Hamburg – October 28, 2026 -- 41 percent of communications leaders already have at least half of their content created by or with the help of AI, yet fewer than half regularly check whether their measures work. This is according to the IMPACT Study 2026 by PER Group, based on a survey of 300 decision-makers.

Berlin – October 28, 2026 -- Almost one in three full-time employees in Germany (32%) can still reach digital resources of a former employer after leaving, and 54% of that group keep using them, according to a new survey by HR platform provider Deel and research firm Censuswide.

REDMOND – October 28, 2026 -- Halfpricesoft.com is offering its 2026 + 2027 ezAccounting bundle at $319, down from the regular $418, as small businesses face the Monday, November 2, 2026 deadline for electronic filing of third-quarter IRS Form 941.

DUBAI – October 28, 2026 -- Everest Group has placed Employer of Record (EoR) provider Rivermate in the Major Contender category of its 2026 EoR Solutions PEAK Matrix Assessment, which evaluated 29 providers worldwide.

The assessment scores providers on market impact as well as vision and capability, and sorts them into three groups: Leaders, Major Contenders and Aspirants. Rivermate, which hires and pays talent in more than 180 countries, is included in Everest Group's EoR research for the first time.

TOKYO – October 28, 2026 -- transcosmos won Gold in the Business Contribution category and Silver in the People Development category at the Best Contact Center Indonesia (TBCCI) 2026 awards on September 24, 2026. The Indonesia Contact Center Association (ICCA) organizes the program.

NEW YORK – October 28, 2026 -- The Ad Council elected 23 new members to its Board of Directors and elevated Nicola Mendelsohn, Head of Global Business Group at Meta, to Vice Chair.

NEW YORK – October 28, 2026 -- Total brand value in Interbrand's Best Global Brands 2026 ranking reached $3.87 trillion, up 8.1% from $3.58 trillion in 2025, as Nvidia entered the Top 10 with the fastest growth of any brand, a gain of more than 71%.

Entertainment overtook Automotive as the second most valuable sector. Automotive recorded the sharpest sector decline.

Georgetown – October 28, 2026 -- Dotwork, an AI-native enterprise operating platform, has acquired Arcario Group, a consultancy specializing in enterprise operating models and transformation. The deal closed October 23, and financial terms were not disclosed.

Santa Ana – October 28, 2026 -- Regional Center of Orange County (RCOC) has honored seven Orange County businesses for employing people with developmental disabilities, as the organization pushes competitive integrated employment for the more than 29,000 county residents it serves.

South Jordan, Utah – October 27, 2026 -- Searchbloom won the 2026 Search Engine Land Award for "Best Commerce Search Marketing Initiative - SEO" with a project that lifted MJ Arsenal's organic revenue 69.3% and returned 679% ROI. The competition drew nearly 200 submissions from digital agencies, in-house marketers and individuals worldwide.