When Leah Meranus accidentally started her journey in media nearly 20 years ago, advertisers only had a few channels to choose from: TV, radio, print. Today, there are hundreds of channels for dozens of consumer behaviors–and more competition than ever. So, how do innovative advertisers stay ahead of the curve? This week on The Speed…
Charter Schools’ Success Makes Them a Political Target
An educational innovation that once had bipartisan support faces adversity in Washington and the courts.
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The Climate Trade War Escalates
Europe imposes new taxes that risk deepening a recession.
Sam Bankman-Fried’s House of Cards Is Falling Down
The founder of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX was arrested the day before his scheduled hearing in the US Congress.
MLS and Fox Sports Strike 4-Year Renewal, Disney Deal Expires
Fox Sports gets to keep Major League Soccer on its networks, striking a four-year linear rights agreement with the league. The renewal ends ESPN and ABC’s 26-year run as MLS broadcast partners. Disney’s networks had aired games since the league’s founding in 1996. The league also announced a four-year Spanish-language deal with TelevisaUnivision, an original…
Snapchat’s 2022 Trends Included Crying Lens, Cobra Kai, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
Tears aplenty flowed on Snapchat in 2022, as the platform’s most popular lens of the year was the Crying Lens, which has been viewed more than 9.7 billion times since its debut. Snap Inc. Other popular lenses throughout the year included Shook, Cartoon Kid and Cute Anime. Snap Inc. said it determined its year-end trends…
Let’s Talk About Brand Podcast: Branding and AI Art With Jenna Soard
AI art isn’t just for bizarro DALL-E experiments. When done deliberately, it can be an incredible tool for creating an endless supply of relevant, on-brand images, to a degree that stock sites cannot even begin to touch. In today’s episode of Let’s Talk About Brand, branding expert Jenna Soard joins host Christine Gritmon. Soard explains…
Touch of Truth Podcast: Living a Legacy With Kate Robinson
Episode five of Touch of Truth features Kate Robinson, an author, speaker and co-founder of a number of initiatives dedicated to the legacy of her father, Sir Ken Robinson. She joins host Jackie Cooper to discuss dropping out of school at 16 and the four rules her parents gave her. Robinson then breaks down the…
