Why marketers have shown resistance to agile frameworks for their work — and how to overcome that resistance. Stacey Ackerman on March 8, 2023 I recently had an epiphany about agile marketing. We’re 10 years behind our software counterparts! That may not be surprising, as agile marketing started about 10 years after it did in … Continue reading 3 reasons marketers are 10 years behind with agile — and how to catch up
By Paul Wiseman—Associated Press February 03, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a stunning 517,000 jobs in January, a surprisingly strong gain in the face of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive drive to slow growth and tame inflation with higher interest rates. The unemployment rate dipped to 3.4%, the lowest level since 1969. Friday’s … Continue reading Surprise! It’s the best job market in 54 years, even if it doesn’t feel like it
Make 2023 the year in which you change perceptions about your marketing operations team and its capabilities. Megan Michuda on January 5, 2023 2023 is upon us, and with a new year comes the opportunity for a fresh start. For many of us, that may mean setting a personal goal of adhering to a new … Continue reading Position marketing ops as a strategic partner: A New Year’s resolution
‘Pong’ is now half a century old Igor Bonifacic @igorbonifacic Exactly 50 years ago today, Atari released Pong. It wasn’t the first video game ever created, nor the original take on virtual table tennis – a fact that would eventually lead to two decades of lawsuits. But in Pong, the early video … Continue reading Pong’s influence on video games endures 50 years later
To stay ahead of the curve, more marketing teams are updating privacy policies, revamping their tech stacks and leaning on data clean rooms. Ken Zachmann on December 19, 2022 Over the past few years, brands and marketers have been bombarded with an ever-changing landscape around identity and privacy regulations. Throw in Apple’s privacy restrictions and … Continue reading On next year’s to do list: Clean rooms and better data
Twitter is reportedly done with job cuts and has started hiring again Elon Musk also announced that Blue Verified won’t be coming back until Twitter can stop impersonation. NurPhoto via Getty Images Mariella Moon|@mariella_moon Twitter won’t be firing and laying off more people, Elon Musk reportedly told the staff members … Continue reading HP will lay off up to 6,000 employees over the next few years
Famed Apple designer Jony Ive is leaving to start his own firm Ive’s new firm LoveFrom will launch in 2020 with Apple as its first client. R. Lawler @Rjcc BRITTANY HOSEA-SMALL via Getty Images In an interview with the Financial Times, Jony Ive announced that after more than two decades of making Apple products … Continue reading Apple’s head of hardware design is leaving the company after three years
By Pavithra Mohan October 14, 2022 In 2020, disabled people were among the hardest hit by pandemic-related job losses. The employment rate for workers with disabilities fell to 17.9%, eventually yielding a record high unemployment rate of 17.7% in late 2020—a major blow for a community that has long faced workplace discrimination and other … Continue reading The employment rate for disabled workers is higher than it has been in years
AnalyticsIQ Appoints Data Veteran To Drive Innovation After 2 Years Of Growth by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, September 21, 2022 AnalyticsIQ, which focuses on predictive analytics, announced that data veteran Kevin Dean has joined the company as chief strategy officer to help accelerate revenue growth. The company said revenue has grown more than 53% in the … Continue reading AnalyticsIQ Appoints Data Veteran To Drive Innovation After Two Years Of Growth
By Clint Rainey July 26, 2022 The value of the U.S. dollar is the strongest it’s been in a generation, which means Americans planning vacations to Europe or wiring cash to family in Latin America are not upset. However, if you happen to be a U.S. company that earns a decent percentage … Continue reading The strongest dollar in 20 years is wiping billions off U.S. company earnings. Here’s why
