Corporations around the world love to promote their environmental bona fides, touting their at-times Herculean efforts to minimize their carbon footprint. But desiring to be environmentally friendly and truly accomplishing that goal are two different things, as illustrated recently by Amazon’s acknowledgement that its carbon footprint grew 15% last year despite efforts to … [More]
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MY TAKE: Good Things Happening Despite Pandemic
by Brian Elisco, CEO at Abrazo Health
The relentless pace of the coronavirus pandemic has challenged hospital and healthcare workers across the Valley and the country. Long days are spent caring for COVID and non-COVID patients. The stress of managing personal lives while balancing family needs and commitments adds yet another layer of challenge to manage. While we acknowledge the seriousness of the pandemic, I … [More]
Why Businesses Should Expand their Storytelling Skills and Focus on Contextual Commerce
Source Digital
Storytelling is something that is part of human history. From cave drawings to oral traditions to the written word, it’s something that continues to evolve and today is ever-expanding in video. It’s also an increasingly important marketing tool for businesses that know how to harness the power of telling a story and making an emotional impact. Today’s ad-based storytellers, … [More]
Apparel Co. Sees 167% Direct-to-Consumer Growth amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
Sportiqe
With more people working from home than ever before, Sportiqe, a global Modern American apparel company known for its elevated basics with superior fit, has seen a 167% direct-to-consumer growth over the last few months as the company shifted its focus from its bread-and-butter wholesale division to bolster e-commerce sales as demand for quality, comfortable clothing grew … [More]
Talent Acquisition in Pandemic: Employers Can Make Better Hiring Decisions
EmployTest
With the pandemic causing seismic shifts in the economy, millions of Americans are searching for jobs, which creates opportunities for companies to upgrade their talent to face the challenges ahead. Inundated with applicants, hiring managers and HR need a way to remotely pre-screen applicants to make the best hiring choices. “In the coming year, hiring companies will be … [More]
Workplace Survey Reveals Employees Have Only Modest Faith in their Bosses to Lead
Mike Hunter
Only slightly more than one-half of businesspeople surveyed believe their company’s leaders have the right mindsets to successfully guide them forward in tackling today’s demands of the digital economy. This was the conclusion of the study conducted in the fall of 2019, by MIT Sloan Management Review and the Cognizant U.S. Foundation which further concluded that “A generation … [More]
China and United States to Generate 65% of All Digital Payments in 2020
BuyShares.co
As the largest revenue source of the global Fintech market, digital payments are set to reach $4.4 trillion transaction value this year, a 5% drop compared to pre-COVID-19 figures. According to data gathered by BuyShares.co.nz, China, and the United States, as the world's two largest digital payments industries, are expected to generate 65% of that value. Transaction Value … [More]
Executives See Value of Employee Engagement, but Lack Strategic Commitment and Integrated Systems
Quantum Workplace
Quantum Workplace, a leading provider of comprehensive employee engagement and performance software, announced today the release of a pulse survey report, A Winning Approach to Employee Success, produced by Harvard Business Review (HBR) Analytic Services, an independent commercial research unit within the Harvard Business Review Group and sponsored by Quantum Workplace. A … [More]
Leading a Small Business Through COVID and Other Troubling Times
Mike Hunter
With the coronavirus shaking up the economy and upending the day-to-day operations of businesses, it’s perhaps more critical than ever that corporate CEOs and small business owners summon up all their leadership skills. Employees who usually are just down the hall are now working remotely from home. The supply chain is disrupted. And customers and clients may be changing … [More]
U.S. Shift Work Slumps as Weekly Growth Hits Lowest Rate of Recovery
Kronos Incorporated
According to the U.S. Workforce Activity Report from Kronos Incorporated for the week of July 13-19, the average weekly growth rate for shift work1 during the recovery continues to decelerate and currently sits at 0.7% per week for the month of July. This has declined by more than half of the 1.9% average weekly growth in June and is only approximately a quarter of the 2.7% … [More]
Don’t Abandon the Office Just Yet. Business Leader Boldly Re-imagines the Workplace
by Joe Jackman
The pandemic is presenting a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity not to abandon the workplace, but to reimagine it into a bolder more human-centric office space that caters to the changing needs of employees and clients. It also creates a unique opportunity for improved communication and trust between employees and leadership teams. Below are some of the key elements of this … [More]
Apple Commits to be 100 Percent Carbon Neutral for its Supply Chain and Products by 2030
Apple
Apple unveiled its plan to become carbon neutral across its entire business, manufacturing supply chain, and product life cycle by 2030. The company is already carbon neutral today for its global corporate operations, and this new commitment means that by 2030, every Apple device sold will have net zero climate impact. “Businesses have a profound opportunity to … [More]
Economic Average Uncovers a Drop in Total Business Closures, Rise in Permanent Closures
Yelp
Yelp Inc., the company that connects people with great local businesses, today released second quarter data for the Yelp Economic Average (YEA) report, a benchmark of local economic strength in the U.S., which has been adapted to reveal the dramatic impact COVID-19 has had on local economies. YEA uncovers longer term trends, including a correlation between increased interest in … [More]
Do Internet Platform Companies Threaten Competition? New Report Concludes the Evidence Is Weak
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Many activists, scholars, elected officials, and regulators in Washington warn that the rapid growth and far-reaching market power of large Internet platform companies such as Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook are stifling competition to the detriment of the economy. But a new report released today by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), the leading … [More]
Media Production Company Says Dynamic Market Opportunities to Come
ZUMA FILMS
Excess business inventory and pent-up consumer demand will create dynamic market opportunities as the economy reopens. At a time when Americans rely more than ever on technology to work, shop and play, a marketing strategy built around the power of video can deliver an impressive return on investment. “Effectively positioning your business product or service has never been … [More]
BBB Serving the Pacific Southwest Hosts Virtual Industrious Women’s Summit
BBB Serving the Pacific Southwest
Women-owned businesses generate millions of jobs, resulting in trillions in revenue, year after year. These women are traditionally in male-dominated industries, and Better Business Bureau Serving the Pacific Southwest (BBB) is here to elevate their expertise and facilitate a learning platform for others. On August 21, BBB is proud to host the 3rd Annual Industrious Women’s … [More]
COVID-19 Crushes Construction Starts, Phoenix Metro 8th on List
Dodge Data & Analytics
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting recession have wreaked havoc on U.S. building markets. According to Dodge Data & Analytics, commercial and multifamily starts were quite healthy during January and February but stalled as the pandemic hit the nation in March. For the first three months of 2020, U.S. multifamily and commercial building starts inched up 1% from the same … [More]
3 Key Steps to Selling a Business in Good Times or Bad
Mike Hunter
The COVID-19 pandemic is putting people out of work, slowing down lots of industries, and causing businesses to close. But at the same time, an uncertain chapter in America’s economic history may provide opportunities for individuals looking for a fresh start – or a soft landing. Nearly half of small business owners in the U.S. are 65 and older, and a good number are … [More]
