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Kim Ramko, Principal, Southeast Health and Life Sciences Industry Leader at EY

The Source

It’s July 3rd 2017. Ramko has come a long way: Her first stop after university was Kimberly-Clark—a consumer products company—where she put her degree in computer information systems to use as a programmer and analyst: “I am an IT geek,” she reveals, “and proudly so.”. The guy she’s been dating is in Switzerland, where he lives.

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Why Preventing Disruption in 2017 Is Harder Than It Was When Christensen Coined the Term

Harvard Business

Invariably, each CEO we host recognizes two truths: Digital disruption will reshape their industry in one fashion or another and they must find a way to embrace these changes. For managers of industrial-era organizations, the economics of investing in disruptive opportunities were vexing. Such was the nature of disruption.

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What Big Consumer Brands Can Do to Compete in a Digital Economy

Harvard Business

No industry is failing faster than retail. It also hurts the brands sold inside the stores, which in part explains why consumer product giants like Procter & Gamble are seeing their sales stagnate for products like Tide detergent, Gillette razors, Pampers diapers, and Crest toothpaste. Penney, and Barnes & Noble.

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Strong Economy – Strong Buy-Sell Market

Martinka Consulting

More businesses sold after being advertised on bizbuysell.com than any other year, and 2017 was 25% higher than 2016. The answer is yes, based on the activity level of everybody we know in the M&A/buy-sell industry. Synergistic product line firm. Contract manufacturer (of your product). This as per bizbuysell.com.

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The Hidden Costs of Initial Coin Offerings

Harvard Business

In recent years, much has been written about how the Blockchain is poised to transform traditional industries such as banking, real estate, and healthcare. More recently, it has gained attention as a way to finance new ventures, through what is known as an Initial Coin Offering (ICO). 3 Defenses of Large ICOs. 3 Defenses of Large ICOs.

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When Selling, Ask Questions, Rank Your Prospects … and Listen!

Emerson Consulting Group

Asking questions is critical to succeeding in selling your product or service or your business in general. They want so much to tell a prospect everything they can possibly think of about their fabulous product or service that they refuse to let their prospect get a word in edgewise.

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How Companies Are Already Using AI

Harvard Business

And in January 2017, McKinsey’s research arm estimated AI-driven job losses at 5%. How it will impact business, industry, and society. What about the automation of the production line? Yet our research also found that, in the shorter term, these fears may be overblown. Insight Center. The Age of AI. Sponsored by Accenture.

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