Sentences with phrase «more consumers make»

The number of debit and credit card transactions continue to rise as more and more consumers make payments with plastic instead of cash.

As public awareness of the health dangers of cigarettes grew, however, more consumers made

As public awareness of the health dangers of cigarettes grew, however, more consumers made the decision to quit smoking, leading to bans in workplaces and other areas across the country.

We are still in the early years of this trend, and, with more and more consumers making the switch to digital, you might be surprised how long things carry on.

Not exact matches

Multichannel shopping has turned most industries upside - down, making way for indie brands that are agile and more in tune with their consumer because they are social media savvy and engaged.

China's huge state - owned infrastructure companies, hampered by their own country's gradual slowdown, need projects that will keep their foundries blazing and their workers paid while the nation makes the transition to a less industrial, more consumer - driven economy.

Critics of the proposed FCC rules, which had not been made public as of the writing of this story, fear they will still allow large companies to pay for more robust connections to consumers, as Netflix recently did in a deal with Internet Service Provider Comcast.

This will also help make the assistants more useful to consumers, creating a virtuous cycle.

«When they're not making as much money, people will be a lot more sourpuss on them,» says Stephen Baker, vice-president of consumer electronics analysis at market research firm NPD Group.

All of that is making consumers feel wealthier, which could lead to more spending.

The idea is that the tariff will make foreign - made products more expensive, driving consumers to turn to alternatives from domestic manufacturers who are not subject to the tax, and thus can charge less.

«The biggest benefit to me as a consumer is the zero friction and making that shopping experience a lot more transparent and customer - friendly from a choice standpoint.»

Additionally, 73 percent of consumers said they preferred to do business with brands that use personal information to make their shopping experience more relevant.

With messaging platforms becoming consumers» preferred way of reaching out to businesses, having a customer care chatbot is proving to be an efficient way to reach customers without making a huge monetary investment hiring more team members.

Just over three quarters (76 percent) of U.S. consumers want brands to stand for more than just making money — to have a purpose.

In today's digital retail, consumers are more empowered to make their buying decisions; and given the prevalence of social media in everything we do and say, those consumers are perhaps more influential than ever before.

First, he says, the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 made it more difficult for consumers to file for bankruptcy.

And 72 percent of consumers said that positive reviews make them trust a local business more.

As Fain points out, «The ability to more fully describe and understand a consumer's behavior is more complete than ever before, and that kind of data will make AI marketing tools even more effective over the next few years.»

The piles of paperwork also meant most filers needed a lawyer, which made bankruptcy more costly and therefore not an option for many poor consumers.

Nike's sales growth has slowed in North America, a development Mark Parker, the company's CEO, attributes to consumers increasingly buying more online and make fewer trips to physical stores.

Earlier this year, Nike (nke) CEO Mark Parker said the retail landscape is «not in a steady state» as consumers spend more online and make fewer visits to brick - and - mortar stores.

Now comes word of more legal woes: The cities of San Francisco and Los Angeles have sued the company over allegations that it overcharges consumers, as well as makes misleading claims about the safety of its service.

CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show, draws more than 180,000 people and 4,000 companies, all of whom are eager to know: Will this be the year [fill - in - the - blank technology] finally makes the leap from science fiction to something people can buy, and might actually want to?

Demand by the consumer electronics industry for low cost lithium - ion batteries has made mass production in Asia more economical.

The AHCA could make consumers somewhat more price conscious, but that appears to be something of a coincidence.

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.

Consumers want a buying decision to be made simpler, not more complex.

«We're talking about an online ecosystem that for us is an opportunity to give more to our consumers and make sure they stay with our offerings.

If researchers can show that wearable data is medically useful, it will make buying these devices more compelling for consumers as well as health organizations that are considering providing them to their patients.

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.

Marketing research shares a lot of insights into the weight consumers give to business reviews online: 72 % of consumers said that online reviews are as trustworthy as personal recommendations, and 52 % of them said that positive online reviews about a local business make them more likely to pay it a visit.

The tariffs could create inflation as industries pay more for products made with steel or aluminum and pass the costs to consumers.

Online booking has made consumers more aware of price fluctuations for hotels and attractions, and smart operators are cashing in

The company on Wednesday launched YouTube movie rentals in Canada, which should make a nation of already prodigious online video consumers even more ravenous devourers of bandwidth.

Engaging with consumers and showing that your brand is human will make customers feel appreciated — and they'll want to purchase more products or services from you.

While utilities have long discouraged energy storage by homeowners and industrial consumers because it threatens their revenue model, Brown says it makes a lot of sense, not just for enabling more renewable power but for lightening the load on old, creaky infrastructure.

The biggest losers were energy (XLE), consumer staples (XLP) and materials (XLB), all down more than 7 percent amid riding bond yields — which makes dividend stock yields less attractive and overrode other factors, like stronger oil prices and a weak dollar.

However, in October the Indian cabinet approved a plan allowing New Delhi to work with Japan to make long - term LNG import deals more affordable for its consumers.

It makes the country more efficient because there are users, consumers, suppliers, and channels developed on the Internet, which is much more efficient than anything that could be developed offline.

Chinese buyers also differ from U.S. consumers by relying more heavily on word of mouth to make purchases, as well as social media and referrals from friends and family.

Testing them for Canada, the company found consumers appreciate more spice, so the sweet chili sauce was made hotter.

This technique will allow you to test the market and possibly make some adjustments in order to make your business more appealing to the needs of the consumers.

Forecasts anticipate that consumers will shell out more than $ 630 billion dollars between now and Christmas — and there are specific ways to make it a cheerful and profitable one!

Thompson and others, however, argue that given the amount of resources Facebook is throwing into video, it is bound to solve these problems eventually, and doing so will make the platform — as well as other strong contenders such as Snapchat, which claims 10 billion video views a day — far more competitive when it comes to bidding for traditional consumer ad spending.

In saying that the government stands with «consumers» — rather than citizens or voters or, God forbid, shareholders — Clement diminishes the federal government's importance, making it nothing more than the complaints desk at the Better Business Bureau.

Gotlieb's call for marketers to be more proactive in explaining targeted advertising echo those made in September by Macy's consumer strategy executive Julie Bernard, who attributed much of the public's ambivalence about the practice to negative media spin.

Advertisers have been grappling with how to reach consumers in the political climate under Trump, when viewers» increasingly partisan attitudes make it more difficult to market to a broad audience.

A recent study by two assistant professors at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management found that while consumers» overall behaviour is shifting toward greater social responsibility, the rise in ethical, or green consumption hasn't made people more altruistic.

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.