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September 27, 2017

The Matchmaker Is In

Matching And Monetizing Music Makers With Tune Seekers
 

Online dating, supply chains, charitable giving….there’s a matchmaking platform for almost any service or activity, and so why not live music? Gigmor has a live music marketplace that seeks to streamline the way gigs are booked and performers are paid. And as David Baird, CEO of Gigmor, told economist and author David Evans in the latest Matchmaker installment, smaller clubs and up-and-coming musicians can find themselves in concert, to mutual benefit.

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Retail Reinvention

Power To The Retail (Sales) People
 

Think the brick-and-mortar retail model is dead? Think again. Things are just evolving, according to Yuval Yatskan, Skava VP. To get a sense of how physical retail can reinvent itself in a digital world, Yatskan says look to a retailer’s most valuable assets: its brand and its people.
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Wearables

The Way Forward For Wearables
 

First there were fitness trackers and sports watches, then kids socks, rings, necklaces and now jackets. So, what comes first when a consumer decides to buy a wearable — and how will they influence how consumers shop and pay?

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Retail Reinvention

Retail’s “Next Big Thing” Is Aimed At Women
 

When it comes to the next big thing in tech, men tend to get a lot of the airtime, Nancy Berger, CRO and publisher at fashion and beauty publication Marie Claire USA told Karen Webster in a recent conversation. But Berger and Marie Claire think it can use its editorial platform to help change the conversation — and power new curated, payment-enabled retail experiences. In partnership with Mastercard and Neiman Marcus, Marie Claire has opened a pop-up shop in New York to bring the “Next Big Thing” in retail commerce to life.

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