Sentences with phrase «businesses and consumers take»

Today, businesses and consumers take for granted the fact that software will be Web - based.

This has been far from a typical recovery: Healing the post-crisis economic wounds has meant U.S. businesses and consumers took longer to regain confidence and animal spirits.

Not exact matches

More and more, according to Salesforce, consumers care about whether or not businesses are taking these sorts of socially responsible actions.

The registration total, announced on Wednesday during the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, include both hobbyists and businesses that use drones for tasks like inspecting rooftops for damage or taking pictures of farmland.

This doesn't just stop at consumer - focused projects like commercial banking, but even businesses like Currency are taking this change in consumer behavior and using it to their advantage with facilitating equipment leasing through their online portal.

Smartphones and tablets are indispensable to consumers but many business have a learning curve to take advantage of the mobile bonanza.

The premise of all these pitches is that you can take any good idea for a product, service or network (typically someone else's idea, who is already hitting it out of the park) and shrink that business down to a narrower target population or niche, or to a certain kind of consumer, and instantly turn the process of serving that smaller segment into a big business as well.

However, given the catch - 22 we're in (without increased demand / revenues, it is unlikely businesses will hire and take us out of the recession and without businesses hiring, it is unlikely consumers will have the income to spend to increase demand / revenues), the mantra of the day remains «caution.»

Step 4: Purchase By the time consumers reach step four of the advertising success model, they understand the business, product or service enough to feel motivated to take action and make a purchase.

No institution wants to do that, so they take that money and invest it or loan it to consumers and businesses instead.

It can be argued that most online commerce is still happening on desktops, but if your site is inaccessible to mobile devices, you take yourself out of consideration for all those consumers who use multiple devices to research new businesses and products.

Just as baby boomers took over business, politics, and the consumer economy during the 1980s and»90s, millennials currently in their mid-20s will make up the majority of jobs and big - ticket purchases such as houses and cars, Slok wrote in a recent brief, which was first reported by Axios.

Its Entertainment and Devices division, which houses all its gaming business and consumer phones, took a big hit last quarter, but operating income more than doubled from 2010 to 2011, to US$ 1.3 billion on revenues of US$ 8.9 billion.

He started out as a recording artist but then lost the data on his smartphone and got an idea for a business that would back up mobile data and allow consumers to take it with them if they switched carriers.

«All of our engagement with the consumer is through digital media and we believe in the next three years we can take our online business from approximately 1 billion euros ($ 1.06 billion) to 4 billion euros and create a much more direct engagement with consumers,» he told CNBC.

As connecting businesses with consumers continues to become more technologically complex, it becomes easier for big budget brands to take advantage of the market and push out smaller businesses.

Research shows that if price and products are of equal value, consumers who receive poor service will take their business to a competitor.

When one provider can not meet customer needs and does not make service a priority, consumers take their business elsewhere.

«This trend reflects an industry evolving its business model in a significant way, taking advantage of developments in technology, consumer behavior and advertiser interest, to grow audience and diversify its revenue stream,» NAA said in announcing the numbers.

Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs chairman and CEO, talks about the big bank's strategy to take advantage of consumer business.

And the financial sector's loans always took the form of productive credit, enabling businesses to pay back the loans out of future earnings while consumers paid out of rising future incomes.

The benchmark 10 - year Treasury yield is on the verge of breaking 3 percent and is likely to go higher from there, taking interest rates on mortgages and a whole range of business and consumer loans higher with it.

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Her latest analysis of the various sectors — which takes into account each group's business cycle, fundamentals, relative valuations and relative strength — puts technology and consumer discretionary stocks on top.

First, find out what it takes to start, run, and grow a successful specialty food business fueled by a growing consumer demand for new tastes, cleaner ingredients, health benefits, and more convenient ways to shop and eat.

But for a sustained recovery, consumer spending and business investment need to take over.

With no single channel accounting for over c. 40 % of revenues, a new owner will be taking over a proven e-commerce business primed to take advantage of multi-platform sales to reduce risk and reach more consumers.

Because of the important roles business and consumer confidence play in fostering economic growth, central bank officials often find themselves taking too - rosy a view of the economic figures.

Wilson averred that it can take upwards of a few days to see bitcoins in one's account, which isn't a practical amount of time for those who want to witness digital currency become a day - to - day business and consumer function.

In doing so, Walmart is taking a leading role globally in addressing the most important issues facing the consumer goods industry, helping our suppliers become more competitive businesses, creating a more resilient supply chain and increasing our customers» trust in us and the brands we carry.

And while Facebook (FB) and Google (GOOGL) have both taken criticism from lawmakers for their role in spreading misinformation during the 2016 presidential election, Amazon's size and questions about whether some of its business practices are anti-competitive and bad for consumers are not likely to go away in years to coAnd while Facebook (FB) and Google (GOOGL) have both taken criticism from lawmakers for their role in spreading misinformation during the 2016 presidential election, Amazon's size and questions about whether some of its business practices are anti-competitive and bad for consumers are not likely to go away in years to coand Google (GOOGL) have both taken criticism from lawmakers for their role in spreading misinformation during the 2016 presidential election, Amazon's size and questions about whether some of its business practices are anti-competitive and bad for consumers are not likely to go away in years to coand questions about whether some of its business practices are anti-competitive and bad for consumers are not likely to go away in years to coand bad for consumers are not likely to go away in years to come.

A notable shift in the economic landscape will see infrastructure activity and rising business spending play a more dominant role next year, taking on some of the heavy lifting from consumers and a still - strong housing market, according to Wright.

No doubt, Apple has been taking a look at its ability to create splash and fanfare on the consumer end while quietly going about designing portability for the business end.

Business and consumer surveys broadly continued to suggest the post-election bounce in sentiment was intact, despite signs some policy initiatives from the Trump administration — including key tax and health care reforms — might take longer to implement, and in some cases be less radical, than earlier indications.

Apple took time with their Apple iPhone to gain an understanding of how consumers and business buyers behaved when considering a Smartphone and exactly who were their buyers.

Surging consumer and business confidence is expected to get a boost in 2018 by federal tax reform legislation, which took effect in 2018.

Can't it be argued then that a single business that has taken all of the market away from several smaller businesses while employing fewer workers and narrowing the choices of consumers isn't working as much for society as it is working for itself?

The like - for - like growth takes out the effects of currency translation into the Swiss franc and the results from the company's Brach consumer business in North America, which together had a negative effect of two percentage points on sales.

«Today our business is much more robust, it's about taking our branded business into markets where they recognise the importance of clean, green produce and where provenance plays a part and there's a consumer segment that is affluent and willing to pay a premium for Australian produce.

«It's about taking our branded business into markets where they recognise the importance of clean green produce and where provenance plays a part and there is a consumer segment that is affluent and willing to pay a premium for Australian produce,» Mr Weine said.

Bega Cheese has made a bold strategic shift with a $ 460 million deal taking the dairy processor into branded consumer goods after snapping up names such as Vegemite and KRAFT Mac & Cheese from Mondelēz International's Australia and New Zealand business.

«We're excited to take our expertise in the frozen berry business and apply it to our first vegetable fusion smoothie,» said Steve Sklar, senior vice president marketing for Phoenix - based Inventure Foods, Inc. «The Green Fusion smoothie is on trend with today's consumer who is looking for a refreshing, great tasting smoothie that provides a substantial boost of vitamins and a full serving of fruit.»

MLA General Manager — International Business, Michael Finucan, said the Forum will take attendees on a journey from the consumer insights and market trends influencing demand for Australian beef, through to the market strategies MLA is implementing to ensure Australian beef is in the premier position on the global stage.

As consumers wake up to the importance of choosing clean ingredients for all parts of their bodies, plant - based formulations, green chemistry practices and mission - based business models are taking center stage.

John Fingleton, OFT chief executive, said the authority's decision sent out a «strong signal» to supermarkets, suppliers and other businesses that the OFT would take action and impose significant fines where it uncovered anti-competitive behaviour aimed at increasing the prices paid by consumers.

Another action consumers and businesses can take: Contact your senator or representative.

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Furthermore, New York State's Price Gouging Law (General Business Law § 396 - r) prohibits merchants from taking unfair advantage of consumers by selling goods or services for an «unconscionably excessive price» during an «abnormal disruption of the market,» as represented by a gross disparity between the price of the product immediately prior to and after such an occurrence.

Year on year targets were «very, very difficult to deliver», he argued, saying that although it was vital to take action on climate change, «it's also got to be practicable and workable.and entirely compatible with the interests of business and consumers as well».

And the fact is, when this Government took office, focusing exclusively on further and faster tax rises and spending cuts, business and consumer confidence collapsed, firms postponed investments and stopped taking on workeAnd the fact is, when this Government took office, focusing exclusively on further and faster tax rises and spending cuts, business and consumer confidence collapsed, firms postponed investments and stopped taking on workeand faster tax rises and spending cuts, business and consumer confidence collapsed, firms postponed investments and stopped taking on workeand spending cuts, business and consumer confidence collapsed, firms postponed investments and stopped taking on workeand consumer confidence collapsed, firms postponed investments and stopped taking on workeand stopped taking on workers.