Blogs tagged futureofbiz

Future of Procurement – People are our most valuable asset A digital transformation is taking hold around the world, and new business models are transforming entire industries. Uber and Didicar, for instance, disrupting the taxi business... Read More »

In my first article The Future of Procurement – One Perspective I discussed how procurement goes digital and concluded that the CPO might evolve to a Chief Value Officer to create impact and drive measurable value for a company. Most... Read More »

Disruptive trends in technology are changing the function as we know it today. Procurement is fast evolving into a more strategic and value generating function. This blog is designed to spark a lively discussion among those who are driving this... Read More »

The future looks bright for a career in finance, according to a recent CFO Research survey of 488 finance professionals in North America, but the effective use of technology will enable much of that success. The survey, sponsored by SAP, sought to... Read More »

Sometimes, true innovation can be really simple. It can be revolutionizing, improve the life of millions of people and at the same time be so low-tech that you think it was invented in the Stone Age – excuse me, Iron Age. A couple of weeks... Read More »

The University of California San Diego Extension just released its list of the hottest careers for college graduates: Software Developers, Applications Software Developers, Systems Software Accountants and Auditors Market Research Analysts and... Read More »

How harassed are your customers feeling? The answer probably depends on your sales approach. According to new research from Loudhouse, today’s buyers now receive an average of 64 approaches by salespeople over the course of a week. For some... Read More »

Everything about marketing has changed; the audience, the channel, the message and even the marketing role itself. The dynamic mediascape has shifted a marketer’s one-time reliance on the five Ps – product, price, place, promotion and... Read More »

There was once a time when enterprise led innovation. Today, employees introduce advanced productivity, social and mobile tools into the workplace that overshadow legacy IT systems. This is further impacted by customers who utilize the latest... Read More »

Whenever I hear that retailers are struggling to deliver better customer experiences, the old saying always comes to mind … Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink. Why? Because in retail there is more opportunity to collect a... Read More »