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What Is Apple Up To? Can Walmart Catch Amazon? And More On This Week's CTRL ALT Delete Segment On CHOM 97.7 FM

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This week will bring the "other" big Apple event and news to the world. It's Apple. The rumour mills is thinking that changes will be made to Apple Music , announcement of Apple's own unique TV programming (a la Netflix ), and a lot of love for Siri. apple music. apple music. What do we know? so, not much.

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How To Curtail Showrooming: Charge Admission

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There have been a couple on instances in the news this week that highlight the general challenge that retailers face in the age of showrooming. Many retail pundits agree that physical stores need to offer more services and value if they are ever going to compete. apple store. retail environment. retail experience.

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The iPad Should Be Free

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In a world where Apple not only sells their iPad (ranging from $400 - $900) and also controls the majority of the content that you can put on it from iTunes , why wouldn't they deploy a similar model to Amazon's in the hopes of owning the consumer by way of the hardware? It's amazing how divergent Apple and Amazon's business models are.

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Shocking Shopping Experiences At The Mall

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The news that I read would have you believe that this is the end of retail as we have known it. How can the stores and malls compete in a digital world, where the best prices are a search away and nearly all businesses are able to sell something to anyone, anywhere in the world? . With that, I am a retail rat. .

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It’s Not About Social Anymore

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The data proves it out and so do retailers, consumers and manufacturers. Dell in so many words has admitted it and Microsoft with its rollout of its own tablet to compete directly with Apple has validated it. Mobile and Tablet computing. They are experiencing it first hand. If you haven’t noticed, the desktop is dead.

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6 mobile app trends to watch in 2017

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This means that small businesses can finally compete with larger companies that have already been in the mobile game for a while. 3 Smartphones, tablets, wearables (Apple Watch) and even Internet-enabled refrigerators all contribute to what is known as the Internet of Things (IoT). Internet of Things creates more and more apps.

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4 Psychological Ideas for Creating a Stellar Content Strategy

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When you believe a brand offers a great product line, you automatically expect them to be similarly competent in all their other pursuits. Who will question Guy Kawasaki if he says, “There are 5 million people who will buy anything Apple makes,” even though many believe Apple Watch is just a fad?