Innovation

🎨 LiliPopArt, French interior design leader since 2005, announces partnership with German brand Lillus Sport on 24 July 2024. Lillus Sport, established in 2006, specializes in handcrafted Ball Chairs that add elegance to professional spaces. The partnership coincides with Paris 2024 Olympics, showcasing customizable, high-quality chairs that reflect 60s-70s charm. LiliPopArt, exclusive Lillus representative in France, will feature the chairs at design and sports events. Contact: Romain C., [email protected], https://www.lilipopart.fr/brands/lillus-ball-chair-foot-golf-tennis/.

💻 Wifirst has invested over €1.5 million in its new web & mobile platform AUDIN for auditing and integrating network infrastructures, leading to time savings and unprecedented quality levels. AUDIN allows experts to conduct WiFi coverage studies on-site, with advanced modeling of active and passive network equipment. A collaborative platform, AUDIN enables shared access for clients and integrators and detailed installation information, raising Wifirst's performance and quality standards.

🚲 Micro-mobility hailed as the future of urban transport, with electric vehicles simplifying city travel. Published by StyQR on July 23, 2024, the article emphasizes the growing trend of electric vehicles in urban commuting. ???? Link to the article in multiple languages including French, English, Portuguese, and Spanish, ensuring accessibility to a wider audience. Images provided have dimensions of 2560x1471 pixels, in JPEG format. StyQR's commitment to providing up-to-date information on urban transportation trends is evident from their social media presence and publication timestamps: article updated on July 22, 2024, at 14:34:01 UTC, and originally published on July 23, 2024, at 07:00:26 UTC.

🍕 Matthias Leuliette, chef-owner of Après-Demain in Biarritz, launched the avant-garde restaurant Demain in late 2021. Demain closed in 2023, and Après-Demain opened in summer 2023 with 40 seats. The restaurant offers personalized menus based on weekly local produce and caters to all dietary needs including vegan, gluten-free, lactose-free, and vegetarian. Leuliette's signature dish is a duck-shaped foie gras, seasoned with Timut pepper and mandarin lacquer.

📨 Google tests a new AI-organized feature for local search results, displaying multiple local options horizontally with fewer non-local results when terms like "restaurants Olean" are searched. This follows Google's announcement at the Google I/O conference about deploying AI-organized search results for various categories. The AI sorts results based on relevant information from business listings, such as cuisine type—Italian, French, burgers, etc.—making searches more personalized and reducing the need to scroll through irrelevant results. Local businesses could gain increased exposure and clientele, necessitating a potential strategy shift to attract Google's attention with positive customer reviews and updated information. Source: seroundtable

📩 Une lettre de bienvenue dans les établissements hôteliers améliore l'expérience client et peut être papier ou numérique, incluant des informations utiles et personnalisées. Ces lettres renforcent la relation client, préparent à d'éventuelles imperfections, et augmentent les opportunités de vente. Des logiciels comme Zak de Wubook, intégrant l'intelligence artificielle de ChatGPT, facilitent la création et la gestion de ces communications.

📝 Google Knowledge Panels now showcase Google reviews in the form of stars, enabling users to see a store's overall ratings and read detailed reviews with a single click. This update significantly improves transparency and boosts consumer trust by making reviews easily accessible. For local businesses, maintaining a strong Google My Business profile and responding to reviews is critical, as visible ratings can attract customers and poor review management can damage reputation and visibility.

🏩 The Hôtel, Café, Restaurant (HCR) sector introduced a digitalized professional interview tool linked to the new Classification Grid (amendment 30) effective from 01/12/2022. The tool simplifies interview processes, ensuring they are personalized, environmentally friendly, and align with HCR Branch criteria. It facilitates on-site interviews with digital note-taking and continuous, customized employee progress tracking. Further details are available on Métiers Hôtel Resto (metiers-hotel-resto.fr).

📰 The Smart Property Identification system, powered by HiJiffy's AI "Aplysia," enhances hotel search and booking experiences by providing accurate property matches based on user-entered names or locations. Easy to set up via the "Properties" menu, it streamlines customer interactions, leading to efficient booking processes and query resolutions. Additional support is available through HiJiffy's Help Centre with over 200 informative articles.

📌 Updated on July 11, 2024, HotelPartner and @hotelpartner.rm developed technology for the hotel industry that analyzes reservation software data and adjusts prices in real-time based on demand, alleviating the need for manual price optimization. HotelPartner offers solutions for market segmentation, demand forecasting, distribution channel management, competitor price monitoring, length-of-stay control, group booking optimization, attractive upselling, and revenue management technology. Business Developer for France, Marjolaine Leveque, is available for appointments to provide tailored insights.