Author: Agnes Kiss

Agnes Kiss

Agnes Kiss is a UX Researcher at UX Studio, a 30-person design team based in Budapest, Hungary. UX studio works with international brands including HBO, KBC, T-Mobile, and BOSCH. She is passionate about new technologies and experimenting with new research methods

The ever growing market competition makes it difficult for retailers to survive the online race. Yet, some businesses flourish more than most others. Do you know what is that X factor that makes some retail businesses online hits? Well, the secret is highly effective automated pricing tools that give real-time analysis of how customers respond to the price of a product. Using such stats, you can attract more customers by optimizing the prices. It will not just improve your online visibility but will also earn loyal customers. As a result, the business will end up earning a high revenue. Customers…

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I was brainstorming with a team the other day that wanted new and creative ways to make their workplace more fun. They knew they had to get their work done, but they also wanted to make their office a place where employees had a good time. They didn’t want any of the standard foosball-in-the-break room stuff. They wanted to be edgy. They wanted people to get outside their comfort zones and to do something memorable. Maybe some of this playing would even turn into team building activities… So, we sat at a whiteboard and shared ideas. Yes, some of the…

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In this modern era, security is king. With business being done on various computer networks, security is a major concern. Unless your network has been secured, it is easy to grab any information kept on any electronic device. This means that a business needs to either do everything on paper and in notebooks, or determine some sort of way to ramp up their security. The “very personal network” is arguably one of the best ways to do so, especially for those businesses that run an e-commerce shop or use any kind of telepresence software, such as that used for telecommuting…

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With the average small business now spending more than $75,000 a year on digital marketing, the smallest businesses are looking for a leg up. One of the ways they try to do with is through search engines and social media search tools. With the right approach and lots of high-quality content, you’ll be able to connect to your audience in an organic way and attract lots of customers. Here are four tips to ensure you get the audience you’re looking for with an SEO approach for social media searches. 1. Boost Your Followers The number of followers and connections you…

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WARNING: This post might subconsciously inspire you to listen to your users and test your ideas. The story below is about Foosio, an online game for soccer fans where you get points based on real players’ performance in real life, in real time. This has been one of my fave UX projects ever. The game Foosio was created by a bunch of funny and open-minded guys from Hungary. They asked us to redesign their game with more of what we might call “the UX approach”. In Foosio’s game, the phrase “fantasy football” means that you get points based on the…

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