There is a lot of buzz around the Internet of Things these days. For those who are not familiar with “Internet of Things”, it is essentially a system of interconnected devices (things) with unique identifiers that can communicate with each other over the internet. However, when most people refer to the Internet of Things, the […]
Returning from Brussels where the GS1 Global Forum took place in February, we took away valuable insights into where different regions and countries were headed with respect to the future of aggregating & disseminating consumer product data as well as the role regional GS1 member organizations would play or not play in that future. Over […]
As we’re internally preparing to launch our own GMA SmartLabel solution within our Q*Engine platform for brands and manufacturers, the news stories coming out of different regions of the world and discussions around consumer transparency all seem to indicate 2016 is the right time for something like the SmartLabel initiative to take-off. To start off […]
There’s a barcode on virtually every single product we purchase and although most of us a subconsciously aware of that fact, we don’t really care much about them as consumers. The only time we take notice is when the person at the supermarket counter is scanning them for billing. You assume that those barcodes have […]
Mobile accounted for 94% of the year-over-year traffic increase, according to the recent Demandware Shopping Index. The penetration of the smartphones into their daily life has changed the way the millennial generation lives and shops. Here is a picture of the stakes involved. There are roughly 80 million millennials in the United States alone and […]
TRUST – is huge when it comes to brand-consumer relationships and while it’s always been an important consideration, never before has it been this critical for product manufacturers to have the consumers trust. Research points out authenticity and having information on products that they can trust to make purchase decisions is one of the hallmark […]
So what is Extended Merchandising™? Well, first off, merchandising in its purest form is all about the “product”. Physical in-store merchandising is about making products look attractive, bringing out the best part of the packaging and kinda of showing off your product, so to speak! In its purest form, it’s giving that product the edge […]
Food product information delivery to consumers has been a trending topic in recent days. The first two weeks of June have been action packed as far as the packaged food industry goes and the undeniable growing trend of consumers wanting to know more about the food products they consume. A decade ago, a consumer’s knowledge […]
Where is “search” headed? Let’s start with “Search”. Semantic search technologies are those which work to understand the meaning and context of actual words within a webpage rather than search based on just the word itself which is what a lot of SEO professionals have been able to benefit from over the previous years. Traditionally […]
There is an incredible amount of data exchange going on between a retailer, a manufacturer and a consumer. A lot of this happens at the actual place of product purchase and there has been a lot of recent activity to come up with a solution to replace old paper tags. Intelligent retail shelving is trending […]
Newport Beach, 7th April 2015 – Qliktag Software Inc. has announced it has deployed a product support center for GS1 customers using it’s Q*Aggregator B2C customer product data aggregator platform at its Pune, India office in order to ensure around the clock support. The launch of support through its offices in India will enable the […]
With mobile engagement and big data analytics being among the hottest technology trends over the past year or so, the combined area of mobile engagement analytics has seen considerable movement this year. The latest announcements coming from Microsoft for the public preview launch of the Azure Mobile Engagement Analytics Tool emphasizes the growing need for […]