| Design Job: Rule the World as Amazon's Associate Creative Director in Seattle, WA
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 Associate Creative Director Developing unique work that no one else has thought of, and that no one outside of Amazon could actually accomplish, Amazon Media Group seeks an associate creative director with the chops to help our advertising clients make an impact with Amazon customers. We're looking for a thinker with great ideas and great craft, who is unselfishly creative, who can share ideas with younger teams while fostering their growth, and who is ambitious—but nice to be around. View the full design job here
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| Do U.S. retailers have a big cross-border opportunity?
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| According to the "2017 Pitney Bowes Global Ecommerce Study," 52.7 percent of U.S. retailers already engage in cross-border e-commerce and another 39.7 percent plan to in the next 12 months. By all accounts, U.S. retail is already reaching its nearest neighbors. The study found 80 percent of Mexicans and 81 percent of Canadians had made a cross-border purchase versus 43 percent of Americans. A recent Bloomberg article also noted that purchases from Canada and Mexico should increase if the Trump administration succeeds in raising the threshold at which duties are applied to cross-border purchases as part of NAFTA renegotiations. While many retailers focus on "near-border" opportunities because of proximity and similar cultures, the "greatest opportunity" for cross-border growth is further from home, according to the Pitney Bowes study. "Entering new markets with different cultures, languages and laws is complex, but the rewards can far outweigh the investment and challenges." Retailers are looking to sell ...
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| Row between EU leaders sinks bid to force web giants to pay more tax
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 AN EU bid to confront internet giants over their tiny tax bills has failed after a heated row between France and Ireland's leaders. President Emmanuel Macron and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar traded angry verbal blows during a late night Brussels summit dinner. Emmanuel Macron wants to slap new taxes on global tech giantsAFP France's boss wants massive tech companies like Google, Facebook and Amazon to pay a new tax on their huge turnovers. At the moment, they escape vast bills by chanelling their profits through tax havens instead. But smaller EU members Ireland and Luxembourg – who host the online giants – blocked the move late on Thursday night, insisting it would damage them. In a snub to newly elected Mr Macron, he was told to wait until next year for proposals to be drawn up that would also have to have global ramifications so they wouldn't "hand an advantage to the US and China". Ireland's Leo Varadkar delayed the attempt by the French leaderAP:Associated Press Mr Varadkar confirmed there had been a ...
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| How To Compete With Amazon In Shipping And Delivery
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| The challenges posed by increasing customer expectations around shipping, and how those challenges and costs can be managed with a shipping strategy that includes automation, a mix of carriers including the USPS, as well as the added benefits of working with a trusted shipping partner.
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| Amazon's Nationwide Search For A New Children's Christmas Story Is Back - Could It Be Yours?
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 Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is one of the greatest Christmas stories ever told, a tale of light and joy overcoming miserliness and misery. The power and poignancy of Dickens' Christmas classic is the reason Amazon have chosen it as the starting point in its search for a new children's tale. Amazon is looking for a reimagined and modern take on Dickens' original, with the winning entry illustrated and published in plenty of time for Christmas. It's a fantastic opportunity for anyone who has ever dreamed of writing for children. What the reimagining looks like is up to you. Entries ...
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| Stitch Fix files for IPO, testing investor appetite for online retailers
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 Stitch Fix stylists select five items to send based on a buyer's online profile. Online personal shopping company Stitch Fix has filed for an initial public offering. The IPO will be the first test of investor reception to the newest breed of online shopping companies. It is likely to be watched closely by its e-commerce peers such as Warby Parker and Rent the Runway. The company did not state ...
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| How to Break Up With Kim Kardashian
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 Unlike other marketing techniques that old-timers railed against as they emerged, no one's saying influencer marketing should go away. But marketing insiders are saying to pay attention to results and decide if Kim Kardashian and her ilk are worth their astronomical fees. The post How to Break Up With Kim Kardashian appeared first on Target Marketing.
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