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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

A new Apple patent application outlines the way a truly independent smart home would function. According to Apple, the challenges of configuring a smart home are a myriad, such as getting the different brands of various items to all work together. Once inserted, the smart home would figure out what to do with them.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 23, 2022

If your bank struggles to create a clear value proposition and brand differentiation, then we have a case study for you. In 2021, Nubank spent around 4% of revenue, according to their financials, in marketing which is materially below the 7% target for most banks. Brand Differentiation Step 1: Build an Employee-Centric Culture.

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

Apple is hoping its new 5G iPhones will help it bridge a gap in sales in China, where it has been beaten out by rivals like Huawei, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports. But in China, the phone wasn't seen on display at an Apple store in Shanghai. On Tuesday (Oct. in recent years.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

It would be “odd” for Apple Inc. and not with Synchrony Financial, MoffettNathanson analyst Lisa Ellis said, since Synchrony dominates the market for co-brand offerings. Goldman must be offering Apple a very good deal,” Ellis said by email. to offer a jointly developed credit card with Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Citing the deadly coronavirus, Apple has become the first major company to admit it won’t meet its projected revenue for this quarter because of the outbreak, according to published reports Monday (Feb. The fall in tourism from China has also affected luxury brands such as Estée Lauder Cos.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands came in two flavors during 2020. The second flavor were the brands that had seen traction before the pandemic and flourished during it with innovative marketing, fresh business models and cool packaging. When those markets sparked a fan base and reorders, the company was born.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

With the recent launch of the Apple Card , Apple has sent a signal that they seek to offer a better user experience than banks. In fact, their slogan for the card is “Created by Apple, Not a Bank?.” But Apple changed the definition of a cellphone — to a smartphone,” she remarked. Especially in the U.S.,

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APRIL 23, 2019

In technology, especially when it comes to consumer-focused technology, Apple is viewed as a disruptive force. but Apple has made itself indispensable across many verticals. The digital card will be linked to Apple Pay. Apple Card is set to be available starting this summer. A New Normal? The Incentives Question.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Alibaba ’s 24-hour Singles Day not only broke records for the Chinese eCommerce leader, but Apple emerged as the top-selling mobile phone vendor during the shopping event. According to news from CNBC , citing Alibaba, Apple topped the list in the mobile phone category — one retailer among 237 others that surpassed $14.36

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Payments Source

APRIL 30, 2019

Apple Card's advantages are mostly available elsewhere, but Apple's marketing prowess will make it a formidable competitor, according to Jonathan Ebinger, a general partner at Blue Run Ventures.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

Online sales of Apple products will roll out in India following new, more relaxed rules for foreign companies and the requirement to source 30 percent of production locally, a source told Bloomberg in a report on Wednesday (Aug. India is also now allowing single-brand retailers to set up online stores before brick-and-mortar locations.

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APRIL 1, 2019

Three years ago, I wrote a piece in which I said Apple had become the kind of company that Steve Jobs once said he never wanted it to be: one that follows the lead of others. Jobs felt so strongly that he said he’d rather gamble Apple’s future instead of trying to one-up everyone else after the fact. Copycatting in Cupertino.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2020

German antitrust regulators are investigating both Amazon and Apple over possible anticompetitive behavior in the country, according to German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, quoted by Reuters. One example is Amazon's work with Apple. Germany is the second-biggest market for Amazon after the U.S., according to Reuters.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

You can see it in how investors are putting money to work in both consumer-facing and B2B startups, and how startups and incumbents are forging new partnerships to move innovation faster to market. Those conversations have largely ignored the Biggest Tech company of all, Apple, and Apple Pay. consumers showed that of the 7.75

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JANUARY 14, 2019

PayPal appointed Allison Johnson , a marketing veteran with over two decades of experience in her field, as the company’s new executive VP and chief marketing officer (CMO) on Monday (Jan. Johnson brings a vast knowledge of marketing to her position. 14), according to a release by the company.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Travel commerce and payments firm CellPoint Digital and the airline-owned payment network UATP are in a deal with Southwest to let customers buy tickets and other services using Apple Pay, CellPoint said in a press release on Wednesday (Sept. We are obviously thrilled and honored to deliver this solution for these two iconic brands.”

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The stock price is off nearly 7 percent , even though its trillion-dollar market cap remains intact. Analysts and the media smelled blood in the water after CEO Tim Cook said Apple would stop reporting unit sales of its products, including its crown jewel, the iPhone, next quarter. So, how’s Apple going to make that up?

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

Months after Apple CEO Tim Cook said CVS would be accepting Apple Pay, the retailer has brought support for the mobile wallet to stores across the country. “Get your essentials in a flash,” Apple said in a marketing email, according to the outlet. . locations to speed up shopping trips for its customers.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Sam Jadallah, the former CEO of defunct smart lock company Otto, has been hired to head up home initiatives — including HomePod and HomeKit — at Apple. The news comes after Apple recently acquired startup PullString, which specializes in voice-enabled toys and could help the company launch products that create a connected living room.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2018

The worldwide wearables market hit new highs last year, with Apple moving past competitors Fitbit and Xiaomi to take the top spot. Instead, we saw numerous vendors, relying on older models, exit the market altogether. Interest in smartwatches continues to grow, and Apple is well-positioned to capture demand,” added Llamas.

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Payments Source

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Banks and Apple Pay have not always had easy partnerships, but a hot market for co-branded cards gives Goldman Sachs a chance to advance its consumer ambitions and Apple an opportunity to offset slumps in device sales.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2019

Margaret Keane, the CEO of Synchrony Financial, the biggest provider of store credit cards, said the card industry will be keeping a close watch on how Goldman Sachs handles its partnership with Apple in regards to the newly announced Apple Card. Co-branded cards, as all payments professionals know, have been around for decades.

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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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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

In a little over a week, the festivities will officially kick off in Cupertino’s Apple Park Headquarters as industry followers, Apple fans, tech enthusiasts and journalists crowd into the Steve Jobs Theater (or around their favorite live-streamed screen) for Apple’s annual fall event. billion in revenue as opposed to the $26.31

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2019

Apple consensus estimates may decrease due to the possibility of weaker demand from China, said Jim Suva, a director and senior analyst at Citi, according to reports. Suva said sales of the electronic giant “could be cut in half,” owing to a “less favorable brand image.” Shares in Apple dropped 0.3 percent pre-market to $200.90.

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JUNE 10, 2019

Stripe rolled out chargeback protection, Apple rolled out its take on sign-in authentication , Mastercard launched an open banking platform and Visa and Western Union paired on a global push to card payments – and those are just the top headlines. There were plenty of introductions last week.

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The Financial Brand

JULY 23, 2024

This article How Tough Problems Spur Powerful Banking Brands appeared first on The Financial Brand. Can banking brands possess power similar to the likes of Netflix, Apple, and Whole Foods? Learn how Financial Center, an Indianapolis-based credit union, crafted a powerful brand founded on financial wellness.

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MAY 18, 2018

There is no shortage of direct-to-consumer mattress brands as mattress sales move from brick-and-mortar retail to eCommerce. One brand, though, saw a market opportunity as brands like Casper and Leesa took off. But the brands currently on the market were a useful learning experience for Nectar.

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MAY 10, 2018

Jet , the online retailer owned by Walmart , announced Wednesday (May 9) that it is now part of Apple ‘s authorized reseller program. According to a report in 9to5Toys , Jet becoming an authorized Apple reseller is huge for its online battle against Amazon. Landsman had previously headed marketing at E*TRADE.

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AUGUST 27, 2019

Menlo Park-based Enjoy Technology , the eCommerce startup led by Ron Johnson, former VP of retail operations for Apple, has raised an additional $150 million in Series C funding, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday (Aug. markets and will be offered in 11 U.K. The funding will go toward U.K. expansion and other international growth.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

“Some have transitioned to using platforms that can aggregate and manage local content and advertising across locations and external sites in one platform, but few have been successful, despite 79% of multi-location marketers believe customers are more inclined to engage with brands that establish a personal connection with them.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Small menswear brands, even some that are considered to be medium or large, might face a challenge when it comes to marketing: How do they get in front of consumers? The idea is that brands don’t have to worry about competition or incentives to drive people to purchase their products. The Brand Experience.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2020

In the midst of the concurrent holiday gifting and eating season, some of the world’s biggest tech companies are squaring off in hopes of dominating a new market: connected fitness. Apple calls this animated celebration of your effort the “perfect blend of information and inspiration, right when you need it.”

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APRIL 9, 2018

Apple’s New Chip Groove. Last week’s reports suggest that Apple will soon wave goodbye to its long-term chipmaker, Intel, in favor of making its own chips for Mac computers. The goal is to bring all Apple products into alignment in an attempt to make them work more smoothly, similarly and seamlessly in tandem.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Vestager has said the injunctions would be more widely deployed as antitrust investigations continue into Google, Amazon and Apple, among others. “If The great digital shift has sent brands, en masse, to online conduits to get products, content and services to consumers (and other firms, in the B2B realm) with speed and ease.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2016

It’s been nearly two years – 20 months to be precise — since it was launched after significant investments in engineering, marketing and promotion. This, everyone, is the Apple Pay story, 20 months post-launch. . We now have observations every quarter since the launch of Apple Pay.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 14, 2018

Financial Brand Forum , an exponentially growing event now in its fifth year – targeted at the morphing worlds of financial marketing, sales and service – is a well-oiled machine with several coats of highly buffed wax. What could possibly go wrong? As it turns out, a LOT can go right. Digital First Now! ConTENT with CONtent?

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