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Will COVID-19 mainstream AR/VR?

VC Cafe

When it comes to shopping, retail giants like IKEA are already using an AR app to preview how new furniture might look in a customer’s house, while others show consumers what clothes and accessories would look like without actually trying them on. This is the time to build. Virtual Helsinki. This new medium has such a huge potential.

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The Rise Of Cloud Computing

YoungUpstarts

According to a cloud survey in commissioned this year by one of the leading cloud platform providers, OnApp, the strongest uptake of cloud services by businesses is anticipated from web and application developers, with 67 per cent of cloud providers reporting this as the segment expected to drive the greatest growth.

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10 Things that 3 Customer-Centric Brands Get Right

ConversionXL

Clearly, the proposition of “building a bank, together” hit a chord. Retail banks make their money in two ways: Interest on personal loans, mortgages, and credit cards; Fees. They applied a community-powered business model to the mobile sector, similar to that of Wikipedia, hence the name “giffgaff,” which means “mutual giving.”.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to three women: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkol Karman “for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work” The times, they are a-changing.

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Beyond Reason: 8 Subconscious Marketing Techniques to Boost Sales and UX

ConversionXL

Instead, activation of the brain’s reward center was much more predictive of future sales than subjective likability. To target the subconscious brain, we have to communicate that our brand meets implicit or psychological goals that activate our reward center. So, it’s true we like what we buy, not buy what we think we like.

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Rewiring Organizations For A Successful Digital Transformation

Duct Tape Marketing

13:34): Gen AI is gonna be a great way of saving cost in customer contact centers, but it's even better at creating unbelievably strong customer engagement, right? But I think it's also allowing people, you know, call center example, you know, they have access to real time answers and you know, they're, even though they're less skilled.

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10 Startups That Changed The Narrative In 2013

ReadWriteStart

While there are certainly still products and services fetching big price tags with little to no revenue, the majority of companies in our year-end roundup are building products that will have an impact on how we think about technology. Startups abounded in every sector. Time will tell. Humanized robots are making headlines.

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