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March 1, 2019
FTC Cracks Down on Fake Amazon Reviews
1. FTC Cracks Down on Fake Reviews The US Federal Trade Commission has successfully brought its first case against fake online paid reviews. The charges are filed against Cure Encapsulations, a weight loss supplement maker, for paying a third-party business, amazonverifiedreviews.com, to write fake five-star Amazon reviews and boost its rating to 4.3 stars for […]
15 Website & UX Statistics [Infographic]
15 Website & UX Statistics [Infographic] When you have a business website, it is not a case of just getting it set up and then leaving it; not if you want to be successful online anyways. Website trends change all of the time and new features become popular and then unpopular, so it is important […]
February 28, 2019
4 Content Optimization Tricks to Make a Significant Impact
4 Content Optimization Tricks to Make a Significant Impact For the better part of the last decade, content marketing has been one of the most (if not the most) popular forms of brand promotion, and nearly all organizations are doing it in some form or another. However, the majority of businesses are still unsatisfied with […]
Howard Schultz: Super U Podcast
Howard Schultz: Super U Podcast Our new episode of the Super U Podcast is live! The Super U Podcast delivers curated tips from top performers and thought leaders to help unlock and unleash your inner superpower. This week’s episode features tips from Howard Schultz, former Chairman and former CEO of Starbucks. Click here to subscribe […]
February 27, 2019
Majority of Economists Predict 2021 Recession
1. Economists Predict 2021 Recession The last recession, otherwise known as the 2008 Great Recession, led to a loss of 8.4M jobs and was the most dramatic employment contraction since the Great Depression. Now, a majority of economists are expecting another recession hit by the end of 2021. 10% predict the recession to begin this […]
Inside the Mind of a Hacker: How Cybercriminals Mess with Your Mind to Steal Your Data
Inside the Mind of a Hacker: How Cybercriminals Mess with Your Mind to Steal Your Data In 2014, some executives at Sony Pictures received e-mails that asked them to verify their Apple ID. All it took is one executive to take the bait and hackers were able to get into the company’s network. The hackers […]
February 26, 2019
How to Optimize Your Website for 2019
How to Optimize Your Website for 2019 Brands that are looking to stay relevant need to constantly be on the lookout for ways to optimize their digital footprint. In the world of SEO and User Experience (UX), every year brings fresh approaches to reaching consumers in a more personalized and efficient way. In this post, […]
6 Tips To Market Your App For FREE In 2019
6 Tips To Market Your App For FREE In 2019 More than 2.8B people are predicted to own a smartphone by 2020. Apps are being released on the App Store or Google Play Store every single day and this growth is showing no signs of slowing down. However, all of this competition makes it difficult […]
February 25, 2019
Onward: Post-Breakup Concierge Service
1. Post-Breakup Concierge Service Did you know that breakups are most common on Valentine’s Day, April Fool’s Day, Monday, Summer holiday, during the Spring season, and two weeks before Christmas and on Christmas day? Maybe you are one of the unlucky ones that got dumped on Valentine’s Day due to a revenge breakup and are now […]
February 24, 2019
11 Disruptive Apps that Changed the Way We Live [Infographic]
How Apps Are Changing Industry Landscapes For a business to stay afloat, it’s crucial to change with the times. This provides a real challenge sometimes since new technology comes out every day. Usually, these changes prove to be relatively minor — only mild adjustments and improvements of previously established protocols. This, however, isn’t always the […]
