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TheSkimm, Bustle Digital Group, and Maven are among the media companies that were approved for federal PPP loans
TheSkimm was approved for a $2 million to $5 million loan to sustain 121 jobs, per the SBA.
Lucia Moses
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From S4 to Edelman, ad industry chiefs see opportunity to reset the playing field
While traditional ad agencies struggle in the pandemic, some competitors see a chance to seize shar…
Lucia Moses
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Inside Juul's layoffs, IgnitionOne's shutdown, and theSkimm sale talk
Funding for adtech companies may be drying up, leading to consolidation, but it's still notable whe…
Lucia Moses
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2 top executives have just left millennial media company TheSkimm as it looks for its next phase of growth
Founded in 2012 by two former NBC coworkers, Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg, TheSkimm soared to …
Lucia Moses
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Industry insiders say buzzy millennial media company TheSkimm is looking for an investor or buyer to accelerate its growth
The newsletters that are most popular (as indicated by a high open rate) tend to be niche. As they …
Lucia Moses
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Buzzy media company theSkimm is seeking top-level hires as it plots a 2020 expansion into areas like finance and commerce
"For years, theSkimm has been a trusted partner to this generation of women when it comes to life's…
Lucia Moses
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TheSkimm has hired a digital advertising veteran to help the media startup court Madison Avenue
In his mind, few media companies have established such a strong connection with readers with so muc…
Mike Shields
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We toured the offices of millennial media sensation theSkimm, where employees get tons of free snacks and Champagne
The team at theSkimm assures us the decorations and music are not typically this overwhelming, but …
Amanda McKelvey,Sarah Jacobs
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Early Googlers Satya Patel and Hunter Walk Lead $1.1 Million Investment In Women's Newsletter, theSkimm
"We chose Homebrew as our lead for Satya Patel and Hunter Walk's unprecedented knowledge of product…
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TheSkimm's morning newsletter now has 3.5 million readers, and now it wants to invade your calendar
When Weisberg and Zakin quit their jobs at NBC to launch the company in 2012, they conceived of it …
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5 years ago, 2 roommates launched TheSkimm, a newsletter now read by 5 million people and former presidents - here's how they hustled to success
Weisberg: We talked about it with our investors very early on. We've heard various founders of some…
Alyson Shontell
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Shonda Rhimes says 'a room full of old men' told her 'Grey's Anatomy' would fail because of when Meredith and Derek had sex
"There had never been a show in which there was a lead character who owned her sexuality," Rhimes s…
Esme Mazzeo
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Fauci says he'd support requiring all US flight passengers to get vaccinated
"I would support that if you want to get on a plane and travel with other people then you should be…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Where WarnerMedia-Discovery will find $3 billion in cuts
Plus: TV ad prices spike, Anheuser-Busch's data play, and more.
Lucia Moses
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2 startup founders quietly created the new 'Oprah's Book Club' for millennials - and the publishing industry is obsessed
"TheSkimm has become a force in the world of books. I still remember the day they featured 'The Tra…
Madeline Stone
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Business Insider's 20 biggest advertising and media stories of the year
Our top stories spanned ad agencies, publishers, influencers, and brands.
Lauren Johnson
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What happened to J. Walter Thompson, the world's oldest ad agency
Business Insider's top advertising and media stories for November 30.
Lauren Johnson
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Startup founders who raised $15 million explain why they spent over a year turning down opportunities to make money
"From truly day one - maybe let's not be hyperbolic; let's just say day four - we had brands reachi…
Libby Kane,Alyson Shontell
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Wall Street's poaching war, Amazon's biggest test yet, and an end to the DNA testing fad
That doesn't mean customers will be buying less, according to the National Retail Foundation. But i…
Matt Turner
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The first family of Facebook, the most important charts in the world, and fintech dealmaking
You can read their story here: A drunken late-night assault allegation has roiled the secretive wor…