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Published: May 14, 2021, 11:00am Editorial Note: Forbes Advisor may earn a commission on sales made from partner links on this page, but that doesnt affect our editors opinions or evaluations. Getty Moving is exciting, but it can also be stressful for more reasons than one. From finding the time and energy to box up all of your belongings, to picking a trustworthy moving service to safely transport them all from one place to the next, there are just so many factors to co...

Over a third of US adults don’t use mobile payment systems Download Share In the US, 37% of adults don’t use mobile payment systems, but among those who do, one has a commanding lead: 39% of US adults use PayPal, while only

The Weekly Listen: Augmented reality and the future of marketing, buy now, pay later evolves, and decision fatigue May 14, 2021 Download The Weekly Listen: Augmented reality and the future of marketing, buy now, pay later evolves, and decision fatigue Share On todays episode, we discuss whether augmented reality is the future of marketing, how Clubhouse launching on Android can help the social audio platform grow its user base, how much the pandemic changed boomers online behavior, whether "buy...

Travel Trends in 2021: How Americans Are Planning and Packing for Trips | Sponsored Content | Tech-Talk Webinar | May 25 Presented by Criteo Share After more than a year of lockdowns, social distancing, and staying mostly at home, Americans are eager to travel again—but new behaviors are expected to reshape the travel and retail industries. As the travel industry merges towards a recovery, how and why travelers book a trip, and what they require to feel safe and confident, has changed. In fac...

Chime to stop calling itself a ‘bank’ to settle legal action Download Share US-based neobank Chime will no longer refer to itself as a bank after it agreed to a settlement with the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. The regulator took action against the US neobank in 2020 because it doesn’t have a state banking license. The settlement calls for Chime to add clarifications about its operations to its website and advertising by May 15. Moving forward, Chime will ...

U.S. Bank tests branches geared for a digital-first era Download Share U.S. Bank has made a series of overhauls to branches in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota to reposition physical banking as digital channels eat away at its usage, per the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. The latest example, a renovated concept branch in Eden Prairie, features self-service stations with digital devices instead of tellers. Branch employees will instead help customers with services including technolog...

The rise of collaboration apps in China, and how marketers can harness their potential Download Share Workplace transformation remains one of the pandemic’s biggest stories. As companies shifted to remote work in 2020, adoption of collaboration tools in China skyrocketed—and Tencent’s app for enterprises, WeCom, was no exception. The app’s interoperability with WeChat and arsenal of business features will make it a valuable asset for marketers even after offices reopen. In April 2016, W...

In the UK, search’s saving grace was strong growth in ecommerce Download Share Search had a challenging time during the pandemic. Spend grew just 5.3% to £7.34 billion ($9.41 billion) in 2020, down from 17.7% the previous year and significantly down on our pre-pandemic estimate of 12.2% growth. However, this latest forecast is a reversal on our interim August 2020 estimate, when we expected a decline of 1.7% for the year. Travel spending is predominant in search, so 2020 was likely to be a r...

Q&A: How Pizza Hut approaches its global partnerships to meet consumer needs Download Share Over the past few years, amid a huge digital transformation, Pizza Hut has had to pivot from traditional restaurant service and carryout to ecommerce. In addition to its shift toward digital, another key area of focus for the company has been its global partnerships with brands like Unilever’s Ben & Jerry’s. We recently spoke with Courtney Vogel, vice president of marketing and strategic partnerships...

Amazon’s Sponsored Brands now make up nearly one-quarter of its console ad business Download Share The news: Spending on Amazon’s Sponsored Brands ads grew a healthy 25% year over year (YoY) last quarter and now account for 23% of Amazon’s pay-per-click ad business, per Merkle’s Q1 2021 Digital Marketing Report. For comparison, Merkle reported that spending on Amazon’s Sponsored Products ads only grew 0.1% YoY. The bigger picture: Companies like Pacvue and Tinuiti also reported higher...