and Canada by 2025. Few major corporations have had as rough a past couple years as McDonald’s. Sales are declining, stores are closing and people have generally wised up to the fact that its food wreaks havoc on the body of anyone who consumes it. MORE

Virtual reality is set to have its first billion-dollar year in 2016 and is on track to become worth $80 billion by 2025. Virtual reality (VR) is the next frontier for marketing and public relations. From VR games and entertainment to the latest VR capabilities for the enterprise , there is no question that virtual reality will become more embedded in our daily lives. For marketing and PR professionals, virtual reality is the biggest disruptive technology since social media. MORE

This is in addition to the company's “ambitious plans to have at least 25,000 college graduates by 2025 through the Starbucks College Achievement Plan program”, which it announced in a press release earlier this month. MORE

Something is clear though, this is coming, whether it’s 2020 or 2025 or whatever, it is on the way. On the latest episode of Chats with Chip, I’m joined by Neville Hobson to talk about the role artificial intelligence and machine learning will have in the public relations industry. MORE

The New York-based company [said] that by 2025 at least two-thirds of its drinks will have 100 calories or fewer from added sugar per 12 oz. MORE

What Will Measurement Look Like in 2025? Recently, we posted a collection of quality articles about media monitoring and measurement, social media, and PR. We hope the work we compiled provided useful insight about strategies and planning ideas for 2017. MORE

By 2025, AB InBev wants at least 20 percent of its global volume of beverages to contain little or no alcohol. The gigantic beer corporation Anheuser-Busch InBev is launching pilot programs in six cities around the world to help curb excessive drinking. MORE

The online lending space has doubled in size every year since 2010, according to Morgan Stanley, and analysts predict $1 trillion in new loans will be processed through online marketplaces globally by 2025. The Rise of Shadow Banking. MORE

that all of its eggs for its nearly 400 restaurants in 13 states will come from cage-free hens by 2025. On Friday, the fast-food chain announced in a statement. MORE

So, predicting what will happen in another 10 years in 2025 is next to impossible. My feeling is we’ll see much more of that by 2025 as wearable tech gets better, and people start to open up a bit more to the possibilities. MORE

The industry as a whole is projected to exceed $24 billion by 2025. Is it high time for cannabis PR? Medical marijuana is legal in 29 states , as well as Washington, D.C.; on Wednesday, West Virginia’s governor signed its medical cannabis bill into law. Recreational marijuana use is legal in eight states and Washington, D.C. CNN Money reported. Sales of legal pot grew to $6.6 billion in 2016, according to New Frontier , a research company that analyzes the marijuana industry. MORE

The retail giant pledged to move to a 100 percent cage-free egg stock by 2025. Given the option, it’s unlikely that any animal would choose to live in a cage. Consumers and food companies have realized this fact, and demand for eggs from cage-free hens has risen sharply. MORE

of the workforce by 2025. I get it. Millennials are the best thing since Harrison Ford flew the Millennium Falcon (wait, Millennial friends, you do know who Harrison Ford is, right? RIGHT?). I get it. Your generation will comprise 99.9% I get it. MORE

According to Fox Business News , millennials – who will comprise 75% of the workforce by 2025 — fall into this social media practice the most. MORE

In 2013, Starbucks set a goal of hiring 10,000 military spouses and veterans by 2018, which it announced it already reached—and now it’s expanding the goal to hire 25,000 by 2025. One might say Starbucks’ hiring goals have been injected with a shot of caffeine. MORE

Tonight, I share the stage with Shel Holtz at a San Francisco IABC event that examines the future of PR and communications in 2025. The post In Predicting the Shape of PR in 2025, One Thing Comes to Mind with Absolute Clarity appeared first on Ishmael's Corner ~ Storytelling Techniques For Business Communications. The Art Of Storytelling In Business Communications And Public Relations. Techniques For Effective Business Communications. MORE

A CBRE report estimated that 50% of jobs would be redundant by 2025 due to technological innovation. Picking the right Social PR courses and certifications can be overwhelming. As daunting it may seem, it’s also critical to stay relevant in today’s digital revolution. MORE

By 2025, that percentage will rise to 75. Summer is fast approaching, this means a fresh crop of college students are graduating, eager to use their newly acquired skills to better your business. MORE

Cash: The use of cash is predicted to make up just a quarter of all payments in 2025 as the UK heads towards going cashless – the end is nigh. This month, we were all taken on a trip down obsolete technology memory lane by the Telegraph, with its round-up of technologies most kids today wouldn’t recognise. There was plenty to take us back. Who can forget the time when Floppy Disks ruled the world, or when you had to gather around the answering machine to record a family joint message. MORE

According to organizations tracking the nation''s post -mortem habits, the Cremation Association of North America reports that about 35 percent of deceased Americans wound up cremated in 2007, a number likely to rise close to 60 percent by 2025. MORE

The company intends to shift more investment and resources into developing electric cars and wants to launch 30 electric-powered vehicles by 2025. “It’s Will a bold move help VW shed the albatross around its neck? MORE