In a move that surprised many, eBay announced on Wednesday that it’s replacing PayPal as its main payment processing partner, having signed an agreement with Adyen, a global payment provider based in the Netherlands, to replace its former subsidiary. Going forward, eBay …
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The Potential of Social Media Advertising
The worldwide social media advertising market was worth some 43.78 billion dollars in 2017, and accounted for 18 percent of the total digital advertising market. As our infographic shows, the U.S. market is by far the biggest in the world, …
Read More »What Are The Risks to Publisher’s Success
Social media, and above all Facebook, took a lot of heat for its perceived role in disseminating rumor and false news, most prominently during the U.S. election campaign in 2016. Recently, the firm has announced that it will give publishers less …
Read More »How Smartphone Prices Differ Across the Globe
Driven by an increase in demand for premium smartphones, the average smartphone selling price increased to $328 last year. However, as the following chart shows, it makes sense to look at smartphone prices at a more regional level. According to GfK point-of-sale data from …
Read More »A Cigarette a Day Won’t Keep the Doctor Away
It’s common knowledge that smoking is extremely bad for your health, but for those still clinging onto the habit by telling themselves one or so a day can’t really do any harm, a new BMJ study has shown the negative effects are still significant. …
Read More »Pakistan remains a commodity exporter
The caption may sound a little outrageous to readers, but it is a harsh reality. Over the years the country has failed in exporting value added goods. At presented whatever is clubbed under ‘value added’ items remains a commodity. The …
Read More »Innovative e-commerce keep advancing financial inclusion in Pakistan
In today’s context e-commerce is a potent tool to further the goal of financial inclusion by drawing more people within the digital financial services space, irrespective of income and social status. Through simple payment and delivery options, innovative e-commerce solutions …
Read More »Where do we stand in branding vegetables and fruits?
Branding a product is a buzz-word across the globe which brings about value of the product. In the brand-conscious society like that of ours to some extent, branding fruits and vegetables may bring optimal benefits for the poor vegetable and …
Read More »Information agility – all new business
The communication resources have improved and flow of information is so instantaneous that almost everybody around the globe has the similar access to the information. The emerging sources of information flow have made it possible for the common person to …
Read More »Foreign brands attraction and confidence keep growing in Pakistan
International brands are making fine entry into the Pakistan’s lucrative market by opening their franchises in mega cities and towns. Currently, Xiaomi, a Chinese brand and the world’s third largest smartphone maker made entry into the Pakistani market, a booming …
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