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HSBC To Staff: Stay Off Bank’s Social Media Accounts

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21) to stay off the bank’s social media sites after a report was leaked to BuzzFeed News and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). . HSBC is a much safer institution than it was in 2012.”. The 233,000 worldwide employees of HSBC Holdings Plc were ordered on Monday (Sept.

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40+ States Could Join Antitrust Lawsuit Against Facebook

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Facebook could soon be staring down a lawsuit as the Federal Trade Commission and numerous states attorneys general finish up one or more antitrust cases against the social media giant, Reuters reports.

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Bank Marketers: Will New Gallup Poll on Social Media Change Your Strategy?

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A recent Wall Street Journal article states social media fail to live up to early marketing hype based on a newly released Gallup report. Bank marketers may want to look at this data to see if they need to update their social media strategy. Social Media Strategy Checklist. Build awareness.

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Direct Sales Co Younique Launches Virtual Makeup App

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Direct sales company Younique, which has been pivotal in its approach to social media marketing, has launched an augmented reality (AR) makeup trying-on tool, according to a release. . Younique was launched in 2012, and it gained traction using a social media-based model.

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Pixlee Lets Retailers Market Using Real Customers’ Photos

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Pixlee , a San Francisco-based startup, allows retailers or brands to market directly to customers by using their own photos through curating them from social media or having the customer directly submit them for use, which the company says leads to a more authentic and engaging shopping experience for consumers.

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Online Ad Biz Neared $50B In Early 2018

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“You can then plow that profit back into your business … the digital advertising market is helping to fuel that growth,” he said. And for the first half of 2018, social media revenue (which is considered advertising delivered on social platforms, including social networking and social gaming websites and apps) generated $13.1

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FTC, 48 States Launch Massive Antitrust Suit On Facebook

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9), accusing the social media network of “illegally maintaining its personal social networking monopoly through a years-long course of anticompetitive conduct,” according to a press release. By 2012, WhatsApp had emerged as the clear global “category leader” in mobile messaging.