Remove Boston Remove Branding Remove social media Remove Technology
article thumbnail

Facebook Tracker: East, West And Everything In Between

PYMNTS

Facebook is getting big, and we don’t just mean popular: the social media giant has gotten bigger than its britches in more places than one, with new offices cropping up across the U.S. Building upon its Boston-area staff, Facebook plans to open a new office in neighboring Cambridge next year. Chicago, Illinois.

article thumbnail

Why Health And Beauty Retailers Are Driving Digital Innovation

PYMNTS

Amid great technological change, health and beauty retailers are developing strategies to drive innovation. In some cases, retailers are using social media tools such as Instagram to post promotions and product tutorials — or interact openly with consumers about their offerings.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Blue Apron Turns 7 As Meal Kit Industry Grows Up

PYMNTS

Social media was largely considered more friend than foe, most consumers still used passcodes instead of fingerprints to open their mobile devices, and Tom Brady was merely a great athlete instead of the fountain-of-youth demi-god he is today (PYMNTS is based in Boston, so just go with us on that one).

Industry 110
article thumbnail

Blue Apron Marks Seventh Birthday Amid Meal Kit Industry Changes

PYMNTS

Social media was largely considered more friend than foe, most consumers still used passcodes instead of fingerprints to open their mobile devices, and Tom Brady was merely a great athlete instead of the fountain-of-youth demi-god he is today (PYMNTS is based in Boston, so just go with us on that one).

Industry 100
article thumbnail

Protein Bar And Kitchen Customers Earn Loyalty Points No Matter How They Pay

PYMNTS

The new app is powered by LevelUp , a mobile payments platform created by Boston startup SCVNGR and the force behind PYMNTS’ mobile order-ahead tracker. We’re a dietary-sensitive brand,” said Rettker. Because they are special to us.”. But the Protein Bar’s relationship with LevelUp goes back further than that.

article thumbnail

How Siri And Alexa Could Be The New Face — Or Voice — Of Hospitality

PYMNTS

Unhappy customers complain to family and friends, or even worse, take to social media and business review sites to air their complaints for the world to see. Despite the fears of some, several hoteliers have decided to give it a try over the past year, including some of the bigger name brands.

Las Vegas 108
article thumbnail

What Everyone Missed About Facebook

PYMNTS

That putting what is now the inevitable regulatory screws to social media platforms will impose unwieldly compliance costs on every player, making it harder for new players to emerge and scale, and thereby strengthening Facebook’s position. Anyone who gets it down to one minute should definitely get the Nobel Peace Prize.

Google 121