PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2018

Direct-to-consumer advertising on Facebook has reportedly hit a rough patch, with spending by brands decreasing there. The trend comes at a time when brands are facing other changes on the social media site. That’s not the only recent news that involves brand and Facebook. Unwanted Transparency.

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JUNE 14, 2019

Still, that seems so old-fashioned in this digital age — at least according to Andrea Chavez, Founder of Pawscout , a company whose signature product is a Bluetooth-enabled tag that not only helps pet owners find their wayward pets, but gives them access to other digital and mobile services. Social Media Aspect.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2018

a company that has developed a mobile app that monitors, organizes and keeps track of grocery needs. The company’s technology has some potential lucrative commercial applications: Chefling could provide major consumer product companies with data on what exactly is in consumers’ refrigerators. Enter Chefling Inc. ,

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2019

In other social media shopping news, photo and video sharing social media platform operator Instagram was reportedly launching a trial of a program that would enable consumers to shop and check out through its app per news in March.

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MAY 1, 2020

advertisers probably won’t “like” its subpar rating from a media industry watchdog. The Media Rating Council (MRC) review found that the California-based social media giant has failed to address advertisers’ concerns arising from an Ernst & Young audit over how it measures and reports data about video advertisements. .

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MARCH 11, 2020

Wall Street is a tough master, especially for eCommerce companies. 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.”. New Markets.

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APRIL 17, 2020

The IAB said effects are being felt across ad-supported websites, “as well as companies that provide technical infrastructure to support selling ads” such as network services, brand safety and attribution services. The wild card here is the amount of small businesses that feed the revenue of ad words and social platforms.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Kering is gearing up to offer its own luxury eCommerce sites within the next two years, ending existing joint-venture efforts and bringing such operations in house, reported Reuters. By 2020, Kering will bring full control of its luxury brands online through its own internal activities, which include building tech teams, said Reuters.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

George Lee , chief operating officer of CCRManager , said while digitization is happening in small parts of the system, the worldwide network isn't collaborative enough to easily transition over to new ways of working.

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APRIL 18, 2017

voice) to interact with people, brands or services and bots that heretofore have had no real place in the bidirectional, asynchronous messaging context.”. Connecting consumers with brands at any time of the day for customer service and making purchases gives chat commerce the opportunity to shake up the retail industry.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 15, 2023

9) Brand Matters: SVB had one of the best brands in banking. Unfortunately, in this case, the brand couldn’t overcome the sizable liquidity risk on the balance sheet. However, we note that had the banking crisis been less severe, this bank’s brand would have helped extend the duration of its liabilities.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

You’re Constellation Brands. One of your leading brands is Corona beer. You’re blowing up on social media for all the wrong reasons. And to top it off, you have a major product extension on the books with millions in media behind it. The company had announced a $40 million campaign at launch.

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AUGUST 25, 2019

The fashionistas posting on Facebook have the attention of Kohl’s , which is looking to create a curated clothing line based on the brands people are wearing most, the Motley Fool reported Sunday (Aug. Kohl’s is teaming up with the social media giant to uncover emerging brands that millennial shoppers consider cool.

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OCTOBER 21, 2020

“Shoppers who engage in social sharing gain recognition as micro-influencers for their favorite PowerBuy brands while viral sharing supports the merchant, increasing word of mouth and organic reach with new customers,” according to the announcement.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2018

The Infatuation, the restaurant discovery platform, announced Monday (March 5) it is acquiring the restaurant review brand Zagat from Google , nearly seven years after it paid $151 million for it. Iconic brands don’t become available very often, and Zagat is about as iconic as it gets.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2018

In fact, the company, which launched in 2014 and is based in Washington, D.C., is the only social fundraising platform with hashtag-to-donate technology on both Facebook and Twitter. Think about it: A person who makes a donation in the public sphere of social media might encourage others to do the same. Portable Hashtag.

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JANUARY 16, 2020

Even so, the outlook for Apple’s services – and the revenue coming from it – is hardly a slam dunk, even as the company looks to gain more from digital services in light of flagging hardware sales. As Bloomberg put it, the label “connects about 190,000 independent artists to audiences through direct partnerships with brands.”.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Youth-oriented shoe and apparel brand Vans has found the intersection of both, as seen in its most recent store opening this past week in Los Angeles. The brand is well-known for using its community of skateboarders for design ideas and marketing. The brand has also partnered with Goodwill and Chrysalis to access underserved employees.

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MARCH 12, 2020

Standard Chartered has launched a new “Banking as a Service” solution called nexus that will allow digital platforms, eCommerce operations, social media sites and ride-hailing companies to offer credit cards, loans and savings accounts under their own brand name, according to a release. .

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The intellectual property (IP) of Century 21 Department Stores is up for sale, including the company’s domain name, trademarks, social media assets, shopper data and more, according to an announcement from Hilco Streambank , which focuses on the sale of IP assets. Century 21 stores announced on Sept.

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Perficient

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Last week mobile TV platform Quibi announced plans to shut down operations, just seven months after a promising debut. Motivation ranges from high to low, expressed as pairings of pleasure/pain, hope/fear, and social acceptance/rejection. For any brand that promises to entertain, motivation should center on pleasure.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

“Today is a day for celebration, not only for our company but for our merchants, who now have a direct path to accessing a vibrant community of over one million savvy shoppers who know how to unlock the value of their purchasing power,” said Sezzle Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder Charlie Youakim.

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MAY 5, 2020

Before explaining that pivot, here’s a little background: The company is the brainchild of Emily Schildt, a New York City-based consumer packaged goods (CPG) marketing consultant, who leveraged what she calls her “crazy entrepreneurial spirit” and founded Pop Up Grocer as a traveling natural food and beverage brand experience.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

Salesforce has announced a broad expansion of its Order Management offerings, including the ability for companies to let online shoppers complete purchases without leaving social media channels. Salesforce’s new packages also include features that the company says will ease international transactions.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The latest earnings reports from Big Tech giants and social media platforms show that advertising spend is through the roof at present, after basically falling off the roof earlier this year. Optimism is returning to the agency world as well, with major holding companies, including WPP, talking about the increasing ad spend.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

A new survey has found that big retailers like Apple and Nike are losing favor in China, as consumers are showing a preference towards local brands. Chinese brands have been better at leveraging social media to reach out to shoppers in China,” said Catherine Lim, a Bloomberg Intelligence analyst.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 2, 2022

As mentioned above, it takes focus away from creating a brand and a value proposition in a product. Since funnels only operate in one direction, it is common for banks to assign different parties to different parts of the funnel. When it first came out, many bankers laughed at the social media aspects of Venmo with its use of emojis.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 24, 2016

While social media platforms, if utilized effectively , can be beneficial for any retail business, those with an established brand obviously have a leg-up — in terms of financial assets, infrastructure and reach — on more nascent companies in their ability to quickly turn social presence into profit.

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MAY 20, 2020

A devastating small business survey on one hand, and a possible link to social commerce on the other. That was Facebook’s contribution to the pandemic crisis yesterday as the social media giant rolled out two new shopping services for small business — Facebook Shops and Instagram Shop. told Bloomberg.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

That’s a question with obvious relevance to payment and commerce operators. In a brand new PYMNTS interview , Gabriel Weinberg, CEO of DuckDuckGo , makes the case that his search engine can win over a decent number of consumers. Social media platforms and other digital operators are scrambling to stay a step ahead of the wave.

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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.

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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. One of the latest developments comes from a company called Pawscout. Better Pet Tag.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

Much of that was attributed to the closure of Toy R Us, the nation’s largest toy brand which declared bankruptcy in 2017. Mattel reported a 10 percent jump in Q3 sales — the biggest increase the company has seen in a decade. In fact, he told investors, demand is so great that the company is now somewhat unsure of being able to meet it.

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APRIL 22, 2019

That’s reportedly the case when it comes to luxury retail brand Gucci. The change in behavior is due, in part, to social media sites such as Instagram. These platforms bring urgency to fashion and serve as a newsfeed for brands. percent for companies that have not deployed AI. Gucci Operation.

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JUNE 7, 2019

The as of yet unannounced feature was discovered by app researcher Jane Manchun Wong, who has a knack for spotting new social media features before they’re announced. In other Snapchat news, the messaging app’s parent company Snap is rolling out new tools to enable select accounts to operate a store within Snapchat.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Scooters are so retro that they are almost brand new. More importantly, how does one use such a thing — or even a bike — and operate it in an urban environment without falling off, getting hit and suffering injury? Lime and its rivals are gaining popularity — the company said customers have taken 11.5 Scooter Accident.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

Several companies rolled out social media connectivity apps to keep customer relationships alive for non-essential brick-and-mortar retail. Luxury brands, for example, are moving toward clienteling as they see the need for more sophisticated eCommerce operations. “I Clienteling will become table stakes.

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