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Amazon Prime Big Deal Days sales hold steady for other retailers too

Shoppers waited patiently for deals throughout the two-day event and were nudged by predictive AI, according to Salesforce. Chris Wood on October 12, 2023 Sales during October ecommerce promotions this week held steady with last year’s pre-holiday boost. Once again, ecommerce sellers were in synch with sales created by Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days event, … Continue reading Amazon Prime Big Deal Days sales hold steady for other retailers too →

A look ahead to Amazon’s Prime Big Deals Days

Amazon Prime Day

Amazon Prime members are gearing up to get a head start on holiday shopping in October, says a survey from Bazaarvoice and Dynata. Kim Davis on October 3, 2023 The main motivation for Prime Day shopping this fall will be to get a head start on holiday shopping for family and friends. Fewer consumers say … Continue reading A look ahead to Amazon’s Prime Big Deals Days →

Staying in one job is sexy again. Here’s how to make your days more compelling

Career Development

By Jenn Lim July 21, 2023 Over the last three years, stories about quiet quitting, quiet firing, and the Great Resignation filled our newsfeeds. New data from ADP’s Research Institute tells us, however, that despite almost 10 million jobs being available, people are quitting less and staying in their current roles. Why are people … Continue reading Staying in one job is sexy again. Here’s how to make your days more compelling →

10 million users joined Meta’s Threads in just 7 hours. It took Twitter 780 days to do that

Twitter Competition

By Michael Grothaus July 06, 2023 While it’s too early to call Threads—Meta’s new microblogging platform—a bona fide “Twitter killer,” Mark Zuckerberg’s answer to Elon Musk’s flailing social network is off to a good start. Zuckerberg took to the new platform to announce that within the first four hours of its launch, five million … Continue reading 10 million users joined Meta’s Threads in just 7 hours. It took Twitter 780 days to do that →

Days before UA sunset most sites still not using GA4

Google Analytics

With days to go before Google turns off Universal Analytics, a majority of sites around the world and in the US are still using it. Constantine von Hoffman on June 21, 2023 The UApocalypse is drawing nigh. On July 1st, nine days from now, Google will shut down the standard version of Universal Analytics (UA) … Continue reading Days before UA sunset most sites still not using GA4 →

78% Of Consumers Have Engaged With An OOH Ad In Past 60 Days: Study

Advertisement Campaigns

78% Of Consumers Engaged With An OOH Ad In Past 60 Days: Study by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, March 10, 2023 Social media, podcasts, search engine ads, and AI-created ad copy generate buzz, but a study on out-of-home (OOH) advertising released this week estimates that 88% of adults notice OOH ads, and nearly 80% of those … Continue reading 78% Of Consumers Have Engaged With An OOH Ad In Past 60 Days: Study →

Employees are lying about mental health days, but not because they don’t need them

Mental Health

By Shalene Gupta December 05, 2022 Employees may need mental health days, but that doesn’t mean they want their employers to know that. Mental health app Wysa surveyed 1,000 American employees about their mental health at work post-COVID-19 shutdowns. While the majority of respondents admitted to struggling with mental health symptoms, most preferred to … Continue reading Employees are lying about mental health days, but not because they don’t need them →

New Twitter accounts will have to wait 90 days before subscribing to Blue

Twitter Verification

Elon Musk says Twitter Blue verification is coming back November 29th He said he wants it to be “rock solid” when it returns… in two weeks. K. Bell @karissabe NurPhoto via Getty Images Elon Musk has set a new date for Twitter Blue’s paid verification to return: November 29th. The new date comes just … Continue reading New Twitter accounts will have to wait 90 days before subscribing to Blue →

Beyond burnout: Why are so many people unhappy at work these days?

Work Environment

By Kathleen Davis October 05, 2022 Even before the pandemic ushered in phrases like the Great Resignation and quiet quitting, burnout among the most dedicated employees was an issue. But in the last few years, employees across industries suffered a remarkable decline in morale, and are quitting, retiring, changing jobs or scaling back. Often the … Continue reading Beyond burnout: Why are so many people unhappy at work these days? →

Twitter ditches its tabbed timeline mere days after rolling it out

Twitter Trends

Twitter ditches its tabbed timeline mere days after rolling it out “We heard you.” I. Bonifacic @igorbonifacic March 14th, 2022 Thomas Trutschel via Getty Images Just days after introducing a feature that made an algorithmically-generated feed the default for iOS users, Twitter is changing things back to the way they were before. “We heard you,” … Continue reading Twitter ditches its tabbed timeline mere days after rolling it out →