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Visitor Management Software and Tenant Experience | HqO

Visitor Management Software and Tenant Experience

Reading Time: 3 minutes Put simply, visitor management is any process that an organization uses to keep track of who enters and exits their property. Until now, manual visitor registration methods such as visitor badges and physical logs were the only options for office buildings. However, the increased use of technology in the commercial real estate (CRE) industry has …

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How Touchless Technology Fuels the Workplace | HqO

Touchless Technology and the Workplace

Reading Time: 3 minutes Post-pandemic social distancing protocols kicked off the use of touchless technology across every industry. Of these, commercial real estate (CRE) arguably went through the largest transformation. And contactless solutions are here to stay: MarketsandMarkets projects that the touchless sensing market will reach $15.3 billion in 2025, a staggering increase from $6.8 billion in 2020.  Modern …

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The Office as a Destination for Engagement | HqO

The Office as a Destination

Reading Time: 3 minutes The office is the highest and best form of engagement with and between tenant employees. It is the place where the labor force can have the greatest impact on creativity, innovation, and collaboration. But don’t take my word for it. Take it from one of the most dominant organizations in American business. On April 27th, …

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Tenant Experience: Selecting the Right Solution | HqO

How to Select the Right Tenant Experience Solution

Reading Time: 3 minutes Few industries have the potential to impact people’s well-being and productivity like commercial real estate (CRE). Now is the time to not only rethink the future of the office, but to shape it. Modern workplace trends have accelerated flexible work models and the need for property owners to create meaningful relationships with the people that …

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Hybrid Hospitality, Flex, and the Modern Workplace | HqO

Hybrid Hospitality, Flex, and the Modern Workplace

Reading Time: 3 minutes Over the past year, hotel operators have been focusing on new ways to meet the needs of the hybrid workforce. By repurposing and upgrading parts of their facilities, they have established an additional option for those seeking more flexible places to work. Dubbed “hybrid hospitality,” these strategies have resulted in new revenue streams and business …

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The Tenant Experience Technology Buyer’s Process | HqO

Navigating the Tenant Experience Technology Buyer’s Process

Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s a tale as old as time: commercial real estate (CRE) leaders have spent years searching for ways to attract and retain highly sought-after tenants, increase office value, and inform their investments to create efficiencies in building costs and operations. In today’s world, accomplishing these feats begins with focusing on the workplace experience. By making the …

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Micromobility, Wellbeing, and Sustainability for the Office | HqO

Micromobility is the Future of Wellbeing and Sustainability for the Office

Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog is authored by Michael Rubino of HqOS Marketplace partner Ridy As commercial real estate (CRE) owners and property teams prepare for a returning workforce, one of the biggest shifts we are noticing is that the purpose of the office is no longer about just getting work done. Instead, the office is becoming a …

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How Parking Needs Have Changed for a Post-COVID Workforce | HqO

How Parking Needs Have Changed for a Post-COVID Workforce

Reading Time: 5 minutes Like many things in today’s climate, parking will look different as the workforce transitions back to the office. Some employees will be back at their desks full-time, others will continue to work remotely, and most will adopt a hybrid in-office and at-home approach. As a result, schedules will be more inherently flexible, shifting the way …

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The Return to Office: Don't Take Advice from Those Who Aren't Back | HqO

Don’t Take Return to Office Advice from Someone Who Hasn’t Done It

Reading Time: 2 minutes Vaccine distribution is on the rise in many markets around the world. The weather is getting warmer. It seems like every company is working to define its return to office (RTO) strategy. In fact, it’s not so much that companies are defining strategies. Instead, they are re-defining. In the spring of 2020, there was a …

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Enter the TAMI vs. FIRE debate. As the modern workplace around us is changing, so are our opinions on the different types of tenants we serve.

TAMI vs. FIRE Tenants: Who They Are and Why They Matter

Reading Time: 3 minutes If this past year has taught us anything, it’s that major change is already underway for the commercial real estate (CRE) industry. CRE’s recent digital transformation has shed light on several important focus areas for office landlords and property teams, such as re-evaluating a portfolio’s technology stack and, more importantly, getting to know the tenants …

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Frank Talks CRE: Membership Has its Privileges, Part 2 | HqO

Frank Talks CRE: Membership Has its Privileges (Part 2)

Reading Time: 4 minutes In the last installment of “Frank Talks CRE,” we explored the competitive advantages that can be accomplished by recognizing that tenants are not simply occupants in our offices or merely employees of our customer-lessees. Rather, tenants are valued individual members of our building community. This transformative notion is inspired by the many teams in the …

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What CRE Leaders Can Expect for the Future of Work

What CRE Leaders Can Expect for the Future of Work

Reading Time: 3 minutes The events over the last 12 months have been unprecedented. We have all had to adapt to a new way of life, on both personal and professional fronts. The future of work may change forever, and there are many facets to this transformation. However, there is one very visible and positive change: the significant increase …

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Why Indoor Maps and Wayfinding Are Part of the Tenant Experience | HqO

5 Reasons Why Indoor Maps and Wayfinding Should be Part of the Tenant Experience

Reading Time: 4 minutes We have all experienced that feeling of frustration when struggling to navigate a corporate office. From getting lost the first time you go to a company’s headquarters for a business meeting or job interview, to trying to locate the company restaurant on your first day, finding your way around can be nerve-wracking. Even in familiar …

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