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The Container Store Enlists Vibes for Smart Mobile BTS Marketing

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  Retailers of all sizes need to be creative when it comes to keeping students’ attention for their back-to-school purchases.  The Container Store  (TCS) hopes to renew last year’s success with mobile engagement to help boost sales to college kids during its College 2023 campaign. A key to keeping TCS at the head of the class for even younger students is using  Vibes  to tailor SMS, MMS, and in-app push messages. TCS also uses Mobile Wallet marketing to further incentivize college shoppers with money-saving discounts on back-to-school collegiate purchases. Success from the retailer’s 2021 and 2022 college campaigns drove the decision to continue prioritizing mobile marketing during returning school season.  Subscription selling  also earned a high A in strengthening sales. For instance, last year, The Container Store enrolled more than 121,000 subscribers, 61% higher than its 2021 college subscriber list, and in 2022, its mobile-attributed revenue was ...
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Baby monitors and smart speakers enabling abuse, say MPs

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  IMAGE SOURCE, GETTY IMAGES The Culture, Media and Sport Committee says there are on average nine such "smart" products in UK homes. It found they were being used to "monitor, harass, coerce and control" victims by collecting recordings and images. The MPs say the government must tackle the situation. "While the rising popularity of connected technology has brought undoubted benefits to everyday life, the flip side is the real risk some of these gadgets pose to privacy and personal safety online," said Dame Caroline Dinenage, who chairs the committee. "The government must make it a priority to work with manufacturers to tackle this technology-facilitated abuse, which is only going to get worse in the future," she added. Dame Caroline also called for the police and criminal justice system to be better equipped to deal with the problem, and for victims to be provided with extra support. The committee has been investigating the issue since May 2022...
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The use of PEEK in digital prosthodontics: A narrative review

  e Background Advanced computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM) technology led to the introduction of an increasing number of machinable materials suitable for dental prostheses. One of these materials is polyetheretherketone (PEEK), a high performance polymer recently used in dentistry with favorable physical, mechanical and chemical properties. The purpose of this study was to review the current published literature on the use of PEEK for the fabrication of dental prostheses with CAD-CAM techniques. Methods Electronic database searches were performed using the terms “PEEK”, “CAD-CAM”, “dental”, “dentistry” to identify studies related to the use of PEEK for the fabrication of CAD-CAM prostheses. The search period spanned from January 1990 through February 2020. Both in vivo and in vitro studies in English were eligible. Review articles and the references of the included publications were searched to identify relevant articles. Results A great number of in ...
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