PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2019

The drive-thru window, for example, first met the market in 1947 when it was introduced to the world by Sheldon “Red” Chaney, operator of Red’s Giant Hamburg in Springfield, Missouri. That honor fell to Ray Kroc — who made the idea famous when he opened the first McDonald’s franchise in Chicago eight years later.

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William Mills

AUGUST 23, 2016

William Mills Agency, the nation’s largest independent public relations and content marketing firm to the financial industry, has been named agency of record for FinTech Forward 2016, a program offered by American Banker and BAI Beacon. For more information, visit www.FinTechForward.com.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2016

One minute, you can have the hottest product or store on the block — think Aéropostale about a decade ago — and the next, no one wants to buy the product any longer, the brand is now suddenly considered uncool and nobody’s shopping there any longer ( think Aéropostale today ).

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2016

The funding was led by Hoxton Ventures and Promus Ventures, based in London and Chicago, respectively. PostBeyond revealed a $4 million funding round on Wednesday, with investors backing its solution that enables employees to post corporate content on social media sites for marketing and brand recognition purposes.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2016

In New York City, the tab apparently averages out at around $82,299, while in Chicago the proper celebration of eternal love and fealty runs at about $61,265. So they decided to go all in and offer branded wedding gowns (starting at $150) along with a pile of accessories, shoes and a bit of everything wedding. “It

Retail 100

Retail social media United States New York City 100

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

This is a classic bank deal – one acronym buys another at a good price and plans to cut the hell out of cost while adding markets. Chris’ public posts including his playbook for dealing with COVID-19 were gobbled up on social media. Market cap in January: $19B. The Experience Award Goes to BCU , Chicago.

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NCR

MAY 16, 2016

A little thought and preparation beforehand will do wonders for your marketing strategy and translate into more sales for you. It’s crucial to target your market audience by using the right keywords within your website pages. You don’t have to worry about exhausting your marketing spend! Social Media.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Customized Reports: Enables company branding, KPIs, add/remove report sections. According to Narrative Science, more than 13,000 users are on the platform, and the solution has earned high marks from the likes of the Content Marketing Institute, the Social Media Examiner, and RazorSocial.

Analytics 12

Analytics Google New York social media 12

Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk implored the crowd to get beyond the marketing talk and stop marketing in the past. Vaynerchuk pointed to overpaying for slowly dying traditional media while consumers are actually looking at their phones and engaged in social all the time. Where are the new capabilities? Online delivery?

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2019

The brand was founded on the theory that it could be the Chipotle of pizza. From the very first restaurants we opened, we had this vision that we were going to grow it to a thousand,” Elise Wetzel, the company’s chief marketing officer, told INC. Pizza is a surprisingly controversial subject — even among people who love it.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

It’s not easy work — and that is why there are far more “Uber of X’s” consigned to the scrap help of innovation history than there are successful Ubers in the market. He dropped it off in Chicago, met her … they wound up having dinner, he dropped by on his way back through, and they got engaged to be married last Valentine’s Day.”.

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CB Insights

MARCH 6, 2019

Pets.com catapulted into the American consciousness via an all-out marketing blitz that included appearances at the 1999 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the 2000 Super Bowl. Launched in February 1999, Pets.com sought to capitalize on widespread internet access and a $23B pet supplies market by selling products directly to consumers.

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CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

New restaurant concepts are redefining how we think about food, pushing established brands to reinvent themselves, spurring entrepreneurs to be creative with visual platforms like Instagram and recipes like pea-based protein, and paving a new way forward for the idea of casual dining itself. Americans dine out more than ever before.

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