Category: Business Information Systems

iDisconnect: Where’s the Digital Boundary? by Chris Vigneau, MBA Candidate The Dilemma: Let’s be blunt; people are addicted to their phones, and it’s not a good thing. Consider these terms: iDisorder, workplace telepressure, no-mophobia, mobile addict, digital burnout, technology boundaries, workaholism (Hubbard, 2014). In the new era of always being on, we’ve hit the point…

Read my blog post and classroom ‘flip’ about RetailMeNot at http://blog.cengage.com/teaching-technology-educating-value-generation/.

Firstly, this post will attempt to focus on the issue.  Even though it, by its very subject, is wrapped around a public policy and political frame.  So let’s set the stage. The United States … Developed and implemented the mass manufacturing concept. Was the first to produce automobiles. Invented electricity, electric light, movies and the…

While eating breakfast a few days ago, I happened to glance at the footer of a flyer from Stop & Shop talking about earning gas rewards.  Then I said to myself, “Gee, since when does Stop & Shop sell gas?” and “Has everyone gone loyal?” As the casino industry matured through its history … they were…

Technology is not what it is … Technology is what it does. A few weeks ago, I had the honor of leading three sessions at the Scituate Middle School for their Career Awareness Day.  While considering what could I say … How could I give them some knowledge? Inspire them to consider technology and business?…

Consumer behavior continues to change; right before our eyes.  Shopping habits during the busiest (and most profitable times), November and December, are changing with each holiday season. Several retailers have seen a reduction in traffic during the last two months of the calendar year.  Best Buy’s profit has continued to cause challenges with price reductions…

A video describing the results of the holiday shopping season.  The study was rather comprehensive with over 800 retail sites used as the benchmark for this research. On Christmas Day, online sales were up 16%.  Of these sales, almost one half (48%) of the traffic was from mobile devices (smart phones and tablets).  The research…