Five years ago, when I warned of a consolidation trend in the agency market and encouraged people to think about appropriate strategies, I was largely ridiculed. Since last week, consolidation has presumably entered the collective consciousness of the industry. The process has been underway for a long time. Artikel auf Social Media teilen:
The discussions about whether banks have a future or not are never-ending. For a long time, I held back, not wanting to commit myself. However, the longer I follow developments in the fintech sector, the more I come to the conclusion that it will be very difficult for the traditional big banks. Artikel auf Social…
When I talk to colleagues in the industry, we often come across statements from potential customers that make us smile. Time for a small collection of comments. Artikel auf Social Media teilen:
Fortunately, the term “perpetual disruption” is becoming more and more popular. Since I brought it up in the t3n article, I have received positive feedback, suggestions and, fortunately, criticism on an almost daily basis. Sometimes I find that people simply perceive “perpetual disruption” as a trivial buzzword. So it’s high time I briefly explained the…
The nerd has made it. The underdogs, the wirros, the freaks are now the supposed leading figures of popular culture. The digital industry is teeming with people who pretend to be nerds but are in fact simple hipsters. That’s not reprehensible, but the whole fuss is completely unnecessary. A brief comment on the perception of…
If you’re interested in technological progress these days, you can’t avoid battery technology. Not because it would drive this progress, but because you can’t get rid of the feeling that it is blocking it. The battery manufacturers, who keep announcing breakthroughs, are not insignificantly to blame for this. Of course, these are breakthroughs in research….
Every now and then I am asked which conferences I should go to. Unfortunately, I can’t always give an answer because I think a conference always has to do with personal preferences. However, over the years I have compiled a list of conferences that are of interest to people from the digital economy or the…
Two years ago, I wrote an article entitled “Why every company should have its Chief Digital Officer!”. I was convinced by the concept of the special representative. After 2 years of countless conversations with people who deal with digital change in companies, I have to admit that a Chief Digital Officer is not such a…
Apparently it’s good form these days for European managers and/or politicians to travel to Silicon Valley to be “inspired”. When you get back, you say things like “I’ve just come back from a trip to Silicon Valley and it’s [insert any superlative here] impressive…”. We’ve known for a long time that Silicon Valley is “cool”….
Five years ago, when I had discussions with the management of companies with indirect sales channels, it was clear that “their” retailers were extremely important and a key pillar of their business strategy. Things are different today. It is still superficially true that retailers are important, but in reality nobody believes this anymore. That’s a…