Networld Media Group (NMG) announced today that it has re-launched all 10 of its digital media properties with a contemporary new web design that is responsive and optimized for the full spectrum of computing and mobile devices. “With the nexus of web browsing and online social engagement shifting from computers to mobile devices, it was […]
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“The 2014 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers” publication was released this morning for download, after an awards gala last night in Chicago, timed to coincide with the National Restaurant Association tradeshow. Both “The Top 100” and the event were sponsored by restaurant equipment manufacturer, Henny Penny. Judges determined the top 50 brands based […]
Networld Media Group has announced the slate of panelists for the “C-Level Roundtable” closing general session at the 2014 CONNECT Mobile Innovation Summit in Chicago on Aug. 20. Panelists include: ● Baron Concors, Chief Digital Officer, Pizza Hut ● Don Fox, Chief Executive Officer, Firehouse Subs ● Jared Miller, Chief Technology Officer, Atlanta Falcons ● Frank Paci, President and […]
Lon Southerland, senior director, global food and beverage for Marriott International, will keynote the ninth annual Fast Casual Executive Summit, Oct. 12-14 in Denver. During his keynote, he will describe how and why he chose to break from the standard hotel buffet options to create The Bistro, a fast casual concept inside Marriott lobbies that […]
The second annual ATM & Mobile Innovation Summit will take place Sept. 10-12, 2014 at the Capital Hilton, just blocks away from the White House in Washington, DC. This year’s Summit will kick off with a session discussing and debating the convergence of Bitcoin, ATMs & mobile payments. Bitcoin is the peer-to-peer payment system or […]
Marketing guru Jeff Fromm, executive vice president of Barkley advertising agency and co-author of “Marketing to Millennials,” will keynote the ninth annual Fast Casual Executive Summit, Oct. 12-14 in Denver. In his presentation, “How to Supercharge Your Brand with Integrated Marketing,” Fromm will teach brand leaders how to create integrated marketing programs to inspire their […]
Beverage sales account for the one of the largest sources of profits for restaurant operators. That being the case, recent news no doubt has them terrified. A new report by Beverage Digest says American soda consumption in 2013 was its lowest level in two decades, down 3 percent from 2012 and marking the ninth straight […]
ATM deployers are under more pressure than ever to generate new revenue streams. Investments are high to upgrade to Windows 7, migrate to EMV and comply with the new requirements of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. What’s more, revenues from interchange are declining. For example, most interchange fees paid to U.S. ATM operators […]
Pity the poor retailer: Just when they adapt to one disruptive technology, another comes forward to make them rethink their tactics yet again. The most recent paradigm-shifter is the mobile application, and many retail executives still struggle to understand how to incorporate them into their user experience—or whether they should even bother. The questions are […]
Networld Media Group announced today that Nikki Baird, managing partner with Retail Systems Research (RSR), has joined the speaker roster for its 2014 CONNECT Mobile Innovation Summit, which will convene on August 18–20 this year in Chicago. “In the area of consumer privacy,” says Baird, “technology has moved faster than policy and ethics. The ability […]
