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TikTok classes might be the next big thing in education

by Kai Ryssdal and Anais Amin
May 23, 2022
"One of the students in the class was making, you know, up to $6,000 to $7,000 a month from her TikTok videos," says Bloomberg report Claire Ballentine.
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What social media advertising tells us about inflation

by Kristin Schwab
Apr 26, 2022
Digital advertising suffers from supply chain and inflation issues too.
Social media companies' quarterly reports may fill us in on the supply chain and inflation issues the industry is dealing with.
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How supply chain issues and inflation have started to reshape advertising

by David Brancaccio and Jarrett Dang
Apr 15, 2022
What's the message for brands when the stuff they're selling is either not available or more expensive?
Some brands are shifting away from product-focused advertising as supply chain issues make it harder to get goods.
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The marketing CEO trying to bridge the pay gap for Black influencers

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Mar 17, 2022
Compensation in the influencer space is like the "wild, Wild West," says LaToya Shambo of Black Girl Digital. Her company wants to change that.
"I'm definitely seeing a lot of brands step up," says LaToya Shambo, CEO of Black Girl Digital.
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Are there marketing opportunities in inflation?

by Matt Levin
Jan 7, 2022
One fast food business says rising grocery prices give it a reason to focus ads on cost.
Instead of shying away from the words "inflation" in the '70s, Campbell Soup chose to use it a corny ad campaign.
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How TikTok is becoming a powerful consumer marketing tool

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 16, 2021
The app can cause certain products to blow up overnight, Vox's internet culture reporter Rebecca Jennings says.
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Hotels try to follow restaurants' lead and hook consumers on QR codes

by Scott Tong
May 6, 2021
Will the QR code stick around in the long run? Perhaps, if users find the information the codes deliver useful.
From marketing to menus, QR codes have gained traction since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Coke, Audi and Budweiser will sit out the Super Bowl

by Kristin Schwab
Jan 25, 2021
Between chaos in Washington and coronavirus anxiety, advertisers are worried about tone.
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Fast-Track Vaccines

What kind of marketing will it take to get people on board with a COVID-19 vaccine?

by David Brancaccio , Daniel Shin , Erika Soderstrom and Alex Schroeder
Sep 17, 2020
Health care providers are going to play an essential role in communication and education.
"The problem with the word speed is that it sounds like you're racing. And while there is a sense of a race here, the real issue is urgency," Glen Nowak says.
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My Economy

Connecting consumers to businesses created by women of color is her passion

by Bennett Purser
Jul 3, 2020
Janet Oganah is the founder of Janet's List, which brings awareness to businesses by women of color in the United Kingdom.
Janet Oganah, founder of Janet's List, shines a spotlight on brands created by Black women and other women of color.
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