ContentDesk) July 7, 2005 -- Ford, General Motors, and many other Fortune 500 companies are getting their lunch eaten by foreign competitors. Within just the past two weeks, Ford has announced that it is cutting 5% of its salaried positions and General Motors revealed plans to scale back its workforce by 25,000 over the next three years. Most experts agree that U.S. companies must dramatically improve their ability to turn out high quality products that are desirable to consumers, but there is no agreement on how we can solve this growing problem.
U.S. corporations. "American executives are relying on grossly inadequate techniques to increase product quality, manufacturing/service efficiency, and selling effectiveness" says Charles Holland, author of Breakthrough Business Results with MVT: A Fast, Cost Free "Secret Weapon" for Boosting Sales, Cutting ...
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ContentDesk) August 13, 2005 -- It's the dog days of summer and there's no better time to bring out the mangiest mutts of Web design for some good, old-fashioned obedience training. NEOUPA kicks off the new 2005 NEO User Design Experience series with a fun event designed to provide advice on how to improve usable design.
EOUPA has assembled a panel of local experts who will provide feedback on your own examples of atrocious graphics, baffling content and mysterious page organization / site structures. Individuals who bring the biggest dogs will be rewarded. If you'd like a chance to win a free iPod Shuffle, a $50 gift certificate to Blue Point Grille, or a $25 gift certificate to Borders, here's what you need to do:* Register today at ...
Series - "Site Organization"Where: Progressive Insurance - 6300 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Village, OhioWhen: Thursday, September 22 from 6:30pm to 8:30pmCost: $20 for non-members, $15 for members, $10 for studentsWhy: The NEO User Design Experience Series offers area professionals the opportunity to interact with a distinguished panel of guest speakers each month this Fall."Site Organization" is the second in a four-part series of panels aimed at having an informative conversation about the topics and concepts that serve as the foundation to web site/software application construction.
Architecture is a discipline gaining momentum as companies come to understand the value of sound navigation/search, consistent page structure, and efficient content management systems. The September panel will discuss how they have organized user-friendly electronic information utilizing specific techniques while gathering a sound understanding of ...
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Research shows that almost 80% of users scan web pages vs. reading line by line. Attend the North East Ohio Usability Professionals Associations upcoming event where Web content experts will review the most critical guidelines to follow when writing for the Web and discuss the value of providing good content, along with the role that content plays in attracting search engines."When: Tuesday, October 18 from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm"Where: Progressive Insurance, 6300 Wilson Mills Road, Mayfield Village, Ohio"Cost: $20 for non-members, $15 for NEOUPA members, $10 for students"Register today at www.
EOUPA.orgThe NEO User Design Experience Series offers area professionals the opportunity to interact with a distinguished panel of guest speakers each month this Fall."Page Content is the third in a four-part series of panels aimed at having an informative ...
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Cleveland, OH (ContentDesk) November 2, 2005 -- eMergent Marketing, Clevelands fastest growing search engine marketing firm, is pleased to announce the addition of Jeff Pearl to the company. Jeff is the latest addition to eMergent Marketings pay-per-click marketing team, where he has taken on the role of Senior eMarketing Strategist. Prior to joining eMergent Marketing, Jeff held the role of eMarketing Manager for Progressive Insurance where he played a key role in the development of the companys online marketing channel.
Jeff for a number of years, and he is simply one of the best in the industry, noted Paul Elliott, the President of eMergent Marketing. It was a huge win for a company of our size to attract someone of his caliber. His experience and passion for the industry make ...
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New York, NY (ContentDesk) April 21, 2006 -- FIRM (OSE:FIRM), the world's leading provider of software for Market Research (MR) and Enterprise Insight Management (EIM), today announced the launch of Confirmit Rapid Results, a new complimentary online analysis and collaborative insight application for Confirmit users.
Confirmit 10.5, Confirmit Rapid Results enables business executives and other stakeholders to quickly and intuitively access top-line results, conduct analysis, and act on business critical insight."Great insight drives great business decisions across initiatives and departments, such as product development, customer service, human resources and marketing," said Kjell ksendal, FIRMs Vice President of Marketing. "The challenge many companies face is the diluted value of insight.
Often insight is diluted because decision makers dont have the capability to drill-down beyond the top-line results." "Confirmit Rapid Results is ...
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AJAX and Web2.0 technologies. These are the same techniques being used successfully on real projects by many of Classics Global 2000 clients. Implementing a successful and usable design process can mean the difference between success and failure in the coming years. Learn from the experts who have been delivering success in this field for over a decade.Experts from Classic will show students how to apply a proven process for identifying true user requirements, developing and validating conceptual models, and creating visual design patterns that are highly usable.
ContentDesk) December 21, 2005 -- The #1 global provider of marketing research has substantially increased its online research footprint over the last five years, powered by Confirmit.FIRM (OSE:FIRM), the world's leading software provider for Market Research and Enterprise Insight Management, today announced that ACNielsen, a client since 2001, has renewed its licensing of Confirmit. The deal reflects ACNielsen's growing online research offering, in addition to Confirmit's increased footprint and new capabilities introduced in 2005.
ACNielsen is now rolling out the next generation web-centric Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) system powered by Confirmit."Confirmit has provided tremendous operational benefits and business value for ACNielsen and our expanding online research business worldwide," says Ben Willson, Director of Online Research Services with ACNielsen. "With the launch of our new CATI system powered by Confirmit we ...
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ContentDesk) March 9, 2006 - FIRM (OSE:FIRM), the world's leading provider of software for Market Research (MR) and Enterprise Insight Management (EIM), today announced plans to launch a new module of Confirmit for onsite self-interviewing. The new module named Confirmit Kiosk is expected to improve the way customer experience is measured and how businesses manage customer feedback.
Confirmit platform and its suite of survey, reporting and feedback management tools, companies can deploy the Confirmit Kiosk software on computer stations across thousands of malls, shops and/or hotels to measure customer experience instantly and onsite.
While customer experience and customer loyalty is often regarded as intangible and therefore immeasurable, it is exactly these factors that have direct impact on their bottom line," says FIRMs VP of Marketing Kjell ksendal. "Businesses in the ...
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The Xponex Office Building has been home to the FBI, the Progressive Insurance Company and Wells Fargo Mortgage Company, Monumental Life Insurance, Copeland Industries and Cintas Document Management.Beginning in April 2005, 6400 Square Feet of office space will be available on the top floor of the tallest and largest office building on the East side of Middletown, Ohio.
Bathrooms) 2 private bathrooms with showers and 2 public restrooms, kitchen, and storage areas.The building is located approximately 1000 feet from I-75 and halfway between Cincinnati and Dayton in Southwestern Ohio. Drive time to either Cincinnati or Dayton from this office is approximately 30 minutes. There is access to a labor pool of 500,000 residents within short driving distance of this office. There are thousands of companies, schools, cities, and ...
