• Home
  • About SCC
    • About SCC
    • Contact SCC
    • Privacy Policy
  • Curriculum
    • Request a Sample
    • Business of Sports & Entertainment
    • Marketing Insights
    • Sports Business Program
    • Current Events Programs
    • Student Competitions
      • Hall of Champions
    • Certificate Programs & Mini Curriculum
  • BUY NOW!
  • SCC Events
    • SCC Events Program
    • Portland Sports Business Experience
    • Upcoming Events
    • Past Events
    • Front Office Huddle
  • Register
  • My Account
  • Login

Tech

Entrepreneurship

Zillow may be pulling up the welcome mat, but rival Opendoor is expanding into new markets

When Zillow announced that it was hitting pause on its iBuying operations earlier this week, the news sent shockwaves through the real estate industry. Zillow blamed the pause on labor and supply constraints that were hampering its ability to quickly renovate and efficiently turn over its housing inventory. Click here Read more…

By Chris Lindauer, 4 years10/24/2021 ago
Branding

A ‘Metaverse’ Of Questions: What’s Behind Facebook’s Rebranding?

Earlier this week rumors circulated that Facebook was planning to change its company name next week as it focuses on building a “metaverse.” The name change could be formally announced at the social network’s annual Connect conference on October 28, or sooner. Reports online suggest it is meant to signal Read more…

By Chris Lindauer, 4 years ago
Innovation

Amazon’s Astro home robot is ‘Alexa on wheels’—and much more

“Alexa, ask Astro to come in here.” I’m sitting on a couch in a simulated living room at Amazon’s Lab126 product R&D lab in Sunnyvale, California. Amazon VP of products Charlie Tritschler, who has been describing the company’s new home robot to me, is summoning the bot from another room, Read more…

By Chris Lindauer, 4 years10/03/2021 ago
Digital Marketing

Etsy offers shoppers AR-based digital ‘home’ shopping experience

Etsy is introducing The Etsy House, an interactive, augmented reality (AR) environment that allows customers to “walk through” a digital home filled with curated Etsy items. Click here to read the story at chainstoreage.com. Discussion Questions: What is digital marketing? What is augemented reality? What the difference between augmented reality and Read more…

By Chris Lindauer, 4 years10/03/2021 ago
Digital Marketing

How AI is Changing Retail Marketing

Digital transformation has touched every industry and changed how we understand marketing and selling. With e-commerce at the forefront of our spending habits — in 2020, a $4.28 trillion habit — business and marketing strategy must also transform to accommodate this change. Because of this, I believe artificial intelligence (AI) Read more…

By Chris Lindauer, 4 years09/26/2021 ago
Differentiation

Smart Glasses Made Google Look Dumb. Now Facebook Is Giving Them a Try.

Last Saturday, after a three-mile hike through the Presidio, I stood in a throng of tourists looking at the Golden Gate Bridge. As the crowd snapped photos of the landmark, I decided to join in. Click here to read the story at nytimes.com. Discussion Questions: What is product development? What Read more…

By Chris Lindauer, 4 years09/19/2021 ago
Consumer Behavior

A farewell to card swipes: Mastercard to start phasing out magnetic stripes in 2024

The practice of swiping could soon be limited to thieves and online daters as Mastercard Inc. prepares a phaseout of the magnetic stripes that enable people to swipe their credit and debit cards. Though magnetic stripes have been a fixture of payment cards for decades, the industry has pushed requirements Read more…

By Chris Lindauer, 4 years08/15/2021 ago
E-commerce

Walmart’s latest business: Selling its e-commerce tech to other retailers

Just as Amazon Web Services is the profit center that powers much of Amazon’s other businesses, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon has been increasingly interested in expanding his company’s profit pools beyond its core retail business. Click here to read the story at cnbc.com. Discussion Questions: What is e-commerce? What is Read more…

By Chris Lindauer, 4 years07/31/2021 ago
Industry Trends

Coca-Cola to Auction Its First-Ever NFT Collectibles on International Friendship Day

Coca-Cola has created its first-ever NFT collectibles to commemorate International Friendship Day on July 30. All Coca-Cola proceeds from the four-day auction on digital marketplace OpenSea will go to Special Olympics International. Click here to read the story at businesswire.com. Discussion Questions: What is an industry trend? Why might it Read more…

By Chris Lindauer, 4 years07/31/2021 ago

Posts pagination

Previous 1 2 3
  • Home
  • About SCC
  • SCC Events Program
  • Certificate Program
  • Our Curriculum
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
© Copyright 2020-2025, Sports Career Consulting, LLC. All Rights Reserved.