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Copenhagen’s Noma Named the World’s Best Place to Eat

For three consecutive years, the World’s 50 Best Restaurants’ Web site has named Noma in Copenhagen, Denmark as the best restaurant on the planet. Recently, Noma underwent a dramatic design change to better reflect the eatery’s positioning as “A Time and … Continue reading

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A Geotargeting Case Study

Recently, Mandarin Oriental’s Miami luxury hotel hired iProspect to help it better target prospective customers. It used a location planning technique known as geotargeting to discover more about the surrounding area and better focus its promotion efforts. It also targeted Latin … Continue reading

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How FreshDirect Delivers Phone and Online Grocery Orders

Ever consider how an online order is actually delivered, especially one involving a lot of perishables? Consider the case of FreshDirect (“Groceries Delivered Direct to Your Door.” According to a recent story in the New York Times: “Every day, thousands of … Continue reading

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