By Chris Stokel-Walker April 07, 2023 Twitter’s ongoing decline and chaotic confusion continues as the app has now introduced features that block or downplay in the algorithm any posts containing links to newsletter platform Substack. The change comes hot on the heels of Substack announcing Notes, a feature that allows Substack users to … Continue reading Twitter’s feud with Substack means we all lose out on the public square
Roku says it could lose 25 percent of its cash after Silicon Valley Bank fails Karissa Bell @karissabe The sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has put more than a quarter of Roku’s cash at risk. The streaming company had $487 million, representing 26 percent of its cash, in Silicon Valley Bank, the company disclosed … Continue reading Roku says it could lose 25 percent of its cash after Silicon Valley Bank fails
By Adrienne Russman and Lauren Paul July 29, 2022 In response to the recent decision by the Supreme Court that has allowed a growing list of state-level anti-abortion laws, a growing list of employers—from large corporations like Amazon to smaller companies like Patagonia—have announced that they will help their employees pay for travel expenses related … Continue reading What we lose when our jobs are the only safety net
By Shalene Gupta June 29, 2022 Job hunting can be painful. In addition to the hours spent writing cover letters and preparing for interviews, the process usually comes with a hefty side serving of rejection. In a recent survey of 1,000 job applicants, recruiting platform Joblist delved into the psychology around job … Continue reading This is how many rejections it takes before job seekers lose confidence
By Shalene Gupta May 10, 2022 Trust has always been an essential part of any business transaction—just ask the Quakers, who built business empires on the basis of fair business practices—but according to a new report from Salesforce, trust is becoming more important than ever before. Salesforce surveyed 13,020 consumers and 3,916 business … Continue reading Brands, take note: Your customers aren’t afraid to dump you if they lose your trust
Max Shestov July 29, 2021 Enlightening story of Flow founder Andrew Wilkinson about how he wanted to beat the competition focusing on organic growth — but it turned out that he came with a knife to a gunfight. Grow with the Flow! “When I started MetaLab in 2006, the idea of handing anything off seemed … Continue reading How to Lose $10M by “Doing Something Stupid,” or Never Underestimate the Power of Marketing
Kate Wilson — December 19, 2019 Even before we could use Venmo to instantly split the check with a friend or flag an Uber ride in the time it takes to walk out the door, paper checks were already becoming obsolete. Yet businesses still rely on this inefficient, insecure, and costly payment method. Although only … Continue reading How to Lose the Weight of Paper Checks in the New Year
When a consumer receives the right offer from the right brand at the right moment, the effect can be magical. It’s when marketers pull a clickbait and switch that trouble for a brand begins. Lewis Gersh on March 14, 2019 We all fell for it at first. We’d search for something online, and the … Continue reading Brands lose consumer trust over ad trickery
Advertisers Lose Billions Of Dollars To Ad Fraud by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, (November 30, 2018) Bots create close to half — or about 48% — of all internet traffic across all web sites, according to Reid Tatoris, Distil Networks vice president of product outreach and marketing. And while that number was published earlier this year, … Continue reading Advertisers Lose Billions Of Dollars To Ad Fraud
Consumers Lose Loyalty When Brands Make Mistakes by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, April 2, 2018 Some 55% of consumers participating in a survey released Monday said they give brands only one chance for a mistake before moving on. Millennials are the most unforgiving, with 40% more unwilling to forgive. Once brands have earned the respect of … Continue reading Consumers Lose Loyalty When Brands Make Mistakes
