Effective cost-control standards and strong internal controls are a large part of what separates highly successful businesses from less-successful ones. Although every associate from the business owner on down is responsible for controlling costs and adhering to internal controls, members of the financial management staff provide financial oversight for the […]
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Steve Durbin is Managing Director, Information Security Forum. He is a frequent speaker on the Board’s role in cybersecurity and technology. Getty As the world slowly emerges from lockdown and business tentatively resumes, organizations of all kinds face a tumultuous road ahead. Economic downturn looms menacingly, unemployment is climbing and uncertainty […]
Richard C. Shadyac Jr., Opinion contributor Published 7:00 a.m. ET Aug. 5, 2020 CLOSE Dr. Larry Brilliant, known for his role in helping to eradicate smallpox, says we can defeat COVID-19 — if we can get our wits about us. USA TODAY Sporting events large and small help power fundraising […]
As digital identifiers that have enabled audience targeting online go by the wayside—from the demise of third-party cookies to Apple’s IDFA-related changes—new solutions and measurement tactics must—and will—evolve. And so will the ways in which marketers evaluate different advertising channels in light of these changes. Here four criteria that marketers […]
CLEVELAND — Bob and Anita Markling understand life with ALS. Known officially as Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or more common as Lou Gehrig’s disease, it’s a progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks cells in the brain and spinal cord. It eventually leads to muscle weakness and paralysis. There is limited treatment and […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – © Provided by Sioux Falls(Mitchell) KSFY KSFY For companies and advertising agencies, advertising in 2020 is complicated, and due to the coronavirus and the social justice movement sweeping the country, which has forced many companies to rethink branding and ad campaigns. Big brands […]
President Donald Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee bested presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden and his party’s national committee’s fundraising haul in July, but the money gap between the two camps has essentially closed. Trump’s campaign and the RNC announced on Wednesday night that their joint fundraising committees raised […]
Office of Management and Budget The Chief Financial Officers Act (CFO) of 1990 created OFFM as the Executive Branch’s focal point in a framework for more effective Federal financial management. OFFM responsibilities include implementing the financial management improvement priorities of the President, establishing government-wide financial management policies of executive agencies, […]
TAMPA — Hillsborough County is expanding financial aid to small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic, including earmarking $22 million for companies that qualified for earlier assistance. Load Error “It’s a protracted coronavirus event. I don’t think anybody knew back months ago when we started the plan we’d still be […]
The sports marketplace, which had been dormant since leagues shut down in March due to Covid-19, finally roared back to life over the past few weeks, as the NBA, MLB and NHL resumed play. But just as marketers were beginning to celebrate sports’ successful return, there was more upheaval last […]
India’s equity capital market is buzzing with fundraising activity, setting 2020 on course to become the best year on record for share sales. Easy liquidity and an uncertain future have prompted many companies to stock up on cash now rather than later, even as the larger economy creaks under the […]
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Monday it had erred in blocking a pro-Biden ad submitted by Democratic political action committee Priorities USA, after initially telling the group the video violated its policy against “sensational” content. U.S. Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks […]
I double majored in college in marketing and music performance. Oddly, my music degree prepared me best for being an advisor. Why? First, when I made a contract to perform at an event, it was often the first time the client had ever hired a musician. This required helping the […]
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Emotions and Memories getty In the movie 50 First Dates, Henry falls for Lucy. The problem is, Lucy’s short-term memory resets at each waking day due to brain damage. Undeterred, Henry strives to make her fall in love with him every day. We may not have short-term memory loss nor a Henry […]
A B.C. baby who needs one of the world’s most expensive drugs to save his life will soon be getting treatment. One-year-old Aryan Deol has spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a condition that causes muscular weakness and atrophy. Just like fellow B.C. baby Lucy Van Doormaal, Deol needs a drug called Zolgensma before he […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has pulled most of his advertising from TV over the past week, ceding the airwaves to Democratic rival Joe Biden, who is currently outspending him by more than 10-to-1, advertising data shows. Though Trump has an outsized ability to command national attention, it is […]
CLOSE Wisconsin’s state-chartered banks reported strong financial performance through the first half of the year even as broad sections of the economy were shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic. At Wisconsin’s 139 state-chartered banks, total assets increased and delinquent loans decreased compared with last year. The Federal Deposit Insurance […]
Procter & Gamble hiked its annual advertising expense by $575 million or 8.5% to $7.33 billion in the year to June 2020, its annual report showed. It was the first annual increase since 2016 and came despite the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March. P&G’s decision to boost its […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regions Bank on Monday announced a series of financial services, including payment extensions and the waiving of certain fees, to help people and businesses in portions of Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas1 that were impacted by Hurricane Laura. “At Regions, we are focused on meeting the financial needs of […]
GPU add-in boards (AIBs) saw an unexpected sales bump in the last quarter—sales increased 6.6 percent over Q1, and spiked an amazing 36.7 percent over the same quarter from last year. This is according to a report from Jon Peddie Research. The big winner was Nvidia, which continues to hold […]
Downloading the Benefit Mobile fundraising app (which is available to iOS and Android users) allows users to raise money with their mobile phone. New bulk digital gift cards, as well as bulk physical cards, offer further online flexibility and options to groups seeking to fundraise. Nonprofits, school districts, and other organizations […]
Defunct company catchphrases we’ll never forget A catchy and memorable motto or slogan that sums up a company’s ethos or strategy can be a super-powerful marketing tool. Yet some of the most recognized corporate catchphrases have bitten the dust, despite being ingrained in the minds of millions of people around […]
They were part of a grass-roots fundraising group known as 31st Street Swing Left, a chapter of the national organization Swing Left, which is focused on flipping red seats blue. The group’s members were from all over the country. But they were really anchored in Washington, D.C. — specifically on […]
Joe Biden‘s decision to pick Kamala Harris as his vice presidential running mate is paying off in more ways than one. His campaign has been a fundraising juggernaut in the short time since the presumptive Democratic nominee picked the California senator to join him at the top of the Democratic […]
In the worst of times, we reached for our smartphones. It’s no surprise that consumers spent 1.6 trillion hours on their mobile devices in the first half of 2020, up considerably from the same period a year earlier, according to a report from mobile data and analytics provider App Annie. […]
Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, boats of all shapes and sizes have become hot commodities — boat sales skyrocketed this spring and summer, and many dealers have reported shortages. Data from the National Marine Manufacturers Association indicates that May saw the highest new boat sales in a decade […]
‘INCREASINGLY FAVORED’: Taiwan’s ‘transparent laws and efficient courts’ as well as its financial institutions give it a major advantage to become a financial hub, Tsai said By Angelica Oung / Staff reporter Taiwan would liberalize banking and investment rules to establish itself as a regional financial hub, President Tsai Ing-wen […]