New martech product releases were down from Q2, but up year over year, according to CabinetM’s Q3 2024 MarTech Innovation Report. Allyson Delaney on October 23, 2024 The number of new product releases in the martech sector slowed in Q3 2024, while investment shrunk and M&A activity increased. That’s according to CabinetM’ Q3 2024 MarTech … Continue reading M&A activity increases in martech sector, while investment, new products slow down
October 17, 2024 Oil company Phillips 66 will shut down its L.A. refinery The announcement comes days after Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law aimed at preventing gas prices from spiking at the pump. BY Associated Press Oil company Phillips 66 announced Wednesday that it plans to shut down a Los Angeles-area refinery by the … Continue reading Oil company Phillips 66 will shut down its L.A. refinery
Users say there’s a lack of accurate information when SaaS platforms suffer an outage. They’re not wrong, but it’s not that simple. Mike Pastore on October 1, 2024 Salesforce suffered an outage across a number of instances Tuesday, making some features of its platform unavailable to users, while others reported they could not log … Continue reading Salesforce goes down, while speculation and conspiracy theories go up
Consumers Sacrifice Brand Loyalty Down To The Penny by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, September 24, 2024 Taylor Sheridan, the creator of the hit TV series “Yellowstone,” recently purchased around 179 acres, give or take a few dozen, just miles from my property in Wyoming, where different words and phrases are used to talk about … Continue reading Consumers Sacrifice Brand Loyalty Down To The Penny
August 08, 2024 Why Visa, Burberry, and McDonald’s are all seeing a slow down in profits Post-pandemic splurging is over. BY Reuters Investors in large consumer-goods companies are having to up their stock-picking game, as a post-pandemic spending splurge dries up and increasingly price-sensitive shoppers start to erode corporate pricing power. Profit warnings in sectors ranging … Continue reading Why Visa, Burberry, and McDonald’s are all seeing a slow down in profits
July 18, 2024 Why Progressive is doubling down on Dr. Rick for the summer Dr. Rick is back to help young adults avoid becoming their parents. BY Jeff Beer Summer is the season of small talk. All the BBQs, family reunions, and traveling to new places. More than any other season, it’s a time of year … Continue reading Why Progressive is doubling down on Dr. Rick for the summer
June 17, 2024 A classical composer just brought down a Chinese state-run YouTube channel over copyright infringement Kerry Muzzey is frequently engaged in a cat-and-mouse game with YouTube channels that steal his music. This is his biggest win yet. BY Chris Stokel-Walker A Chinese state-run TV channel’s YouTube presence has been taken offline after repeatedly infringing … Continue reading A classical composer just brought down a Chinese state-run YouTube channel over copyright infringement
June 16, 2024 Burnout is leading more employees to turn down promotions Not all millennials and Gen Z workers are looking to advance in their careers, and some are actively looking to move down the career ladder, says this expert. BY Julia Herbst Welcome to Work Smarter, Fast Company‘s newsletter on career, leadership, and productivity advice. … Continue reading Burnout is leading more employees to turn down promotions
The bloom is off the AI rose as companies dial back spending amid concerns over cost and implementation failures. Constantine von Hoffman on June 12, 2024 This week Apple announced it was (finally) going all in on AI, adding a suite of generative AI capabilities to all its operating systems. While not unexpected, Apple’s … Continue reading Apple doubles down on AI despite signs of an industry slowdown
May 19, 2024 Put your phone down: 3 steps to intentional, productive work habits It’s no secret we all dawdle too much on our smartphones. The founder of phone addiction app BePresent has some thoughts on reducing the time suck and getting back to deep work. BY Jack Winston The threats of social media are … Continue reading Put your phone down: 3 steps to intentional, productive work habits
