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Wednesday afternoon, dozens of prominent Twitter accounts, including those of President Obama, Bill Gates, Kanye West, and Elon Musk, were hacked in an apparent coordinated social engineering hack turned Bitcoin scam. Unable to put a stop to the attack, Twitter disabled the ability for people and brands with verified accounts to Tweet for several hours. […]
TikTok is facing renewed scrutiny over its data collection and sharing practices amid the US and Australia reportedly considering a ban on TikTok and other Chinese social apps, which has enlightened a frenzy of commentary and debate on censorship, data privacy, and national security. The State of TikTok Concerns Growing anti-Chinese sentiment across industries has […]
If you’re in the Northeast, we hope you had a quiet, safe weekend tucked away from Tropical Storm Fay. Everyone else, we hope you had a quiet and safe weekend, too. There’s plenty to catch up on, so let’s get to it. News you might have missed The Genius Bar Index What’s up with TikTok? […]
What a time to be alive. I can’t recall a season when so many different pressing issues dominated the news cycle. The Black Lives Matter movement, the pandemic, returning to school, tech vs. journalism, free speech and civil liberties, the Facebook ad boycott, China-US relations, and several more that escape me. Amid all this, I […]
I hope you had a refreshing few days watching Hamilton and illegal fireworks. It’s a slower week than normal on the world stage, so let’s jump in. The second lockdown Markets rollercoaster The week ahead The second lockdown The cat’s out of the bag and America is facing an unanticipated surge in cases, and likely […]
The following is included in PMG’s Summer Briefing Series, exclusive content and commentary provided to PMG clients 2/week on the marketing and business news that’s making headlines. Q2 has come and gone. Can you believe it? Me either. If you’re wanting to take a trip down memory lane, I highly recommend this H1 recap by […]
Happy Monday, and welcome back to a new Summer Briefing by PMG. Last Friday, Fortnite players around the world had front row seats to an in-game “Movie Nite” featuring three Christopher Nolan movies (for free) via a digital cinema-style screening experience. It was the first time Epic Games had attempted to show full films in-game, […]
Happy Thursday. Two more days until the weekend. You can do this. In today’s briefing, we’re reviewing consumer insights across verticals and how the pandemic, economic recovery, as well as the Black Lives Matter movement, have shaped consumer sentiment these past few weeks. Consumer insights Commerce verticals Retail Beauty CPG Services verticals Dining & QSR […]
We are now three weeks into nationwide protests against police brutality and racial inequality in the US, and it’s been just over three months since the WHO declared the novel coronavirus a (global) pandemic. Time flies when anxiety and unrest is at an all-time high. I hope you’re able to find some time to decompress […]
In recent days, corporations and firms across sectors have faced enormous public pressure, criticism, and louder calls for accountability as the fallout from the George Floyd protests and America’s reckoning with racial inequality only grows stronger. From allegations of pay disparity to personal accounts of cultural and systemic discrimination, more reports are coming to light […]