By Rachael Zisk—Payload July 20, 2023 Seraphim, a leading space VC firm HQ’d in the U.K., has released its yearly index on funding and acquisition activity across the space industry. Seraphim’s tracking data shows signs that investment activity is bouncing back from the economic woes and restrained capital markets of last year. Deals, deals, deals The … Continue reading Investment is up in the space sector, a new report finds
By Michael Grothaus July 14, 2023 Though Threads has existed for barely a week, the new social media platform is by some measures already a resounding success for Meta. Within five days, Threads garnered 100 million users—the fastest-growing user base in history. But Threads also seems to be a win for brands, at least … Continue reading Top brands are getting more engagement on Threads than on identical posts for Twitter: report
By Michael Grothaus July 05, 2023 The usage of generative AI apps like ChatGPT in the United States is exploding in growth this year. That’s according to a new report by Insider Intelligence, which is forecasting the growth of the technology for the first time. Specifically, the report states that usage of generative AI … Continue reading Millennials and Gen X are leading the ChatGPT growth explosion in the United States: report
YouTube To Launch First Official Shopping Channel, In South Korea: Report by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 21, 2023 YouTube this month plans to launch its first official shopping channel for live commerce, in South Korea. The move to create the first official channel, first reported by the Yonhap news agency on Wednesday, will operate in … Continue reading YouTube Launches First Official Shopping Channel In South Korea: Report
Shopping Trends Report Shows Change In Spending Behavior In 2023 by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 19, 2023 Forty-five percent of respondents participating in a survey said they spent less on non-essential items like travel or dining out in 2022 than they did in 2021, and 39% expect to buy fewer full-priced items this year, echoing … Continue reading Shopping Trends Report Shows Change In Spending Behavior In 2023
FTC Will Try To Block Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Acquisition: Report by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 12, 2023 Microsoft has struggled to get governments to clear its acquisition of Activision Blizzard since January 2022. The UK blocked the deal, but the European Union approved it earlier this year. Now the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is set … Continue reading FTC Will Try To Block Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Acquisition: Report
Gmail Is Shooting Email Newsletters Into Spam Folders: Report by Ray Schultz , June 8, 2023 An apparent Gmail glitch is shooting email newsletters into spam folders. The issue was reported by Search Engine Journal, which saw open rates plummet below average for its email newsletters earlier this month. The problem was that the newsletters were redirected … Continue reading Gmail Is Shooting Email Newsletters Into Spam Folders: Report
Pitch Report: Clients Are Focused On Strategy, Defining Audiences And Strong Marketplace Intel by Richard Whitman , Columnist, March 9, 2023 Media and marketing consultant ID COMMS has published a report that includes major themes that will be prominent in this year’s agency pitches. Interestingly, while media pricing will always be a factor to some … Continue reading Pitch Report: Clients Are Focused On Strategy, Defining Audiences And Strong Marketplace Intel
By AJ Hess March 11, 2023 U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has long described loneliness as a major health crisis. Researchers have found that loneliness and weak social connections are associated with a reduction in lifespan similar to that caused by smoking 15 cigarettes a day and that loneliness reduces workers’ performance. … Continue reading New report finds 60% of women in leadership feel more lonely as their careers progress
By Sam Becker March 03, 2023 Amazon is pausing construction on its second headquarters in Virginia—often referred to as “HQ2”—as the company looks to find ways to cut costs, gears up for an anticipated economic slowdown, and grapples with a reduced need for office space in a post-pandemic world. The news was first reported … Continue reading After layoffs, Amazon halts construction on HQ2 facilities that cities begged for
