Juliana Jaoudi joined Nextdoor as head of global enterprise ad sales. She had been senior director of marketing solutions for North America at LinkedIn Marketing Solutions, joining the professional network in 2012. Prior to LinkedIn, Jaoudi also held senior digital sales roles at Travora Media, the Los Angeles Times and AOL. She will lead the…Read More
LinkedIn rolled out a new LinkedIn Ads Guide Monday, providing brands with a single destination for ad specifications, formatting recommendations and general information about all of the professional network’s advertising offerings. The information is broken out into four different categories. Lead Gen Forms LinkedIn said its Lead Gen Forms provide pre-filled forms for LinkedIn ads,…Read More
Bombora, a marketing data company that helps marketers seeking B2B audiences, has secured $20 million in financing to deepen its understanding of the ways consumers research products online. The company monitors content consumption on more than 4,000 business-oriented websites to learn which topics–spread across 5,000-plus topic areas–appeal to companies. Bombora is premised on letting clients…Read More
You might have noticed that things are looking a bit different around here. After years of work, The Next Web has launched a gorgeous new website, with faster loading times, better content suggestions, and a more mobile-friendly experience. The new design provides a more consistent visual and navigation experience. It also offers smoother access to our range of sub-brands, from Plugged’s consumer tech stories to Neural’s human-centric AI reporting. “The concept behind our visual language is the ‘human and machine’ synergy,” says Alexander Griffioen, our head of design. “Humans represented by an organic element we call the nebula; machines represented by the clean geometric shapes that take subtle inspiration…
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Learning to play the piano can sometimes feel impossible, taking hours of practice and consistent dedication — especially without a teacher to guide you. Roli, the company whose original claim to fame was an expressive digital ‘Seaboard‘ that allows for multiple degrees of expression, thinks its Lumi Keys can help. A small modular digital piano with light-up keys, the $299 Lumi promises to be one of the most intuitive ways of getting started playing the keyboard. It all starts with those pretty colors. The Lumi is far from the first digital piano to use lights to guide players to their next notes, but…
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Twitter is looking to establish a presence in Africa by actively building a team that will be based in Ghana. Director of product management for global markets Uche Adegbite and product lead Kayvon Beykpour said in a blog post Monday that the company is looking to fill several roles on teams including communications, design, engineering,…Read More
Facebook detailed steps it is taking to ensure diversity, equity and inclusion in its open source efforts. The social network said in a blog post Monday that it is reviewing all of the communities that it provides financial support to and requiring those communities to have codes of conduct in place and enforce those rules….Read More
Mastering team motivation requires a carefully curated approach consisting of key motivational factors, limiting leadership pitfalls, and an overall personalized approach based on each individual’s career stage. The 1:1 is a critical piece of team motivation as it acts as a dedicated space on the calendar for managers and team members to discuss goals, progress,…Read More
Many will be mourning the loss of the week of drinking and debauchery in the sun, thinly disguised as a work necessity, with the news that the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity will go fully digital for 2021. No ros? from noon onwards? No speed boat rides to glamorous restaurants? No pretending that we…Read More
Buying a new car can be stressful–and pressure from family members or pushy salespeople doesn’t help. To make sure your new ride checks off all your boxes, you might need to see if the speakers can handle your road trip playlist, the trunk can carry your groceries and the cupholder is the right size for…Read More
