Kelly Featured in US Business News
Kelly is featured in US Business News talking about How to Work with People not Like You!
Check out the article, which includes the answer to... "What about people who just rub us the wrong way and we don’t know why? How can we make that better?"
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India is Now the Most Populous Country in the World. And it’s Ready to Become a Tourism Force
Having recently become the world’s most populous nation, India has sparked much speculation about whether it will continue to surpass China in other arenas.
All eyes now are on the South Asian superpower’s growing influence on the global stage. And the tourism industry is no exception.
By 2024, Indians are expected to spend more than $42 billion per year on outbound travel, according to recent reports.
India is experiencing what Omri Morgenshtern, CEO of travel and bookings website Agoda, calls a tourism “boom,” and is currently “the biggest growing outbound destination.”
While the total number of travelers coming from some other countries is higher, no nation’s tourism sector is growing as fast as India’s, he adds.
It isn’t just about the number of people traveling, either. The country is continuing to pour billions of dollars into growing its aviation industry and cementing its status as a travel hub.
The Indian government announced this year it plans to spend 980 billion rupees ($11.9 billion) by 2025 on constructing and modernizing airports within the country, Reuters reported.
Gary Bowerman, founder of Check-in Asia, a tourism-focused research and marketing company, says “the work that (India’s) been doing within the country is now starting to bear fruit. It’s got more airports, it’s got more terminals, it’s got more infrastructure than it had a decade ago.”
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5 Best Pride Marketing Campaigns (and Why They’re Awesome)
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June is Pride Month! It’s a time of celebration, recognition and learning. With Pride Month gaining increased visibility over the decades, any company would be remiss to miss out on the opportunity to get involved.
Sure, at the end of the day, companies are for profit, and selling their goods or services is the bottom line.
But how they go about acknowledging and taking action for Pride – in a way that’s inclusive and positive – is something that some companies are thinking long and hard about.
Thankfully, brands are catching on to what is not just “expected” of them when it comes to social activism, but what’s responsible.
It’s more than switching out a rainbow logo for the month.
It’s about telling stories that align with who they are as a brand, as well as helping to amplify voices, recognize intersectionality, and share authentic messages that advocate for inclusivity.
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Gen Z and Millennials are Scrimping. Boomers? Living it Up.
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Baby Boomers are living it up, splurging on cruises and restaurants. Younger Americans are struggling just to keep up.
Bank of America internal data shows a “significant gap” in spending has opened recently between older and younger generations.
While Baby Boomers and even Traditionalists (born 1928-1945) are ramping up spending, Gen X, Gen Z and Millennials are cutting back as they grapple with high housing costs and looming student debt payments.
“It’s fairly unusual,” David Tinsley, senior economist at the Bank of America Institute, told CNN in a phone interview.
Overall, household spending dipped 0.2% year-over-year in May, according to the bank’s card data — but the generational breakdown showed a more varied picture.
Spending increased by 5.3% for Traditionalists and 2.2% for Baby Boomers. In contrast, spending fell by about 1.5% for younger generations.
If not for the aggressive spending by Boomers, Tinsley said, overall consumer spending would have been even more negative.
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Forget the Influencers. Here Come the ‘Deinfluencers.’
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Step aside, influencers.
We’ve all seen those youthful, photogenic people who promote fashions, foods or services to their large followings on TikTok and Instagram.
But now a new breed of “deinfluencers” has arrived, and they’re saying that materialism and overpriced trends are no longer in style. As consumers watch their spending during these inflationary times, this emerging group of social media users is urging people to evaluate whether they really, really need that $185 weighted blanket.
Their messages are simple and straightforward: These items are overhyped, you don’t need them, and here’s why. Sometimes they suggest other options. They also talk about sustainability and the cost of waste associated with specific industries, such as beauty and fashion.
Deinfluencers are growing in popularity. On TikTok, for example, 582 million of the 584 million total views for the #deinfluencing hashtag occurred in the 12 months, the platform said in May.
To get a deeper sense of what deinfluencing is – and isn’t – we talked to people who understand it best.
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Why Don't We Say "Aspergers" Anymore?
The Autism Society is no longer using Asperger syndrome as a classification of diagnosis.
The reason behind the reclassification of Asperger's syndrome was its similarity to autism, and the fact that it was distinguished from the latter based simply on a lack of language and cognitive delay — which, interestingly, isn't something every individual on the spectrum experiences.
Autism is a spectrum condition. Each person is different, and it is up to each individual how they choose to identify. Some people with a diagnosis of Asperger syndrome may choose to keeping using the term, while others may prefer to refer to themselves as autistic or on the autistic spectrum.
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