8 Thomas Crow had said something similar, if bleaker, more than ten years earlier, writing that the art market had become «to a great extent, an economy of
services more than of goods.
Not exact matches
For instance,
more than 50 people employed by a medical assistance agency in Anchorage, Alaska, took part in a conspiracy to bilk Medicaid out
of millions
of dollars by filing bogus time sheets for
services not provided to elderly Medicaid beneficiaries.
While Lyft never operated
services in China, the complication adds heat to a U.S. market some say is winner - take - all, where one company has a valuation
more than 10 times that
of the other.
The
service is also getting ready to debut multiple original shows developed specifically for CBS All Access, including a spin - off
of the hit drama The Good Wife and the first new Star Trek series in
more than a decade, called Star Trek: Discovery, which is expected to premiere in 2017.
Even after
more than 20 years in business, the world's biggest streaming video
service experienced some
of its fastest growth ever in the first quarter, helping to give its stock a big lift.
Nationwide,
more than 1,075 flights had been canceled and another 440 delayed as
of 9 a.m. ET, according to flight - tracking
service FlightAware.
Framebridge is one
of our favorite photo
services, because they make framing your memories and pictures easier and
more affordable
than ever.
Many
of those white - collar
service jobs pay
more than factory work, as they are occupied by people with higher educations, according to the Conference Board.
As a consumer, there's nothing
more frustrating
than having to contact a product or
service provider outside
of working hours.
Take Uber, for example: The ride - sharing company has taken a foray into the world
of food delivery, and the
service — which, according to The New York Times, is available in 120 markets worldwide — sometimes earns
more than Uber's original offering.
This means your customer
service will be
more knowledgeable and
more personal
than that
of a larger company with many products and employees.
The PGS platform promised genetic risk reports for
more than 250 disease at the time — but, after the FDA smackdown, 23andMe was forced to stop marketing the
service and pursue a piecemeal strategy
of winning regulatory approval
of individual tests.
A new wave
of companies are looking to sell consumers
more than a storage locker, with event spaces, on - demand delivery
services and
more
Hulu — which is owned jointly by CBS rivals Walt Disney, 21st Century Fox, Comcast, and Time Warner — made a similar move less
than a year ago, when the
service offered subscribers the option
of paying a few dollars
more per month for an ad - free experience.
Spotify had 71 million paying subscribers and
more than 159 million monthly active listeners as
of December, positioning the
service far ahead
of its closest competitor, Apple Music, with just 36 million subscribers.
Troops bringing the American flag back to Iraq in 2003 or deploying to Afghanistan in the same time period received just a little
more than their Persian Gulf War predecessors, with $ 1,064.70 for soldiers with less
than four months
of service and $ 1,150.80 for the seasoned veterans with four months or
more under their belts.
Customer retention is an essential part
of a
service business model because existing customers are easier to upsell and
more profitable
than constantly acquiring new customers while having a high turnover.
They are reported to prefer and lean toward companies that produce goods and
services that have real rather
than perceived value, and they
more readily rely on the opinions and recommendations
of their peers when making a purchasing decision.
The broader U.S. stock market may be rebounding, but shares
of Netflix remained in the red Wednesday, adding to an overall stock drop
of more than 13 % this week for the popular video streaming
service.
The policy was not met with much delight by bitcoin companies, and in August,
more than 10
of them went so far as to leave the state
of New York, either cutting off
service to the state or packing up and relocating if they were headquartered there.
Here, the first lady isn't afraid — and that's worth
more than a thousand public
service announcements,» one administrator
of an AIDS clinic in D.C. told the Washington Post at the time.
-- Amy Zimmerman, head
of people for Kabbage, a global financial
services, technology and data platform serving small businesses which has raised
more than $ 1.6 billion in funding and lent out $ 4 billion overall
TaskUs boasts
more than 200 customers — many
of them the hottest startups in tech — but up until fairly recently few
of them wanted to say much about the company, or even admit that they use its
services.
Social customer
service company Conversocial partnered with New York University on research that found that
more than one - third
of all tweets to companies were about customer
service issues, but that only three percent incorporated the company's Twitter username with the @ symbol.
streaming
service reported 71 million paying subscribers and
more than 159 million monthly active listeners as
of December.
Audiences are much
more informed about their options
than ever before — that means you, your
services and products are at the whims
of other consumers» opinions and reviews unless you take charge.
With
more than 200 titles, Shudder's library is considerably smaller
than the thousands
of shows and movies available on Netflix, but the
service does boast that 85 per cent
of it is exclusive.
But that trend is now reversing, with
more than $ 99 million spent on online advertising in Australia in the first half
of 2003, according to a report released by industry monitor Audit Bureau
of Verification
Services.
Barack Obama had
more than double the number
of candidates submitted for Senate approval by now, 252, according to the nonpartisan Partnership for Public
Service.
The number
of distributed denial -
of -
service (DDoS) attacks — which are designed to paralyze a target network with a deluge
of messages, often sent from a bevy
of hijacked computers — leaped
more than 170 % last year, and Cisco projects it will jump again by a factor
of two or
more by 2021.
Many
of these late - stage companies are known as unicorns, as their valuations exceed $ 1 billion, and they include car - share
service Uber and apartment - share
service Airbnb, which are currently valued at
more than $ 50 billion and $ 13 billion, respectively.
«The result was a small basement startup that was faster,
more efficient and provided better
service than the larger players that were ignoring the potential
of the credit card processing industry,» he explains.
By becoming a chimney expert, you can combine a chimney sweep business with a chimney inspection
service — covering
more than just whether or not the chimney needs cleaning but whether the chimney is in good working order or in need
of repair.
The company saw 2014 revenue
of more than $ 100 million — 10 times its figure for the previous year — and Mullen says the
service is profitable in some markets, though he declined to elaborate.
Keeping your customers happy may be a matter
of keeping them online: digital - only customer
service produces 33 %
more customer satisfaction
than more traditional means, according to McKinsey.
So, if your router is
more than a couple years old or you are using the router provided by your internet
service provider, you will experience an improvement in your quality
of life when you buy a new model.
We are incredibly grateful to all
of our associates for their dedicated
service to Bon - Ton and to our millions
of loyal customers who we have had the pleasure to serve as their hometown store for
more than 160 years.»
The company has
more than 3,000 passionate employees throughout the world, who provide unparalleled
service and consistent execution
of breakthrough experience that blend art and science to foster engagement.
Desrosiers» data is supported anecdotally by searches on the online used - car
service AutoTrader.ca, where cross-border interest has surged: the company says that in November and December
of 2015 it saw a
more than 27 % year - over-year increase in U.S. traffic to its Canadian web site.
Rather
than offering a promotion on a wide array
of products or
services, the paradox
of choice suggests that narrowing down to one or two options will be drive
more sales in the long - term and decrease return rates.
They do this by offering quick
service, and by presenting insurance companies as
more worried about their own bottom lines
than the well - being
of clients.
Pokémon Go players are highly engaged, spending far
more time in the app
than they do with some
of the most popular social apps such as Facebook's Instagram and messaging
services WhatsApp and Snapchat, according to SimilarWeb, a market intelligence and web analytics firm.
More often
than not, businesses that pay to advertise or promote their products or
services send everyone to the same place: the home page
of their company website.
BITKOM, a German IT trade association that represents
more than 2,200 international companies operating in the digital sector estimates that 44 percent
of all businesses in Germany used cloud
services last year.
The company sponsors about 40,000 wreaths each year and donates the
services of more than a dozen tractor - trailers to deliver the wreaths around the country.
Sessions had
more than 25 conversations with foreign ambassadors in his role as a senior member
of the Senate Armed
Services Committee, and had two separate interactions with the Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, the department said.
However, depending on the size
of business and the tier
of services, selected prices can range from hundreds
of dollars a month to
more than $ 1,000 per month.
Hulu wouldn't say how many channels would be included in the
service, whether or not there'll be
more than one subscription tier, exactly how much content will be in its on - demand library, how many hours
of cloud DVR will be included, what the search function looks like, a firm release date, or a price point besides «under $ 40.»
The
service, a combination
of social network and online scrapbook, has
more than 175 million monthly active users, over half
of whom are international.
TransPerfect rovides a full range
of translation
services in
more than 170 languages to clients worldwide, from offices in 85 cities on six continents.