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11.4KPayments InnovationFacebook’s MySpace Problem
Could fake news and horrific videos in the Facebook news feed create Facebook’s MySpace moment? It’s the question that Karen Webster ponders...
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5.5KBlockchainBlockchain Tracker: Blockchain’s Role In Digital Advertising
Although it’s still in its infancy stage of being used outside of the financial arena, blockchain technology is slowly showing signs of...
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4.7KSizzle/FizzleSizzle Fizzle: Cash Is King, Bitcoin Slumps And Google Notches A Big Earnings Win
Another exciting week as cash manages a surprise sizzle, Wave runs on Dunkin’ and small banks get a shot at regulatory relief....
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3.3KInnovationMarchex Uses Voice Analytics To Optimize Customer Calls
Marchex, a mobile advertising analytics company, has announced the launch of Marchex Speech Analytics, a solution that enables actionable insights allowing companies...
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2.1KAmazon TechnologyWhat Not To Wear — Amazon Alexa Edition
Getting style tips or picking out clothes using a computing device sounds futuristic, yet familiar. While there isn’t a Cher-style program, like...
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11.5KEcosystemsPinterest Isn’t A Social Network
Pinterest has snagged a round of headline fascination, as various segments of the tech press have been touting the apparently surprising revelation that...
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4.2KAmazon TechnologyNew Amazon Alexa Policy Banning Ads?
Under the radar, Amazon made some changes to its Alexa Skills Developer agreement. To help lessen the amount of advertisements that appear...
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2.8KMobile ApplicationsSnapchat Unveils New Advertisers Dashboard
There’s no getting around having a social media platform without some form of advertising to help turn a profit. In its latest...
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3.2KFacebookFacebook Surpasses Five Million Advertisers Mark
The world of targeted advertising just got a little bit bigger. Along with its updated suite of advertisement services, social media giant...
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2.8KGoogleAlphabet Tracker: Offensive Content
Alphabet stock (GOOG) took a turn for the worse shortly after our last tracker. While GOOG was breaking through to all-time highs,...
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2.7KSecurity & FraudCFPB Fines Experian $3M Over False Advertisements For Its ‘PLUS Score’
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced Thursday (March 23) that it took action against credit scoring company Experian and its subsidiaries...
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2.5KFacebookFacebook Brings A Mobile-First Ad Strategy With Collections
Facebook is at it again with a new update to their system, and this time it’s geared at the advertising world. To...
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2.4KInternationalVietnam Asks Companies To Stop Running Ads On Facebook, YouTube
The government of Vietnam is calling on businesses in the country to stop advertising on the likes of YouTube, Facebook and other...
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3.5KAmazonAmazon Tracker: Revenue Games
Since last we turned our lens toward Amazon, the online retail and cloud computing behemoth’s stock has slipped down some from the...
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4.5KRetailVisual IQ Offers Smart Attribution
Needham, Mass.–based cross-channel marketing attribution software provider Visual IQ has nearly 11 years in the business. Founded in 2006, Visual IQ provides...
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5.7KB2B PaymentsHow Digitization Turned Media’s Cash Flow Upside Down
Understanding the industry of a business borrower is a critical component of analyzing risk and needs for a lender. But in some...
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3.6KSocial CommerceFacebook Making It Easier For Local Merchants To Advertise Offline Offerings
Aiming to get a bigger piece of the offline advertising pie, Facebook announced on Tuesday (Sept. 20) the launch of dynamic ads...
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5.0KOmnicommerceFoursquare’s Data Deep Dive To Reclaim ‘Wasted’ Ad Dollars
If you believe the old adage that half of all ad dollars are wasted, retailers just don’t know which half, then close...
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3.4KPayments InnovationTwitter Brings Sponsors To Stickers
Twitter’s promoted stickers are the latest attempt by the social network to better appeal to merchants and advertisers.
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6.5KOmnicommerceFoursquare’s Plan To Turn Data Into Dollars
If you believe the old adage that half of all ad dollars are wasted, retailers just don’t know which half, then close...
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Karen’s Daily Two Cents – Week of 7/18
Friday, July 22, 2016: Happy Friday! Remember when I said in my column on Monday that it was the competitors that you...
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Rise Of The Human Billboards
The news that the Philadelphia 76ers will be the first-ever team in major U.S. sports to feature advertising on its players’ jerseys...
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Google Boldly Advertises Where It Hasn’t Advertised Before
For the many consumers who feel inundated with digital ads already, hearing that Google has introduced new ad products may not be...
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‘The Most Interesting Man In The World’ Is No Longer Interesting
One of the most successful advertising campaigns of the 21st century, Dos Equis’ “Most Interesting Man In The World,” is changing direction...
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2.3KNewsAd Industry Group Joins The Fight Against Fraudsters
The Trustworthy Accountability Group, an initiative created on behalf of the advertising industry to combat online criminal activity in digital advertising, announced...
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Capturing The Great White Whale Of Beacons
Are you down with MOHBE? Oh, don’t know what that is? Well, lean in. MOHBE is the acronym for consumer engagement strategies...
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The Fantasy Football Advertising Nightmare
When does the volume of a company’s advertising risk being bad for business? As daily fantasy football brands have experienced, it might...
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Amazon Shutters Pay-Per-Click Ad Program
Amazon isn’t typically vocal when it ends a particular program, and the same seems to be true about its pay-per-click ad program that...
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1.4KIn DepthGoogle’s Earnings Show Mobile Momentum
As Google rides the YouTube wave, second quarter results topped Wall Street expectations. That speaks to a continued focus on mobile, and...
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Redefining Consumer Behavior In A Word
How do you spell “offline marketing remains a viable method of reaching consumers despite the near-ubiquity of online commerce?” It’s P-A-R-B-U-N-K-E-L-L-S. A...
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Google Takes A Page From Amazon’s Pricing Playbook
Amazon is not the only eCommerce player that builds comparison pricing into its product pages. Google has begun applying a similar feature...
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UPS Ad Delivers E-Commerce Focus
With a refreshed mantra and its customers’ evolving needs in mind, UPS is refining its focus starting with the March 8 launch...
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Facebook May Pit Mobile Ad Platform Against Twitter
While Twitter’s mobile advertising engine, MoPub, is steadily chugging along, Facebook has taken notice, and is rumored to be launching a similar product...
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2.3KApple PayCapital One Rolls Out Its First Apple Pay TV Ad
Capital One has finally climbed aboard the Apple-Pay-hoopla bandwagon — and it’s taking the opportunity to tout its own new digital wallet...
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1.8KNewsAds To Replace Fees At ATMs
A New York startup called FreeATM has finally launched its long-promised network of teller machines that replace ATM fees with a short...
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1.6KMobileFacebook Won’t Be Getting Into Payments On Its Own
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out his company’s three, five and 10-year-plans Tuesday (Oct. 28), and none of those plans involved Facebook launching...
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1.2KMobileShopSavvy Will Integrate iBeacon to Mobile AdOns Advertising
ShopSavvy Will Integrate iBeacon to Mobile AdOns Advertising
