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Social Media Meets Tulip Mania

Forrester eCommerce

A determined group of small investors have used the power of social media to punish “the smart money” by pushing the price of GameStop, a widely shorted stock, from $19 to $325 (as of this writing). It’s a story straight out of the Sherwood Forest, with a stopover in Holland. As the saga continues to […].

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TikTok Aims to ‘Transform Indonesia’s Ecommerce Sector’ Through Partnership with Tokopedia

Retail TouchPoints

In early October, Indonesia dealt TikTok a blow when it banned ecommerce on social media. of the venture and its other businesses, which include payment and financial services as well the Gojek ride-hailing and food delivery app, will continue to cooperate with Tokopedia as strategic partners.

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Reports: PayPal in Talks to Acquire Pinterest for $45 Billion

Retail TouchPoints

The payments provider has worked to stay at the cutting edge of relevant trends, including the buy now, pay later (BNPL) services that are currently experiencing massive growth and are expected to surge during the holidays. Adding social media capabilities could further enhance PayPal’s offerings for retailers. “We

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The Next Generation of Shoppers Needs a Next-Generation Strategy

Retail TouchPoints

Their preferences and values are making it more convenient and spontaneous…more interwoven with social media…and in some cases, more like a game. Maran Nalluswami is SVP and leads the Diversified & Value platform at Synchrony , one of the nation’s premier consumer financial services companies.

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Gen Z’s Message to Merchants: Meet Us in the Metaverse

365 Retail

A new study from FIS ® (NYSE: FIS), shows how the shopping preferences of younger UK consumers have shifted as adoption of embedded finance services reaches mainstream usage among Millennials and Gen Zs, while their older counterparts are less engaged with newer, digitally-oriented financial experiences.

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5 Tips to Improve Retail Pay-Per-Click Results

Retail TouchPoints

Here are some alternatives to consider: Amazon — More than half of all product searches now take place on Amazon, and the world’s biggest online marketplace offers its own advertising platform that’s eating away at Google’s market share; Facebook — The social media site remains one of the top platforms for retailers trying to reach new markets.

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10 Small Business Examples of the Best Instagram Bios

Kissmetrics

The image-heavy platform is the fifth most-used social media network in the world, with over 1.2 CEO Sallie Lee Krawcheck co-founded the company to empower women to take greater control over their financial future. This gives the reader a good idea of the target audience and what they’ll achieve through the service.