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How Blockchain Can Help Marketers Build Better Relationships with Their Customers

Harvard Business

Blockchain has important implications for marketing and advertising. But according to The CMO Survey , only 8% of firms rate the use of blockchain in marketing as moderately or very important. This combination creates a natural barrier to entry and has likely caused marketers to take a “wait and see” approach.

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What Creativity in Marketing Looks Like Today

Harvard Business

What makes marketing creative? Is a creative marketer more artist or entrepreneur? Historically, the term “marketing creative” has been associated with the words and pictures that go into ad campaigns. But marketing, like other corporate functions, has become more complex and rigorous.

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Putting Humans at the Center of Health Care Innovation

Harvard Business

While this “lab-bench to bedside” approach has improved healthcare globally, it can take years, even decades, for an innovation to get to market, often with limited input from patients themselves. In 2016, another event focused on the opioid-use crisis in Massachusetts and resulted in 18 innovation proposals.

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How Ford Is Thinking About the Future

Harvard Business

To help test drive the future, in 2016 Ford paid about $50 million to acquire Chariot, a startup mobility service. All this makes the early lessons from the Chariot venture worth heeding as it gains traction in the market. Ford’s next market was Austin, where it has grown to more than 50 vans. Insight Center.