2012: Economic Sustainability and Evolution
The first thoughts of 2012 are concerned with sustainability and evolution. Big challenges lie ahead for retailers, manufacturers and service providers. Scarcity of resources and lower spending power, coupled with easier search and information gathering are leading to changes in the way we consume. It seems obvious that companies cannot be sustainable if they are [...]
Keeping Retail Social, Fresh and Real: Situational E-Commerce
Just as we saw with the music and the publishing industry, retailing has had to evolve. This is not an easy task to acomplish within a multi billion-dollar industry because the supporting infrastructure around retail, alone, has its’ own eco-system. We are all familiar with the arguments surrounding the publishing industry that reading needs to [...]
Crowdsourcing – Understanding the Pitfalls To Harness The Rewards
I love crowdsourcing. Actually, I love the ideal of crowdsourcing. What is not appealing about harnessing a collective intelligence, collaborating and drawing on a diverse multitude? It is one of the best uses is of social tools and our ability to connect from anywhere. But crowdsourcing is neither a magic bullet nor a stand-alone solution. [...]
TV Shows & Social Media
The following is a guest post written by Lisa Skrezec, a Social Media Specialist and Account Manager at tcg. Her background in marketing has sparked her interest in the entertainment, fashion and social media world. The only thing I love more than Facebook stalking and tweeting all sorts of outlandish hashtags, is television. When my [...]
Social Media
2012: Economic Sustainability and Evolution
The first thoughts of 2012 are concerned with sustainability and evolution. Big challenges lie ahead for retailers, manufacturers and service providers. Scarcity of resources and lower spending power, coupled with easier search and information gathering are leading to changes in the way we consume. It seems obvious that companies cannot be sustainable if they are [...]
Keeping Retail Social, Fresh and Real: Situational E-Commerce
Just as we saw with the music and the publishing industry, retailing has had to evolve. This is not an easy task to acomplish within a multi billion-dollar industry because the supporting infrastructure around retail, alone, has its’ own eco-system. We are all familiar with the arguments surrounding the publishing industry that reading needs to [...]
Crowdsourcing – Understanding the Pitfalls To Harness The Rewards
I love crowdsourcing. Actually, I love the ideal of crowdsourcing. What is not appealing about harnessing a collective intelligence, collaborating and drawing on a diverse multitude? It is one of the best uses is of social tools and our ability to connect from anywhere. But crowdsourcing is neither a magic bullet nor a stand-alone solution. [...]
Africa
Africa Gathering – Thoughts
As with the previous two Africa Gathering’s I have attended, there was a common theme running through. Don’t spoon feed Africa, don’t patronize Africa, leave your ego behind so you can partner with communities to find ways to co-create solutions to their objectives. Julia has written a rather good summery of the event. You should [...]
IN AFRICA, IT IS NO LONGER BUSINESS AS USUAL – It is about doing business with heart
With Africa Gathering London this weekend, I wanted to share with you some thoughts on development in Southern Africa from Charlene Hewat CEO of Environment Africa. Environment Africa is a 100% African owned and operated NGO operating in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi. I am truly humbled by the work they have done over the [...]
Innovation: Why Africa Is The Place To Be – Opinion
If an American or European organisation were to invent the automobile today, they would not get it approved by the army of regulators, health and safety officers, industry regulators, environmental targets and all the other hurdles thrown in their way. If it were a Chinese organisation on the other hand, things would be different. [...]
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