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Combating Brand Impersonation in the Digital Age

Retail TouchPoints

In retail brand impersonation attacks, cybercriminals pose as trusted retailers or brands to deceive consumers into revealing sensitive information, making payments for fake products or downloading malicious content. They can also impersonate company executives internally, tricking employees into authorizing payment on fraudulent invoices.

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The Ultimate Guide to Social Media for E-Commerce

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Social media for e-commerce has become a critical element in sales growth for many businesses. Using social media to boost your marketing offers many benefits to help build your business, so don’t wait to explore these valuable channels. 14 Steps for E-Commerce Companies to Find Success Using Social Media.

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10 Link in Bio Services to Try For Social Media

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If you’ve spent any time on social media, especially Instagram, you’ve likely seen your favorite influencers post “link in bio” or even use the hashtag #linkinbio. That made it hard to drive social media users from Instagram to your website. What Does “Link in Bio” Mean?

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Crypto Payments Adoption in FinTech: How Do Retailers Fit in?

Retail TouchPoints

No matter how fast the modern payment ecosystem is developing, the pursuit of the best customer experience isn’t going anywhere. To answer customers’ demands, business leaders must find the balance between adapting services to consumers’ digitally-driven shopping behaviors and staying true to the company’s strategy.

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As Gen Z Enters Prime Spending Years, Brands Sharpen Their Pitch

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They’ve been shaped/scarred by not one but two global economic traumas — the Great Recession of 2008-2009 and the COVID pandemic — and they’ve grown up with social media playing an increasingly large (and loud) role in shaping culture, including how these consumers shop, research and purchase products and services.

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Adopting a Holistic Security Mindset for Ecommerce

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Organized fraudsters use search and social media ads to deceive customers into clicking through to fake websites that steal their payment data, account login credentials or both. In fact, 16% of respondents from the consumer attitudes survey said theyd been the victim of social commerce fraud in the past year.

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Lesson from APAC: Social Commerce is Not One-Size-Fits-All

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Certain categories seem to work best with social commerce: Consumer packaged goods (CPG), fashion, beauty, and health and wellness. Promotional efforts such as coupons and discounts work well in social commerce, too, as do flexible payment terms. Cultivating KOCs (key opinion consumers, a.k.a.