MarketWatch

JUNE 20, 2023

seeking damages for the “anticompetitive monopolization” of advertising technology markets and for “deceptive” commercial practices. The company noted that online digital advertising is now a $200 billion business in the U.S., up 8-fold since 2009, but newspapers’ advertising revenue had declined 70% during the same time.

Advertising 40

Advertising Marketing Marketing 40

Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

pionline.com) Advertising If the economy were bad, companies would be cutting back on advertising. (carsongroup.com) Fund management Why it's hard for investors to quit Blackrock ($BLK). riabiz.com) Vanguard is finalizing its exit from China. theirrelevantinvestor.com) Ads for the 2024 Super Bowl on CBS are sold out.

Advertising 227

Advertising Financial Advising Startup Commission 227

The Reformed Broker

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Then, the first inklings of an advertiser exodus. A lot of reporters and public intellectuals were writing their obituaries for Twitter this weekend. First, we saw the revolt of the Blue Checkmarks.

Advertising 363

Advertising 363

The Big Picture

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Shopping Experiences : What once was a simple clean useful retail website is now a dumpster fire, overrun with advertising, poor search results, and sketchy third-party sellers. I bought something a few months ago that was advertised as New on the product page but arrived as obviously Refurbished , not new. The problem?

Advertising 330

Advertising Retail Accounting 330

Abnormal Returns

APRIL 5, 2024

newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media Every company eventually ends up in the advertising business. (abnormalreturns.com) Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? Then check out our weekly e-mail newsletter. axios.com) Forbes shifted users to a parallel site with way more ads.

Financial Advising 230

Financial Advising Advertising Media Economy 230

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In recent years, though, the growing use of lead-generation services, advisor networks, and ‘advisor-matching’ tools, referred to as “operators” in the Marketing Rule’s Adopting Release, has given rise to third-party solicitation activity that often looks more like advertising directly to prospective clients.

Compliance 172

Compliance Advertising Marketing Marketing 172

Abnormal Returns

DECEMBER 21, 2023

stratechery.com) Online advertising networks help fund the purveyors of conspiracy theories. (nextbigideaclub.com) Anne Helen Petersen talks with Amy Schiller author of "The Price of Humanity: How Philanthropy Went Wrong — And How to Fix It." annehelen.substack.com) Technology A true AI assistant is Google's ($GOOGL) real moonshot.

Advertising 223

Advertising Numbers 223

Abnormal Returns

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

drorpoleg.com) How Amazon's ($AMZN) advertising business got so big. (awealthofcommonsense.com) There is a difference between picking and choosing. humbledollar.com) Companies Nvidia ($NVDA) has succeeded with a distributed workforce. humbledollar.com) Covid has worked its way through Instacart's business.

Math 237

Math Financial Advising Advertising Distribution 237

Mish Talk

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The Chicago Tribune reports Retailers Attempt to Lure Price-Weary Shoppers With Deep Discounts The American Girl store advertised a Black Friday early access sale at 20% off. Forever 21 was up to 70% off, American Eagle was up to 60% off, Hollister was 25% to 40% off and Aeropostale advertised price cuts of between 50% and 70% off.

Advertising 221

Advertising Retail Budgeting Sales 221

Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

ft.com) Companies Google ($GOOGL) pays Apple ($AAPL) 36% of the revenue it earns from search advertising made through the Safari browser. (behaviouralinvestment.com) The best business books of 2023, including "Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall" by Zeke Faux.

Financial Advising 207

Financial Advising Advertising Media Economy 207

The Big Picture

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Unlike Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, or Google, FB does not have all that durable of a grip on its user base; this puts its advertising revenue base at risk. TikTok stealing users, Apple breaking their magic data source for advertisers, and now this: An unpredictable but brilliant competitor in the very same social media space.

Advertising 271

Advertising Media Marketing Marketing 271

Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media Advertising is purportedly dead, but it is still seemingly everywhere. (abnormalreturns.com) Are you a financial adviser looking for some out-of-the-box thinking? Then check out our weekly e-mail newsletter. wsj.com) Do we really want artists to continue producing music long after they are gone?

Financial Advising 206

Financial Advising Advertising Economy Media 206

Wealth Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The businesses will pay a combined $850,000 for allegedly using hypothetical performance in advertising without updating their policies and procedures to comply with the rule.

Advertising 111

Advertising 111

Abnormal Returns

MARCH 30, 2024

finance.yahoo.com) In-game video advertising is soaring. (newsletter.abnormalreturns.com) Mixed media The four-day workweek is already here with many workers staying home on Fridays. wsj.com) The U.S. now sends 80% of its cotton overseas for processing. variety.com)

Pharmaceutical 254

Pharmaceutical Education Financial Advising Advertising 254

Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

wsj.com) Advisers are scrambling to get into compliance with new advertising rules. (standarddeviationspod.com) Compliance Jason Zweig, "In 30 years of writing about the financial-advice industry, I never learned that advisers can provide less-comprehensive disclosures than stockbrokers."

Compliance 265

Compliance Wealth Management Advertising Financial Advice 265

Abnormal Returns

JUNE 2, 2023

bigtechnology.com) AI How AI could change online advertising. (finance.yahoo.com) Apple There are only open questions right now about Apple's ($AAPL) VR efforts. nytimes.com) What Apple's ($AAPL) VR effort says about the state of the company. msn.com) What role will AI play with how ad agencies work?

Financial Advising 221

Financial Advising Advertising Economy Media 221

Abnormal Returns

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

theatlantic.com) Instacart is profitable because of its advertising business. (awealthofcommonsense.com) U.S Treasury bonds are no track for their third straight year of losses. markets.businessinsider.com) Companies How retailers have responded to the post-pandemic era. fastcompany.com) When companies become hostile to their own customers.

Financial Advising 228

Financial Advising Advertising Economy Retail 228

Abnormal Returns

DECEMBER 8, 2023

techcrunch.com) Podcast companies are turning to advertising to get the word out. The biz The podcasting industry is facing a reckoning. wsj.com) Spotify ($SPOT) has cancelled ‘Heavyweight,’ and ‘Stolen.’ bloomberg.com) Audio The 10 best audiobooks of 2023 including 'The Secret Hours' by Mick Herron, narrated by Gerard Doyle.

Advertising 207

Advertising Communication Economy Banking 207

MarketWatch

MAY 17, 2023

Tesla Inc.’s

Advertising 75

Advertising Startup Clients Marketing 75

Abnormal Returns

JANUARY 21, 2023

bloomberg.com) Just because a drug is advertised on television doesn't mean it is better than (cheaper) alternatives. abnormalreturns.com) Podcast links: the advertising downshift. (nextbigideaclub.com) How mixed emotions can be more challenging than negative emotions. msn.com) Health What is killing 18-34 year-old Americans?

Advertising 224

Advertising Food Financial Advising Media 224

Wealth Management

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Wellesley Asset Management failed to properly disclose that it used hypothetical performance in advertisements for an index it created, according to the commission.

Advertising 96

Advertising Commission Marketing Marketing 96

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that FINRA has issued a proposal to allow broker-dealers to advertise hypothetical performance data to institutional and high-net-worth investors, which would bring the rules for broker-dealers largely in line with (..)

Financial Planner 224

Financial Planner Communication Insurance Advertising 224

Abnormal Returns

JANUARY 20, 2023

stayathomemacro.substack.com) Earlier on Abnormal Returns Podcast links: the advertising downshift. (ft.com) Economy Existing home sales plunged in December. bonddad.blogspot.com) Why falling retail sales aren't all bad. abnormalreturns.com) What you missed in our Thursday linkfest. abnormalreturns.com) Longform links: shareholder primacy.

Investing 216

Investing Investments Startup Financial Advising 216

Abnormal Returns

APRIL 14, 2023

unherd.com) Online Avoid buying stuff that gets advertised to you online. (on.ft.com) Oregon wants to give over prime farmland to tech companies. modernfarmer.com) How the tech crowd has transformed Austin, Texas. nytimes.com) Why you should take social media apps off your phone.

Financial Advising 192

Financial Advising Advertising Media Marketing 192

Abnormal Returns

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

theringer.com) Ezra Klein talks with Tim Hwang author of “Subprime Attention Crisis: Advertising and the Time Bomb at the Heart of the Internet.” (pragcap.com) Non-finance Derek Thompson talks with journalist Deena Shanker about the rise and fall of the fake meat business.

Advertising 195

Advertising Startup Food Portfolio 195

MarketWatch

JUNE 14, 2023

The European Commission said it’s taken a preliminary view that Google has breached antitrust rules in the advertising technology industry and that only a divestment of part of its services would address concerns. Google, a unit of Alphabet GOOGL, can be fined up to 10% of total worldwide revenue.

Commission 74

Commission Advertising Marketing Marketing 74

Wealth Management

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Toronto-based Wealthsimple has grown rapidly, with assets rising about 10-fold to C$25 billion since 2018, thanks in part to slick advertising and some Hollywood star power — celebrities Drake, Michael J. Fox and Ryan Reynolds are among its minority investors.

Assets 79

Assets Advertising 79

Investment Writing

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

If you’re using your CFP designation in sales or advertising Here’s what The Chicago Manual of Style says on its website: Q. In publications that are not advertising or sales materials, all that is necessary is to use the proper spelling and capitalization of the name of the product.

CFP 103

CFP Certified Financial Planner Advertising Financial Planner 103

The Reformed Broker

JULY 19, 2022

Netflix Earnings – “Advertisers Were Locked Out of Netflix for Years. On this week’s episode, Josh and Michael discuss the biggest topics in investing and finance, including: ?What’s What’s Priced In? – “Why Did The Market Not Go Down In The Face Of Incredibly Worsening Data” ?Netflix Now They Have Big Pla.

Retail 130

Retail Advertising Investing Investments 130

Abnormal Returns

JANUARY 24, 2023

behaviouralinvestment.com) Companies The DOJ has filed suit against Google ($GOOGL) over online advertising. (youngmoney.co) Why it's so hard not to tinker with your investment process. cnbc.com) Eli Lilly ($LLY) is building a new plant which is another sign that demand for obesity drugs just keeps going up.

Financial Advising 200

Financial Advising Advertising Medical Media 200

Abnormal Returns

OCTOBER 27, 2022

ez.substack.com) Elon is trying to reassure Twitter ($TWTR) advertisers. (ft.com) Not all (emerging) markets are created equal. allstarcharts.com) Companies Zuck is running Meta ($META) into the ground. variety.com) Hedge funds Big money managers keep snapping up private credit shops. ft.com) Mortgages Mortgage rates are at a 20-year high.

Financial Advising 187

Financial Advising Advertising Media Economy 187

Abnormal Returns

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

wsj.com) Instacart pulled the advertising rabbit out of its hat. (wired.com) Apple ($AAPL) wants you to buy more iCloud storage. wired.com) What is USB-C and why it matters? theconversation.com) Instacart Instacart needs to keep its grocery partners happy. Now it needs to keep it up.

Financial Advising 250

Financial Advising Advertising Economy Valuation 250

Advisor Perspectives

JUNE 24, 2023

This week I saw something I haven’t in a while: a brochure from Strutt & Parker advertising a price reduction on a rather charming Notting Hill house. It is now a mere £4,750,000 ($6 million) — down around 6% from its original listing price.

Advertising 98

Advertising Banking 98

Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 25, 2023

Further, 87% of respondents said they would trust advice from human advisors, more than any other source of advice surveyed, and well above the 37% who said they trust generative AI tools.

Financial Planner 210

Financial Planner Retirement Retirement Planning Advertising 210

Abnormal Returns

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

cnbc.com) Apple's ($AAPL) advertising push is troubling. (ft.com) Disney ($DIS) gained streaming customers at the expense of operating profits. variety.com) Taiwan Semi ($TSM) is planning another fab in Arizona. wsj.com) Meta ($META) is laying off some 11,000 employees. macworld.com) Amazon ($AMZN) HQ2 now looks like an anachronism.

Investing 225

Investing Investments Financial Advising Advertising 225

Wealth Management

MARCH 20, 2023

The new advertisement begins running today, and comes several months after the Board announced a change to grant the organization more flexibility in its marketing.

CFP 98

CFP Advertising Marketing Marketing 98

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Further, the survey results suggest that advisors who offer comprehensive services tailored to the needs of their target clients are likely to be more successful both retaining their current clients and in attracting clients who might be dissatisfied with their current advisor and their service offering.

Financial Planner 219

Financial Planner Retirement Retirement Planning Advertising 219