#SmallBusiness Top Posts: #1. The State of SaaS Go-to-Market with Theory Ventures General Partner Tomasz Tunguz #2. The Cloud Bubble Lasted About 18 Months. How Long Will the AI Bubble Last? #3. One Thing is Clear: AI Is Leading to 1000+ New Co...
Sunday, November 3, 2024
A Lot of Great Sales Leaders — Just Aren’t Great at Selling Anymore. And Why You Really Need a VP of Sales, and Not a CRO.
#SmallBusiness So this isn’t a sub-tweet, or sub-post. I’m not talking about any close friends in sales here. But — there are a ton of folks I know that used to be great in sales. But not anymore. The other day someone who used to be an A+ sales l...
Saturday, November 2, 2024
How to Fire a Good Client
#SmallBusiness We all sort of know how to fire an underperforming employee. Sort of. You let them know kindly, with care. And move on. But how do you fire a good >client
Exclusive: What does Kemi Badenoch want for small businesses?
#SmallBusiness By Anna Jordan on Small Business UK - Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs Former Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch, has clinched the Tory leadership vote. Badenoch was up against the former Secr...
Friday, November 1, 2024
Prime Day boosts Amazon sales, membership in Q3
#SmallBusiness Product sales were strong, but third-party seller services, advertising and subscriptions grew by double digits in the period. via https://www.aiupnow.com Daphne Howland, Khareem Sudlow ...
Wayfair narrows losses even as revenue falls 2% in Q3
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Wayfair on Friday reported third-quarter net revenue fell 2% year over year to $2.9 billion. Within the U.S., net revenue fell 2.3% from ...
Nike shakes up senior leadership
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Continuing its leadership revamp, Nike has appointed Ann Miller to serve as executive vice president of global sports marketing, the athl...
The Weekly Closeout: Brooks Running hits revenue record and Ollie’s Bargain Outlet acquires former Big Lots stores
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. It’s been another week with far more retail news than there is time in the day. Below, we break down some things you may have missed during the week a...
Esprit US subsidiaries file for bankruptcy
#SmallBusiness Esprit Holdings Limited announced the bankruptcy of its two U.S. subsidiaries, adding to insolvency filings in Europe and Asia as the brand struggles to stay afloat. Both Esprit U.S. Distributions Limited and Esprit U.S.Retail ...
The Top Marketing Strategies for 2025 Growth with the CMOs of Snowflake, LinkedIn, and Carta
#SmallBusiness Right now is one of the hardest times of the year for marketers. Most CMOs will be heads down wrapping up a year-end assessment and figuring out what to pitch for next year’s budgetary spend to drive revenue, all while navigating an...
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Walgreens to lay off over 250 people
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. As part of a move to “further” its focus on the company’s core retail pharmacy business, Walgreens is laying off 256 employees who filled support cent...
The Container Store could file bankruptcy if Beyond equity deal fails
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The Container Store said in a regulatory statement that the company would explore scaling back, discontinuing part of all of its operatio...
Wayfair to close returns center in Kentucky
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Wayfair will close its returns center and outlet store in Florence, Kentucky, at the end of 2025, after deciding not to renew its lease, ...
6 Of The Most Common Mistakes I See First Time SaaS Founders Make
#SmallBusiness What are the most common mistakes I see first time SaaS founders make? Second-time SaaS founders make other mistakes. They think they know more than they do. They spend too much. They often struggle to do things a new way. Fir...
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Walmart+ annual membership fee slashed in half for the holidays
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Walmart has slashed the price of its Walmart+ membership in half ahead of a holiday push for what will be the shortest shopping season in years. The $...
Build-A-Bear appoints chief brand officer
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Build-A-Bear Workshop named Kim Utlaut as senior vice president and chief brand officer of the company, the toy retailer announced Tuesda...
Tumbler manufacturer Stanley using AI to predict supply disruptions
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Food and drinkware manufacturer Stanley 1913 is tapping artificial intelligence software from Kinaxis to predict and prevent supply chain disruptions....
Product review videos to influence holiday shopping
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Indicating the influence of social media, over three-fourths (76%) of holiday shoppers said product review videos are likely to sway thei...