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100 Essential PPC Statistics Every Marketer Needs to Know in 2023
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The crown weighs heavily on the head of your marketing leadership when making command decisions about resource allocation. The SEO long game is important, but reserving a budget for search engine marketing (SEM) can also be a smart play, including pay-per-click (PPC) marketing.
Topics: statistics, long, marketer, needs, marketing, ppc, important, engine, know, decisions, smart, essential, search, sem. -
11 Blockchain Companies You Should Be Paying Attention To
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Even though blockchain is arguably one of the most revolutionary emerging technologies right now, do you think you could name a blockchain company off the top of your head?
Topics: blockchain, attention, development, cryptocurrency, clients, solutions, smart, company, paying, companies, network, content. -
12 Huge Announcements from the 2018 Google I/O Keynote
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“Make good things together.”
That’s the phrase that flashed across the screen at the start of Google I/O 2018, the company’s annual conference for developers. Many experts predicted a focus on “responsibility” in light of the recent shrapnel from Facebook’s data-sharing and privacy scandal.
Topics: io, huge, keynote, need, assistant, users, giving, phone, smart, announcements, voice, tell, waymo, google. -
2018 Holiday Sales Wrap-up
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Consumers happily opened their wallets in the 2018 holiday season, resulting in a five percent increase in overall spending — online and brick-and-mortar. Online spending alone grew by 19.1 percent compared to 2017 and contributed over 13 percent to total holiday sales.
Topics: spending, sales, smart, wrapup, internet, retailers, online, grew, holiday, popular. -
25% of People Think All Searches Will Be Done by Voice in the Next 5 Years
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Watch any commercial break in full, it seems, and you're almost guaranteed to see an ad for some sort of voice assistant device.
Topics: searches, users, respondents, online, search, smart, video, think, text, prefer, voice. -
3 Optimizations for Google Shopping Campaigns
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The benefits of Google Shopping are compelling. Advertisers consistently experience strong revenue, traffic, and return on ad spend while often paying less per click than standard search campaigns. Still, the performance of Google Shopping ads, like all ads, could plateau. Thus continuous optimizations are key to sustaining results.
Topics: shopping, strategy, google, clicks, campaigns, smart, product, products, keywords, advertisers, optimizations. -
3 Smart Ways to Differentiate Your Ecommerce Business and Give Customers What They Really Want
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It's time for businesses to break up with ecommerce best practices. Here's why — and what to do instead.
Topics: experience, ecommerce, ways, shoppers, sales, best, differentiate, business, smart, businesses, website, industry, practices, brand. -
45 Emerging Technology Stats to Know in 2020
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As a writer who loves covering emerging technology and human being, I'm surrounded by technology.
Topics: emerging, technologies, marketing, ar, voice, technology, say, devices, stats, vr, know, smart. -
5 Dos and Don'ts When Making a SMART Goal [+Examples]
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Every year I create vague New Year's resolutions, but this year I decided to try something different.
Topics: smart, making, email, goal, goals, blog, month, increase, dos, boost, leads, examples, traffic, donts. -
5 Simple but Smart Conversion Hacks Backed by Proven Case Studies
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Get more customers and grow your sales with these 5 conversion hacks backed by some amazing case studies that you can use for your business.
Topics: buy, personas, mission, simple, hacks, case, studies, customers, intent, buyer, commander, brand, smart, proven, best, statement, backed, conversion. -
AdWords Smart Bidding: Dos and Don’ts
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"Smart Bidding" is the umbrella term in AdWords for automated bid strategies. Smart bids can vary — from targeting page placement to outranking a competitor. There are seven Smart Bidding options. In this post, I'll address each one
Topics: donts, dos, cpa, option, clicks, target, bidding, adwords, conversions, strategy, bid, smart. -
Airtable Review: Smart Spreadsheets for Pretty Much Anything
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If you’re looking for database software or just a way to create better spreadsheets, check out this Airtable review to find out what Airtable has to offer.
Topics: used, features, spreadsheets, base, different, youre, review, option, data, smart, bases, airtable, create, pretty. -
Albert Heijn is testing smart door lock
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Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn is currently experimenting with a smart door lock, so groceries can be delivered to a customer’s place, even when the customer isn’t at home. The test is part of Albert Heijn Online Labs, which invents and develops new concepts to improve the supermarket’s service. “We Continue reading
Topics: door, testing, lock, online, albert, groceries, smart, using, company, test, heijn, project, place. -
Alexa now notifies you when items in your Amazon cart or wishlist are about to go on sale
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Amazon is introducing a new Alexa feature that will notify you if an item on your wishlist or in your shopping cart is about to go on sale, the company announced on Thursday. Alexa will now notify users up to 24 hours in advance of a deal going live and then order it on your […]
Topics: feature, voicebased, amazon, items, techcrunch, alexa, smart, sale, wishlist, cart, order, purchase, notifies, shopping, notify. -
Alibaba Hotel run by robots
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An automated Alibaba hotel is set to open in Hangzhou.
Topics: robots, similar, alibaba, hospitality, company, alibabas, run, features, guests, smart, automated, hotel. -
Alibaba increases stake in Cainiao Smart Logistics Network
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Alibaba has invested an additional US$3.3 billion to increase its equity stake in Cainiao Smart Logistics Network to 63 per cent.
Topics: logistics, services, network, alibaba, increases, existing, stake, investment, service, equity, cainiao, smart. -
Alibaba investing US$15 billion in smart logistics
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Alibaba Group will invest more than US$15.6 billion to build the technical backbone for an international smart logistics network.
Topics: billion, network, industry, hubs, investing, global, day, cainiao, logistics, us15, million, delivery, smart, alibaba. -
Alibaba, Thai government in smart deal
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Alibaba Group has signed an agreement with the Thai government to build a smart digital trading hub in Thailand.
Topics: develop, alibaba, smart, platform, thailands, deal, digital, work, thai, trade, thailand. -
Amazon announces a record-breaking holiday, ‘tens of millions’ of new Prime subscribers
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Amazon had another record-breaking holiday season, the retailer announced this morning. The company says it added “tens of millions” of people who signed up for Prime memberships, both paid and on a trial basis. Its worldwide customers also shopped and ordered more items than ever before, including “millions more Amazon devices” compared with this time […]
Topics: amazon, devices, millions, retailer, holiday, prime, sold, sales, tens, shoppers, amazons, announces, smart, recordbreaking, echo, subscribers. -
Amazon launches Smart Commerce in India to help offline stores launch digital storefronts
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Amazon said it will help neighborhood stores across India launch their own digital storefronts to better serve their customers, the latest effort by the e-commerce giant as it attempts to leverage the dense network of offline stores in the key overseas market. Amazon on Wednesday launched Smart Commerce, a new offering that will allow stores […]
Topics: help, storefronts, india, neighborhood, smart, amazon, techcrunch, offer, offline, online, digital, stores, launch, serve, commerce, launches. -
Amazon launches a Dash Smart Shelf for businesses that automatically restocks supplies
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Amazon may have stopped selling its Dash buttons for consumers, but it’s not done with dedicated Dash hardware: The company is launching its new Amazon Dash Smart Shelf today. Aimed at small businesses rather than individuals, the Dash Smart Shelf is also even more automated than the Dash buttons, as it uses a built-in scale […]
Topics: launches, amazon, youre, order, paper, business, businesses, shelf, automatically, restocks, techcrunch, using, supplies, coffee, dash, smart. -
Amazon launches ‘Smart Stores’ in India to win mom and pop
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For Amazon, it’s never too late to try something in India. The e-commerce giant is exploring ways to further spread its tentacles in the largely offline, technology-free neighborhood stores in one of its key overseas markets. The American firm’s latest attempt is called “Smart Stores.” For this India-specific program, Amazon is providing physical stores with […]
Topics: merchants, pop, offer, physical, win, retail, sales, smart, mom, launches, stores, market, india, pay, amazon, techcrunch. -
Amazon makes it easier for smart home devices to alert customers to low supply levels
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Alongside all the new Alexa-powered consumer devices Amazon introduced yesterday, the company also unveiled a new set of tools for the makers of smart home device skills that will allow them to tap into Alexa to re-order their supplies. Think things like printer ink, air filters for smart thermostats, detergent for washing machines or anything […]
Topics: levels, easier, makes, customers, amazon, set, device, supplies, smart, devices, report, alexa, techcrunch, product, supply, sensors, low. -
Amazon puts its own devices on sale early for Prime Day
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Amazon is kicking off today’s Prime Day a bit early. Although its annual sale technically begins at 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET this afternoon, it put its own devices on sale 12 hours early. The company is marking down its Alexa-enabled products like Echo, Fire TV, and Fire tablets, as well as its […]
Topics: devices, tv, puts, echo, prime, sale, smart, amazon, early, deals, day, members. -
Best Goal Setting Worksheet to Help You Plan & Achieve
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Accomplishing your goals is an incredibly gratifying feeling.
Topics: increase, achieving, smart, help, achieve, goals, best, template, traffic, blog, goal, setting, plan, worksheet. -
Big Changes from Google Ads in 2020
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The year 2020 witnessed raging Australian wildfires, a presidential impeachment, and the Covid-19 pandemic. Google Ads had some big changes this year, too.
Topics: report, smart, performance, advertisers, big, search, google, clicks, queries, shopping, changes, ads. -
Blockchain Vendors with Solutions for Ecommerce
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Blockchain uses are evolving, with many new vendors and participating merchants. The key benefits include lower costs, increased security, improved tracking, and enhanced convenience. In this posit, I'll list examples of vendors that use blockchain technology in their products
Topics: reviews, solutions, using, smart, delivery, platform, blockchain, ecommerce, contracts, payment, vendors, system. -
Chinese consumers embraced voice ordering on Singles Day
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More than 1 million orders were placed and processed through voice command via Alibaba’s Tmall Genie during its 11.11 Global Shopping Festival on Monday.
Topics: ordering, tmall, china, million, genie, shopping, embraced, singles, voice, speakers, speaker, smart, consumers, sales, chinese, day. -
Comparing Google Home Hub vs Amazon Echo Show 2 vs Facebook Portal
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The war for the countertop has begun. Google, Amazon and Facebook all revealed their new smart displays this month. Each hopes to become the center of your Internet of Things-equipped home and a window to your loved ones. The $149 Google Home Hub is a cheap and privacy-safe smart home controller. The $229 Amazon Echo […]
Topics: echo, amazon, comparing, google, hub, portal, video, version, facebook, vs, chat, smart, privacy. -
Consumers Search by Voice. Do You Listen?
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The future of search is, increasingly, spoken. At its annual I/O conference earlier this month, Google made 100 announcements. More than 20 related to voice interaction. (Many others involved visual ...
Topics: smart, results, consumers, search, winning, average, google, content, voice, searches, listen, words. -
Crypto-Commerce: Banking on Blockchain for B2B Payments
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Editor's Note: This post was originally published July 29th, 2019 and has been updated for relevancy
After significant hype with the rise of cryptocurrencies, there was a ‘Blockchain winter.’ The predictions for rapid adoption by 2020 never materialized; however, the underlying technology, Blockchain, still holds promise, especially in the B2B payments space.
B2B payments have seen consistent growth for several years (40% in the US from 2014-2020). This trend is expected to continue with a CAGR of 21% from 2021-2030. With 88% of businesses believing that API technologies will affect payments the most over the next few years and 65% of companies preferring a single or integrated payments solution, the momentum could soon turn into a ‘Blockchain Spring.’
How Blockchain for B2B Payments Works
Blockchain’s foundation is distributed ledger technology (DLT). Transactions are distributed, with records verified by a network of computers versus by one party or bank, and visible to all parties versus held in a central database. They’re also immutable as once recorded, they cannot be altered, reversed, or tampered with.
When a buyer or seller submits payment information to the chain, a digital “block” is created and distributed to the network. Multiple computers compete to unscramble the block, and the first to successfully do so shares it with the network for verification. Verification includes confirming funds are available, sender and receiver are reputable, and the request is legitimate.
Once verified, the transaction is authorized and posted to the ledger and designated parties are updated in real time.
Blockchain Benefits for B2B Payments
Faster Settlement
Blockchain cuts central banks out of the process, dramatically speeding up settlement. Unlike banks, which can take up to five business days for cross-border transactions, the 24/7 availability of the network supports real-time to next-day fund transfer.
Blockchain’s transparency and automation also save both suppliers and buyers the manual processes of phoning or emailing each other and updating their respective records in multiple systems.
Frictionless Payments
The ability to place one-touch orders directly from equipment and sensors on the job site, within a manufacturing plant or even operating room is an emerging opportunity in B2B. The “smart contract” property of blockchain supports automated device-to-device transactions when certain conditions are met, cutting out traditional invoicing and payment processes entirely.
Integrated with payment networks and headless commerce applications, smart contracts and IoT may be the future of replenishment and other micro-transactions between B2B buyers and sellers. Pricing and payment terms are set into the smart contract, with buyer and seller notified of each transaction upon execution and pushed back to their respective systems of record.
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Proactive Fraud Prevention
The public, distributed ledger serves as a “single source of truth” for both buyers and suppliers. While blockchain may not eliminate the need for outside verification agencies reduces settlement risk and makes it easier to track down fraudulent activities.
Prevent “False Positives”
For AR and AP departments, tighter fraud controls can lead to more false positives, increasing card declines for good accounts, delays in invoice processing, and can hurt the buyer-supplier relationship. Blockchain’s network-based verification and immutable record recognizes more good transactions and fosters trust between parties.
How Institutions are Already Banking on Blockchain
Stablecoins
A Stablecoin is a digital currency pegged to a ‘stable’ reserve asset, like the U.S. dollar. These remove the significant volatility seen in more well-known cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, which are tied to being ‘mined’ by computers. Stablecoins assuage some of the concerns over cryptocurrencies for business, though significant questions remain.
Legislation remains one of the unanswered questions that will significantly impact the future of these coins. Momentum continues to build towards answering these questions. As recently as December 2021, the U.S. Congress considered the regulatory path forward.
Open APIs
Visa, MasterCard and Amex are in an arms race to patent and ship new blockchain payment technologies. Their open APIs such as Visa’s B2B Connect allow fintechs and other financial institutions to build custom solutions and payment integrations on top of their respective blockchain infrastructure, including smart contracts and expedited payment settlement to enhance their B2B services.
The B2B Blockchain Challenge...and the Future
While banks and fintech companies are wasting no time embracing Blockchain, the challenge for B2B merchants remains to be the on and off-ramps (how they can turn good old dollars into digital coins with ease and low risk). Several fintech and ACH companies are attempting to solve these issues with B2B specific offerings.
We can expect that, as the blockchain market matures, banks and fintech companies will continue to open their infrastructure and APIs to third-party developers, including B2B merchants. Technology vendors may also begin to integrate blockchain technologies into their commerce solutions. Stripe, for instance, says it is still in “Early Innings,” there is no doubt the “winter” is thawing, and we will continue to watch as this space evolves.
Topics: distributed, companies, cryptocommerce, banking, transactions, blockchain, b2b, verification, payment, payments, network, smart. -
Crypto-commerce: banking on blockchain for B2B payments
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35% of B2B buyers and suppliers are interested in blockchain-based payment networks and 26% believe blockchain is the “preeminent payment technology of the future.” What's driving this trend?
Topics: payment, transactions, technology, smart, fraud, b2b, verification, distributed, blockchain, banks, cryptocommerce, payments, banking. -
DHL China to start drone deliveries
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DHL China is to start delivering goods by drones, cutting the delivery time on a route in Guangzhou from 40 minutes to just eight.
Topics: start, deliveries, china, dhl, intelligent, logistics, delivery, smart, solution, express, drone, ehang. -
DoorDash expands with on-demand grocery delivery
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DoorDash is announcing that customers can now order groceries through the DoorDash app from partners including Smart & Final, Meijer and Fresh Thyme. Additional stores like Hy-Vee and Gristedes/D’Agnostino are supposed to be added in the next few weeks. Through these partnerships, DoorDash says it has a delivery footprint covering 75 million Americans in markets […]
Topics: doordash, delivery, stores, ondemand, customers, offers, expands, grocery, service, hannon, techcrunch, groceries, smart. -
Echo Dot and Fire TV Stick are again Prime Day’s best selling devices (so far!)
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Amazon Prime members again snapped up loss leaders like the Echo Dot and Fire TV Stick with Alexa Remote on the first day of Amazon Prime Day 2019, which has now been stretched out to a 48-hour sale. This is the third year in a row that the entry-level Alexa smart speaker, the Echo Dot, […]
Topics: tv, days, day, echo, prime, smart, dot, select, far, techcrunch, devices, stick, selling. -
Ecommerce 2020: Enabling new business models with IoT
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is enabling a slew of new business models. However, due to new requirements the traditional monolithic commerce platforms are not the best choice for the IoT-enabled use-cases. Learn why API-first platforms are the way to go for the digital new world.
Topics: enabling, business, customer, manufacturer, equipment, including, ordering, inventory, ecommerce, models, order, vending, iot, smart. -
Eight Sleep unveils The Pod, a bed that’s smarter about temperature
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Smart mattress company Eight Sleep is announcing its newest product today, The Pod. Co-founder and CEO Matteo Franceschetti described it, succinctly, as “Nest for your bed.” Eight has been focused on bed temperature for a while, first by offering a smart mattress cover and then a smart mattress that allows owners to adjust the surface […]
Topics: bed, pod, smart, unveils, environment, alarm, temperature, smarter, sleep, thats, mattress, night, franceschetti. -
FAM Spotlight: Smart (Automated) Email Marketing for Busy Entrepreneurs
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FAM is pretty much the closest you can get to not having to do any email marketing but still getting it done right & done well. See why in this FAM review!
Topics: review, fam, shopify, campaigns, store, marketing, list, smart, emails, send, busy, email, youre, entrepreneurs. -
Facebook Won't Unveil a Smart Speaker This Spring
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Facebook has reportedly suspended its plans to debut a new smart speaker at its annual F8 developer conference in May. The decision comes amidst ongoing scrutiny and backlash from the alleged misuse of its users' personal data by analytics firm Cambridge Analytica.
Topics: assistant, launch, facebook, cues, speaker, smart, wont, voice, f8, plans, unveil, products, spring. -
Feasibility study checks underground parcel transport in Hamburg
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Last year, project planning company Smart City Loop entered the market to revolutionize transport on the ‘last mile’. And now real estate developer Four Parx has commissioned Smart City Loop to carry out a feasibility study in Hamburg, to see if parcels could be delivered underground in the near future.… Continue reading
Topics: feasibility, transport, hamburg, parx, smart, loop, parcel, tubes, system, checks, study, city, underground. -
Google Wants to Take Over Your Home (And the Rest of Your Life)
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If Google were a person, it would be standing at the front door of your home, asking, "Can I come in?"
Topics: wants, search, rest, google, hub, hardware, product, equipped, devices, assistant, pixel, life, smart. -
Google’s Smart Campaigns May Help Small Brick-and-click Retailers
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Google’s new “Smart campaigns” is the first advertising product under the new Google Ads brand. Smart campaigns use machine-learning algorithms to help small businesses become more successful online advertisers.
The tool ...
Topics: retailers, google, smart, help, search, campaigns, business, advertising, brickandclick, ads, ad, googles, store, small. -
HKTDC to host five annual events next week
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The Hong Kong Trade Development Council is going to hold five major events at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre next week.
Topics: asia, etailing, business, events, host, summit, hong, kong, smart, opportunities, week, hktdc, annual. -
Here's How AI Will Pull Content Marketing Back From the Brink of Destruction
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Hemingway tried to warn us.
Topics: tell, ai, brink, smart, pull, epic, quality, destruction, isnt, heres, marketing, content, marketers, thing. -
How Dynamic Content Makes Your Marketing More Personal
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The first time Amazon suggested a book via their recommendation engine, I was completely awed.
Topics: dynamic, smart, content, personal, website, websites, customers, site, static, marketing, makes, database. -
How You Can Set Smart Goals and Boost Productivity
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If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably got a ton of ideas for new projects or businesses in your head. And, you’re probably sure that they’re winning ideas too. But, the harsh reality is: ideas alone will rarely get you anywhere. What really matters is the way that you execute […]
Topics: boost, youll, need, specific, productivity, set, smart, goal, achievable, goals, youre, achieve, setting. -
How to Remove the Background of a Photo in Photoshop or PowerPoint
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You know what one of my biggest design pet peeves is? When I'm designing something, but there's an unwanted background on the image I'm editing.
In this article, you'll learn how to remove a photo background altogether, or make it transparent so the image assumes the look of any other background you put behind it.
Topics: powerpoint, using, click, method, image, selection, tool, smart, remove, photoshop, background. -
How to Take Smart Risks: 4 Tips From a Clean Hair Care Founder
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Founder Nancy Twine left her career on Wall Street to start Briogeo, a clean hair care company. In this episode, Nancy shares how she managed the risk of starting a company, scored a partnership with Sephora, and secured an acquisition of her brand.More
Topics: briogeo, care, tips, clean, nancy, start, hair, going, founder, risks, company, shopify, nights, smart. -
How to Write a SMART Goal [+ Free SMART Goal Template]
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There's almost nothing more gratifying than the feeling you get when you accomplish a goal.
Topics: setting, example, template, free, write, pushups, youre, goal, smart, youve, able, goals. -
Influencer Marketing, Part 3: Setting Goals
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Now that you know what influencer marketing is and why you as an ecommerce brand should use it, the next step is to create campaign goals before spending your hard-earned budget. The ultimate marketing goal of ecommerce brands is, presumably, acquiring profitable customers. But there are many ways to do that.
Topics: marketing, goals, increase, goal, bsq, influencers, setting, smart, brands, product, influencer, youtube. -
Instacart acquires Caper AI, a smart cart and instant checkout startup, for $350M, as it moves deeper into physical retail tech
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Instacart made its name by providing a way for consumers to bypass shopping in stores in person, by ordering items online and getting them delivered to their homes — a business that positively boomed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. But with physical stores still looming large in the world of groceries, Instacart also […]
Topics: instacart, caper, deeper, stores, physical, techcrunch, technology, smart, retail, tech, startup, items, moves, retailers, instant, company, business. -
IoT Security: Why Experts Are Scared -- And What You Can Do to Protect Yourself
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The Internet of Things can enable your smart refrigerator to order a new carton of milk for you, but it can also allow cyber criminals to hack internet-connected baby monitors, compromise smart cars, and even shut down most of the East Coast’s internet access.
Topics: devices, data, products, protect, cyber, experts, internet, vendors, personal, smart, iot, security, scared. -
Is conversational commerce just hype?
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Although we're in the early days of voice commerce, Google Assistant is now estimated to be a resident on more than 1 billion devices worldwide. Therefore, we need to start measuring voice in commerce across the entire shopping journey.
Topics: thats, smart, retail, voice, product, shopping, hype, used, conversational, speaker, commerce, value. -
JD parcel delivery service for consumers launched
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The JD parcel delivery service enables users of the company’s app in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou to send items intra-city and throughout Mainland China.
Topics: service, company, delivery, jd, supply, logistics, jds, parcel, network, launched, smart, consumers. -
LG TV lets you shop fashion you see in TV shows
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Video commerce firm TheTake has partnered with smart TV manufacturer LG Electronics and a range of media companies to allow viewers to “shop shows” for fashion and other goods.
Topics: fashion, products, shows, smart, video, shop, lets, various, tv, thetakes, thetake, lg, technology. -
Large retailers saw 64% increase in sales on Monday, thanks to Amazon Prime Day
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It’s no longer a winner-take-all scenario for Amazon Prime Day — in fact, that hasn’t been true for years. As soon as other large retailers realized they could piggyback on Amazon’s annual sales event to boost their own revenues from counter-sales, they’ve been doing just that. According to new data from Adobe Analytics out this […]
Topics: saw, increase, ecommerce, day, amazon, prime, smart, annual, techcrunch, sales, thanks, large, revenue, retailers. -
Last-minute Ideas to Increase Sales Over The Holidays
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Lots of posts about eCommerce over the holidays encourage you to get started early. We’ve published a number of these ourselves! But the good news is it’s never too late to set up a sale, discount, or deal in your store. As long as the holidays are still happening, you can take a few minutes to […]
Topics: lastminute, youre, free, ideas, shipping, sale, customers, woocommerce, smart, holiday, set, items. -
Leaked pics reveal Google smart debit card to rival Apple’s
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Would you pay with a “Google Card?” TechCrunch has obtained imagery that shows Google is developing its own physical and virtual debit cards. The Google card and associated checking account will allow users to buy things with a card, mobile phone or online. It connects to a Google app with new features that let users […]
Topics: leaked, pics, smart, card, googles, google, financial, data, techcrunch, apple, debit, checking, pay, account, reveal, rival, apples. -
Logistics startup Saloodo expands to Turkey
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Saloodo, a digital freight platform from Germany, is expanding. The startup, which connects shippers and carriers with a solution for ordering and handling shipments, will now launch its platform in Turkey. Turkey isn’t the first market abroad for the German startup, which was launched by DHL Group in 2017. The… Continue reading
Topics: turkey, dhl, saloodo, platform, market, logistics, shippers, smart, digital, carriers, expands, startup, freight. -
Marketers, Take Note: Samsung Is Going All-In on Voice and Now Is the Time to Prepare
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Around this time last year, I wrote about a new concept from Samsung SmartThings: connectivity that brings together all the devices one might use in her home and synchronize them in a way that makes them work together under one hub, intelligently.
Topics: marketers, bixby, users, assistant, company, smart, note, samsung, allin, voice, way, devices, going, prepare. -
Marketing in Shopify: Grow Your Business With Facebook and Google Ads
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Marketing in Shopify is your one-stop shop for creating, launching, and measuring campaigns to help grow your ecommerce business.
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Topics: ad, marketing, smart, facebook, shopify, results, youre, ads, shopping, campaigns, google, grow, business. -
Mobile Conversion Rate: What It Is and How To Increase It
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Is your website ready to attract and convert mobile website visitors into leads?
According to Adobe, companies with mobile-optimized sites triple their chances of increasing mobile conversation rate to 5% or above.
Topics: user, landing, page, conversion, content, bounce, mobile, increase, visitors, smart, rate. -
Next-gen vending machines: 5 reasons intelligent vending is trending in ecommerce
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Move over pop-up shops, there’s a new digital-meets-physical invasion that’s got the likes of Walmart, Uniqlo, CVS, Adidas, ASICS and Nespresso serving commerce through connected boxes.
What are the drivers behind this omni-channel retail trend?
Topics: machines, ecommerce, customers, walmart, nextgen, trending, reasons, machine, smart, intelligent, delivery, commerce, order, vending, pickup. -
Origin launches protocol for building cheaper decentralized Ubers & Airbnbs
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The sharing economy ends up sharing a ton of labor’s earnings with middlemen like Uber and Airbnb, and $38 million-funded Origin wants the next great two-sided marketplace to be decentralized on the blockchain so drivers and riders or hosts and guests can connect directly and avoid paying steep fees that can range up to 20 percent […]
Topics: blockchain, build, marketplaces, cheaper, origin, launches, ubers, decentralized, building, airbnbs, marketplace, users, smart, protocol, system. -
ParcelSea raises money to build smart mailbox network
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ParcelSea, a last-mile tech startup from Estonia, has raised 935,000 euros to build a smart mailbox network in Estonia and foreign markets. The Tallinn-based company wants to expand production and continue building new features and services. With ecommerce booming and contactless pickups becoming more and more popular, ParcelSea has been… Continue reading
Topics: packages, parcelsea, smart, network, company, letters, various, wants, mailboxes, build, grocery, mailbox, raises, money. -
PayPal Checkout can now be personalized to each shopper
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PayPal today is introducing new checkout technology for e-commerce sites that will dynamically present the most relevant payment method for each customer. That is, instead of retailers having to litter their checkout page with a variety of payment options, PayPal Checkout’s new “smart payment buttons” will update to display the right set of options for […]
Topics: retailers, payment, checkout, update, smart, product, paypal, online, shopper, personalized, options, pay. -
PayPal’s Smart Payment Buttons roll out in Europe
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Paypal introduced PayPal Checkout with Smart Payment Buttons in the US three months ago, to give consumers more choice in how they can pay. Now, the international payments company has launched these payment buttons in Europe. With PayPal Checkout with Smart Payment Buttons, consumers can choose which payment method they Continue reading
Topics: customers, paypals, roll, smart, relevant, europe, paypal, checkout, local, buttons, payment, methods. -
Shopping Ads on Google: What Every New Seller Ought to Know
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Shopping ads are some of the most clicked ads Google has to offer. Regardless of your budget or desire to actively manage campaigns, there is a path to success for you with Shopping Ads. Learn how to craft the perfect shopping feed.More
Topics: smart, campaign, ought, campaigns, products, seller, google, feed, product, shopping, know, listings, ads. -
Shopping via smart speakers is not taking off, report suggests
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U.S. consumers aren’t adopting voice-based shopping as quickly as expected, according to a new report today from eMarketer. While consumers have been happy to bring smart speakers into their home, they continue to use them more often for simple commands — like playing music or getting information, for example — not for making purchases. However, […]
Topics: voice, users, forecast, consumers, speaker, buy, suggests, speakers, purchases, number, report, smart, taking, techcrunch, shopping. -
Smart Fintech launches payment solution SmartPay
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Smart Fintech, an open banking third party provider from Romania, has officially launched SmartPay. This is said to be the first alternative payment solution that is authorized by the National Bank of Romania. Smart Fintech wants to execute “several thousand” payments per month this year through the newly launched solution… Continue reading
Topics: bank, launches, solution, open, payment, banking, financial, romania, fintech, smartpay, smart. -
Smart Lockers Are Upending Parcel Delivery
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The growth in ecommerce has fueled the demand for sophisticated delivery options. Consumers are not always at home or at work to accept packages. Many seek contactless alternatives. Smart lockers are driving much of the innovation in parcel pick-up.
Topics: offer, upending, locker, delivery, customers, lockers, parcels, logistics, smart, access, parcel. -
Smart Targeting: The Better Way to Reach Audiences & Customers
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Have you ever visited a website you frequent and found that the text interacts with you?
Topics: website, example, customers, set, content, based, list, smart, way, audiences, experience, rule, reach, targeting, better. -
Smart move as Google Singapore goes online
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After launching its online store, Google Singapore has introduced its smart speaker Google Home to Southeast Asia.
Topics: asia, voice, southeast, speaker, smart, goes, world, google, support, yearsingapores, online, singapore. -
Starbucks and Alibaba team up in ‘Genie-us’ delivery service
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Starbucks and Alibaba have teamed up to allow consumers in China to order coffee using their Tmall Genie smart speaker.
Topics: tmall, speaker, genieus, smart, genie, china, alibabas, delivery, service, starbucks, coffee, alibaba, food, team. -
The 13 Best Smart Home Devices & Systems of 2021
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In 2021, smart home systems and devices are more impressive and all-encompassing than ever.
Topics: system, control, youre, google, devices, alexa, best, systems, smart, assistant, products. -
The Ultimate Guide to Blockchain
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Do you remember where you were the first time you heard about bitcoin? I do. The year was 2013. One of my friends briefly mentioned bitcoin while discussing how advancements in technology made it much more challenging to create timely policy. He used bitcoin as an example because it was the currency of choice for Silk Road: the now-defunct drug trafficking website. Just a little over five years ago, bitcoin was primarily used in the dark corners of the internet to purchase illicit goods on the black market. With that knowledge, I pushed bitcoin to a dark corner of my mind … until recently when I saw that the Winklevoss twins had become bitcoin billionaires. Say what?
Topics: users, information, blockchain, transactions, bitcoin, ultimate, smart, contracts, using, transaction, technology, guide. -
The Ultimate Guide to the Internet of Things (IoT)
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Raise your hand if you’ve heard of the Internet of Things (IoT).
I’m guessing most of you have your hand up.
Now, keep your hand raised if you understand how the Internet of Things (IoT) actually works.
Topics: guide, devices, smart, businesses, internet, iot, technology, companies, data, things, connected, ultimate. -
The Voice Search Barometer: Where Do Users Stand? [New Data]
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At this week's annual Samsung Developer Conference, there was one technology that arguably stole the spotlight: Voice.
Topics: data, plan, buy, users, barometer, assistant, assistants, voice, stand, search, smart, respondents, technology, speakers. -
The future of voice recognition [infographic]
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The future of voice recognition is looking bright. Given its current usage both in the home and on the move, it seems as though this technology will only get bigger over the next few years.
Topics: growing, voice, technology, google, future, devices, voiceenabled, whats, amazon, infographic, smart, recognition. -
Tmall and Swire Properties launch New Retail initiative
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Tmall and Swire Properties are launching a New Retail initiative creating tailored retail experiences at Swire Properties’ five mainland malls.
Topics: sanlitun, tmall, shopping, initiative, launch, parking, li, swire, taikoo, smart, retail, properties. -
Tovala, the smart oven and meal kit service, heats up with $30M more in funding
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With more of us spending significant amounts of time at home because of COVID-19, our attention has turned increasingly to how and what we eat. Even for those who like to cook, but especially for those who might not have the time or inclination, it can be a challenge to come up with tasty, nutritious […]
Topics: cook, tovala, service, meals, food, tovalas, oven, kit, company, smart, 30m, ovens, rabie, meal, heats, funding, techcrunch. -
Understanding Google’s Smart Shopping Campaigns
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I’ve written many articles in the last year that address Google Ads' automation. Used carefully, automation — bidding, dynamic copy, scripts — can free up time for strategy. In this post, I’ll focus on Smart Shopping campaigns for Google Shopping.
Topics: smart, ads, search, google, shopping, campaign, conversion, standard, understanding, set, googles, campaigns. -
Unriddled: The Latest on Google's Location Tracking, Amazon Goes to the Movies, and More Tech News You Need
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"Unriddled" is HubSpot's mid-week digest of the tech headlines you need to know. Each week, we highlight the top stories in a quick, scannable way and break it all down. It's tech news: explained.
Topics: need, facebook, ads, latest, smart, report, googles, unriddled, amazon, week, tracking, movies, tech, google, read, company, goes, location. -
Voice Search: What This Game-Changing Tech Means for Ecommerce
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To date, the only thing that voice search has really disrupted is Santa’s 2017 inventory. But if we need evidence that voice search will be a big deal – like, smartphone big – look no further than the companies joining the voice search party: Amazon, Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Alibaba have all […]
Topics: speaker, ecommerce, smart, customers, google, gamechanging, shopping, tech, devices, voice, means, speakers, search. -
Walmart partners with smart box maker HomeValet for grocery delivery pilot
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Walmart announced today it will soon begin to pilot a new solution that could eventually allow the retailer to deliver groceries to customers’ homes 24 hours per day. The company is partnering with HomeValet, the maker of a temperature-controlled smart box that’s placed outside the home. Customers’ groceries can be delivered, contact-free, to the secure […]
Topics: pilot, techcrunch, maker, grocery, partners, boxes, groceries, box, walmart, homevalet, smart, delivery, customers, secure. -
Walmart to expand InHome grocery delivery to 30 million US households in 2022
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Walmart is expanding its service that will deliver your groceries directly to your refrigerator, the company announced today. First launched in fall 2019, Walmart’s InHome delivery service, as it’s called, allows customers to place grocery orders online, then receive their deliveries by having a Walmart associate enter their home by way of a smart lock. […]
Topics: ward, expand, households, service, grocery, techcrunch, customers, million, company, walmart, delivery, inhome, smart, associate, walmarts. -
Walmart to launch in-home grocery delivery in three cities, starting this fall
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Walmart on Friday announced plans for a new, in-home grocery delivery service that would allow the retailer to deliver items directly to a customer’s fridge or freezer, even when the customer isn’t home. The service, called InHome Delivery, works by way of smart entry technology combined with proprietary cameras worn by the delivery associates that […]
Topics: techcrunch, starting, smart, customers, grocery, entry, retailer, fall, cities, groceries, launch, walmart, inhome, delivery, service. -
Walmart.com now sells Handy’s installation and assembly services
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In March, Walmart announced it was partnering with Handy to sell its in-home installation and assembly services in over 2,000 of its brick-and-mortar retail stores. Now, that partnership is expanding to Walmart’s e-commerce site, too. This week, Walmart began offering online shoppers the ability to add Handy services to their cart at checkout. This allows […]
Topics: assembly, smart, sells, walmartcom, handys, services, customers, handy, amazon, stores, online, walmart, installation, walmarts. -
We Tested out the Google Home Hub so You Don't Have To
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"What do you get for the friends and family who have everything?"
Topics: hardware, voice, video, smart, hub, speaker, device, music, things, google, tested, dont. -
What is Context Marketing? Why It Matters in 2022 [+Examples]
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While it's fair to say most marketers are on-board with the importance of content marketing, there's still an aspect of marketing that doesn't get as much love: context marketing.
Topics: examples, matters, right, create, youre, offers, leads, smart, context, content, marketing, know. -
Who’s building the grocery store of the future?
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The future of grocery shopping will be a win-win for both stores and customers.
Topics: whos, techcrunch, customers, shopping, stores, building, customer, items, store, smart, grocery, cart, amazon, future, checkout. -
Why Voice Shopping Is Just Getting Started [New Data]
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When it comes to product and feature diversification, Amazon isn't exactly a novice.
Topics: report, growth, getting, speaker, started, using, speakers, amazon, shopping, smart, voice, echo, data. -
Why the Sephora x TikTok Incubator Program Is A Smart Partnership
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Welcome to HubSpot Marketing News! Tap in for campaign deep dives, the latest marketing industry news, and tried-and-true insights from HubSpot’s media team.
Topics: program, social, media, x, smart, sales, incubator, marketing, partnership, tiktok, sephora, success, brands. -
Your customers are talking, but are you listening?
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It is no longer a matter of "if" AI-enabled voice technology comes to commerce, but rather a matter of "when" it hits your business.
Jon Stine provides a quick recap of "Voicebot.ai's quantitative survey of US voice assistant adoption and usage – on both smart speakers and smart phones.
Topics: owners, thats, basis, voice, million, americans, customers, listening, speakers, cohort, monthly, smart, talking.