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Our Physical World Has Changed: Augmented Reality in Tourism

Tom Spencer

Augmented Reality and Strategy. Augmented reality requires a strategy to ensure that the technology is not used merely as a toy but in order to lower costs within the supply chain or to increase the value provided to customers. Boeing has adopted AR and seen increased productivity and quality in their training process.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms in the Middle East

Management Consulted

Strategy& (PwC). Ask any consultant about the Middle East, and Booz (now Strategy&) will be the first name on their lips! A little later, Booz was acquired by PwC and rebranded as Strategy& Now that our little history lesson is complete, let’s continue. Here we go! McKinsey & Company. McKinsey at #4?

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Customer intent is a treasure trove of actionable data hiding in plain sight

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Detecting and understanding customer intent can give brands clarity into what a customer is trying to do beyond what they are saying or clicking on, whether it’s an upsell opportunity, a chance to deepen the customer relationship, increase customer retention, enhance a product or service, or something else.

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What to Know About Doing Business in Iran

Harvard Business

Compared to most oil-rich countries in the Middle East, Iran has a diversified economy, its tourism sector is on the verge of a major windfall, and threats to its political stability are in decline. There are some exemptions for humanitarian-designated sectors, such as agriculture, food products, health care, and civil aviation.).

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With Peace, Colombia Is Poised for Greater Prosperity

Harvard Business

A functioning democracy since the 1970s, Colombia has pursued an economic strategy of export-led growth to take advantage of its coastal access to the Pacific and Atlantic. The peace should encourage foreign direct investment and tourism, too. Despite these limiting factors, Colombia’s economy has been growing at 4.8%

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How Companies, Governments, and Nonprofits Can Create Social Change Together

Harvard Business

Customers overwhelmingly prefer products tied to a social cause. Like value investing, Social Value Investing employs a long-term investment strategy that unlocks hidden or intrinsic value. Integrate stakeholders from across organizations and communities in a given place.

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Selling Products Is Good. Selling Projects Can Be Even Better

Harvard Business

In the beginning companies sold products. A focus on products means a focus on selling running shoes. Selling products limits the revenues you can make from clients: Unless you are innovating and continually updating your product offering, customer attrition tends to be high, and incentivizing repurchases can be hard.