Direct-to-consumer brands came into their own in 2019. Here are the trends that marked their evolution from challengers into viable businesses.

Learn more about BI Prime View online           Tech Insider           Direct-to-consumer brands came into their own in 2019. Here are the trends that marked their evolution from challengers into viable businesses.   DTC brands embraced traditional advertising, set up their own content studios, and made inroads into physical retail.   READ MORE           TurboTax and H&R Block must make free filing services more accessible to taxpayers under new IRS agreement   The IRS banned tax prep companies from hiding their free filing services from search engines and revoked its promise not to compete with them.   READ MORE           A 7-year-old was taken to the hospital after swallowing an AirPod   The child had been given the AirPods for Christmas and accidentally swallowed one, prompting a visit to the hospital.   READ MORE             10 things in tech you need to know today   A former Google exec said he was effectively pushed out last April after 11 years with the company after raising human rights concerns.   READ MORE           Apple's former music boss just perfectly laid out the company's approach to marketing — and he wasn't even talking about Apple   "Make quality the priority, not speed. Speed is marketing, but you have to have something great to market," Iovine told the New York Times.   READ MORE           Carlos Ghosn was reportedly interested in making a Hollywood movie about his life   In December, Ghosn met with John Lesher, the producer best known for "Birdman," in his Japan apartment, the New York Times reported.   READ MORE           Register now for Business Insider's event on the future of retail   Business Insider is hosting its first Ignition event on the future of retail on January 14, 2020, in New York City.   READ MORE           Apple will need to reckon with Russia in 2020, thanks to a new law forcing pre-installation of Kremlin-approved apps   Apple has until July 2020 to fight a Russian law that would force it to pre-install Kremlin-approved apps on iPhones.   READ MORE           AMD leaps to its first record high in nearly 2 decades   The chipmaker's surge follows a winning year, as AMD closed out 2019 as the best performing stock in the S&P 500.   READ MORE           Google suspends Xiaomi integration with its home products after a user reported seeing footage from random people's homes, including a sleeping baby   Xiaomi said the issue was caused by a software update.   READ MORE           Was this email forwarded to you? SUBSCRIBE NOW     Share this     You received this email because you signed up to this Business Insider newsletter using the email: ipat39@gmail.com   Email preferences Unsubscribe TERMS OF SERVICE PRIVACY POLICY 1 Liberty Plaza, 8th Floor. New York, NY 10006