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CMOs face a rough ride in 2023 as new challenges abound
CMOs can expect more pressure in 2023 as customer behavior shifts, cross-functional collaboration gets harder and traditional sources of brand value are eroded. Read more…
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Diplomacy shows combining AI disciplines is the way forward
The success of Meta’s Diplomacy algorithm shows the way ahead for AI is to combine disciplines already in use, not just throw infinite data and compute at it. Read more…
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Data should improve services for ‘good’ and ‘bad’ customers
Customer data enables fairly priced services and a better experience for all – yet many firms use it to treat “good” customers better. That’s a bad idea. Read more…
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The latest US ban on Chinese tech is all noise, no substance
The US FCC has banned the import of all electronics from Huawei, ZTE and other Chinese firms. It’s a mostly symbolic move, but further restrictions are likely. Read more…
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Is your business vulnerable to holiday season cyberattacks?
Holiday season is fast approaching, but will your business be safe from cyber attacks?Cybercriminals choose this time to strike with their most vicious attacks. Read more…
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The crypto collapse should be no surprise to anyone
The collapse of FTX and crypto in general should be no surprise to anyone who has paid attention – the sector has shown signs of uncertainty and risk for years. Read more…
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Consumers say there are way too many subscription services
Consumers hate juggling so many subscription services, but they’d subscribe to even more of them if there was a single platform to manage them all: survey. Read more…
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Meta’s Galactica shows just how dumb AI can be
The fast failure of Galactica shows that when it comes to AI, the machines remain too stupid to do anything that they haven’t been explicitly shown before. Read more…
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The metaverse is the future, but few firms wants to be first
Companies worry about falling behind their competitors if they don’t adopt metaverse tech – but they also don’t want to be the first to do so, says KPMG report. Read more…
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How sensors and data could disrupt the luxury brand market
Sensors and data present a major opportunity for fashion and consumer brands to create new customer experiences. The challenge is convincing consumers. Read more…
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Crypto will survive the spectacular crash of FTX
The collapse of FTX is doing further damage to the now very fragile crypto proposition. But once the dust settles, blockchain and crypto will survive. Read more…
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Friend-shoring sounds like simple risk management – it’s not
Many companies are embracing friend-shoring as a risk management option for production and supply chains. It will take a lot more than that to manage risk. Read more…
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Coinbase must make a better valuation case – but can it?
Cryptocurrency exchanges and banks need to make the investment case on valuation – which is something that Coinbase is still not able to do. Here’s why. Read more…
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Autonomous driving has now entered the capitulation phase
Autonomous driving continues to have a torrid time as its devotees adjust to the reality of commercialization that has been obvious for quite some time. Read more…
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EVs may blow up the energy grid if we don’t make it flexible
Households with one EV could consume 37% more daily energy. That’s going to put strain on the grid unless there’s a plan to evolve it as EVs become the norm. Read more…
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Social media as we know it is about to be disrupted big-time
Meta’s ad revenues are down. Elon Musk bought Twitter. TikTok’s political situation is shaky. Is the social media status quo about to shift? Probably. Read more…
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Advertising revenue models are back – and riskier than ever
Is advertising becoming a viable business model again? Netflix and Uber think so. The question is whether consumers will feel the same way. Read more…
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BNPL will be huge by 2027 for not-so-good reasons
Deteriorating macro-economic factors may spell rough times ahead for ordinary people, but it will be great for BNPL firms – provided regulators do their job. Read more…
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Chipset firms already feeling impact of new US export rules
Some chipset capital equipment firms are dropping business with China. If this goes on it will damage China’s chip industry even more than anyone anticipated Read more…
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Asian IP transit is pricey but increasingly competitive
Asia’s IP transit market has grown a lot over the last decade – intra-Asian bandwidth is now three times greater than bandwidth from Asia to the US and Canada. Read more…