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The Eight Biggest HR Trends In 2024

For those working in employee and people management, the focus in 2024 will be on managing[...]

Coca-Cola’s Latest Generative AI Initiative Is All About Festive Customer Engagement

Generative AI is transforming the way that brands engage with consumers.[...]

The Rise Of Generative AI In Design: Innovations And Challenges

Artificial Intelligence has been used in design and manufacturing for some time[...]

AI-Enhanced Employee Onboarding: A New Era In HR Practices

Onboarding new employees has always been a pivotal part of HR's responsibilities.[...]

The Biggest Banking And Financial Services Trends For 2024

2024 promises to be a landmark year in banking and finance, marked by significant[...]

The Evolution Of Data-Driven And AI-Enabled HR

The pulse of any organization lies not just in its products or services but in its people.[...]

The 10 Most In-Demand Skills In 2024

In my book Future Skills: The 20 skills and competencies everyone needs to succeed in a digital world, I look at the skills everyone will need over the next 5-10 years.[...]

How Data And AI Are Reshaping Contemporary HR Practices

The world of human resources (HR) stands on the precipice of an exciting era powered by data and AI.[...]

Business Leadership In The AI Era – IBM’s AI Academy

Remember when the internet was new? Or if you’re a little older, when computers were new? Imagine being able to relive those days, with the benefit of hindsight – having the chance to build your business into the first Google, Facebook or Amazon.[...]

The Top 5 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Trends For 2024

Today, we're diving deeper into the five most significant AI trends set to reshape our world in 2024.[...]

The 10 Most Important Customer Experience (CX) Trends In 2024

Good sales and marketing, quality control, pricing, customer service and after-sales all help businesses to generate sales.[...]

From Digital Gucci To Blockchain Supply Chains: Retail’s Web3 Revolution

From the early days of online shopping to the rise of influencer marketing, there’s no doubt the internet has revolutionized how we shop and make purchasing decisions.[...]

Generative AI: The Secret Weapon Of Successful CEOs

Remember how amazed we were when ChatGPT made its debut just a year ago? Well, as we’ve since learned, that was only the beginning.[...]

Virtual Reality, Real Business: The Impact Of The Metaverse On Companies

Metaverse has undoubtedly been one of the most talked-about concepts of the year. At the start of 2022, the focus was on Facebook’s surprise re-branding of itself to Meta Platforms.[...]

The Future Of Medicine: How AI is Shaping Patient Care And Drug Discovery

One of the most exciting aspects of AI is its implications for healthcare. Today, doctors and other medical professionals routinely augment their human skills and experience with the help of intelligent machines.[...]

Navigating The Future: 10 Global Trends That Will Define 2024

We’re approaching the mid-point of a decade in which we’ve already seen significant global transformation.[...]

Unlocking The Future Of Learning: How XR Tech Transforms Education

In the metaverse era, education as we know it will change. And I’m not just talking about formal education in schools, colleges, and universities – but also workplace learning and lifelong learning.[...]

2024 IoT And Smart Device Trends: What You Need to Know For The Future

By the end of 2024, there are projected to be more than 207 billion devices connected to the worldwide network of tools, toys, devices and appliances that make up the Internet of Things (IoT).[...]

The Evolving Internet: Navigating Risks Amidst Immersion, Decentralization, And Generative AI

The future internet is on the horizon, promising unprecedented engagement and innovation. Yet, as we incorporate immersive tech, decentralized systems, and generative AI, we also invite new complexities.[...]

The 8 Biggest Future Of Work Trends In 2024 Everyone Needs To Be Ready For Now

The world of work is constantly changing. Concepts that our parents or grandparents grew up with, such as the nine-to-five office and the job-for-life, are being consigned to the past.[...]

The 10 Biggest AR, VR And Immersive Internet Trends In 2024

By the end of the coming year, the cost of cyber attacks on the global economy is predicted to top $10.5 trillion.[...]

The Impact Of Digital Transformation On Business Models: Opportunities And Challenges

By the end of the coming year, the cost of cyber attacks on the global economy is predicted to top $10.5 trillion.[...]

The 10 Biggest Cyber Security Trends In 2024 Everyone Must Be Ready For Now

By the end of the coming year, the cost of cyber attacks on the global economy is predicted to top $10.5 trillion.[...]

What Do ChatGPT’s New Capabilities Really Mean For Us All?

I'll bet that most people who have tried have found at least one useful way to integrate ChatGPT into their lives now.[...]

HPE Empowers Users with Generative AI through Advanced Computing & Cloud Solutions

Machine learning and generative artificial intelligence might not be the first things you think of when you hear the name Hewlett Packard Enterprises.[...]

The 10 Biggest Cloud Computing Trends In 2024 Everyone Must Be Ready For Now

Worldwide, spending by businesses on cloud computing infrastructure is forecast to top $1 trillion for the first time in 2024.[...]

The Tri-Pillar Blueprint: Thriving In The Generative AI, Metaverse and Web3 Landscape

Uncover the blueprint to master the digital renaissance powered by generative AI, the metaverse, and web3, and navigate the future with confidence, agility, and foresight.[...]

How Generative AI Is Used To Fight Miscarriages of Justice At The California Innocence Project

According to the National Registry of Exonerations, since 1989, the wrongly-convicted have lost 29,950 years of their lives thanks to miscarriages of justice in the US legal system.[...]

Three Technologies That Are Set To Change The World

We stand on the brink of an age of unparalleled opportunities. Today, we’re seeing first-hand what happens when businesses adopt breakthrough technologies like cloud and artificial intelligence (AI).[...]

Generative AI Is Revolutionizing Music: Loudly’s Vision For Democratizing Creation

For me, one of the most exciting aspects of the recent wave of generative AI technology is the democratizing impact it has on creativity.[...]

The Amazing Ways Chinese Tech Giant Alibaba Uses Generative Artificial Intelligence

Not to be outdone in the generative artificial intelligence (AI) race, China-based tech giant Alibaba has recently unveiled a number of its own tools and models.[...]

The 10 Biggest Trends Revolutionizing Healthcare In 2024

A longer-living population, the emergence of transformative technologies with applications across the healthcare spectrum, and continued global economic uncertainty.[...]

The 10 Biggest Generative AI Trends For 2024 Everyone Must Be Ready For Now

Generative AI was the explosive breakout tech trend of 2023, capturing the attention of not only techies and futurists but mainstream audiences, too, with its ability to create seemingly human-like content.[...]

Game On! The Top 10 Video Game Trends In 2024

The video game industry is a source of constant innovation, with many of its breakthrough technologies being adopted by the business world.[...]

Artificial Intimacy: How Generative AI Can Now Create Your Dream Girlfriend

Imagine being able to create your perfect partner – picking out items from a list to determine everything about them.[...]

4 Ways The Metaverse May (Positively) Impact Your Business Operations

There is no doubt about it: the next evolution of the internet – characterized by immersive virtual experiences – is already underway.[...]

3 Major Ways Web3 Will Disrupt The Financial Services Sector

Web3 represents the next big evolutionary leap forward of the Internet – a leap that's driven by blockchain, NFTs and cryptocurrency.[...]

The 10 Most Important AI Trends For 2024 Everyone Must Be Ready For Now

The speed at which artificial intelligence (AI) evolves and integrates into our lives is only going to increase in 2024.[...]

What Is Generative AI: A super-Simple Explanation Anyone Can Understand

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly a part of the world around us, and it's rapidly changing our lives.[...]

Breakthrough In Cancer Treatment: The Role of Generative AI In Drug Development

We've all seen that generative AI tools like ChatGPT, or Stable Diffusion can create amazing text and images that very closely resemble those created by humans.[...]

Generative AI Is Breathing New Life Into Classic Computer Games

Generative AI has the potential to revolutionize every creative industry, and the gaming industry is no exception.[...]

The 10 Biggest Business Trends For 2024 Everyone Must Be Ready For Now

It is time once again to look into the crystal ball and predict the direction that business and industry will take in the coming year.[...]

From Healthcare to Space: Top 10 Transformative Computer Vision Trends In 2024

Computer Vision (CV) is the field of research and category of applications concerned with teaching machines to see.[...]

China’s AI Landscape: Baidu’s Generative AI Innovations In Art And Search

Baidu is a world leader in artificial intelligence (AI) that built its business on search. It's often thought of as the Chinese equivalent of Google.[...]

9 Simple Things We Can All Do To Tackle Climate Change

As I am writing this article, it is the halfway point of the COB 26 climate change conference in Glasgow[...]

The Best Smart Watches In 2023 / 2024: From Blood Sugar Monitoring To AI Personal Training

Apple popularized the smartwatch, just as it did with the smartphone when it released the Apple watch in 2015.[...]

The Amazing Ways Snowflake Uses Generative AI For Synthetic Data And Natural Language Queries

You probably know that the new generation of generative AI tools that have exploded onto the scene can generate words, pictures and even videos that closely resemble those created by humans.[...]

The Role of Data Storage in Accelerating Time-to-Insights

When it comes to data and analytics, time is money. According to research by IDC, 75 percent of business decision-makers believe data loses its value within days.[...]

The Top 5 Tech Trends In 2024 Everyone Must Be Ready For

Once again, we’ve reached the time of year when we look ahead at what technology has in store for us in 2024.[...]

The Amazing Ways Coca-Cola Uses Generative AI In Art And Advertising

Some say that in the very near future, we’ll need to either adopt artificial intelligence (AI) or be made redundant by it – or by others using it.[...]

The 5 Biggest Risks of Generative AI: Steering the Behemoth Responsibly

In our contemporary world, the pressures of the professional sphere often encroach upon our personal space, giving rise to stress and an overwhelming sense of dread.[...]

3 Ways To Reinvent Your Products And Services For The Future

With the rise of the metaverse and web3 technologies, there’s no denying the next evolution of the internet is already underway.[...]

Virtual Influencer Noonoouri Lands Record Deal: Is She The Future Of Music?

Teenage influencer Noonoouri has 400,000 followers on Instagram and has starred in fashion campaigns for Dior, Balenciaga and Valentino.[...]

Managing Stress at Work: 5 Top Tips Anyone Can Follow

In our contemporary world, the pressures of the professional sphere often encroach upon our personal space, giving rise to stress and an overwhelming sense of dread.[...]

6 Roadblocks Stopping Web3 And The Metaverse Becoming A Reality

With the emergence of the metaverse and web3 technologies, it’s clear that the next evolution of the internet is already underway.[...]

The Future Of Factories: 3 Ways To Navigate The Industrial Metaverse

What is the industrial metaverse, you ask? Well, we’re not talking about a separate metaverse exclusively for manufacturers..[...]

The Five Questions Every CEO Must Answer About Sustainability

The future of business is green. As a CEO, the ball is in your court to make sustainability an integral part of your corporate strategy.[...]

Debunking The Top 5 Quantum Computing Myths

It makes sense that most people don’t understand quantum computing.[...]

How Artificial Intelligence, Data And Analytics Are Transforming Formula One In 2023

Formula One (F1) has always been a technology-driven sport. Behind every car tearing up the circuit at 250 mph is a team of engineers and scientists competing to wrangle every advantage, leveraging the latest innovations in data, analytics and high-performance computing.[...]

The Future of Work: 3 Important Trends You Have To Prepare For Now

The landscape of work is in constant evolution, accelerated by advances in technology and shifts in societal norms.[...]

What Every CEO Needs To Know About Generative AI

Artificial Intelligence has transformed our world, redefining how businesses operate.[...]

Quantum Computing: What Every CEO Needs to Know

The digital revolution has been built on a foundation of classical bits, which represent either a 0 or a 1.[...]

How IBM And AWS Are Partnering To Help Clients Address Cybersecurity And Sustainability Challenges

Building the right partnerships is just as important for giant international tech companies as it is for anyone else. And now is a more important time for them to be doing it than ever before.[...]

Artificial Intelligence In Manufacturing: Four Use Cases You Need To Know In 2023

In 2023, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly essential to the day-to-day operations of manufacturers all over the world.[...]

Generative, Predictive, Prescriptive AI: What They Mean For Business Applications

So many people are talking about generative artificial intelligence (AI) these days that it’s easy to forget it’s just one category of AI application that’s making a difference to businesses today.[...]

How To Make Your Business Quantum Safe

Quantum computing poses one of the biggest future security risks to companies. In this article, we look at how you can navigate the quantum revolution and make your businesses quantum safe. [...]

How to Create a Successful Freemium Business

Step into the world of freemium business models and learn how to balance free and premium offerings effectively. [...]

How Technology Is Transforming The Future Of Healthcare

With digital twins of the human body, blockchain medical records, hospitals in the metaverse, and a new decentralized system, healthcare delivery will look very different in the future.[...]

How Strategic Partnerships Help IBM Deliver AI And Hybrid Cloud To Customers

Building strong partnerships is important for every business, and this is no less true if you are one of the oldest and most respected technology companies in the world.[...]

Why Companies Are Vastly Underprepared For The Risks Posed By AI

In the last year, artificial intelligence has arrived with a bang. Due to the emergence of generative tools like ChatGPT, businesses across every industry are realizing its immense potential and starting to put it to use.[...]

Unleashing Creativity with AI: Adobe’s Trailblazing Generative Tools at EMEA Summit 2023

I’ve recently returned from attending Adobe’s 2023 EMEA summit. As is the case across the tech world right now, generative AI was the star of the show.[...]

How AI Is Transforming The Way We Make And Listen To Music

Humans are the only creatures that make music purely for the enjoyment of those listening – but now computers want to get in on the act.[...]

The 5 Biggest Misconceptions About Digital Transformation

If you’re interested in business and technology, I’m sure you’ve come across the term “digital transformation” quite a lot in recent years. The basic take is that it’s about leveraging the latest emerging technology trends – perhaps artificial intelligence (AI) or the Internet of Things (IoT) in order to do business more effectively.[...]

The Best Prompts To Show Off The Mind-Blowing Capabilities Of ChatGPT

ChatGPT – the generative AI application that’s transforming many aspects of our lives – is an immensely powerful tool. It can write anything from poetry to technical documents, create computer code, and build detailed plans and instructions for just about anything.[...]

Picture Perfect: The Hidden Consequences Of AI Beauty Filters

We are increasingly curating our online personas, handpicking the images we share, and choosing to present ourselves through a "beautification" lens. This shift has given rise to a quiet revolution: the use of AI-driven beauty filters.[...]

Mastering The AWS Cloud: A Blueprint For Security And Compliance

For a business, migrating to the cloud is similar to growing up and moving from the little village where you were raised to the big city. You’re open to a world of new opportunity and excitement, but also to a lot of new dangers and threats![...]

Mastering The Art Of Communication: 12 Tips For Success In A Digital World

Demand for people with interpersonal skills has been on the rise for decades. Harvard research shows that, over a 30-year period, jobs that require a lot of social interaction grew by 12 percentage points, while the number of not-so-social jobs shrank.[...]

Pixel Perfect: The Rise Of AI Fashion Models

Fashion is the art of the novel, the surprising, and the never-before-seen. And now the catwalk has a range of new stars who aren't flesh and blood but are a product of codes and algorithms.[...]

The 5 Biggest Misconceptions About The Metaverse

The metaverse is a giant online game – and it’s virtual reality (VR) – and it’s blockchains. In fact, there are a great many definitions of what the metaverse “is” – probably close to many as there are people trying to describe it..[...]

AI Anxiety: How These 20 Jobs Will Be Transformed By Generative Artificial Intelligence

The explosion of interest in generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications has left many of us worried about the future of work.[...]

The 15 Biggest Risks Of Artificial Intelligence

As the world witnesses unprecedented growth in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, it's essential to consider the potential risks and challenges associated with their widespread adoption.[...]

The Future Of Generative AI Beyond ChatGPT

Generative tools like ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion have got everyone talking about artificial intelligence (AI) – but where is it headed next?[...]

How IBM And Microsoft Are Working Together To Help Create Future-Proof Organizations

Next-generation technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and hybrid cloud computing are creating unprecedented opportunities for businesses.[...]

10 Amazing Real-World Examples Of How Companies Are Using ChatGPT In 2023

It’s fair to say that the conversational generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool ChatGPT has taken the world by storm. Just a few months after it was released, it had reportedly become the fastest-growing app of all time.[...]

12 Virtual Networking Techniques For Making Successful Connections

Whether you're employed, self-employed, a leader in your industry, or just starting out, networking and making connections are important in attracting new opportunities.[...]

The Future Of Business: 8 Trends For Startups To Watch

Change and transformation in business continue at a furious rate, and new trends pose opportunities and challenges for organizations of all sizes.[...]

The Power of Mindset: How Curiosity And Humility Can Drive Career Success

I’ve recently finished writing a book on essential future skills, and if I had to pick one skill that underpinned all the other skills in the book it’d be curiosity.[...]

Personalization Pitfalls: 5 Common Mistakes To Avoid For Effective Marketing

Targeted mass marketing was developed by direct mail businesses in the 1960s and 1970s to enable customers to be segmented by age, geography, or income.[...]

How To Upgrade From Data-Driven To AI-Driven Marketing Analytics

We’re told that data is the key to business success. But how do we go about turning data into money?[...]

How to Make AI Work in Your Organization

As the world continues to embrace the transformative power of artificial intelligence, businesses of all sizes must find ways to effectively integrate this technology into their daily operations.[...]

The Decision Dilemma: How More Data Causes Anxiety And Decision Paralysis

Every business needs data to make decisions that drive growth, streamline operations and improve profits.[...]

The Top 5 Manufacturing Trends In 2023

Global manufacturing and industry are still reeling from the disruption of recent years, with supply chain and workforce disruption still key issues.[...]

AI And You: How ChatGPT Can Take Your Career To The Next Level

Generative AI is causing a big buzz at the moment. The ability of tools like ChatGPT and Dall-E 2 to create text and images from simple[...]

The 7 Most Successful Business Models Of The Digital Era

The first two decades of this century are characterized by digital entrepreneurs upending traditional business models in search of new ways of creating revenue and serving customers.[...]

How To Drive Corporate Innovation And Outpace Startups

Startups are often considered the natural wellspring of industrial innovation.[...]

What Tech Trends Should Companies Focus on in 2023? Here Are Three to Consider (And One to Ignore)

It’s common to hear it said that today, in order to thrive, every business needs to become a tech business.[...]

Bringing Real-Time AI To The Core Of Your Business

Artificial intelligence (AI) is big news right now thanks to a wave of viral applications such as ChatGPT and Dall-E, which have captured the public’s imagination.[...]

The Future Of Work: Are Traditional Degrees Still Worthwhile?

Jobs and the world of work are changing. This raises one very important question: As many roles become increasingly focused on specialized skills and on-the-job experience, are traditional degrees still valuable to employers?[...]

The Real Reasons For Big Tech Layoffs At Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon

Between them, some of the world’s biggest tech companies have collectively laid off more than 150,000 workers in recent months.[...]

How Will ChatGPT Affect Your Job If You Work In Advertising And Marketing?

Recently, there’s been a lot of excitement about ChatGPT – the public preview release of OpenAI’s chatbot powered by the GPT3 language model.[...]

12 Easy Steps To Build Your Personal Brand On Social Media

Building and maintaining my personal brand is an important part of my job. But it's becoming important in so many professions[...]

Top 5 In-Demand Tech Skills For Jobs In 2023

Jobs are changing – to the point that it’s been predicted that 85% of the jobs college leavers of 2030 will have, haven’t been invented yet.[...]

The Top 4 Customer Experience Trends In 2023

Brands do increasingly understand the meaning and value of customer experience (CX) when it comes to building meaningful and lasting connections.[...]

Future Of Work: The 4 Biggest Workplace Trends In 2023

Corporations and even smaller organizations will learn to adapt in order to cater for shifting employee expectations in the wake of the post-pandemic “new normal”[...]

The 7 Biggest Business Challenges Every Company Is Facing In 2023

In this article, we look at the seven biggest challenges businesses will be facing in 2023.[...]

Is This The Downfall Of Meta And Social Media As We Know It?

Meta Platforms – the company formerly known as Facebook – is cutting its workforce by 13% – equating to a loss of 11,000 jobs.[...]

The Top 5 Technology Challenges In 2023

When it comes to technology, rapidly changing conditions pose unprecedented challenges that must not be ignored.[...]

How To Build A Positive Hybrid And Remote Working Culture In 2023

In 2023, building a culture that allows a business and its employees to thrive while working remotely is about more than surviving in the “new normal” or post-pandemic society.[...]

12 Practical Steps To Handle Change At Work

Whether it's driven by new technology, shifts in the market, expansion, or cutbacks, work is constantly changing.[...]

The Top 11 Virtual Networking Tips To Boost Your Career

But in a post-pandemic world where nearly all of our networking is done online, what are the best ways to “meet” new people and build those connections?[...]

Cultural Intelligence (CQ) Is An Important Predictor Of Success. Here’s How To Boost Your CQ

I work with brands from all around the world, and I've noticed that organizations are – thankfully, finally – becoming much more diverse.[...]

The Top 10 Reasons Why Businesses Will Fail Over The Next 10 Years

Fifty percent of the Fortune 500 companies that existed 20 years ago have disappeared, and the life expectancy of multinational companies is limited and shrinking[...]

How To Amplify Customer Relations In The Metaverse

The metaverse is the new, experiential, immersive internet where we will take our digital avatars to work, learn and play across persistent environments.[...]

8 Simple Ways To Enhance Your Data Literacy Skills

We’re living through the fourth industrial revolution (or “Industry 4.0”), a revolution that’s defined by wave upon wave of new technologies that combine the physical and digital worlds.[...]

13 Easy Steps To Improve Your Critical Thinking Skills

With the sheer volume of information that we’re bombarded with on a daily basis – and with the pervasiveness of fake news and social media bubbles[...]

The Most In-Demand Technical Skills – And How To Develop Them

Think of technical skills, and you probably imagine something related to IT or technology – data science, maybe, or computer programming.[...]

12 Simple Ways To Boost Your Creativity

Creativity enables creative thinking (coming up with new ideas) and problem-solving (implementing ideas to make things better) – both skills that are highly attractive in the workplace.[...]

7 Easy Ways To Boost Your Digital Literacy

No industry will be left untouched by the wave of digital transformation that's taking place. Everyday tasks and communications will increasingly involve digital tools.[...]

10 Most Important Leadership Skills For The 21st Century Workplace (And How To Develop Them)

With the rise of the gig economy and with many companies adopting flatter, more flexible organizational structures, now is the perfect time to refocus on what good leadership looks like.[...]

13 Easy Ways To Boost Your Decision-Making Skills | Bernard Marr

13 Easy Ways To Boost Your Decision-Making Skills

We all make hundreds (maybe even thousands) of decisions every day. So, you'd think we'd be expert decision-makers by now! But far from it.[...]

Why Every Business Must Embrace Integrated Collaboration And Co-opetition | Bernard Marr

Why Every Business Must Embrace Integrated Collaboration And Co-opetition

I was recently talking to a startup car company that makes solar cars. Except they don’t exactly make anything themselves. The various parts of the manufacturing[...]

The 4 Digital Skills Everyone Will Need For The Future Of Work

A recent report by the Institute for the Future, in partnership with Dell, predicts that 85% of jobs that will be available in 2030 haven’t been invented yet.[...]

The democratization of business funding: Why every business should be aware of new forms of funding

No doubt about it, businesses need money to grow. While, traditionally, this money would come from a loan or selling equity stakes in the business, today's organizations can benefit from alternative funding platforms.[...]

9 Practical Ways To Enhance Your Emotional Intelligence

Emotional intelligence is also known as emotional quotient (EQ), recognizing the contrast between emotional intelligence and cognitive intelligence (IQ).[...]

The Biggest Benefits of the Gig Economy for Freelancers and Businesses

Freelance workers of all kinds have already transformed the world of work. What are the biggest advantages of participating in the gig economy?[...]

Why Every Brand Must Create Immersive Experiences For Their Customers

Are we becoming less material? It certainly seems that way. Research shows that today’s consumers increasingly prioritize experiences over material goods[...]

C2C

Why Every Business Must Consider The Platform (or C2C) Trend

It’s where customers connect with other customers to communicate or trade goods/services, usually via an intermediary platform like Facebook, Uber or Etsy.[...]

How Will Manufacturing Companies Use The Metaverse?

Manufacturers are already using metaverse technology to speed up product design, train employees, and streamline processes. What is the future of manufacturing in the metaverse?[...]

Why Every Business Must Embrace Personalization And Micro-Moments

The successful brands of the future will be those that can identify customers’ needs in the moment, and respond to those needs with thoughtful, personalized solutions.[...]

Future Proof Your Business With AI In Products And Services

There’s really no escaping artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT). It seems pretty much anything can be made smart these days – and that goes for services as well as products.[...]

The 4 Biggest Future Trends In The Financial Sector

And our relationship with money – how we use it, who we trust to look after it, and how we as financial customers expect to be treated[...]

Best Examples of Brands Creating Immersive Customer Experiences

In the experience economy, customers prioritize experience over the ownership of things. Learn how today's companies are creating engaging and immersive experiences to add more value and build brand loyalty.[...]

The 10 Best Platform Business Model Examples | Bernard Marr

The 10 Best Platform Business Model Examples

Online platforms where customers can safely and easily connect with each other and with providers have seen[...]

The Five Biggest New Energy Trends In 2022

Today, nearly everyone accepts that in order to slow the damage we are doing to our planet and environment, humans must transition away from the use of fossil fuels.[...]

9 Examples Of Brands That Get Digital Transformation Right | Bernard Marr

9 Examples Of Brands That Get Digital Transformation Right

It’s often said that in order to succeed in today’s business environment, every company has to become a technology company. This is because how well a company is able to adapt to the increasingly[...]

The Best Examples Of Subscription Business Models

We’re now in the midst of the “As a Service” revolution, and subscription business models present an enormous opportunity for businesses. Take a look at some of the top subscription business models.[...]

How Any Business Must Use Data To Create Smarter Services For Their Customers

From GPS apps that tell us the nearest place we can buy a pizza to genomic programs sequencing DNA in order to create new medicines and cure disease.[...]

The Exciting Technology Highlights Of CES 2022

CES 2022 will be an opportunity for technology fans and industry insiders to get a first glimpse of the latest innovations, gadgets and devices consumers will be lusting for over the next 12 months.[...]

How Do You Prioritize Data Projects?

Every business could come up with hundreds (or thousands) of potential data projects. How do you prioritize?[...]

The 5 Biggest Global Trends Every Business Must Be Ready For | Bernard Marr

The 5 Biggest Global Trends Every Business Must Be Ready For

No business operates in a vacuum. Today’s organizations are continually shaped by the world around them, and the same will be true for the organizations of the future[...]

The 8 Biggest Consumer And Customer Experience Trends In 2022 | Bernard Marr

The 8 Biggest Consumer And Customer Experience Trends In 2022

Our world is changing rapidly, and so too are consumer expectations. Therefore, if your business wants to continue to add real[...]

The 8 Biggest Business Trends In 2022 | Bernard Marr

The 8 Biggest Business Trends In 2022

Across all sectors, organizations are grappling with rapid transformation. On top of that, there are enormous global[...]

The 8 Biggest Retail Trends Every Retailer Needs To Be Ready For | Bernard Marr

The 8 Biggest Retail Trends Every Retailer Needs To Be Ready For

Like every sector, retail is going through a transformation and must respond to the forces of the fourth industrial revolution and major societal shifts[...]

How To Set SMART Goals To Help You Succeed | Bernard Marr

How To Set SMART Goals To Help You Succeed?

When I work with companies, one of the things I do is help them establish goals that will give them the best possible chance of success [...]

What Skills Are The Most Needed Right Now | Bernard Marr

What Skills Are The Most Needed Right Now?

The annual Coursera Global Skills Report helps leaders and [...]

7 Benefits of a Balanced Scorecard

Research has shown that organisations that use a Balanced Scorecard […]

Balanced Scorecard Software Explained

Balanced scorecard software offers a new way of looking at […]

Performance management software – selection framework

Having thought about all the above, you are still left […]

How to Use a Balanced Scorecard

Every organization needs a way to identify, manage and measure […]

How Do You Develop A Data Strategy? Here’re 6 Simple Steps That Will Help

Whether you’re a big data giant like Facebook or Google, […]

Performance management software – improves data analysis

Performance Management Software improves data analysis The second major benefit […]

7 Things Every Business Must Include In A Data Strategy

Data matters to every business. So it follows that every […]

What is the Difference between a Mission Statement and a Vision Statement?

How would you describe the average company’s mission and vision […]

Balanced Scorecard: The Evolution

Since its inception in 1992 the Balanced Scorecard has changed […]

How Coronavirus Will Change The Job Market Forever

As businesses around the world were forced into work-from-home environments […]

What Is A Balanced Scorecard? A Quick Overview

Voted one of the most influential business ideas ever presented […]

Balanced Scorecard Software For Operational Effectiveness

More organisations then ever before are accountable for their performance […]

Performance management – the measurement trap (part 1)

The Measurement Trap in Strategic Performance Management Performance measures are […]

What are the Balanced Scorecard Features

What’s the best way to align your entire organization behind […]

How Do You Set The Right Targets For Your Business? Here Are Some Top Tips

Every business needs to set targets for success, but how […]

The Benefits of a Balanced Scorecard

What are the Benefits of using Balanced Scorecards? Research has […]

Why Every Company Needs A Data Strategy

Data matters to any company, regardless of size, sector or […]

Here Are 8 Things Every Business Needs To Do Now To Get GDPR Ready

May 25th is just around the corner, which means your […]

Balanced Scorecards: Improving B&B With The BSC

Balanced scorecard delivers improvements to the Indiana bed and breakfast […]

An Easy Dashboard And Performance Reporting Template For Every Business

It’s not enough to just provide decision-makers with data and […]

What is a Strategy Map?

A strategy map is a powerful management tools that describes […]

Performance management software – analysis and user interface

User Interface of performance management software tools You have to […]

Performance management software – the make or buy question (part 1)

The market for performance management software solutions is growing rapidly. […]

How To Build A Platform Strategy For Your Business

If you want to compete on the playing field with […]

Balanced Scorecard Part 1: A Brief History

A short look at the development of the balanced scorecard […]

The Amazing Ways eBay Is Using Artificial Intelligence To Boost Business Success

You may not have realized it, but eBay, the multinational […]

Why every company needs a plan-on-a-page

In order to be successful and deliver results, organisations need […]

Data-Driven HR: How Big Data And Analytics Are Transforming Recruitment

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