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How to accelerate a retail giant : Target hired disruptive entrepreneurs as agitators and irritants

Imagine that thirty million people visit one of your shops each week, and 25 million use your app. That’s the story of Target, the giant retailer. Digital sales accounted for only 3% to 4% of all of Target’s overall sales in 2015, putting it near the bottom of the top 12 retailers, according to eMarketer. […]

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6 key things a Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist looks for in Irish start-ups and developing companies

Silicon Valley Bank – specialist lender to technology, innovation and med-tech companies – is doubling the amount it’s lending to Irish companies. So far, it’s committed funds to 15 Irish businesses including AMCS, Amplience, Accuris, Boxever, Clavis Insight, Diona, Fieldaware, Lincor, Logentries, Movidius and Profitero. Here’s what David Flanagan, CEO of Boxever, had to say […]

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The top 5 times during the day for your business to reach and sell to digital and mobile customers

You know that people are buying online.  You know that you need to talk to customers and create interest and excitement in your product or service.  But when are people most receptive to your message?  How do you avoid  the danger of being seen as spam?   Luckily, there are 5 proven prime times for retailers […]

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Using your Marketing Budget to specifically target Women? Don’t

According to the latest Fluent Report on Marketing to women, an overwhelming majority prefer gender neutral advertising over advertising specifically aimed at women. Much of the advertising aimed at women is emotional, as in the cases of brands like Hallmark, Pandora, Electrolux and Huggies. Inspiring and/or empowering messages tend to drive campaigns as seen recently […]

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The password myth : Why passwords aren’t keeping us safe and can we fix our security systems

Bill Gates declared the password dead in 2004. Why the password is a myth The notion of a password being sufficient in itself needs to go into the myth bin. A staggering 76% of data breaches are caused by weak passwords. More often than not, an account is easily hacked because of a ridiculously easy […]

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Take business to the next level : Surefire Startup Seminars, Networking Events, Tech expos and Business Conferences

Another day, another Summit, right? Or networking event. Or business conference.  Or bootcamp. Sometimes, we only hear about these events afterward. And think .. I might have learned something new, or met someone who could transform my business. And sometimes it feels good just to get another perspective and realise you’re not alone. But you didn’t […]

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