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JULY 6, 2010

As a reminder, if you are not fully satisfied, you can return your undamaged iPhone to any Apple Retail Store or the online Apple Store within 30 days of purchase for a full refund. Technology and its role in travel 2.0 We hope you love the iPhone 4 as much as we do. Thank you for your patience and support.

Letter 74

Letter Blog Executive Coaching Strategic Planning 74

Harvard Business Review

JULY 7, 2016

The right technologies, however, can be incredibly valuable, driving customer satisfaction and possibly even providing a sustainable competitive advantage. Start by identifying those, and then use digital technology to alleviate them. The second lever is to use digital technology to materially improve customer service.

Trends 10

Trends Hotels Competitive Advantage Retail 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2014

I studied large-scale change and innovation efforts in 56 randomly selected companies in the high-tech, retail, pharmaceutical, banking, automotive, insurance, energy, non-profit, and health care industries. Paul Taylor was managing a UK-based factory for LF Beauty UK Ltd., Taylor imbued the process with his own urgent pace.

Middle Management 13

Middle Management Six Sigma Taylorism Taylor 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

They are low-powered radio transmitters that can send signals to smartphones that enter their immediate vicinity, via Bluetooth Low Energy technology. However, that technology typically relies on GPS tracking, which only works well outside the store. Beacons are taking the world of mobile by storm. and Canadian stores.

Retail 8

Retail Fraser Taylorism Taylor 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

But, The Guardian asks, with its Snowman theme, and its haunting score (from, we’re told, Britain’s number one Christmas “power ballad”), did the retailer out do — or overdo — itself this year? Microsoft Brings Star Trek’s Voice Translator to Life (Technology Review). The Secret Genius of Taylor Swift (NPR Planet Money).

Licensing 8

Licensing Taylorism Taylor Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2013

The consumer-goods supply chain typically moves from large Western or indigenous manufacturers to distributors to wholesalers to family-owned shops and finally to micro-retailers selling from carts or by the roadside. As HBR blogger Bill Taylor has noted, there's value in appealing to all five of your customers' senses.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain EBITDA NGO Taylorism 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

And, interestingly, it isn't determined by fate or technology alone. For Port, the names might include Churchill, Warre, Sandeman, Taylor. Let's take a simple product - wine, and consider who guarantees quality. For a good bottle of Bordeaux, what name would you think of? Perhaps Château Margaux, Petrus, or Lafite-Rothschild.

Short-term 8

Short-term Retail Quality Taylorism 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2012

From the day he opened his first TV and appliance retail store in Richmond, Virginia, Sam understood that management means getting results through the efforts of other people. Taylor, the 19th century guru of time and motion studies, which were used by management to micromanage workers; to tell them not only what to do but also how to do it.

McGregor 8

McGregor Human Resources Retail Taylorism 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

As a communications technology, it has radically changed the ways we connect with one another. Technology that hyper-enables it should, logically, thrive. It's like another World Wide Web, but with a profit motive. It's a kind of Wikipedia, but built on a corporate, not a cooperative, model. Connection is a human imperative.

Media 15

Media Short-term Taylorism Taylor 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2015

Today, this sort of thing is possible not just for online experiences; it’s possible for physical experiences as well — and not just retail shopping. The technologies and trends shaping tomorrow’s businesses. when they are ready to leave that Lord & Taylor store)? Insight Center. The Future of Operations.

CRM 8

CRM Management Taylorism Taylor 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2015

Not just conceptually in terms of work-life balance, but also physically, with the introduction of wearables and other employee-tracking technologies. Tesco, the UK-based retailer, uses wearable technology on many of the people working in their warehouses to keep track of product orders and help boost efficiency.

Company 8

Company Long-term Bureaucracy Taylorism 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2015

Brands are using Snapchat to provide exclusive, limited-time opportunities to fans, closing the gap between virtual and in-store retail experiences. ” the answer would fall somewhere between Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, and Ariana Grande. More apps of this nature are surfacing every day.

Media 8

Media Tactics Productivity Products 8