Meanwhile, CB Insights recently reported that mega-financings in billion-dollar unicorns increased to more than 300 in 2014, compared to fewer than 70 in 2010 — a staggering 394percentt increase.
Balkan Insight reports that an eyewitness said that the attacker "paced back and forth in front of the embassy for five minutes, screaming 'Bring me an American, I want an American.'" Some reports have suggested that the assailant, who wounded a security guard, is a radical Wahhabi Muslim, but so far there is no hard evidence of anything bar the fact that he attacked the embassy.
Berg Insight reports that the number of active mobile money users in emerging markets is forecasted to grow from 61 million in 2011 at an annual growth rate of 36percenttoto reach 381 million by 2017.
Researchers have found that managers tend to be unaware of research-supported management insights reported in academic journals, and that such insights are typically excluded in practitioner-oriented journals.
New York-based research organisation CB insights reports that digital health startups received $2 billion worth of investment in the first quarter of 2016, marking it a record year for funding.
Here is a roundup of the 10 most popular models on Instagram: Curalate, a visual marketing insight company reported that social media engagement during New York Fashion week has more than doubled since last season with a total of 10.8 million interactions.
Adobe Insights (via CNBC.com) reported that mobile devices accounted for 46.2% of digital revenue on Black Friday, an increase of 18.4% over 2016.
As additional insights, the CSR experts reported that Bolivian firms focus more on environmental than social CSR practices, that young managers and multinational firms are leading the way in implementing and promoting CSR practices, and that younger consumers drive increasing demand for products and services from ethically responsible firms.
The findings provide less insight into why 11%% reported that the RSS made them less likely to purchase since more than half of this group opted not to include a text response (52%%), or responded "nothing" or "don't know" (17%%).
