Networks Are Like Mullets – Light Reading
Remember mullets? The unfortunate late-20th-century men’s hairstyle was neat and trimmed around the face and long and flowing down the neck. “Business in front, party in the back,” was the slogan. Service provider networks have become mullets. The parallel occurred to me during a panel…
‘Robot Revolution’ exhibit opens with a flourish — and a whir — at Museum of … – Bloomington Pantagraph
CHICAGO — On the one hand, Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry says it wants its big new showcase for cutting-edge robotics to dispel fear about the soulless mechanized creatures rising up and taking the place of humans. “The point we try to make is…
$40 million pension settlement charge leads New York Times Co. to report loss … – Talking New Media
While digital ad revenue rose 10.7 percent, it could not make up for the 11.1 percent decline in print ad revenue NEW YORK, NY – April 30, 2015 — The New York Times Company announced today adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations (defined below)…
Are Marketers Keeping Up With Evolving Buyer Behavior? – Business 2 Community
This screenshot from Shar VanBoskirk’s presentation deck offers stark truths about how we make decisions. Are marketers staking too much on their perceptions of their buyers’ journeys? Recent research from Forrester and Google suggests that buying behaviors are changing dramatically, throwing many marketing assumptions into…
Global, Chinese automakers debut new models – FOX 10 News Phoenix
By JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer SHANGHAI (AP) – Ford showed off its new Taurus and Nissan unveiled a midsize sedan designed for China on Monday at a Shanghai Auto Show that highlighted the commercial resurgence of lower-priced Chinese auto brands. Competition in China is intensifying…
A Look At PepsiCo’s Recent Open Innovation Efforts: #CSReport2015 – Innovation Excellence (blog)
PepsiCo products, including 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in annual sales, are enjoyed by consumers one billion times a day in more than 200 countries around the world. In this post, let me present some “PepsiCo” branded open innovation initiatives. I…
TrueCar’s (TRUE) CEO Scott Painter on Q1 2015 Results – Earnings Call … – Seeking Alpha
TrueCar, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRUE) Q1 2015 Earnings Conference Call May 07, 2015 04:30 PM ET Executives Alison Sternberg – VP, IR Scott Painter – Founder and CEO John Krafcik – President Michael Guthrie – CFO Analysts Diana Kluger – JPMorgan Mark Mahaney – RBC Capital Markets…