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How Smart Speakers Are Poised to Reinvent the Travel Industry

Harvard Business Review

Worldwide, ownership exceeds 100 million units and is projected to reach 225 million by 2020. If consumers start turning regularly to smart speakers for their travel needs, they could end up interacting less and less with traditional airline, hotel, and even online travel agency brands. Partner with Google and Amazon.

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What the Marketing Agency of the Future Will Do Differently

Harvard Business Review

An outsourced idea and creative team that could get the production done at a cost that was less than what it would cost the brand to have a permanent staff in place. Social media pushed this even further by forcing brands to engage with consumers — one-on-one — for the public to see, in a very human voice. Noting more.