PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2016

When it comes to ad spend these days, programmatic advertising — using software and algorithms to purchase data-based and highly targeted digital ads automatically — is the new king. In 2016 alone, programmatic advertising will account for 73 percent of all digital display ad budgets. That’s a total of $25.23 That’s a $15.45

Advertising 79

Advertising Forecasting Data Analysis Budgeting 79

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

In a move that lets users place and get phone calls through their Alexa gadgets, Amazon is launching a new collaboration with AT&T that will enable consumers to connect their phone numbers with their Alexa accounts, The Verge reported. And, with Amazon’s current Away Mode turned on, calls can be temporarily disabled.

Numbers 66

Numbers Transportation Advertising Communication 66

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

There’s a (slowly) growing push among retailers, brands and even politicians to make advertising campaigns as true and transparent as possible. We want to lend our voice and the support of the ModCloth community to this movement to stop the extreme and harmful photoshopping of women in advertisements.”. 2014 introducing the campaign.

Advertising 69

Advertising Retail Communication Numbers 69

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Until now, advertisers were able to use those identifiers to reach that block of users, small as it may have been. In response, Facebook has removed the capability for advertisers to target groups based on self-reported information. billion monthly users this week, making it the number one cross-OS messaging app in the west.

Advertising 46

Advertising Education Numbers Accounting 46

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In the second post, I pointed to inconsistencies in how accountants classify operating, capital and financing expenses , and the consequences for reported accounting numbers. In the first session of my valuation class, I pose a question, “What comes more naturally to you, telling a story or working with numbers?”

Marketing 130

Marketing Valuation Advertising Numbers 130

PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2016

According to new data from the Interactive Advertising Bureau, mobile accounted for the single largest individual segment of the $59.6 billion spent annually on online advertising. All in, mobile accounted for 35 percent – at $20.68 Twenty years later we still see double-digit growth rates, including 20% in 2015.

Advertising 40

Advertising Accounting Retail Numbers 40

Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In the second post, I pointed to inconsistencies in how accountants classify operating, capital and financing expenses , and the consequences for reported accounting numbers. Facebook, I argued, is a corporate autocracy, with Mark Zuckerberg at its helm.

Valuation 92

Valuation Advertising Numbers Investments 92

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Earnings, earnings everywhere, and so what do the numbers tell us? We’ve given you a bit of a cheat sheet, or a refresher of sorts, as to what can be viewed as among the most important numbers coming out of the releases, the supplementals, the business units that give insight into where these firms have been and where they might be headed.

Numbers 46

Numbers Advertising Currencies Accounting 46

CFO Thought Leader

JUNE 18, 2024

There’s this thing called the third-party cookie, which, like navigation on the Internet, is something that ends up basically being intermediated between publishers, who have the most valuable asset in the world—their audiences, not to mention advertisers who want to speak to those audiences. Permutive was built to do two things.

CFO 52

CFO Advertising Budgeting Problem Solving 52

PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2016

So, what’s this location-based advertising thing, and why is it (going to be) so important for the future of retail and mobile transactions? There’s a reason, after all, why 66 percent of marketers listed location-based advertising as the “most exciting” mobile opportunity of 2016, according to a study at the beginning of the year by IAB UK.

Advertising 42

Advertising Retail Technology Sales 42

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 26, 2024

Also in industry news this week: While the number of RIA M&A deals has not surged in 2024, the average size of deals has increased, demonstrating interest from (often private-equity-backed) firms in pursuing larger targets Off-channel communication tops the list of concerns amongst RIA compliance professionals, with advertising and marketing coming (..)

Benchmarking 96

Benchmarking Communication Advertising Compliance 96

PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2020

QSR chains are exploring a number of promotions and initiatives to help them make it through the COVID-19 crisis, which has so far caused 44 percent of restaurants to close either temporarily or permanently. Deep Dive: QSRs Face Continuous Battle Against Account Takeovers. Mobile Order-Ahead Developments. About The Tracker.

Accounting 61

Accounting Healthcare Advertising Leverage 61

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 31, 2024

Which means the firm will need to provide records of holdings and transactions for each of its clients (which may require some training and practice for employees to be able to quickly pull the needed data from the firm's custodian), as well as archived client communications and any advertisements produced by the firm.

Auditing 92

Auditing Compliance Advertising Communication 92

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The named individuals and companies were charged with using stolen Social Security numbers, home addresses and birthdates of U.S. citizens to open bank accounts. Those accounts were then used to pay for political advertising, and to interfere with U.S. Social Security number as an identifier.

Numbers 44

Numbers Securities Advertising Economics 44

PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2020

Facebook is under fire in a new set of documents in a lawsuit, which allege the company knew for years that paid advertising services on the site were exaggerating and distorting the number of people who would see the ads, according to a report by the Financial Times. Fake accounts represented another 5 percent, the stats said.

Advertising 56

Advertising Accounting Communication Numbers 56

PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2020

Smooth accounts payable (AP) processes are critical in the spice business, in which purveyors must send funds securely to vast numbers of distributors and growers worldwide. … We don’t write it down even, [but] it’s all in our accounts payable [system],”. That’s why we have all the accountabilities we have.”.

Accounts Payable 60

Accounts Payable Securities Accounting Invoicing 60

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The latest earnings reports from Big Tech giants and social media platforms show that advertising spend is through the roof at present, after basically falling off the roof earlier this year. did strong Q3 numbers, with PYMNTS reporting that “Alphabet said search and other advertising revenues rose 6 percent year over year to $26.3

Sales 70

Sales Advertising Profit and Loss Budgeting 70

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 31, 2024

Which means the firm will need to provide records of holdings and transactions for each of its clients (which may require some training and practice for employees to be able to quickly pull the needed data from the firm's custodian), as well as archived client communications and any advertisements produced by the firm.

Compliance 73

Compliance Advertising Communication Accounting 73

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

To understand how much these stocks meant for overall market performance, recognize that these seven companies accounted for more than 50% of the increase in market capitalization of the the entire US equity market (which included 6658 listed companies in 2023).

Marketing 118

Marketing Valuation Profit and Loss Advertising 118

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

While mobile banking has its perks, a new survey has found that 60 percent of Americans prefer opening a new checking account in-person at a bank branch. Sharp believes that more customers might open primary accounts online if banks could show that they can address problems remotely.

Accounting 43

Accounting Advertising Banking Numbers 43

PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2019

If headlines are any indication, data breaches have made off with consumers’ most sensitive bits of information, such as Social Security numbers, credit card info and bank details. Advertisers pay Facebook to display targeted ads, and Facebook shares data (though it maintains it doesn’t sell it). Data Managed.

Advertising 77

Advertising Healthcare Accounting Banking 77

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 1, 2022

From there, we have several articles on advisor marketing: How some of the biggest financial services firms are increasing their television advertising and how smaller firms can craft a scalable, cost-efficient marketing strategy. The potential advantages of taking RMDs in stock rather than in cash during the current market downturn.

Advertising 81

Advertising Numbers Planning Marketing 81

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 21, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that in a settlement with the SEC, robo-advisor platform Betterment agreed to pay a $9 million penalty for allegedly misstating the frequency that its automated tax-loss harvesting system was scanning some client accounts between (..)

Advertising 83

Advertising Investments Marketing Numbers 83

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

In the next post, I will use Facebook’s most recent earnings surprise to talk about inconsistencies in how accountants categorize corporate spending, and why these inconsistencies can skew investors perceptions of corporate profitability and financial health.

Marketing 130

Marketing Advertising Profit and Loss Investments 130

Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 16, 2023

Among other highlighted areas of interest, the regulator also flagged whether certain “ineligible persons” have been compensated for testimonials or endorsements and advisors’ use of third-party ratings in advertisements.

Advertising 89

Advertising Investments Numbers Accounting 89

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Analysts expect another jump in overall revenue, which is par for the course this year for Walmart and Amazon – but outside of the actual numbers, there are several trends and initiatives that will be addressed within the earnings announcement and subsequent analyst call. billion on advertising on eCommerce sites and apps this year, up 38.8

Advertising 60

Advertising eCommerce Entertainment Numbers 60

Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Wall Street Journal ) • From Math Camp to Handcuffs: FTX’s Downfall Was an Arc of Brotherhood and Betrayal : Gary Wang and Sam Bankman-Fried are offering dueling accounts of the FTX fiasco and of who’s ultimately to blame. They have each other’s phone numbers. Here’s your investing playbook.

Math 113

Math Advertising Investments Economics 113

PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2018

In fact, the old-fashioned form of outdoor advertising is winning over digital marketing heavyweights and finding ways to thrive in the online world. Out-of-home (OOH) advertising, in fact, depends on digital players for much of its current success, according to the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA).

Advertising 62

Advertising Numbers Marketing Technology 62

Bramasol

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

The two plus years of pandemic-driven changes keeping more people at home created a sudden growth peak in subscriber numbers, which has been followed in 2022 by a shift back toward fundamental bottom line issues such as containing costs and improving revenue per subscriber. Boosting revenues with new advertising initiatives.

Entertainment 75

Entertainment SAP Compliance Advertising 75

PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2021

Riding the success of the global connected economy and a better than expected performance from the iPhone 12, the company logged its first $100 billion quarter, with the number reported during its earnings announcement on Wednesday (Jan. Apple disclosed that it saw a record number of people upgrading their iPhones in China during the quarter.

Entertainment 94

Entertainment Advertising Sales Numbers 94

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Overall, the number of live-sales in the region increased nearly 67 percent, thanks to the heaviest usage among shoppers in Singapore and Thailand. As an example, The Paypers points to Alipay, which has launched a new service that enables merchants to offer coupons or discounts during livestream advertising.

Advertising 88

Advertising Leverage Retail Sales 88

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Identity verification solution provider Acuant has teamed with accounts payable (AP) automation company Tipalti to automate essential services in payment and transaction monitoring, according to a Tuesday (Dec. In addition, they can get rewards on corporate expenses such as rent, advertising, inventory and equipment. 15) announcement.

Accounts Payable 75

Accounts Payable Compliance Advertising Invoicing 75

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Amazon is forecast to reach the number three spot among sellers of digital ads in the U.S. According to The Wall Street Journal , buoyed by a pickup in ad revenue growth and accounting changes, Amazon is on track to generate $4.6 The research firm pointed to “strong organic growth in ad revenues” and the accounting changes.

Advertising 51

Advertising Sales Forecasting eCommerce 51

Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The Value of Intangible Assets Accounting has historically done a poor job dealing with intangible assets, and as the economy has transitioned away from a manufacturing-dominated twentieth century to the technology and services focused economy of the twenty first century, that failure has become more apparent.

Valuation 106

Valuation Profit and Loss Accounting Investments 106

PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

In the current environment, of course, the pandemic decimated foot traffic across any number of verticals — restaurants and retailers come to mind, of course. In fact, our bitcoin sales on our machines have increased dramatically week over week for the last 10 to 12 weeks,” amid an online and in-store advertising boost.

Currencies 135

Currencies Advertising Numbers Accounting 135

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Take that period out to the “75 Days Of Christmas” and that number goes up to 3 percent. Mastercard’s Steve Sadove, senior advisor and former CEO of Saks called it a “healthy” number. Digital-first economy: The Mastercard report showed eCommerce accounted for 19.7 The number was also higher than many expected.

eCommerce 104

eCommerce Retail Sales Advertising 104

CFO News Room

JANUARY 19, 2023

The primary source of revenue for Robinhood is the interest they earn on customer funds held in Robinhood accounts. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for $65 million related to allegations of false advertising and misrepresenting their pricing structure. How Does Robinhood Make Money? Robinhood makes money in several ways.

Profit and Loss 130

Profit and Loss Securities Nonprofit Investments 130