ProfNet Experts Available on Uber IPO, Pregnancy Discrimination, More

NEW YORK, May 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Below are experts from the ProfNet network who are available to discuss timely issues in your coverage area.

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EXPERT ALERTS

• Uber IPO: Does It Make Sense? Or Is It a Sign of Another Tech Bubble?
• Amazon Pregnancy Discrimination Case
• The Inner Workings of E-Commerce

MEDIA JOBS

• Reporter, Careers – Wall Street Journal (NY)
• Digital Designer – Barron's Media Group (NY)
• Reporter – CFO Journal (NY)

OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES

• Takeaways From Cision's 10th Annual State of the Media Report
• Content Formatting: How to Structure Text to Keep Readers Engaged
• Blog Profiles: Motherhood Blogs

EXPERT ALERTS:

Uber IPO: Does It Make Sense? Or Is It a Sign of Another Tech Bubble?
Nathaniel Cline
Professor, Economics
University of Redlands
"Uber's IPO arrived at a time when the so-called 'unicorn' IPOs are gaining steam, and this has caused some people to wonder if we are walking into another tech bubble. I'd argue that given Uber's current valuation, signs are pointing to yes. Not only is the company losing money — and it literally loses money with each ride it provides — the path to profitability is left vague and fuzzy in the prospectus."
Website: www.redlands.edu
Contact: Jennifer Dobbs, [email protected]

Amazon Pregnancy Discrimination Case
Beth Zoller, JD
Legal Editor
XpertHR
Zoller, an employment attorney/legal editor, can discuss the Amazon pregnancy discrimination case: "The recently filed claims against Amazon for pregnancy discrimination, harassment and failure to accommodate highlights some important lessons for employers when it comes to managing pregnant women in the workplace."
Zoller covers topics related to discrimination and harassment, diversity, employee privacy, employee handbooks and workplace conduct. She has been quoted in numerous publications, such as the Huffington Post, Inc., Fast Company and Business Insider. She has also been a guest on Wall Street Journal Radio and Dow Jones MarketWatch Radio and a speaker at conferences for Delaware SHRM, New York State SHRM and HR Houston. She holds a Juris Doctor degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Prior to joining XpertHR, Zoller represented employers in a variety of employment-related matters involving discrimination and harassment claims, contract disputes, restrictive covenant and trade secret issues, and wage and hour disputes.
Blog: https://www.xperthr.com/blog/beth-zoller/
Contact: Beth Brody, [email protected]

The Inner Workings of E-Commerce
Andrea Leigh
VP, Client Services
Ideoclick, Inc.
Leigh is available to discuss the inner workings of e-commerce, especially as it relates to Amazon: "People are almost certain to buy something that appears on the first page of results -- so much so, you could bury a dead body on the second page, because nobody goes there."
Leigh is a strategic advisor and expert in e-commerce growth initiatives with deep Amazon experience. As a 10-year former senior executive at Amazon, Leigh led over 15 product categories, helped launch Amazon's automated pricing system and CRaP (Can't Realize any Profit) programs, and ran Amazon Prime for Amazon Canada. She is frequently quoted on the topic of Amazon and e-commerce in the media. She is also a speaker at national e-commerce, retail and digital marketing conferences, a contributing writer and podcast interviewee for relevant educational forums and media.
ProfNet Profile: http://profnetconnect.com/andrealeigh/
Website: www.ideoclick.com
Contact: Natalie Raines, [email protected]

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MEDIA JOBS:

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• Reporter, Careers – Wall Street Journal (NY)
• Digital Designer – Barron's Media Group (NY)
• Reporter – CFO Journal (NY)

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OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES:

Following are links to other news and resources we think you might find useful. If you have an item you think other reporters would be interested in and would like us to include in a future alert, please drop us a line at [email protected]

• TAKEAWAYS FROM CISION'S 10TH ANNUAL STATE OF THE MEDIA REPORT. Cision's 2019 State of the Media Report is here! For its 10th annual report, Cision surveyed nearly 2,000 media professionals from 10 countries to get a sense of what media professionals felt was most important to their jobs. Which factors were causing big changes? Which factors might cause more in the future? What's the most important thing happening right now? And how were all of these things different -- and the same -- around the world? Here are a few interesting takeaways: https://prn.to/3049C13
• CONTENT FORMATTING: HOW TO STRUCTURE TEXT TO KEEP READERS ENGAGED. You've done it. A reader has clicked a link to your article or blog post and is on the page. But how do you keep them reading and engaging with the content? Readers have short attention spans, so creating a visually appealing, easy-to-read piece of content will play a part in its success. Once you've done the work of crafting a strong headline and writing a compelling article, don't forget about optimizing your text structure to keep a reader's attention: https://prn.to/2UICWGu
• BLOG PROFILES: MOTHERHOOD BLOGS. Each week, PR Newswire's Audience Relations team selects an industry/subject and profiles a handful of sites that do a good job with promoting and contributing to the conversation. This week, they look at motherhood blogs: https://prn.to/2E0x7hW

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