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MAY 4, 2016

Just about every foreign brand is finding out how far China’s government is willing to go to make sure homegrown brands have first dibs on breathing room. It was only the explosion of online retail and the widening availability of brand-damaging imitations that spurred action. percent tax.

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AUGUST 1, 2018

Supreme Court struck down state bans on sports betting, MGM Resorts International has signed deals with the NBA and other operations that could mark the first chapter of the country’s new sports and gambling culture. The new venture will have exclusive access to all U.S. The new venture will have exclusive access to all U.S.

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JULY 6, 2020

More bankruptcies both announced ( Lucky Brand ) and rumored continue to shake the format. More importantly, the outlook for the future has improved: Due partially to the 2017 tax reform bill, GDP is forecasted to grow around 3 percent in 2018, according to the Conference Board.

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APRIL 4, 2016

This marketing promotion seeks to recreate the success of the brand’s 2014–2015 U.S. The app will also allow users to record a 15-second “digital lip-sync video” that can be shared on social media using the hashtag #ShareaCoke, the brand told Ad Age. This move away from soda consumption in the U.S.,

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Reports in CNBC said Davidson described the existing legislative framework in the cryptocurrency market as “sloppy,” and invited industry stakeholders to participate in the roundtable in an effort to “preempt a heavy-handed regulatory approach that could stall innovation and kill the U.S. ICO market.”

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APRIL 16, 2018

In recent years, Tax Day has also become a time to make big statements on taxes. When it comes to the public markets, there is arguably no bigger statement one can make than “thanks but no thanks.” The markets liked the announcement, sending Verifone’s stock up more than 50 percent to roughly $23.04 We won’t do that.

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DECEMBER 13, 2019

Amazon said it is taking the space in the property, which is being redeveloped, without any of the special tax credits it had been offered previously. And New York City still retains that attraction.”. Alphabet also signed a lease earlier this year for 1.3 Big Play of the Week: The Next Leap Forward In Robotic Delivery .

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DECEMBER 16, 2019

Jet.com said in late November that it will close its fresh-food delivery business only a year after bringing the service to New York City. Chowbotics has brought Sally the salad robot to markets that include convenience stores and hotels. A recent example involves Jet.com, a subsidiary of Walmart.

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MAY 13, 2016

However, with revenue in some markets growing as scarce as the consumers who used to generate it, some retailers are finding that reaching across the aisle — or several unrelated aisles altogether — and forging partnerships with strange bedfellows might be their best bet to make it into, and stay, in the black. The New York (Dinner) Times.

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APRIL 25, 2018

But that’s very hard to find in the current office space market. That frustration gave birth to a new idea in 2015: a platform that could give larger companies – those with 100 or more employees – the same flexible workspace arrangements and outsourced office space management. Who’s Disintermediated?

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OCTOBER 25, 2019

million announced earlier this month, which Tide said would be used to continue expanding its share of the SMB banking market in the U.K. Cybersecurity startup Firedome announced $10 million in new funding this week. The company also announced $15 million in new funding from the Development Bank of Southern Africa.

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JULY 14, 2018

The humanization of pets has played well for brands and retailers that have developed or pivoted their strategies for consumers looking to treat their furry friends to the best that life has to offer,” Nielsen noted in its paper on pet care trends earlier this year. Miller, who invented them in 1995. Diddy among his clients.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

PepsiCo turned some heads with its quarterly earnings call announcement that it would take some of its tax reform windfall and reinvest it in improving the firm’s eCommerce efforts. And the stumbles of CPG brands during recent months give credence to the idea that the transition has proved to be a bit of a challenge.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Some markets demonstrate certain preferences in how workers receive payment for their work. As an example, Monty explained that, in Mexico, prepaid cardholders might use their cards more at ATMs, while workers in another locale — say, New York City — might use those cards more at the point of sale.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Enter PingPong Global , which makes it easier for SMBs, manufacturers and global brands to collect cross-border payments from customers across eCommerce marketplaces as ubiquitous as Amazon, Wish and NewEgg. PingPong Global maintains that it has solved that complex part of the SMB business for its marketplace partners in the Chinese economy.

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JANUARY 10, 2017

Low-income consumers are far more likely to find it difficult to secure mainstream credit sources and are thus much more likely to make use of high-cost alternative credit sources when financial emergencies hit, often in the form of a payday, title, tax refund anticipation or installment loan. And that’s just accessing money itself.

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MARCH 22, 2017

Being in New York at the time,” Milton said, “we were used to everything on-demand — ordering food, calling an Uber.”. The founders studied how the Colorado cannabis market grew. Everyone wanted to be a customer-facing brand that people recognized,” Milton said. “So Hint: It grew rapidly.)

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MARCH 2, 2016

Consumer Trends 2015 , via The New York Times in a longer piece on the general downfall of the once-dominant cereal breakfast culture. However, that’s not very valuable insight from a marketing perspective. Are cereal brands supposed to start offering freeze-dried all-in-one meals just to satisfy millennials’ tastes?

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FEBRUARY 20, 2018

The stock market — despite a fairly steepWh correction a week ago — is still well ahead of where it was a year ago and is trending up. Unemployment is at historic lows, wages are rising given the tight labor market and consumer spending has been keeping pace. By many measures, the economy looks strong. Rising Consumer Debt.

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JANUARY 19, 2013

more “promises,” and a constant flow of new money into the markets. The biggest beneficiary of all this Fed activity has been the stock market—which ended the year at some pretty good “handles,” with the Dow above 13,000, S&P 500 above 1,400, and the Nasdaq above 3,000. per gallon price level rather than the $4.00

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

I hosted a digital discussion last week with an executive from Sift with more than 15 years of experience building trust and safety organizations for some of the biggest digital brands in the world – including Google , Facebook and Square. I’ll leave the political and public policy discourse to others. Good luck with that.

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MAY 24, 2019

Alexa’s reach is long and getting longer, now integrated into 100,000 smart home devices in the market. The project is reportedly codenamed “Dylan,” with ongoing work toward a program for beta testing. It remains to be see if consumers will like her better or worse if and when she receives an emotional intelligence upgrade.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2018

PNC made a Gonzo move with a national digital expansion in 2018 with the unique idea of building a small number of branches in target metro markets like Kansas City and Dallas. Leveraging the Virtual Wallet brand it built years ago, it will be worth watching how PNC fares in 2019. GonzoBanker of the Year – Mid-Size Banks.

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AUGUST 17, 2016

Bizfi founder Stephen Sheinbaum credited partnerships with Western Independent Bankers (WIB), announced in March , and the National Directory of Registered Tax Return Preparers & Professionals (PTIN), announced a few weeks ago , for his company’s ability to provide financing to an expanding universe of small businesses.

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JUNE 6, 2019

Coda Automotive was an early player in the electric vehicle market, an early failure, and a great example of why being early is not always an advantage — even if the future your company envisions is probably the right one. Another, larger problem was that the market for electric cars did not take off the way that Coda expected.

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This is an innovation-seeking franchise that has built a solid brand and never got over its skis in execution. CAP COM and SEFCU in New York come to together to create an $8 billion cooperative organization. The most important aspect of this deal is Huntington. Credit Union Merger of the Year.

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OCTOBER 29, 2018

In a deal that aimed to open the Chinese coal markets, US heavy-equipment behemoth Caterpillar paid $677M in 2012 to acquire ERA Mining Machinery Ltd. The Chinese coal market is one of the biggest in the world and this deal looked like easy money. a leading producer of hydraulic coal-mine roof supports in China. Google and Motorola.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

This decision could set a precedent for firms looking to expand to new markets going forward. in 2017) and reported market share (35% vs. Uber’s 73%), is now outpacing Uber in revenue growth, with Q4’17 revenue increasing 168% year-over-year, well above Uber’s 61%. Mid-length transport. ” incumbents are fighting back.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

And before the dot com crash, Goldman Sachs’ IPOs did tend to jump an average of 293% from their starting price through their first Friday on the market — compared to 26% for the bank Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and 78% for Merrill Lynch. When Facebook went public in 2012, the stock fell 15% in its first few days on the market.

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APRIL 11, 2016

It’s not as if a person making the request for a tissue, pain reliever or bandage was specifically asking for a Kleenex, Bayer Aspirin or Band-Aid brand item. But, over many decades, these three brand names achieved such dominance in their categories that they became the most natural way for people to refer to all products in that category.

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MAY 1, 2018

Product innovation is one way that large corporations stay competitive in a rapidly changing marketplace, but it doesn’t always work out when big brands attempt innovation. David Novak, the former CEO of Yum Brands, recently stated that Crystal Pepsi was developed to reinforce consumer interest in purity and health.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Market volatility. It had a great brand. He increased his holdings dramatically during the bear market of the mid-70s when GEICO was struggling. He prefers to invest in companies that are already successful (even if that success is undervalued by the market) and that have a strong chance of continuing success over the long term.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Traditional banks like Chase and Bank of America are increasingly battling for market share with a new class of competitor: neobanks. These digital-first banking alternatives are well-funded, adding customers rapidly, and ready to compete with the traditional banks for market share. Passive investing.

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OCTOBER 3, 2016

Featured new Stripe integration, earned dual honors at American Business Awards. Teamed up with WooCommerce to help online merchants manage sales taxes. Announced sales-tax accuracy guarantee. Enlisted to Marketo for new marketing solutions. Partnered with Scotiabank to co-brand loans for SMEs in Mexico and Canada.

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CB Insights

MAY 23, 2019

The Honest Company’s branding and promotional materials claimed that the firm’s goods were free of synthetic chemicals. Mozido had ambitious plans to revolutionize mobile payments in key markets including India, Africa, and southeast Asia. Total Funding: $2.5M. Select Investors: Plug and Play Ventures, RIT Venture Fund.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Visualizing data for trends and market projection, visualize data in different ways. Built a workflow for the bank so the bank can approve payment and see all compliance and tax information. Integrated with major retailer API’s like Amazon, eBay, Best Buy and several other aspirational brands. Their application is middleware.

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MAY 10, 2018

The early consultants changed that by using market research and data analysis combined with niche expertise to help companies manage their supply chains, improve their product positioning, and enter new markets to beat their competitors. Consultants did this because clients weren’t.

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