Social•Mar 2, 2026
Legacy Infrastructure Slows Decisions, Innovation, and Integration
Legacy infrastructure isn’t just a technology problem. It’s a speed problem. It slows decisioning, innovation, and the ability to connect modern solutions across the enterprise. https://t.co/f6tGEUmM7Q
By Jim Marous
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Aligned Marketing Creates Predictable Revenue Through Clear Messaging
If your sales aren’t consistent, your marketing isn’t aligned. You don’t need more content. You need clarity. One message. One transformation. One cohesive customer journey. When your marketing systems works together, your audience feels confident buying and that’s when revenue becomes predictable. 👇 Comment TRAINING and I’ll...
By Amy Porterfield
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Bruce Honors Mascots While Chasing P&G Sale
Meet Bruce. He’s Got a Long Line of Advertising Mascots to Honor in Quest to Sell for Procter & Gamble https://t.co/CEGcvtR0UM via @variety
By Brian Steinberg
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Weekly SEO Recap: Google Updates, Bugs, AI Risks
Catch up on last week with the SEO Video Recap covering the Google Discover core update being done, Google volatility, search serving bug, AI prompt injection, Google Ads, local, Bing guidelines and more https://t.co/yRf42eN8G0
By Barry Schwartz
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Gas Prices Jump
UK & European gas price benchmarks have both hit 12-month highs, jumping ~50% today after Qatar paused production in the face of Iranian attacks But it's worth putting this in perspective – we're a long way off the insane spikes we saw...
By Simon Evans
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Diversify Globally for Outsized Returns Beyond the S&P
Start of 2025: ‘Why should I own anything outside of the US?’ 14 months later: South Korea +204%, Peru +143%, South Africa +108% … S&P 500 +18%. The future is unknown. That’s why you diversify. https://t.co/2Lpruh2h0i
By Peter Mallouk
Social•Mar 2, 2026
P&G Eyes Mascot for New Weed‑killer Brand
Procter & Gamble has backed ad mascots ranging from Mr. Clean to the Charmin bears. Now it's hoping to add another one to its roster --- for weed-killer? https://t.co/CEGcvtR0UM via @variety
By Brian Steinberg
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Scale Agentic AI Fast or Lose Banking Edge
McKinsey says agentic AI could fundamentally reshape global banking. But it warns banks not to get trapped in endless pilots and proofs of concept. The competitive edge won’t go to those experimenting the longest, but to those scaling fastest. https://t.co/rrt7ROCCBl @DigWatchWorld @mckinsey
By Spiros Margaris
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Europe’s Energy Dependence Exposes Critical Structural Vulnerability
Europe is once again reminded of a structural vulnerability. As I told @politico: “The fact is still that Europe imports most of its energy from other countries. And I think events like this just highlight how problematic, how risky that is...
By Jan Rosenow
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Growth Depends on Capital Allocation, Not Marketing Effort
At $10M ARR, pipeline isn’t driven by effort. It’s driven by capital design. Marketing at this stage is not creativity. It’s capital allocation. If you hire a CMO but: • Don’t fund demand • Don’t fund enablement • Don’t fund...
By Krista Mollion
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Cold Outreach Success Is Pure Math, Not Talent
You don’t have a closing problem. You have a math problem. The average response rate on cold outreach is about 5%. That means for every 20 messages you send, one person replies. Not that one person buys. One person replies. Most agency owners...
By Dan Mall
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Altruist AI Tax Tool Sparks Custodian Stock Selloff
In this month's latest in #AdvisorTech news. @altruist's launch of a new AI-powered tax planning add-on to its Hazel AI notetaker, which triggered a big selloff in the stocks of established RIA custodians like @CharlesSchwab, @LPL, and @RaymondJames: https://t.co/GaoXPwW9F3 And other...
By Michael Kitces
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Paramount CEO: No Asset Sales if WBD Merger Proceeds
Paramount CEO David Ellison says no asset sales planned at this time if WBD deal goes through.
By Alex Sherman
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Paramount CEO's Forced Excitement Masks Warner Deal Hype
Paramount CEO David Ellison calls deal to acquire Warner, "a unique and thrilling moment." Alas he said it with the enthusiasm of a parking attendant telling you to head to the roof for a space. Pre-recordings never sound exciting.
By Joe Flint
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Paramount to Merge Paramount+ with HBO Max
On investor call, Paramount confirms it plans to put P+ and HBO Max together, making one service from the two.
By Alex Sherman
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Charter's Mobile Surge Contrasts Home Internet Decline
.@charter is crushing it in mobile and bleeding in home internet. So Charter just hired the operator who made Frontier acquisition-ready. 🧵📉
By Roger Entner
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Par‑WBD Forecasts $69B Revenue, $18B EBITDA
Combined Par-WBD estimated to have $69 billion in proforma revenue and $18 billion in EBITDA.
By Joe Flint
Social•Mar 2, 2026
AI‑generated Code Speeds Delivery, but Reliability Suffers
On one end, the Anthropic team is a massive user of AI to write code (80%+ of all code deployed is written by Claude Code). They ship amazingly fast. On the other hand, seeing these beyond terrible reliability numbers suggests there...
By Gergely Orosz
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Dollar Rallies on Middle East War; Treasuries Stay Unsafe
Dollar Jumps on War, but Treasuries are No Safe Haven: There is one fundamental driver today and that is the Middle East war. After finishing last week on a soft note, the greenback has rallied. It is up by 0.5%...
By Marc Chandler
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Paramount Pledges 30 Films, 45‑day Window; HBO Stays Independent
Paramount CEO David Ellison commits to 30 theatrical movies and a 45-day window and says HBO will continue to have the resources and independence to "do what it does best."
By Joe Flint
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Macro Cycle Shift Triggers Broad Market Re‑rating After AI Boom
Maybe, just maybe, there is a cyclical component to the past 5 months of underperformance in the largest names and momentum factors. A turn in the macro cycle usually leads to a turn in market leadership. We went 3 years...
By Michael Kantro
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Ellison Sees Warner Deal as Next‑gen Media Catalyst
Paramount CEO David Ellison says deal with Warner is opportunity to help shape the future and build the next generation media and entertainment company.
By Joe Flint
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Ten-Year Yields Rise Above 4% Amid Brief Conflict Reaction
Ten-year treasury yields are back above 4%. Very short-lived reaction to the conflict in Middle East. https://t.co/CSDtKBWAFO
By Kathy Jones
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Geopolitical Shocks Bottom Fast, Recover in Weeks
Geopolitical shocks feel scary… but history says bottoms come faster than you think. Avg S&P drawdown: -4.6% Avg time to bottom: 19 days Avg recovery: 40 days 6–12 months later? Mostly positive.
By BD Investing
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Google Docs New UCP Checkout Integration for Merchants
Heads-up for ecommerce sites -> Google Publishes Help Page for Universal Commerce Protocol and UCP-powered checkout feature on Google "Now, the new documentation clarifies how merchants can implement the native_commerce attribute to enable a Buy button that moves checkout directly onto...
By Glenn Gabe
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Two Hours of Deep Focus Are Within Reach
If you can stay “busy” for 8 hours at work, You can give yourself 2 real hours of deep focus. Remove distractions. Do the hard thing first. Keep the promise to yourself.
By Pascio
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Fundamentals, Not Fancy Apps, Drive True Productivity
Better time management is not exciting. It’s disciplined. It’s repetitive. It’s simple. And that’s exactly why it works. We keep hunting for the “perfect” app, the next AI shortcut, the shiny new system that promises to fix everything. But productivity is not built...
By Carl Pullein
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Paramount Investor Call Initiates Warner Merger Discussions
Paramount investor call to discuss merger w Warner is about to begin.... $PARA $WBD https://t.co/fMPs2jSr2O
By Brian Steinberg
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Post‑COVID Dreams of Roaring Twenties Meet 1970s Reality
Post-COVID, there was hope for an another roaring 20s. It’s been more like the 1970s.
By Christopher Vecchio
Social•Mar 2, 2026
AI Hiring Tools Still Perpetuate Workplace Bias
In the workplace, AI is not levelling the playing field. Despite laws prohibiting discrimination, AI-powered hiring tools have repeatedly caused concerns about bias, fairness, and data privacy. https://t.co/Gyl7PSweRU #AI #Women #Technology #Jobs #ArtificialInteligence
By Catherine Adenle
Social•Mar 2, 2026
March Cold Snap Won’t Significantly Raise Consumer Gas Prices
A cold spell in Europe in March would definitely put the cat among the pigeons, but worth remembering that it takes a while for gas prices to feed through to consumer prices, so "flash in the pan" shift won't matter,...
By Claus Vistesen
Social•Mar 2, 2026
US Strike on Iran Could End Low‑oil Price Relief
Low oil prices for much of the past year have helped cool inflation & given Trump license to tout more affordable prices at the pump. But if there was one scenario most likely to upset that trend, it was a...
By Victoria Guida
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Planning Trumps Strategy, Empowering Technocrats Over Strategists
Welcome to Chapter Two of the Playing to Win/Practitioner Insights (PTW/PI) book club. I am reprising the 37 pieces that were ranked highest by readers – and they make up one books-worth of content. The second is Why Planning over Strategy? https://t.co/L7EbtoalCF In...
By Roger L. Martin
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Strait of Hormuz Carries Significant LNG Alongside Oil
Very interesting > The Strait of Hormuz is not just oil - but also LNG. https://t.co/jlv7Hrp9LJ
By Guy Faulconbridge
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Dollar Rally Hits All EM; Oil Ties Soon Diverge
The Dollar is rallying on risk-off price action, including against EM (black). Markets are not yet differentiating between oil exporters and oil importers, so everyone's getting hit in EM, but that'll soon give way to markets discerning between these two. https://t.co/AOkYSZgAuL...
By Robin Brooks
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Future of Work: People, Agents, Robots Collaborate
The future of work isn’t Human vs. Machine. We’re moving toward a "tripartite" workforce: People + Agents + Robots Despite AI’s ability to automate 57% of tasks, the human element remains the competitive edge. See why: https://t.co/akYPtsI3GU @McKinsey_MGI #AI #MWC26 #IoT #5G #FutureOfWork
By Harold Sinnott
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Elite Leaders Prove Focus, Long Hours Drive Success
Spent a long weekend with a group of folks in the mountains of Switzerland. All top people in their fields: a senior position in investment banking, CFO of a bank, serial acquirers, PE investors, etc. Some of the obvious observations: 1. Everyone’s busy,...
By Mike Markus
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Stop Quick Wins: Educate and Segment Leads for Pipeline Growth
Pipeline not growing? You might be making these 3 classic mistakes.. It’s painfully common: B2B Marketers and Founders get stuck on the sales treadmill, chasing only those who seem ready to buy now, ignoring the bigger picture. 1. Chasing Quick...
By TK Kader
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Meta AI Assistant Begins Testing Shopping Search Feature
Focus on ecommerce? -> Meta starts testing AI Shopping features in Meta AI assistant "Meta is developing a shopping feature for its Meta AI assistant on the web, offering US users product searches and visual carousels of item cards." https://t.co/QAP4x5goEP
By Glenn Gabe
Social•Mar 2, 2026
War‑time Trade Lifts Commodities, S&P Teeters at 6785
Mostly red arrows around the world as weekend Middle East events have the “war time trade” in motion, with silver/gold/oil higher and $SPX futures -70. Key is whether $SPX holds 6780–6790 to keep the upper range intact, or if it...
By Scott Redler
Social•Mar 2, 2026
ISM Miss Could Cool Yields, Boost Growth Stocks
March 2, 2026 Economic Events : 0945 – S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (Feb): Exp 51.2 | Prior 51.2 1000 – ISM Manufacturing PMI (Feb): Exp 51.7 | Prior 52.6 1000 – ISM Manufacturing Prices: Exp 60.6 | Prior 59.0 1130 – ATL Fed GDPNow (Q1):...
By Shawn Catena (TraderTV Shawn)
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Middle East Headlines Dominate Market over Weekly Data
🚨 TRADERS ALERT 🚨 📊 What to Watch This Week 🗓️ Mon: Iran war fallout + ISM Manufacturing 🗓️ Tue: Fed speakers 🗓️ Wed: ADP + ISM Services 🗓️ Thu: Jobless Claims 🗓️ Fri: NFP + Retail Sales + more Fed speak But make no mistake -...
By Kathy Lien
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Google Ranking Volatility Remains Extremely High in March
Google Search ranking volatility continues to be super heated into March https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-ranking-volatility-heat-march-41014.html #google #googleupdate #googlealgorithmupdate #googleseo #seo
By Barry Schwartz
Social•Mar 2, 2026
AES Bought for $10.7B Cash, Below Market Cap
🚨 UNDERTAKE 🚨 $AES to be acquired for $10.7B in CASH by a consortium (GIP, EQT, CalPERS, QIA). Friday’s market cap? $11.6B. Haven’t seen one like this in a while, bought out below where it was trading.
By Frank Zorrilla
Social•Mar 2, 2026
True Leadership Begins with Confronting Your Own Self
We talk a lot about leading others - teams, organizations, movements, nations. But the most complex leadership challenge is far more intimate. It demands character, honest and deep self-reflection, and a willingness to confront who you are before you try to...
By Dr. HUME (Hume Johnson)
Social•Mar 2, 2026
AES Deal Price Drops Below Market Closing High
Merger Monday…..AES Corp (AES) in deal for$15 per share …take under as it closed over $17 per share
By Mario Gabelli
Social•Mar 2, 2026
One Clear CTA Beats Multiple Choices Every Time
Spotted three different CTAs on a single landing page yesterday: "Request a Demo" "Discuss Your ROI" "Explore the Platform" Two of them went to the same form. None had clear visual hierarchy. Users were getting decision paralysis. Most teams don't realize that every additional CTA...
By Paul Boag
Social•Mar 2, 2026
War Fuels USD Rally, While Equities and Treasuries Falter
$USD rallied on the war. Equities slid. Gold and oil jump. US Treasuries are not the safe haven. With decapitation strike on Iran, which the US said it had destroyed its nuclear capability last June, the end...
By Marc Chandler
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Buy RFI: Yield Boost and Discount Recovery
RFI preferred: similar REIT CEFs face a lower-rates tailwind; RFI shows larger mean-reversion upside vs RQI. Risk: rate/timing, leverage. Trade: buy RFI for yield + discount recovery 📈 — Viktor Kopylov, PhD, CFA. More insights: t.me/si14Kopylov
By Viktor Kopylov, PhD, CFA
Social•Mar 2, 2026
Ukraine Urges UAE to Curb Russian Revenue, Shares Drone Tech
Ukraine could well ask that the UAE show some reciprocal good will by reducing its systemic enablement of Russian revenue generation.
By Jack Watling