Welcome to Issue 27 of ‘Vending Insight’, Its a regular feature from Planet Vending, sponsored by Vianet, which focuses on today’s cashless, connected, IoT (Internet of Things) society. For the first time we’re allowing product news in Vending Insight or about the providers of those products. However it’s still our intention to provide those vending operators, who are hungry for information on developing technologies, with some satisfying food for thought. If you have previously been a Thought Leader on Vending Insight and would now like to talk about your own business, please get in touch, its free.
From the Internet this week
The best way to understand omnichannel is to work backward (Marketing Land)
Why has the idea of omnichannel marketing fallen from favor? Columnist Lewis Gersh says it’s because of inflated expectations, rooted in some fundamental misunderstandings of the underlying technology. HERE
Cashless Parking in Ashton? Good thing or bad thing?
Not everyone is happy with Cashless yet as Ashton retailers are telling us after the launch of cashless app for parking in town centre (Manchester Evening News) HERE
Ditch your big handbags in favour of Micro bags? What do you think?
Micro Bags cash in on Cashless society. (Guardian) HERE
Cash no longer welcome in this bar
A pub in South London has gone the whole hog after too many break ins, and gone Cashless only. (BBC) HERE
Meanwhile in the USA, there’s a backlash against Cashless only businesses. What’s your take?
Should cashless only establishments be banned? (Smart Company) HERE
How next-generation connectivity will give UK businesses the edge
If we were to fast forward ten years, we would see that the tech-led future we have all been promised will be predicated on a new level of connectivity. (Information Age) HERE
Top 10 Facts about Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi has changed the way we live our lives immeasurably in the last 10 years – a trend that shows no sign of slowing. Vicki Sloan and Paul Vaclik of Nomad Digital take a look back at how Wi-Fi has improved connectivity and how the Internet of Things is advancing smart transport. (Intelligent Transport.com)
‘Alexa’ gives her AI prediction for 2019
120 predictions for AI in 2019 (Forbes) HERE
How AI is solving many Marketing Problems
Artificial intelligence. Once a fixture of science fiction movies, AI has finally shed its unapproachable demeanor and now lives inside your refrigerator. And washing machine. And coffee maker. You get the drift. (Memeburn) HERE
5G and IoT Predictions for 2019
The continuing rise of mobile edge computing, 5G and IoT security, hot topics for 2019 (Information Age) HERE
That’s it for another week, see more articles on our Vending Insight archive HERE
