Read our proprietary articles, commentary and opinion pieces on the world of IoT, technology, blockchain, machine learning, analytics, smart buildings, enterprise growth and more.
Why Your Business Needs IoT To Beat the Competition
It’s almost a cliché that your business needs every advantage it can leverage to outperform the competition. On the technology front, there are a handful of emerging and maturing products and services that can help you differentiate yourself from the rest of your industry and in fact outperform them.
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How Self-Service Kiosks are Changing Customer Behavior
The retail universe is starting to resemble a science fiction movie; as technology evolves at a feverish pace, the presence of everything from delivery drones leaving warehouses to customer location beacons on the retail floor is changing what it means to sell products to consumers.
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Retail Analytics: A Beginner’s Guide
Can you predict your customers’ behavior? If you can, congratulations. That helps you better anticipate their needs and serve them better – which is good both for you, the retailer, and the people visiting your store.
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Updates to Operations pages, KPI panels and more
We’ve released a new version of Canopy and there are lots of improvements to the design, making it easier to reach certain items and view more KPI panels at a glance.
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IoT for Healthcare: A Huge Opportunity
Healthcare providers need ammunition to deliver better care at lower costs - and it's no surprise that an array of connected devices - the Health Internet of Things, if you will - is leading that charge.
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6 Tips for Delivering Engaging Content In Digital Signage
Understanding the best way to use digital signs to engage with customers, clients, or other audiences can seem like a challenging task. But it’s more straightforward than it first seems.
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Why Restaurants Are Finding Self-Serve Kiosks Attractive
There’s a rebirth of high-end dining in many major cities, and seemingly every urban area has an abundance of choices including fast food, table service, home delivery services, and even meal kit businesses (liked Blue Apron and Dinnerly) to contend with. The bottom line: Every restaurant needs some sort of edge to poise themselves for success.
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How IoT Can Enhance the Customer Experience
First, let’s focus on why the customer experience is so important. Companies such as Amazon, Zappos, Apple, Uber and the Dollar Shave Club have made it a central part of their brand.
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The Evolution of Big Data, Predictive Analytics, and How It Will Affect Your Self-Storage Business
If there’s one thing that’s universally true, it’s that agile businesses flourish with changing times. This is certainly applicable to the self-storage industry, as any site owner or operator will tell you that renters aren’t interested in leaving their valuable property in the hands of anyone who doesn’t have the latest safety and security technologies in place.
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4 Signs that Payments and the Internet of Things are Merging Lanes
The Internet of Things is not a radically new concept. In fact, one example we can point to hits home with Banyan, given our history with kiosk and vending.
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6 Use Cases of Unattended Payment Solutions That Can Help You Grow Your Business
In today’s purchasing environment, business strategies need to be more customer-centric to successfully capture consumer demand and capitalize on spending habits.
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Ready, Set, Go! Keeping Programming Skills Sharp By Entering Contests
Some people like to spend their weekend mowing the lawn. Others plan activities like going for a hike. Still others like to take their dogs to a park or relax with a good book. Then there’s Mark Wutka.
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