According to a U.S. Census Bureau 2002 survey, there are more than 51 million individuals with disabilities in the United States. This demographic is estimated to account for more than $175 billion in annual discretionary spending, including more than $35 billion spent on dining out and more than $13 billion in annual travel expenditures. With such a large number of disabled individuals in…
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The modern loyalty program was born in 1981, when American Airlines introduced the first frequent flyer program. It now boasts more than 50 million members, and over the past 35 years, loyalty programs have spread to a wide variety of industries including casinos, restaurants, supermarkets, movie theaters and more. Today, more businesses are turning to customer loyalty kiosks as the foundation of their…
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One of the largest home improvement retailers saw their online sales grow by 37% in 2014. In 2015 online revenue grew another 36%, accounting for over one billion dollars in new online sales. For a business that is traditionally based on in-person sales at brick-and-mortar locations, this growth in online retail is both surprising and inspiring. One of the keys to this online…
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Interactive kiosks are everywhere! Nearly every day in the news there is a new story of kiosks being deployed in a wide variety of applications intended to create greater efficiency in a variety of industries, including retail, food service, casino gaming, government agencies, school campuses, and more. With so many success stories, many businesses see digital kiosks as a “magic bullet” that is…
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Recent headlines have been inundated with news about I.T. security breaches: Target, Staples, and even well-known banks like JP Morgan Chase. [1] Hackers have traditionally used online methods to distribute their viruses and malware, but now they have added physical transportation to their arsenal of tricks. Flash drives and SD cards give hackers a convenient, discreet way to transport and transfer malicious code….
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Infographic as a PDF: Better Kiosks Through Intelligent Design There’s more to designing a kiosk than throwing a computer in a box. Learn how form, function and forethought is used to make a kiosk irresistible to customers. Hundreds of thousands of new Kiosks are being deployed each year in various industries. From retail, to hospitality and healthcare are just a few markets that have benefited…
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