Here’s to better apps for all of us
12 November 2019
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Digital Innovation in the Service Economy
This is a scenario that’s probably familiar to many of us: You touch down at your long-awaited holiday destination, collect your luggage, and step outside the airport, raring to go. Now you need to find your way to the Airbnb, so you whip out your phone and plug the address into Google Maps. Or Apple Maps, or Waze, or MapQuest, or Maps.Me, or HERE WeGo.
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Of beer and diapers, and other sale-boosting tricks
13 November 2018
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Data Science & Business Analytics
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Economics of IS
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Social Media & Digital Business
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Digital Innovation in the Service Economy
One of the most famous folklore in marketing and data mining goes like this: many years ago, Walmart noticed that on Fridays, men would head to the store, pick up some diapers for their babies and grab a six-pack at the same time. To take advantage of this, Walmart placed the diaper and beer aisles adjacent to each other, resulting in skyrocketing sales for both items.
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