America’s biggest companies fear being locked out of China after Trump WeChat ban
WeChat, and its Chinese equivalent Weixin, have a combined 1 billion users, but have long been criticised for censoring posts...
Day: August 7, 2020
US jobs recovery loses steam
The US recovery slowed sharply in July as a second wave of coronavirus triggered the weakest month for jobs growth since...
Athleta names interim CMO | Marketing Dive
Dive Brief: Athleta has named a new interim chief marketing officer, Tom Herbst, former CMO of the North Face, Gap...
Kraft pushes Mac & Cheese as pandemic breakfast to reach busy parents
Dive Brief: Kraft Mac & Cheese is running a campaign to position its classic blue box dinner as a breakfast...
How the coronavirus altered DTC’s relationship with brick and mortar
At the top of the year, many digitally native brands were in expansion mode. Rent the Runway launched a new...
Ad stakeholders race to form new digital media standards as old ones face ‘Tower of Babel’ moment
Dive Brief: A broad swath of advertising trade bodies, brands, agencies, publishers and technology firms have formed the Partnership for...
Overcrowded Housing Invites Covid-19, Even in Silicon Valley
It was not surprising when three-quarters of the house tested positive. There were 12 people in three bedrooms, with a...
House prices reach record highs, but can the ‘mini-boom’ be maintained?
House prices have risen to their highest levels on record, with pent-up demand following lockdown and the Chancellor’s stamp duty...
Britain is in a far stronger position than anyone thinks
How quickly might the UK economy recover from the Covid shock, and what will it look like the other side...
The working from home experiment has been too successful
“Having some sort of property footprint is important because it's a meeting place in a people business. It's also a...
