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As smoking rates decline worldwide, some of the world's largest tobacco companies have pledged to work toward a cigarette-free future. But there's still plenty of money to be made in other ways by satisfying people's cravings for nicotine, the addictive stimulant found in cigarettes. Globally, sales of “smokeless” nicotine products are increasingly encroaching on sales of cigarettes and other combustible products. Meanwhile, health officials are divided over whether a product that is less deadly than cigarettes but just as easily hooks users and can have harmful effects should be tolerated.Two major tobacco companies, Philip Morris International (PMI) and British American…

January 19, 2024 by cameron healyPets up for adoption on January 18th include this 1-year-old Jimmy. Photo courtesy of Pet Pal Animal Shelter Friends of Strays and Pet Pal Animal Shelter in St. Pete have adoptable pets, including dogs and cats. Keep reading and if you adopt one of these animals, let us know – send us a photo of you and your new friend!Adoptable pets: catsBig boys need someone to cuddle with. Photo credit: Friends of Strays big boy As SZA once said, “I need a big boy. Give me a big boy.” Well, he's here! Big Boy is…

animal: Mary Jane, a 3 year old female American Pit Bull Terrier mix. No. 833086.where: San Diego Humane Society, San Diego Campus, 5480 Gaines St., San Diego.time: Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Adoption fee: $110. Includes microchip with lifetime registration and veterinary examination.profile: Mary Jane is house trained and crate trained. She needed medical care when she first came to the shelter. Her new family should consult a veterinarian to ensure she remains happy and healthy. For more information: (619) 299-7012 or sdhumane.org.Other adoption centers:San Diego Humane Society, Escondido Campus, 3500 Burnet Drive, (619) 299-7012 or sdhumane.org.San…

BUTTE — The Montana Western women's basketball team and the Montana Tech men's basketball team extended their winning streaks against their rivals Thursday night in a Frontier Conference doubleheader at the HPER Complex. The Bulldog girls have won four straight against the Odiggers, and Tech's last regular season win in the series will be in 2022. No. 8 Odigerman recorded his third straight win against the Bulldogs. Western's last win against Tech came on Dec. 3, 2022 in Dillon. The last time the Bulldogs had a win at his HPER complex was on February 1, 2018. Tech plays at Providence…

County health officials are considering space at the former Brooklyn Medical Center to offer behavioral health services starting in 2025. Last year, the ADAMHS Board of Directors received a $6.8 million grant from the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services to open a new center to expand behavioral health crisis care in Cuyahoga County. Members of the Cuyahoga County Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Commission met with MetroHealth System officials in mid-December and announced that they would be purchasing an empty space on the first floor of MetroHealth Old Brooklyn Medical Center. visited. Dr. Olusegun…

With this year's focus on cookie deprecation changes, agencies and clients will increasingly seek greater campaign insight and data transparency across retail media. So in early January, his commerce shop, The Mars Agency, introduced his two new products to Marilyn, his marketing platform for in-house commerce. Mars has added a self-service dashboard and commerce media benchmark database to help brands consolidate commerce media measurement and planning in one place. (Learn more about deprecating cookies.) Rob Libenberg, global CEO of Mars Agency, said these developments are part of Commerce Marketing's efforts to “get a complete picture of program performance” beyond pure…

This research is based on proprietary data collected from our unique audience, including publishers, agencies, brands, and technology stakeholders. Available to DIGIDAY+ members. See more series→ Interested in sharing your views on the media and marketing industries? Join Digiday's research panel. After a tough 2023, agencies see 2024 as the year when their business starts to pick up. But even after such a difficult year, we remain wary of the economy. At least, that's what Digiday+ Research found in a survey of agency professionals late in the fourth quarter. Agencies expect ad spending to rebound this year after a tough…

Despite being plagued by recent controversies and brand safety concerns, X (formerly Twitter) remains the king of second-screen viewing of this year's Super Bowl for consumers, agency executives say. . The X won't be the centerpiece of this year's Super Bowl campaign, but no alternative has emerged to reign as the second screen. Instead, agency executives are encouraging clients to diversify their approach across multiple platforms to reach shoppers wherever they are online during the Big Game. “This primary second screen remains in use simply because there is nothing comparable in terms of the scale of real-time conversation during live…

Stay informed with free updatesJust sign up for artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered straight to your inbox.Artificial intelligence dominated the conversation between political and business leaders at the World Economic Forum this week, but a relative newcomer to the Davos toast was French AI startup Mistral.The chief executives of three major tech companies told the Financial Times that the group's latest AI models ranked among the products available, according to technology benchmarks that companies use to assess their performance. Said it was one of the best.One US Big Tech executive said nine-month-old Mistral was doing a “great job” competing…

Molly Bloom was 11 years old when the first season of “Project Runway” aired in 2004. It was the first time she saw an adult do something related to fashion, and she became conscious of what she was wearing.“Ever since I was little, I wanted to do something with clothes,” Bloom says. After learning to sew on her own, she visited Joanne Fabrics many times where she made prom dresses for herself and her friends.That initial spark turned out well for the Youngstown native. She currently runs her own eponymous Lifestyle brand, which creates jumpsuits, handbags, illustrations, and other items.…