Kalshi reportedly raises $1B at $22B valuation in funding amid regulatory pressure Suswati Basu Kalshi is said to have pulled in more than $ 1 billion in a fresh funding round, pushing its valuation up to about $ 22 billion, according to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal. This appears to be … Continue reading Kalshi reportedly raises $1B at $22B valuation in funding amid regulatory pressure
December 23, 2024 Amazon and Starbucks strikes: Trump’s return puts pressure on unions However, Trump has given some signs that he might be friendlier to labor during his second term compared to his first term. BY Associated Press Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek … Continue reading Amazon and Starbucks strikes: Trump’s return puts pressure on unions
July 06, 2024 Resist the pressure to ‘do what you love’ and look at work this way “Chasing work as a calling all too often ends unhappily.” BY Next Big Idea Club Christopher Wong Michaelson is a philosopher with 25 years of experience advising business leaders pursuing meaning and providing work with a purpose. He is … Continue reading Resist the pressure to ‘do what you love’ and look at work this way
April 30, 2024 Amazon.com might cave in to Big Tech peer pressure to pay a dividend Tesla is the only other member of the Magnificent 7 to not pay a dividend. BY Reuters E-commerce titan Amazon.com may be under increasing pressure to offer investors a dividend, as it now finds itself one of the few massive U.S. … Continue reading Amazon.com might cave in to Big Tech peer pressure to pay a dividend
By Jared Lindzon January 23, 2024 As large employers enforce return-to-office mandates, smaller employers are leaning on flexibility to compete for talent. According to a recent study conducted by hybrid work software provider Scoop, nearly three quarters of organizations that employ fewer than 500 employees offer full flexibility over where to work, compared to … Continue reading Why your promotion might come with more pressure to return to the office
75% of CMOs feel under pressure to cut their technology spending, according to the latest Gartner CMO Spend survey. Kim Davis on May 22, 2023 Marketing budgets remain flat in 2023 having failed to climb back to pre-COVID levels. That’s one takeaway from Gartner’s latest CMO Spend and Strategy survey unveiled at the Gartner Marketing … Continue reading Marketers under pressure to cut martech spend
41% report feeling more pressure on ROI. 27% say it’s getting overwhelming and 14% say it makes them want to pull their hair out. Constantine von Hoffman on May 1, 2023 B2B marketers say pressure to prove ROI is increasing, but budgets are not. Some 41% are feeling more pressure to do this, 27% say … Continue reading More pressure on B2B marketers to prove ROI
Deep In The Holidays: Ecommerce Home Delivery Places Intense Pressure On Retailers, CPGs by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, November 9, 2022 Retailers and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are scrambling to meet customer demand for fast home delivery of products, citing outdated supply and delivery chains, lack of order fulfillment centers near customers, and high capital … Continue reading Deep In The Holidays: Ecommerce Home Delivery Places Intense Pressure On Retailers, CPGs
Economic Slowdown Puts Extra Pressure On Marketers, Media Companies: AppsFlyer Report by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, October 14, 2022 AppsFlyer’s most recent mobile advertising report, released this week, reveals that Apple Search Ads tripled market share since the first half of 2020 — even as other companies suffered from the shifts to consumer privacy. … Continue reading Economic Slowdown Puts Extra Pressure On Marketers, Media Companies: AppsFlyer Report
CMOs Face Growing Pressure To Learn How To Execute Multichannel Campaigns by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, March 24, 2021 Some 86% of senior marketers worldwide believe lack of leadership and capabilities has resulted in missed revenue, growth and customer acquisition opportunities when it comes to implementing multichannel campaigns. The findings are part of a Chief Marketing … Continue reading CMOs Face Growing Pressure To Learn How To Execute Multichannel Campaigns
