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Summary List PlacementCox Communications picked Dentsu agency iProspect to handle its US ad planning and buying business, ending a 10-year relationship with rival Publicis. Cox, the third-largest cable and broadband provider reaching 5.1 million homes in the US, competes with far larger competitors Comcast and Charter Communications. Its ad strategy is aimed at promoting its streaming service Contour and basic broadband products as more...

Summary List PlacementThe speakers set up on the tarmac of the Columbus Municipal Airport belted out the Hoosier State's unofficial song — "Back Home Again in Indiana" — when Mike Pence landed there last week for the first time since he became a former vice president.  "I've already promised Karen we'll be moving back to Indiana come this summer," Pence told the assembled crowd...

Summary List PlacementAbout a month after Mozilla software engineer Emily Kager posted a tweet that poked fun at code documentation, she realized that her joke would work even better on TikTok. So, she set up her newly purchased ring light, donned a stylish pink turtleneck, and press record: "Some people don't comment their code because they think that their code is self-documenting and anyone...

Summary List PlacementThe best chefs are usually something of a mystery to even their most ardent admirers, the culinary creation and its creator often separated by a swinging kitchen door. Demi, a new subscription-based platform that bills itself as a Patreon for food-service workers, hopes to cash in on this aura of mystery, providing a financial lifeline to a struggling industry by charging foodie...

Summary List PlacementFormer President Donald Trump drew a line between red and blue states in his approach to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a divisive tactic that favored states that voted for him and angered Democratic governors who frequently blasted his failure to enact a federal plan to control the virus. Now enter Joe Biden with his promise for unity and a national approach...

Summary List PlacementCensus, a three-year-old startup that helps companies more easily share data among their apps, is close to finalizing a Series A funding round led by Sequoia at a post money-valuation of around $100 million, according to three people familiar with the discussions.  The round was one of the most hotly pursued Series A rounds in recent months, multiple investors told Insider. One...

Summary List PlacementDonald Trump is gone after four years of proudly obliterating political norms in Washington, openly defying laws, and daring his enemies to stop him.  The Republican ex-president's opponents vowed for the duration of his administration to fortify existing policies, regulations, and laws as soon as they could and write new ones to keep anything like what just happened from ever happening again. ...

Summary List PlacementYour email inbox is quickly becoming some of the most sought-after real estate in the digital world — and Forbes wants in. The publication recently announced the debut of its Journalist Entrepreneurs program, a three-pronged initiative that the publication hopes will drive digital subscriptions, provide a fresh revenue stream, and bring new readers to its site. As a key part of the...

Summary List PlacementIt's a new day for the venture capital industry. With President Joe Biden officially in office, there's finally a chance for VCs to push policies that the previous administration recoiled from. From investment in climate change technology to immigration policies that grant visas specifically for startups, the venture industry's premier trade organization has announced the startup-friendly policies they'll be lobbying for immediately....

Summary List PlacementLegendary and sometimes controversial investor Ellen Pao has never been one to shy away from her opinions.  She famously sued her former employer, Kleiner Perkins, in 2012 for gender discrimination. She lost the case but the conversations Pao started with the suit stirred Silicon Valley to look at gender inequality in tech, venture capital, and beyond.Pao spoke exclusively with Insider on the...

Summary List PlacementMuch like the currencies themselves, jobs in the crypto world are growing. An analysis by job search engine Monster found that job postings with the terms "cryptocurrency," "blockchain," or "bitcoin" grew almost 200% from 2017 to 2018. In 2020, LinkedIn named blockchain as the most desired skill among companies when searching for new applicants.  Cryptocurrency has been around since 2009, when bitcoin...

Summary List PlacementCracking the Instagram algorithm is no easy feat. But a handful of creators say a new tactic has supercharged their growth on the platform: posting Instagram Reels.  Reels, which is Instagram's competitor to TikTok, launched in August 2020 to mixed reviews. To some, it was an exciting new way to create content. But others weren't impressed and The New York Times dubbed it...

Summary List PlacementThe names of more than 200 Amazon employees who had signed an "anti-surveillance" petition last fall were made public last week ahead of the petition being forwarded to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, an internal employee group called Amazonians for Employee Privacy told Insider. The "anti-surveillance" petition campaign, first created in October, demands Amazon's leadership to stop monitoring employee activism and labor-organization efforts,...

Summary List PlacementMost CFOs join fast-growing tech startups to help usher them through an initial public offering. Impossible Foods CFO David Lee did the opposite. He's jumping ship to join the ag-tech startup AppHarvest, which is already in the process of going public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). While his departure was announced earlier this month, Lee will start...

Summary List PlacementFor restaurants in 2020, the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic have upended business models and sunk revenue and profits.   But for third-party delivery operators like Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub, 2020 was a pretty good year. Delivery orders more than tripled, representing 10% of transactions compared to 3% two years ago, according to market research firm The NPD Group. Revenue soared...

Summary List PlacementIn the growing world of social media influencers, Casey Neistat is an OG.  The YouTuber, who has been posting videos since 2010, has built up a massive following on the platform over the last decade and currently has more than 12 million subscribers. Neistat is also the creator of Beme, a video-sharing app that he sold for a reported $25 million to...

Summary List PlacementCatering is a $60 billion business – an important foodservice revenue channel that cratered during a prolonged pandemic that has forced offices to host remote meetings and discouraged social gatherings like birthday celebrations.  For Panera Bread, the pandemic has impacted its robust catering program, which normally represents 10% of sales. To revive this important revenue segment, Panera Bread is rolling out next...

Summary List PlacementBank of America's sprawling wealth management arm has maintained its months-long pause on financial advisor trainees' client outreach, a temporary hold that can complicate the business growth that new advisors need to thrive. The temporary pause on trainees' prospecting, or reaching out to someone who could turn into a potential client, has remained in part because novice advisors in Merrill Lynch Wealth...