Longitudes Radio
UPS’s Longitudes Radio takes you on the path to the future with industry leaders and influencers, authors and startup innovators chiseling away at the next big idea. Conversations dig into trending topics, emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and blockchain, as well as game-changing developments in e-commerce, sustainability, trade and logistics that are reshaping the global economy and the way we'll live in the world of tomorrow.
Longitudes Radio
Crystal Clear on Retail
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UPS Longitudes
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Season 1
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Episode 8
Udayan Bose might be hiding a crystal ball somewhere. That’s because his projections of online holiday shopping are always the best in the business – almost too close to what actually happens. Ahead of Black Friday and the kickoff of retail’s busiest season, Longitudes sat down with Bose, founder and CEO of NetElixir, a search marketing agency that partners with companies like UPS to better understand the future of shopping. What is the biggest story in retail for 2017? What can online search habits tell us about what we ultimately buy? And finally – and most importantly – is cash a tacky gift?