Investment company Avity Investment Management Inc. (Current Portfolio) buys The Walt Disney Co, Bank of America Corp, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, Costco Wholesale Corp, The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc, sells Activision Blizzard Inc, Corteva Inc during the 3-months ended 2021Q4, according to the most recent filings of the investment […]
Barbara P. Sherrill
Amazon Advertising Salaries for Sales, Account Managers, and Marketing
Amazon is hiring for more than 3,000 advertising jobs. The bulk of jobs are in performance marketing but there are a growing number of TV ad roles. Insider compiled salary data from 2020 and 2021 H1-B visas to see how much the roles pay. Amazon continues to grow its advertising […]
Retail Sales Fell in December, a Slowdown in a Robust Holiday Shopping Season
Retail sales fell 1.9 percent in December, the Commerce Department reported on Friday, reflecting a slowdown during an otherwise robust holiday shopping season that started earlier in the year for many consumers. It was the first drop after four straight months of sales increases, though the gain in November slowed […]
Manhattan Investment Sales Top Pre-Pandemic Levels in Q4
(Illustration by The Real Deal) The city may be entering its third year under the looming shadow of Covid, but investment sales have snapped back to pre-pandemic levels. Manhattan recorded 100 investment transactions totaling just over $6.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to a report by Avison […]
Experts split on whether affordability woes or inventory gains will define 2022 housing market
Home price appreciation in suburbs expected to continue to outpace that in cities in 2022 – Housing experts are evenly divided on whether sales will rise or fall in 2022. – Bullish panelists point to expected inventory growth, while bears are concerned about worsening affordability. – The panel expects slower […]
What Are As-Is Home Sales
Selling a home can be a long process. From hiring a real estate agent to closing on a final deal, selling a home is rife with red tape and detailed requirements. Yet while most buyers want a home that’s habitable right away and has little needed in the way of […]
Beyond the Tech: Define Your Sales Success
Are you happy because you’re selling, or are you selling because you’re happy? Think about it for a moment. What does that mean? Is it a worthwhile question? In fact, it is. I recently heard this expression for the first time from a great friend, Lionel Sackey, who happens to […]
December Retail Sales Were Very Strong, Despite The Misleading Headlines
Shoppers walk past an Armani store on Fifth Avenue in New York, U.S., on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. … [+] Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg © 2021 Bloomberg Finance LP The US Commerce Department released its monthly retail sales report this morning and, within minutes, my social media feed lit up […]
In 2022, should B2B content marketers focus more on advertising?
Many B2B marketers focus on ‘content’ rather than advertising, but is that the best thing to do in 2022? For the answer, columnist Samuel Scott interviewed the person who created the term ‘mental availability’, professor Jenni Romaniuk of the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute. In 2005, Rand Fishkin – then the chief executive […]
2022 Forecast: What’s Next in Experiential Marketing?
To get a clearer picture of what the future holds during a period of so much uncertainty, BizBash is planning a series of articles where top professionals from all aspects of the event industry share their predictions and insights for the year ahead. Previously, we caught up with lighting and […]
Top 2022 mobile marketing trends after a disruptive year
Gil Dudkiewicz, CEO of Start.io, shares his perspective on 2021 as well as his outlook for 2022 and beyond. He covers trends around how consumers use their mobile devices and marketing’s shift towards contextual segmentation, with the growing importance of diversity and inclusion leading the way. What are the key […]
Brooklyn-based marketing firm walks back dumping potential client over Israel ties
JTA — A marketing firm facing claims that it has refused to work with a Jewish group with Israel ties is blaming the controversy on a misunderstanding. Big Duck Studio, based in Brooklyn, says it does not support the boycott Israel movement and will continue working with organizations with Israel […]