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Analysts are skeptical about Vessel's ability to compete with YouTube, despite offering creators a greater revenue share and subscribers early access. via Digiday.

This sponsored article explores how durable goods brands keep consumers engaged between purchases, with strategies like creative display advertising and content marketing. via Digiday.

PSFK offers trend and innovation research resources for marketers, innovators, and retailers through their website, newsletter, and speaking engagements.

PSFK offers trend and innovation research resources for marketers, innovators, and retailers through their website, newsletter, and speaking engagements.

Leo Babauta reflects on his successes and failures over the past year, including completing his Zen Habits book and improving his Sea Change program. via Zen Habits

Top executives from the media and advertising industries share their holiday book recommendations, with genres ranging from historical fiction and philosophy to business and psychology. via Digiday.

This article outlines five New Year's resolutions designed to help brands avoid social media pitfalls in the coming year. The resolutions focus on using social media more responsibly, such as understanding hashtags and carefully planning user-generated content.

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The Port Authority temporarily banned a homeless outreach team from a PATH hub in Jersey City because the team outsourced its work to a nonprofit without a legal agreement. via nj.com

A Sprinklr study ranks brands’ social media performance in 2014, finding Fiat, Yamaha, and Burton among the top performers. via Digiday

Leo Babauta shares life-changing strategies for overcoming obstacles and finding motivation to make significant life changes. via Zen Habits

Trend reports and expert analyses are among the resources available at PSFK for those in marketing, innovation, and retail. via PSFK.

Voters in Washington state passed an initiative to reduce class sizes, but funding the estimated $5 billion cost is proving challenging, and research on the effectiveness of smaller classes is mixed. via FiveThirtyEight