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DECEMBER 17, 2020

At a time when the coronavirus has sent record numbers of consumers online instead of to the mall, livestreaming is filling the social vacuum. For the first time ever, consumers can hang out and shop with their friends online, in one place,” Verishop said at the launch of its new “Shop Party” feature on its platform.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2018

In fact, the old-fashioned form of outdoor advertising is winning over digital marketing heavyweights and finding ways to thrive in the online world. Amid data sharing and online privacy controversies, Facebook recently promoted on billboards what Bloomberg called the social media operator’s “new approach to user safety and privacy.”

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2017

Pinterest has snagged a round of headline fascination, as various segments of the tech press have been touting the apparently surprising revelation that Pinterest is no longer thinking of itself as a social media platform. Not Social Media. Well, at least we weren’t. The reason for the foray is simple.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2018

teens ages 13 to 17 say they use Facebook — a decline from the Center’s last survey of teen social media use in 2014-2015. Now, in 2018, three online platforms — YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat — are used by sizable majorities of this age group over Facebook. A new Pew Research Center survey found that 51 percent of U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2020

Because quaranstreaming is in fact a more generally social animal than its predecessor as consumers in the U.S. and around the world are searching for means to both socialize and fill their time in a world where everything is closed and any human being that doesn’t live in one’s household needs to stay a safe six feet away.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2016

It was a good time for athleisure on social media according to the newest data out from TotalSocial (Engagement Labs). The newest edition of the ranking sees Adidas, Nike, Reebok, Under Armour and Puma all as top ten finishers for the converting social interruption to consumer action in the apparel industry.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

At first glance, 2018 is shaping up to be a year that has brought meaningful consumer, regulatory and legislative backlash against lax online privacy. social media users are “very confident” that those platforms would protect users’ data, according to Pew — with 64 percent calling for more regulation of online advertisers.

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JULY 2, 2018

The trend comes at a time when brands are facing other changes on the social media site. Ten direct-to-consumer companies recently surveyed by Digiday all said their marketing plans are relying less on Facebook, as focus and dollars shift to other online marketing channels — and that includes Instagram , owned by Facebook.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2017

This means making yourself available where your audience is comfortable, whether that’s the phone, a certain form of social media, or face-to-face. Twitter-based customer service increased 250% from 2015 to 2017. Social media Think of your social media presence as an extension of your website.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2016

In an interview with PYMNTS, Jesse Ness, senior marketing manager of Ecwid, an eCommerce shopping cart and online store solution provider, discussed the importance of shopping carts to online retailers. He pointed out that these online carts have largely replaced POS systems as the central component of any business.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2018

It also created an Instagram-like social media platform through which celebrities can recommend products. The news comes after Meilishuo, which means “Beauty Talk” in Chinese, was hoping to raise $300 million from investors in 2015. In November 2013, the company took its talents online and began growing its eCommerce.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2019

Google appears to be losing steam in the ongoing race to dominate the online advertising market, and competitors Amazon and Facebook are taking advantage of the stumbles. Another issue is attached to this recent news: Searches – specifically, product searches, which help drive online commerce. YouTube Concerns.

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NCR

APRIL 20, 2016

The promise of genuine engagement with customers through social media is drawing the attention of traditional businesses, like banks. However, their use of social media platforms has grown in recent years to include memes, unique content, and customer service elements. How Banks Should Operate on Social Media.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Advertisers know that social media is a cost-effective way to reach potential customers they never could have reached before, and ever since Facebook introduced new targeting options, it became even easier for brands and advertisers to get their products directly in the face of the consumer. Facebook has more than 1.5

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Since 2015, Apple has grown to more than 70 million subscribers , the website reported. It also hosts several free online radio stations broadcasting 24 hours a day in more than 160 countries. It launched in 2015 after Apple’s acquisition of Beats. Apple Music offers more than 50 million songs available on the cloud.

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CB Insights

JULY 31, 2018

The tech giant’s latest facial recognition patent highlights an image search system that incorporates information from social networks — potentially including Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, online blogs, and more. Other potential use cases include identifying untagged photos on social media or photos found in online dating apps.

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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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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

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Interestingly enough, recent Pew Research Center research shows these two groups are slowly becoming more similar to one another in terms of finance, living situations and their online presence. While social media is also another area most would think is primarily owned by the millennial generation, recent studies change that perception.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Chinese online retail giant Alibaba has culled together an interesting cadre of rogue marketers from a pool of its biggest spenders via its Alibaba Passport Program (APASS). Though its most recent Singles’ Day sales broke records again , the rate of growth was half that of 2015’s.).

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2016

“Improving engagement” has become just another platitude in retailers’ back pockets as they figure out which channel of the increasingly fragmented online world they should focus on, but Nordstrom may have struck gold with a new Snapchat-centered production.

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JUNE 11, 2018

Heineken has a new online alcohol sales program, and American Express (Amex) wants to be more responsible about plastic. The social media operator is facing allegations that it inked data sharing deals with certain companies, providing special access to user information after 2015 when it said it no longer engaged in that practice.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

To reach those customers, some businesses are turning to social media networks designed around travel offer deals and reservations. Travello , in particular, was developed to fill a gap in the social media space. Beyond solving a social media need for travelers, Travello comes with the rise of mobile technology.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2017

Between 2015 to 2016, consumer expectations for multiple purchase options grew from 61 percent up to 74 percent according to Retail Systems Research’s 2016 Customer Experience/Unified Commerce Benchmark Survey. And both retailers and CPG companies face competition from online superstores, such as U.S.-based

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

WeChat is credited with that shift, which began in 2015 with more than 1 billion envelopes (hong bao) being delivered. Once the account fills up with V-bucks, they are then sold through a legitimate vendor like eBay , or on the dark web, for lower rates than the $10 for 1,000 that gamers get in the game or through an authorized online store.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Well, what do we say about 2015? And, give or take a stumble or two, we snuck through it and did a reasonable job on 2015 objectives, in our humble opinion. So, it seems we’re good with only one outstanding item—digest the 2015 GonzoBanker Awards! 2015 Executive Call-out. ” – Tom Armstrong. Bravo OZRK!

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The Paypers

MARCH 21, 2016

(The Paypers) Online ticket fraud has leapt by 55% in 2015 as criminals make use of social media to rip off music and sports fans, a new research shows.

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2018

Launched on Fliggy in 2015, and prior to the Marriott’s new global push of the service, PPP was available at some 100,000 hotels across mainland China. Alipay , the mobile and online payments service, also owned by Alibaba, is expanding overseas as it follows the flood of Chinese travelers — and students — and seeks their business.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

The platform then enables them to collect payments for that trip and promote it on social media, email and other channels. In an earlier interview with the Financial Times published in 2015, founder Johannes Koeppel explained the friction he is looking to address.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2019

A digital marketplace connecting buyers and sellers, Meesho has raised $190 million to date since its launch in 2015. The platform connects customers over social media apps such as WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram. . Facebook and Arun Sarin, the former CEO of Vodafone, also invested. .

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PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2016

From 2014 to 2015, app-based consumer interactions grew 10 times. To truly take advantage of branded apps, marketers will need to embrace mobile apps and create compelling experiences within them for consumers, connected with the rest of their online and offline journey to purchase. But what about social media , you might be asking?

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 28, 2016

Facebook expects its payments revenue for 2016 to come in lower than 2015. The company couldn’t be more clear: ads are “the big focus.” The company’s ad revenue this quarter soared 57% year over year, hitting $5.4 billion, of which $4.2 billion – 82% – comprised of mobile ad revenue. In Read More.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

540 Million | The amount of money that had already been spent online, according to Adobe, as of the end of Cyber Monday morning. 154 Million | The number of online shoppers who braved the eCommerce sites during the holiday shopping weekend — that is a 3 million human pick-up from last year’s 151 million.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 12, 2016

Citi Fintech launched in the fall of 2015 to build the bank of the future, but it has yet to release a product. Now Citigroup‘s innovation unit has lost its CEO. USAA announced today that Citi Fintech CEO Heather Cox was joining the bank as chief technology and digital officer, a new Read More.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 24, 2016

This is about average for a YC incubator class, with the 26% from Summer 2015 being an Read More. Y Combinator’s Winter 2016 Demo Days just wrapped up, with 159 startups taking the stage and making their play for funding. Just under 10% of the companies — 15 to be exact — were fintech-related.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Potato Parcel allows you to pop online and send the gift of a potato with a message or photo of your choice right on its hearty brown skin. More than 20,000 potatoes have been sent since the business sprouted in May 2015. Bekhit, who has a background in eCommerce and online marketing, has been leading Potato Parcel since Oct.

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JULY 15, 2016

In 2015 alone, back-to-school shopping season accounted for $68 billion in revenue from kindergarten through 12th grade (well, mostly their parents) and college students (mostly the college students themselves), with college students making up the bulk of the spending at $43.1 Photo-sharing contests continue to be high impact.”.

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