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Voice moves from awareness to application

Stephen Waddington

Privacy is the biggest concern for the public, with four in ten consumers who don’t use voice assistance stating it as the main reason they have not adopted use. Despite ongoing travel restrictions, consumers are eager to use voice search to make reservations, check hotel reviews, and research destinations. vci-2021.

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Building brand authenticity in a world of distrust

Stephen Waddington

The Future Laboratory hosted a discussion with Sean Pillot de Chenecey at the Corinthia Hotel London tonight to mark the launch of his book The Post-Truth Business. Privacy is set to become a critical for brands if it isn’t already.” Like all good business books The Post-Truth Business concludes with a manifesto.

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Muddling through the COVID-19 crisis: celebrating human spirit and ingenuity

Stephen Waddington

Privacy cedes to massive tech onboarding The last two weeks have seen a massive technology onboarding across society. Privacy concerns have evaporated. Hotels are opening to NHS staff and homeless free of charge. Funerals are limited to ten people, social distancing rules of two metres apply and mourners can’t be pallbearers.

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4 Ways PR Creates Brand Attachment

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

The shooter’s phone was ultimately cracked without Apple’s help, but its stand on privacy was consistent with long-held principles and arguably those of its core customers. In 2016, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook took a controversial stand (on its news site and in TV interviews ) against the U.S.

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The Moscow Marriott

Flatiron Communications

.” Of course, the guy lounging by the Marriott Hotel pool, tablet in hand connected to the Internet via his cellular network, has no intention of fomenting an uprising against hotel management. We’ll pay the fee, if you can protect our privacy. Marriott Hotels Russia Vladimir Putin'

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SHIFTxSW – See Y’all Next Year

Shift Communications

For those keeping track at home, that would be 14 days (across EDU, Interactive, and Music & Film) of the annual festival taking over the streets, hotels and businesses of Austin, TX. But we’re here to let you know you should not miss out on the discussions taking place across the convention center and hotels throughout downtown Austin.

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How to Generate Leads From Social Conversations

Cision

One of my clients was a hotel located near an amusement park. For the most part, conversations on these networks are protected by privacy filters or simply by user choices that do not allow us to actually view their social conversations. Company pages are often restricted in terms of how they can engage with social users.

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