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Celebrating the 4th with our U.S. based team today. Wherever you are, take a break from the heat and check out 3 big topics making headlines in our newsrooms: 1. Ad Age and Automotive News have joined forces for the Global Automotive Marketing Awards, which honors innovative automotive marketing efforts that captivate and inspire consumers worldwide. 2. On July 4, 2024, the European Union confirmed new tariffs of up to 37.6% on Chinese-made electric vehicles, which may lead to price increases for car brands like MG and Nio, while Renault's Dacia brand intends to maintain current prices. Automotive News Europe 3. A bill recently signed by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker allows property owners along North Michigan Avenue and other commercial corridors in Chicago to impose a small tax on themselves to fund area improvements (Crain's Chicago Business). Learn more about the timeline for the new district along the Magnificent Mile and the other topics, here: https://lnkd.in/e-N7pFp6

Celebrating the 4th with our U.S. based team today. Wherever you are, take a break from the heat and check out 3 big topics making headlines in our newsrooms: 1. Ad Age and Automotive News have joined forces for the Global Automotive Marketing Awards, which honors innovative automotive marketing efforts that captivate and inspire consumers worldwide. 2. On July 4, 2024, the European Union confirmed new tariffs of up to 37.6% on Chinese-made electric vehicles, which may lead to price increases for car brands like MG and Nio, while Renault's Dacia brand intends to maintain current prices. Automotive News Europe 3. A bill recently signed by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker allows property owners along North Michigan Avenue and other commercial corridors in Chicago to impose a small tax on themselves to fund area improvements (Crain's Chicago Business). Learn more about the timeline for the new district along the Magnificent Mile and the other topics, here: https://loom.ly/cPVEOX8

In this interview with Spectrum News NY1, Crain's New York Business Reporter Nick Garber outlines a bill in the New York City Council in which tenants are no longer solely responsible for broker fees. Rather, whoever hires a broker, which is often the landlord, would now be responsible to pay these fees in a real estate transaction. More here: https://loom.ly/_npIyiQ

Congratulations to Crain's Chicago Business, Crain's Cleveland Business, Crain's Detroit Business and Crain's New York Business for winning an impressive 27 Editorial Excellence Awards from the Alliance of Area Business Publishers. This achievement highlights the dedication of our editorial teams and their unwavering commitment to delivering high-quality journalism. Congrats to all team members who contributed to the award-winning work!

We're thrilled to announce our upcoming Innovation Day on July 18-19, hosted by some of our talented Digital Engineering team- Christopher Gaudreau, Kevin Hill, Steve Polk. This year's event invites all of our team members to explore the boundless potential of Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) We’re looking forward to seeing the incredible projects our teams will develop. 🛰 #wearecrain

In this interview with the BBC, Automotive News Asia Editor Hans Greimel explains how Chinese automakers may deal with tariffs on EVs by the European Union. Additional duties of up to 38.1% will be applied to imported Chinese EVs starting next month. More on this linked in our bio. #InTheNews #BBC #AutomotiveNews #WeAreCrain

Crain's Cleveland Business, Rubber News, and Tire Business garnered an impressive 18 awards at the 2024 All-Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards banquet, held on Friday, June 7 at the House of Blues in Cleveland. The outstanding performance of these brands demonstrated the exceptional talent and dedication of their teams. Congratulations to everyone involved!

Businesses can evolve, and ultimately thrive, in today’s AI revolution by turning inward. At Crain, to demystify and leverage artificial intelligence, we’re using our historical data as an asset to help lead the way in this momentous shift.

Stay informed with the latest updates from Automotive News and Asia Editor Hans Greimel as Toyota suspends more car shipments from its new testing scandal. More here: https://lnkd.in/eE3gBA7W Link to the full conversation with WJR 760 AM: https://lnkd.in/eskukBPr

John Halley sat down with Jeanine Poggi at Ad Age's TV & Streaming Summit on what brands are discussing with us right now. "The conversation is completely different from what it used to be. Marketing has become far more efficient than it was. We hear that from clients all the time," said Halley. "The big priority for us right now is transparency around mid-funnel and bottom-funnel outcomes."