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IT on Steroids: The Benefits (and Risks) of Accelerating Technology

Harvard Business Review

By 2004, RIM had acquired 1 million subscribers and only three years later surpassed the 10 million mark. This simple tactic is seemingly backed up by the research. IT management Information & technology Technology' In 1998, RIM launched the BlackBerry. A year later, the second version got a full keyboard.

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Protect Your Supply Chain During a Pandemic by Using Automation

Strategy Driven

In 2004, there was a severe earthquake and subsequent tsunami that resulted in profound effects to several Asian countries, including India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Thailand and Indonesia. This is where technology can save the day. Today’s mobile autonomous robotic cart (MARC) technology takes automation a step further.

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Is Your Supply Chain Ready for the Congestion Crisis?

Harvard Business Review

For instance, the average transit times to move containers from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to Chicago grew from 84 hours at the end of 2004 to 120 hours by early 2015. The technologies and trends shaping tomorrow’s businesses. One tactical approach is to make more use of air freight. Insight Center.

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Exclusive: Chris Garrett Reveals His Secrets of Success (and More.

Terry Starbucker

Chris: I first “met&# Darren in 2004 I think it was. The lessons do hold up surprisingly well, but then the core of the book is about creating something of value and being true to yourself and your audience, rather than obsessing about specific technologies and tactics.

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A Refresher on Marketing Myopia

Harvard Business Review

The term was coined by the late Harvard Business School marketing professor, Theodore Levitt, in a 1960 article by the same name (republished in 2004). “Any marketer is obligated to be concerned with programs, tactics, campaigns, etc. Where did the concept originate? ’” How has marketing myopia evolved?

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Facebook Is Making Us Miserable

Harvard Business Review

When Facebook was founded in 2004, it began with a seemingly innocuous mission: to connect friends. Some seven years and 800 million users later, the social network has taken over most aspects of our personal and professional lives, and is fast becoming the dominant communication platform of the future.