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• Technology Transforms the Retail Sector

  by Tim Herbert on Monday, June 25, 2012

  Tags: Member Connections , POS , Herbert , digital signage , market research , Member News , retailtech , retail

  I recently bought a bagel and a cup of coffee at my neighborhood coffee shop. Unlike most shops though, my wallet stayed in my pocket. Using the Square mobile payment app on my smartphone, I simply informed the cashier of my name, which populated the cash register (an iPad) with my account, confirmed by the ... Read More

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• 2012 Outlook: The Year Ahead in Tech

  by Tim Herbert on Wednesday, January 25, 2012

  Tags: mobility , Cloud , Social Media , Herbert , market research , Member News

  The ever-quotable baseball great, Yogi Berra, once quipped “the future ain’t what it use to be.” After several years of weak economic fundamentals and market volatility, getting excited about the future is arguably more difficult than it used to be.
  
  Many signs point to modest improvement in 2012, but it likely won’t be ... Read More

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• Improving the Odds of Selling Unified Communications Solutions

  by Tim Herbert on Friday, June 17, 2011

  Tags: Member Connections , Unified Communications , Herbert , market research , Member News

  As the name suggests, unified communications (UC) refers to the convergence or unification of communication streams or systems. While many of the elements of UC have been around for some time, it’s only recently the pieces have fallen into place to make UC a viable option for businesses.
  
  CompTIA’s recent study of 900 end users ... Read More

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• Tackling the Government Market

  by Tim Herbert on Tuesday, May 24, 2011

  Tags: government IT , Herbert , market research , Member News

  Over the past decade, the U.S. government steadily has increased its reliance on IT to become more efficient, reduce costs and add new capabilities. In the aggregate (federal + state + local), government entities are expected to invest more than $133 billion in IT this year. Even with intense budgetary pressures, the government market represents ... Read More

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• Why Do so few SMBs Export?

  by Tim Herbert on Tuesday, March 29, 2011

  Tags: Small Business Owners , export , SMB , Herbert , market research

  In a recent Wall Street Journal article, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Karen Mills, discussed the importance of international markets and the types of hurdles small and medium size businesses (SMBs) face when exporting products or services.
  
  The export topic gets some “ink” periodically, but relative to other SMB topics, ... Read More

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