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Why Are Half Of Millennials Still Using Print Coupons?

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But just when the last iPods started giving way to entirely online streaming services, millennial audiophiles suddenly fell back in love with vinyl records — a music format they never even knew growing up. How curious, it seems, that a similar thing is happening between millennial shoppers and mobile and physical coupons.

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How Toys R Us Kids Became Amazon Adults (And What’s Next)

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There have been a number of great commercial jingles in the history of commercials — tunes so catchy that they stick, almost forever, and remind us of brand names simply by nature of being so catchy. These days, though, we call them Bridge Millennials. ” The Changing Buying Habits Of Millennial Parents.

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As Pizza Hut Struggles, QSRs Grapple With Delivery Investments

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QSR magazine and other analysts point to a direct link between delivery and the consumer experience and consumer satisfaction. Restaurants need to meet guests where they are – and remain on-brand throughout the experience. They warn that delivery is a customer-centric strategy, not a technology solution.

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The Future Of Entertainment? Try Professional Gaming

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“It is the juxtaposition of social networking and entertainment and sports all combined,” said Glen Calvert , chief operating officer of Fnatic , a London-based eSports outfit that hires professional gamers, runs tournaments and sells branded gaming apparel and gear. It's not just a video game. CMO’s Jaw Hits The Floor.

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Dollar Shave Club’s Next Act: Holistic Male Wellness

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When the world first encountered the brand in 2011, Dollar Shave Club didn’t have much more than an innovative idea for selling razors and a viral video about the concept. On top of razors, toothpaste and cologne, the brand will now offer deodorant sticks and wipes. Same quality, but 90 percent less expensive. “We

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Discogs Achieves Sound Of Success In A Dying Marketplace

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Forbes reports that Discogs owes its success to the vinyl resurgence and, though some millennials may not want to admit it, to big corporate retailers as well. Can their products or services be re-branded or associated with forward-moving trends to win over a new generation of consumers? Current Climate. Who is being underserved?

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Amazon’s New Toy Story

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Though millennial parents were hit with nostalgia, when it comes to the world of toy sales going forward, market watchers of all kinds have been asking themselves the same question for weeks: Now what? Geoffrey the Giraffe is, sadly, no more. Even in its declining days, Toys R Us represented some 12 percent of the U.S. But will it?

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