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Urban Technology: The Business of Smart Cities

The Startup Magazine

The local government in Austin, Texas, home to CTX, has also set its sights on becoming a Smart City, “one that uses cutting-edge technology to address mobility, safety, equity and environmental challenges for all its residents,” according to the city’s official website. Austin was one of seven finalists for the U.S.

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What Businesses Can Learn From Donald Trump’s Email Marketing Failures

crowdSPRING Blog

The emails to Gale were among a wave of fundraising pleas inexplicably sent by the Trump campaign in recent days to lawmakers in the United Kingdom, Iceland, Australia and elsewhere. Failing to target your message to appropriate segments of your mailing list leads to poor ROI and may have a negative impact on your brand equity.

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