Retail Media Network Surprises As Cannes Lions Swings Into French Riviera by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, June 19, 2026 Advertisers’ pay-for-performance models and attention metrics are based on measurable outcomes that increasingly attract them to retail media. But when Cannes Lions festival comes around, an onslaught of announcements from the biggest companies fuels big … Continue reading Retail Media Network Surprises As Cannes Swings Into French Riviera
Grinch – And Ad Retargeting – Steal Holiday Surprises by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, December 9, 2025 Data shows that consumers are open to holiday advertising. Some 85% who participated in a study by ad-tech company GumGum say they are receptive to receiving ads this year, and 31% noted that they enjoy holiday ads, … Continue reading Grinch – And Ad Retargeting – Steal Holiday Surprises
Arik Hanson April 30, 2021 A couple weeks ago, Pew Internet released another great report detailing social media use in 2021. I recommend taking a peek at the whole report since it outlines many demos around who’s using which platforms. For example, LinkedIn trends toward white, middle-aged men with college degrees making $ 75+. Makes … Continue reading 5 Surprises From Pew Internet’s Recent Social Media Usage Report
Search Surprises: Unexpected Holiday Bumps by Sarah Mahoney @mahoney_sarah, April 3, 2018 It easy to figure out that in the days leading up to Valentine’s Day, people are much more likely to be searching for romantic restaurants. What is surprising, according to a new research report from Synup, is that the strongest interest in restaurants, … Continue reading Search Surprises: Unexpected Holiday Bumps
John W Hayes — January 31, 2017 Follow @john_w_hayes— January 31, 2017 Few people have tapped into the online zeitgeist more than Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. Bezos is man who took a risk in the early days of the Internet and turned a trickle of book sales into a fast-flowing river that dominates … Continue reading Lessons from Jeff Bezos: Invest in Positive Surprises
Al Gomez — December 30, 2016 — December 30, 2016 A new year means new beginnings. But can the same be said for SEO in 2017? As with everything else, change IS nature. Invariably, plenty of things will change – but certain stuff (e.g. attention to quality, need for links, etc.) will remain the same. … Continue reading 2017 SEO Surprises and Expectations
Paul MorrisSeptember 30, 2015 Brace yourselves because this may come as a shock to some of you. Are you sitting down? Good. When you own and operate a business all by your lonesome, you don’t actually get to keep all of the money you earn. Shocker, right? People who are already in business for themselves … Continue reading Bills, Taxes, and Surprises. Oh My!
Startup communities are booming around the world. But small differences can make for difficult conversations. By Sarah Kessler When Mike Judge described his fictional creation, the HBO show Silicon Valley, with its send-up of startup gurus, coding nerds, and Kid Rock-hosted launch parties, it sounded more like a documentary. “In a way, you just televise … Continue reading Lost in Translation: What Surprises International Startups About Silicon Valley
