June 09, 2024 Beyond Seinfeld’s ‘Unfrosted,’ the Pop-Tarts story teaches entrepreneurs an important lesson While the first mover may have an advantage, a fast follower often wins the game in the long run. BY The Conversation The recent release of Unfrosted, which was directed by Jerry Seinfeld, had an underwhelming debut on Netflix and has even … Continue reading Beyond Seinfeld’s ‘Unfrosted,’ the Pop-Tarts story teaches entrepreneurs an important lesson
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HBO’s MoviePass documentary sheds light on Black founders written out of their own story
May 28, 2024 HBO’s MoviePass documentary sheds light on Black founders written out of their own story Stacy Spikes and Hamet Watt founded MoviePass but eventually lost control of the company—and the narrative. Filmmaker Muta’Ali is helping them take it back. BY Joe Berkowitz Business stories involving a meteoric rise followed by a spectacular collapse naturally … Continue reading HBO’s MoviePass documentary sheds light on Black founders written out of their own story
Instagram rolls out new customizable Story templates
Instagram rolls out new customizable Story templates You’ll be able to add your own spin to other people’s Add Yours templates. Kris Holt Fri, Dec 15, 2023 Instagram Instagram is rolling out a feature that could help users have more fun with Stories. Starting today, you’ll have the ability to create Add Yours templates. … Continue reading Instagram rolls out new customizable Story templates
The most famous political illustrator of our time tells his own story
By Zachary Petit INSURRECTION. That is the title of the first chapter in Edel Rodriguez’s graphic memoir, Worm. Rodriquez, an artist whose work has appeared on the covers of Time, The New Yorker, and many other publications, has established himself as the leading visual chronicler of the Trump era. Given the fact that Trump … Continue reading The most famous political illustrator of our time tells his own story
Amazon has a new story to tell: AWS falls short, but its advertising business is soaring
By AJ Dellinger October 26, 2023 E-commerce retail giant Amazon surpassed Wall Street expectations in the third quarter of 2023, driven by the strength of its growing advertising business and rebounding sales figures. Amazon reported a net income of $9.9 billion for the quarter, a significant increase over the $2.9 billion posted in the … Continue reading Amazon has a new story to tell: AWS falls short, but its advertising business is soaring
Real Story Group launches free martech assessment tool
Built on the firm’s Real Score platform, the tool is a 15 minute survey about operations, content, data, decisioning and technology. Constantine von Hoffman on October 5, 2023 One thing every marketer wants to know is how effective their marketing is. A new, free tool from independent analyst firm Real Story Group is designed to … Continue reading Real Story Group launches free martech assessment tool
The story behind Netflix’s unusual earnings calls
By Janko Roettgers July 16, 2023 Next week, Netflix’s longest-running show is slated to return for a new installment—and no, we’re not talking about Grace and Frankie. For ten years now, Netflix has been distributing its quarterly earnings calls as video interviews, with multiple execs bantering with an analyst on camera. Tens of thousands … Continue reading The story behind Netflix’s unusual earnings calls
The longest strike in the U.S. just ended: This is the workers’ story
By Kim Kelly February 26, 2023 On February 16, the longest-running strike in the country came to an unexpected end when the United Mine Workers of America sent a letter to the CEO of Alabama-based Warrior Met Coal offering to send its members back to work. Nearly two years ago, on April 1, 2021, … Continue reading The longest strike in the U.S. just ended: This is the workers’ story
How Two Story Is Taking Over Workplace Performance Analytics
How Two Story Is Taking Over Workplace Performance Analytics Brad Anderson / 31 Oct 2022 When you run a business, you want as many high performers as you can get. The problem is, absent performance analytics, it can be hard to determine the exact attributes that make some employees stand out. Sure, you can … Continue reading How Two Story Is Taking Over Workplace Performance Analytics
How to tell a compelling story to motivate others
By Nathan Furr and Susannah Harmon Furr August 24, 2022 Stories awaken possibility because they inspire curiosity and help us imagine what might be possible. Ursula K. Le Guin, one of the great science fiction writers, wrote stories to “dislodge my mind, and so the reader’s mind, from the lazy, timorous habit of … Continue reading How to tell a compelling story to motivate others