Is Written Format Dead? PL;DR Hopes Not…: PL;DR 10/15
It’s been a rough couple of months, and we’re all starting to feel it. If you’ve been feeling lower on energy, or just generally disengaged the past few weeks, you’re not alone!
Here at the PL;DR, we’re all about injecting your workday with some positivity, and McKinsey recently shared some tactical advice for reshaping the employee experience to ensure positive engagement and improve business performance.
Hopefully this email can give you the boost of serotonin you need to end your week on a strong note!
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Was the Book Really Better?
Netflix & Starbucks partner to take a deep dive into Netflix’s recent book-to-big-screen adaptations with Orange is the New Black’s Uzo Aduba.
Channel Technology Leaders Continue to Make Big Waves!
We want to congratulate Impartner, a PRM & marketing automation tool, on their latest fundraising round to accelerate their growth!
What’s Really Real?
With so many tech platforms announcing their immersive reality headsets, it’s hard to know what’s real and what isn’t.
Who’s the Best of the Best?
This week, we launched our first-ever Partnership Leaders awards with Crossbeam to celebrate industry all stars doing incredible things.
Award categories include:
💡 Most Innovative Partner Program
📈 Rapid Growth Ecosystem
💫 Rising Star: Partner Manager
⭐️ Rising Star: Partner Marketing
🌟 Rising Star: Partner Operations
✨ Rising Star: Partner Exec
If you know a partner pro or partner-forward org that’s crushing it, be sure to nominate them by October 22nd!
Hungry For a New Role?
We’ve got what it takes to feed your appetite. Check out these sizzling hot new roles by some fire companies!
- Alida – Director, Partner Account Manager (Remote)
- Toast – Manager, Integration Partners (Boston)
- Tiplati – Manager of Alliances – GSIs (Remote)
- Productiv Inc – Partnership Marketing Manager (San Francisco)
- 6sense – Partner Operations Manager (Remote)
- Seismic – Strategic Alliances Manager NEMEA (London)
Other News We’re Watching
- Meet the new McPlant — McDonalds joins the ranks of Burger King and White Castle by adding a plant-based burger option to their menu! Starting in November, the “McPlant” will be available at select McDonalds locations. Let’s hope this scrumptious burger also comes with a vegan cheese option.
- Workshop your new songs on Clubhouse? — Now that everyone (Twitter, Slack, you name it!) has gotten in on the audio-only chat rooms, Clubhouse needed a new feature to set themselves apart. Enter: Music Mode, which will feature stereo-quality audio, perfect for broadcasting music and plugging in professional audio equipment.
- Put your Twitter blocking on auto-pilot — Block Party is officially out of beta and has launched paid plans that allow you to bulk block Twitter users based on their engagement with problematic tweets or a pre-developed list.
Partnership Leaders enables personal and professional development for professionals in partnerships. Learn more about the group and apply to join here.
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