November 14, 2024 NLRB bans mandatory anti-union meetings after Amazon complaint The National Labor Relations Board said that so-called ‘captive audience meetings,’ which have been legal for decades and are routine during union campaigns, illegally interfere with workers’ rights to freely choose whether or not to unionize. BY Reuters Amazon.com made unlawful promises and threats during … Continue reading NLRB bans mandatory anti-union meetings after Amazon complaint
Amazon Holiday Ad Tells Us What The World Needs Now by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, November 8, 2024 If you’re an advertiser looking to spread cheer this holiday season, pay attention to the underlying message in Amazon’s holiday ad released this week. The theme of the ad has meaning for many across the United … Continue reading Amazon Holiday Ad Tells Us What The World Needs Now
November 01, 2024 Amazon turns to everyday essentials to compete with Temu and Shein Amazon has seen its market share erode in apparel as Shein and Temu quickly expanded in international markets, but offering a variety of everyday essentials like dish detergent and floss is helping. BY Reuters Amazon‘s push to offer more everyday essentials like … Continue reading Amazon turns to everyday essentials to compete with Temu and Shein
Amazon Immersive Holiday Shops Wrapped In GAI by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, November 1, 2024 A day after Amazon reported its net revenue rose 11% to nearly $159 billion and net income jumped 55% to $15 billion in Q3 2024, the company announced an immersive online shopping experience that highlights some of its innovative and intense … Continue reading Amazon Immersive Holiday Shops Wrapped In GAI
Amazon Dethrones Google As Top Destination For Holiday Inspiration by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, October 29, 2024 Holiday research and gift buying has been turned on its head this year, with technology suggesting to consumers where, what and how much they should pay for products. Some research suggests consumers have already begun to see … Continue reading Amazon Dethrones Google As Top Destination For Holiday Inspiration
Amazon Launches Its First YouTube Original Branded Content Series by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, October 22, 2024 Amazon’s “Celebrity Substitute,” an original branded content series, is premiering today exclusively on YouTube. The digital series released nine episodes ranging from 5 minutes to 8 minutes each in length. It follows host Julian Shapiro-Barnum, the 25-year-old comedian … Continue reading Amazon Launches Its First YouTube Original Branded Content Series
October 18, 2024 Amazon AWS CEO says quit if you don’t want to return to office The policy has upset many of Amazon’s employees who say it wastes time with additional commuting and the benefits of working from the office are not supported by independent data. BY Reuters One of Amazon’s top executives defended the new, … Continue reading Amazon AWS CEO says quit if you don’t want to return to office
Amazon Overhauls Its DSP To Simplify Ad Targeting by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, October 15, 2024 Interesting how “simplify” has become a buzzword across advertising as the technology it runs on continues to become more complex. Amazon on Tuesday announced the overhaul of its DSP, which now supports a simplified version of streamlined campaign … Continue reading Amazon Overhauls Its DSP To Simplify Ad Targeting
When Amazon AI Shopping Agents Feel Like Humans by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, October 10, 2024 Image source: Agora Google may have triggered a trend in 2017 with a service that allowed users to schedule appointments and make reservations. Now Amazon wants to build AI agents that will perform specific tasks without human intervention. These agents, … Continue reading When Amazon AI Shopping Agents Feel Like Humans
August 23, 2024 Labor regulator says Amazon drivers in California are employees The decision, made by a regional director for the National Labor Relations Board in Los Angeles, came after the agency investigated unfair labor-practice charges filed against the company by the Teamsters union. BY Associated Press Prosecutors at a federal labor agency have determined that … Continue reading Labor regulator says Amazon drivers in California are employees
