Meta executives flee to the UK for a number of reasons: Remote work, regulatory concerns, and the threat of TikTok all fit into the equation.
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| Aug 3, 2022
In the kitchen, unexpected twists can result in exciting new flavors. Watch Industry Voices: Spotlight on CPG with Cafe Spice’s CEO and co-founder Sameer Malhotra to see how ingenuity and resilience are driving new recipes for success in the grab-and-go meals category.
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| Nov 12, 2021
When unexpected market trends put more focus on health and wellness, The Vitamin Shoppe placed their customers center stage. Watch Industry Voices: Spotlight on CPG with Nadina Guglielmetti, marketing executive at The Vitamin Shoppe, to hear how precise investments in the customer journey can lead to big payoffs—in awareness, engagement, and credibility.
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| Oct 29, 2021
We look at 2022’s biggest tech flexes that changed the landscape of business or left us scratching our heads. The year saw Tesla’s CEO buying Twitter, Google exiting games, Amazon bringing back the dead, and TikTok expanding into various other segments.
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| Dec 21, 2022
The CEO claims the neobank’s strategy is right on track. But it’s not profitable, it’s burning through funding, and its low revenue this year hurts the possibility of more funding.
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| Jun 2, 2022
As technology continues to accelerate and transform the financial sector, Visa saw an opportunity to reintroduce itself to the world with a campaign highlighting its role in facilitating global commerce. Watch Industry Voices: Spotlight on Financial Services with Visa executive Frederique Covington Corbett, PhD, to hear her thoughts on cryptocurrencies, "buy now, pay later," economic inclusion, and more.
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| Oct 25, 2021
The survey, which covered 300 global banking executives, was conducted by research firm Economist Impact and commissioned by bank software vendor Temenos.
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| Feb 16, 2024
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| Sep 19, 2023
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A Disney purchase of Hulu would upend the streaming industry: Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said it’s willing to sell its stake to Disney, ending a stalemate.
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| May 17, 2023
Disney CEO Bob Iger stated the company would be “spending less on what we make, and making less.”. Marketer implications for the end of peak TV. Top shows will become less likely to reach the masses. When enough hit shows get delayed, there’s a drop-off in how much viewing time goes toward the most popular programming.
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| Mar 11, 2024
On today's episode, we discuss the implications of Twitter's new CEO choice, what Tucker Carlson moving his show to the platform means for advertisers, and what to make of Twitter alternative Bluesky. "In Other News," we talk about the effect AI will have on social media and what to expect from TikTok's US shopping platform. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Jasmine Enberg.
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| May 17, 2023
“Creators who care more about brand partnerships than audience will not stick around for long,” said Pierre-Loic Assayag, CEO and co-founder of influence marketing platform Traackr.
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| Mar 26, 2024
On today’s episode, we look at the various angles of generative AI in banking. In our "Headlines" segment, we discuss regulators' urgency to install oversight over the rapidly advancing technology. In "Story by Numbers," we examine the percentage of executives that are not aware of how fast generative AI is coming, as well as discuss an old number that has been around the finance world for a while about human customer service agents versus bots. And in "For Argument's Sake," we take sides in the debate over whether generative AI will raise the bar or level the playing field for small and regional banks. Tune in to the discussion with host Rob Rubin, our analyst Eleni Digalaki, and vice president of content strategy Dan Van Dyke.
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| May 15, 2023
Dollar Tree added 3.4 million new customers in 2023, mostly from households earning over $125,000 a year, said Rick Drieling, chairman and CEO. Dollar General’s same-store sales grew 0.7% in Q4, driven entirely by the consumables category, per CEO Todd Vasos. Fresh food frontiers: To fuel grocery growth, the retailers are expanding their assortment of fresh, refrigerated, and frozen foods.
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| Mar 19, 2024
Key Stat: A total of 48% of surveyed US bank executives plan to use genAI to enhance customer-facing chatbots and virtual assistants, per an October 2023 Google Cloud survey. This increased exposure will drive further consumer adoption of interactive chatbots. Executive Summary. Chatbots have never been more critical to customer relationships in banking.
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| Jan 16, 2024
Among C-level executives worldwide, 46% called data strategy (what and how data is being captured and used) a top challenge with genAI, according to Accenture’s October 2023 Pulse of Change survey. Banks must build a strategy that adheres to a complex patchwork of collection and privacy regulation.
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| Jan 10, 2024
Twitter’s CEO is a strategic pick that ultimately won’t do much: Linda Yaccarino is an experienced exec, but it may be too late to stop Twitter’s decline.
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| May 12, 2023
Chewed out on Capital Hill: TikTok CEO testimony fails to convince lawmakers, leaving platform's future in the US uncertain
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| Mar 23, 2023
In the US, 56% of executives believe AI technology comes with either significant or somewhat significant potential risk. Another 19% view the risk as moderate, while 26% think the threat is minimal. No executive surveyed believes AI is entirely without risk.
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| May 13, 2022
Levi, Estée Lauder executive departures demonstrate the complicated relationship between corporate and personal branding: Where does one end and the other begin?
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| Mar 2, 2022
It’s a volatile retail environment out there: That’s driving many retailers to make changes to their executive teams as they look for fresh strategies to navigate the difficult terrain.
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| Jun 8, 2022
On today's episode, we discuss why CEO Susan Wojcicki is leaving YouTube, the company's top concerns at the moment, and what the future holds. "In Other News," we talk about ads for Apple TV+ and a startup that is attempting to improve ad measurement. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Evelyn Mitchell.
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| Mar 8, 2023
Virtual nursing programs rise as need for travel nurses wanes: Staffing challenges are still keeping hospital CEOs up at night, giving rise to digital workforce support.
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| Feb 14, 2023
Among executives at US banks, less than half believe their institution has tools in place to effectively serve millennials.
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| Oct 6, 2021
On this episode of our new Behind the Numbers show, Reimagining Retail, our analyst Andrew Lipsman hosts Russ Dieringer, founder of Stratably, to discuss intrigue in the executive ranks at key retail media platforms Amazon, Walmart, and Instacart. They also rank their top four retail media trends for 2022.
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| Feb 2, 2022