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M-commerce payments boosted by coronavirus effect on eWallets

The coronavirus pandemic’s massive boost to digital wallet services in the offline arena with OEM Pay has been a key driver here. The two single...

What is technical SEO and why is it important

Search engine optimisation (SEO) involves more than keyword research and content creation — it also requires backend tasks not visible to the end user....

Instagram launches in-app checkout with 20 major brands

Instagram on Tuesday announced the closed beta rollout of Checkout on Instagram, a new feature that lets mobile users complete and track purchases without...
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11 Simple Steps To Start And Grow Your Business Instagram Page

As the industry grapples with changes in business structure, having an online presence has never been more essential to reaching target audiences. A simple...
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Amazon, Walmart dominate shopping app downloads in 2020: report

Dive Brief: Amazon, Walmart and Wish were the top three most downloaded shopping apps in the U.S. in 2020, according to a new report by Apptopia. Amazon...

Why Does Celebrity Advertising Work?

Actor/comedian Jim Gaffigan is starring in new commercials supporting Walmart’s Straight Talk Wireless family plans, actress Emma Roberts fronted Saks’ spring campaign, and hip-hop icon Snoop Dogg recently signed on...

Report: Amazon is making its own version of AirPods for Alexa

Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman reports that Amazon is working on its own version of Apple’s popular AirPods wireless headphones. The company is looking for new...

Each dollar of fraud costs retailers $3.13

As mobile shopping becomes more common, retailers accepting payments via mobile browser or app face significantly higher rates of fraud compared to merchants who...
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FedEx Express invests $26M in Mexico capacity

FedEx Express (NYSE: FDX) recently announced a new $25.8 million investment in Mexico to tap into the country’s growing e-commerce market. With the investment, the...
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How to Market Like a Human in the Age of Automation

Does marketing automation make you feel like you’re nothing more than a “contact” or “lead” in a company’s CRM? Well, that’s because you are....

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Will Self-Checkout Ever Win Over Its Critics?

Self-checkout stations show little signs of slowing their expansion across retail, yet critics only appear to be getting louder. In a recent article in The Atlantic,...
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American Express expands small business perks as it reportedly falls under federal investigation

Dive Brief: Days before The Wall Street Journal reported federal investigators were looking into American Express' sales to business owners, the company introduced more incentives...
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Digital Shift Leads Mastercard To Take Contactless Payments To The Cloud

If the sky’s the limit for contactless payments, which the pandemic has certainly shown, and if the technology is deployed across mobile devices ......