Larry Grisolano, a top Democratic strategist, says companies with consumer brands should consider learning from President Barack Obama and refashioning their advertising appeals to woo consumers who crave straight talk and a sense of community.

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We have the benefit of applying learning about usability and adoption garnered from our consumer products to imbue intuitive simplicity into our commercial products.

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We are hiring into our operations organization, where they are managing teams in our fulfillment centers, our consumer business, or retail, where they're learning vendor and inventory management.

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In addition to learning what consumers expect, the process of seeking consumer input itself builds trust with them.

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The second case is machine learning where the software applications are taught to anticipate consumer needs and respond to them quickly.

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"Oregon Scientific has a long history in creating innovative consumer technology and we've had tremendous success in the electronic learning products category, " said David Riley, Product and Marketing Director for Oregon Scientific, Inc.

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With school performance measures, common core standards and value-added learning now being accepted into the community mainstream, perhaps new consumer choices for pupils, parents and taxpayers will expand.

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And even if those educated in the sciences pursue employment in other areas, learning the scientific method in an accessible manner helps to cultivate critical thinking skills that are useful as a consumer and citizen.

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