The Big Trends Shaping the Factory of the Future

Technical innovation is reshaping traditional industries—take BIM’s (Building Information Modeling) impact on construction planning and smart devices in the energy sector. Manufacturing has experienced its own transformation, but the factory itself hasn’t fundamentally changed since Ford’s Model T production line in the 1920s. While machinery has drastically changed since then, the factory itself hasn’t quite…

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2018 Marketing Trends You’ll Want to Know

Yes, it’s that time of year again, when marketing experts share their insights and predictions for the new year. To save you some time scouring the Internet for the top trends, I’ve done the work for you. Live Video Streaming “If you weren’t using live video to interact with your customers in 2017, it needs to be…

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How Business Travel Will Change in 2018

If you want to make the most of your business travel budget, keeping up with what’s going on in the travel industry is essential. In 2017, we’ve seen the sharing economy continue to grow and several changes to popular credit cards and rewards programs. Here are the major trends set to make an impact on…

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The Future of Work and Automation Will Kick-Start Jobs

It’s a question that’s been asked for well over 50 years: Are robots coming for your jobs? The thing is, the pundits declaring that automation is a job killer are missing an important point. The world needs more buildings, infrastructure, and products than it has people, money, or materials to make them. If you look at infrastructure…

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7 Bold Predictions for Digital Marketing in 2018

Every year around this time I take a step back and to ponder some predictions for our field for the coming year. Some come to be, others are a few years early, and then there’s predictions I’m still waiting to come true years later. You can’t win them all, unfortunately. That said, the trends I’m…

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Local SEO for SMEs: Trends for 2018

During the last few years, thousands of companies that have opted for SEO positioning have achieved important success within their respective markets. But how can you achieve a good SEO position? Today there are hundreds of alternatives to position your business on the web, however, a strategy that has proved effective for SMEs as well…

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Top 5 Trends in Customer Service Innovation Heading into 2018

Customer service has always been key to a business’s reputation, but it’s more important than ever today. Consumers across the globe have access to a world of options, and if one business fails to satisfy their needs, they can look elsewhere. For example, 78 percent of consumers have abandoned a transaction due to poor service,…

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This is What the Successful Smart Entrepreneurs are Focusing On

You’re an entrepreneur. Compelled to compete. Desiring to dominate. Wanting to survive. Maybe you even want to leave a legacy and transform and influence an industry. That’s the ultimate goal only achieved by the elite few. These are the McDonalds for fast food, the Uber’s of convenient travel and the Apples of the mobile revolution. Startups that have changed…

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The Generational Shift in Brand Loyalty

What is brand loyalty? There are still plenty of people out there who buy the same brand of toilet paper every time they go to the store, but brand loyalty is about more than that these days. Brands that retain customers are the brands that make a superior quality product, have excellent customer service, and…

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