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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 technology assistance, lines of credit, and wealth management. U.S. Bank began rolling out these concepts las...

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, WeCom launched as WeChat Work in China, to only moderate success. The pandemic has turbocharged its u...

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 rocky year for the format. Our ad spend by industry forecasts from August last year were already pain...

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 at Pizza Hut, about these partnerships and how they vary across markets. Tell us about your role at...

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 growth rates for spending on Sponsored Brand ads (89% and 86%, respectively) compared with Sponsore...