by McKinsey Quarterly The business landscape has changed fundamentally; tomorrow’s environment will be different, but no less rich in possibilities for those who are prepared It is increasingly clear that the current downturn is fundamentally different from recessions of recent decades. We are experiencing not merely another turn of the business cycle, but a restructuring of […]
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Impact of Disruptive Change on Employment
Recent discussions about the employment impact of disruptive change have often been polarized between those who foresee limitless opportunities in newly emerging job categories and prospects that improve workers’ productivity and liberate them from routine work, and those that foresee massive labour substitution and displacement of jobs. Academics, chief executives and labour leaders hold strong […]
DCG Introduces a New Solution for Sales & Execution: I&M-POS©
INDICATOR & MONITORING (I&M-POS©) – A Solution designed to evaluate Sales Force Execution through Quantifiable Objectives of Measurement, by enabling Companies to: Execute through better Channel Planning Anticipate and meet Shopper needs & expectations Align Marketing and Sales Plans Measure and Compliance of Customer Service Protocols The Objective is to ensure Execution Leadership by identifying Immediate […]
The jobs of the future – and two skills you need to get them
Could a robot do your job? Millions of people who didn’t see automation coming will soon find out the painful way. The answer is a resounding yes. The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs study predicts that 5 million jobs will be lost before 2020 as artificial intelligence, robotics, nanotechnology and other socio-economic factors replace the need […]
Happy to announce the launch of our new division of Marketing Research!
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new division of Marketing Research that will provide support to Advisory & Consulting Divisions. The new division is divided in 3 pillars: Qualitative, Quantitative and FieldWork. Qualitative Anthropology Anthropology Brand Positioning Depth Interviews Ethnographies Exploratory Focus Groups Need States Sessions Stretchability Quantitative Concept Screening Distribution & […]
Making sense of big data in business
Big data is big news, no matter what industry you’re in. Over the past decade, it has exploded on to the scene and can be used for everything from getting a better idea of meeting customer needs to analyzing how well space is being used in an office at real time to help maximize space […]
Steering IT into the digital manufacturing era
Mattias Ulbrich, CIO of Audi, discusses technology trends in the automotive industry and how his team is enabling next-generation manufacturing practices. Many companies are embedding sensors in product components and equipment to streamline manufacturing processes, improve yields, and create new business opportunities.1The digitization of manufacturing, sometimes referred to as Industry 4.0., has begun in earnest, and […]
Choice Cuts: Consumers have nearly unlimited content options, but how many do they really use?
For consumers, having content options is no longer a luxury, but an imperative. And so, too, are the multitude of devices that they use to engage with that content—be it a TV, tablet or soon-to-be emerging technologies. But having a plethora of content options at our collective fingertips doesn’t necessarily mean consumers are connecting with […]
The consumer sector in 2030: Trends and questions to consider
In light of dramatic changes in the consumer landscape, how can retail and packaged-goods executives prepare for the future? What can happen in 15 years? A look back at 2000 shows how much the world can change in just a decade and a half. Back then, about 30 percent of people in developing countries lived in […]
Wherever oil goes, the stock market goes.
Oil Is the Cheap Date From Hell From Bloomber Businessweek It’s scary out there. The rout in the stock market that began around Jan. 1 took a turn for the worse early this month. By Feb. 10 the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index was down 9 percent for the year. That’s its worst start since […]