Accenture Song had two things to show me, both tucked into the corner of a building where the non-profit thinktank SeedAI was hosting an AI showcase at SXSW in Austin, TX. The first was in a small, silver room with a single computer. "When our lawyers saw this, they told us not to release it,"...
Fox News cameraman Craig Savage passed away on Sunday at 61 following a private battle with cancer. He had been with the network since its 1996 launch and traveled the world during his nearly three-decade tenure, filming in such far-flung locations as Afghanistan and Iraq. In a memo to staff, Fox News Media CEO Suzanne...
SiriusXM has made cuts to its staff on Monday, according to a person familiar with the matter. The number of employees affected wasn't disclosed. The layoffs impact the operations department, primarily the product and technology group, according to the source. They are part of SiriusXM's new strategic focus, announced late last year as the company...
Ground control to Major Elmo--may Big Bird's luck be with you on your long flight to Europa. Sesame Street's big-hearted, red-furred Muppet is one of the terrestrials aboard the Europa Clipper, a NASA spacecraft that's currently soaring through outer space on a six-year mission to Jupiter's iciest moon. But don't worry, kids: Elmo is aboard...
Jackie Jantos, chief marketing officer at dating app Hinge, will add the role of president to her remit. Jantos will continue to lead marketing efforts, adding oversight of day-to-day strategy and execution to her role, as well as taking the lead on cross-functional alignment at the company. She joined Hinge in November 2021 from online...
Natalie Cabieses is being promoted from assistant news director to news director at KCCI in Des Moines, Iowa. Cabieses is the fifth news director in the station's 70-year history. She takes over for Allison Smith, who left the station in December 2024. She joined the station in February 2024. "Natalie is known for being able...
An EF2 tornado crossed over Orlando Fox station Fox35 before it touched down in Seminole County. The station said fast-moving severe storms pushed across Central Florida on Monday morning. Meteorologist Brooks Garner was live on air tracking the tornado warning for Seminole and Volusia counties when the tornado crossed over the studios. "Everybody in the...
Welcome to the Marketing Vanguard podcast. In this episode, host Jenny Rooney speaks with Adrienne Ingoldt, the first-ever CMO of gas and convenience store chain Pilot, about transforming a 65-year-old travel center business into a customer-centric brand. Adrienne shares her journey of building a brand-focused marketing organization within a well-established travel center business. She also...
Ad creatives are rapidly embracing AI in storytelling. But we have much to learn about how we talk about the use of AI. I was reminded of this reality as controversy erupted over Volvo's AI-generated "Come Back Stronger" campaign. The purpose of the ad was to boost Volvo's visibility in Saudi Arabia; it was also...
Integrated and industry-specific solutions yield 50% more commerce and 39% time saved in social customer care New York – Emplifi, a leader in customer engagement solutions, today launched Emplifi Fuel, an out-of-the-box customer engagement solution that revolutionizes how brands organize, plan, and execute marketing campaigns and customer care strategies. Powered by public voice-of-customer (VoC) data, [...]
