Showrooming, the practice of price-comparing on a smartphone while shopping at a store, isn’t really the huge threat to traditional retail that it is made out to be. The ravages of showrooming may in fact be more reflective of…
Every entrepreneur knows that happy customers are the very definition of success, and most will talk a good game about just how much they care about their customers. But new research shows that businesses are failing to put their money…
From the decline of Facebook use among teens to Twitter’s IPO, if there is one thing we know for sure about social media, it’s that few trends hold on for long — so marketers need to stay on their toes.…
The world is going gaga over culture, design and art from Africa, but back here on the continent we’re innovating exciting solutions to uniquely African challenges. Which is making everyone outside the continent think: “Will the next Google come from…
The Sharing Economy is a topic that has been garnering a lot of attention lately — from startups embracing the collaborative model to consumers embracing the age old “sharing is caring” philosophy when it comes to vacation rentals, like AirBnB,…
A new report from Forrester Research predicts that by 2018, the portion of U.S. households with cable or satellite television will dip from its current penetration of 82% to 79%. learn more in business insider Jan 2014:By 2018, More…
How will technology change life by the end of the decade? That’s the subject of a new book, called Shift 2020, which explores the future of everything from greentech and health care to 3-D printing and transport. Shift 2020…
As I mentioned before, the world better be prepared, because there is a new, fearless breed of young female entrepreneurs taking over. These ladies are making their dreams a reality by putting their ideas out there, rallying for support,…
New Year is a time to look forward and ponder how the world will change in the months and years to come. It’s not necessarily something you would expect from an automotive company, though – yet that is what the…
Responsive design–layouts that repaginate to fit different screen sizes and devices–reigned supreme in 2013. That trend will likely continue as business leaders look for ways to keep customers coming back to their websites. But while it’s a useful concept to…
