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Today’s Top CEOs Share These 4 Traits
The business landscape has shifted significantly in recent years, and as a result, the meaning of leadership has evolved. Amid volatility and uncertainty, today's leaders are increasingly focused on productivity and results.What previously made a CEO successful may not be what allows their business to thrive in 2025 and beyond. The following are the four traits shared by today's most…
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Are movies so back?
Picture this: It’s December 2019. Little Women has just come out, and Timothée Chalamet is still an artsy, French-leaning, burgeoning movie star. The domestic box office is shaping up to reach nearly $11.4 billion. Cinephiles…
From ‘Side Project’ to 8-Figure Business: Left On Friday
When Laura Low Ah Kee and Shannon Savage met while working at Lululemon in 2005, the Vancouver, Canada-based athletic apparel brand wasn't yet the global phenomenon it is today.Image Credit: Courtesy of Left On Friday.…
How This Man Grew His Beverage Side Hustle From $1k a Month to 7 Figures
It's the era of the side hustle, and if you've ever considered starting one to earn some extra cash outside of your 9-5, you're in good company. These days, more than one-third of U.S. adults…
Coworking with Priya Gill
Each week, we spotlight Marketing Brew readers in our Coworking series. If you’d like to be featured, introduce yourself here.Priya Gill is global head of marketing at SurveyMonkey. Prior to joining SurveyMonkey, she spent nearly…
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Best five invoice factoring companies for small businesses
Running a small business is exhilarating, but waiting on unpaid invoices? Not so much.That’s where invoice factoring comes in, turning…
Top 17 Events and Conferences to Help Grow Your Business
When you're an entrepreneur leading a multimillion-dollar business, the right events aren't just about inspiration but strategic alliances, high-level connections,…
Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Obsess Over Metrics
Here's a fun thing that happens in product management. You wake up one morning and your daily active users are…
Disney Just Threw a Punch in a Major AI Fight
Michael Calore: So publishing is definitely at the top of the list of industries that have been worried about AI…
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How InMyExpertOpinion Is Battling AI Product Reviews
Frustrated by AI-generated product reviews flooding platforms and confusing consumers, four former colleagues came together to build and launch InMyExpertOpinion, a site devoted to providing "trustworthy, insightful, and authentically human advice."Here's how co-founders Avi Buchbinder, Brie Dyas, Will Kenton, and Nick Leftley created the site and are planning for its…
Spotify’s head of global ad sales on the latest in programmatic audio
Podcasts have long been known for a very personal style of host-read ads that are often sold directly. So when it comes to programmatic ad sales, the sector has sometimes been viewed as a rare holdout.But, much like the worst person you know starting a podcast, the introduction of more…
Venture capital: how it works and how to attract it
When it comes to the world of business financing, venture capital has always been seen as a powerful yet slightly mysterious source of funding.For small businesses and early-stage startups, however, it represents a golden ticket to rapid growth, credibility and access to networks that would otherwise be out of reach.But…
How to Turn Community Impact Into a Competitive Advantage
When Tiyale Hayes reflects on his journey from the DMV area — one of six children raised by a single mother — to becoming Executive Vice President for Insights at Black Entertainment Television (BET), he doesn't just see personal success. He sees the power of authentic representation and community investment…
How I Stopped Letting Emotion Sabotage My Leadership — And How You Can Too
For years, I let fear, ego, and loyalty influence my biggest decisions. It felt noble. Human, even. But looking back, I can see how much it held us back.Once I learned to pause, recognize what I was feeling and act from clarity — not emotion — everything changed. I became…
His Side Hustle Led to 7 Figures and Richard Branson’s Island
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features New York City-based entrepreneur Josh Turner, 34. Turner is the founder of Stand4Socks, a sock company that, for every pair sold, donates another to someone in need. The B Corporation has distributed more than 750,000 pairs across the UK, Europe, and most recently, Ukraine.…
How Carvel created the first ice cream–dispensing billboard
If you thought billboards were just for looks, think again. They’re also for licks.Carvel recently installed an ice cream-dispensing billboard in the West Village in Manhattan, serving up more than 50 gallons of soft serve, or about 1,500 servings, over the course of a seven-hour activation in mid-June. It was,…
What is angel investment? (and how can it help your startup)
First coined as a saving grace for struggling theatre productions, angel investment has spread its wings to the startup world, becoming a popular means of business finance for early-stage companies and entrepreneurs looking to turn their ideas into reality.Today, angel investors do more than just write checks – they offer…
What Every B2B Brand Should Be Doing to Earn Trust in 2025
Your average decision-maker's inbox is overflowing with so-called "thought leadership." In fact, a recent analysis of over 8,000 long-form LinkedIn posts revealed that more than half were likely written by AI. Buyers are becoming adept at spotting this; separate research shows that 50% of them will stop reading the moment…
A Business Owner’s Guide to Maximizing Summer Profits
For certain businesses, summer is not just a season — it is an engine that drives success for the rest of the year. Hospitality and tourism businesses, for example, tend to make the bulk of their annual revenue between June and September due to increased travel, which leads to a…
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This Is Why High-End Electric Cars Are Failing
According to a new report from the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA), global EV sales…
Brothers’ Side Hustle Made Over $175 Million: ‘No Investors’
It's the era of the side hustle, and if you've ever considered starting one to…
Should your brand open a coffee shop?
Café Dior in Chengdu. Carhartt Coffee in London. Santander Work Café in Brooklyn.Around the world,…
How a Setback Led to Success for Busy Philipps
Busy Philipps wasn't trying to disrupt the celebrity marketing model when she first cried on…
Elon Musk’s Lawyers Claim He ‘Does Not Use a Computer’
Elon Musk’s lawyers claimed that he “does not use a computer” in a Sunday court…