By Jared Lindzon Forecasters are warning that it’s going to be a chilly 2024, at least when it comes to employee experience investments, sometimes abbreviated to “EX.” According to a new report from Forrester, organizations are likely to freeze or reduce their EX budgets next year—which can include employee perks; training; workplace flexibility; and … Continue reading Companies are likely going to invest less in employee experiences in 2024
By Yasmin Gagne November 05, 2023 After John Furner, president and CEO of Walmart U.S., told Bloomberg in October that GLP-1s, a class of medications prescribed for weight loss—which include Ozempic, Mounjaro, and Wegovy—are changing how shoppers behave, resulting in their buying slightly less food, shares for Mondelez (maker of Oreo), PepsiCo, and Hershey’s … Continue reading Ozempic is not going to slim down your stock portfolio (yet)
By Grace Snelling September 25, 2023 An interview last week with actor, producer, and director Halle Berry took a turn into unexpected territory: literal shit talk. The discussion began at a panel for the Fast Company Innovation Festival exploring Berry’s partnership with gut microbiome startup Pendulum Therapeutics. Joined by Cofounder and CEO Colleen Cutcliffe, … Continue reading Halle Berry’s number one tip for going number two
By Jared Lindzon Andy Wood never loved big city life, though he accepted it as a career necessity. The native of Carleton Place, Ontario—a town of about 12,000, roughly half an hour southwest of Ottawa—had been living in Toronto for 13 years, spending the previous 6 working for e-commerce giant Shopify, where he currently … Continue reading How Shopify’s anti-meeting, anti-mandatory-office experiment is going
By Associated Press September 08, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS announced on Friday it is launching an effort to aggressively pursue 1,600 millionaires and 75 large business partnerships that owe hundreds of millions of dollars in past due taxes. IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel said that with a boost in federal funding and the … Continue reading The IRS is going after tax-dodging millionaires—with help from AI
Success with an RMN depends on the quality of consumer engagement, not the size of the organization. Constantine von Hoffman on July 10, 2023 Retail media networks (RMNs) are bringing in big money for big companies. They are responsible for 68% of Amazon’s global profits and 12% of Walmart’s, according to a BCG report which … Continue reading How a small chain is going big with a retail media network
By Lydia Dishman June 11, 2023 We get it: The unknown is a little scary. Although AI has been around for decades, the meteoric rise of ChatGPT has changed the conversation around whether we will lose our jobs to robots. The answer is . . . complicated. Right now, Fast Company reporters (not bots!) … Continue reading All the ways AI is going to change (not steal) your job
By Jeff Beer June 10, 2023 When Jae Goodman stepped down as CEO of creative ad agency Observatory last summer, he didn’t know what his next chapter would be. He had spent the previous 16 years building a portfolio of award-winning work predicated on the thesis that brand entertainment could have a significant impact … Continue reading There’s going to be more brand entertainment than ever. These guys want to make it actually good
By Michael Grothaus April 22, 2023 A recent Opinium survey revealed that 73% of U.S. workers say a company’s commitment to the environment is one of the top factors they consider when taking a job. And many people are continuing to seek out remote positions so they can work from home or for a … Continue reading Going green, job-wise? These 15 environmental companies are hiring fully remote workers
At the core of all good marketing is a great conversation with your audience based on truth, authenticity and knowing who you’re talking to. Jon-Mikel Bailey on March 30, 2023 Think of a great conversation you’ve had recently. I bet there was give-and-take, great insights and maybe even some entertaining moments. The key to any … Continue reading Going back to basics: Marketing as a conversation
