Articles by author: Geoff Short
The October Jobs Report was released by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. The government reported that U.S. payrolls increased by 128,000, beating the expectation of 75,000 from economists. Leading the way was the leisure and hospitality sector, which alone contributed 61,000 new jobs in October. Of that total, 48,000 jobs are […]
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Business Services
3 Things You Need to Know This Week in B2B
Consumers have grown accustomed to two-day or even same-day shipping from e-commerce retailers, and now B2B companies are getting more attention in distribution. UPS notched a 3.4 percent increase in B2B shipments in Q3, and a 24 percent year-over-year increase in next day shipments overall. Company Chairman and CEO David Abney said in a […]
Energy
Will Digitization Move Jobs Back To Shore?
Digitization may be a buzzword in the oil and gas industry, but it has become so for a reason. New digital solutions have transformed what offshore drilling companies are able to do and learn in the process. McDermott Global Vice President of Engineering Vaseem Khan admits that the industry is slow to change, but this […]
Podcasts
How Data Drives Formula 1 Both On and Off the Track
UPDATE: With Formula 1 United States Grand Prix taking place in Austin, Texas on Sunday, Nov. 3, MarketScale wanted to revisit our conversation with Max Metral, Insight Manager for Formula 1. This podcast was originally posted in March, 2019. Formula 1 has launched the careers of worldwide superstars like Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, and Jackie Stewart. In 2018 […]
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National Retail Federation Survey Shows the Business Side of Halloween
Halloween may be one of the most popular holidays for children, but retail professionals are looking forward to it with high anticipation, albeit for different reasons. The National Retail Federation (NRF) has released its annual survey results that examine the economic impact of Halloween in the United States. While the numbers do not bare record […]
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Breaking Down the Big Questions in the Drone Industry at Commercial UAV Expo
Commercial UAV Expo Americas is one of the largest events in the drone industry each year. With the 2019 edition of the conference kicking off this week at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino, MarketScale wanted to gauge the pulse of the industry through the lens of the event’s attendees. With more than 2,500 […]
Business Services
B2B Look Ahead: This Week’s Top Events
It’s always a big week in Las Vegas for industry events and this one is no different. Highlighting the schedule is HLTH, perhaps the biggest conference for health innovation annually in the united states. it will be hosted at the MGM Grand from October 27-30 this year, and the speaker list is quite impressive. It […]