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New Research Cracks the Code on Selling Power of TikTok Video Ads
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BALTIMORE, MD, March 6, 2025 – Even though the future of TikTok in the U.S. hangs in the balance, a groundbreaking study in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science introduces a game-changing algorithm that predicts which TikTok ads will drive sales before they even go live.

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The 3 biggest things to know about a potential U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal
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Contentious minerals deal has sparked a war of words between Trump and Zelensky, and could be announced later this week

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How tariffs can hurt American supply chains | GUEST COMMENTARY
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Americans have probably heard the word “tariffs” more in the past month than in the past four years — and for good reason. Tariffs are central to President Donald Trump’s economic playbook, despite opposition from mainstream economists and trade experts

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New Research May Help Prevent Panic Buying in the Future

New Research May Help Prevent Panic Buying in the Future

Supply & Demand Chain Executive, April 2, 2020

Two marketing researchers produced a study that reveals that a consumer’s decision on how much to buy in each shopping trip depends on their current inventory and what they expect prices to look like in the near future.

Supply chain outlook: The timing of the slowdown

Supply chain outlook: The timing of the slowdown

Phys.org, March 26, 2020

The rapid spread of the Covid-19 virus is already having a huge impact on the global economy, which is rippling around the world via the long supply chains of major industries.

The desire for information: Blissful ignorance or painful truth?

The desire for information: Blissful ignorance or painful truth?

Phys.org, March 30, 2020

We live in a time of unprecedented access to information. And in this era of sheltering-in-place around the nation and the globe, the desire for news may be higher than ever—at least for some people. But do we really want all this information, all the time? Some may indeed prefer to think happier thoughts and maintain an (overly) optimistic outlook about the health threat we face. On the other hand, others may prefer not to know what the swings in the market are doing to their retirement savings.

Tale of two cities: Research shows risk of Miami-Dade’s gradual coronavirus response BY MARY ELLEN KLAS HERALD/TIMES TALLAHASSEE BUREAU  Read more...

Tale of two cities: Research shows risk of Miami-Dade’s gradual coronavirus response BY MARY ELLEN KLAS HERALD/TIMES TALLAHASSEE BUREAU Read more here: https://www.bradenton.com/news/coronavirus/article241493881.html#storylink=cpy

Bradenton Herald, April 1, 2020

Social distancing is working, but timing and discipline are everything. Those are the takeaways of new research emerging into the effectiveness of mitigation measures aimed at the spreading novel coronavirus that demonstrates communities that acted more quickly and aggressively had better results than those that implemented partial, or gradual measures.

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