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Overseas Business Expansion: The Promise and the Pitfalls

Tom Spencer

One of the most popular options is to expand overseas, where they can tap into additional groups of consumers that want their product or service. Timelines have proved to get drawn out, which can lead to delays like those experienced by Xiamoi Corp in starting operations in a foreign nation.

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Why Are We Still Classifying Companies by Industry?

Harvard Business

Many of our current economic measurements saw their birth in the Industrial Age when the companies that were growing and shaping the world were giants with big physical plants and lots of material products — companies like Exxon Mobile and GE. Technology Creators generate and deliver intellectual property (software and data).

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We Need Transparency in Algorithms, But Too Much Can Backfire

Harvard Business

Less vital decisions, too, are being delegated to machines, from internet search results to product recommendations, dating matches, and what content goes up on our social media feeds. How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. Sponsored by SAS.

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Repositioning Is Not a New Business Model

Harvard Business

At the same time, ASOS repositioned itself on other factors, such as product range, gaining a further edge. With online ordering, the factor could be location for food retailing, store presentation for banking, or hours of operation for flight bookings. Store location became irrelevant — there are no stores.

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64 Proven Ways Consultants Can Generate Leads Online (Consulting Lead Generation)

Tsavo Neal

Online Advertising. Selling productized consulting. Online Advertising. LinkedIn advertising. The publication’s need to get maximum advertiser “bang” for the “buck” it spends on printing and mailing each print issue, means that only the most qualified readers actually get a printed copy. Speaking Engagements.

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How More Regulation for U.S. Tech Could Backfire

Harvard Business

But with the proliferation of new products and their reach ever-deeper into our work, home, and personal lives, the relentless tech revolt of the last year shouldn’t really have come as any surprise, especially to those of us in Silicon Valley. and European regulators that it lost essential momentum.