By R "Ray" Wang on January 19, 2019
Retail Innovation Continues To Improve As Budgets And Margin Grow Over 40,000 attendees gathered at Jacob Javitz convention center in New York City for the annual big show (see Figure 1.) The show kicked off with a keynote from BJ’s Wholesale Club Chairman, President, and CEO Chris Baldwin. Chris conveyed the impact of retail on […]
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By R "Ray" Wang on January 16, 2019
Apply the Account Categorization Framework to Succeed in Account-Based Strategies An account-based strategy model needs to focus on re-establishing relationships. With a very-well-defined list of business-to-business contacts, the go-to-market strategy requires a disciplined approach to re-engage with customers. Unfortunately, most field organizations are saddled with tech-laden complexity. Constellation Research suggests that clients put human relationships […]
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By R "Ray" Wang on December 20, 2017
Relevance And Value Lead The Inquiries About SAP From the criticism about indirect access to SAP Leonardo, the 2017 SAP landscape has been both gut-wrenching and transformational for clients. Rounded out by conversations at Americas’ SAP Users’ Group (ASUG), SAP Australia User Group (SAUG) and UK and Ireland SAP User Group (UKISUG) events, the top […]
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By Steve Mann on October 7, 2015
Last week I ran a session at Frost & Sullivan’s GIL: Silicon Valley (Growth, Innovation and Leadership) conference in Santa Clara. The session ran for 75 minutes and outlined for participants methods for driving digital transformation within organizations. Many of the participants agreed with one another that they are tired of marketing regarded by their peers, […]
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By Steve Mann on October 6, 2015
A couple of weeks ago, I spoke at Confluence, a cool digital marketing conference in Oklahoma City of all places. Had a blast. I introduced the concept of Neuro-Digital Marketing – the notion that digital marketing tactics, properly leveraged, can affect direct changes in a consumer’s brain which will drive incredible results for your […]
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By Dion Hinchcliffe on April 28, 2015
The vast majority of top executives in the world’s leading organizations now believe that achieving digital transformation has become critical to their organizations for growth, sustainability, and even survivability according to an authoritative and widely respected survey by the MIT Sloan School of Management. The reasons for this are clear, as similar studies have shown […]
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By Phil Fersht on February 26, 2015
We’ve been so focused on how Robotic Process Automation is being implemented across legacy application environments, we missed how it is also being rolled out in “Born in the Cloud” business environments
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By R "Ray" Wang on February 20, 2015
Enterprise Healthcare Management Comes Of Age Enterprise healthcare management (EHM) technology is a category of software that incorporates analytics into the typical employer-provided healthcare solution. EHM enables employers to maximize their healthcare investments by improving the delivery of healthcare for employees, and identifying previously unknown opportunities uncovered by data. Enterprise healthcare management will help […]
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By Phil Fersht on February 18, 2015
NASSCOM’s Mumbai showpiece, India’s premier Leadership Forum, exuded an energy not seen since the recession. Now it’s time for India’s service stars to grasp their Digital opportunity like never before
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By R "Ray" Wang on February 16, 2015
Project Titan May Put Apple Into The Auto Business The February 13th, 2015 Wall Street Journal story spotlighted many of the rumors around the developments behind Apple going into the car business. Framed around challenging Tesla Motors, the story discussed how the Cupertino juggernaut may be putting together an Apple branded electric vehicle. Vice […]
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