With Facebook, Amazon and other large players entering the home services market with partnerships, Lula Internet Marketing Coordinator Josh Matteson sees many companies racing to carve out market share. Here’s Matteson on why a home services startup is not entirely afraid of larger competition — and how a company such as Lula competes in a crowded field.  Read More...

McDonald's is planning to introduce kiosks at 1,000 U.S. locations per quarter for the next eight to nine quarters. That's just one of many ways that the QSR is striving to introduce more choice for customers so they can drive their own experiences. Although sales and revenue are healthy, the burger chain has been neck-and-neck with competitors over foot traffic. Could kiosks help set it apart?  Read More...

When is the best time to sell to consumers? When they’re already looking to buy something — hence, the latter-day obsession with contextual commerce. However, determining the right context to push a sale or suggest a payment is often easier said than done, because giving customers what they want relies on knowing exactly what that is — and how to correctly offer it.  Read More...