Sentences with phrase «consumer companies like»

Yet consumer companies like Snapchat — especially early in its gestation — are often valued based upon the number of active users on the platform, how much time users are spending per session, and virality.

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Darren Seifer, a food and beverage industry analyst at the NPD Group, explains that companies like NatureBox are «tapping into a consumer demand for freshness.»

New technology like Dish's $ 20 / month Sling service and Microsoft's Xbox TV tuner make it easier than ever for consumers to ditch the cable company while still getting a decent fix of television.

In a world where brand loyalty is increasingly hard to come by, especially for consumer - facing companies like Procter & Gamble or Coca - Cola, Apple's burgeoning razor - razorblade model has power, he said.

Understated fonts like these work brilliantly for startups in industries that involve consumer interaction, such as health and wellness companies.

And while the iMirror is the kind of product that feeds directly into consumers» current assumptions of what IoT technology looks like, there are plenty of Canadian companies finding business applications that consumers will hardly notice.

The company has even started selling consumer hardware like its Pixel smartphone.

How can a company like Valeant (or Volkswagen, for that matter) regain the trust of consumers and the investing public?

Sounds a bit like the sci - fi thriller In Time (lLOL), but in order for on - demand companies to move past the «Uber of...» era, a huge market opportunity will consist of consumers looking for DIFM options.

Telematics can offer up business intelligence: Insurance companies like Desjardins, for instance, are offering to adjust rates for consumers who install car - monitoring devices that will analyze their driving habits.

After Playworld selected six finalists, consumers who «liked» the company's Facebook page were able to vote for the community or school they considered most deserving; Parker's Woods park in Mason City, Iowa, and St. Norbert School in Northbrook, Ill., were the winners.

But as the overall consumer smartphone market declines, Apple sees business customers — long the domain of companies like Microsoft and Dell Technologies — as a new area of growth.

He said his experience working with tech products at companies like Product Hunt and Meerkat provided him insight into consumer - focused startups.

Tencent may not be well - known to American consumers, but it recently became the first Asian tech company to be valued over $ 500 billion, on the heels of companies like Facebook and Amazon.

This ensures that a score takes into account how well - liked a company is among people who have an opinion of it without penalizing companies that are not consumer - facing.

Other companies, like Michigan - based Green Spirit Farms and California - based Urban Produce, also sell to consumers using vertical farming methods, though The New Yorker reported in January that AeroFarms had twice the funding of any other indoor farming company — even before its recent $ 34 million round.

It's not unusual to see companies trading well above 20 times earnings these days, especially more bond - like businesses, such as dividend - paying consumer staples, utilities and other defensive equities, says Arthur Heinmaa, chief investment officer at Cidel Asset Management.

Although President Donald Trump has said that this new version, like the first bill that was pulled from consideration, will cover pre-existing conditions, the revised law gives states broad latitude to allow insurance companies to increase rates for consumers with an existing illness.

Companies like SparkleCoin are driving this expansion and adoption, by developing architectures that enable everyday consumers to spend cryptocurrencies at scale.

Loblaw has followed suit of companies like Unilever, Johnson & Johnson, and P&G, which in 2013 announced the ban of phthalates and triclosan in its beauty and personal care products, in response to decade long pressure from activist groups prompting consumer goods company to stop using chemicals that have been linked to birth defects, cancer, diabetes and infertility.

If that sounds like RI is well positioned for growth then the only stumbling block might be how it manages its channel relationships — especially because the company isn't directly consumer facing.

Modern consumers are more sophisticated than ever, and companies like Glossier that produce quality products and create authentic connections with their audience will succeed.

Studies like the Global Trust Barometer have confirmed companies» belief that consumers trust a recommendation from someone «just like me» over advertising.

Despite being an America - only study, it's still an interesting barometer of consumer sentiment, particularly when so much coverage features headlines like «America's most hated companies.»

Brand - licensing models are not new in the industry; European companies like Philips and Alcatel have made money from consumer electronics by licensing out their brand after capitulating to Asian competitors more than a decade ago.

The company threatened to take its content, which includes shows on Spike TV and BET, to a Netflix - like service if the CRTC opts for giving consumers the option to choose which channels they want.

So far, there seems to be one common denominator to all companies that could stand to benefit by acting more like people — or good people, likable people — they're consumer facing.

Consumer advocates would like to see the agency require every company involved in selling, buying, or collecting debts to ensure the integrity and accuracy of the information used in the process.

The kind of detailed demographic and interest - based targeting that the company specializes in makes sense for plenty of advertisers and marketers, but for a consumer - goods company like P&G that is more interested in broad reach and awareness, that kind of targeting may not be terribly compelling.

And others suggest that taking such a stand helps boost sales with like - minded consumers, especially tech - hungry Millennials who gravitate toward companies that take a position on issues they value.

The next step for the apparel industry is customized fit, says Schmults: It will be common for consumers to use their computers or devices like Microsoft Kinect to scan their bodies, send the data to a clothing company and receive a tailored garment.

Concerns over consumer acceptance of fermentation is why food companies are quick to equate it with accessible and acceptable food processes like brewing beer or making bread.

In order for these methods to be effective, the data being by companies like Snapchat and Facebook must be reliable enough to target consumers effectively.

Pai opposed online privacy regulations that force broadband providers to ask consumers for permission before using their data, saying they are more onerous than the requirements for internet companies like Google and Facebook.

Companies like Simple, which creates a «bank free» debit option, and apps like Mint that track spending, help consumers transact and track their decisions outside of traditional banking.

In effect, consumer - only lenders like Avant, an Inc. 30 Under 30 company, may have an easier time of things, because it has more clarity on what it can and can't do.

In the more tech - heavy segments of the industry, startups like pet toy and treat subscription service BarkBox, services platform Rover, direct - to - consumer pet pharmaceutical company Vets First Choice, and smart - collar maker Whistle Labs are some of the dominant companies.

Chinese companies like Alibaba are better at delivering added value for consumers than Amazon, Nick Hayek said.

Reputation Institute's survey of Canada's largest companies reinforces the power of this emotional appeal, which proved almost twice as important as rational considerations like product quality and innovation in determining consumers» opinion.

The latter gave the soup company a chance to hop on other consumer trends, like snacks with fewer ingredients and clearer labels.

Home improvement companies can also give consumers a small taste of what their homes would be like after installing the company's products.

The company also made sure to have more product available during the holiday season to avoid out of stocks and was well positioned to take advantage of heightened consumer interest in products like mobile phones and video games.

The average media consumer in 2015 spends less than eight seconds on a typical piece of content, but this company has been able to help clients like American Express and HSBC average 15 times that — helping Contently land more than $ 7.6 million in sales in 2014, up from $ 218,001 in 2011.

Second, companies like Facebook should be required to provide service to consumers even if they opt out of sharing info with the company.

The company is now looking to embed EmoVu into consumer electronics like mobile devices, gaming consoles, computers and televisions.

It hasn't been worth mining bitcoin using standard consumer computer hardware for years because of the kind of processing power involved; the overwhelming majority of ordinary members of public pools will have bought hardware from companies like KnCMiner.

Realizing that Mobilegro, like most consumer - products companies, would be capital intensive, she sold the garden-less condo she'd lived in all those years.

While a background at a consumer tech company might seem like an odd fit for an education startup, it actually makes a lot of sense, said Modi.

The company — which serves electronics vendors, mobile carriers, Internet services and consumers — develops, licenses and manages the distribution of digital music services to companies like Sony and SiriuXM.

Consumers today might experience a gut - level cringe at the idea of an artificial intelligence that can recognize and analyze their Instagram photos, but companies like Google and thought leaders like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are investing heavily in it, making huge bets that people will accept it someday.