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The Number 1 Tip to Ensure Returns on Your Firm’s Digital Strategy

N2Growth Blog

We must be able to discern what role we are expecting digital technology to play within the business. It is only with this understanding that we can establish the necessary linkages required to inform digital technology direction-setting. Indeed, it is not enough to have a vivid and compelling business strategy.

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Embracing Digital Change Requires a Clear Strategic Focus - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DXC TECHNOLOGY

Harvard Business Review

Operational excellence, customer intimacy, or product leadership — successful companies excel in one dimension and perform well in the others. Read more from DXC Technology: Digital Transformation Is Racing Ahead and No Industry Is Immune. Internal departments and employees were once seen as the CIO’s customers.

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Good Cybersecurity Can Be Good Marketing

Harvard Business Review

Recent research conducted by IBM among global boardroom and C-suite executives in 28 countries found that better cybersecurity is among their top technology priorities. Online security and customer intimacy go hand in hand. And this customer intimacy can be leveraged to protect your customers.

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IBM at 100: How to Outlast Depression, War, and Competition

Harvard Business Review

At its 100-year milestone, IBM shows us what it takes to outlast depression, war, and intense competition in order to remain a market leader in the midst of ongoing technological innovation. Newly appointed CEO Lou Gerstner logged thousands of hours visiting customers, industry experts and analysts.

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How IBM, Intuit, and Rich Products Became More Customer-Centric

Harvard Business Review

We have shifted from a competitive landscape in which companies are more exclusively focused on external forces affecting their industries and sectors, to one that has become significantly more customer-centric. Consider the battle waged by IBM’s software development teams between competing methods for getting closer to customers.

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The Potential of Geolocation for Revolutionizing Retail

Harvard Business Review

New technology promises to allow retailers to beat online players at their own game, transforming the customer experience and dramatically improving their positioning. One of the most exciting areas of development is the marrying of mobile apps, location sensing technologies (e.g., However, this is just the tip of the iceberg.

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Invest in Proprietary Data for Competitive Advantage

Harvard Business Review

There, he introduced the contrasting notions of "infrastructure" and "proprietary" technologies. An infrastructure technology diffuses throughout the economy in support of numerous industries and, in time, becomes available to all. It is difficult to sustain a competitive advantage via infrastructure technologies.