PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

To provide men’s personal care items that feel like premium brands at accessible price points, eCommerce innovators are building product lines through the direct-to-consumer (DTC) model. Founder Matt Mullenax was inspired to start the brand after cutting his teeth in the DTC world as an early employee at Bonobos.

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Social Assurance

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The most professional social media site has evolved to meet its users’ needs and the difference could surprise you. It may be time to rethink what you know and learn how your financial brand can capitalize on these upcoming trends. Don’t forget to catch our webinar about the State of Social Media 2020.

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Perficient

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

The end result will be unhappy customers likely looking to brands to make appeasements. Brands have already experienced increases in customer service and call center volume due to the pandemic, some as much as 800% reducing capacity and customer satisfaction along with it. Social Media. Call Center/IVR scripts.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2019

If one were to make a list of products for a cutting-edge fashion brand aimed at capturing the emerging Generation Z market, it is safe to assume that “foxtail keychains” would not make the top 10. And while the brand is often described as “punk,” “goth” and “extremely eclectic,” Lynn noted in an interview that she doesn’t see it this way.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2019

In a new PYMNTS interview, Chavez talked about bringing more online efficiencies to pet ownership. The retail chain is rolling out an online pet pharmacy and opening additional veterinary clinics. Meanwhile, Amazon also has its Wag pet food brand, and Target has teamed with BarkBox to offer chew toys and treats online and in-store.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

It also coincides with increased eCommerce and other online traffic due to the coronavirus. The sources also told Reuters that social media companies that capitalize on advertising and user data could also be impacted by the new rules. .

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

Anytime a startup like Scalefast can take $22 million off the venture capital table in the middle of a pandemic, things are changing. The direct-to-consumer category continues to grow with startups and early-stage companies looking to capitalize on the digital shift. Q4 is stellar for these brands and their new efforts.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

Quick-service restaurants (QSRs) and others in the food service space are rapidly adjusting their operations during the pandemic, with many implementing new technologies online and in-store to ensure customers can seamlessly and safely place orders. Mobile Order-Ahead Developments Around The World.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

13-14, online merchants in America and beyond are preparing for the earliest, most aggressive selling season ever. With more and more commerce going online, he said, it will also be increasingly important for sellers to process a higher number of returns and chargebacks and to quickly settle customer disputes.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

We are proud fintech nerds, and for five years we have marked the Coolest Brands in Banking on Bank Innovation based not on the type of sunglasses worn by a CEO, but on the Read More. When we think of cool, James Dean doesn’t immediately come to mind. The app Songsterr does.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

Nike is suing 589 websites, the owners of 676 social media accounts and more than 100 unidentified companies and individuals for allegedly selling counterfeit versions of its Nike and Converse shoes online. Nike wrote in a lawsuit filed in the U.S. Taking a Hard Line Against Alleged Counterfeits .

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2018

BigCommerce , the eCommerce platform for retailing brands, announced news on Wednesday (April 25) that it has closed a $64 million round of funding. In a press release , the company said the fundraising round was led by Goldman Sachs and included participation from current investors General Catalyst, GGV Capital and Tenaya Capital.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

The new round was led by PeakSpan Capital, with the participation of Trestle LP. For example, the company is powering widgets for “Wear It With” and “Ways to Wear It” recommendations for apparel sold online. The app has 85 brands in the U.K. and 90 brands in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The digital-first shift means there are more options for smaller, direct-to-consumer brands, to find first-time customers from around the country or even the world. Here’s how some really creative D2C brands are using new tech to do that. Capitalizing On Direct To Consumer. But Sticky.io 13-14 Amazon Prime Day.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2019

The new developments show, among other things, the importance of social media — and also prescriptions — when it comes to capturing the dollars of pet owners, who are always a steady source of both digital and physical commerce. More recently, news emerged that Pawscout has secured $3 million in seed funding from Leadout Capital.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2016

An online marketplace where clothing resale has gotten a financial shot in the arm. TechCrunch reports that Poshmark , which began as a site for the buying and selling of women’s fashion but has since expanded to also include brand new goods, has raised $25 million in a funding round led by GGV Capital.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2016

We all know — and keep hearing almost ad nauseam — all about how the rise of online shopping is changing the very face of the retail industry and consumer habits. How influential will mobile and social media be to their purchasing habits? But what is that “changing face of retail” actually going to look like in a few years?

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2016

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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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

One of the latest, ongoing trends is the rise of online luxury resale commerce. The company has raised a total of $288 million in funding from venture capital and private equity backers, including Great Hill Partners, Greycroft, PWP Growth Equity, Sandbridge Capital, Industry Ventures and Canaan. Indeed, in its recent U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

According to CNBC , the retailer is “buckling under the weight of an onerous debt load and struggling to compete with better capitalized competition.” though they also operate under such brands as Motherhood Maternity and Pea in the Pod stores. “As The company owns 458 stores in the U.S., billion in 2013, representing a 2.10

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Model and social media celebrity Chrissy Teigen is, in many ways, the perfect brand partner for Target, as evidenced by her recent review of her new kitchen and cookware lines. Unlike her competitor for the title of Generations X’s Martha Stewart, Gwyneth Paltrow, Teigen has built a brand around being accessibly aspirational.

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NCR

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

Historically, the financial services sector has been reluctant to embrace digital marketing – or expand into new online domestic and global markets. My company specializes in helping banks engage global customers in their preferred languages, online. Banks can smartly capitalize on this, and help customers along the way.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2017

“Retailers face competition from companies that used to be their suppliers as consumer brands open dedicated retail chains and online direct-sales offerings,” the analysts said in a McKinsey blog post. And both retailers and CPG companies face competition from online superstores, such as U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2018

That sense of purpose, paired with a savvy presence on social media, brought the business a large and devoted following — and has seen the firm expand from shoes to other environmentally sound and charitably oriented accessories like bags, hats and sunglasses. The online customer is expensive to attract and not easy to keep.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

The model for the DineVite online and mobile app is actually similar to social media. With DineVite, consumers and restaurants get a better deal, since the restaurants can offer a deal to customers that they are comfortable with and consumers capitalize on it. On the flip side diners can request private VIP offers.

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PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2016

Whether it’s brands hungry for attention or just the lay consumer uploading the ennui of their lives, any moment, for seemingly any reason, can blow up into a worldwide phenomenon within the day. Case in point: Since Payne’s video went live, Kohl’s has completely sold out of the talking Chewbacca masks on its online store.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

Just ask Carvana, the leading online automotive seller and a major force in changing the way people buy cars. This belief is based on “the Company’s operating plan, that current working capital and expected continued inventory and capital expenditure financing is sufficient to fund operations and satisfy the Company’s obligations.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2019

Dosh Doles Out Rewards By Connecting Brands And Cards. Dosh is an online cash-back rewards app that built its business model on creating a connection between retailers and brands — Nike, Toms, Gap, Walgreens, Walmart, Target and Sephora are all partner firms — and payment card providers like Visa and Mastercard.

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Social Assurance

JUNE 3, 2021

If you haven’t already added LinkedIn as part of your social media strategy mix, your financial brand is missing out on a valuable platform to connect with customers and prospects. It recently introduced new tools for companies to use on its platform to increase social selling , employee engagement, and audience conversation.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2017

The rare social media sensation who managed to parlay those eyeballs into spend from her watchers, Pham has since moved on from the firm she co-founded — at least, sort of. In October, Pham announced that her company, Divinium Labs, would be acquiring EM cosmetics — an online brand heretofore owned by Ipsy.

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NCR

JUNE 17, 2016

Historically, the financial services sector has been reluctant to embrace digital marketing—or expand into new online domestic and global markets. My company specializes in helping banks engage global customers in their preferred languages, online. This way brands can spot gaps and anticipate customer needs before competitors.”.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2017

Organizations are spending enormous amounts of capital and resources, shoehorning solutions in place and doing work manually themselves,” he explained. “I I would say Excel is still the predominant means of information share today in an online connected eCommerce environment.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Consider Spotify’s branded playlists or Alibaba recruiting its APASS members for marketing purposes. Both are clear and present branded campaigns — and they still draw crowds. But not every brand plays that way. But not every brand plays that way. So, what’s a major brand to do? So, what’s the big deal?

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2017

Using a methodology based on the Net Promoter Score (NPS), the index highlights the most trusted brands across business owners. Here, trust equates to the likelihood that a small business would refer another business owner to a given brand. Only 44 percent of brands serving SMBs scored favorably (i.e. The data is telling.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

Once the account fills up with V-bucks, it is then sold through a legitimate vendor like eBay, or on the dark web, for lower rates than the $10 for 1,000 gamers will get in the game or through an authorized online store. And an estimated 86 percent of the scams were shared via social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 9, 2018

This includes a wide range of investors, including venture capital funds, private equity firms, corporations, and angel investors. It recently, for example, led a $1M seed round into MA-based jerky startup Kalahari Brands. E-commerce and social media support startup growth. SNACKING 2.0: Dr Pepper Snapple paid $1.7B

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Celent Banking

DECEMBER 15, 2015

For those unfamiliar, mBank is a Polish direct bank brand established by BRE Bank in 2000 as one of the first of its kind in the country. Thanks to the mBank’s business achievements and potential of the brand as first and the biggest internet bank in Poland, BRE Bank Group decided in 2013 to change company name to mBank.

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