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SOCIAL MEDIA
Digital Marketing Statistics of 2025: H1 by the Numbers
Social media and influencers The global social media ad market is expected to grow 12% this year (Source: WARC) 59% of marketers plan to partner with more influencers in 2025 compared to 2024 (Source: Sprout) 76% of social media users say social content influenced a purchase decision; this jumps to 90% when just looking at Gen Z consumers (Source: Sprout)…
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ENTERTAINMENT
NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani nabs support from nearly all major Big Apple unions with latest nod from UFT
Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani rallies with United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew and union members after the group endorses him. Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell Nearly all of the city’s most powerful unions have now consolidated behind Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani as he vies to topple Mayor Eric Adams in the November general election,…
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LIFESTYLE
Brooklyn Mirage Parent Company Reportedly Trying to Sell The Business
Subscribe to Brooklyn Magazine $49/yr. Become a full-fledged member of the Brooklyn Magazine family. Subscribe for $49 per year to support local journalism and the community it covers. Quarterly print magazine All access Welcome gift Good vibes Yes, I’d love to subscribe! No thanks, I’ll sit this out… for now Source link
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REAL ESTATE
The 8 casino proposals competing for a downstate New York gaming license
Since New York approved three downstate casino licenses in 2023, some of the city’s top developers have rushed to unveil grand proposals. Backed by billion-dollar budgets and celebrity partners, many of these bids have added affordable housing, transit upgrades, and public green space to help them stand out. Ahead, find an overview of the eight projects vying for one of…
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CRYPTO
CLARITY Bill Could Allow Tesla And Meta To Evade SEC Rules
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is sounding the alarm about how publicly traded companies could essentially bypass US securities laws if a bill to regulate cryptocurrency markets becomes law. In a Wednesday hearing of the Senate Banking Committee to address crypto market structure legislation, ranking member Warren said she would be in favor of digital asset regulations strengthening the US financial…
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FINANCE
Trump tariffs, Nvidia hits $4 trillion market cap, Mark Zuckerberg’s big summer: Opening Bid takeaways
A slow summer for markets this is not. Traders entered Wednesday’s session digesting more President Trump tariff chaos that has sent copper prices ripping higher. This is in addition to fresh uncertainty on the future of the Federal Reserve. Some 10 minutes into the opening bell on Wall Street, however, investors shook it off to shift focus on AI chip…
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ECONOMY
The Fed’s Treasury Purchase Prices During the Pandemic
Ellen Correia Golay, Maximilian Dunn, Michael J. Fleming, Peter Johansson, Isabel Krogh, Or Shachar, and Joshua Younger In March 2020, the Federal Reserve commenced purchases of U.S. Treasury securities to address the market disruptions caused by the pandemic. This post assesses the execution quality of those purchases by comparing the Fed’s purchase prices to contemporaneous market prices. Although past work has…
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MARKET
Should Apple replace Tim Cook as CEO? These analysts want a dramatic change.
Analysts at LightShed think Apple would benefit from a CEO more focused on the product side of the business — or it risks missing out on the AI boom. Source link
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MONEY
15 Easiest Items To Sell That You Already Own for Quick Cash
Do you want to know the easiest items to sell that you already own? Most of us have things we no longer use, like old phones, extra shoes, clothes we haven’t worn in years, and even gift cards stuffed in a drawer. Instead of letting those items get dusty, you could turn them into extra… Do you want to know…
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SOCIAL MEDIA
Unilever Debuts AI-Driven Design Unit To Wean Brands off TV-First Model
Unilever wants to accelerate the speed of content production for its home care business through a new in-house graphic design center that leans into generative artificial intelligence (AI), per news shared with Marketing Dive. Sketch Pro, which is already available in several markets, is positioned as helping Unilever navigate the transition from a marketing production model focused on linear TV…
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