Funding has picked up again (see bullet #1, below), and some major players like Xing and Google are making some major moves. As you'll see, activity is present around the globe - demonstrating once again that our industry is truly…
Did you think that just because it was February oozing into March that our industry would slow down? Well, if you did, you were wrong! Acquisitions and funding continue apace, and companies from outside the industry (think WeWork) are moving…
Apparently the Polar Vortex - although causing great misery in the Doctor's neck of the woods - had no effect on the recruitment marketing industry. There have been sales, funding rounds, layoffs, and much more. So what happened? Glad you…
It's the end of 2018 - so are things slowing down? Well, not exactly. Money continues to be raised, a site goes down, and some other sites are expanding. Let's take a look: Jobindex revenue up: Danish job board Jobindex reported…
It's that time again - time to see what's been happening in recruitment marketing around the globe (because, as you know, this is definitely a global business). We heard from DHI last week; what's going with everyone else? Let's see:…
Full disclosure: I worked at Dice (now DHI) from 1997 through 2000. I don't hold DHI stock, and have only fleeting contact with DHI personnel. Also, I'm not too excited about the DHI logo. So DHI, parent company of Dice,…
It's been an interesting few weeks in the recruitment marketing industry - LinkedIn has been making moves, ZipRecruiter found some new funding, and...yes, there's more. Something about AI. Let's take a closer look: pymetrics raises $40M: pymetrics, an enterprise SaaS…
The dog days of summer are a misnomer in our industry. Some of the most interesting developments happen when it gets hot (Microsoft buys Github? LinkedIn adds assessments? you get the picture). This cycle is no different - lots of…
Hey folks, in a few months I am heading off to the Jobg8 Job Board Summit, July 26-27, in Nashville. Why? Well, they invited me to put together the agenda and speaker list - so I kind of thought I…
Over the years I've worked with a number of clients who are thinking about the next step. Sometimes that meant an acquisition. Sometimes that meant new staff, or additional marketing. But it usually meant - at its core - growth. These…