Ad execs tout TikTok’s benefits for businesses in cringeworthy video: ‘So oblivious’
Bosses at a major advertising company are furious over a video that praises TikTok with a number of gags and cartoon scenes. This comes just days after Congress passed a bill that would force the sale and ban of Chinese-owned apps. a tone-deaf person, 75 second video circulating on LinkedIn Since Saturday, executives from Havas, […]
How much do US businesses lose due to malicious cyber activity?
Hardly a day goes by when a cyber incident doesn’t make national news. Recent examples are troubling Attack on Indiana water treatment facility By Russian hackers. Fortunately, this intrusion did not cause any major disruption to factory operations; concerns about what will happen next. Although disturbing, such attacks are not surprising, considering: Nation-state-linked hackers often […]
Small businesses are racking up credit card debt, raising some concerns
Joe Germanotta, owner of Joan Trattoria and father of Lady Gaga, talks about the economy and inflation, crime in New York City, and the state of small businesses in a wide-ranging interview on Mornings with Maria. Small businesses are increasingly turning to credit cards as a primary source of funding as they continue to grapple […]
NYC congestion pricing will take a toll on Chinatown businesses: critics
The nation’s first controversial $15 congestion charge for entering Manhattan’s business district south of 60th Street will hurt Chinatown’s tourist-dependent economy, critics said Thursday. argued. Chinatown activist Susan Lee, a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the MTA seeking a toll garnishment, said her downtown neighborhood is still recovering from the coronavirus outbreak amid protests against […]
California crime reform gets ‘unheard of’ support from DAs, small businesses, progressive mayors
California’s criminal referendum reform proposal, which lowers penalties for petty theft and drug possession, is expected to be voted on in November after collecting an “unprecedented” number of signatures. The 2014 law in question, Proposition 47, reclassified some felonies as misdemeanors, such as retail theft and property theft. Under Proposition 47, petty theft of merchandise […]
NY EmPIRE Act would kill small businesses
“No life, liberty, or property of man is safe while Congress is in session,” Manhattan Surrogate Judge Gideon Tucker wrote in 1866, and state Sen. Brad Hoylman and others still do so more than 150 years later. He continues to prove that he is right. His current worst brainstorm is the so-called EmPIRE Act, which […]
Antony Blinken Promotes ‘Expansion of Exchanges’ with Chinese Businesses in Shanghai
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with junior Chinese Communist Party officials, students and businessmen in Shanghai on Thursday, pushing for “expanded exchanges” with the rogue state in several areas. The most notable of his meetings was with Secretary Chen Jining, General Secretary of the Communist Party in Shanghai. Said At a press conference before […]
California unemployment fund ‘insolvent’ due to $55B fraud, businesses to pay
(The Center Square) – California’s unemployment insurance fund is “structurally insolvent” due to $55 billion in fraud and overpayment during COVID-19 crisis, leading to a growing $21 billion unemployment benefits loan from the federal government the state is unable to pay down. While the state seeks loan forgiveness from the Acting United States Secretary of Labor, who […]
Why PPC Is So Powerful for New and Growing Businesses
Pay per click (PPC) ads are advertisements placed on a given platform, usually a search engine or social media, with the intention of attracting traffic to a specific destination. The name comes from the fact that advertisers only pay for the clicks they actually generate; instead of paying on the basis of something like impressions, […]
Maryland governor launches program to help Port of Baltimore businesses after bridge collapse
Gov. Wes Moore (D-Md.) announced Friday the launch of a program to help Port of Baltimore businesses affected by last month’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. “We are doing everything in our power to support the 8,000 dockworkers whose jobs have been directly affected by the Key Bridge collapse, and the thousands more affected by […]