Innovation & Technology

Innovate or Evaporate

Truer today than ever before Many talk about innovation, but very few are actually innovative. Innovation is about seeing things differently. I often ask people “what do you want to be”? And the typical response ...

Innovation & Technology

The smart cart

Now you can talk to your shopping cart Amazon did it again! Their new technology-centered Amazon Fresh supermarkets are equipped with high-tech shopping carts that scan and tally purchases that let customers pay for groceries ...

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What is your plan?

Without a plan for what they want to be, people forfeit their destiny. Their life becomes a routine mundane existence working on somebody else’s plan. Everyone wants to have a better life in one way ...

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How to advance your career

I’m often asked, “what should I do to get ahead in my company?” My response is always multifaceted starting with “are you familiar with the performance evaluation process at your company”? Unfortunately, many employees do ...

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Sustaining brand loyalty

In an ever more technology driven world of shopping with more and more online options to chose from almost every day, the need to perpetually deliver emotionally resonant brand relevant content is becoming more and ...

Innovation & Technology

Automated Shopping the Amazon Way

Let’s face it, scanning and touching has become a way of life for consumers today. You are waving your smart phones and credit cards at a variety of sensing devices. Even more sophisticated techniques are ...

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What do you want to be?

This is a question that is hardly ever part of anyone’s thought process when contemplating a life of work. However, it is critical to their success because, if you don’t know what you want to ...

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Revisiting marketing in turbulent times

While the times have changed – the fundamentals of marketing haven’t. Marketing is about change, maintaining the competitive advantage. Let’s review the basic steps in successful marketing for any company: Your brand must have value ...

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QR Codes – The Next Step

Basically, QR codes (a pixelated black-and white square) are bar codes that enable touchless electronic transactions. Anyone with a smart phone camera can scan the QR code and be taken to the sponsor’s site and/or ...

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Achieving profitability via automation

Businesses across the board turned to technology last year to keep their operations going amid social distancing requirements and contagion fears. The trend toward automation that was already underway has been accelerated to reduce employee ...