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Don’t Succumb To Social Media Stockholm Syndrome

Forrester eCommerce

We are excited to launch the new vision report for our social marketing playbook. It might be controversial, but we are here to give companies permission to break up with social media. Social media is a quagmire, and marketers contributed to the mess. Yes, you read that right.

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FTC Accuses Social Media Services of ‘Vast’ User Surveillance, Lax Privacy Protections

Retail TouchPoints

It’s not exactly startling news; by now, most policymakers and consumers are aware, at least at a high level, that social media and streaming services have been collecting user data for years , often without clear indications that they were doing so or opportunities for users to opt out.

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No Clickbait Here—LinkedIn Is Clearly King Of B2B Social Media

Forrester eCommerce

Social media plays a pivotal role in shaping brand strategies and reaching target audiences for B2B companies. Forrester’s Brand and Communications Survey, 2024, sheds light on the preferences and strategies of over 100 marketing leaders from B2B companies with revenues exceeding $100 million.

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Florida’s New Law Restricting Social Media Use Will Be Tough To Enforce

Forrester eCommerce

Yesterday, the governor of Florida signed a bill that will ban social media accounts for kids under the age of 14 and require parental consent for 14- and 15-year-olds. Under the new law, social media companies can be found liable for up to $50,000 per incident.

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Industry Shake-Up: 2023 Commerce Trends To Rock Your World

Speaker: Ashlee Aldridge - Reach Partners LLC | Bill Mirabito - Chameleon Collective | Ronak Shah - PSA Retail & CPG, Amazon Web Services | Wayne Teigen - Pivotree

Companies must expand on the trends that exploded during the pandemic if they want to see continued growth in their businesses while facing a recessionary economy. From social commerce to BOPIS, the name of the game is to meet and sell to customers wherever they are, through multiple channels.

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Five Below Taps Forever 21 CEO to Lead Company

Retail TouchPoints

Previous Five Below CEO Joel Anderson left the company to lead Petco in July 2024. She led a brand refresh for the fast fashion retailer, focusing on younger consumers with a social-media-first approach to customer engagement. Park has been CEO of Forever 21 since 2022.

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The 100 Best Channel Podcasts Of 2021

Forrester eCommerce

Responding to this initial success, leading social media companies such as […]. The audio-only format is also expanding with the invite- and iOS-only upstart Clubhouse achieving 16.4 million downloads since it debuted last year, according to Sensor Tower.

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