Like Me Not: The End of Likes
How do you know a post is on fire and well on its way to becoming viral. Simple, you take a glance at the...
How To Catch Your Audiences’ Attention in Under Six Seconds
The attention span of humans is now on the average shorter than ever before– about 8 seconds. Comical to say the least, but in...
Amazon tests video ads in its shopping app, Bloomberg reports
Amazon is testing video ads in the Apple iOS version of its shopping app, with plans to expand to Google's Android mobile operating system...
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...
Basic Space looks to leverage the influencer economy
Basic Space debuted a curated mobile app and web-based marketplace for internet influencers to sell their own vintage fashion and pre-owned luxury items, as...
More than half of consumers shop online and offline equally
At least 60% or more of consumers in the U.S., U.K. and Germany said they shop equally offline and online, according to a March Periscope...
Only 7% of retailers offer a shared cart across channels
Fifty-six percent of consumers said they likely would shop at retailers that offer a shared shopping cart across channels, but only 7% retailers offer...
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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,...
American Express expands small business perks as it reportedly falls under federal investigation
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Days before The Wall Street Journal reported federal investigators were looking into American Express' sales to business owners, the company introduced more incentives...
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 ......
