It is common for an organization to feel overwhelmed by its own data: how to collect it, how to store it, and most of all how to use it.
Believe it or not, banks are working to figure out how to store and mine videos, images, news and social media data to draw out accurate customer profiles.
Hence the potent theme of knowledge rescued from near-oblivion, which runs through early modern discussions of how to store and retrieve information reliably.
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We are supposed to collect coupons, store them, understand how and when to use them, understand how they can be combined etc.
The conversations about where to store spent fuel and how communities would respond in the event of radiation leaks are healthy.
Understanding how to encourage men to enter a store, try on clothing and then take the time to complete the purchase takes marketing genius.
Startups are the extensions of the mom-and-pop corner store, both in how they enable brick-and-mortar businesses to operate more efficiently and more profitably (Square, Evernote), and also in how they are reinventing offline businesses for an online economy (Warby Parker, Everlane).
Or, you could offer to work with the store's sales team directly and teach the sales staff how exactly to sell your product and promote its particular features.
Participants will receive training on how to properly use, handle and store their weapon, as well as trigger locks.
It was a relatively obscure plant until the Middle Ages when people figured out how to refine, store, and trade it.
Today at Facebook HQ we got to check in with Cory Ondrejka, Director of Mobile Engineering and Adam Mosseri, Director of Product to see how Home has been doing since its debut, and to hear what's in store for Home moving forward.
For all the hoopla, the cloud is a work in progress, with different companies offering variations in what they store, and how easy it is to access and share content.
There are some operational improvements that could be made similar to how Nordstrom will fulfill online orders from their physical store locations whereas JCP keeps separate DCs and inventory to support online orders.
It was kind of a trial-and-error when figuring out how to open up a clothing store.
Van der Hoeven plans to transfer some of that know-how to supplying better in-store meals and stocking his stores' delis with more gourmet offerings.
As part of its "Reinvent Canvas" campaign, Timberland agreed to put Bionic's name on the front of its hangtags and to pay for in-store displays showing how the yarn is made.
Any hypothesis on how this data could be used and why do we need to store it?
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Jamba Juice is thinking ahead about how to engage their customers before, during, and after the store visit.
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Margins, meanwhile, are fat for a reason: fresh food is always a high-risk business, which requires an intimate understanding of how customers' tastes vary according to store location and time of day.
Homebase says it works "very closely with suppliers and in-store colleagues to ensure that customers are informed about how to reduce light pollution and considerate lighting when they purchase outdoor lighting".
If, for example, a program on TV is talking about the grand opening of a new store, you'll be able to follow a link that's displayed on your screen, and you'll be taken to directions of how to get to the store from wherever you may be.
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On a salesperson's first day on the job at one of Best Buy's 759 stores he or she gets a four-hour classroom session that focuses on the required goals, how to fit into the store's sales force and the basics for giving the customer a happy experience.
How's this for clumsy goods handling: Warehouse managers can't decide in advance how to allocate storage space or assign labor to unpack and store shipments because, in some situations, until a container is unsealed, no one knows whether it contains glass ornaments or dining room tables (the containers aren't marked).
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Users are taught how to safely store their passport, avoid questionable food, and even endure a kidnapping.
While this data explosion cannot be ignored, the real story lies in how corporations can store, govern, and manage their data in order to leverage it as an asset.
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Distimo styles itself as an app store consultancy, and so it set out to establish how many applications one needs to sell through iTunes in order to get a top 10 hit.
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The dealers kicked in money according to their size (they won't say how much) and closed the store.
And you will not believe how difficult it is to actually understand every single item in the store.
The challenge, then, for top companies is clear: How do you leverage the in-store experience to ensure brands grow and thrive?
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