Tag Archives: business
Leadership by fools
If you’re willing for a time to be thought a fool, you’ll end up with the last laugh. After a brief run of fewer than three years, Brandless has bitten the dust. The SoftBank-backed startup was conceived on the proposition that it could make consumer staples more affordable by selling them online and unbranded, streamlining […]
How to tell a compelling story in a business setting
Make quarterly results exciting by following these tips. When you were a child, you probably had a favorite story. My daughter loved The Wizard, the Fairy and the Magic Chicken. Now that you’ve grown up, you may still love a good story—maybe a novel you read recently, or a movie you saw. But if someone […]
Chrome’s coming changes to video ad blocking could impact YouTube
Mid-roll ads of any length are deemed “intrusive” in updated Better Ads Standards. Google Chrome’s ad blocking efforts will soon extend to “intrusive” video ads in short-form videos. The browser will adopt the latest standards for video ads from the Coalition for Better Ads, announced Wednesday. The changes will apply to certain pre-roll, mid-roll and […]
Changing remuneration models: Is it leading to better client-agency relationships? (Marketing Interactive)
According to a Global Agency Remuneration 2018 report by the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) and The Observatory International, majority of the companies believe that a different approach to the way they pay their agency partners will improve the client-agency relationship. 71% of the respondents in the research said that changing the current agency remuneration […]
1B+ Market Map: The World’s 310 Unicorn Companies In One Infographic (CBInsights)
This map highlights which markets boast the most private companies with billion-dollar valuations. There are 310 private companies around the world valued at $1B+ as of 1/23/2019. These companies are collectively worth as much as $1,052B and have raised a combined total of nearly $257B. Last year, 112 new companies joined the global unicorn club […]