Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2018

Worldwide, ownership exceeds 100 million units and is projected to reach 225 million by 2020. Yet, more so than traditional travel providers, these companies face possible disintermediation by smart speakers, which will be capable of aggregating potential travel options on command.

Travel 9

Travel Industry Hotels Airlines 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2013

How do agencies ensure their future by being able to help brands sell more and build stronger loyalty in such a disrupted and disintermediated world, where every individual is consuming so much media from so many different channels? And that has not changed since agencies were first invented. So, now what?

Marketing 9

Marketing Brand Advertorial Advertising 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2011

In other words, innovation occurs when we bypass or disintermediate procurement. Vendor/partners — who are compensated by procurement — end up having to explain away or conceal the bootleg or graymarket innovation projects they're billing for. How healthy is that?

Price 15

Price Innovation Disintermediation TCO 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

Intermediaries or “trust brokers” do not have to be written out of the equation — or disintermediated — as many blockchain enthusiasts argue. Rather, they can become early adopters of the technology.

Insurance 11

Insurance Industry Policies Market Penetration 11

Skip Prichard

JULY 26, 2021

Meanwhile, digital transformation projects continue to provide incremental benefits; however, they are not prepared to compete against how digital giants are structured to be winners. Own and disintermediate the customer relationship. This disintermediation of the customer account control is a hallmark of digital giants. .

Disintermediation 131

Disintermediation Cost-Benefit Analysis Short-term Long-term 131