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Pop Up Grocer Checks All The Pandemic Retail Boxes

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Before explaining that pivot, here’s a little background: The company is the brainchild of Emily Schildt, a New York City-based consumer packaged goods (CPG) marketing consultant, who leveraged what she calls her “crazy entrepreneurial spirit” and founded Pop Up Grocer as a traveling natural food and beverage brand experience.

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Rescuing The Restaurant Business From App Decline

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The model for the DineVite online and mobile app is actually similar to social media. As the year rolls on he expects to launch in Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Boston and Miami. They decide how to extend selected discounts, when to offer them and who to offer them to.

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Car Vending Machine Company Carvana Goes Up Against Wall Street

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According to Carvana Chief Brand Officer Ryan Keeton, opening new markets brings an uptick in overall business. “We Miami is Carvana’s 24th car vending machine location to date — joining Nashville, San Antonio, Houston, Austin, Dallas, Raleigh, Jacksonville, Tampa, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., New Markets. Ontario (L.A.),

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Video: A richer format for storytelling to enhance your public relations strategy

William Mills

Fast forward to the present date and video has taken the social media world by storm; over half of video content is viewed on mobile and YouTube is reporting more than 1 billion views on mobile per day. Once your video is completed, it’s important to not only share via your website, but also via social media. Interviews.

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When QSRs Think Really Outside The Box In The Innovation Race

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Digital innovation is keeping brands competitive — but really standing out requires an additional level of outside-the-box thinking. They’re a limited edition and are only available in Austin, Seattle, Miami, Los Angeles and New York City. Really outside the box, as it turns out. Each has a Whopper, French fries and a drink.

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SourceMedia’s Small Business Banking Conference Show – No Shortage of Innovation

William Mills

Customer experience, automation, machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), ease of use, flexibility – all of these were part of the discussions at this year’s SourceMedia’s Small Business Banking Conference in Austin, Texas. RCGILTNER Services, Inc. 9spokes.com.

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32 Corporate Innovation Labs In Retail

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From supply chain and inventory improvements to new payment options, these brands are going all in on digital. The Home Depot also operates a secondary lab out of Austin called BlackLocus. Notable Projects: Unilever’s Knorr brand partnered with Novalia to create interactive signage in point of sale displays.