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Third Place and the Starbucks empire: the user experience at the heart of strategy

mjvinnovation

Oldenburg saw these spaces shrink in the United States during the post-war decades, as residential areas – suburbs – became devoid of public meeting places, and lives became more competitive and private. Then customers started asking for places to sit and more food options. All this, of course, is achieved methodically.

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Digital transformation examples

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Let's talk Rethink the future Digital Transformation Programs are one of the main triggers why large enterprises contact us. Sector: Chemicals Company: Dow Corning Learn more: Source Competitive pricing for bulk orders No technical support Cisco outsources all of its manufacturing to contract manufacturers. Smart business model.

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Disrupting Markets – Why PayPal Is Worth More Than Ebay

Adam Hartung

in 2002 , in order to grease the wheels for faster ecommerce growth. eBay has run into stiff competition, as CraigsList has grown to take over the “garage sale” and small local business ecommerce. Many customers simply had no card, or didn’t trust giving out the information across the web. About $8B/year each.