By Adam Bluestein February 19, 2023 You don’t bet against Zach Weinberg. In 2010, at age 24, he sold Insight Media, the display advertising and exchange bidding company he cofounded with Nat Turner, to Google for a reported $81 million. Their next venture, Flatiron Health, a data-science software company that pioneered the use … Continue reading This startup just raised more than half a billion dollars to change how new drugs get discovered
SoundHound wants to take on Google and Amazon in voice AI Jessica Conditt @JessConditt When it comes to voice recognition software, SoundHound is definitely not as big a name as Google or Amazon — yet. SoundHound has raised $75 million in support of its efforts to create artificial intelligence systems capable of recognizing complex … Continue reading Voice AI company SoundHound has reportedly laid off half its workforce
56% of media buyers are activating metaverse strategies or getting there, an IAB survey finds. Chris Wood on November 29, 2022 Fifty-six percent of media buyers at brands and agencies are investing in metaverse advertising and marketing initiatives or considering it, the IAB reported in their recent 2023 outlook survey. When asked this fall, 20% … Continue reading Over half of marketers are using the metaverse or considering it
Elon Musk has begun his takeover of Twitter Twitter could change dramatically under Musk’s leadership. K. Bell @karissabe Dado Ruvic / reuters After months of legal drama, Elon Musk has begun his takeover of Twitter, according to The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. His first move was to fire CEO Parag Agrawal, … Continue reading Elon Musk is reportedly planning to cut Twitter’s workforce in half
A new survey from LoopMe finds consumers cutting their spending and highly in favor of working from home. Kim Davis on August 3, 2022 Nearly half of consumers in the U.S., U.K. and Australia are consciously spending less due to cost-of-living concerns. The survey of 18,000 people also found that 67% of professionals in roles … Continue reading Almost half of consumers are consciously spending less
Political Ads Mislead, More Than Half Of Survey Respondents Believe by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, July 7, 2022 Swaying votes in favor of a political party, initiative, or candidate is a goal of advertising, but 75.4% of respondents to a BDEX survey said political ads do not prompt them to consider changing their political … Continue reading Political Ads Mislead, More Than Half Of Survey Respondents Believe
Most Marketers Track Brand Performance, But More Than Half Struggle To Identify Data Insights by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, July 7, 2022 Beauty, fashion and related industries have been at the forefront of online advertising and ecommerce, suggesting that with this leadership role these companies can identify marketing challenges in other sectors. Data released Thursday … Continue reading Most Marketers Track Brand Performance, But More Than Half Struggle To Identify Data Insights
Joseph Chukwube August 15, 2021 As companies prepare for the rollercoaster of holidays that mark the end of the year (Halloween, Thanksgiving & Black Friday, and Christmas & New Year), it is important to outline and explain some of the marketing trends that will prove helpful. Among all the trends, though, one factor stands out, … Continue reading 10 Marketing Trends to Watch in the Second Half of 2021
Gretchen Gordon — February 4, 2020 Something many companies do to accelerate growth is expand their sales teams. We often see ones we work with doing just that. While the climate can be challenging to hire the right salespeople with the economy hovering at close to full employment, the challenge doesn’t just stop with a … Continue reading Hiring Right is Only Half the Battle
Just 9% of DCX executives have rolled out personalization tools in their organization. Amy Gesenhues on November 15, 2019 One would think that with more than 7,000 martech tools available to create exceptional digital customer experiences, businesses would have little trouble building a marketing stack that delivers a seamless customer journey — but that doesn’t … Continue reading Nearly half of businesses aren’t investing in personalization technologies despite citing customer experience as a top priority
