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Facebook Courting YouTube Stars And Wannabes

PYMNTS

Facebook is dangling the promise of more fans and endless money in an effort to lure video creators away from YouTube and other social media sites. The social media site that boasts over 2 billion daily users says it will help creators make more money with direct payments from its users, coupled with advertising earnings, CNBC reports.

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10 Big Bank Marketing Lessons from the ABA Bank Marketing Conference

South State Correspondent

Most banks will target around 6% of revenues next year for their marketing budget, and banks with strong brands and marketing programs target above 7%. All involved in any marketing effort should understand if it is about branding, sales funnel acquisition, funnel movement, conversion, or retention.

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New Investors Flock To Food

CB Insights

New York-based AccelFoods , which made its first round of disclosed investment in early 2014 (a series of $50K seed investments to startups including insect protein brand Exo ) and has since then made over 40 more. It recently, for example, led a $1M seed round into MA-based jerky startup Kalahari Brands. Dr Pepper Snapple paid $1.7B

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10 Profound SEO Optimization Strategies for Small Business/Startups

NCR

Just be sure to include more about how your product can solve the visitor’s problem or otherwise benefit them, than how you intend to build your brand. Social Media. Some social media sites are better suited for your product and service than others, but this is a great and easy way to increase your web traffic.

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FinovateSpring 2017 Live Blog – Day 2

William Mills

BeSmartee is based in Huntington Beach, CA. He has personally advised more than 300 chief executives on marketing strategy, business development, mergers and acquisitions, company branding and public relations. She manages all digital and social media efforts on behalf of agency clients. mxenabled www.mx.com ^William.

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11 New Restaurant Concepts Reimagining Fast Food & Casual Dining

CB Insights

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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Finovate Spring 2018 – Day 2

William Mills

HQ: Sunnyvale, CA. We license the technology to HW vendors and brands. is headquartered in San Jose, CA. He has personally advised more than 300 chief executives on marketing strategy, business development, mergers and acquisitions, company branding and public relations. Website: conversation.one. Twitter: @oneconvers.