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Blockchain Will Transform Customer Loyalty Programs

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Sponsored by Accenture. IBM, for example, is partnering with startup Loyyal to develop blockchain infrastructure for loyalty and rewards programs. First, blockchain could help relieve a large balance-sheet liability that many in the industry are facing. Insight Center. Business in the Era of Blockchain.

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Kodak’s Downfall Wasn’t About Technology

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Today, the term increasingly serves as a corporate bogeyman that warns executives of the need to stand up and respond when disruptive developments encroach on their market. Sponsored by Accenture. In fact, Kodak invested billions to develop a range of digital cameras. Insight Center. How Digital Business Models Are Changing.

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What the Companies That Predict the Future Do Differently

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No wonder, then, that executives have placed predictive analytics at the top of the executive agenda since 2012, according to a recent Accenture survey. The most forward-thinking companies are developing new business models to create value from these kinds of information exchanges. (2)

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