August 11, 2024 Overworked managers keep ghosting their teams As managers struggle under heightened pressure to do more with less, their staff are feeling ignored, and checking out. The vicious cycle is documented across numerous studies and surveys which suggest an increasingly fast-moving and complex business environment is causing senior leaders to put greater pressure … Continue reading Overworked managers keep ghosting their teams
AI is transforming marketing from an apprentice-based system to an automated, data-driven approach. Here’s what it means for your team. Melissa Reeve on July 19, 2024 Over the course of 150 years, manufacturing evolved from relying on skilled artisans and craftsmen to automated, computer-driven, flexible manufacturing systems. Marketing will do the same in less … Continue reading Why traditional marketing systems can’t keep up with AI and what to do about it
July 17, 2024 ByteDance has to keep the EU’s gatekeeper label under the Digital Markets Act TikTok owner ByteDance on Wednesday lost its court challenge against its designation as a gatekeeper under landmark European Union rules, in a boost for antitrust regulators seeking to curb the power of Big Tech. Under the EU Digital Markets … Continue reading ByteDance has to keep the EU’s gatekeeper label under the Digital Markets Act
Octavia Goredema says that Black women founders seeking capital mustn’t be discouraged by depressing statistics. Kim Davis on July 12, 2024 Entrepreneur and author Octavia Goderema When it comes to securing funding for a tech startup, we all know the depressing statistics. Men do better than women, white men do better than Black men, … Continue reading Black women founders have to keep pushing
April 28, 2024 5 ways leaders can keep learning without appearing uninformed It’s vital for leaders to learn new skills. But the higher you rise in an organization, the harder it can be to expand your knowledge. BY Anne Marie Squeo There’s little that hasn’t changed about the world of business in the past four years. … Continue reading 5 ways leaders can keep learning without appearing uninformed
April 26, 2024 Shein is shining so bright in Europe that regulators want to keep a closer eye on it The fast-fashion retailer was just designated a Very Large Online Platform, or VLOP, which subjects it to stricter EU rules. Here’s what that means. BY Tracy Brown Hamilton A substantial European user base—surpassing 108 million monthly users—has put … Continue reading Shein is shining so bright in Europe that regulators want to keep a closer eye on it
March 29, 2024 TikTok’s problems just keep getting worse: Now it could be in trouble with the IRS A former TikTok employee has filed complaints with the Department of Labor and IRS over the company’s management of stock options. BY Chris Stokel-Walker A former TikTok employee sent letters of complaint this month to the Internal Revenue … Continue reading TikTok’s problems just keep getting worse: Now it could be in trouble with the IRS
Nearly two-thirds (65%) of marketers are prioritizing technology over creativity, a new study from Clevertouch Consulting found. Chris Wood on February 22, 2024 Marketers are making martech a priority, although some organizations have found their stacks becoming increasingly complex and are looking to simplify them. Some 57% of marketers are feeling overwhelmed by the number … Continue reading Marketers keep adding tech despite feeling overwhelmed by too many tools
By Michael Grothaus November 28, 2023 Update Tuesday, November 28: November has shaped up to be a particularly rough month for tech companies, as layoffs have continued through its final few days. On Monday, it was reported that TikTok parent company ByteDance will lay off hundreds of employees as it winds down its failed … Continue reading Tech and media layoffs November update: Job cuts keep coming at ByteDance, Vice, Amazon, Faire
By Pavithra Mohan Even with summer upon us, there are few signs that companies have stemmed the flow of layoffs that have rocked the corporate world for the past year. In fact, the tech industry seems to be setting new records: This year, employers have cut 200,000 jobs and counting, according to Layoffs.fyi, far … Continue reading Tech layoffs keep coming. Here’s how hiring managers should respond
