RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – WRAL TechWire is tracking the Triangle’s job trends as the region continues its economic recovery. Our weekly Jobs Report compiles the latest information from the region’s top job boards, offering a breakdown of how many jobs are posted, which companies are hiring and for what positions. We’ve also included upcoming job fairs, student-centric resources and a list of Twitter accounts that track local job openings.
Let’s highlight what’s new on the job boards since last week’s Jobs Report:
New Jobs at Terra Dotta
Chapel Hill-based edtech company Terra Dotta told TechWire earlier this month that it’s looking to fill several jobs across its development, sales, support, finance and accounting teams.
MM+M presents the 40 Under 40 list, highlighting marketers shining a spotlight on the industryâs breadth of young talent, many of whom are poised to lead the business in the decades ahead.
Scott Aldrich Jr., VP, global marketing and strategy, Motus GI
Scott Aldrich Jr.âs experience with medical device companies that operate with marketing as a hub means that he acts as a cross-functional leader, aligning marketing, operations, sales and strategy teams in product-driven collaboration. In his current role, Aldrich oversees marketing at medtech company Motus GI, whose goal is to improve the outcomes and cost-efficiency of colonoscopies. With hospitals and clinics hindered last year, the ever-adaptable Aldrich digitized Motus GIâs campaigns, enabling the company to continue the launch of a new product into the hospital market.
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – While the pace of hiring has been ramping up in the Triangle and across North Carolina, considerable talent gaps continue to dampen the region’s economic recovery.
WRAL TechWire examined this dynamic last week in a multi-part series covering the state’s emerging “jobs conundrum.” Pandemic-related concerns and lack of financial incentives play into this shortfall, as NC State economist Mike Walden pointed out in a column.
Employers are scrambling to fill high-demand roles in healthcare, drug development and biotechnology, as today’s Jobs Report shows. Jobs in tech-centric occupations like software development and information technology are also readily available.
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Researchers from Monash University, Queensland University of Technology, and Capital University of Economics and Business published a new paper in the
Journal of Marketing that examines the effects of imaginative product displays in retail stores on customers purchase behavior.
The study, forthcoming in the
Journal of Marketing, is titled Gimmicky or Effective? The Effects of Imaginative Displays on Customers Purchase Behavior and is authored by Hean Tat Keh, Di Wang, and Li Yan.
Imaginative displays are constructed using multiple units of the same product in a novel, yet aesthetically appealing, form. Results from six studies show that, relative to standard displays (i.e., non-novel and neutral aesthetics), imaginative displays can increase customers purchase intention, actual purchases, product sales, and ROI.