So 20% of all trees in Russia, 11% in Canada, 10% in Brazil, and 8% in the US. Those four countries, Russia, Canada, Brazil, and the US, account for half the trees on the planet. And finally, trees are only 400 million years old. So they've not been around for 90% of the Earth's history. Just trust me on all this, okay? Please don't go look up on the internet because I might be wrong.
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| Jul 18, 2023
You can tune in tomorrow to hang out with Sara Lebow on the Reimagining Retail Show, where she speaks to head of retail and Canadian Suzy Davidkhanian and Canada expert Paul Briggs all about Canadian and US brands and why they work or don't work in each other's markets.
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| Apr 17, 2023
crypto’s role in limiting the effectiveness of sanctions is that no one can be sure to what degree exchanges are helping Russia dodge sanctions. 3/1 – EU mulls crypto regulation to hamper Russian sanctions evasion: Regulators are concerned that sanctioned entities can use anonymous crypto transfers to skirt sanctions. 3/1 – Swift ban on Russian banks threaten cross-border payments: The US, UK, the EU, and Canada
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| Mar 29, 2022
The US, the UK, the EU, and Canada removed major Russian banks from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (Swift) on Saturday. Swift’s global messaging system facilitates payments for more than 11,000 financial institutions in over 200 countries and territories.
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| Mar 2, 2022
Banks’ digital heads also see offering enhanced experiences as a top priority, per our 2021 Banking Heads of Digital Report, which includes feedback from executives at banking players based in the UK, US, and Canada. The heads cited a need to match or surpass the kinds of user experiences offered by big-tech companies, naming personalization as a particular area of interest.
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| Dec 1, 2021
Since launching last year, It has supported more than 1,000 companies across Latin America, Canada, and Europe. It just closed a $57 million Series B funding round, which boosted its valuation to $500 million. Why it's worth watching: Expense management can be a costly and complicated process for businesses.
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| Nov 30, 2021
Average revenue per user (ARPU) grew 20% in the US & Canada, going from $4.87 to $5.82. Global ARPU jumped 17% overall. CFO Todd Morgenfeld said on the company’s earnings call that shopping revenues are growing twice as fast as overall revenues. Zoom out: Pinterest’s far-from-stellar earnings come as other major players in the social media landscape have seen dismal results.
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| Aug 2, 2022
The fintech also surpassed 2 million users in its home Canadian market. BONUS: Corporate credit card provider Brex didn’t break the top five for a single funding round, but between its April Series D and a later raise in October, it netted $750 million this year. What’s it mean? As we predicted earlier this month, the era of beaucoup fintech fundraising isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
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| Dec 21, 2021
They still haven't launched in Canada or Europe. They're doing that this November, so they've got that wave to come as well. So, maybe that will help them. But 2024 seems soon for them to flip a profit. Daniel Konstantinovic:. Yeah, it does seem really soon. And that's why I think there's some dramatic things happening. Every streaming service, basically, this year has gone through a price hike.
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| Aug 22, 2023
Sykes heads Klarna’s partnerships across the US and Canada, working to expand buy now, pay later (BNPL) options. Insider Intelligence: Why are younger generations turning to BNPL services? David Sykes: A lot of these consumers grew up during the [Great Recession] and saw their parents and family members getting in over their heads.
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| Mar 7, 2022
In addition, TikTok content is starting to become available on connected TV (CTV) devices, such as the Amazon Fire TV in the US and Canada. That’s another indication that the appeal of TikTok isn’t the brevity of the videos, but the music, the catchy editing tools, and the incredible virality of the content. It’s already happening in China—where short videos first took hold.
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Canada, what are you... I'll be up there next week. We'll get it sorted out. Suzy Davidkhanian:. Do you know how many get germs are at the library? Blake Droesch:. Oh. What are they doing up there in Canada? What's going on up there? Marcus Johnson:. Oh my goodness. All right, fine. Good answers get you three points, Suzy. Okay? Good answers.
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| Jun 8, 2023
In a November 2021 survey conducted by global market research company Big Village (formerly Engine) on behalf of Broadridge, 65% of consumers in the US and Canada thought most businesses needed to improve their CX, compared with the 35% who felt the same in 2019.
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| Sep 1, 2022
So if I look at the numbers, so quarter over quarter, 14 million of that 37 million DAU growth came from the rest of world region, and 19 million came from APAC, compared to just three million from Europe and only one million from US and Canada. So that goes back to the story where people tend to look at Europe, US, and Canada and go, "Oh, Facebook is not growing."
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| May 8, 2023
That will make Brazil one of the leaders in ecommerce penetration in 2026, ahead of Russia (18.5%), Canada (17.2%), Japan (15.8%), and Germany (12.8%). Brazil boasts the world’s fourth-largest digital buyer market behind China, India, and the US. This year, 95.2 million digital buyers—or more than half of Brazil’s population ages 14 and older—will make at least one online purchase.
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| Aug 29, 2022
As a result, 51% of businesses in the US and Canada changed their branding strategies, according to a March 2022 survey conducted by Pollfish on behalf of UpCity. B2B CMOs are tasked with building brand equity. B2B buyers changed how they view brands and started expecting a B2C buying experience during the pandemic.
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In several other countries—Brazil, Canada, Germany, and the US—the category has historically accounted for low levels of online purchases. But in Argentina, it will be the third-biggest category, after apparel and accessories, and represent 13.8% of all digital retail spending this year.
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| Aug 25, 2022
I led product management for Canada, then for North America. I’ve been the chief digital officer for the last nine or 10 months, which basically includes those accountabilities, our partnership's agenda, and the user experience function. II: If you were to write a job description for yourself, what are the top three to five components of your role?
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| Nov 8, 2021
Statistics Canada. The Economist Intelligence Unit. The Financial Brand. The Sun. US Census Bureau. Walmart. Wipfli.
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| Apr 14, 2022
Canada Time Spent with Media 2022: Digital Video, Audio, and Social Media Are Gaining Ground.
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| Jun 9, 2022
Especially from the Canadian side. Marcus Johnson:. That's what everyone says. Gadjo Sevilla:. Yeah. Yep. Marcus Johnson:. The world's just better from the Canadian side. Jokes about America. Kidding America, I love you. I live here. So if you've been to Niagara Falls and think that's amazing, Angel Falls is 17 times higher, which is just impossible to comprehend.
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| Jun 6, 2023
So the reason we bring this up, because Vee the other day correctly guessed, I thought it was going to be national animal of Canada, and she said, "No, I think it's Alaska." But also, get this, the moose is also the official state animal of Maine as well. Yeah. Paul Verna:. That doesn't surprise me. Marcus:.
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