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Offline Retail Analytics Via Smartphone

Small Business Mavericks

There’s a company in Palo Alto, California that is calling itself “ Google Analytics for the real world.” ” The company’s name is Euclid. Euclid collects data for retail businesses using smartphone technology to track consumer movement. I think this is a sublime idea.

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Apple Debuts iBeacon Location Technology in U.S. Stores

The Realtime Report

How can a retailer effectively reach consumers in-store and educate them about deals that might be of particular interest? Are consumers willing to give retailers precise information about their location? .” Last Friday, the technology debuted in 254 Apple stores in the U.S. And what about privacy?

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Social Media Sites Rank Lowest For Customer Satisfaction

The Realtime Report

The ACSI website scores are based on more than 25,000 interviews, and encompass user experience with websites of more than 200 companies within the 33 industry categories. Specialty Retail Stores 79. Internet Retail 78. Wireless Telephone Service 77. See below for a full list of the website customer satisfaction scores.

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Lies My Brand Told Me

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I''ve been a customer of my mobile wireless carrier since cellular service was first introduced. My sales rep told me to call the company''s customer service line later in the day, to see if the system is working. Let''s say you owned this company, would you do a day- long scheduled maintenance on your entire system.

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Tracking, Personalization And Screams Of Privacy

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On February 12th, 2013, Business Insider ran a new item titled, Amazon Has The Best Reputation Of Any Company In The U.S. This sounds like a shot at other companies like Facebook.)" " Amazon beat out Apple , The Walt Disney Company , Google and many more to grab this coveted spot. What does the company do?

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Siteminis Launches Mobile Commerce Solution

Bill Hartzer

Take a look at how your site might look on various mobile phones: Siteminis’ mobile-optimized web sites offer an interesting solution for major retailers, entertainment and sporting events. – Working across all wireless carriers. – Working across all wireless carriers.

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How This Underwear Brand Won with an Anti-Black-Friday Social Campaign

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But while this is a yearly slam-dunk for big box retailers, Black Friday can bring more challenges than benefits for small businesses. It’s very difficult to get buying right in the fashion industry with trends and shopping cycles changing so frequently, and as a result, many companies overproduce. View this post on Instagram.