Deep data, big money, big politics: A new era in political advertising
TV ads shaped by social science-based testing can have a powerful impact on voter attitudes, new research finds. But that comes with challenges for U.S. democracy.
Countdown to the Digital Services Act (DSA) – Your Legal Guide
The Digital Services Act stands out as the most important and ambitious regulation globally in the realm of protecting the digital space against the spread of illegal content and safeguarding users’ fundamental rights, heralding a safer and more equitable online environment throughout the European Union (EU). With the deadline for compliance approaching, this article breaks down the crucial next steps to help your online business get on the right track.…
The experts guide to designing your operating model for growth, cost, agility
In a rapidly evolving business landscape, strategic organisational design has never been more critical. This was the central theme of our recent panel discussion titled, ‘The experts’ guide: Design your operating model for growth, cost & agility’. Targeting business leaders across all sectors, the discussion consisted of practical insights and tools for effectively navigating the complexities and challenges of today’s dynamic business environment. Attendees were also given a roadmap for understanding…
Assessing the People Cost of an “Always-on” Work Culture
Our increasingly digital-first workplaces have profound implications for the employee experience, particularly on employee well-being and overall mental and physical health. This shift, underscored by an "always-on" culture, has necessitated a deeper examination of how continuous availability and the blurring lines between our work and personal lives are impacting employees at all levels. Drawing from Perceptyx research, I want to unpack some of the complexities of these work dynamics and…
17 startups using AI to change the future of cybersecurity
17 European and U.S. founders are joining the Google for Startups: AI for Cybersecurity program to work on making the world a safer place.
A Guide for Business Leaders on What is Digital Disruption
The business landscape is a constant tidal wave, and those caught unprepared by the next shift risk getting swept away. That’s where digital disruption comes in – a force reshaping industries and challenging traditional models through the power of technology. But what exactly is it, and how can you navigate its currents towards success? In […] The post What is Digital Disruption? A Guide for Business Leaders appeared first on Accelare.
How Management Consultants Help Private Equity Firms
Private equity firms play a vital role in driving economic growth and innovation by investing in companies and providing strategic guidance to unlock their full potential. However, navigating the complex landscape of private equity investments requires specialized expertise and strategic insight. This is where management consultants step in, offering tailored solutions to empower private equity firms and maximize their investments. Challenges in Private Equity Private equity firms face a…
Upcoming – Legislation to guarantee tips for UK hospitality workers
The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill is set to come into force on 1 July 2024. The new legislation will place a legal obligation on employers to ensure that all tips, gratuity, and service charges are paid in full to workers, including eligible agency workers. This is expected to have a substantial impact on the income levels of approximately 2 million workers in the UK’s hospitality, leisure, and service sectors.…
Eurosystem finally accepts a fifth rating agency
The Eurosystem has accepted Scope as a new rating agency alongside Fitch, Moody's, S&P and DBRS. This has a number of implications, including a wider range of credit opinions and expertise being considered for monetary policy purposes. The ECB Blog explains. By Diana Gomes and Anamaria Piloiu Credit rating agencies are private companies which assess the creditworthiness of issuers of financial instruments – be they governments, commercial banks or corporates.…
“The Agricultural Policy is Missing its Targets”
Kylian Marcos (Le Temps): The agricultural sector is currently experiencing a revolt in several European countries. In Switzerland, the revolt is focused on the administrative burden. These are closely linked to subsidies, aren’t they? Isn’t this a trap that has fallen on farmers? Patrick Dümmler (Avenir Suisse): Switzerland’s excessive regulations for the agricultural sector and the very high level of subsidies by international standards are the front and back sides…
The far reach of tax laws
For big multinationals that love tax havens, the start of 2024 was not cause for celebration. On Jan. 1, the European Union, Japan, Canada, and Australia joined other jurisdictions in requiring their largest companies to pay a tax rate of at least 15 percent on their worldwide profits. The moves are part of an unprecedented push, led by the Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation, to create a more uniform…
Isabel Schnabel: The dynamics of PEPP reinvestments
13 February 2024By Imène Rahmouni-Rousseau and Isabel Schnabel[1]When reading data on reinvestments under the pandemic emergency purchase programme (PEPP) one needs to understand how we implement purchases. Director General Market Operations Imène Rahmouni-Rousseau and Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel explain how to avoid pitfalls.In March 2020, the ECB launched the PEPP “to counter the serious risks to the monetary policy transmission mechanism and the outlook for the euro area” posed…
A third of Canadians don’t have enough savings
Rainy days and Mondays (and other things that don’t have to get you down)
International organisations can navigate the current era of ‘global shocks’
In an era of unprecedented global turbulence, the University of Oxford has launched the ‘Global Shocks’ podcast, featuring in-depth interviews with former leaders from the world’s major international organisations on responding to global shocks, adapting to them, and surviving turbulent times such as humanitarian emergencies, war, financial crises, and pandemics. Dr Jan Eijking, Global Shocks podcast host, and Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Politics and International Relations…
Beware euphoria
Down a gray and gritty alley in San Francisco’s Chinatown, a Victorian-era investigator waved away the sickly fumes emanating from forbidden opium dens, stopped before an unmarked door and rapped on it with his cane. A fictional sleuth? No, it’s a real-life character in George Fisher’s compelling introduction to his detailed study of our anti-intoxicant laws. Beware Euphoria: The Moral Roots and Racial Myths of America’s War on Drugs, published…
Let’s Get Specific About Kindness in Business
Being kind to others is great when it comes to personal relationships. But is it great in business? Regular readers of business publications would have noticed an uptick in discussions around the value of kindness in the workplace and how it can be practiced effectively. Kindness has also been increasingly emphasised across various industries such as oil and gas, fashion and beauty, consulting, security, marketing, agriculture and banking, to name a few. It seems that kindness has been elevated…
Company Name Tribunal Actions: A Review of recent Defended Actions
If a company registers an identical or similar company name in the UK with Companies House, submitting a complaint with the Company Names Tribunal (“CNT”) can be an effective way to challenge them. In a related article, we discussed what you would need to submit a successful complaint, the possible issues that may arise, the expected timescale and some practical tips. In this article, BrandWrites looks at the defended CNT actions to date and…
6 cybersecurity mistakes people make (what to do instead)
Google's experts walk through the all-too-common cybersecurity mistakes people make online, and what to do instead. Read on to learn more about which habits you should d…
Labeling AI-Generated Images
As a company that’s been at the cutting edge of AI development for more than a decade, it’s been hugely encouraging to witness the explosion of creativity from people using our new generative AI tools, like our Meta AI image generator which helps people create pictures with simple text prompts. As the difference between human and synthetic content gets blurred, people want to know where the boundary lies. People are…
Catalent Acquisition by Novo Holdings and the Biopharma Industry
Novo Holdings, the parent company to Novo Nordisk, announced a deal this morning to acquire Catalent, a leading global CDMO known for its broad end-to-end CDMO capabilities. The deal, valuing Catalent at $16.5bn, is designed to help improve supply challenges that have been holding back the growth of their blockbuster GLP-1 drug semaglutide, more well-known by brand names Ozempic and Wegovy. In the same breath, Novo Holdings announced they will…
Retailers and Generation Alpha
The youngest generation of shoppers – Gen Alpha – seems to be dominating news headlines lately, flocking into retail stores like Ulta and Sephora over the holiday season as they shop for the perfect products for their 10-step skincare routines and “Get Ready with Me” TikTok videos. As Ulta Beauty’s Chief Merchandising Officer noted, skincare was at the top of Gen Alpha’s holiday wish list as the 2023 holiday season…
Four Global Trends in Business and Society in 2024
Business continues to play a critical role in society, according to the 2024 Edelman Trust Barometer. The survey, which polled more than 32,000 citizens across 28 countries, finds that business is the most trusted institution to integrate innovation into society. Business is also seen as more competent and ethical than governments, NGOs and the media. With this power comes responsibility – specifically, a responsibility to serve as a force for good.…
Buying Spying: How the commercial surveillance industry works and what can be done about it
The latest report from Threat Analysis Group documents the rise of commercial surveillance vendors and the industry that threatens free speech, the free press and the op…
‘What’s going to come next is really hard’
Health After Cancer podcast tackles survivorship, advocacy The Health After Cancer podcast brings together Stanford Medicine physicians, cancer survivors and advocates to discuss issues around cancer survivorship and health after cancer treatment. Author Krista CongerPublished on February 2, 2024February 2, 2024 A young adult grappling with murky memories -- but permanent side-effects -- of cancer treatment as a child. A woman recently declared breast-cancer-free who opens her mailbox…
Freshening up your wealth management plan is the perfect New Year’s resolution
The start of a new year is always a great time for a fresh outlook on your finances. Strong wealth management requires regular reassessments of your financial priorities and this time of year is the perfect period to take stock. Putting thought into how your financial position has changed and whether you have new aims for your wealth could lead to positive results. Financial planning is one of our core…
Derivative claims – a means for minority shareholders to fight back
Are the directors of the company you invested in failing to act in that company’s best interests? You may be able to protect that company’s best interests by bringing a derivative claim against them on behalf of that company, no matter how small your shareholding is in it. The laws of England & Wales consider private limited companies (Ltds) to have their own legal personality separate from that of their…
META – Investing In Privacy (for real?)
2023 was a busy year for privacy, and it’s become even more critical to build scalable privacy practices. With that in mind, we’ve invested $5.5 billion in our privacy program since 2019, and have grown the teams focused on privacy to more than 3,000 people. In honor of Data Privacy Day, we’re looking at some areas that have benefited from this investment. Click to view slideshow. Sharing Our Privacy Progress…
Leadership Challenges When Companies Merge are…
Mergers have become the norm in the telco sector recently. Far EasTone and Asia Pacific Telecom in Taiwan in 2022, True and DTAC in Thailand, as well as Celcom and Digi in Malaysia both in 2023. These represent a global shift towards an era of two-three players in each market, especially in Asia. Increased competition, the pressure for infrastructure investments and digital transformation are all driving this trend. Mergers promise extra…
EUIPO Board of Appeal invalidates 3D Rubik’s cube mark
Verdes sought to invalidate a 3D mark including colour claims for the Rubik’s cube The Board of Appeal agreed with the Cancellation Division that the mark was invalid as it consisted exclusively of the shape of goods necessary to obtain a technical result The absence of ‘shape’ per se does not exclude colours from obtaining a technical result On 20 October 2023 the First Board of Appeal of the EUIPO…
How to stop free riders from riding the coattails of your (reputed) brand
Brand owners often struggle to protect their look-and-feel against free riders. A ten-year review of the EUIPO’s case-law shows that the look-and-feel of reputed marks – ranging from their logo, colour scheme to even their typical font – can be protected against imitations of this look-and-feel, even when the word elements completely differ. Hopefully, national courts follow suit. This article also contains some practical guidance on how to reach this…
How We Measure Globalization
When the world was a simpler place, most manufacturers did their work in-house and in their home country. This included product design and innovation; making inputs and assembling them; and sales, marketing, and distribution. In the early 1900s, for example, Ford made almost all of its 15 million Model Ts at its Highland Park plant, in Michigan. Tuck professor Teresa Fort teaches the core MBA microeconomics course and a seminar…
Rooting out systemic racism in maternity care
How California is taking on inequity for Black patients during pregnancy, childbirth Across the United States, Black women are three to four times as likely as their white peers to experience life-threatening pregnancy complications or die giving birth Author Erin DigitalePublished on January 31, 2024January 31, 2024 Across the United States, Black women are three to four times as likely as their white peers to experience life-threatening pregnancy complications…
Wellness Apps and Privacy
Employers looking to enhance their suite of employee benefit programs, and focused on lessons learned during the pandemic on wellbeing, are interested in providing greater access to wellness tools. And, the vendors who support those tools are more than happy to provide them. Global spend in the health and wellness market would be around $24.8 billion in 2023 according to a study by Kilo Health. Wellness apps and wearables…
The art of communicating change in op model design – Part 1: The change team
The way that change is communicated to any team, whether it’s the change team speaking to the leadership team at the start of a project or leaders speaking to their people further down the line, plays a huge role in how we feel about the future of the business, our job security, and the journey ahead. Therefore, it’s important at every stage of a change project, that communication is well…
Some CEOs Are More Likely to Engage in Downsizing
When a firm’s performance falls short of aspirations, organisational changes can help stop the bleeding and get things back on track. Broadly speaking, firms have two strategic avenues to consider. The first is growth-related strategies to improve the firm’s position and performance, which could range from mergers and acquisitions to introducing new products and expanding factories. The second is corporate downsizing actions such as divesting from loss-making units, closing production facilities,…
The Future of Prosumer: The Rise of “AI Native” Workflows
Few people love the software they use to get things done. And it’s no surprise why. Whether it’s a slide deck builder, a video editor, or a photo enhancer, today’s work tools were conceived decades ago — and it shows! Even best-in-class products often feel either too inflexible and unsophisticated to do real work, or have steep, inaccessible learning curves (we’re looking at you, Adobe InDesign). Generative AI offers founders…
Piero Cipollone, Philip R. Lane, Isabel Schnabel: Learning from crises: our new framework for euro liquidity lines
29 January 2024By Piero Cipollone, Philip Lane and Isabel SchnabelThe ECB can lend euro to non-euro area central banks to reduce the risk of financial stress spilling over to the euro area. Piero Cipollone, Philip Lane and Isabel Schnabel explain how we have made such liquidity lines more effective and agile. The financial disruptions during the coronavirus pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have once again underscored the importance of…
INFLUENCER AGREEMENT: legal issues to consider
Influencing has been the modern means of advertisement in the recent world of marketing. Influencing refers to the ability to have an impact or effect on the thoughts, actions, or behavior of others in promoting products or services through social media platforms. It involves persuasion, communication, and other strategies to bring about a change or influence a decision. An influencer agreement is a contract, which stipulates rights and obligations between…
Setting up as a freelancer – Malta
Setting up as a self-employed individual can have several benefits. Some general advantages are the flexibility this setup offer. Being self-employed often allows for greater flexibility in terms of working hours and locations. You have more control over your schedule, which can be particularly beneficial for those who prefer a non-traditional work structure. As a self-employed individual, you are your own boss. This independence allows you to make decisions without…
A Unique Driver of the Sharing Economy: Belief in the Meritocracy
The technical term for platforms like AirBnb and Task Rabbit is “peer-to-peer exchanges,” but most people know them as part of the sharing economy. The sharing economy, or that part of commerce where individuals share their resources with others for a fee, has been around for thousands of years. Tuck professor Nailya Ordabayeva teaches the core marketing course in the Tuck MBA program. She also teaches Marketing Principles for Creating…
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