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It’s 2015! Why Are These Annoyances Still Around?

Rich Gee Group

It’s 2015 — how can I deposit a check from my phone, but I can’t send money from bank A to bank B instantly? Anything with batteries, like are we seriously still using batteries in 2015? I gave it a pass when it was the 90’s and new CD technology just came into play. The post It’s 2015! Commuting.

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Smart Business is Business Redefined

Leading Blog

At the peak, Alibaba’s technology platforms processed 325,000 orders and 256,000 payments every second. Singles Day is a technological marvel. The technology and business model Ming Zeng, the chairman of the Academic Council of the Alibaba Group, describes in Smart Business: What Alibaba’s Success Reveals About the Future of Strategy.

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Why Deep Investment In Automation Results In More Jobs

The Horizons Tracker

The period of analysis corresponded with a huge rise in the use of industrial robots, with the price of such machinery also falling by approximately 80%. A second paper from LSE found that there was no real relation to the return of jobs after a recession, and the investment in automated technologies in a particular industry.

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Fiona Dawson: “My imperative is around breaking down barriers for people”

Chartered Management Institute

Mars gave Fiona a deep knowledge of everything from sales and marketing to general management, and she finally became global president of food, multisales and global customers at the company in 2015. For Fiona, who takes over from Lord Mark Price , the role is a golden opportunity to advocate for ongoing personal development. “I

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Adjusting to the New Consumer Norm through Multichannel Strategies

Strategy Driven

Those numbers are up from 47% in 2014 and 48% in 2015. They are able to compare product reviews from other customers, see the specifications of a product, and get a feel for pricing from retailers all with a few clicks of the mouse. This can be done by using online price comparison sites.

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Digital Growth Depends More on Business Models than Technology

Harvard Business Review

Given that those companies were all venture-financed and emerged from Silicon Valley, you might assume that the key ingredients that have ensured their success were cutting-edge technologies, digital platforms, and customer bases that were chiefly made up of digital natives. You would be wrong.

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How Top-Tier Consulting Became Available to Small and Midsize Business Leaders

Strategy Driven

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