Posts Tagged ‘Innovation’
9 Beautiful Questions Will Validate Your Innovation
The entrepreneurs I see are always talking about “disruptive innovation” ideas, but the plans I read are more often linear extensions of a current hot offering, like one more social network with the best of Facebook and Twitter, one more dating site dimension, or another “must-have” accessory for smartphones. Perhaps hard questions need to come…
Read MoreThe Marketing Revolution No One Predicted
Think back to the revolutions throughout history that shaped the world. The advent of machinery, then information technology and then the internet all had a profound impact on the way we do business. But first, let’s consider how these historical revolutions impacted businesses over time. With the industrial revolution the emergence of industrial technology and…
Read More3 Ways You Can Use AI to Supercharge Marketing for Your Real Estate Agency
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been at the center of many disruptions in recent years. Machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, and other forms of AI have given us the best of automation across industries – from self-driving cars to digital assistants to AI-powered image recognition. And for real estate, an industry that has often…
Read MoreHow to Be the Next Netflix (and What Will Happen if You’re Not)
I have fond memories of walking up to my local Blockbuster to browse the latest VHS releases… There was one on every corner. It was an experience, a way to kill time, a reflection on the speed of societal change before we discovered the internet. But things are different now. We don’t have the time,…
Read MoreHow to Be a Good Leader in the Digital Age
Leadership, like everything else in the modern age, just ain’t what it used to be. Everything is “digital” nowadays, but what that means goes beyond the singular devices and processes that we refer to as “digital.” Sure, apps, the cloud, 3D printers, smart TVs — these things are all digital innovations. However, as Wharton University’s…
Read MoreMeet the Navy Veteran Making Waves in 3D Printing
The Arsenal Business & Technology Partnership’s Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) program is a one-stop shop for transitioning service members, veterans, and military spouses looking to start, purchase, or grow a business. VBOC Federal Region II covers the states of New York and New Jersey, and provides entrepreneurial development services such as business training, counseling…
Read MoreYour Industry Could Use Some Disruption—Just Ask a Mattress Seller
Let’s take a minute to talk about industry disruption. Why does it happen? Aren’t things usually going just fine? The point of disrupting industries is to break them out of a rut. When things are done a certain way for ten, twenty, thirty years or more and you ask why and the response is because…
Read More3 Advances Changing the Future of Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing
Today’s factories are easy to envision as futuristic-seeming hives of automation, where industrial robots mimic the movements and, seemingly, the intentionality of human workers. Today’s robots are not only working faster and more reliably than their human counterparts but also performing tasks beyond human capability altogether, such as microscopically precise assembly. But many of those robots…
Read MoreStop Reading (Just) Sales Books!
Reading is important to our professional development and growth (not to mention the scientific evidence of how it improves our cognitive capabilities). Far too few business and sales professional actively read as part of their personal and professional growth. (Perhaps, that’s part of the reason we consistently see the stunningly poor data on results.) Every…
Read More5 Ways You Didn’t Realize Your Company Can Use Cryptocurrencies
With cryptocurrencies like bitcoin making headlines recently due to a rapid increase in dollar value, it’s important for small businesses to realize there’s more to this phenomenon than accepting it as a form of payment. While that’s certainly an important aspect of cryptocurrency for companies to consider, it only represents the tip of the iceberg.…
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