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While generative AI (GenAI) can help define viable objectives for organizational and policy decision-making, the overall quality of those objectives falls short unless humans intervene.

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Travelers systematically give restaurants higher online ratings than locals do, revealing a “tourist bias” that could distort how diners and platforms interpret online reviews.

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Prepopulating e-commerce search bars with trending or personalized keywords can meaningfully increase both purchasing and consumer spending. 

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How reliable are search terms for SEO and SEM results?

How reliable are search terms for SEO and SEM results?

News Release, November 1, 2018

CATONSVILLE, MD, November 1, 2018 – With billions of dollars spent each year on search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine marketing (SEM), the power of search terms holds more value than ever. But more than a few digital marketing professionals have become frustrated over the years over the limits just how much can be assumed and predicted based on the search terms themselves. 

Penn State grad develops snow plow optimization tool

Penn State grad develops snow plow optimization tool

Ed Scoop, November 15, 2018

For the fourth time since 2010, Penn State's University Park campus called for a snow day and canceled class, but thanks to new software that will help more efficiently clear roads, walkways, and parking lots on campus, roads may be open before long. 

Blockchain holds the key to unlocking Gen Z’s marketing wishes

Blockchain holds the key to unlocking Gen Z’s marketing wishes

Crowdfund Insider, November 11, 2018

Gen Z: You know, the generation that dumped Facebook for Instagram, and prefers YouTube videos to cable TV. Gen-Zers were born after 1995 and are expected to represent 40% of consumers by 2020. The ‘post-millennials’ generation is growing older and marketing experts are creating new tactics to communicate with them by learning to speak their social media language while embracing tailor-made technology such as blockchain. These are keys to decoding GenZ’s marketing wishes that incorporate specific blockchain features.

Study: SEO suffers from lack of context

Study: SEO suffers from lack of context

Street Fight, November 9, 2018

Billions of dollars are spent on search engine optimization and search engine marketing every year. A new study published in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science explores the complications of the strategy, shining a light on the inherent challenges that come along with using search terms with multiple meanings.

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