I think I mentioned in an article a while back that I have this odd fascination with old advertising- early turn-of-the-century stuff to about the 1970s. There’s just so much to learn about our culture and consumer behavior and buying triggers by looking at old...
The month of November was ushered in by the Red Sox World Series Parade of Champions in Boston (did I mention that the Red Sox won the World Series this year??!!!), the return of daylight savings time (my favorite day of the year besides Christmas...
I think it’s pretty safe to say that the “traditional” advertising and loyalty ecosystems are dying a slow death and should probably be put out of their respective miseries. Mobile/connected devices powered by apps and enriched by data in real time have engulfed them. The...
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“Mobile blurs the on and offline worlds, making it possible for everything with a physical component to have an online component … Having the ability to communicate with consumers in real time during their shopping journey is something that merchants have never been able to...
“Some bankers and analysts think that Google, Facebook, Amazon or the like will not fully enter a highly regulated, low-margin business such as banking. I disagree. What is more, I think banks that are not prepared for such new competitors face certain death.” Get the...
Welcome to What’s Trending In Payments – a weekly look at the most popular, irreverent and important stories the payments industry had to offer over the past five days. Which companies grabbed the most headlines – for better or for worse – this week, and...
Mobile payment solution provider PayAnywhere and Discover are partnering so that merchants in PayAnywhere’s network can accept the PayPal payment card, the company announced in a December 5 press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
2014 PYMNTS Innovator Award Nominations Open Today – The Innovation Project, March 19-20, 2014 Hello everyone! Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...
