Tag Archives: Vice

Of course there was a Diet Mountain Dew ad during the vice presidential debate

October 02, 2024 Of course there was a Diet Mountain Dew ad during the vice presidential debate Red, blue, and radioactive green. BY Hunter Schwarz Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Senator JD Vance of Ohio are both Midwesterners running for the same job. They’re also both fans of Diet Mountain Dew—making it the unofficial pop (that’s … Continue reading Of course there was a Diet Mountain Dew ad during the vice presidential debate →

Tech and media layoffs November update: Job cuts keep coming at ByteDance, Vice, Amazon, Faire

Employee Layoffs

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 →

Vulnerability: A Vice Turned Virtue Amid ‘The New Normal’

World Level Crisis

Merilee Kern July 7, 2020 When it comes to leaders demonstrating vulnerability, executives are understandably concerned about optics. In fact, just Google the phrase “definition of vulnerability” and the very first result presented is: “Susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm.” With this decidedly ominous and predominant denotation, it’s no wonder that it has … Continue reading Vulnerability: A Vice Turned Virtue Amid ‘The New Normal’ →

How Marketing Can Motivate Sales (and Vice Versa)

Sales Strategy

Josh Swenson — August 13, 2019 — August 13, 2019 rawpixel / Pixabay We’ve all heard about the importance of sales and marketing alignment. It makes for a better business, it grows revenue, and overall it makes everyone happier. But what does sales and marketing alignment have to do with a referral strategy? A lot, … Continue reading How Marketing Can Motivate Sales (and Vice Versa) →

How to Get 10X More Out of Email Marketing with PPC (and Vice Versa)

Email Marketing

by Erin Sagin December 7, 2015December 7, 2015 During my tenure on the Customer Success Team here at WordStream, I consulted for hundreds of marketing teams. One of the most common problems I saw was that each member of each team was working in a silo. The paid media guy was responsible for paid media. … Continue reading How to Get 10X More Out of Email Marketing with PPC (and Vice Versa) →

As “Inherent Vice” Goes Big, Here’s Your Crash Course On Paul Thomas Anderson’s Seductively Surreal Universe

Online Sales, Small Business

Buckets of frogs. Flying bowling balls. Rick Springfield. Anderson is the master of capturing our messy, strange reality. By KC Ifeanyi January 9, 2015 Navigating Paul Thomas Anderson’s universe is like trying to catch a bucketful of frogs while blasted on Acapulco Gold. (Hang tight, all will become clear.) Soon enough you’ll stumble over crippling … Continue reading As “Inherent Vice” Goes Big, Here’s Your Crash Course On Paul Thomas Anderson’s Seductively Surreal Universe →