Catégorie : Research
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Marketing Campaigns of the Week
Gap celebrates the sharing of talents, Burberry tells the story of London, and Kevin the Carrot returns for his tenth Christmas.Image courtesy of GapWelcome to The Brand Waves, your weekly snapshot of the most innovative marketing campaigns from around the world. In this edition, discover stories, strategies, and creative ideas that are redefining how brands…
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What Happened with the Marriott-Sonder Partnership?
(republished from an AI generated summary of the news) On Sunday, November 9, 2025, Marriott International issued a press release announcing the immediate termination of its licensing agreement with Sonder Holdings Inc., effective right away due to Sonder’s default on the contract. The announcement was unexpected and came without prior warning to the public, leading…
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McKinsey The State of AI in 2025 | Rahim Hirji
We’re learning that plugging AI into a business is easy. Re-wiring people, workflows, and ambition is the hard part. Mckinsey’s State of AI 2025 report and global survey from QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey reads like a mirror for the corporate world: everyone’s using AI but few are changing because of it. That resonates when I…
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CEO strategies to get ahead in the agentic age
Plus, build a high-performing team Share this email As CEOs navigate the agentic AI revolution, many have struggled to see bottom-line value from early investments. What can executives do to position their companies to jump ahead of competitors and capture agentic’s benefits? In our featured article,…
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GCSTIMES × SGS Strategic Cooperation on Carbon Management and Green Hotel Supply Innovation
On November 7, at the 8th China International Import Expo, SGS, the globally recognized testing, inspection and certification organization, officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement with GCSTIMES, a leading provider of hotel supplies and integrated solutions. At the signing ceremony, SGS issued to GCSTIMES the ISO 14064 Greenhouse Gas Verification Statement and the ISO 14068-1…
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RLA Global 2025 Mid-year Wellness Real Estate Report
Wellness hotels demonstrated remarkable stability amid economic pressures in January-June 2025, according to RLA Global’s 2025 Mid-Year Wellness Real Estate Report, published in partnership with P&L benchmarking firm HotStats that analyses the performance of over 11,000 properties worldwide. Several of the top 10 best-performing countries – identified in the report for the first time –…
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Tech & talent: What the future of hotel management looks like.
The core of successful hospitality management is flexibility, change and foresight. We live in a world that is in a constant state of evolution and business today is on the cusp of a profound and generational transformation. Radical technological advances led by AI, shifts in guest expectations, a new generation of employees with diverse lifestyle…
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HSMAI Foundation Releases 2025 State of Talent Report
McLean, VA – The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Foundation has released its fourth annual State of Talent Report, outlining the top trends impacting talent across hospitality’s commercial disciplines — sales, marketing, and revenue optimization. The report’s analysis of key talent trends reveals a dramatically transformed workplace landscape in 2025, driven primarily by…
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Airbnb lifts outlook as US demand rebounds
New “reserve now, pay later” feature fuels early bookings and signals renewed traveler confidence Nov 7, 2025 Airbnb reported stronger-than-expected revenue guidance for the holiday quarter, driven by rising U.S. demand and early bookings supported by its new deferred payment feature. The results suggest continued resilience in travel spending despite economic uncertainty and flight capacity…
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IT’S HERE! The Getty Images v Stability AI judgment from the English high court has finally landed at a whopping 205 pages. Im STILL reading it. Wait until you see our massive deep dive analysis! But… | Dr. Barry Scannell | 205 comments
IT’S HERE! The Getty Images v Stability AI judgment from the English high court has finally landed at a whopping 205 pages. Im STILL reading it. Wait until you see our massive deep dive analysis! But from my initial scan – it could reshape how legal systems understand AI. This is VERY important – Mrs.…
