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Google Debuts Virtual Phone Agent For SMBs

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Google has announced the launch of CallJoy , a cloud-based phone agent that allows small business owners to measure, improve and automate customer service. With CallJoy, small businesses have access to the same customer service options that have historically only been available to larger corporations.

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The Restaurant Tech Race Gains Fresh Buzz From Fast Casual Dining

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They are unlikely candidates to inspire hit pop songs — nothing like Billy Joel’s “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant” — nor do they seem to offer an atmosphere from which a great painting, or novel, or artistic school of thought would spring. Fast casual and casual dining restaurants tend to get scant cultural respect. Payment Changes.

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Smart Kiosks: The Key To QSR Loyalty?

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People were not lovin’ it, for instance, when McDonald’s installed self-service kiosks in about 9,000 locations — with no cash payment option — leaving about 8.5 Yet the image of the kiosk is unblemished, as self-service is in high demand and expected to be a $31 billion tech market within four years. Domino’s has GPS tagged 400 U.S.

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BlueCats Kills A Dozen Birds With One Stone For Restaurateurs

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Nobody likes getting cold food delivered to their restaurant table. Restaurants can therefore lose a lot of money bringing in additional staff to make up for inefficiencies – not to mention money lost from customers who won’t return after having a poor experience. The restaurant could put Bluetooth beacons under or above every table.

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How Consumer Services Companies Are Innovating With App Features

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To help improve their operations, consumer services companies appear to have some very specific ideas about digital technology. Here are just some of the ways these firms are providing consumer-facing applications with features that could catch the interest of consumer services firms. Approximately three-quarters – or 75.6

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The Three Things QSRs Need To Know About Order Ahead

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That mobile order ahead has rapidly changed the entire landscape for quick-service restaurants (QSRs) is undeniable. Shortly before their conversation, Stuppy said, some quick casual surfing turned up multiple illegal marketplaces selling access to customer QSR mobile apps and gift cards.

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Why Consumers Embrace Life Lived Digitally ? And 23 Pct Will Leave Offline Behind

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This time around, in the midst of the pandemic, the tipping point to life lived digitally has been reached because of two factors: We have the technology in hand … and because, as the coronavirus rages on, there really is no other way to get things done, especially when it comes to shopping, to getting the goods and services we need to live.

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