Yet another company has been hit by a ransomware attack
Yet another company has been hit by a ransomware attack
Month: October 2019
Creating a Successful eCommerce Mobile App
Having an eCommerce mobile app is not a big deal — but creating a successful eCommerce mobile app is tough. Social commerce and eCommerce industries are booming, and every stakeholder wants to jump on the bandwagon. Meanwhile, Shopping apps are increasing in numbers, so it’s tough to sustain your space in the crowded app store.…
Porsche pilots online vehicle sales in the U.S. and Germany
Porsche will begin selling its vehicles online in the U.S. for the first time, the company announced on Monday. To begin with, the company is proceeding with a pilot program that will be offered with 25 of its U.S.-based dealer partners, but the automaker says it could expand to cover the U.S. market more broadly…
Europe’s top court sets new line on policing illegal speech online
Europe’s top court has set a new line for the policing of illegal speech online. The ruling has implications for how speech is regulated on online platforms — and is likely to feed into wider planned reform of regional rules governing platforms’ liabilities. Per the CJEU decision, platforms such as Facebook can be instructed to…
5 Non-Invasive Ways to Succeed at Customer Retention
Customer retention is easier than finding new customers. Image credit: andresr | Getty Images Jennifer Spencer Guest Writer Serial Entrepreneur, Content Creator, Avid Learner October 21, 2019 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. You want your customers to keep coming back for more. And for good reason! A 5 percent increase in…
Eugenia Kim Is Seeking A Sales Intern In New York, NY
Photo: Eugenia KimWe are looking for an undergraduate student majoring in Fashion Merchandising, Marketing and/or Ecommerce who has a genuine interest in the fashion industry to receive school credit for this internship. You will be assisting the wholesale and ecommerce team in all areas of sales with an incredible opportunity to learn and experience the…
Moonday Mornings: NBA blocks player’s plan to tokenize contract with Ethereum
Good morning Forkers, you know what time it is. It’s Moonday Mornings, Hard Fork’s wrap-up of the weekend’s top cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines you can’t afford to miss. Check it out. 1. The Ukrainian government is allegedly preparing plans to legalize cryptocurrency in the country, The Block reports. The move is being pushed by the…
Hong Kong protests: NBA fans join anti-China display
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Protesters held signs and wore masks during the pre-season basketball game in New York Dozens of spectators at a US basketball game have held signs and donned T-shirts and masks in support of protests in Hong Kong.Demonstrators gathered during a match in New York between the Brooklyn Nets and the…
How to Reduce Ecommerce Returns
Ecommerce returns are on the rise and with the holidays approaching, the number of returns will swell even more. If you’re a small retailer, you know how quickly too many ecommerce returns can eat into your profit margins. Try these tips to reduce the number of returns from online shoppers in a way that benefits…
5 Marketing Experts Share Trends to Jump On (and Which to Avoid)
Discover how to optimize your online presence in a crowded and noisy digital environment. Image credit: SFIO CRACHO | Shutterstock Terry Rice VIP Contributor Digital Marketing Expert-in-Residence, Entrepreneur October 3, 2019 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Warren Buffet once told Forbes, “Ultimately, there’s one investment that supersedes all others:…
Learn to Drive Growth and Sales Online with These 9 Courses
From earning a passive income online to helping your business scale on Facebook, these courses give you a complete digital marketing education. September 30, 2019 2 min read Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share…
Source: Nike has picked up Russell Wilson’s Tally/TraceMe in a rare acquisition
Nike has long been synonymous with premium sneakers and other sports gear, but now the company could be extending its brand into another area — digital media — thanks to the rumored acquisition of a Seattle-based startup. TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that the multibillion-dollar sports giant has acquired TraceMe, which originally built an app…
Every digital marketer should have these 8 courses under their belt
TLDR: From content to SEO to web ads, this $59 training offers insight into everything it takes to craft a complete digital marketing campaign. One training bundle could never teach you everything you needed to know about digital marketing. But when that bundle is packed with over 200 hours of instruction, there’s a decent chance…
A Doctor’s Guide to Building a Business in the Digital World
October 17, 2019 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In today’s digital age, both media and marketing play an important role in medical-practice growth. Patients are becoming more tech-savvy and more conscious of not only their health but also who they trust to treat them. That’s why many people check…
Twitch hires former Zynga exec Doug Scott as Chief Marketing Officer
Amazon-owned game streaming service Twitch has snagged Zynga’s chief marketing officer, Doug Scott, to join as its own CMO, the company announced today. At Zynga, Scott led global marketing for just over three years. Prior to that, he was CMO at the music startup BandPage and the VP, Marketing and Revenue at mobile game publisher,…
19 PPC Mistakes that can Demolish Your Business for Good
Pay-per-click (PPC) marketing is one of the leading digital channels various sizes of businesses use to reach their customers. A 2018 survey by Clutch reveals that 45% of small businesses do PPC advertising. Certainly, PPC marketing can be rewarding, but it can also be expensive and expend your entire budget within a short time. Consider…
IronSource, a mobile adtech startup, confirms $400M+ raise at $1+ valuation
On the same day that two Israeli-founded adtech startups, Taboola and Outbrain, announced a merger to create a $2 billion company, another Israel-founded company focusing on advertising and marketing for mobile has also closed a huge funding round. IronSource, which has built a video ad network and user acquisition technology for mobile app publishers, has…
Sony could sell off PlayStation Vue to escape the TV streaming game
Despite multiple price increases, it appears Sony has yet to make money on the service. Just this past summer, the company raised the price of all its multi-channel plans by $5 per month. It did the same the summer before. The company’s most affordable “Access” tier now starts at $49.99 per month, making it hard…
