Mobile drives over a third of all email-generated revenue for the first time

New Yes Lifecycle Marketing data reveals the gap between mobile and desktop engagement, conversions is shrinking rapidly CHICAGO — For the first time, mobile accounted for a third of all email-driven revenue in Q3 2016, a milestone in the shrinking gap between desktop and mobile, according to data from Yes Lifecycle …

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Blackbaud speeds the pace of giving with Apple Pay

Charleston, S.C. — Blackbaud, Inc., the world’s leading cloud software company powering social good, announced today it has added Apple Pay to Blackbaud Merchant Services so its nonprofit customers can offer donors an easy, secure and private option for digital checkout, just in time for holiday giving. This news comes in …

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Honk offers simpler, more secure way to pay with Masterpass

TORONTO, ON — Honk, North America’s fastest and most convenient way to find and pay for parking, has partnered with Mastercard to let Honk users pay more easily with Masterpass. Masterpass is a global digital payment service that simplifies online and in-app payments on connected devices. It stores all payment …

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Black Friday has gone global

An international survey taken among 3,400 participants in eight developed countries on online shopping during the holiday season, shows that Black Friday is becoming a major shopping event outside the U.S. In the U.S. approximately 26% of the respondents stated they plan to buy online on Black Friday while around …

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Stephen Thomas Ltd. hires Kathleen Grace as account director, digital specialist

Role will focus on building out client exposure to digital channels TORONTO – Stephen Thomas Ltd (ST), Canada’s premier integrated full-service agency specializing in marketing and fundraising exclusively for the non-profit sector, announced today that it has named Kathleen Grace, Account Director, Digital Specialist. In the role, Grace will work with ST …

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RewardStream announces Referral Marketing integration and Innovators Program for Shopify

Innovators Program to provide early access to RewardStream’s Referral Marketing app for Shopify stores in the U.S. and Canada VANCOUVER, B.C. — RewardStream Solutions Inc., (“RewardStream”) a leading provider of referral marketing software for telecommunications, financial services and e-commerce companies, has announced the launch of the Innovator’s Program for Shopify e-commerce …

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Regal brand revived under new ownership

MISSISSAUGA, ON — The owners of Canadian online retailer Golda’s Kitchen Inc. have acquired — through the newly-formed Regal Home and Gifts Inc. — the trademarks, web assets, and customer list of Regal Gifts Corporation from the appointed receiver, Fuller Landau Group Inc. Fred Pritchard and Howard Goldstein, owners of the …

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New e-commerce tools help small businesses fight fraud during busy holiday season

CardinalCommerce unveils shopping cart plugins to improve card authentication practices, reduce fraudulent transactions and protect independent retailers from losing an est. B in online sales Cleveland, OH – In preparation for one of the busiest online shopping seasons in history, CardinalCommerce (www.cardinalcommerce.com) today announced it is making eCommerce authentication available …

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YO! Sushi rolls out new restaurant technology with NCR

Proven NCR cloud and hardware solutions are enabling growth and increasing profitability for popular international Japanese fast food restaurant brand London, U.K. — YO! Sushi, the UK’s wildly popular international Japanese fast food restaurant brand, has completed the roll out of a new restaurant technology solution with NCR Corporation, a …

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London Drugs to reward members of new LDExtras Loyalty Program with $50,000 worth of dream experiences

RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA — London Drugs has launched LDExtras, a new loyalty program delivering personalized rewards and experiences to London Drugs customers. As part of the launch, the Canadian retailer is now giving new members a taste of the LDExtras experiential rewards by surprising five lucky winners with their choice of …

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