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Performance Advertising Under the SEC’s Marketing Rule

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For investment advisers looking to attract prospective clients, advertising the performance of their investment strategies would be a logical way to market their services (at least if they had strong historical returns!). Two final prohibitions under the Marketing Rule include restrictions on the use of predecessor performance (e.g.,

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Alphabet’s Q1 Spells S-l-o-w-d-o-w-n As Paid Clicks, Hardware Disappoint

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And for Google parent Alphabet , both puts and takes showed that most segments are showing signs of a slowdown, below a 20 percent benchmark that once seemed easily hurdled. In terms of headline numbers, first quarter top line came in at $29.4 The revenues missed expectations. And yet the company will continue to spend on expansion.

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The Buyers: Omnichannel Customer’s Impact On Retailers

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Instead of the only interaction between retailers and consumers being when either they walk into the brick-and-mortar store or see an advertisement on the television, consumers today are constantly bombarded with retail content. Given this low number, it may be difficult for retailers to match consumers’ desires without a drastic shake-up.

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Should Facebook Buy eBay?

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He advertised it as broken, set the starting bid at $1.00 million from Benchmark Capital and changed its name to eBay. So, eBay set in motion a number of things in an attempt to blunt the impact of these shifts and to bring new buyers and sellers into the mix. and watched the bidding frenzy begin: The pointer sold for $14.83.

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Walmart+ And Amazon Prime Face Off As Consumers Decide Who Gets Their Business

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Walmart+, as advertised, also includes mobile Scan and Go in-store using the Walmart app — a feature that has consistently failed to excite Walmart customers over the last six years. By the numbers, retail takes a little less than a third (30.8 Fighting For Share. percent) of the U.S. consumer’s paycheck and drives 70 percent of GDP.

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European mPOS Player Sees US Opportunity Too Good To Pass Up

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Now collectively called SumUp, the company is rolling out EMV-enabled mPOS terminals to compete with Square, the big player in the American market that has popularized mPOS solutions with its sleek terminals that are advertised to help businesses process payments on the fly. “A that has actually good proposition.”.

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101 Ways Financial Advisors Can Add Value For Their Clients

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Combined with growing advisor (and consumer) interest in comprehensive financial planning services, the number of ways advisors can add value for their clients has expanded greatly. Luckily, advisors have a large number of ways to add value to their clients’ lives (more than 101 in fact!),