Pressure on social media giants like Facebook is increasing with the number of companies joining the ad boycott growing by the day. Meanwhile, more Bollywood movies are taking the video streaming route amid uncertainty over the reopening of theatres in India Facebook ad boycott Civil rights groups-led Facebook ad boycott campaign ‘Stop Hate for Profit’, […]
Archives for June 2020
After Amazon, Disney+ Hotstar to premiere seven Bollywood movies
Disney-owned video streaming service Disney+Hotstar will premiere seven Hindi movies that were originally slated for a theatrical release, in a move that could intensify the tussle between multiplexes and movie producers. These movies will be streamed between July to October this year, starting with late Sushant Singh Rajput-starrer ‘Dil Bechara’ on July 24. Other movies […]
Amazon junks single-use plastics in India
Amazon India on Monday announced that it has stopped using single-use plastics in packaging of goods at all of its fulfilment centres across the country, sticking to its commitment made nine months ago to utilize only reusable or recyclable materials. The company has replaced bubble wrap and plastic pillows with paper dunnage and biodegradable paper […]
Announcing New CFP Ethics And Enrolled Agent CE, And A Potential Kitces Virtual Marketing Summit!?
Executive Summary 2020 hasn’t gone exactly as planned. From the COVID-19 global pandemic and ensuing pivot to a work-and-school-from-home model, to the stunning market crash and (even-more-stunning?) subsequent rebound, and the civil unrest in the wake of the death of George Floyd, this year has presented multiple challenges. Yet, those challenges have also presented opportunities […]
Ex-Brown Shipley CEO joins Charles Stanley
Wealth manager Charles Stanley has appointed former Brown Shipley chief executive Ian Sackfield as managing director, investment management services (branches) to lead the firm’s 20 regional offices. Mr Sackfield, who was rival Brown Shipley’s CEO for nine years, will have responsibility for driving business development and productivity, as well as branch oversight. He will join […]
Facebook ad boycott campaign to go global, organizers say
Organizers of a Facebookadvertising boycott campaign that has drawn support from a rapidly expanding list of major companies are now preparing to take the battle global to increase pressure on the social media company to remove hate speech. The “Stop Hate for Profit” campaign will begin calling on major companies in Europe to join the […]
Two-thirds of college graduates don’t have job offers: Report
Around 66% of campus graduates do not have an offer at hand, according to a survey by job portal Naukri. And out of one-third college pass-outs who had received offer letters, close to 44% confirmed that their joining dates have been delayed while another 9% saw their offers being rolled back, the survey of 1,300 […]
Amazon India to hire 20,000 temporary staff in customer service to serve global customers
E-commerce major Amazon India on Sunday said it is offering close to 20,000 ‘seasonal’ or temporary employment opportunities in its customer service (CS) organisation to help customers in India and globally with a seamless online shopping experience. The new temporary positions — being added to meet the anticipated demand in customer traffic in the next […]
How to find SBI CIF Number & Why it’s so Important?
CIF or Customer Identification File is a virtual file with the bank which contains all personal & financial details of a customer (like SBI CIF Number). This means it has all information including valid photo id, signature, address details, etc. It links all relationship of the bank like savings account, fixed deposit or loans. This […]
VAT deferment period is finished
During the current crisis HMRC has allowed VAT registered businesses to defer paying their VAT liability for the period between 20 March and 30 June 2020. This deferment applied to VAT periods ending 29 February, 31 March and 30 April where payments would be due by 7 April, 7 May and 7 June. That deferment […]