TREND REPORTS
(PDF) Deloitte - Connecting the Future of Mobility
[Business]
2017/03/21 10:51
Reimagining the role of telecommunications in the new transportation ecosystem.Self-driving cars and flashy entertainment apps may get all the attention, but fast, reliable, omnipresent connectivity will be the backbone of the new transportation ecosystem. And that means that telecom companies will likely play as integral a role as any automaker, tech giant, or urban planner.Linda is excited...
(PDF) Disney - Catching a Real Ball in Virtual Reality
[Tech]
2017/03/21 10:51
Disney tested the system over 140 tosses in total, where the ball was caught 132 times.Virtual reality can already sweep us away to weird and wonderful places, but how we interact with ordinary objects in those worlds could play an important role in selling the user experience. Disney researchers have been exploring these possibilities with a proof-of-concept system that enables users to catch...
(M&A) The Product Launch Fallacy Of Big CPGs
[Investing]
2017/03/21 10:51
Big CPG companies need to step up M&A activity to stay relevant in the face of competition from smaller, younger brands.The following is a guest post by Ryan Caldbeck (@CircleUp). Caldbeck is the CEO and cofounder of CircleUp, the platform providing capital and resources to innovative, early-stage consumer brands, and opportunities for sophisticated investors.It’s no secret that the larges...
(Video) Rapping Robots Prove at Least One Job Is Safe From the Coming Android Apocalypse
[Tech]
2017/03/21 10:50
Every day there’s a new robot with improved capabilities that promises to eventually take over yet another job.But if you’re heading off to college soon, and want to ensure you’ve selected a career path that’s safe from robo-replacement, this agonizingly awkward video seems to confirm that rapping is not something robots will be good at for a long time. Probably ever, actually.To present th...
(Video) Wheelys Launches First Employee-less Supermarket in Shanghai
[Business]
2017/03/21 10:50
The swedish startup is opening up a 24⁄7⁄365 food shop, that operates via an app with no need for employees to man the decks. perfectly apt for those who get the midnight munchies, wheelys247 will allow customers to buy grocery items like chocolates, cigarettes or potato chips at any time of day or night. unlike seattle’s amazon go which still has staff making meals for customers, wheely’s...
Surfing Trendsetters Can Make an Economic Splash
[Investing]
2017/03/21 10:50
`Surfers are the trendsetters, then the other tourists follow.'The discovery of a new surf spot allows a lucky board rider to commune with nature unfettered. Yet the inevitable influx of surfing hordes can also spur a burst of economic growth, according to new research.A survey of more than 5,000 breaks in 146 countries suggests the discovery of high-quality surf can drive up economic growth by...
(Infographic) Who Is the Millennial Female Micro Influencer ?
[Consumer]
2017/03/21 09:47
And how brands can effectively leverage her social media power. Instagram is home to users with a few thousand dedicated followers who closely watch their style and brand affiliations.From Ariana to Zendaya, we’re all familiar with the names of Instagram’s top millennial female influencers. But the social platform is also home to a huge number of of “micro influencers,” or users who might c...
(Patent) Apple Concept for Biometric Facial Recognition Could Hint at 'iPhone 8'
[Tech]
2017/03/20 10:50
Apple is adding to its existing patents for automatically unlocking an iPhone using facial recognition, according to a patent application published on Thursday, revealing the Cupertino firm is still refining alternative methods of biometric security it could use in future mobile devices. Published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the application for "Locking and unlocking a mobile devic...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Putting Customer Experience at the Heart of Next-Generation Operating Models
[Consumer]
2017/03/20 10:50
The benefits of improved customer experience can be fleeting unless changes to supporting back-end operations are made, as well.Digital is reshaping customer experience in almost every sector. Digital first attackers are entering markets with radically new offers, disrupting the ways that companies and customers interact and setting a high bar for simplicity, personalization, and interactivity....
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