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The Digital Transformation Opportunity: Turning Products Into Services

By Jim Bass, Director Customer Experience The term “digital transformation” has become the new popular buzzword of the 21st century. You’ve probably heard it used at your company in the context of new initiatives being launched or strategies your competition is executing to gain an advantage. Everyone is engaging digitally The advent of Smartphones and […]

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Should Everything Be Digital?

By Asa Sherrill, VP Experience Design Technology is the promise of the future, so why shouldn’t we aim to enhance everything with it? The short answer is that we likely should; however, before we do, it’s worthwhile to stop and understand exactly why (or why not) digital should be part of our solution. Experience is […]

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What Do Hotels & Websites Have In Common?

I recently spoke at a global hotel conference about connecting physical and digital experiences for users. My colleague, Justin Reilly, started off our presentation with great information on how storytelling affects the human brain. To tie into this great introduction, I asked my audience to imagine their website as a virtual hotel. I then began […]

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The Digital Payments Cold War: In Pursuit of the Almighty Dollar

“We do not currently support Apple Pay!!” According to numerous industry articles over this past weekend from the likes of Verge, Mashable, GigaOm, a number of retailers—Walmart, Gap, Best Buy, Old Navy, 7-Eleven, Kohl’s, Lowe’s, Dunkin’ Donuts, Sam’s Club, Sears, Kmart, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Banana Republic, Stop & Shop, Wendy’s, and most major U.S. gas station chains—have […]

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