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

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

And while some form of advertising is how firms have traditionally attracted clients, some advisors have asked if not actively marketing themselves can be a viable option, where new clients find their way to the advisor through a referral network who vouches for the good service they provide. Read More.

Advertising 202

Advertising Clients Financial Advisor Communication 202

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 229

Advertising Financial Advising Startup Commission 229

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

MAY 16, 2024

Like so much of the “ If it bleeds it leads ” media, there is far less to this scary threat in the data than advertised. But if Stagflation is your reason for being negative, you run into a similar problem: Growth has been robust, unemployment low, and inflation is way below its June 2022 highs.

Advertising 310

Advertising Economics Economy Banking 310

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

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 166

Compliance Advertising Marketing Marketing 166

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 232

Financial Advising Advertising Media Economy 232

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 225

Advertising Numbers 225

The Big Picture

APRIL 26, 2024

She was named one of Ad Age’s 100 Most Influential Women in Advertising. She served as the Chief Revenue Officer at Microsoft, COO, and Chief Marketing Officer at SoFi (2015-2019), Most recently, she was President of Honey, where she orchestrated the sale of to Paypal for $4 billion.

Asset Allocation 164

Asset Allocation Advertising Engineering Media 164

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 239

Math Financial Advising Advertising Distribution 239

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

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 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 209

Financial Advising Advertising Media Economy 209

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 110

Advertising 110

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 266

Compliance Wealth Management Advertising Financial Advice 266

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 208

Financial Advising Advertising Economy Media 208

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 223

Financial Advising Advertising Economy Media 223

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 230

Financial Advising Advertising Economy Retail 230

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 226

Advertising Food Financial Advising Media 226

MarketWatch

MAY 17, 2023

Tesla Inc.’s

Advertising 75

Advertising Startup Clients Marketing 75

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 209

Advertising Communication Economy Banking 209

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 95

Advertising Commission Marketing Marketing 95

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 218

Investing Investments Startup Financial Advising 218

Validea

APRIL 25, 2024

ROA, strong cash flows, and spending on advertising, capex, and R&D that is above its industry average. cash flow/assets ratio, ROA and sales stability, and advertising, capex, and R&D/assets ratios that exceed industry averages. It scores 100% on the Validea Mohanram model thanks to its low 0.10 ROA and 10.7% ROA and 13.2%

Advertising 52

Advertising Investing Investments Manufacturing 52

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 194

Financial Advising Advertising Media Marketing 194

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 215

Financial Planner Communication Insurance Advertising 215

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 256

Pharmaceutical Education Financial Advising Advertising 256

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 197

Advertising Startup Food Portfolio 197

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

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

The Big Picture

MAY 4, 2024

She was named one of Ad Age’s 100 Most Influential Women in Advertising. She served as the Chief Revenue Officer at Microsoft, COO, and Chief Marketing Officer at SoFi (2015-2019), Most recently, she was President of Honey, where she orchestrated the sale of to Paypal for $4 billion. A Strong U.S.

Advertising 180

Advertising Retirement Media Planning 180

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 202

Financial Advising Advertising Medical Media 202

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 78

Assets Advertising 78

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 189

Financial Advising Advertising Media Economy 189

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

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