Tag: business

• Instagram users can now buy influencer looks. Eva Chen explains why

  July 8, 2019

  It’s been four years since Eva Chen left magazine publishing to become director of fashion partnerships at Instagram, and now it’s adding a feature Chen wanted even before her tenure… more ›

• Yoox Net-a-Porter CEO: “We sit on a gold mine of data”

  July 8, 2019

  Almost 20 years after founding Yoox as an off-price e-tailer, and four years after a merger with Net-a-Porter that culminated last year with a €2. https://www.voguebusiness.com/companies/yoox-net-a-porter-ceo-federico-marchetti-ynap more ›

• Bonsai Brands

  July 2, 2019

  The energy in the DTC sector is undeniable. In just about every vertical we see new businesses taking advantage of the evaporation of friction in launching an ecommerce brand. With… more ›

• Inside the Shifting Plans for Toronto’s Smart City of Tomorrow

  June 26, 2019

  What happens when a group of high-profile urban thinkers, capitalized by the vast wealth of a tech goliath, snags a parcel of public waterfront in a major North American city… more ›

• Uber’s Path of Destruction

  June 18, 2019

  Since it began operations in 2010, Uber has grown to the point where it now collects over $45 billion in gross passenger revenue, and it has seized a major share… more ›

• Should Spotify Change the Way It Pays Artists?

  June 16, 2019

  British electronic-music pioneer Jon Hopkins, writing on Twitter back in 2011, is definitely responsible for the most succinct public attack on the world’s biggest music subscription service. The most memorable… more ›

• What is Happening to Streaming’s Superstars?

  June 16, 2019

  Think of the biggest-earning artists on music streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music, and the usual megastars might come to mind. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/what-is-happening-to-streamings-superstars-845395/ more ›

• Top 100 global brands 2019: the full ranking

  June 16, 2019

  The duopoly is broken. Amazon has displaced fellow tech companies Apple and Google, which since 2007 have held the top two places in the BrandZ ranking of the 100 most… more ›

• ‘Quality’ Is a Distraction – If It Exists at All (Netflix Misunderstandings, Pt. 6)

  June 15, 2019

  The first lesson you learn when you start working in Hollywood is that everyone you know has an opinion to offer on the content you do (or choose not to)… more ›

• Netflix’s Content Budget Is Bigger Than It Seems (Netflix Misunderstandings, Pt. 1)

  June 15, 2019

  Netflix’s content spend remains one of the most obsessed-upon aspects of the company’s business model and future. It’s also one that’s often misreported or misunderstood. https://redef.com/original/netflix-misunderstandings-pt-1-netflixs-content-budget-is-bigger-than-it-seems more ›