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2020 Study: Why Smart People Start a Consulting Business (And What Holds Them Back)

Consulting Matters

Marketing Strategies/Sales. [I Want A Roadmap From Expert Travelers Who Have Been Where You Want to Go? There's fears about money, get rejected, being seen, not having what it takes and a whole host of other mindset traps that keep them stuck and spinning. [My My biggest struggle is] dealing with rejections. Where to start?

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How Smart Speakers Are Poised to Reinvent the Travel Industry

Harvard Business

Travelers with an Alexa device at home can book a car rental or hotel through Expedia and Kayak. On many fronts, artificial intelligence-powered smart speakers and apps seem poised to become the world’s virtual travel agents. Worldwide, ownership exceeds 100 million units and is projected to reach 225 million by 2020.

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Sustainable Aviation: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

If the aviation industry continues down the path of high CO 2 emissions, what will happen when new aerospace markets open: sub-orbital travel, supersonic flight, and space hotels? Sub-orbital travel, popularized in 2021 by Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, and Elon Musk, is projected to become a $3.5 Billion industry by 2027.

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OPERA America’s Survey Shows an Industry in Freefall…

Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

My ambition is to do one of these a month as a way to replace a little bit of the traveling I might have done in the past. Enhanced marketing and sales: I don’t find most of the marketing that goes on effective and most of the sales processes are outdated. Ticket sales, subscriptions, and other revenue are down, down, down!

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Uber Thrives: Why?

MishTalk

In spite of the fact that Uber is the most banned company in the world, it thrives for one simple reason: People like it, especially business travelers and millennials, even if politicians don't. For the first time ever, Uber Tops Taxi Use for Business Travelers. In Dallas, 60 percent were for Uber and 54 percent in Los Angeles.

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Your Customers Still Want to Talk to a Human Being

Harvard Business

The study also found that consumers are more likely to call a business when making a high-value purchase in verticals such as auto, finance, or travel. According to the advertising and marketing advisory firm BIA/Kelsey , calls to businesses are expected to exceed 169 billion per year by 2020. Insight Center.

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Virtual and Augmented Reality Will Reshape Retail

Harvard Business

One customer might try on shirts without having to travel to the store. In-store applications would involve a consumer interacting with AR or VR either within the actual walls of a traditional shopping environment (on the sales floor or in the dressing room, say) or right next to it (through the store windows).

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