Opinion Editorials

  • Sports leagues thought they hit the jackpot by partnering with the betting industry–but gambling scandals are turning Americans against them

    Fortune

  • Great Lakes residents feel ready for flooding. They better be right.

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • When should I retire? It may be much later in life than you think.

    USA Today

  • Marketing VR—3 virtual reality trends brands should know about as it gains popularity

    Ad Age

  • AI Is the Nuclear Bomb of the 21st Century

    Newsweek

  • Chicago’s No. 1 challenge is the reality of crime, not just its perception, a new poll shows

    Chicago Tribune

  • Harris Poll shows PGA tour vs. LIV shaping up to be a generational battle

    Sport’s Illustrated

  • Is CEO a two-person job?

    Harvard Business Review

  • Amid high hopes for DNC 2024, Chicago also faces high stakes

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • Now the Robots Are Coming for Your Opinions

    RealClearPolitics

  • The Supreme Court and social media content restrictions

    Washington Post

  • How many Chicago Democrats are for Nikki Haley?

    Chicago Tribune

  • Chicago's flaws shouldn't overshadow its beauty and grandeur

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • Is the Red-Blue Divide Overblown?

    The New York Times

  • Fitness and exercise: How brands can engage workout-obsessed customers

    Ad Age

  • Chicago sports teams are crucial to fans. New stadiums? Not so much.

    The Chicago Tribune

  • Wide divide in health care providers explains a lot about sickness and health in Chicago

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • Why non-alcoholic beverages can be a growth category for brands

    Ad Age

  • Does TV show the real Chicago? Maybe...or not.

    The Chicago Sun-Times

  • Is Chicago still the city that works? Here’s how the mayor can bolster residents’ optimism.

    The Chicago Tribune

  • U.S. EV sales fell short of predictions in 2023. Elon Musk and range anxiety could be to blame, according to a new poll

    Fortune

  • Unity is a winning strategy. As we head into the 2024 election, more of us should try it.

    USA Today

  • Are Cook County residents ready to overhaul how they vote?

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • The subscription economy: How brands can unlock sustainable revenue streams

    Ad Age

  • Chicago’s Museum Campus is the key to revitalizing the Loop

    Chicago Tribune

  • Increased public safety could draw more local tourists to Chicago attractions

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • AI and more drive soaring US technophobia — Congress, corporations must act

    New York Post

  • The numbers don’t lie: Americans are right to feel thankful this time of year

    North Jersey Media Group

  • Loyalty programs are hot—3 ways brands can grow customers and their bottom line

    Ad Age

  • The mayor has Chicagoans’ buy-in on law enforcement. Here’s what he can do for more consensus.

    Chicago Tribune

  • Chicago is the epicenter of the youth mental health crisis

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • How Cook County residents feel about the Magnificent Mile

    Chicago Tribune

  • The Twitter rebrand: Three demographic trends marketers should know

    Ad Age

  • Illinois has a ways to go to reach its goal of 1 million EVs on the road

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • Should we pay to keep the White Sox local? Here’s what polling data says

    Chicago Tribune

  • Welcome to the jumbled, balkanized future of sports media

    Sports Business Journal

  • Chicagoans exhibit early patience with new mayor's methodical approach

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • Fall fashion marketing—How consumers prioritize price and quality over social responsibility

    Ad Age

  • America’s generational divide doesn’t apply to technology. Gen Zers and boomers share the same techno-optimism–and nostalgia

    Fortune

  • COVID set students back, but there's good news on mental health as new school year starts

    USA Today

  • Sports betting advertising--How marketers can appeal to a divided gambling audience

    Ad Age

  • Remote works continues to threaten the downtown economy, but could spur growth in Chicago's suburbs

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • How do people really feel about NASCAR in Chicago? Chicagoans and Cook County residents are split.

    Chicago Tribune

  • Organized Labor Is Having a Moment. Americans’ Views Are Complicated.

    Barron’s

  • Summer travel 2023—Why brands have little influence on Americans' plans

    Ad Age

  • Chicago’s wealth gap signals disparate realities for white residents and Chicagoans of color

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • America is suffering a childhood character crisis

    The Orlando Sentinel

  • 90% of 2023 graduates think college is really worth it. Here’s why they’re right–and politicians and pundits are wrong

    Fortune

  • Layoff Fear Is Sweeping the Economy. There’s Still Hope.

    Barron’s

  • Chicagoans looks to Johnson to ignite positive change for the city

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • Buying a car--3 reasons automakers and dealers need to rethink their consumer relationships

    Ad Age

  • Is Brandon Johnson up to the task? Even many of his supporters have doubts

    Chicago Tribune

  • Chicagoans are ready for CPS to make a positive change

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • What brands can learn from Gen Z's environmental awakening

    Ad Age

  • Americans are over the endless anxiety loop. Only the rich, remote workers, and Gen Zers really care about the banking crisis, according to The Harris Poll

    Fortune

  • Self-care marketing—3 way brands can reduce stress and improve mental health

    Ad Age

  • CPS sets an ambitious path for success, but public holds little optimism for improvement

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • Gen Z doesn't like baseball. Speeding it up may help.

    Houston Chronicle

  • Businesses are better at raising awareness of social issues than fixing them

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • Super Bowl commercials—What the public wants and doesn't want in the ads

    Ad Age

  • Will Johnson: Why Lightfoot — or almost anyone else—could win the mayoral election

    Chicago Tribune

  • Generative AI—How marketers should navigate consumer distrust

    Ad Age

  • Chicagoans favor unions more than they support paying for public pensions

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • Nostalgia is a great holiday gift for yourself, others

    Atlanta Journal-Constitution

  • High cost of housing is making Chicago inhospitable

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • Liberals and conservatives at least agree about the value of the holidays

    Orange County Register

  • Are you wagering money on the World Cup? Sports betting is taking America by storm

    Fortune

  • Holiday shopping 2022—How retail brands can keep Black Friday momentum going

    Ad Age

  • Don’t overreact to Musk’s changes, Twitter advertising still worth it

    RealClearPolitics

  • Legal Sports Betting Spreads, Including on Campuses

    New York Times

  • People will return to the Mag Mile for experiences and uncommon shopping

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • America understands: We must build our way out

    New York Daily News

  • How Netflix and Disney+ can fix ad-supported streaming

    Ad Age

  • Chicago's homicide stats tell only part of the public safety story

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • The real story behind America's population bomb: Adults want their independence

    USA Today

  • Limited-time offer marketing strategy—What brands need to do this Fall

    Ad Age

  • Chicago takes a hyperlocal approach to closing racial health gaps

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • There’s student debt common ground to build on

    New York Daily News

  • Labor Day sales—How brands can cash in on the shopping spree

    Ad Age

  • Love Chicago? You are likely to give a thumbs-up to the plan for the city’s casino.

    Chicago Tribune

  • Real reasons to save midtier private colleges

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • The economy is changing–and so is philanthropy

    Fortune

  • Thought leadership: How business executives can close the communications and revenue gap

    Ad Age

  • Consumers want the consumer protections but not so keen about paying more for clean energy

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • What do Chicago voters want in a mayor? Competence, integrity and accomplishment.

    Chicago’s Tribune

  • Amazon Prime Day 2022—3 ways brands can benefit

    Ad Age

  • Great Lakes residents divided on who should lead on environmental issues, Harris Poll finds

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • More unites us than divides us: The state of polling in 2022

    Research Live

  • Housing instability weighs on Chicagoans' minds, Harris Poll finds

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • Young consumers poised to make their Memorial Day spending mark

    Ad Age

  • Know your audience: Surviving the fragmented world of streaming

    MediaPost

  • Could this be Chicago's comeback summer?

    Chicago Tribune

  • What's fueling the growing EV interest among drivers

    Automotive News

  • Here’s why most Americans support Elon Musk’s Twitter deal, according to The Harris Poll

    Fortune

  • Tax increases push Chicagoans to their limit

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • Earth Day green messaging: 3 strategies to guide brands

    Ad Age

  • Survey says: Americans loathe taxes, love ‘loopholes’

    Seattle Times

  • Survey of Americans about taxation reveals a lot of cynicism — and a willingness to cheat

    Chicago Tribune

  • With inflation at a 40-year high, who feels better off today? They do

    Fortune

  • Chicago-area workers still facing COVID's mental health effects

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • Americans want later sunsets and their sunrises right on time

    The Washington Post

  • Look beyond infrastructure improvements to retain and attract city residents

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • Why some Super Bowl LVI commercials created the most brand equity

    Ad Age

  • Invest in neighborhoods to jump-start pandemic recovery

    Chicago Sun Times

  • Shareholders push Chicago companies to increase social responsibility

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • Consumers in 2022 are anxious, uncertain and stressed out

    Ad Age

  • Investments in urban development could prevent Chicago from plateauing

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • What retailers should give millennial and Gen Z women for the holidays

    Ad Age

  • The economics of entertainment: More investment in nightlife could help Chicago attract residents and businesses

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • 3 ways to reach the next generation of consumers with music

    Ad Age

  • Now is the time to address inequality

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • 3 ways NFTs can create consumer value

    Ad Age

  • Chicago moving in right direction, execs say

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • How to save Olympics viewership

    Ad Age

  • How to connect with post-pandemic consumers amid summer spending spree

    Ad Age

  • Do Chicagoans want to ‘defund the police’? It’s a tale of two cities

    Chicago Tribune

  • 3 ways brands can build trust for the post-Covid world

    Ad Age

  • A return to ‘normal’ education isn’t what kids need

    Chicago Tribune

  • Business leaders gear up for return to ‘normal'

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • Crypto fans are revolutionizing online investing

    Boston Globe

  • How brands can reach the three emerging post-lockdown consumer groups

    Ad Age

  • A more effective approach to employer-based health care

    Benefits Pro

  • It’s time for major brands to come off the bench and get back in the game

    Ad Age

  • Trade debt write-offs for community service

    Wall Street Journal

  • Why we don’t believe the big city obituary

    Bloomberg CityLab

  • Are Americans turning ‘socialist’ about student debt?

    Inside Higher Ed

  • The pandemic is taking a toll on children's mental health. We need to prioritize returning them to the classroom

    Business Insider

  • The workers who won in the pandemic — and those who lost

    Yahoo Finance

  • Americans think Big Tech isn't so bad after all

    TechCrunch

  • Emerging optimism for 2021

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • COVID-19 is turning us into believers

    Houston Chronicle

  • Sports betting could soon become America's game

    Sports Illustrated

  • The pursuit of purpose may have turned the course of this year’s presidential election

    STAT

  • Who’s ready for a trade show? Poll shows there’s hope for McCormick Place and other halls.

    Chicago Tribune

  • What are local execs thinking? Crain's exclusive Harris Poll finds out

    Crain’s Chicago Business

  • Amid COVID-19, Americans don’t care about climate change anymore

    Fortune

  • If Facebook doesn’t move fast, it may break its most valuable asset—its brand

    Ad Age

  • Parenting through a pandemic: What a CEO has learned while working from home

    Washington Post