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Laying The AI Groundwork For The Future Of Connected Cars
Technology, like geology, unfolds in eras. The ’90s were the era of the PC, and 2006 ushered in the era of the smartphone. Today,...
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What’s Next for the Phone Number?
People often joke that the phone is the worst app on the smartphone these days — and it’s a fair dig. The third-party apps...
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How Brands Can Become Mobile-First
2016 proved that digital is the way of life, which means mobile capabilities need to be incorporated to any brand’s or retailer’s sales strategies....
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Smart-Home Security Is More Than Just Product
When it comes to smart-home security, the industry is engaged in a fierce first-to-market battle. Each feature, each new technology is designed to maximize...
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How To Avoid The Abandonment Of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) has created a slew of slick products, but there have also been many failures: connected devices that people just...
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AI, Digital Assistants To Take Center Stage At CES
New types of artificial intelligence (AI) will be one of the major themes to watch for at the 2017 CES. AI has been a...
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The Job Is Complete When The Customer Says So
The following blog appears on TWICE sister site Residential Systems. Every installer has experienced the dreaded follow-up phone calls from customers wondering how to...
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Top Trends To Expect At CES 2017
The tech industry’s most wonderful time of the year is upon us, with CES 2017 just around the corner — by far one of...
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Crash And Churn
Black Friday made history last week as the first day ever to generate over a billion dollars in sales from mobile devices, according to...
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A Sign Of Things To Come
The following blog appears on Target’s corporate website and bears repeating. Target’s unprecedented offer this Cyber Monday — two days with 15 percent off nearly everything...
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E-commerce For The Holidays
Holiday e-commerce sales are predicted to reach record highs this year with digital sales set to surpass 10 percent of total retail for the...
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Why Customer Service Will Make Or Break Retailers This Black Friday
With Black Friday right around the corner, shoppers are bracing themselves for the flash sales, mall mayhem and 4:00 am wake up calls that...
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Mall Of America’s Thanksgiving Treat
On past Thanksgivings we’ve praised businesses that close their doors to let employees spend the holiday with their families. Each year the list grows...
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How E-tailers Can Leverage Negotiation & SMS Marketing This Holiday Season
With online holiday sales predicted to reach $91.6 billion in 2016 — an 11 percent jump from 2015 — e-commerce retailers are expected to...
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A Very VR Christmas
Consumer VR Is Set To Explode Best Buy has recently begun carrying a bigger assortment of virtual reality products, including the Oculus Rift, HTC...
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Trucks Vs. Cars: What The Future Holds For Digital Photography
There’s an old saying that the best camera is the one you have with you. Smartphone users have taken that axiom to heart: Market...
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How Retailers Can Win The Holiday Season
The holiday season is nearly here, but retailers still have time to get their teams prepped and ready for the rush of consumers looking...
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Facebook’s Marketplace App Expands Its E-Commerce Footprint — And Opportunities
Facebook’s recent introduction of a Marketplace feature on its mobile app represents a major step forward in its e-commerce efforts. The new functionality allows members...
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How To Be A Match For Amazon This Holiday Season
It’s no mean feat to be all things to all people in all places, but “always on” availability is the hallmark of cross-channel selling,...
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A Retailer’s Guide To Smart Locks
Today there are many retailers stocking their shelves with the kind of smart locks they think their customers will benefit from. However, how do...
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What The Tech And Coal Industries Can Learn From Kodak
For decades Kodak’s film business was going strong — yet the film industry was headed toward disaster. It was only a matter of time before digital photography would take over,...
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Is The IoT All That?
Is the Internet of Things (IoT) just another new technology fad? If you ask consumers, media, analysts, tech industry professionals, and even the vendors...
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How To Get Big Results This Holiday Season
With fall officially here and the 2016 holiday season quickly approaching, online merchants are gearing up to push revenues to historic levels. This year’s...
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Ninety Percent Of You Stink At Selling
Remember the fundraisers when you were in high school or the Scouts? You had to sell chocolate bars, cookies, magazines or coupon books. You didn’t...
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The Future Of VR and (Non-Gaming) Entertainment
You have probably noticed the lottery-winner level of investment money being showered on VR technology. Aside from the simple fact that these devices are “cool,”...
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A Q&A Discussion About High Resolution Audio
High resolution audio has already penetrated the audiophile marketplace, now it’s the mass market’s turn. In order to bring everyone who loves music up-to-date...
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Embrace Your Digital Shadow
In today’s digital age, the lines between perception and reality have become blurred. Every day and with every interaction, we are constantly affecting how...
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3 Ways To Connect With Centennial Shoppers
Much has been said about the importance of engaging millennials. But while brands and retailers would be wise to continue focusing on millennials, another...
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In Praise Of Vizio
The following is reposted with permission from The NPD Group Blog. News last week that LeEco, a China-based TV, smartphone and media conglomerate, is...
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Pokémon Go Showcases Augmented-Reality Explosion In Retail
The tremendous popularity of Pokémon Go (20 million daily users in the U.S. alone) is driving gamers out in droves to capture creatures in...
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The Shift in Data Ownership Has Begun
The regulatory environment for digital organizations that handle their customers’ data—that is, pretty much all organizations—is poised to get more challenging, thanks to sweeping...
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How To Mobilize Your Website
Today’s world is increasingly mobile first. Eighty percent of all internet users own a smartphone, and 60 percent of global mobile consumers turn to...
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How Do I Know Something’s Missing, If It’s Missing?
The times they are a changin’, especially in audio. Audio technology is experiencing higher-resolution bandwidth-size portability, delivery is faster and easier both with streaming...
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How Physical Retailers Can Cash In On The IoT Boom
The Internet of Things (IoT), the tech trend that’s bringing network connectivity to everyday physical objects, is growing rapidly in popularity. But the boom...
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Get Smart: What Retailers Need To Know About Selling Home Automation
Smart home products are rolling out to the masses as consumers look for ways to simplify their daily lives. Even though major commercial security companies...
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11 Real Costs Of A Corporate Data Breach
Security breaches cost a lot of money. In the U.S., the average data breach costs $5.4 million. The average cost, globally, of a compromised...
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IoT Devices Raise Consumers’ Security Concerns
The IoT era is already here. Devices that record various data metrics and then adjust either how they operate (thermostats and cars) or the...
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Smartphone Insurance Is The New Auto Insurance
It’s no secret that device dependency is here to stay. Consumers expect pretty much everything to be available via mobile device, whether it’s their...
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How Cash-Back Incentives Can Deliver Big Bucks For Big Brands
Not too long ago, consumers were skeptical of online shopping, preferring to go to brick-and-mortar stores rather than giving out their credit cards online....
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How Technology Helps & Hurts Financial Literacy
It’s no secret that technology is a driving force in support of literacy. Study after study has corroborated this constructive connection, showing that computer-based...
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How To Optimize Your E-Commerce Site
Selling online is not only smart, it’s essential; as TWICE reported last month, online orders have finally surpassed in-store purchases. But simply having an...
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What All Retailers And Brands Can Learn From Amazon
We often hear of retailers struggling with competing in “the Amazon era” — the current e-commerce market that includes the online giant. At DealsPlus...