Baltimore-based Smyth Jewelers is playing up its marketing partnership with the Baltimore Ravens with the launch of two new TV commercials this week.
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Are dollars spent on online advertising going to waste?
Do you swear by the Chrome extension AdBlock? You’re not alone. A new study outlines just how much money companies lose from the use of ad-blocking software: In 2015, ad blocking will cost companies worldwide almost $22 billion in advertising revenue, according to a report by Adobe and the anti-ad block startup PageFair.
5 Ways You Can Support #WorldLionDay
Here’s how you can join the pro-conservation conversation.
To honor the tragic death of Cecil the Lion, illegally slain in Zimbabwe last month by a Minnesota dentist, and to draw awareness to the rapidly dwindling numbers of the world’s stateliest creatures, today has been dubbed World Lion Day.
Sephora Is Launching A Birchbox Competitor
For just $10 a month, get your fill of samples from the beauty retailer.
For makeup junkies who can’t afford monthly shopping sprees at Sephora, the beauty retailer is introducing a more wallet-friendly option: a subscription box for just $10 a month, à la Birchbox.
Chinese Spies Access Email Inboxes Of Top U.S. Government Officials
The “Dancing Panda” attacks against top Obama administration officials have been going on since at least 2010.
Chinese spies have reportedly compromised the email accounts of prominent officials in the Obama administration, NBC reports, citing a U.S. intelligence source and a “secret document” the network obtained. The hacks have taken place since at least 2010, and reportedly gave individuals linked to the Chinese government access to both the email accounts and address books of officials overseeing national security and trade.
Flashpoint: Examining Opportunity For Black Businesses In Detroit
Well… I’ll be honest with you, in the city that’s majority African-American where 64% of all businesses in the city of Detroit are African American and you have more than 32,000 African-American firms in this city which is ranked number four in the entire country behind New York, L.A. and Chicago.
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10 Tips for Small Business Marketing from Infusionsoft
When Goldman Sachs invested in Arizona-based Infusionsoft last year, they were actually investing in small business as the economic engine of the future.
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“Just being who we are is extremely risky”: An honest discussion on race in Silicon Valley
As part of the reporting on this month’s magazine profile of Tristan Walker, Fast Company brought together a roundtable discussion of other African-American tech leaders. The conversation spanned everything from hiring practices of top firms to entrepreneurial funding.
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Inside Marriott’s Attempt To Win Over Millennials
The grand dames of the hotel industry—Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt—built their reputations on creating a consistent, high-quality product that would ensure a guest had a perfectly predictable experience anywhere in the world. This approach worked like a charm with baby boomers, who liked their premium hotel stays—much like their Starbucks macchiatos—to follow a neat formula. But millennials, it turns out, are different beasts altogether. Big hotel chains don’t interest them.
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The Recommender: What Execs from Jawbone, Refinery29, And Vimeo Are Loving Right Now
[highlight]UKRAINIAN FOLK FASHION, CHEFS ON DEMAND, AND A CONCERT-DISCOVERY APP[/highlight] NIKITA RICHARDSON “I recently came across Vita Kin, a Ukrainian fashion designer, on Instagram. Her embroidered and tasseled dresses have a fantasy-folklore feel. I want one in every color!” — Christene Barberich Cofounder and editor-in-chief, Refinery29 “French and Italian cuisine have such a stranglehold on the restaurant imagination. I break through by visiting Kalustyans, an Indian spice store. Cans of huitlacoche, a million sacks of dal . . . ideas go off in my brain like fireworks.” — Amanda Cohen Owner and chef, Dirt Candy, a New York–based restaurant “My […]
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