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The 6 biggest hurdles slowing the pace of AI innovation

At first glance, the artificial intelligence industry seems to be on fire, with tons of consumer demand and ample investor interest. In fact, VC investment in AI startups rose from $3.2 billion in 2014 to…

Five Business Opportunities Unlocked By Intelligent Cloud ERP Adoption

Investing in intelligent cloud ERP today can enable organizations to achieve the technology baseline needed to compete against today’s fast-changing market pressures. Deloitte’s research on enterprise tech trends confirms that a standardized, flexible architecture can allow IT…

5 Reasons Machine Learning Is the Future of Marketing

Today’s smarter business systems generally mean smarter, and more profitable, companies. I do a great deal of research on business trends and online tools that can enhance business productivity. Naturally, I visit and monitor many websites…

Is your SEO strategy keeping up with the times?

For SEO experts, keeping up with search engine algorithms is a constant battle. And now voice search is poised to change everything once again. When Penguin, an update of Google’s search algorithm, swam online five…

The Future of Consumption: A Question of Trust

As a boy growing up in Hong Kong, I often joined my father on business meetings. These meetings typically took place in restaurants in Kowloon, loud, crowded, and smoky, where deals were sealed over rice…

Machines Can’t Dream

People are concerned about robots. Ever since a computer system defeated chess champion Gary Kasparov 20 years ago, public perceptions of progress in artificial intelligence (AI) research have been defined in terms of high-profile competitions…

Global IT spending to reach $3.7 tn in 2018: Gartner

Global IT spending is projected to reach $3.7 trillion in 2018, an increase of 4.5% from 2017, according to a report by market research firm Gartner. “Global IT spending growth began to turn around in…

Sales Digital Transformation: It’s Now Or Never!

Where is your company on this continuum of sales digital transformation? After writing about, speaking about, and advising clients on this topic for more than two and a half years, I believe we have crossed…

New Success Case – Leroy Merlin implements assisted sales project with FH

Leroy Merlin needed a partner capable to restructure the assisted sale and provide unique experiences to all users, both the sales team and for the end consumer. Leroy Merlin arrived in Brazil in 1998 bringing…

5 ways to win with Gen Z shoppers

Causes, convenience and calls to action are helping brands successfully court the youngest demographic. The former ‘it’ generation is getting older. Millennials’ purchasing power is on the verge of being surpassed by the next generation…