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Steal This 5-Step Banking Innovation Playbook from Gentle Monster

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Gentle Monster Background Founded in 2011 by Kim, Gentle Monster initially struggled to break through against large brands like Luxottica which controls an estimated 30% of the US market, and is behind almost every single designer eyeglass brand you can think of, including Ray-Ban, Oakley, Armani, Ralph Lauren, Chanel, Prada and many more.

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Gonzo Goes to BAI Retail Delivery 2014: Sweet Home Chicago?

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Entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk implored the crowd to get beyond the marketing talk and stop marketing in the past. His point that Uber sells time (nobody wants to keep submitting payment) as much as transport was spot on, and he encouraged us to test our marketing campaigns and double down on what works.

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4 Gonzo Takeaways from BAI Retail Delivery ’15: Viva Las Vegas?

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This was the clever multi-media marketing of clever multi-media marketing. During a Fintech Forward panel, Zenbanx CEO Arkadi Kuhlmann talked about how to lend money to data because we don’t see the people anymore. Coca Cola’s Joe Tripodi reminded us of our narcissistic drive to have our names on soda cans. midsize banks.