By Ryan McCarthy February 02, 2024 This year, something unusually dark is happening in an industry that is, by design, quite used to handling bad news. In a strong economy, with unemployment near a 50-year low, virtually every single part of the news business—digital media, local news, TV, print, podcasts, and documentaries—is laying off … Continue reading Why does journalism seem like it’s collapsing? Call it market failure
By Lance Lambert December 03, 2023 Want more stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the daily free ResiClub newsletter. Roam CEO Raunaq Singh has a bold plan to unlock housing affordability: Connect homebuyers with home sellers who have mortgages eligible to be “assumable,” enabling buyers to take over the existing mortgage, including its … Continue reading A back door to a 3% mortgage rate? This startup has a plan to unlock housing market affordability
The company continues to invest in AI and ad platform improvements to generate higher returns for advertisers. Constantine von Hoffman on October 25, 2023 Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, (November 11, 2023) reported its revenue rose 5% in the latest quarter after two straight quarters of declines on a rebound in the digital advertising … Continue reading Snap revenue up 5% on stronger digital ad market
Explore the value of maintaining marketing investments during market slowdowns and how savvy brands can capture market share. Geoff Crain on October 23, 2023 This article was co-authored with Ed Crain, President and CEO of Kingstar Media and 26-year veteran of the marketing and media industries. Over 30 years of working in the media business, … Continue reading How brands should react to market slowdowns
By Thomas Jonas October 09, 2023 One of the biggest challenges when you’re introducing a breakthrough product is standing out from the crowd. Deciding how to differentiate your brand just the right amount to make it distinctive—but not so much that consumers outright reject it (remember Google Glass?)—is likely the most crucial decision your … Continue reading Create your market by being recognizable but different
By Sam Becker October 06, 2023 The era of confounding economic data and indicators stretches on. The latest jobs report, released Friday, shows that the economy added 336,000 jobs during September, leaving the unemployment rate at 3.8%, a sign that the labor market remains strong, despite fears that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes … Continue reading The Great Mismatch: With millions of open positions, why does the job market feel so dire?
By Javeria Khalid September 23, 2023 Iqra Anwar, a resident of Lahore, the second largest city of Pakistan is a frequent thrift shopper. Though her favorite brands—American fast-fashion staples like H&M, Zara, and Victoria’s Secret—don’t have outposts in the city, she still manages to buy their preloved versions at dirt cheap prices by thrifting. … Continue reading These entrepreneurs in Pakistan are moving the country’s massive secondhand clothes market online
Horizon’s Night Market Names CD&TO, Expands Data/Tech Team by Joe Mandese @mp_joemandese, August 21, 2023 Three years after launching pure-play ecommerce unit Night Market, Horizon Media is expanding its team, adding a Chief Data & Technology Officer and making several other senior appointments. Kyle Csik joins as CD&TO from S4 Capital, where he was vice … Continue reading Horizon’s Night Market Names CD&TO, Expands Data/Tech Team
Microsoft disputes the data but it’s clear AI hasn’t turned its Bing into the Google-slayer the company hoped for. Danny Goodwin on August 21, 2023 It’s been just over six months since the new AI-powered Bing with Bing Chat launched – but its overall search engine market share is down slightly globally and in the … Continue reading AI boost? Bing’s market share is down 6 months after launch
By Allan Sloan July 28, 2023 We may be seeing a light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to the stock market. And it’s not from an approaching train. U.S. stocks are up nicely this year; we got good news this week about good growth in the gross domestic product (GDP); … Continue reading What recession? This already looks like a bull market
