June 08, 2024 A tale of 2 families: Teens rely on social media, but some opt out until it’s necessary Some teenagers are initiating social media ‘cleanses’ because of the toll they know it takes on mental health and grades. BY Associated Press Kate Bulkeley’s pledge to stay off social media in high school worked at … Continue reading A tale of 2 families: Teens rely on social media, but some opt out until it’s necessary
Marketing agencies may fear AI will make them extinct, but there are reasons to believe some will be winners in this new world. Jim Ewel on May 31, 2024 AI will soon be able to handle up to 95% of the work currently done by marketing agencies, creative professionals and specialists, according to Sam … Continue reading AI is a threat to some marketing agencies, an opportunity for others
May 29, 2024 Stop & Shop is closing some locations, adding to the list of underperforming stores to shutter Legacy retail chains from Rite Aid to Family Dollar have said they will reduce or reevaluate their physical footprint this year. BY Tracy Brown Hamilton Dutch-based retailer Ahold Delhaize has shared plans to close a number of … Continue reading Stop & Shop is closing some locations, adding to the list of underperforming stores to shutter
To get the most out of your data, you need to integrate the various platforms in your stack. That’s not often easy to do. Mike Maynard on May 23, 2024 Most marketers today understand that marketing is a science driven by data. Yes, creativity and innovation matter, but relying on a spark of … Continue reading You need to glue your martech stack together. Here are some of your options.
May 03, 2024 39% of Americans do some kind of gig work. Why aren’t more universities teaching it? Few colleges are preparing students for how to survive in today’s economy, which doesn’t always revolve around 9-to-5 jobs. Some teachers want to change that. BY Shalene Gupta Fletcher Medler, a student at Berklee College of Music, is … Continue reading 39% of Americans do some kind of gig work. Why aren’t more universities teaching it?
Meta is offering some creators thousands of dollars in bonuses for Threads posts The exact terms of the invite-only program “may vary” for each person. karissa bell Mon, Apr 29, 2024 SOPA Images via Getty Images Meta is offering some creators thousands of dollars if they go viral on Threads. The payouts are part … Continue reading Meta is offering some creators thousands of dollars in bonuses for Threads posts
April 17, 2024 California’s $20 minimum wage is official. Now some fast-food workers say their hours are being cut Two workers talk about the fight for a higher minimum wage, and the changes they’ve seen since its implementation on April 1. Laura Reyes was in the middle of her shift as a cook at Burger … Continue reading California’s $20 minimum wage is official. Now some fast-food workers say their hours are being cut
March 09, 2024 Emotion-tracking AI is making some workers’ challenges worse More than 50% of large employers in the U.S. use emotion AI aiming to infer employees’ internal states. BY The Conversation Emotion artificial intelligence uses biological signals such as vocal tone, facial expressions and data from wearable devices as well as text and how … Continue reading Emotion-tracking AI is making some workers’ challenges worse
By Nicole Gull McElroy Bracken Darrell likes starting over. “This idea that you restart every day—that’s how I feel about everything,” he says. “You have a chance to reinvent things.” It’s a mantra he’s intimately familiar with. Six months ago, Darrell became the new president and CEO of VF Corp., which owns brands including … Continue reading Bracken Darrell reimagined some of the world’s biggest brands. Now he has plans to do it again
Some Vizio TV owners can claim a share of a $3 million settlement over misleading marketing A 2018 lawsuit accused the company of falsely describing its TVs’ refresh rates. Cheyenne MacDonald Sun, Dec 31, 2023 Vizio Vizio TVs’ “effective” refresh rates have been confusing customers for years, and the company may now owe payments … Continue reading Some Vizio TV owners can claim a share of a $3 million settlement over misleading marketing
