Description: Adidas announced Wednesday a new “name, image and likeness” network that will be open to student-athletes at NCAA Division 1 Adidas-sponsored schools.The new program will allow more than 50,000 students across 23 sports at 109 schools the ability to become paid spokespeople for the brand. Source: CNBC.com Date: Mar 23, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/23/adidas-announces-new-network-that-will-allow-more-than-50000-student-athletes-to-be-paid-ambassadors-.html Questions for… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Ethics
These strawberries were grown in a New Jersey warehouse — and they may revolutionize how Americans eat
Description: KEARNY, New Jersey — Inside of a warehouse in this factory town neighboring Newark, thousands of strawberries grow in rows beneath bright lights. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Mar 15, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/15/bowerys-vertical-farming-strawberries-go-on-sale-in-new-york-.html Questions for discussion: What are the competitive advantages and disadvantages for this type of agriculture? What sort of customers would… Read more »
Advertising Acts as Another Vehicle of Protest to Ukraine War
Description: Criticism of Russia has become a common feature of advertisements and the marketing industry. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Mar 05, 2022 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/05/business/media/ukraine-advertising.html Questions for discussion: What does the report say about the way advertising is penetrating digital barriers? In general, do you think there is any potential problem with advertisers taking a political position… Read more »
Shopify says it has removed most pirated content publishers are suing it for hosting
Description: Shopify Inc. says it has taken down the vast majority of content that five textbook publishers say is pirated and infringes on their trademarks. Source: BNNBloomberg. Ca – video report Date: Mar 04, 2022 Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/shopify-says-it-has-removed-most-pirated-content-publishers-are-suing-it-for-hosting-1.1732597 Questions for discussion: What are the problems facing Shopify? What damage do you think is done to the… Read more »
How Apple, Big Tech benefit from taking on Russia
Description: Silicon Valley’s tech giants are joining the rest of the business world in pulling their products and services from Russia. Companies like Apple (AAPL) have cut ties to the Russian market entirely to protest the invasion of Ukraine, while firms like YouTube (GOOG, GOOGL) , Meta (FB), and Microsoft (MSFT) are limiting the availability of Russian propaganda networks like RT and… Read more »
From kitchen to Bloomingdale’s to online success: How this small business founder pivoted her strategy during the pandemic
Description: When Teri Johnson, founder of the Harlem Candle Co., realized how serious the Covid-19 shutdown was going to be, she ordered as much inventory as she could. The Harlem resident founded the company in 2014 and personally designs each candle to honor and capture the essence of neighborhood icons such as Langston Hughes, James… Read more »
Etsy CEO talks earnings, raising seller fees, and advertising to men
Description: Etsy CEO Josh Silverman joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the company’s earnings, its reinvestment in the platform, raising fees, and attracting male users with NFL ads. Source: Yahoo.finance.com – video report Date: Feb 25, 2022 Link: https://finance.yahoo.com/video/etsy-ceo-talks-earnings-raising-155135053.html?contentType=VIDEO Questions for discussion: Why did Etsy’s stock value shoot up? Why did it fall so dramatically… Read more »
5 years ago, these women launched a side hustle for Black figure skaters — now Olympians are wearing their tights
Description: Today, their start-up Aurora Tights says it’s the country’s most inclusive hosiery brand, designing tights for hundreds of figure skaters, dancers, cheerleaders and gymnasts. That includes Team USA pairs skater Ashley Cain-Gribble, who is competing in the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. Source: CNBC.com Date: Feb 17, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/17/aurora-tights-how-side-hustle-for-black-ice-skaters-got-to-olympics.html Questions for discussion: What… Read more »
Michelob Ultra’s ‘Superior Bowl’ ad promotes gender equality in sports
Description: Michelob Ultra will run three ads during the Super Bowl to showcase its core light beer, Pure Gold organic lager and hard seltzer offering, according to a news release. Each commercial is set in “Superior Bowl,” a vintage bowling alley that attracts a raft of celebrities and is staffed by actor Steve Buscemi. Source: MarketingDive.com… Read more »
‘Maus’ is an Amazon bestseller after Tennessee school ban – author Art Spiegelman compares board to Putin
Description: “Maus,” the decades-old graphic novel about the effects of the Holocaust on a family, has become an Amazon bestseller as part of a backlash to the news this week that it was banned by a Tennessee school board. Source: CNBC.com Date: Jan 29, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/28/maus-amazon-bestseller-after-tennessee-school-ban.html Questions for discussion: What are the marketing issues presented in this… Read more »
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