Meta begins its latest round of layoffs Jon Fingas @jonfingas Meta has started the layoffs it announced in March. The company has confirmed that it’s letting go of the first wave of the roughly 10,000 affected employees. CNBC notes that this initial round of job cuts focuses on technical roles, such as software … Continue reading Meta begins its latest round of layoffs
Google is (unsurprisingly) shutting down Stadia in January Kris Holt @krisholt Despite claims to the contrary as recently as July, Google is shutting down its Stadia games streaming service after just three years. The company says players will still have access to their games and be able to play them until January 18, 2023. … Continue reading Google begins refunding Stadia hardware purchases made on the Google Store
Google Begins To Release Maps, Search, Shopping Features by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, November 17, 2022 Google announced the release of features on Thursday related to Maps, Search and Shopping. Many were announced during its Search On event in September, but they are just now starting to roll out. A new augmented reality (AR) shopping feature launched … Continue reading Google Begins To Release Maps, Search, Shopping Features
It isn’t too early to put key things in place so that when the holidays arrive, you’ll be ready. Ryan Phelan on June 24, 2022 Remember the GEICO TV commercial where Caleb the Camel swaggers through an office shouting, “Guess what day it is?” Now picture me hanging over your cubicle and waving my hands … Continue reading Email: An early check in before the holiday madness begins
IBM begins laying off its entire Russian workforce The company suspended operations back in March but kept employees on the payroll. A. Khalid @askhalid June 7th, 2022 drserg via Getty Images IBM will begin an “orderly” wind-down of its operations in Russia, according to a memo from CEO Arvind Krishna that was released publicly today. … Continue reading IBM begins laying off its entire Russian workforce
Dentsu Deploys ‘Attention Metrics,’ Begins Transacting On It by Joe Mandese @mp_joemandese, April 13, 2022 Dentsu International has quietly begun to integrate so-called attention metrics into both its media planning and buying systems and has begun transacting media buys based on it, the agency’s Chief Investment Officer disclosed during an Advertising Research Foundation panel discussion … Continue reading Dentsu Deploys ‘Attention Metrics,’ Begins Transacting On It
Natalie Ross July 29, 2021 Some of the most seasoned marketing executives have patted me on the head when I’ve emphasized the importance of digital brand strategy. “Let the experts in social media, etc., take care of it,” they say. “No need to mess around with new online toys and platforms that don’t concern us … Continue reading Where Strategy Begins
Bretton Putter — May 15, 2019 Follow @brettonputter — May 15, 2019 Deciding to start a business is a momentous decision. Any entrepreneur will tell you that in the early years – with no guarantee of long-term success – you will pour more blood, sweat and tears into your venture than you even knew possible. … Continue reading Startup Due Diligence Begins With Your Cofounder(s)
Chief marketing officers must map new technologies to core business objectives and articulate how they contribute to meeting goals. Here’s how. Jim Yu on February 28, 2019 There has been an explosion in both consumer technology and marketing technology over the past decade. The simultaneity of those growth spurts is far from coincidental as … Continue reading A strong central stack of technology begins with the CMO
Kris Spisak — February 7, 2019 Follow @MidloWeb — February 7, 2019 A free tool that allows you to control how your business appears on Google Maps and Google search results? Yes, this is Google My Business (GMB). While small businesses shouldn’t just pay attention to Google and Google alone, this search giant has over … Continue reading Local SEO Begins with Google My Business
