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Blockchain Will Transform Customer Loyalty Programs

Harvard Business

Sponsored by Accenture. First, blockchain could help relieve a large balance-sheet liability that many in the industry are facing. Blockchain-based loyalty platforms could be another such disruption. Insight Center. Business in the Era of Blockchain. How technology is transforming transactions. Caveats for Adoption.

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Research Shows That Smaller M&A Deals Work Out Better

Harvard Business

Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. Walter Thompson Company for $566 million in 1987 and Ogilvy for $864 million in 1989 — big acquisitions that stretched the company’s balance sheet. Insight Center. Competing in the Future. How to make your company more nimble and responsive. Take marketing giant WPP.