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The Coming of the Clairvoyant Computer

Leading Blog

The campaign predicted which voters would be positively persuaded by campaign contact, and which would be inadvertently influenced to vote adversely. Target predicts customer pregnancy in order to market relevant products accordingly. Obama was re-elected in 2012 with the help of voter prediction. An estimated 80% of all email is spam.

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In FCC's Report on Wireless Competition, an Agenda?

Harvard Business Review

Every year since 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a report on the state of competition in the wireless market. In fact, direct evidence regarding the state of competition in the wireless ecosystem is easy to obtain and clear in its implications. It's just about to release its fifteenth one.

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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

Tesla’s genius and education led him to develop the foundations for electric induction motors, wireless telegraphy, radios, neon lamps, and remote control. How exactly are potential supporters influenced by these factors? His ability to perform integral calculus in his head led his tutors to think he was cheating.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Deepa Prahalad – Focused on design and emerging markets. Formerly SVP in charge of wireless communication. Telisa Yancy – Chief Marketing Officer at American Family Insurance. One of LinkedIn’s 2017 ‘Top Voices’ among all Influencers. Former SVP at Citi in both marketing and business development roles.

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How Mobile Technologies Are Shaping a New Generation

Harvard Business Review

Technology, of course, has also been a powerful influence on the Re-Generation, so much so that Bill Gates proposed that we call this next wave Generation I, for Internet. This is the generation of mobile technology, wireless communication, and clouds of constant content. Wireless communication. In November 2001, U.S.

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7 Traits of Companies on the Fast Track to International Growth

Harvard Business Review

Apple has a similar split , with 60% of its 2014 fourth-quarter revenue accounted for by international markets. American companies with strong performance in international markets frequently have a founder or a prominent executive on their team who is either from a foreign country or is a first-generation American. By customer base?

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The Stakeholders You Need to Close a Big Deal

Harvard Business Review

Specifically, closing a deal requires identifying three key stakeholders who have the power to influence the decision: champions, decision makers, and blockers. While a champion has influence over the decision, he is not the ultimate decision maker. The ask: invest $35 million for exclusive bundling rights to the US market.