Many teams – in their rush to build a social business or inbound marketing plan – forget this important first step into a world of social media:  In order to think social, you need to act personal.  Incorporating this...Read More

Analytics used to belong exclusively in the realm of the nerds. The tools and the time required to tease insights out of huge volumes of data were incompatible with the real-time needs of customer-facing business people. But with analytical tools...Read More

How do you find inspiration? For many, the simplest ideas articulated in the form of a short quote can help you to think a little clearer, to move a little faster, to work a little harder, to drive toward a loftier goal. So to help you, I have...Read More

After doing this awhile, you get to see the signs of the self-promoter and the quick name-for-themselves artists.  You also – with more rarity – get to meet the real deal.  So, I was very pleased when he agreed to sit down...Read More

Imagen de Hola Gourmets 2009 (Photo credit: jlastras) My father was a chef, so I have enjoyed a lifelong love affair with well-prepared and delicious food of all kinds. But I haven’t enjoyed the subsequent battle of the bulge, which had...Read More

So your company now has accounts on all the major social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Maybe you’re even posting to a Google+, Pinterest, Slideshare or YouTube. These practices, however, are quickly becoming old...Read More

Aadhar enrollment center Recently, I saw firsthand how a new “universal identification” program called Aadhar is taking shape in India. It has potential to improve the lives of millions of poor people via Big Data. ...Read More

It’s that time of year when a lot of folks like to make resolutions. New beginnings and all that. Well I’m not gonna take the conventional path here. I mean if you want to lose weight, the steps are pretty simple, right?  ...Read More

Targeting specific customers with tailored offers will become a much bigger business in 2013, according to one SAP expert. New technology could help the decades-old concept of personal marketing explode — and make 2013 the Year of the...Read More

Technological innovation and digitization provide companies the opportunity to develop profitable, new services. Business leaders who want to transform their business models to include radical, new services are very good at expressing their need...Read More