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Customer intent is a treasure trove of actionable data hiding in plain sight

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These insights can help companies better train their customer support teams and ensure they’re equipped with the right information to meet customer needs. Apparel companies Stitch Fix and ThirdLove are two examples of companies that tout their use of data analytics and artificial intelligence in their services.

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Job Hub: TOMS Jobs and Culture

Management Consulted

Whether someone is out shopping for apparel or looking to better our world, TOMS gives an opportunity for both. Buying a TOMS bag funds Safe Birth Partners who offer maternal programs and train community health workers to provide a safe birth place plus equip them with proper tools. Are you an employer,recruiter, or hiring manager?

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Can Lean Manufacturing Put an End to Sweatshops?

Harvard Business

Traditional mass manufacturing is based on principles of “Scientific Management” that date back to the 19th century. Managers hold virtually all decision-making authority. In the mid-2000s, Nike embarked on a program to introduce lean manufacturing to its apparel suppliers in the developing world.

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The Five Pillars of Marketing Success

The Fearless Marketer

Random programs or services are generalized consulting, coaching or training programs. “I I offer management consulting and training to corporations.” I offer the high-tech plastics industry Management Acceleration Programs for emerging leaders in the industry.”. Kind of vague, right?

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Black and Blue Friday Coming Up

MishTalk

Appliances, entertainment items, infant products and hardware showed narrowing discounts, MarketTrak reported, while promotions for apparel, toys and electronics were getting bigger. Mike "Mish" Shedlock Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management.

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The Ways Customers Use Products Have Changed — but Brands Haven’t Kept Up

Harvard Business

Provide them with a platform to participate in your products and services — as Coca-Cola managed to do with its personalized “Share a Coke” initiative — and then you have the chance to embed people directly into the narrative or fabric of your brand. The Physics of Brand Systems. What exactly does this mean?

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A Tool to Map Your Next Digital Initiative

Harvard Business

We know that when IT projects fail, it is usually not because the technology didn’t work (although this can sometimes be the case), but because the changes required at an organizational and employee level weren’t managed effectively. In the apparel industry, the benchmark for inventory accuracy is somewhere between 60% and 70%.

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