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Zebra Technologies Appoints New CEO and Executive Board Chair

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Zebra Technologies has named Chief Product and Solutions Officer Bill Burns as its next CEO and board member, effective March 1, 2023. Burns, a 30-year technology veteran, joined Zebra in 2015 as the company’s SVP of Enterprise Visibility and Mobility, and was promoted to the product and solutions chief role in 2018.

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Supporting a Workforce That Supports the Community

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Training is equally as important to assure your employees that they too can continue to improve their skill sets. Gary Smith is Chief Mission Officer at Goodwill of Colorado , which he joined in December 2008 to implement and manage the Corporate Training and Development function.

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Digital Marketing Tactics for Uncertain Times

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While optimizing budgets in times of financial uncertainty makes sense, such times also provide smart marketers with easier opportunities to improve market position. According to research from Analytic Partners, 63% of marketers that increased their marketing investment during the financial crisis of 2008 generated a positive ROI.

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6 Keys to Empowering Store Associates During the Holiday Season

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Check out Part 1, which focused on improving CX. retailers will add 410,000 seasonal positions this year, which is the lowest number of jobs added in the quarter since 2008. Assess technology gaps and make better use of what you have. Looking for even more data and insights to power your approach?

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Three Reasons why COVID-19 Will Make Retailers Stronger

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More importantly, it allowed forward-looking stores to improve their logistics and distribution. Moving forward, these cloud technologies will help retailers more quickly recognize shifting patterns and make informed decisions to create differentiated customer experiences that will strengthen traditional brick-and-mortar stores.

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Starbucks Founder Howard Schultz to Return as Interim CEO Following Retirement of Kevin Johnson

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He went on to establish the People Positive, Planet Positive and Profit Positive framework that Starbucks has followed to build its social and environmental efforts, including the recent push for more inclusive technological offerings such as speech-to-text to improve communication for differently-abled people. “On

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The Digital Last Mile: How Behavior Personalization And Globalization Are Key To Survival In The Post-COVID Era Of E-commerce

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Understanding hidden visitor behaviors allows for more relevant interaction with each shopper, enabling an improved, more personal experience for the shopper that increases the likelihood of the desired outcome. Technology companies must expand to encompass global capabilities financially, culturally and in communications. .

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