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Technology Fundamentally Changes Your Brand

May 30, 2018

Many mature industries are experiencing significant technological disruption. The automotive industry is being disrupted by electric vehicles and self-driving cars, just as home appliances is being disrupted by smart appliances, home entertainment by on-demand content providers, and apparel by online personal stylists enabling consumers to turn their home into their dressing room. Leaders in every industry are no doubt keeping a vigilant eye on such developments and they are noticing the impact that technology has on their premium brand.  The traditional drivers of brand premium are being joined by newer, tech-enabled variables: software, interactive products, digital interactions, immersive experiences, and predictive services, to name a few.

Read More at The Harvard Business Review >

 

Why You Should Be Leveraging an Intelligent Finance Solution

May 29, 2018

The role of finance professionals is defined by the technology they use to determine how they can add value and influence across their business. What finance teams are able to do, how they are viewed within their stakeholder base, and where their strengths and weaknesses lie are very much dependent on that underlying technology capabilities (or limitations). Instead of relying on spreadsheets or outdated systems, new, more sophisticated software is being used to determine how they work as opposed to being boxed in to a predefined role. These enterprise technologies are changing the way we work and the value finance is bringing to the organization.

Read More at The Digitalist by SAP >

 

How Data Analytics is Transforming the Pharmaceutical Industry

May 28, 2018

Data analytics and artificial intelligence will have a huge impact on how pharmacies operate. Pharmacies that are early adopters of data analytics technology will have strategic advantages over those pharmacies that choose to stick with their legacy systems. Pharmacies that embrace data analytics will benefit from better decision-making, optimized innovation, improved efficiency of research/clinical trials, and new tool creation for physicians, consumers, insurers and regulators.

Read More at Forbes Magazine >

 

Agility: The New Normal For CFOs

May 24, 2018

CFOs know that finding innovative ways to create new value requires disrupting their own business. But they also know that they have markets, customers, and revenue streams to protect, which means that maintaining controls, efficiencies, and stability within organizations are still critical. In order to accomplish this, their business must be agile because change comes even more quickly and unpredictably than ever before. Agility enables large companies to thrive on uncertainty. They can move more quickly than they have in the past, while maintaining and building on their current strengths.

Read More at The Digitalist by SAP >

 

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