year … Continue reading Why Progressive is doubling down on Dr. Rick for the summer
Big-ticket items like furniture and electronics benefited from deeper discounts as online buyers proved ready to pounce. Chris Wood on July 18, 2024 Helped by some deep discounts, Amazon Prime Day, an annual two-day ecommerce event that ran July 16 and 17, generated a record $ 14.2 billion in U.S. online sales this year. … Continue reading The top ecommerce trends from record-breaking Amazon Prime Day 2024
Microsoft Updates Plans For Performance Max by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, July 18, 2024 At a recent online meeting with brands, Microsoft executives spoke about a variety of updates to its advertising platforms that make it easier for advertisers to connect with specific audiences. The company expects to launch video asset support for Performance … Continue reading Microsoft Updates Plans For Performance Max
July 18, 2024 Some G20 financial regulators are overlooking biodiversity loss and deforestation Regulators who have assessed nature-related risks found that biodiversity and nature loss could result in credit losses, defaults, and abrupt price corrections that pose financial risks to banks and other institutions. BY Reuters Financial regulators and supervisors in some G20 countries are overlooking … Continue reading Some G20 financial regulators are overlooking biodiversity loss and deforestation
Struggling with email marketing workload? Explore how smart delegation can enhance productivity, even for solo marketers. Ryan Phelan on July 18, 2024 “How are summer vacations like email marketing?” “Both are more enjoyable when you delegate duties.” My body is back home where it belongs, but my heart is still on the beach, … Continue reading Why delegating makes you a stronger email marketer
July 18, 2024 Follow this 3-step process to stay on track with your midyear resolutions Most people have already fallen off the wagon when it comes to achieving their New Year’s goals, but it’s not too late. BY Krissi Driver We’re officially halfway through the year, and the clock is ticking down on how much time … Continue reading Follow this 3-step process to stay on track with your midyear resolutions
