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

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“We could see how Pinterest could enhance engagement between consumers and merchants with PayPal being a central facilitator in the commerce journey, thereby feeding into the company’s vision of being a super app.”. Social Commerce Adds Synergies, but PayPal Must Integrate Them Correctly. for $4 billion in November 2019.

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Formula for Influencer Marketing Success: Give Creators Freedom — and Guardrails

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Everyday influencer engagement is, on average, about 10X that of a professional influencer, and [they have] nearly 2X the conversion rate,” said Evan Wray, CEO of social commerce platform Mavely. Move Beyond Social Commerce Platforms for Maximum Impact.

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Webinar Recap: Taking The Pulse Of Marketers And Consumers To Navigate The Shift To Digital

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Priorities may be changing, but retailers still need to provide a superior customer experience, added webinar panelist Caila Schwartz, Senior Industry Strategist at Salesforce Commerce Cloud. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a critical component of successful digital and customer transformation.

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Luxury’s ‘Paradigm Shift’ to Online: COVID Necessity Becomes Growth Engine

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billion — a 1% increase from pre-pandemic times in 2019. But like much of the world, the luxury sector looks very different today than it did in 2019. Influencers continue to have a substantial impact and we are seeing an increase in social commerce in the luxury space. We also see streaming having an impact now.

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Anthropologie CMO: ‘Digital is not a Channel, Platform or Tech — it’s a Business Driver’

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Elizabeth Preis, Global Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at Anthropologie, was alerted to the depth of people’s affection for Anthropologie when she joined the retailer in December 2019: “I was floored by the thousands of people who reached out when I updated my LinkedIn,” she said during last month’s Advertising Week New York in a session titled Cracking (..)

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How Natori Used AI to Sharpen Retargeting and Achieve a 943% ROAS

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AI Directs the Most Effective Ads to the Most Likely Purchasers The AI element comes from solution provider Albert , which Natori, a family-owned and run business founded in 1977, has worked with since 2019.

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How Flip is Flipping the Script on Influencer Marketing by Making Actual Customers its Stars

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After years of degrading consumer trust in platforms, brands and the influencers they hire, Agha’s premise is that his TikTok-esque social commerce platform — which features product reviews only from real, authenticated shoppers — will power the next wave of ecommerce discovery and online community. Here’s how he’s doing it.

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