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First-Class Perks Include VR Tech On Alaska Air

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Alaska Airlines announced that is partnering with French company SkyLights to pioneer a new virtual reality (VR) headset for its first-class passengers. The program makes Alaska Air the first airline in North America to trial the technology as an inflight entertainment device. I’m really excited to see this technology onboard.

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Pull the String on Your Client Relationship Management Strategy

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A wise and very successful banker in Alaska once said about the bank’s sales and service culture, “If I leave it alone for one day we stop making progress. If senior management fails to promote, discuss, and display commitment to CRM for two consecutive days, the entire strategy begins to decline. That’s how culture change works.

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New Unemployment Claims Down 48K To 709K

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The COVID-19 vaccine is expected to have a positive effect on the labor market and other areas of the economy. and Alaska (6.1). Combined, first-time claims were one million last week. Continued jobless claims — people filing for more than two weeks in a row — were 6.8 The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Oct.

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What Grubhub, Uber Can Teach CUs About Loyalty And Rewards

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Technology companies are supplying them with the products and services their members desire, working with both individual CUs and credit union service organizations (CUSOs) to develop case management platforms, modernize systems and provide advanced loan software. A California Credit Union Keeps its Marketing Efforts Trusted and SAFE.

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Does Virgin America Sale Help Or Hinder Discount US Airfare?

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As one 29-year-old Silicon Valley marketing manager and former frequent Virgin flyer told The New York Times : “I think of [Virgin] as a young, hip airline. As one 29-year-old Silicon Valley marketing manager and former frequent Virgin flyer told The New York Times : “I think of [Virgin] as a young, hip airline.

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Georgia’s Push To Reopen Falls Flat As Consumers Stay Home

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in over a century, meaning there is no living expert with any practical expertise at managing the fallout from an incurable pandemic. That was the worst-case scenario, especially with all the marketing we did,” Zelaya said. It is a situation complicated by the fact that a roughly comparable event hasn’t occurred in the U.S.

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Bringing Color and Style To The eCommerce Party Scene

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She is currently managing director of media and advertising for Alaska Airlines. They were a leader in eCommerce for luxury retail and I was able to hone my digital retailing and marketing skills there,” she says. Bowman comes to Oh Happy Day (inspired by the Edwin Hawkins gospel hit) from Neiman Marcus , where she was VP media.

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