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Helping Brands: D2C Brands Tap New Business Models To Shorten 'Time To Commerce'

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COVID has put pressure on brands to find solutions for their direct-to-consumer [D2C] strategy,” he said. As more brands embrace eCommerce, he added, joining online platforms solves only some of the challenges of international, cross-border efforts — namely, setting up digital storefronts and reaching consumers.

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How Can Regional Insurance Carriers Harness the Power of AI?

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One such industry that will be forced to utilize AI solutions to gain a competitive advantage is the regional insurance carrier industry. By harnessing the power of AI, regional insurance carriers can streamline their operations, enhance customer experience, and make more informed decisions.

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Social Commerce And Livestreaming Attract Big Brands In Southeast Asia

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That’s the current state of play in Southeast Asia where social commerce is growing rapidly as brands try to find new ways to sell during the pandemic. Overall, the number of live-sales in the region increased nearly 67 percent, thanks to the heaviest usage among shoppers in Singapore and Thailand.

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Regal Software Introduces Bank-Branded B2B Payables

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"Unlike solutions on the market today that only offer a handful of ERP integrations and require a manual intervention to complete a payment, RegalPay One offers a bank-branded platform that connects directly to their corporate customers' ERP system," Ed Wertzberger , vice president of solution delivery for Regal Software, said in the announcement.

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Snap Launches Partner Program To Help Brands Create AR Lenses

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19) a partner program aimed at making it easier for brands to use and pay for augmented reality (AR) lenses. Snap ‘s lenses enable brands to superimpose content directly onto users’ faces and/or around them, resulting in branded content getting mapped into personal content, noted the report. and followed by the U.K.,

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Why Regional Supermarkets Need To Change Their Strategy

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Toilet paper and bleach may be flying off the shelves right now, but regional grocers are fighting to stay alive. Some ideas for those have been published in a study by Bain & Company, The Future of Retail: A Survival Guide for Regional Grocers. grocery shoppers, pinpointing the qualities of a winning model for regionals.

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Banks can take cues from challengers on digital customer acquisition: Gartner

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Gartner’s Digital IQ Index for 2019 surveyed 80 banking and financial brands, including national banks, regional banks, online banks and fintech startups. It examined 1,200 data […].

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