Top of The News
by Thom Forbes
Activist hedge fund manager Bill Ackman put on an extraordinary show in Manhattan yesterday, making his case in a lengthy, 343-slide presentation that Herbalife, a 32-year-old network marketing
supplement company … Read the whole story
RETAIL
by Sarah Mahoney
Last year, 59% agreed that consumers are typically better connected to product information than their in-store associates. Shoppers second that, with the feeling strongest … Read the whole story
RETAIL
by Karlene Lukovitz
Grocery retailers, facing commoditization and intense cross-channel competition, early on grasped that delivering the right experiences to their shoppers is a critical differentiator and … Read the whole story
AUTOMOTIVE
by Karl Greenberg
Last month, Dodge, Chevrolet, and Ford came out on top in the ad awareness wars, according to YouGov Brand Index. The firm bases the … Read the whole story
ENTERTAINMENT
by Aaron Baar
"We have so many features and functionality and things that we provide to our customers that we felt like we needed to get out," … Read the whole story
TRAVEL
by Tanya Gazdik
In spite of the factors that make holiday travel unappealing, Americans are increasingly optimistic about traveling, according to an IBM analysis of social media … Read the whole story
AUTOMOTIVE
by Karl Greenberg
Based on how the month looks now, the market research company thinks December will be even better, with 1,152,500 new vehicles delivered to owners. … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Mark S. Zagorski
Digital prognosticators beg their data scientists to run predictive algorithms to determine the likelihood of the coming year's events. With almost zero accountability and … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Tom Phillips
Raise your hand if you're sick to death of all of the privacy misinformation and fear-mongering in the press lately. There's so much hype … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Larry Dobrow, Featured Columnist
It was a year of amazing work, and unsurpassed video consumption, with consumers snacking on video via phone, tablet and laptop. Not all are … Read the whole story