Monthly Archives: March 2020
Pokémon Go temporarily won’t make you leave the house due to coronavirus
Monster collecting will be slightly easier now. As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the world, entire businesses and industries are shifting to accommodate increased social distancing. In the case of Pokémon Go, a game that typically requires you to go out into the real world and congregate around points of interest, Niantic will temporarily change […]
ONE Championship Moves To Closed-Door, Audience-Free Events
Will immediately move to closed door, audience free events until at least 29 May 2020. The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), today announces that it will immediately move to closed-door, audience-free events. All scheduled events with live audiences for ONE Championship will be suspended until at least May 29, […]
The 14 coolest toys the New York Toy Fair
A look at the latest hot toy trends. New York City’s annual Toy Fair is basically a childhood fever dream. Life-sized Care Bears, Trolls, and Minions made out of Lego greet you from beneath a set of enormous vinyl signs advertising the newest Beanie Babies. To your left, people dressed as Crayola crayons wave with […]
Myanmar Digital Landscape 2020
Continues to grow rapidly into 2020. A look at the current Myanmar Digital Landscape: Local marketing tech platform Humology has produced a deck covering these digital trends in 2020 (with some eyeopening stats). Myanmar 2020 Snapshot: Myanmar continues to grow rapidly, illustrating strong opportunities and digital innvovations Mobile marketing is fast becoming the priority for […]
Thanks to the Internet of Things, smart devices can now assign kids chores
In a new spin on digital age parenting, smart devices can now assign chores to children. Thanks to the Internet of Things, smart devices can now assign chores to children In a new spin on digital age parenting, smart devices can now assign chores to children This tie-up between German appliance manufacturer BSH (Thermador, Bosch […]
Why it will be so hard to return to ‘normal’
Amid crisis and disruption, we crave the calm of normality. But can we ever really define what “normal” is? I am writing this in my home office, wearing my bathrobe. I am currently placed under a stay-at-home order, which requires me to stay in my house unless I need to travel for very specific reasons, […]
Myanmar Digital Landscape 2020
Continues to grow rapidly into 2020. A look at the current Myanmar Digital Landscape: Local marketing tech platform Humology has produced a deck covering these digital trends in 2020 (with some eyeopening stats). Myanmar 2020 Snapshot: Myanmar continues to grow rapidly, illustrating strong opportunities and digital innvovations Mobile marketing is fast becoming the priority for […]
How to tell a compelling story in a business setting
Make quarterly results exciting by following these tips. When you were a child, you probably had a favorite story. My daughter loved The Wizard, the Fairy and the Magic Chicken. Now that you’ve grown up, you may still love a good story—maybe a novel you read recently, or a movie you saw. But if someone […]
The Leadership Difference Between Being Accessible and Available
Ever had a manager who told you they had an “open-door policy?” Who knows, maybe you’ve even declared that yourself. The open-door policy implies that your team members or colleagues can come to you with anything. That desire to be a transparent and open leader is admirable. The problem starts when people knock on the […]
Bully Manager? Learn How to Stop Her
Death and taxes have traditionally been viewed as the two guarantees in life, but I think a third item has officially made the list: change. I overheard the bully manager berating an employee in the back room. Apparently she didn’t hear me enter the bookstore, or then again, maybe she did. The bully manager emerged […]