Day: April 12, 2021

LOS ANGELES — Harvey Weinstein is reportedly facing a sealed indictment that would accelerate his trial on sexual assault charges in Los Angeles and plans to object to extradition during a hearing Monday in New York. Weinstein’s L.A.-based defense lawyer, Mark Werksman, told the New York Daily News that it’s not safe for his 69-year-old…

By DAVE CAMPBELL MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins postponed their game against the Boston Red Sox on Monday because of safety concerns following the fatal police shooting of a Black man and the potential for unrest in the area. The Red Sox and Twins were scheduled to begin a four-game series Monday afternoon at…

By AMY FORLITI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Floyd’s younger brother took the witness stand Monday and lovingly recalled how George used to make the best banana mayonnaise sandwiches, how George drilled him in catching a football, and the way George used to mark his height on the wall as a…

By Jill Lawless | Associated Press LONDON — People across Britain flocked to shed shaggy locks and browse for clothes, books and other “non-essential” items as shops, gyms, hairdressers, restaurant patios and beer gardens reopened Monday after months of lockdown. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged people to “behave responsibly” as the country that has…

Anaheim’s Sunkist Elementary School welcomed students back to classrooms on Monday, April 12, for the first time in more than a year, as part of a district-wide shift to hybrid learning. Anaheim Elementary School District’s roughly 16,000 students have had online-only classes since last spring due to the pandemic. But Orange County’s COVID-19 metrics are…

Anaheim’s Sunkist Elementary School welcomed students back to classrooms on Monday, April 12, for the first time in more than a year, as part of a district-wide shift to hybrid learning. Anaheim Elementary School District’s roughly 16,000 students have had online-only classes since last spring due to the pandemic. But Orange County’s COVID-19 metrics are…

Facebook ads can generate awareness, bring in leads, and convert prospects … but only you can get them approved. In our 2020 “Not Another State of Marketing Report,” we found that more than one in three marketers listed Facebook ads as their best performer in terms of ROI. That’s a higher ratio than Google Paid Search…

Today’s buyer’s journey includes a number of interactions across various touchpoints and channels. There’s rarely a conversion of sale that occurs based off a single interaction. Rather, conversions and sales often stem from a mix of interactions via a variety of sources such as blog articles, social media posts, webinars, in-person events, conversations with reps,…

Every second of every day in the United States, someone at least 65 years old has a fall, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and one out of five causes serious injury — such as broken bones and head trauma. And after just one fall, the risk of it happening again…

Long gone are the days of dial-up internet when web pages loaded line by line. Today’s internet users expect an instant response, with 93% of people leaving a website because it didn’t load properly. No one wastes time on a poor experience. To elevate the online experience, Google released Core Web Vitals — a set…

Long gone are the days of dial-up internet when web pages loaded line by line. Today’s internet users expect an instant response, with 93% of people leaving a website because it didn’t load properly. No one wastes time on a poor experience. To elevate the online experience, Google released Core Web Vitals — a set…

Facebook ads can generate awareness, bring in leads, and convert prospects … but only you can get them approved. In our 2020 “Not Another State of Marketing Report,” we found that more than one in three marketers listed Facebook ads as their best performer in terms of ROI. That’s a higher ratio than Google Paid Search…

Today’s buyer’s journey includes a number of interactions across various touchpoints and channels. There’s rarely a conversion of sale that occurs based off a single interaction. Rather, conversions and sales often stem from a mix of interactions via a variety of sources such as blog articles, social media posts, webinars, in-person events, conversations with reps,…

Every second of every day in the United States, someone at least 65 years old has a fall, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and one out of five causes serious injury — such as broken bones and head trauma. And after just one fall, the risk of it happening again…

Long gone are the days of dial-up internet when web pages loaded line by line. Today’s internet users expect an instant response, with 93% of people leaving a website because it didn’t load properly. No one wastes time on a poor experience. To elevate the online experience, Google released Core Web Vitals — a set…

Long gone are the days of dial-up internet when web pages loaded line by line. Today’s internet users expect an instant response, with 93% of people leaving a website because it didn’t load properly. No one wastes time on a poor experience. To elevate the online experience, Google released Core Web Vitals — a set…

A lot of companies have employee referral programs. The concept is simple: If you refer someone who ends up getting hired, you earn a reward (typically a cash bonus). It’s a win-win – HR gets qualified candidates while employees feel motivated to assist in the search process. The caveat we often see is that if…

The look and feel of events changed exponentially after March 2020 as companies moved live events to virtual spaces. But whether your event is online or in-person over the year ahead, event branding is essential to create a memorable experience for attendees. When I joined Adobe MAX 2020, for example, the virtual event felt as close…

The look and feel of events changed exponentially after March 2020 as companies moved live events to virtual spaces. But whether your event is online or in-person over the year ahead, event branding is essential to create a memorable experience for attendees. When I joined Adobe MAX 2020, for example, the virtual event felt as close…

Annually, the California Chamber of Commerce chooses a relative handful of the hundreds of bills pending in the Legislature and labels them “job killers” that would impose new regulatory or taxation burdens. The publication of the chamber’s list of measures it considers most onerous has become an important ritual because it defines the current parameters…