PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Designers, models, fashionistas and social media luminaries descended on the city for a series of shows by the biggest names in design, aiming to let the world know what will be “in” this year, and what is “out.” In many ways, 2020’s version of New York Fashion Week was much like any other year. Or at least it did.

New York 177

New York social media Los Angeles Trends 177

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

On March 24, on what would have usually been a busy day at the start of spring, the state ordered all nonessential retail shops on the green to shut down, as the pandemic crept its way north from New York City and south from Boston. One of the topics they’re more than willing to discuss is marketing.

Connecticut 182

Connecticut New York City Community social media 182

PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2017

But the fast-food giant is playing quick catch-up with its in-store tech, mobile ordering and delivery initiatives — and is doing so by taking a page out of Snapchat’s playbook by blending unattended retail with marketing. Kenmore Square, Boston will activate what it calls a “customized digital Big Mac ATM.” That’s right.

ATM 100

ATM Boston social media Retail 100

Celent Banking

MARCH 28, 2017

Over the past few weeks we have been previewing various content themes we will be discussing at our Insight and Innovation Day in Boston on April 4th. Helping determine the best marketing offer for the customer. See you in Boston! They are also looking to introduce new channels, such as wearables.

Innovation 100

Innovation Boston blockchain social media 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2019

Bundled sports broadcast packages, social media and high-definition televisions allow them to enjoy games from the comfort of their living rooms. Revenue for the online sports betting market is predicted to reach $150 billion, making it likely that even more states will follow suit with regulations of their own.

Payments 161

Payments social media Mobile Seattle 161

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Germany- and Boston-based Spreadshirt uses data, analytics and even social media information to build a product and spread news among communities while printing more than 3.6 Founded in 2002, the goal of Spreadshirt’s platform is to eliminate headaches and hurdles when bringing great ideas to market. Greensburg, Penn.;

Data 100

Data Boston Community social media 100

PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2017

Founded in 2012 in Los Angeles, the digital marketing firm works to bridge (hence the name) the gap so that the various communications don’t fall into the void. “We Bridge has a two-tiered approach to cracking the loyalty market: Identify the right targets and then aim wide when approaching on digital channel. Redefining Goals .

Los Angeles 100

Los Angeles social media Retail Marketing 100

PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

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

Industry social media New York City Retail 110

PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2017

An annual report by RSA shows how consumers perceive the security of their digital experience, where those perceptions are well (or poorly) founded and how organizations can capitalize on opportunities to distinguish themselves in the market by providing stellar security. Is your information secure online? Are you sure?

Security 180

Security Report Fraud social media 180

PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2017

No longer are retailers working with marketers to figure out a way to mass market products and services. Even as consumer expectation rises, a mere 25 percent of retailers are confident that they’re meeting the omnichannel demands of the retail industry, according to Boston Retail Partner research.

Retail 137

Retail social media Customer Experience Boston 137

PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

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

Industry social media New York City Retail 100

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

According to McKinsey , if you take the approximate value of all the sleep swag on the market as of 2018 –think luxury pajamas , high-end bed linens , cuddling robots , DTC mattresses and odd gadgets – it generates somewhere between $30 billion and $45 billion annually in revenue worldwide. Boston Med has offered Sleepio since 2016.

Boston 145

Boston Study Maine social media 145

PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

With all due respect and apologies, a triple whammy was served up in Boston today: Tom Brady is leaving the New England Patriots, the coronavirus has shuttered bars on St. Brady announced on social media that he won’t re-sign with the Pats for the 2020 season after 20 years with the team, although he didn’t say where he’ll play instead.

Branding 146

Branding Kansas City Kansas social media 146

PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2017

Kate Rettker, senior marketing manager and manager of the Protein Bar’s mobile order-ahead process, said the company has tweaked its app design to feature more distinct pops of color and better menu functionality, including adding photography. Because they are special to us.”.

Mobile 109

Mobile social media Boston Payments 109

PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2018

When planning a large-scale marketing push or publicity stunt, it can be easy to overlook the fact that getting attention is hard, and getting positive attention is even harder. And the summer of 2018 has already featured two flashy mass-market promotions that aimed for it, missed and got to watch things go spectacularly awry.

Boston 101

Boston social media National Marketing 101

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

If you want to develop trust on social media, you need to be there when your customers need you.”. Use social media to build trust. Claire Hill, marketing director of $208 million-asset Heritage Bank & Trust in Columbia, Tenn., Here are her tips for building trust on social media: 1. Be authentic.

Community 139

Community Community Bank social media Security 139

PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2017

The drink was so popular it often sold out, and baristas took to social media tearfully begging people to stop ordering it. So in some sense, it is not surprising that the team at Boston Dynamics chose a dog to be their robotic delivery beast. No one would say A, and no one who didn’t work for Boston Dynamics would say B.

Boston 108

Boston social media Washington Retail 108

William Mills

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

This year’s HubSpot Inbound conference was held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center September 25-28. We are still reeling from all of the excitement and wanted to give you a quick recap of the conference and key takeaways for your marketing programs. Search Engine Optimization. Video Content is extremely important as well.

Conference 40

Conference social media Tools Video 40

PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2017

In this week’s episode of The Matchmaker Is In series, Bolus joined host Karen Webster to discuss how Boston-based VocoLife is matching these two sides together through the use of curation and dynamic rewards. Many of the restaurants in Boston or across the U.S. 9 Park, which is certainly one of the best restaurants here in Boston.

Millennials 101

Millennials Boston social media Groups 101

PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2017

WhatsApp, which had 200 million monthly active users as of February in India, its biggest single market, has also been looking at moving into digital payment services there. Digital payments in India will jump nearly 10 times by 2020 to $500 billion, according to a 2016 report by Boston Consulting Group.

Boston 100

Boston Video Payments Groups 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

And on the whole, the Innovation Awards Gala at Boston’s famous Fenway Park didn’t quite have the “wrong card” drama that came included with the Oscars this year — but we are inclined to view that as a feature, not a bug.

Innovation 175

Innovation Payments social media America 175

PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2018

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. Why has the weather been so crappy for the Boston Marathon for the last 10 years?

Google 121

Google Data social media Branding 121

CB Insights

MARCH 13, 2019

New York, Boston, Chicago, and Nashville, among other cities, all played host to newly minted unicorns last year. Company Description: Circle Internet Financial is a Boston-based cryptocurrency company offering a crypto exchange platform, money transfers, and investment services. Circle Internet Financial. Valuation: $3B.

San Francisco 77

San Francisco Company US California 77

Cisco

MAY 29, 2019

And it’s not just about happy customers… Boston Consulting Group data indicates personalizing customer journeys can lead to a 10-30% increase in revenue. Customer satisfaction scores also decline in online assisted customer service (online chat, email or social media channels).

Customer Experience 71

Customer Experience Retail San Diego Study 71

Cisco

MAY 29, 2019

And it’s not just about happy customers… Boston Consulting Group data indicates personalizing customer journeys can lead to a 10-30% increase in revenue. Customer satisfaction scores also decline in online assisted customer service (online chat, email or social media channels).

Customer Experience 48

Customer Experience Retail San Diego Study 48

Independent Banker

MARCH 15, 2015

But consumer visits to branches have been declining at a pace of 5 to 10 percent a year for all financial institutions alike, says Bob Meara, financial retail service analyst for the Celent, a Boston research and consulting firm. Bank of America has more than a dozen employees charged with handling social media monitoring and responses.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Community Operations Retail 70

PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2018

In the last few months alone, we’ve seen snow in Rome and three powerful nor’easters in Boston in the space of two and a half weeks — with some forecasts predicting a fourth this week. Apple and Google compete head to head for share in the smartphone market — and for commerce with their respective “Pays” even more broadly than that.

Google 148

Google Apple Retail Millennials 148

CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

Market share is simply shifting away from big chains that haven’t successfully innovated, flowing instead to new models for creating and selling food to customers. Vegan fast casual: By Chloe (NYC, Boston, LA, Providence, London). The sophisticated food hall: North 3rd Street Market (Brooklyn). table of contents.

San Francisco 69

San Francisco California United States CA 69

CB Insights

AUGUST 2, 2018

US consumers aged 18+ make an average of 70 payments per month, with debit cards accounting for 32% of those purchases, according to a 2017 study by the Boston Fed. Encouraging social media-like interactions could help increase stickiness and card usage. Rumor: Klarna is expanding into new markets, with new products.

Cards 71

Cards Fintech UX Strategy 71

CB Insights

MARCH 27, 2019

Facebook, for example, disclosed that an unprecedented data breach in September 2018 exposed the social media accounts of up to 90M users — including login credentials — effectively compromising access to any site that lets users log in with their Facebook account. But the company is not alone. Table of contents. Confirm.io

Google 76

Google Apple Security Data 76

William Mills

MAY 11, 2016

What’s the market strategy? The account has a tie into social media and sharing. This is the integration of mobile social media with trading. Showing a data segmentation manager on a map of the Boston area. Sergii Danilenko (Head of Marketing). Who is the target audience? Richard Ting (Sales and Bus.

Video 40

Video Mobile social media Analytics 40

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 30, 2015

HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Payments via social media. Tags: Payments, mobile, social, Facebook, Startup Chile (investor). There were two jumbo rounds: $50 million to cryptocurrency startup Circle and $30 million to multiple Finovate Best of Show winner MX (formerly Money Desktop). Digital currency provider. million Seed.

Las Vegas 12

Las Vegas Company North Carolina Fintech 12

William Mills

MAY 9, 2018

HQ: Boston, MA. Stephen Butler (General Manager), Sid Probstein (CTO & VP Professional Services), Alan Swahn (VP Marketing), Percy Johnson (VP Solutions), Alex Levi (VP Sales). HQ: Boston, MA. Based in Boston, it looks like they have less than 20 employees, I’m not sure. Website: projectfinance.io. Kodak Alaris.

Security 40

Security Samsung Strategy San Jose 40

CB Insights

MAY 10, 2018

Before Bruce Doolin Henderson opened the doors of Boston Consulting Group on July 1, 1963, the concept of “competition” barely existed in American business culture, let alone the concept of strategy. They used every available resource to understand industries, markets, consumer sentiment, and companies’ product lines.

Strategy 78

Strategy Management Analytics Tools 78