July 28, 2024 How the UPC barcode revolutionized global commerce over the past 50 years While the barcode didn’t herald the end times, as conspiracy theorists once fretted, it did usher in a new age in global commerce. BY The Conversation The first modern barcode was scanned 50 years ago this summer—on a 10-pack of chewing … Continue reading How the UPC barcode revolutionized global commerce over the past 50 years
June 08, 2024 Ultra-endurance athlete Rich Roll explains the practices that fuel transformation Rich Roll discusses his fundamental mindset tool, his ongoing journey to uncouple suffering and achievement, and how he disrupts his routine to discover new possibilities. BY Jenna Abdou When Rich Roll was in his early forties, he went on a run that changed … Continue reading Ultra-endurance athlete Rich Roll explains the practices that fuel transformation
March 12, 2024 Bosses, your company is not as highly trusted as you think it is A wide-ranging new survey from PwC shows top executives are increasingly out of touch when it comes to trust from their customers and employees. BY Shalene Gupta To paraphrase the Nobel Prize-winning economist Kenneth Arrow, virtually every transaction has … Continue reading Bosses, your company is not as highly trusted as you think it is
By Sam Becker October 31, 2023 Joe Biden seemingly has two things in its sights lately: Malarkey and junk fees. A few weeks after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a new rule targeting junk fees—described as “hidden and bogus fees that can harm consumers and undercut businesses”—the Biden administration is zeroing in on … Continue reading Retirement planners might soon need to retire some of the sneaky ways they do business
By Jeff Beer September 18, 2022 When the news hit earlier this week that Yvon Chouinard and his family had given up ownership of Patagonia, it was met with waves of mixed emotions from fans and the broader business community: inspiring, incredible, optimistic, cynical—and sometimes all at once. In moving all … Continue reading How Patagonia’s ownership bombshell changes the game for American business
No-Code: A “Not So Secret Weapon” for Acing Digital Transformation 2.0 Vivek Goel / 22 Apr 2022 As per McKinsey, 70% of digital transformation projects fail to meet their objectives. This is a concerning statistic, especially given enterprise transformation’s global frenzy, regardless of size or revenue. After a near-successful pilot initiative, the main challenge … Continue reading No-Code: A “Not So Secret Weapon” for Acing Digital Transformation 2.0
Partnerships and outsourcing are key priorities for agencies in stepping up their marketing technology game for clients. Chris Wood on January 21, 2022 The majority of agencies are looking to partnerships and outsourcing as ways to improve marketing technology services and capabilities, according to a new study commissioned by marketing analytics and business communications platform … Continue reading How are digital agencies helping marketers transform in 2022?
Snowflake’s Ganesh Subramanian maps out your organization’s marketing analytics maturity curve. Chris Wood on December 3, 2021 “Often organizations are using a one-size-fits-all approach of sending out the same message to everyone,” said Ganesh Subramanian, Director of Product Marketing for cloud data company Snowflake, at our recent MarTech conference. Businesses that get stuck in this … Continue reading Transforming your organization to activate customer data
Plus sessions on agile marketing and the MarTech Replacement Survey coming up at MarTech next week. Kim Davis on September 10, 2021 MarTech’s daily brief features daily insights, news, tips, and essential bits of wisdom for today’s digital marketer. If you would like to read this before the rest of the internet does, sign up … Continue reading When transformation becomes permanent change
Daniel Burrus April 27, 2021 Steve Jobs of Apple once stated, “The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” This mantra has resonated with hundreds of entrepreneurs and business leaders over the past decade since Jobs passed on. What is interesting is how many individuals … Continue reading Transformation is the Only Way to Really Change the Game
