Top 50 Time-Tracking Tools for Freelancers
Nobody understands the value of time better than freelancers. Your time literally is your money, and you need the right tools to track your time to get paid for your valuable work and time. Whether...
View ArticleSuccess Story: Carlos Castro
Carlos Castro has more than 20 years of experience working in executive positions in first line multinational companies such as Saint Gobain, Unilever, Cadbury, and Kraft/Mondelez. He has led global...
View ArticleFederal Government Agency Moves to the Cloud
The General Services Administration is in the middle of a multiyear initiative to move core federal government agency systems to the cloud—a network of Internet-hosted remote services—to manage and...
View ArticleFeatured Expert: Scott Sachs
Scott Sachs is the president of a customer service consulting company. He utilizes his experience as a well-respected senior level executive to consult with clients about customer service and...
View ArticleChina Mobile Offering iPhone
Consumers in China can now purchase iPhones. The partnership between Apple and China Mobile, the world’s largest network carrier, has finally come together, giving Apple access to a huge new customer...
View ArticleCode of Conduct Signed to Protect Consumer Privacy
Location analytics firms such as Euclid and Radius Networks have reached an agreement with the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) for an official code of conduct. The FPF code of conduct was developed with...
View ArticleEmployees Behave Differently In The Presence of Surveillance Systems
In order to discover how surveillance might alter employee behavior, researchers conducted an experiment, at more than 300 restaurants in 39 states, which was designed to keep track of transactions...
View ArticleThe Canary: Will New Home Security Device Take Off?
A new alarm system called the Canary uses features such as an HD camera with night vision and sensors that track temperature, humidity and air quality to protect homes. The device takes a few weeks to...
View ArticleWhat The Surprising Figures From Netflix’s Second Quarter Report Mean For TV...
While Netflix reported second quarter earnings that exceeded industry professionals’ estimates, company shares fell in value by nearly 5½ percent. In hopes of explaining the seemingly incongruent...
View Article1 Of Every 8 SIM Cards Can Be Hacked: Will Mobile Technology Ever Be...
Mobile phone SIM card technology has been compromised, leaving users vulnerable to the possibility of being robbed and/or spied on. The small chips, previously considered hack-proof, authenticate user...
View ArticleNetflix: Friend Or Foe To The Broadcasting Business?
In this year’s second quarter reports, Netflix announced earnings that exceeded Wall Street analysts’ estimates; yet company shares fell in value over the same time period. Some professionals in the...
View ArticleDid You Say ‘Wifi Internet Access Everywhere’?
This month Google launches the pilot run for Project Loon. If successful, the enterprise will provide Internet access to remote areas while also improving current coverage. The venture floats 30...
View ArticleSteadiness: Gears up Customer Service Channel
Staying with the similar kind of service pattern is very boring. Day in and day out, sticking to the same plans is really going to disturb customers. However, consistency or steadiness in your service...
View Article3 Ways Technology Can Improve Customer Service
It’s no secret that over the past few years there has been massive technological advances throughout all areas of society and organizations have been capitalizing on these advances to improve their...
View ArticleMaking A Start With Lean: How To Begin Improving Your Business Processes
There are many books on lean and some complicate their message with obscure Japanese terms and complex formulas. Very few books that I am aware of give a clear, simple “how to get started” guide, so...
View ArticleWalmart vs. Amazon in same day delivery
As we head into the holiday shopping season, giant retailers Walmart and Amazon are going head to head over same day delivery. We wanted to get the deal from Zintro experts regarding the benefits to...
View ArticleFulfillment Tips for Ecommerce Entrepreneurs
If interested in starting a new business venture and not sure what, it might be wise to consider an ecommerce website. According to analyst Sucharita Mulpuru of Forrester Research, consumers are...
View ArticleConsumer confidence ups and downs
Recently released reports in the US show that consumer confidence is up; however, there are still drags on the economy. We asked our Zintro experts to comment on how these reports help or hinder...
View ArticleIs Groupon a deal?
We asked our Zintro experts about Groupon and if the online couponer is good for business, and what is making its business model work. Eric Lituchy, an expert in digital marketing, ecommerce, and...
View ArticleSelf-service check out is checking out
Supermarkets in the US are abandoning the self-service checkout lines, which were once heralded as the future of grocery shopping. We tapped our Zintro experts to tell us what is behind this decision...
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