By Jesus Diaz April 07, 2023 When Ambessa Play’s founder Sara Berkai approached Pentagram to design a new DIY wind-up flashlight, she already had a pretty good idea of how she needed it to work. Berkai had conceived the original concept while teaching STEM workshops to displaced children in Ethiopia and Eritrea in 2019. … Continue reading This brilliant DIY flashlight gives displaced children a gleam of hope
Web 3 hopes to bring together many existing, cutting-edge technologies, but it is still long on concepts and short on implementation. William Terdoslavich on February 13, 2023 Web 1.0 was just information listed on a web page. Web 2.0 made the web page interactive. Web 3.0 runs on blockchain, enables the use of crypto-currencies and … Continue reading Web 3? It’s the web we hope for, not the one we know
By Harry McCracken January 25, 2023 This story is from Fast Company’s new Plugged In newsletter, a weekly roundup of tech insights, news, and trends from global technology editor Harry McCracken, delivered to your inbox every Wednesday morning. Sign up for it—and all of our newsletters—here. “I guess the idea is that eventually you … Continue reading Big Tech’s layoff binge stinks. Let’s hope it leads to a little discipline
By Stephanie Vozza August 19, 2022 At the end of most interviews, hiring managers ask candidates, “Do you have any questions for me?” This is the time to find out what it’s like to work for the company. Some job seekers may be afraid to ask what they really want to know, or … Continue reading 3 questions interviewers hope you ask, and 3 they hope you don’t
SMBs spend billions annually on digital advertising and marketing services. Greg Sterling on May 26, 2020 Most of the attention surrounding the economic fallout from COVID-19 has focused on job losses — now 38.6 million since March. Census data also indicate that roughly 47% of U.S. households have been impacted by layoffs or salary reductions. … Continue reading Let’s hope COVID-19 isn’t a ‘mass extinction event’ for small businesses
Chief marketing officers who claim ownership and establish control across their organizations will create better customer experiences, drive customer loyalty. Jennifer Cannon on October 30, 2019 The role of the chief marketing officer (CMO) has been increasingly scrutinized in recent years. Dozens of CMO positions have been axed from some of the world’s most recognizable … Continue reading Forrester predictions for CMO role are dire, but there is hope for current CMOs
When you give a creative team a strategic, authentic and singular insight, it will inspire great work. Theresa Forman on October 15, 2019 Building a corporate, product or service brand – or planning any go-to-market activity in support of that brand (campaign, website, content, etc.) – in the absence of a strategy is like building … Continue reading Soapbox: Hope is not a marketing strategy
76% believe physical stores provide a better shopping experience. Greg Sterling on May 22, 2019 at 9:09 am Thousands of traditional retail stores have closed since 2010, with many more closings anticipated in 2019. These often-cited statistics support the notion that we’re in the midst of a “retail apocalypse.” And like some prehistoric species, the … Continue reading Gen Z shoppers offer new hope for the mall
Richie ContartesiSeptember 9, 2015 Web design is getting much more advanced, with so many more bells and whistles available now than there were several years ago. Because of this, it is all too easy to forget the basic tips for online success, especially the fundamentals within WordPress. Sure, the type of content you publish, the … Continue reading 5 Biggest WordPress Mistakes I Hope You Aren’t Making
Richard ShapiroAugust 20, 2015 Hope is a strong emotion. We always hope for the best. When your kids are born you have hope they will be healthy and live a long and happy life. Then they grow up and you hope their happiness will continue. If a relative or friend is diagnosed with an illness, … Continue reading Repeat Business Starts with Hope; 7 Suggestions for Fulfilling It
