Calm Health will roll out cancer-specific mental health program: It’s working with clinical experts to develop the solution—its employer and health plan customers will feel comforted.
VillageMD gets a rebrand: A new campaign aimed at boosting chronic care patient panels comes on the heels of disappointing Q3 2023 results for Walgreens. Will it be enough?
Concerns regarding social media’s effect on young people are on the rise. Explore the current state of Gen Zers’ mental health, how they feel about social media, and their willingness to receive care.
CTV ad spending is expanding because more services have adopted ads, streaming services have increased their ad loads, and people continue to spend more time streaming. Not too long ago, HBO, Netflix, and Disney+ featured no advertising. Now they all have ads. And some of the most popular ad-supported streamers, like Hulu, have increased their ad loads in recent years.
Connected TV reigns supreme: New Innovid report indicates CTV holds 50% of global video impressions, as retailers harness its targeting capabilities.
On today's episode, we discuss the implications of the Federal Trade Commission thinking Amazon tricked customers into signing up for automatically renewing Prime subscriptions, whether it makes sense for companies to force livestream shopping on Americans, if speciality stores really work, the impact of Facebook and Instagram restricting news access in Canada, whether reduced inflation can save the day, what a real work-life balance looks like, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our vice president of content Suzy Davidkhanian, vice president of Briefings Stephanie Taglianetti, and analyst Evelyn Mitchell-Wolf.
US adults will spend an average of 230.3 minutes per day on mobile in 2023, according to our forecast. While they will spend less time with connected TV (CTV), at 114.9 minutes per day, the gap between CTV and mobile is shrinking.
More cuts at Google part of a running theme: It ends Project Iris AR glasses and lays off workers at Waze. Google’s simplicity sprint is freeing up resources for AI dominance.
C-suite plans an AI-induced hiring spree: Workers are worried about AI, but bosses want to hire more because of the technology. Short-term workforce gains could shift to longer-term job losses.
iCloud prices surge internationally: Apple’s decision to raise storage prices sparks user dissatisfaction and calls for a strategic reevaluation.
Y Combinator embraces AI: Accelerator welcomes a new cohort—with 35% AI-focused startups—amid San Francisco’s thriving tech scene.
Despite inflation, US consumers are traveling this summer: While cutting back on goods such as luxury purchases, American are willing to shell out on European vacations.
Financially vulnerable and minority households are among those feeling the most pressure. Banks need to explore new overdraft policies.
Consumers with disabilities are often at a financial accessibility disadvantage. Just a few small changes can have a big impact on these customers.
Neobanks that one-up incumbents' savings rates stand to win new customers, especially Gen Zers.
A new fund share class lets customers donate revenues to diversity-focused charities, as the bank carefully navigates financial inclusion.
JPMorgan’s Max Neukricken discussed the importance of keeping up with payments innovation to ensure customer satisfaction
TikTok launches Creative Challenge: It’s a potential win-win for creators and brands seeking innovative advertising content.
Businesses want the same ease of consumer payments for business payments, Bank of America’s Alexandra Johnson said at Fintech Connect North America