Elon Musk reportedly wants to lay off most of Twitter’s employees The site could see more than 5,000 employees put out on the street. A. Tarantola @terrortola NurPhoto via Getty Images Twitter is gearing up for layoffs no matter whether Elon Musk purchases the company, which could happen as soon as this Friday, according … Continue reading Twitter employees warn Musk mass layoffs would be ‘reckless’
By Jessica Bursztynsky October 11, 2022 The Labor Department unveiled a proposal on Tuesday that would impose additional barriers on companies trying to claim workers as independent contractors rather than employees, which some believe could overhaul the business models of rideshare and delivery giants. The new rule would essentially take the … Continue reading The Labor Department’s new proposal would be a huge win for gig worker advocates
By Sam Becker September 20, 2022 While the jury is still out on whether the U.S. economy is, in fact, in a recession, there are signals from across the pond that the economic outlook in Europe is worsening. Economist Mohamed El-Erian, chairman of investment firm Gramercy Funds, recently said during a Gramercy webcast that a … Continue reading What would a European recession mean for the U.S. economy?
In-App Spending Habits: 24% Of Gen Z Would Pay One-Time Fee To Remove Ads by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, September 8, 2022 What turns an app into a favorite and how much are gamers and non-gamers willing to spend for in-app purchases varies based on several factors. Some want a one-time fee to remove ads, while … Continue reading In-App Spending Habits: 24% Of Gen Z Would Pay One-Time Fee To Remove Ads
By Anne Toomey McKenna August 25, 2022 Data privacy in the U.S. is, in many ways, a legal void. While there are limited protections for health and financial data, the cradle of the world’s largest tech companies, like Apple, Amazon, Google, and Meta (Facebook), lacks any comprehensive federal data privacy law. This leaves U.S. … Continue reading A bipartisan data privacy bill would give you more control over the information collected about you
PwC survey finds younger consumers are more likely to switch brands. Chris Wood on July 21, 2022 More than half of U.S. consumers (51%) say they’d be less loyal to a brand if the digital experience isn’t as enjoyable as in-person, according to PwC’s Customer Loyalty Survey 2022. For Gen Z, that number soared to … Continue reading 51% of consumers would leave a brand if digital experience isn’t as good as in-person
Understanding the pros and cons of locating the marketing ops function within your firm can pay big dividends. Here’s a spell that can help. Spence Darrington on May 16, 2022 You’ve just graduated from MOpswarts and been declared a marketing ops (MOps) wizard. As you step off the train armed with a wand, sweet robes … Continue reading If Harry Potter led marketing operations, where would his team sit?
By Connie Lin April 16, 2022 Are you sick of living in the United States? Has being holed up in your apartment for the pandemic made you want to get as far from it as humanly possible—as in boarding a boat or plane, traveling across an ocean and a few continents, then staying indefinitely? … Continue reading Want to work abroad? This salary calculator estimates what your job would pay in 38 countries
Financial woes for the streaming giant could have a silver lining for advertisers. Chris Wood on April 22, 2022 Marketers have been waiting for this moment. As more TV viewers cut the cord and turned to streaming, Netflix held off on ads and clung to subscriptions as the primary revenue stream for their service. Now … Continue reading Why a Netflix ad-supported tier would be exciting for advertisers
By Michael Grothaus March 24, 2022 The federal minimum wage in the United States has not risen since 2009. It was set at $7.25 an hour that year, and remains so today in 2022. Wall Street bonuses, on the other hand, have risen steadily. And now a report from Inequality.org shows that if the federal … Continue reading The minimum wage would be $61.75 an hour if it rose at the same pace as Wall Street bonuses
