Bloomberg addressing the UK’s Conservative party at a conference in 2012.Photo: Oli Scarff (Getty Images)Former New York City mayor, billionaire, and longshot presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg—who is definitely, totally not just a clueless rich guy running a widely unpopular vanity campaign—is pouring a considerable portion of his gratuitous wealth into a digital advertising firm he…
(Reuters) — Facebook on Thursday sued a Hong Kong company that it said baited people into clicking on celebrities’ photos and bogus advertising links, so it could install malware and run ads for counterfeit goods, diet pills and male enhancement supplements. The social media company accused ILikeAd Media International software developer Chen Xiao Cong and…
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Here’s how one affiliate marketer created massive growth for his business. December 23, 2019 2 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. “When I slow down on content, everything slows down in my business,” says Spencer Mecham, an entrepreneur who specializes in affiliate marketing.In this interview at ClickFunnels’ annual Funnel Hacking Live conference,…
Social media influencers have been known to promote events around the world for the right price — decisions that sometimes prove to be mistakes. Bella Hadid, who’d promoted the failed Fyre Festival with a gaggle of other models who’d vacationed in the Bahamas for a video designed to help sell tickets, later apologized for her…
DecisionLink has launched its new app, ValueCloud, that integrates with Salesforce. As a result, it gives self-service user experience that guides value propositions. ValueCloud Customer Value Management Platform ValueCloud is a Customer Value Management (CVM) platform with features that include a set of applications and sales tools. These help businesses to create, store and leverage…
To become the sort of person you’d want to follow, you need to listen to others who’ve already made it there. Image credit: Django | Getty Images December 5, 2019 4 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As 2020 nears, so do new opportunities to become a better entrepreneur. Although sales,…
How to juice social networks, become an authority in your niche, and grow your tribe with content marketing
In the span of just over 24 hours, the 49ers went from the top seed in the NFC looking towards a 1st round bye and homefield advantage to the #5 seed with the potential of facing the Dallas Cowboys on the road for their 1st playoff game. The 49ers dropped a close game against the…
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B2B CX Trailblazers Listen to and Act on Customer Feedback 91 percent of B2B customer experience (CX) leaders utilize the input of employees to improve CX efforts, and 89 percent gather partner and distributor feedback for boosting CX, two of the traits highlighted in newly-released survey data of interest to digital marketers . MarketingCharts Instagram…
When I found out the annual fee for Amazon Prime would increase from $99 to $119 last year, I started thinking about whether I could live without the service.The $20 increase I would face when my account auto-renewed wasn’t much in the grand scheme of things. But seeing that number nudge above $100 made me…
Estate planning in the U.S. is a $180 billion industry and, unlike many of the other areas in the multitrillion-dollar financial services market, it’s one that has yet to see a slew of technology companies come in to try to improve efficiencies. One notable exception is Trust & Will, the San Diego-based startup that has…
Here’s what businesses, brands and the average user can anticipate for the future of social platforms. December 20, 2019 9 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The last decade has seen social media solidify into thriving, multifaceted communities where more than 3.2 billion people worldwide are active daily. More than 90 percent…
Facebook has acquired PlayGiga, a Madrid-based cloud gaming startup. The company confirmed the deal to CNBC today, the week after Cinco Dias reported it was in talks to buy PlayGiga for about 70 million euros ($78 million). PlayGiga was founded in 2013 and received Series A funding from Adara Ventures, according to Crunchbase. In May,…
Screenshot: FacebookYesterday, Donald Trump became the third president in the history of the United States to get impeached, and Trump is obviously not happy. But as things get worse for the president, his message becomes more and more extreme, especially on social media platforms like Facebook. The Trump campaign buys new Facebook ads every day,…
Airbnb will be breathing a sigh of relief today: Europe’s top court has judged it to be an online platform, which merely connects people looking for short-term accommodation, rather than a full-blown estate agent. The ruling may make it harder for the “home sharing” platform to be forced to comply with local property regulations —…
Smartly.io, a company helping advertisers automate their campaigns across Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest, has sold a majority stake to Providence Equity Partners for €200 million (approximately $223 million). Helsinki-headquartered Smartly.io says it automates ad production, ad buying “and everything in between.” Founded in 2013, the company has more than 350 employees across 16 global offices,…
