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The Future of Marketing, as Seen at Cannes Lions

Harvard Business Review

Many of these dinosaurs – agencies in particular — seemed a bit panicked about being disintermediated. As discussed, open-system species are agile in part because they see opportunities and create new models to go after them. Adapt your business models to exploit new opportunities rather than try to apply your existing one.

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5 Characteristics of Digital Giants that Enable Domination

Skip Prichard

Own and disintermediate the customer relationship. This disintermediation of the customer account control is a hallmark of digital giants. . Those who make faster precision decisions ultimately win in the market as they are more agile and resilient. Leaders must take a dynamic approach to leadership.