Upnotch – Now a Featured Mentor [Ned Hayes]
I’m excited to announce that I’m now a featured mentor through UpNotch! Ned Hayes, Upnotch Mentor is VP of Product at SnowShoe and a strategic leader in growth markets including cloud services, machine learning, identity, biometrics, data security, and regulatory compliance. He has launched 3 companies. A serial entrepreneur, Ned has been mentoring tech and […]
Supporting retail’s revival with technology innovations
COPING WITH COVID-19 Supporting retail’s revival with technology innovations Ned Hayes, SnowShoe CEO, explains that while consumers have irretrievably changed their shopping behaviors, presenting big challenges for retailers, there are many signs of hope on the horizon in the post-pandemic retail era. Aug. 19, 2021 | by Ned Hayes Last year, a COVID-19 tsunami swept through retail […]
Retail Focus Podcast: Interview with SnowShoe’s VP of Product Ned Hayes
SnowShoe’s Ned Hayes was featured on The Retail Focus Podcast in August. Hayes talked about the new gamified loyalty program for local communities, first deployed with SnowShoe’s new Go Downtown app in Olympia. The new SnowShoe-developed app been a remarkable success for local retailers and has proven out the value of a “go local” focus for communities nationwide. Each […]
Launching a New Innovation — New Podcast Episode Featuring SnowShoe and Ned Hayes
Ned Hayes on Launching the Spark Tap, a New Retail Innovation Ned Hayes, VP of Product at SnowShoe and long-time retail buildout innovator, describes the current retail scenarios that led SnowShoe to create the Spark Tap, a revolutionary new hands-free device that can securely and safely log retail loyalty events. Joined by market researcher Ashley […]
How to Light a Prototype on Fire
Engineering the New Spark Tap™ With Lead Mechanical Engineer Alan McAllister One day last year, Alan was at his home office desk. Suddenly, the stench of burning plastic filled the room. He looked down at his 3D printer, which was diligently working away on a new product prototype. Smoke was pouring out of the machine. […]
How Will the Internet of Things Impact Business?
Think about all the devices you own, or all the appliances that help power your home. For example, what about the control on your heating and air conditioning system? Chances are, it might be connected to the internet, and also connected to an app on your phone, enabling you to control it easily no matter […]
Customer Loyalty in the Time of Covid
Small brick-and-mortar retailers depend heavily on foot traffic from local customers who purchase everything from specialty items to necessities. And there are over 130,000 small retailers nationwide! Small retail not only makes up a significant portion of the US economy (worth $34 billion annually), they drive innovation. To these businesses, loyalty programs are important. Acquiring new customers […]
Technology and the Brick and Mortar Retail Revolution: An Interview with Intel’s Joe Jensen
2020 was a rough year for brick and mortar retail. A record 12,000 stores closed in the US last year, a 20% increase over the number of store closures in 2019. But for as disastrous as the pandemic has been for brick and mortar, the future may prove to be a golden opportunity for the industry. The […]
Technology and the Brick and Mortar Retail Revolution: An Interview with Intel’s Joe Jensen
2020 was a rough year for brick and mortar retail. A record 12,000 stores closed in the US last year, a 20% increase over the number of store closures in 2019. But for as disastrous as the pandemic has been for brick and mortar, the future may prove to be a golden opportunity for the industry. The […]
Context Continues — Dell Wake on Approach (WOA)
I was recently surprised to discover that my seminal work on the Context Sensing system at Intel has continued to make waves in the computing world. Over five years at Intel, I orchestrated, planned, and led multiple teams around the key concepts in context awareness for personal computing. Exciting to see our work now installed […]