Defining Strategy, Implementation, and Execution Ken Favaro,...

Defining Strategy, Implementation, and Execution

Ken Favaro, hbr.org

It is striking how much confusion there is between strategy, implementation, and execution. Is “strategy” a matter of making choices about where we want to go, where we play and how we win, of setting goals and actions, about how we create and…

How the Internet of Things Changes Business Models Gordon Hui,...

How the Internet of Things Changes Business Models

Gordon Hui, hbr.org

As the Internet of Things (IoT) spreads, the implications for business model innovation are huge. Filling out well-known frameworks and streamlining established business models won’t be enough. To take advantage of new, cloud-based opportunities,…

Innovate Without Diluting Your Core Idea Jon Campbell,...

Innovate Without Diluting Your Core Idea

Jon Campbell, hbr.org

You may have played the game of “telephone” as a child. Your teacher sat the class in a circle and whispered a sentence to the first kid, who whispered it to his neighbor, and so on until the last child in the circle told the group what she though…

Ferramenta aponta a empreendedor a melhor localização para abrir...

Ferramenta aponta a empreendedor a melhor localização para abrir negócio

Da redação de Pequenas Empresas e Grandes Negócios, globo.com

Basta se cadastrar no site do Sebrae para o empreendedor usar a plataforma. (Foto: Thinkstock)Um ferramenta on line vai auxiliar potenciais empresários e donos de pequenos negócios a tomarem decisões com base em informações geográficas em mapas na…

Why Mobile Marketing Is More Than 50% More Effective Than Social...

Why Mobile Marketing Is More Than 50% More Effective Than Social Media Marketing

By Sophie Davidson, heavy.com

(Getty)

Mobile marketing is becoming more and more popular because it’s so much more effective than social media marketing and email marketing. It also tends to be much more affordable, especially …

7 Musts to Maximize Your Company's Mobile Strategy

7 Musts to Maximize Your Company's Mobile Strategy:

Chuck Cohn, entrepreneur.com

For the first time, mobile devices outnumber people. This milestone underscores one crucial fact for entrepreneurs: as the number of mobile devices rises, so do their importance.

Eighty-five percent of consumers believe their mobile devices are…

Most valuable users acquired via mobile ads between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.: report

Most valuable users acquired via mobile ads between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.: report:

mobilemarketer.com

While mobile users tend to be engaged with their devices throughout the day, media consumption translates to the highest value for marketers between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., according to a new report from Fetch.

20 Best Social Media Infographics You Have To Check Out! Iggy...

20 Best Social Media Infographics You Have To Check Out!

Iggy Ko, webdesigndev.com

Infographics are graphic visual representations of data and information and are especially helpful when you have to explain complicated and complex information in a quick and efficient manner.In this post we won’t give you any graphic desig…

Big Data Solving Big Problems Steve Olenski, forbes.com Whether...

Big Data Solving Big Problems

Steve Olenski, forbes.com

Whether you’re involved in the business or tech industries, you’ve probably heard a lot of discussions regarding ‘big data.’ But, what exactly is big data and how is it being used to solve big problems?

Big Data Defined

If you search fo…

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Four Big Priorities For Implementing Next Generation Big Data...

Four Big Priorities For Implementing Next Generation Big Data Analytics

Scott Gnau, forbes.com

The world of big data is changing so quickly that we really need to look beyond today’s analytic capabilities and chart where enterprise-grade architectures are headed in the future. Even the vocabulary is changing! “Big data” is turning into a…

Is Your Company Ready For The Coming Surge In Mobile...

Is Your Company Ready For The Coming Surge In Mobile Commerce?

Monica Mehta, forbes.com

It’s no wonder all eyes are now on Barcelona, which is hosting the annual Mobile World Congress. What was once an accessory is fast becoming the way everyone does business.

“Customer experience is transforming very, very quickly, and it’s driven…

‘Samsung Pay’ says it will use magnetic strip tech to trump...

‘Samsung Pay’ says it will use magnetic strip tech to trump Apple Pay, Android Pay

Mark Sullivan, venturebeat.com

BARCELONA, Spain — As has been written numerous times here, only five to ten percent of the merchants in the U.S. can accept contactless payments today.

But almost all of them can accept magnetic strip cards. Samsung’s new Samsung Pay service,…

You're Right: Your Customer's A Narcissist (Your Customer Service Will Improve Once You Accept This)

You're Right: Your Customer's A Narcissist (Your Customer Service Will Improve Once You Accept This):

Micah Solomon, forbes.com

The customer’s at the center of the customer’s universe

A customer wants to feel that they’re at the center of your (the service provider’s) world. Customers are, after all, already at the center of their own world, their own reali…

Airbnb Is Raising A Monster Round At A $20B Valuation Ingrid...

Airbnb Is Raising A Monster Round At A $20B Valuation

Ingrid Lunden, techcrunch.com

Airbnb — the platform that lets travellers book private spare rooms and entire homes as an alternative to traditional hotels — is doing some booking of its own. Airbnb is in the process of raising another round of funding that will value it at $20…

Google balloons and drones bring global wireless closer to...

Google balloons and drones bring global wireless closer to reality

Chris Velazco, engadget.com

Google’s aerial ambitions continue unabated. Need proof? Just talk to Sundar Pichai — just before he sat down for a Q&A with Bloomberg’s Brad Stone at MWC, the Google SVP confirmed the company’s internet-beaming Titan drones would take the…

Beyond the Logo: 5 Key Branding Elements

Beyond the Logo: 5 Key Branding Elements:

By John Jantsch, inc.com

FROM • COMCAST BUSINESS

Your designer does not define your brand identity. Your true brand identity is the view your customers have of your company.

Your company has spent a lot of time defining and creating your brand and identity. You may ha…

Four Big Priorities For Implementing Next Generation Big Data...

Four Big Priorities For Implementing Next Generation Big Data Analytics

Scott Gnau, forbes.com

The world of big data is changing so quickly that we really need to look beyond today’s analytic capabilities and chart where enterprise-grade architectures are headed in the future. Even the vocabulary is changing! “Big data” is turning into a…

Is Your Company Ready For The Coming Surge In Mobile...

Is Your Company Ready For The Coming Surge In Mobile Commerce?

Monica Mehta, forbes.com

It’s no wonder all eyes are now on Barcelona, which is hosting the annual Mobile World Congress. What was once an accessory is fast becoming the way everyone does business.

“Customer experience is transforming very, very quickly, and it’s driven…

‘Samsung Pay’ says it will use magnetic strip tech to trump...

‘Samsung Pay’ says it will use magnetic strip tech to trump Apple Pay, Android Pay

Mark Sullivan, venturebeat.com

BARCELONA, Spain — As has been written numerous times here, only five to ten percent of the merchants in the U.S. can accept contactless payments today.

But almost all of them can accept magnetic strip cards. Samsung’s new Samsung Pay service,…

Your Customer Is A Narcissist: How To Turn This To Your Advantage In Customer Loyalty

Your Customer Is A Narcissist: How To Turn This To Your Advantage In Customer Loyalty:

Micah Solomon, forbes.com

The customer’s at the center of the customer’s universe A customer wants to feel that they’re at the center of your (the service provider’s) world. Customers are, after all, already at the center of their own world, their own reality…

Airbnb Is Raising A Monster Round At A $20B Valuation Ingrid...

Airbnb Is Raising A Monster Round At A $20B Valuation

Ingrid Lunden, techcrunch.com

Airbnb — the platform that lets travellers book private spare rooms and entire homes as an alternative to traditional hotels — is doing some booking of its own. Airbnb is in the process of raising another round of funding that will value it at $20…