Good design, at least
good consumer product design, makes us think simple.
Ultimaker is one of the world's largest 3D printing open - source companies, and winner of
Best Consumer Product and Best Consumer Software at the 2014 3D Print Show Global Awards.
During Global Pet Expo, the Fear Free team sought out
the best consumer products for reducing fear, anxiety and stress in pets.
Not exact matches
Two years ago, Ben Kaufman, then - CEO of
well - funded
consumer product startup Quirky, delivered one of the most awkward, and candid, on - stage interviews I've ever witnessed at Fortune's annual Brainstorm Tech conference.
Young
consumers have distinct patterns for developing brand loyalty, beginning when the
product is just somebody's
good idea.
I think there are
consumers looking for
good quality, specialty
products rather than just your generic run - of - the - mill weed.»
Retailers now have to cater to «omnichannel»
consumers, the demographic accustomed to researching
products online for the
best deal before buying in - store, if ever.
Mattel (mat) says that under the deal, it can market toys and other
consumer products inspired by the franchise and its many feature films, as
well as an upcoming sequel that's planned for 2018.
The two CEOs hope that the changes resulting from the merger will be implemented over the next couple of years, creating a «dramatic change» for
consumers in which the store will be «not just about
products, but also service offerings that can help people on their path to
better health.»
When done
well, live chat can provide
consumers a quick avenue for everything from resolving service issues to finding the
product they're looking for — especially when an actual human being is on the other end of the chat.
Apple doesn't explain how it has made its devices to be that (and for all a
consumer like myself knows, maybe they aren't the
best products at all), but I feel like they are.
This constant flow of data, as
well as the increasing integration of connectivity into every type of
consumer product, opens the door to new value propositions across all industries.
However, by supporting artist communities and artists in residence at their facilities, Kohler is able to see how people engage in the development and design process of their
products, and are able to
better understand how to connect with the
consumer.
When Bombardier Inc. spun off its recreational
products division in 2003, the rationale was to separate the industrial conglomerate's
consumer - driven powersports
products — Ski - Doos, Sea - Doos and ATVs, as
well as Rotax and Evinrude engines — from its larger - scale, institutionally driven manufacturing in aerospace and public transportation (planes and trains).
That's why with Glossier we're making use of extremely high quality «luxury
products» going direct to
consumers so that we can both have a
better connection with that
consumer and make it accessible for them in price and distribution, hopefully alleviating all those stressers that come with the beauty shop experience right now.
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says «technology is giving the
consumer a much
better product.»
«When you have evidence of a problem like this, regardless of what the standards say, automakers should develop a
better approach,» says David Friedman, who served as NHTSA's acting administrator in 2014 and is now director of cars and
product policy and analysis at
Consumers Union, the policy and mobilization division of
Consumer Reports.
Still, he added, «technology is giving the
consumer a much
better product — much cheaper, much faster, more alternatives — but at the expense of fewer workers, and we have to find ways for companies to create jobs as
well as profits.»
For most
consumer products, there is some degree of correlation between price and quality, but of course exceptions exist to every rule: There are cheap
products that work perfectly
well, and expensive
products that are overpriced garbage.
«One of the things
consumers tell us is that we have the
best products: great burgers, chicken and fries,» says Mike Baldwin, area director for Meritage.
Nokia itself is not giving much away about its preparations, beyond saying some staff at the 600 - strong technologies division are working on designs for new
consumer products, including phones, as
well as in digital video and health.
But as a backup, we have commercial law and various regulations to give makers and sellers of
products good reason, from a self - interested point of view, to treat
consumers well.
Amazon improves convenience, choice and value for
consumers, offering them two - day delivery on an immense variety of
well - priced
products.
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.
And
consumers will choose who has the
best service and
products available and at the
best price.
What
consumers seem to understand even
better than some of us in the business is that putting your name on a
product says you're proud of it and you hope they like it.
«If you look at the market, small businesses are not
well served by enterprise or
consumer products,» Chong says.
The Hero Store is a zero - waste grocery store that eliminates
product packaging by encouraging
consumers to use reusable containers and dispensers to portion out dry goods such as pasta, soup mixes, and oatmeal as
well as package - free fresh produce, milk and eggs.
The company also made sure to have more
product available during the holiday season to avoid out of stocks and was
well positioned to take advantage of heightened
consumer interest in
products like mobile phones and video games.
Still, the allegations about the software have hurt its much bigger
consumer software business, prompting retailers such as
Best Buy Co to pull Kaspersky
products.
Good reviews, the willingness to pay a premium for your
product or service, and the general goodwill you create through providing exceptional value to your
consumers is your brand.
Launched in 2012 by Janus Friis, Wire has offered encrypted chat messaging to
consumers for some time and as of Wednesday is moving into the corporate market with a
product that it says provides secure chat, voice, as
well as file - and screen - sharing capabilities to workgroups.
The launch of these
consumer models will also turn up the heat on competitors like Magic Leap, a
well - funded startup building a similar
product to HoloLens.
It's a
good idea to start with dollar signs, since most markets are based on how much
products and services cost the
consumer.
The
good news is that you've launched a profitable
product that
consumers want.
Consumers can choose from an endless list of
good products.
To survive the robot invasion, small businesses need to maximize
consumer reliance on these innate human abilities, as
well as highlight them within their company's
products and services.
With the deal, Compass Group is replacing one of the top - five global
consumer - packaged goods companies in the world with Hampton Creek's dressing, as
well as a top - five supplier of bakery
products in the U.S. with mixes made by the startup.
It's also expanding its digital
products, peddling a new tool called the Nike RZN Recommender to help
consumers determine which golf ball is
best suited to their needs.
Leading technology innovators have been working hard to create
better credit
products that are simple, transparent and flexible for both businesses and
consumers.
Sales of the Apple Watch to
consumers set a record during the first week of holiday shopping, and the current quarter is on track to be the
best ever for the
product, Apple Inc..
Well, because we're in between the mammoth, huge
consumer market in [the] United States and the
product, the drugs coming from Venezuela, from Colombia, from Ecuador, from Bolivia.
The
better the value, the more the
consumers desire your
product and, therefore, the more leverage you have.
In addition, while
consumers may be buying
well - known
products online, they will still want to speak to a human for newer
products they are less familiar with.
That's
good for
consumers because it means there are a growing number of
products and services at a low cost.
Kelly wrote an op - ed in The New York Times last year arguing for the labeling of genetically modified organisms, so that
consumers can
better understanding the benefits of genetically engineering a
product or plant to give it certain qualities.
For some
consumers, even Google's generally superior cameras and image displays will be insufficient to tear them away from the church of Apple, whose
products and services tend to work
best when paired together.
If you're an entrepreneur looking to launch a new
consumer food
product, gum would likely be
well down the list of potential candidates.
As
consumer preferences become apparent,
product companies are telling
better stories that communicate real value to their customers.
Still, cannabis companies have been ramping up their marketing efforts in recent months to get
consumers better acquainted with their brands and offerings now, using innovative tactics such as releasing cannabis - inspired but drug - free
products and bringing on celebrity investors.