John Zanni is the president of software company Acronis. Here he shares his thoughts on a subject that strikes fear into the hearts of traders worldwide – ransomware. He argues that intelligent data backup for traders is key to tackling the financial sector’s newest enemy… As we know,…
The space beyond airport customs and security checks is a foreign land for many brands and retailers, says Fiona Tindall, head of domestic retail, Blackjack Promotions For the world’s airports, retail revenues are becoming increasingly more important – according to the latest figures from research company…
Younger consumers are viewing products and services in different ways to previous generations. Brands’ innovation efforts need to recognise that millennials want to “live large and carry little”, says J Walker Smith, executive chairman, Kantar Futures. In an interview in Campaign earlier this year, Johnson & Johnson…
Consumers are increasingly having difficulty understanding the differentiating features of leading brands. The marketplace is more cluttered than ever, and meaningful innovation is harder, costlier and riskier. In the eyes of consumers, shelves are filled with look-alikes, leaving the door wide open for “disruptor” brands to…
Originally posted Broadcast Tech (page 10) September 2017 See also.. Cities Must Get Smarter With Data In Order To Survive Developed by KLPR – a Broadcast Tech PR Agency in London. Contact Kelly Lloyd-Watson or the KLPR team on 020 8996 5061
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