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Barbara Thau

SENIOR EDITORIAL DIRECTOR, FEATURES

About Barbara

Barbara is a longtime business reporter and editor specializing in the retail and consumer sectors, whose coverage includes fashion, food, beauty, technology and more. Her coverage at consumer publications like Forbes, CNBC and AOL.com and trade outlets such as Home Furnishings News ranges from market trend analysis features to CEO profiles of the nation’s biggest public companies, as well as buzzy new disruptors. Thau aims for CO—'s features to demystify the business landscape for the business community, with exclusive stories that keep readers ahead of the trends, identify emerging opportunities and offer actionable insights for growth.

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Experts on the Success of the Stanley Tumbler: What Businesses Can Learn From the Sales Phenomenon
How a 113-year-old water bottle brand with working-class roots became millennials’ ‘quiet luxury’ must-have item, and drove up sales tenfold to $750 million — serving up actionable insights for SMBs.
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How Mark Cuban and Amazon's Online Pharmacies Unlock Growth Opportunities for All
Execs from the e-commerce giant and startups Cost Plus Drugs and Hims & Hers, on driving growth via partnerships, an expanded range of healthcare offerings, and digital convenience.
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Amazon Solves Top Small Business Pain Points
Amazon's expanded supply chain function and AI-driven product listing tools aim to help SMBs drive sales on its site and beyond, says Claire O’Donnell, Director, Selling Partner Empowerment.
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How Meta's Messaging Apps Help Businesses Drive Growth
Nikila Srinivasan shares how Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp messaging platforms are helping both SMBs and big companies deliver customer service, spread marketing buzz, and drive sales.
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Google Pushes to Help Small Businesses Sell More With Generative AI
How the search engine giant is weaving (free) content creation tools into its shopping ecosystem to level the playing field between big brands and SMBs.
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Execs From Major Brands Discuss Monetizing Big (Post-Pandemic) Growth Opportunities
How the trio of brands are leaning into the rise of SMBs, wellness, and the work-from-home economy to drive business.
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How GetYourGuide Reached $1 Billion ‘Unicorn Status’
CEO of the digital marketplace on wooing vacationing consumers — particularly millennials — with day tours and activities from thousands of SMBs worldwide.
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Bugaboo GM Reveals the ‘Game-Changing’ Imprint of Her Mentors
Jeanelle Teves on the mentors that have helped her lead teams to turn ideas into results, such as the stroller brand’s best-selling product this year.
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Noom Co-Founder and CEO on the Weight Loss App's Path to Success
Saeju Jeong shares the digital health platform’s ‘customer obsessed,’ test-fail-and-learn path to landing a scalable business model that’s disrupted the $450 billion U.S. wellness market.
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5 Recession-Fighting Marketing Strategies From Big Brands
How big brands are betting on loyalty programs, trend forecasting, and limited-time-only deals to ring up sales in an inflationary market.
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