With surplus of experience, added strength, Cutter hopeful for continued growth
by WV MetroNews
WV MetroNews— Ben Cutter played extensively throughout his true freshman season, but will likely find himself in a more featured role throughout 2024.
Adweek—Amazon’s Ad Business Continues to Boom. Amazon's ad unit keeps surging. That business grew to $11.8 billion, representing 8% of its total revenue. Amazon reported net sales of $143.3 billion during the first quarter of 2024, up 13% compared to the same three-month period last year. Year over year, Amazon's ad segment increased 24%, outpacing Google, but falling behind Meta for the first time in several quarters. “It was a good start to the year across the business, and you can see that in both our customer experience...
TechSpot—YouTube is experimenting with showing ads when you pause a video. Philipp Schindler, Google SVP and chief business officer, said during the company's most recent earnings call that early testing in Q1 exhibited "strong traction." The executive added that pause ads are "commanding premium pricing from advertisers" and "driving strong brand lift results," likely suggesting a wider rollout could be justRead Entire Article
WV MetroNews—Economic growth in the state ag sector continues. Former mine lands being used.