Ben Grossman
- Principal, Selhurst Media Ventures
United States, Walnut Creek
Media/Tech Advisor/Investor | Founding Co-owner @MNUFC & @weareangelcity | Board of Directors @iact | Emmy Winner & Failed Broadway Producer | Very Minnesotan
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Opinion | Let’s bring the 2031 Women’s World Cup to Minnesota
Opinion | Let’s bring the 2031 Women’s World Cup to Minnesota The state is already a leader in women’s sports. But we’ll need political leadership to make Minneapolis-St. Paul a host city for this tournament. Guest contributor(s) to the Minnesota Star Tribune Alexia Putellas, right, and Hlin Eiriksdottir challenge for the ball during the Women's World Cup qualifying soccer match between Iceland and Spain in Reykjavik, Iceland, June 9.
The Blogs: This deal only confirms what we have long known
“Release the hostages or keep Hamas in power?” That was the dilemma that has accompanied us over the past two years. Without hesitation, I would argue that bringing the hostages home is a far superior cause. First and foremost, it is clearly the moral, just, and humane thing to do: they were abandoned when the state failed to protect them, and therefore, it bears the responsibility to bring them back.
The Blogs: The 'battered nation' syndrome
The entire magazine of the rifle emptied, not on the battlefield. The man’s death was not that of a soldier, but of a husband: murdered in his home, at the hands of his wife. At first glance, it seems like a straightforward case of murder, punishable by life in prison. Yet, behind this picture lies a very different reality. For thirty years, this man had abused his wife: he humiliated her verbally, beat her with sharp objects, and even threatened to kill her if she sought help.
The Blogs: The Wrong Kind of Friend – Rethinking Charlie Kirk’s Support for Israel
In the weeks following the October 7 massacre, Israel initially drew widespread sympathy from across the world. Yet, that sentiment quickly faded. As criticism mounted, many Israelis were outraged at what they saw as hypocrisy: “How can we, a democracy that values human rights and free elections, be cast as the villains, while our enemies, people who execute LGBTQ individuals, are embraced as victims? Our war is your war too!” Still, Western public were not convinced.
Prioritize changes that deliver real dignity and opportunity for everyone
Mary Babic: Ben, your tenure at Oxfam has extended through some tumultuous times in the US and around the world. Some turns of events have been shocking—the election of Trump, the devastation of the pandemic, war in Ukraine; while others have been sadly predictable—the increase in inequality, surge in White nationalism, stripping away of fundamental rights like access to abortion.
6 Tips for Sustainable Rebranding Efforts
Virtually all companies refresh or update their brand identity at some point. The reasons vary: Some do it to better reflect their current product mix. Some do it to enter new markets or attract new customers. Some do it to stand out from the competition.
Op-ed: In 2021, Support Restaurants and Delivery Workers
For many of us whose livelihoods revolve around food, last month felt almost like March and April again. Between rising infection rates and a snowstorm, indoor dining shut down and outdoor dining largely shuttered. Most restaurant workers were left without work, and most owners were trying to stretch every dollar to make payroll and cover expenses. Like in March, we reoriented our restaurants around delivery.
How to Build an Experience Brand: Five Considerations
Over 50 percent of consumers report that brands rarely live up to their promises. Yet brands are increasingly scrambling for the right to be recommended. Why? Because for years, Nielsen has told us that peer recommendations are the most trusted marketing medium (trusted by 80 percent), and Bain reports that companies that lead in loyalty boast two times higher Net Promoter Scores (NPS) than their peers. xxx But the question brands should be asking is: How? The answer is clear. Invest in brand proof.
Top 5 Digital Trends Impacting Your Business
By JoAnna Dettmann and Kaysha Hanock Digital is reimagining and reinventing every aspect of how businesses operate. Here are five key trends that every business needs to be aware of to succeed in the digital space. 1. Voice Search If you didn’t get a voice-activated virtual assistant for the holidays such as Amazon’s Echo and Echo Dot “Alexa” or Google’s Home Assistant “Hey Google,” chances are you know someone who did.
Electronic Ad Delivers Fun and a New Car Smell for Toyota
Toyota has produced one of the most innovative, interactive magazine inserts ever to promote the new Camry. Its agency, Saatchi & Saatchi, got together with Structural Graphics and together they threw every notion of caution to the wind. The result is a tri-fold magazine insert that includes “really skinny” wires, sensors, a visual display, LED lights, four PC boards and perhaps one of the most powerful drivers of a sale—the scent of a new car.
10 Ways Machine Learning is Revolutionizing Marketing
The stats make the case: 84% of marketing organizations are implementing or expanding AI and machine learning in 2018. Seventy-five percent of enterprises using AI and machine learning enhance customer satisfaction by more than 10% and three in four organizations implementing AI and machine learning increase sales of new products and services by more than 10%, according to Capgemini. The study also found that 79% of organizations implementing AI generate new insights and better analysis.
Stacy's Pita Bags Celebrate Women's History Month
One of three packages specially designed for Women’s History Month. To celebrate Women’s History Month, Stacy’s Pita Chips is once again releasing limited-edition bags to celebrate the achievements of women past, present and future. Designed by female artists, the three new “Rising to the Occasion” bags will begin appearing in stores March 1. Stacy’s is also making a donation next month to Step Up, an organization that propels girls in under-resourced communities to fulfill their potential.
Three Ways Brands Finding Purpose Are Also Finding Profit
Femvertising. Purpose-driven branding. Micro-niche marketing. No matter what you call it, it’s undeniable that brands are increasingly pushing themselves to find purpose beyond their products and services. Only 10-40 percent of B2C brands and 50 percent of B2B brands have an emotional connection with their audiences—Google And let’s face it—it’s a delicate step for a brand to stand up for a cause it believes in that’s greater than profit.
As Trump heads to Davos, Americans think his billionaires-first economic agenda is terrible
Oxfam poll shows public wants different solutions to inequality. Tomorrow, President Trump will address the global business elite gathering at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. In the run-up, his administration has bristled at the notion that the President and his large delegation will be rubbing elbows with the .001%, insisting that the forum isn’t even a haven for elites and is actually the perfect setting for the President to press his policy agenda.
Tax cuts for the rich and budget cuts for the poor
Newest tax cut proposal would rig tax rules even further. The leadership of the House and Senate joined together with President Trump today to release a new tax cut plan they aim to pass before the end of 2017. In short, it is bad. The proposal is a blueprint for increasing inequality here in the US and around the world. Here are a few key reasons why: Right now large American companies use offshore tax havens and other complex schemes to avoid nearly $135 billion in taxes every year.
COP 20 Oxfam Daily Download
December 12, 2014 December 12, 5pm EST There is still no sign of when COP20 will end. Throughout the morning, parties expressed their views on the 7 page draft text circulated late last night at a “contact group” meeting. Parties expressed a willingness and ability to work off the draft text but mostly offered comments that hewed to their entrenched positions on the issues.
Is Representative Bill Huizenga pro-corruption? | Oxfam America The Politics of Poverty Blog
Then why is he trying to make corruption easier? Breaking news today from the House of Representatives is that Representative Bill Huizenga (R-MI) is gathering support from his fellow Republicans to gut one of the signature bi-partisan anti-corruption laws passed in the last 8 years. Huizenga plans to introduce a bill today that will roll-back the anti-corruption rule known as “Section 1504,” which requires oil and mining companies to publish the payments they make to governments around the world.
What the critics get wrong about inequality and Oxfam | Oxfam America The Politics of Poverty Blog
Our recent assessment on the growing global gap between the rich and the poor is shocking: just 8 men now have as much wealth as the poorest 3.6 billion people. This is a sobering and eye-opening estimate that we have calculated and released to sound the alarm yet again on the global problem of income and wealth inequality. Our report has received a lot of media attention here in the US and around the world, but there’s also been a critic or two.
Four ways President-elect Trump plans to rig the corporate tax code to benefit billionaires | Oxfam America The Politics of Poverty Blog
The Trump and Ryan tax plans are a blueprint to boost global inequality. If there is one unambiguous message from the 2016 election results, it’s that voters across the ideological spectrum are fed up with the way our leaders in Washington have rigged the rules to boost the bottom line of the rich and powerful.
Why It’s Okay to Say “Viral” Again - Chiefmarketer
“How are we going to make it go viral?” It was a question that I dreaded hearing for years. And I wasn’t alone. During the time that saw the rise of social media, the advent of “two way” marketing and the increased incidence of people being labeled “ninjas,” there was a lot to be wary of. It was a turbulent time, fraught with new marketing approaches, rampant insecurity of marketing budgets and a lack of overall understanding of what was happening to the consumer attention landscape.
Yahoo might break itself up to avoid paying taxes on its Chinese holdings
Board members for Yahoo, one of America’s most iconic tech companies, met last week to discuss breaking itself into pieces rather than pay taxes on the shares it owns of the massively successful Chinese internet retailer Alibaba. Wall Street fluttered with excitement upon hearing the news. This is the state of American business.
'Meatless Monday' too hot a potato for USDA
Story highlights USDA's newsletter suggesting employees forgo meat once a week causes uproar Ben Grossman-Cohen: Meat industry, politicians slam USDA, so it backs off It takes huge amounts of land, water, fertilizer, oil to produce meat, he writes He says eating less meat reduces use of resources and ensures everyone gets fed Editor’s Note: Ben Grossman-Cohen is press officer for Oxfam America’s GROW Campaign, which aims to build a food system that sustainably feeds a growing population.
Verrone: “No Waiver For Oscars”
so the chess match continues… WGA STRIKE UPDATE: No Waiver for Academy Awards By Ben Grossman — Broadcasting & Cable In the wake of the cancellation of the traditional Golden Globe Awards ceremony, Writers Guild of America West president Patric Verrone reiterated Tuesday that he does not anticipate granting the Academy Awards a waiver unless the striking writers and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers reach a deal.
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