While millennials aspire to seek out meaningful experiences, they don’t necessarily have the spending power that enables them to do so. On the other hand, many local businesses are looking to bring in younger customers who carry the weight of being trendsetters, tastemakers and influencers,...
It’s a scenario that happens quite often, Bringhub says: A consumer is browsing through an article or blog post, sees an image of an outfit or product they would like to see more of or purchase — but then hits a wall. Either they aren’t provided with...
B2B marketplaces that map suppliers with buyers can sometimes run into problems once each has met its match, so to speak. Karthik Sridharan, CEO of Kinnek, joined this week’s episode ofThe Matchmaker Is In and shared Kinnek’s secret sauce on cracking that code with Karen...
Here’s a retail trick — creating the ultimate endless aisle without owning any inventory. It’s a trick that RevCascade CEO Josh Wexler says his platform helps retailers like Crate and Barrel and Wayfair do all day long. He shares his secret sauce with The Matchmaker...
MPOS solutions give merchants in emerging markets the chance to respond to a once-cash-centric customer’s changing digital payment preferences. Kunal Patel, global head of product strategy and mobile payments at GoSwiff, gave Karen Webster a deep dive into the role of banks, telcos and regulators...
For every vacation or home rental booked, there’s a property management nightmare waiting in the wings. In this week’s episode of The Matchmaker Is In, Andrew McConnell, CEO of Rented.com, joined Karen Webster to discuss how connecting property owners to property managers not only solved...
Seventeen years ago, WEX identified a major travel friction — moving money from an online intermediary to the hotel or airline booked by the consumer. Since then, it's closed the loop on simplifying and securing payments business travelers make to those intermediaries. Jim Pratt, WEX...
Though matchmaking platforms are nothing new — just think eBay, Craigslist and Amazon — the innovation and advancement of these marketplaces have made a huge impact on the way consumers and merchants operate in the retail space. This week, we take a look through the...
Connecting two or three parties isn’t enough to ignite a matchmaker. In this week’s episode of The Matchmaker is In, Jed Kleckner, CEO of Delivery.com, shared the important role that governance plays in establishing trust and delivering value across marketplace platforms – and helping them...
