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LinkedIn Unveils Premium Pages, New Subscription Plan Offers Exclusive Growth Tools For Small Businesses - Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)

LinkedIn introduces Premium Company Page subscription for SMBs at $99 per month to boost revenue and visibility. [ more ]

TechCrunch

Hoping to stall a ban, TikTok says it generated $14.7B for US small businesses last year | TechCrunch

TikTok generated $14.7 billion for SMBs and $24.2 billion in total economic activity in the U.S. last year.

Over 7 million U.S. businesses rely on TikTok, supporting 224,000 jobs, with California, Texas, Florida, New York, and Illinois having the largest impacts. [ more ]

Social Media Today

TikTok Shares Data on Its US Economic Impact Amid Renewed Scrutiny

TikTok contributed $24.2 billion to US economy in 2023

40% of SMBs consider TikTok critical, supporting 224,000 jobs. [ more ]

Social Media Today

TikTok Shares Data on its US Economic Impact Ahead of Senate Vote on Sell-Off

TikTok contributed $24.2 billion to the U.S. economy in 2023

40% of SMBs consider TikTok critical to their existence, supporting 224,000 jobs. [ more ]

Adweek

2 months ago

SMBs Still Cautious Advertising on X Despite Lower CPMs

X is targeting small and midsized businesses to offset ad revenue declines.

SMBs are wary of spending on X due to inconsistent conversion and brand safety concerns. [ more ]

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ITPro

2 weeks ago

Medicine

Transforming healthcare with the power of 5G connectivity

Medium-sized businesses play a crucial role in supporting health and social care sectors, facing financial pressures but leveraging mobile connectivity for innovation. [ more ]

Benzinga

JioCinema Is Pushing Affordable IPL Ad Packages For Small Businesses: Here's Why

JioCinema offers affordable IPL advertising starting at ₹25 per thousand views, democratizing access to premium ad spaces.

JioCinema aims to diversify by attracting 4,000 advertisers for IPL 2024 and lessen dependency on a few major contributors. [ more ]

AdExchanger

Marketing tech

Media Disco Launches Self-Serve Ad-Buying Platform For SMBs | AdExchanger

Small and midsize brands struggle with limited access to publishers due to lack of resources.

Media Disco launched a self-serve ad-buying platform to bridge the gap between SMBs and media platforms. [ more ]

AdExchanger

2 months ago

Marketing tech

Vibe.co Secures $22.5 Million In Series A Funding To Help SMBs Try CTV | AdExchanger

SMBs are interested in streaming but lack budgets for upfront commitments.

Self-serve CTV platforms like Vibe.co are gaining attention for simplifying TV and video ad buying. [ more ]

Berlin Startup Jobs

Berlin

Job Vacancy: Senior Frontend Engineer (ReactJS) (f/m/d) // JOIN Solutions AG | IT / Software Development Jobs | Berlin Startup Jobs

JOIN is a rapidly growing HR-Tech startup in Europe with a mission to democratize recruiting for Small & Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs).

The team at JOIN values collaboration, communication, and innovation to create meaningful features and improve the customer experience. [ more ]

ZDNET

2 months ago

Artificial intelligence

Microsoft inks pact to train Singapore SMBs in AI

Microsoft partners in Singapore to drive AI adoption among SMBs

Training programs launched for SMBs to enhance AI skills [ more ]

Entrepreneur

3 months ago

Artificial intelligence

Efficiency Unleashed: How Document Automation Software is Transforming Business Operations in a Post-AI World | Entrepreneur

Document automation uses technology to create, manage, and store documents, saving time and reducing errors.

It is especially beneficial for SMBs and professional services, allowing them to compete with larger organizations by streamlining processes and improving productivity. [ more ]

London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

3 months ago

EU data protection

Quadient warns SMBs must prepare now or risk losing market share

SMBs are predicted to reinvest in customer communications as a result of upcoming data protection regulations.

The new regulations will allow SMBs to use customer data to proactively communicate with and promote to customers and prospects.

SMBs that are prepared for these changes will have a competitive advantage in the market. [ more ]

WWD

Business intelligence

Amex Trendex Reveals SMBs Financial Well-being Relies on Holidays

Two out of three SMBs rely on the holidays as a critical financial time.

Retail SMBs prioritize increasing sales and acquiring new customers during the holiday season. [ more ]

Entrepreneur

Business intelligence

How Small And Medium Businesses Can Save Money and Increase Productivity With The Cloud | Entrepreneur

SMBs face challenges due to supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, and inflation, but cloud technology can help them manage these challenges.

Migrating to the cloud can reduce costs by removing the need to manage on-premises data centers and using a pay-as-you-go model. [ more ]

CIO Dive

Privacy professionals

Cloud security myths can leave SMBs exposed

Many SMBs are failing to address cyber risks when adopting cloud technology.

One-third of SMBs have not prioritized security and 2 in 5 have not provided security training.

SMBs are turning to third-party vendors for cyber assistance after a breach has occurred. [ more ]

SecurityWeek