It’s imperative to distinguish discovery from execution when it comes to startup and innovation activities – bearing in mind that both purposes are complementary and equally important. This suggests following a dual approach to balanced corporate…
The following excerpt is from Karen Tiber Leland’s new book The Brand Mapping Strategy. Creating a brand-centric organization is never a perfectly smooth process. No matter how committed the senior…
Experiencing success as an entrepreneur is one of the most satisfying feelings in the world. Once you and your team have been directly responsible for building something that provides value to…
Times have changed since 1998 when ConsumerAffairs was founded at the start of the dot-com boom. When I acquired the company more than 10 years later in 2010 from serial…
Trends and best practices for video advertising across variety of different digital channels and platforms. Historically known for their less than stellar attention span, goldfish have rightfully earned their reputation…
Businesses are the same way. Most see their business models as a permanent facet of their DNA, so when their environment changes, they fail to adapt. That’s why 87% of…
When clients ask if they need to specifically define what projects, products or offerings should be included in their product portfolios and what should be left out. Leading portfolio…
Workplace Implications of Eye-interaction Technology in AR and VR headsets: As augmented reality and virtual reality technology advance, AR and VR headsets are, or will soon be, entering the workplace.…
CIOs in the New Era of IT, must distribute the IT function — that’s leadership, budget, development — across the enterprise to better serve their customers. CIOs have to…
(1) Rethink what patents should “protect”: If you are an innovator, the customer solution you provide is far more important than the product you are making. Full stop. This means that…
Separate reports from Gartner and IDC paint different pictures of the state of the mobile market in 2016, and what the next few years may hold for space. …
Artificial Intelligence could double annual economic growth rates by 2035, according to a recently released report from Accenture that modeled the impact of AI on 12 developed economies, including…
Since the dawn of computing, artificial intelligence (AI) has always seemed like it was just around the corner. Despite significant and ongoing advances in machine learning and algorithms, it wasn’t…
An effective IT leader needs friends on the executive committee for support on key projects and initiatives. Here is why the CFO should be the CIO’s executive BFF. …
Reflecting an epoch when risk has emerged as a flourishing business concern, comparison care during scarcely all organizations stays committed to correspondence and ethics programs, according to a new consult…
The Internet user is an impatient customer. Always plugged in, often through multiple devices and living a large part of their lives online, so they naturally expect uninterrupted service. They…
Entrepreneur is on the road with startup platform Rise of the Rest. Check out Startup Anywhere for stories from the October road trip as well as for insights from thought leaders…
A common question I’m asked is: How can you compete with Amazon, which provides excellent customer service and offers the same products at the same prices you do? This is a tough question,…
Think about who you spend your day talking to. The average American spends over three hours per day SMS messaging. 50 minutes on Facebook. People who use Slack are marked…
My mentor once told me that you get to make two or three big mistakes as a startup. That’s it. The margin for error is too small. Too many things…