Tag Archives: Innovation

Brett King: Comparison Apps Force Sellers to Be Social

Let’s look at the trend in online retail sales for the holiday season in 2010 in the United States as an example. comScore Inc. data analysis showed a record increase in online sales activity in 2010 (November through the end of December) of 12 percent, the highest recorded increase since tracking of these numbers began in 2001.

…If you aren’t engaged with customers through social media, you are very soon going to find yourself exposed and at a distinct disadvantage. — Brett King is the author of BANK 2.0 and founder of the International Academy of Financial Management.

Mike Walsh: Will China Create Its Own Global Brands?

Our best Futurist Speaker, Mike Walsh , talked with the head of Shanghai Tang about China’s ambitions to launch global brands in the future. … Contact us at Speakers Connect at info@speakersconnect or +852 21654126 if you would like to engage MIke for your next event, or viist us for more top-notch International Speakers from us .

Brett King keynote opening speaker at EPCA Conference 2011

He is a Strategist, Advisor and Futurist for the Financial Services Sector and the author of Bank 2.0, a bestseller dealing with the impact of technology on customer behavior and financial services. … News from EPCA Conference Contact us at Speakers Connect at info@speakersconnect or +852 21654126 if you would like to engage Brett for your next event, or viist us for more top-notch International Speakers from us .

Mike Walsh Quoted in This month's Forbes

Here comes the Forbes article : It Takes A Village Forbes Asia Magazine dated January 17, 2011 Three friends in Indonesia start a social network called Koprol, and now Yahoo is taking it abroad. 201101071653.jpg Three friends, not long out of college and bored with their day jobs, start an Internet company. … Instead, since Indonesians are most likely to be accessing the site on a mobile phone, when you log on you “check in” to a location such as a bar, health club or mall to see who’s there–including members you don’t already know–and read about what they’re doing.

Emma Reynolds Talks about the Asia Talent Trends of 2011

The full-house event was attended by HR professionals and senior managements from prestigious organisations including KPMG, RBS, ipec financial and many more. IMG_3145 Congratulations also for relaunching e3 , the Workforce Innovation company with a vision to change the way the world works in Hong Kong! … Connect us at info@speakersconnect.com or +852 2165 4126 to book Emma to inspire your team at your next event / conference!

Mike Walsh Interviewed by Polish TV on The Future

Our best Futurist speaker, Mike Walsh , Interviewed by the Polish TV on The Future…

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Mike Walsh: The Office of the Future

Rate This From Mike Walsh’s blog: I was quoted in a magazine article on the office of the future, appearing in the December 2010 edition of Virgin’s inflight magazine, Voyeur.

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Get Creative with "The Developing World" Mindset

Innovation guru and international speaker, Fredrik Haran talks about the danger of defining yourself as “developed”, versus the advantages of looking at yourself as “developing”.

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Mike Walsh: Google's Global Vs Local Dilemma

One of the interesting tensions facing global companies like Google and Facebook is how to balance their desire to take an international, scale driven view to their platforms, with an appreciation of the unique dynamics of local online culture.

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Brett King: What The Beatles' Success on iTunes Means for Banking

The RIAA’s strategy was built on the sole premise of trying to prevent people from using file sharing networks so their existing distribution networks could be propped up indefinitely, and they celebrated Napster’s decline into bankruptcy as a sign of success for this strategy. … Today, new artists live or die based on their ability to move product in the digital space, and The Beatles move at long last into the digital space singles that the last bastions of support for traditional, physical music distribution is crumbling.

Mike Walsh: The Secret Of Shuffle Innovation

Sure – its great to stand on the shoulders of giants, but sometimes lots of very small people stacked on top of each other is just as useful. 2156848730_c078179729_b-590x395 I think we can learn an interesting lesson from Google’s innovation forum. … If you look closely you will probably discover that the best ideas are not waiting for a brillant demiurge to invent – but are already lurking in the minds of your staff and customers, just waiting for an opportunity to materialise into being.

Anton Musgrave: Unpredctability and Opportunties

Our speaker and FutureWorld Guru Anton Musgrave argues while unpredictability is good for business..

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Fredrik Haren The Developing World

Innovation guru, Fredrik Haren talks about the danger of defining yourself as “developed” and about the advantages of looking at yourself as “developing”. Fredrik Haren is the author of The Idea Book, which was recently included in the book “The 100 Best Business Books of All Time”. His book “The Developing World” will be published […]