7 Brands to Invest in During 2021 and Why

 

Investing in brands is often a long-term strategy that relies on fundamental analysis (i.e., the health of the company, its direction and other socioeconomic factors).

We can analyse balance sheets, company ambitions and how external legislation will affect how a brand will fair over the next 12 months or longer.

A lot has changed in the last 12 months, influencing the brands and companies you should consider investing in. Here we bring you some insights for investing in 2021 with our seven top picks.

How Can I Invest in Brands?

To be technically correct, you can’t really invest in brands. All you can get involved in are listed companies (brands and companies are not the same thing but are often used interchangeably – which we will do as well). To do this, you need to buy stocks and shares in the brand on a stock market platform.

In the past, you would have needed your own stockbroker to make this happen. But thanks to tech and new apps, anyone can open a new trade as long as they have a device and a WIFI connection.

The same easy access to investing is available in other areas too. You can make money from stocks and other assets without having to actually own it, known as CFDs. Read these updated guides on CFD in 2021 for more information on CityIndex – and also check out crypto trading, Forex trading of currencies and other investment opportunities.

What Brands Should I Invest In?

We’ve been looking to the future and have picked out seven top names that could be worth your investment in 2021. These companies could perform well and help you make a profit. Your investment is always at risk when buying into these brands!

1. Etsy

Etsy is an online platform that helps everyday people own their own eCommerce store. Users can sell almost anything and everything on Etsy as a side hustle or as a full-time income. The use of the platform is increasing due to rising unemployment in 2020 and growing entrepreneurship among younger age groups.

2. Tesla

Tesla has big ambitions, whether it be electric vehicles or landing on Mars. Some of their plans may be outlandish and exclusively for a small population of the super-rich, but the company is a success and looks set to keep growing.

3. Ford

One of the companies you probably didn’t expect to see on our list is Ford. Ford should be considered for your investment portfolio because of their latest work on a range of electric vehicles.

Whereas most people won’t be able to afford a Tesla vehicle, Ford will make electric vehicles that are more accessible to a larger proportion of people in 2021. Moreover, government legislation tackling diesel cars will catapult their USP further.

4. Fiver International

Fiver is one of the top online freelancing platforms, allowing talented professionals to connect with business owners and work on one-off or short-term contracts. It is the future of work as everything can be done remotely with payment safety for all parties.

Fiver is already exceptionally successful and is one of the very few freelancing platform brands that you can buy into right now.

5. WIX

For similar reasons to those mentioned above when discussing Etsy, WIX is another brand that is helping new entrepreneurs and small businesses. Users can build their own business website on the same day and help take entities online quickly. Use of their services increased over 2020, and those users won’t be going anywhere fast in 2021.

6. Beyond Meat

We’re all aware of the rise in veganism and vegetarians over the last years. And even people who eat meat and choose to have some meat-free meals each week to help the environment.

Beyond Meat is one of the stellar names behind this growing trend, and they are listed on the stock market. They have started appearing in big-name supermarkets, and their products are found in more places than ever. Expect more of the same in 2021.

7. FedEx Corporation

FedEx and other delivery and logistics companies had their work cut out in 2020. This workload is set to continue at high levels as 2021 begins in a similar fashion. Don’t be surprised to see the share price of FedEx grow over 2021 as they adapt to meet unprecedented demands for freight and air deliveries.

Can Investing in Brands Make You Rich?

Most people wanting to invest for the first time hear stories about people getting rich quick from a single investment. These instances are super rare, and pretty much impossible if you choose companies that are already valuable.

In fact, investing is not supposed to be a get-rich-quick strategy. Investing in brands should be done with a long-term vision. As the brand and company grow and become more successful, the value of its stock will increase slowly.

That’s why market kings like Warren Buffet claim that the stock market is simply a way for patient people to take money away from impatient people.

Do I Need a Lot of Money to Invest?

If one share of a company costs a couple of hundred pounds, you might think you need a couple of hundred pounds to invest in that company. Sounds logical, right? Well, the truth is you no longer need to buy whole shares of companies, and you can purchase proportions of single shares on many popular trading platforms today.

The modern world of investing in the stock market has enabled almost anybody can enter into this sphere with some spare income. Always remember your investment is at risk.

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"Extra Large Alipay" is here, use a small program to lock the car, buy it with the car

On April 27, Alipay and Xiaopeng Automobile announced a strategic cooperation. Alipay applet is fully interoperable with the car system of Xiaopeng car. In the future, you can use the Alipay applet on Xiaopeng car; you can also use the "online 4S shop" applet on Alipay to test drive and buy a car; you can also use Xiaopeng The applet remotely calls the onboard service to check mileage, doors, windows and charging status, lock and unlock.

This is not a "vehicle Alipay", but a car with various ecological capabilities of Alipay. Alipay calls it a "digital travel model car". The P7 brought by the cooperation between Alipay and Xiaopeng is the second model car, and the first is the Roewe RX5 PLUS in cooperation with SAIC.

The car becomes a mobile phone, "Alipay travel model car" also came

Ten years ago, when we saw the release of the iPhone 4, we would never have thought that the "wisdom" factor in this phone would have such a far-reaching impact.

Nowadays, we want to put the word wisdom in front of more nouns, put a variety of technologies on larger utensils, and want to make more things smart. Smart cities, smart government affairs, smart cars ... We want everything to be smarter, more accessible, and more accessible.

Check for violations, pay fuel, raise chickens, grow trees, manage money on Alipay. Five years ago, no one thought that this could happen in the car-not in the car with a mobile phone, but in the car Do it all directly with Alipay.

Three days ago, Alipay, SAIC Group and Zebra Network announced that they will jointly create a digital "travel model car" in the 5G era to help the automotive industry and users travel digital. Like Xiaopeng, this cooperation also allows millions of Alipay applets to be moved from the mobile phone to the car, and users can enjoy Alipay's series of life services through voice control.

These features will be available for the first time on the SAIC Roewe RX5 PLUS released in May. The 35 Alipay applets on the first phase of the car covered transportation, audio-visual entertainment and leisure shopping.

The car owner can wake up the corresponding Alipay applet by touch, voice or gesture. At the same time, the Alipay applet has been deeply integrated with the vehicle system scenes and maps, and the applet can actively trigger services through scene recognition.

Alipay portrays a typical user scenario for us: after the user reserves a dinner through the Alipay applet on the mobile phone, the user can get the car's automatic navigation to the destination service when he gets in the car. Users can also make reservations directly in the car. If there is traffic congestion, the applet can also actively remind the user if he needs to delay the reservation time by half an hour according to the arrival time, making the service smarter.

If the traffic jam is too serious, you can also cancel the reservation directly, and the Alipay catering-related applet may also be able to provide meal reservations based on user taste preferences. When reaching the destination, the system can automatically wake up the small program and recommend the nearest parking lot for the user. After getting off the car, the in-vehicle applet can also be seamlessly connected to the mobile phone, and users can view information such as appointments on the mobile applet.

The same as "find service", the small program is very important

In travel scenarios, from "people looking for services" to "services looking for people", small programs and scenarios play a key role. In the future, they will continue to open up the ecosystem and explore innovative user experiences with more travel service providers.

He Yongming, vice president of Ant Financial and general manager of Alipay's Open Ecology Business Unit, said that travel will also be one of the daily needs of Alipay users.

The "service to find people" is basically the goal of most car companies' system services. In terms of the vehicle's WeChat released last year, it can also quickly initiate navigation directly based on positioning, thereby skipping the tedious steps of unlocking the phone, finding contacts, setting the positioning, and placing the phone. It has become an intelligent carrier, just like the voice assistant in your mobile phone and IOT appliances at home, which can help you shorten the path and reach your goal directly.

▲ "Services to find people" is the goal of Internet car company cooperation

The only difference is that this intelligent carrier is too large, has four wheels, and weighs a few tons.

But outside of the big guys, these car enterprise system services are using "small" tools to serve the "big" scene.

The gadget of Tencent car networking is called small scene. We can think of it as a "car-machine version applet", which is very similar to the applet, without the need to download and install, it can be updated and launched in the cloud to achieve "active wake-up" based on voice and scene. As long as the developer has a small program foundation, it can be released as a small scene of Tencent with a simple transformation, while supporting access to Tencent's internal and external ecological resources.

Alipay directly moved its own small program to the car without changing the naming. Although this small program needs a certain transformation to get on the car, we can actually think of Tencent's small scene and Alipay's small program as similar things. They are all mature services on the mobile phone, and after certain modifications, they can glow in another scene.

Just as Alipay applets have already opened up multi-end scenarios such as Tmall, Taobao, Dingding, Gaode, Sina Weibo, etc., the applets of WeChat, QQ, QQ browser can also be completed to a certain extent. First choice for providing services in different scenarios.

Through the adaptation and modification of the usage scenarios, plus the particularity of the service-bearing tool, the in-vehicle version of the applet may be better than the mobile version in terms of "service finding people".

What is the difference between this "extra large" Alipay compared to on-board WeChat

Car WeChat and "Alipay Travel Model Car" have a lot in common. They all chose the road of pre-installation networking, and the car has been installed with connected vehicles and other connected vehicles before leaving the factory; they all rely on "small programs" to provide more extended services, although the two are named differently; they both Want to "service find people", use scene recognition to match services; they do not provide all the functions in the car version, but only select some services to provide.

And the current public information also allows us to understand the difference between vehicle-mounted WeChat and "Alipay Travel Model Car".

• Different functions
• Different ways of interaction
• Active trigger service is different

As a social tool, in-car WeChat is more inclined to communicate in the scene in the car. Full voice interaction, through voice control, allows the driver to speak and control WeChat; when new messages are received, the voice assistant will broadcast the current content; when receiving WeChat calls, we can also say "answer" or "hang up" To choose the operation; we can use voice to directly find the contact and initiate a chat.

Replying to information and keeping in touch is a very important function of the vehicle's WeChat. But Alipay does not have the social attributes of WeChat, so the communication of the scene is not their focus, and the provision of services is their focus. According to the known procedures, the 35 mini-programs launched on the first "Alipay Travel Model Car" cover transportation, entertainment, e-commerce and many other aspects.

The interaction between the two is also different. Car WeChat interacts with the WeChat custom buttons on the Changan CS75 Plus through voice The "Alipay travel model car" interaction method is more abundant, the official said there are multiple interaction methods of touch, voice, gestures.

▲ WeChat custom button on Changan CS75 Plus

The last point is the ability to actively trigger services provided by the "Alipay Travel Model Car". The scene depicted on the vehicle's WeChat is based on positioning to quickly initiate navigation, and the current realistic capabilities of "Alipay Travel Model Car" include scene recognition to actively trigger services.

Since the Alipay model car SAIC Roewe RX5 PLUS has not yet been released, we can't yet judge what is the difference between this and WeChat's quick launch of navigation. However, from the official information given by the two, Alipay has more trigger service scenarios, including ranking appointments, parking navigation, appointment information display and other functions.

It is worth mentioning that this is not the only option for Ali to get on the car. At present, there are many different modes of cooperation between Ali and car companies.

The cooperation between AliOS and SAIC is based on the general framework of Alipay applet to make the vehicle system AliOS, the service ecosystem of the system and Alipay applet is opened; and the mode of cooperation between Ali and Xiaopeng is the Android system of Xiaopeng car on Alipay applet , Users can remotely control the car through the Xiaopeng Alipay applet.

There is also the "Alipay Travel Model Car". Xiaopeng's communication between the mini program and the vehicle-mounted system is part of the "Model Car". However, the "Alipay travel model car" can be larger. It is a solution for Alipay to open its auto capabilities to car companies. It can provide different product capabilities for small programs, payment, and security according to different car scenarios.

It can only be said that Internet companies and car companies are already making more attempts to get services on board.

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Why Use Social Media For Business (Benefits of Social Media)

Since an estimated 2.65 billion people were using social media worldwide a number projected to increase to almost 3.1 billion in 2021. Social network penetration is constantly increasing worldwide. This number of people using social media in the world makes the benefits of social media marketing businesses enormous.

A starting point for getting your business involved in social media marketing is simply getting a social media page or profile for your business on sites like Facebook and Twitter and building your audience.

You can build your audience organically or use other ways to boost your audience.

The beauty of social media marketing is that you do not need huge followers or fans to start. In fact, you can target the entire subscribers of your social networking site.

Your only limitations is your budget and the proportion of the subscribers that will be interested on what you are marketing.

Increase your Brand Awareness

With billions now using social media, the platform creates a huge opportunity for businesses to put their brand in front of more people.

By giving you control to target your marketing to the most appropriate audience, social media marketing ensures you build your brand awareness with the most relevant audience. This will improve your conversion rate.

Increase your Conversion Rate

Because social media enables you target your marketing to the best fit audience, conversion rate is bound to be better.

Another characteristics of social media that bodes well for your conversion rate is that it helps you build an emotional connection with your audience.

This makes them trust in your brand, which will result in them engage better with your audience.

Build Targeted Traffic to your Website

Have an online store or a landing page? You can use social media marketing to send targeted traffic to it. Just target your Ad to the appropriate audience and your social network will do the rest.

Improve Brand Authority

Social media enables you to regularly engage with your audience. This when done consistently can make you a leading voice in your field.

Your fans will engage better with your content making it go viral. This means they will spread great stories about your business.

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Samsung Galaxy M30 Specifications and Price in Nigeria and USA

Samsung Galaxy M30 Spec, Features & Price In Nigeria & U.S.A

Samsung Galaxy M30 Spec, Features & Price In Nigeria & U.S.A

The Samsung Galaxy M30 mobile is easy to use the phone for your day to day lifestyle and it comes with a 6.38 inches HD screen.
The device comes with a 13 megapixels camera on the rear and 16 megapixels on the front to capture crisp and bright memories and incredible selfies.
It helps its customer even after the sale with real-time customer care that is only one click away. For example, you have Samsung plus app for “one-touch” access to join the support community to get tips and more.

The smartphone comes with a feature of easy mode that helps you to get right what you want with a simple interface. The simple interface shows larger fonts and few icons to make your search easy.

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE

LAUNCH	Announced	2019, February
	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2019, March 7

BODY	Dimensions	–
	Weight	–
	SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	6.4 inches, 102.2 cm2 (~85.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~394 ppi density)

PLATFORM	OS	Android 9.0 (Pie)
	Chipset	Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core (2×1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 6×1.6 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
	GPU	Mali-G71 MP2

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 512 GB
	Internal	128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

MAIN CAMERA	Triple	13 MP, f/1.9, PDAF 5 MP, 12mm (ultrawide) 5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
	Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

SELFIE CAMERA

Single	16 MP
Features	HDR
Video	1080p@30fps

SOUND	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic – Dolby Atmos sound

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	USB	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh battery
	Charging	– Fast battery charging 15W

MISC	Colors	Black, Blue
	SAR	0.41 W/kg (head)
	Price	About 250 EUR | ‎₦103,000 | $285

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Huawei Mate X : Foldable Smartphone With 5G Full Specifications

Just after Samsung Announced the Samsung Galaxy Fold which costs around $2000, the Huawei foldable phone has been released with 5G support.

Yeah.. It’s  going to be fast. This is coming after all the rumors we heard about the device.

Huawei Foldable Phone – How It Works

When unfolded you get  an 8-inch screen with 2480 x 2200 resolution. When it closes, you have a FullHD+ screen of 6.6-inch with 2480 x 1148 resolution or 6.38-inch with 2480 x 892 resolution, depending on where you fold it towards.


At the back of the smartphone there’s a module that runs along the side to fit the screen when it is folded and serves as a grip when you unfold the device to a tablet format. This module comes with a triple camera and the fingerprint scanner is moved to the side of the device,

 

Huawei Mate X -The Huawei Foldable Phone Specifications

• Screen: 8-inch screen (FullHD+ and 2480 x 2200 resolution), a 6.6-inch screen (FullHD+, 2480 x 1148), a 6.38-inch (FullHD+ 2.480 x 892)
• Processor: Kirin 980, octa-core with double NPU at 2.6 GHz
• RAM: 8GB
• Internal Storage: 512GB
• Camera: 40MP + 16MP (Wide Angle) + 8MP (Telephoto)
• Connectivity: 5G (6GHz), 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, USB type-C, IP53, fingerprint reader
• OS: Android 9.0 Pie with EMUI 9.0
• Battery: 4500mAh with 55W fast charge

 

Huawei Mate X -The Huawei Foldable Phone Price

Now let’s talk about the pricing of this device. The Huawei Mate X is well…

It would cost you the equivalent of a Brand new core i7 Laptop. The Huawei Mate X costs  $2600.
That’s roughly N964,000 Naira.

That’s too much. Huawei. I got to be honest.
What do you think about this phone.

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YouTube bans comments on all videos of children

YouTube says it will switch off comments on almost all videos featuring under-18s, in an attempt to "better protect children and families".

Several brands stopped advertising on YouTube after discovering that paedophiles were leaving predatory comments on videos of children.
YouTube had originally disabled comments on videos that were attracting predatory and obscene comments.
But it will now disable comments on almost all videos of minors by default.
It said the change would take effect over several months.

What was happening?

The BBC first reported that paedophiles were leaving explicit comments on YouTube videos back in 2017.
As well as leaving obscene or sexual comments, they were also using the comments section to signal content of interest to other paedophiles.
At the time, YouTube said it was "working urgently" to clean up the site.
However, in February this year advertisers including AT&T, Nestle and Hasbro suspended their ads after more predatory activity was found.

What has YouTube announced?

In a blog post, YouTube said its new policy meant videos of very young children would automatically have the comments section disabled.
The move is likely to include videos of toddlers uploaded by parents, as well as short films featuring children by established YouTube stars.
Videos of older children and teenagers will typically not have the comments disabled, unless a specific video is likely to attract predatory attention. That could include, for example, a video of a teenager doing gymnastics.
YouTube told the BBC it would use algorithms to detect which videos contained children.
Millions of hours of footage are uploaded to YouTube every day.

When will comments be permitted?

A small number of YouTube content creators will be allowed to enable comments on videos featuring children.
These channels will be trusted partners such as family video-bloggers or known YouTube stars.
However, they will be required to actively moderate their comments and demonstrate that their videos carry a low risk of attracting predatory comments.

YouTube said it had developed a system that was better at detecting predatory comments and removing them.
Previously, it had said it would stop video-makers earning ad revenue if paedophiles left explicit comments on their videos, but this will no longer be necessary.

What further action is being taken?

In addition to updating its comments policy, YouTube said it had terminated several channels that were "endangering" children.
The ban included several channels that were adding shocking content in the middle of children's cartoons.
It named FilthyFrankClips as one of the banned channels. It had released a video instructing children how to cut themselves.
"Nothing is more important to us than ensuring the safety of young people on the platform," said YouTube chief executive Susan Wojcicki on Twitter.
YouTube's app for children - YouTube Kids - has been criticised for using algorithms to curate content. Inappropriate videos have repeatedly been discovered on the service.

How have creators responded?

The comments left by fans on YouTube videos help the platform's algorithms decide which videos to serve up and recommend to viewers.
Creators have expressed concern that being forced to disable comments on their videos will affect the growth of their channels.
Despite the wide-ranging new policy, comments will remain part of the recommendation algorithm.
"We understand that comments are an important way creators build and connect with their audiences," YouTube said in a statement. "We also know that this is the right thing to do to protect the YouTube community."
Andy Burrows from the child protection charity NSPCC said the announcement was an "important step".
"We know that offenders are twisting YouTube videos for their own sexual gratification, using them to contact other predators and using the comments section as shop window to child abuse image sites," he said.
However, he called for an "independent statutory regulator" that could "force social networks to follow the rules or face tough consequences".

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