According to a new report from Intuit, some fifty percent of American small businesses close within their first year of operation. It’s a scary statistic. But there’s no shortage of things a small business owner can do – from savvy marketing to smart hiring – that can do wonders to ensure the longevity of a [...]

According to an eye opening new report from DDM this week, the world’s largest video platform may now call China home. Baidu, a search company based inside of the world’s most populous nation, is building its video streaming services and upping its competition with Youku-Tudou, the leader in China’s video market. The purchase of PPS.tv [...]

You can add the title of hairdresser to the rapidly expanding list of professionals adopting mobile payments technology at a fast clip – pun intended. This reality was recently explored in-depth on the PayAnywhere blog. “The hair-care profession consists of various different working arrangements,” reads the post from PayAnywhere, a leading provider of mobile payments [...]

A well-known and highly respected analyst for Morgan Stanley says Apple will likely build more than one new iPhone model this summer. This latest chatter corroborates with speculation from supply chain sources and other knowledgeable industry sources who claim that multiple iPhone models are in the works. On Wednesday, Morgan Stanley’s Katy Huberty shared some [...]

A new survey conducted by Constant Contact indicates that mobile technology has become the new point-of-sale (POS) solution of choice for a growing number of small businesses. Seventy-one percent of small businesses using mobile technology now accept mobile payments and 52 percent utilize a mobile-/tablet-based point-of-sale system, the report finds. “In busy shops and department [...]

Apple’s chief financial officer Peter Oppenheimer is doing quite well for himself these days… even better than Apple CEO Tim Cook. According to the most recent industry data compiled by Bloomberg, Oppenheimer is now the highest paid chief financial officer in the world. Last year, Apple’s finance boss was compensated $69 million. Apple’s strong financial [...]

Velti, one of the leading mobile advertising and marketing technology firms worldwide, cut an estimated 200 employees from its workforce a couple of weeks ahead of its first-quarter earnings call on May 13.

Tablets are poised to bring in substantial revenue in the next few years as consumers increasingly become more comfortable paying for content, according to a new report from Juniper Research.

Mobile offers an important and growing channel for loyalty marketers, with 73 percent of smartphone users interested in interacting with loyalty programs through their mobile device, according to a new report from Maritz Loyalty Marketing.

Most affluent consumers will continue to purchase from a luxury brand that offers a mainstream line, according to a new report from the Luxury Institute.