The new app gives users better control of their rent and utilities and other housing expenses—and could help the bank tap into a younger cohort.

Why telemental health cos should start addressing social health factors like housing: As telehealth cos like Hims & Hers and AbleTo expand their virtual mental health offerings, we unpack why it may not be enough to capture consumers, and how addressing social factors can help them reel in engaged users.

What is the state of in-housing? The initial threat of brands in-housing isn’t as strong to agencies as it once was. Still, there are brands that bring commoditized capabilities in-house, and some even build their own shops if it’s a core differentiator or value proposition.

Musk said housing affordability and commute times were major factors for the move and claimed the Bay Area was limiting how large Tesla could scale. Despite the move, Musk said Tesla still plans to increase production by about 50% at its two California plants.

More on this: The acquisition would be particularly impactful to NAB on its non-housing loan book. Its portfolio, which includes credit cards, would almost double, going from AUD$4.5 billion ($3.10 billion) to AUD$8.8 billion ($6.05 billion), or 95%.

The ecommerce growth was also jump-started by US adults’ stimulus checks, as well as an explosive housing market. Looking ahead: Home improvement stores still saw smashing growth in the first half of 2021, but as the economy reopens and US consumer behavior is less driven by the pandemic, we may see more normal-paced growth rates for the second half of the year.

Around 15 million properties across the country are at substantial risk of flooding—nearly 11% of all housing units out of around 140 million in 2019. These homeowners face nearly $19 billion in flood damages annually, but the federal government’s coverage of their homes would only take care of less than one-quarter of the potential damage.

In-housing of marketing functions increased during uncertain economic circumstances. Reliance on agency partnerships was down in 2020, as budgets were squeezed. But the growing skillsets of internal marketing teams also made in-housing possible. Insider Intelligence and eMarketer research is based on the idea that multiple sources and a variety of perspectives lead to better analysis.

Shrinking media budgets, aggressive growth goals and ever-complex marketing needs are causing a shift in the brand-agency relationship. In their bid for self-preservation, brands are streamlining spending and in-housing capabilities.

eMarketer principal analyst Jillian Ryan decodes the complicated and evolving relationship between brand marketers and their agency partners. She previews her upcoming report on this topic and covers areas including in-housing, audits and why agencies continue to be relevant.

Greater mindfulness about consumer data leads advertisers to consider in-housing

And nearly one-third of US healthcare providers and payers reported offering support services to address members’ and patients’ financial, transportation, housing, and employment in 2020, according to a Change Healthcare survey.

The Unite Us platforms link healthcare organizations with social services like food assistance and housing programs.

Consumer scores will be used to dictate whether people get jobs, housing, medical care, admission to a university, whether you can return a product, how long you’re going to wait on hold for customer service, how you’re treated by companies, how you’re treated by landlords.”

New numbers show some growth in ad jobs: However, even though jobs in some areas of the industry have begun to come back, a rebound with agencies will likely be uneven.

For Lee, that has meant co-founding influencer marketing platform Influencer along with Proper Living, a business that provides affordable housing to students in South Africa, where he was raised. Many are also investing back into the creator economy.

“I really think with racial equity being at the center of Biden's policymaking, that clearly any technologies that perpetuate discrimination in housing, employment, healthcare, and criminal justice will be evaluated quite closely,” Turner Lee of Brookings said.

SafelyYou uses AI video analytics and continuous video monitoring to detect and prevent falls in memory care facilities, where residents with cognitive changes are four times more likely to fall than those without, according to Eskaton, a senior housing and care provider.