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Amazon Sellers Turning to Google Ads to Reach Shoppers
eCommerce // May 30, 2024

Amazon sellers are reportedly increasingly turning to Google Ads to boost their business and stand out in the crowded marketplace. With the emergence of startups specializing in mining Google queries for potential buyers, sellers can now target specific demographics and send them to Amazon, creating...

PayPal Wants to Monetize the Connected Shopper With Ads
Data // May 28, 2024

Following a trend that has been predicted since JPMorgan Chase announced Chase Media in early April, PayPal has announced the creation of a new advertising division, PayPal Ads, which aims to utilize the company’s vast user data to help advertisers reach targeted audiences. The payments...

Shoppable TV Shortens the Path to Purchase for Digital Merchants
Retail // March 11, 2024

As consumers’ omnichannel shopping habits rapidly evolve, retailers and brands are finding shoppable content, such as interactive ads and streaming, could go a long way toward driving conversion. Online merchants are faced with the challenge of preventing customer drop-off at each stage the buying journey....

Report: Walmart Aims to Buy Vizio for $2 Billion
Acquisitions // February 13, 2024

Walmart is reportedly in talks to acquire smart television maker Vizio for over $2 billion. The discussions are ongoing, and a deal may not happen, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Tuesday (Feb. 13), citing unnamed sources. Reached by PYMNTS, spokespeople for both Walmart and Vizio declined to comment on...

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PayPal Wants to Monetize the Connected Shopper With Ads

May 28, 2024
Following a trend that has been predicted since JPMorgan Chase announced Chase Media in early April, PayPal has announced the creation of a new advertising division, PayPal Ads, which aims to utilize the company’s vast user data to help advertisers reach targeted audiences. The payments giant would create this ad network using data from user […]

Credit Unions Shun Online Ads For Content To Acquire Customers

October 16, 2019
In August, Facebook instituted changes to its advertising policies as the result of a settlement it reached with anti-discrimination groups and the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)....

Blockchain Tracker: Blockchain’s Role In Digital Advertising

April 28, 2017
Although it’s still in its infancy stage of being used outside of the financial arena, blockchain technology is slowly showing signs of impacting other industries. On the tip of everyone’s...

Alphabet Tracker: Offensive Content

March 30, 2017
Alphabet stock (GOOG) took a turn for the worse shortly after our last tracker. While GOOG was breaking through to all-time highs, peaking well above $870 on St. Patrick’s Day,...

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Amazon Sellers Turning to Google Ads to Reach Shoppers

May 30, 2024
Amazon sellers are reportedly increasingly turning to Google Ads to boost their business and stand out in the crowded marketplace. With the emergence of startups specializing in mining Google queries for potential buyers, sellers can now target specific demographics and send them to Amazon, creating a valuable pipeline for new customers, Bloomberg reported Thursday (May […]

Report: Walmart Aims to Buy Vizio for $2 Billion

February 13, 2024
Walmart is reportedly in talks to acquire smart television maker Vizio for over $2 billion. The discussions are ongoing, and a deal may not happen, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Tuesday (Feb. 13), citing...

Amazon Launches Online Ad Partnership as Google Eliminates Tracking Cookies

February 05, 2024
Amazon has teamed with British publishing giant Reach to obtain targeted customer ad data. The partnership, the subject of a Monday (Feb. 5) report by the Financial Times (FT), is happening as the media...

Temu Ad Spend Places It Among Largest Online Advertisers in US

January 31, 2024
Temu reportedly spent $3 billion in 2023 on online advertising in the United States for its eCommerce marketplace. This move by Temu, which was introduced to the U.S. by Shanghai-based eCommerce...