Chris Hillyer Chris Hillyer of Deckers Brands (Best known for Ugg) did a presentation at 3DExciteLive about innovation in the 3D space so I asked him to share a bit with the community about how 3D is impacting customer experience. Chris said that Ugg’s systems have been antiquated in the past. They built products, shipped them off, and put them in …
Should Internet of Things Mean Anything To Your Business?
With the rapid growth of wearables, and with more devices entering the online space every day, the “Internet of Things” (IoT) is a hot topic consuming business and tech conventions like wildfire. Though wearable gadgets like Google Glass have largely been brushed aside as superfluous devices, according to Pew Research, nearly 83% of tech experts believe that the use of …
C-Suite Revolution: Customer Officers and Data Officers Emerge As the Next Top Executives
Over the past few years, there has been a ton of talk about the emerging roles of the CIO and CMO. A Forrester report has revealed that CIOs are responsible for transforming businesses and spurring innovation, while CMOs are demonstrating excellent practice and added value in accelerating the marketing achievements of their organizations. Despite the transformative impact that CIOs and …
Cloud Cappuccino: Why SMB’s Should Think Cloud Computing
An Entrepreneurial Approach To Emerging Tech For any small or midsize business owner, the costs of doing business are every bit as important as the revenues created. With sometimes-limited buying power, it has to be this way because small upticks in volume rarely yield great decreases in cost. Over the past decade, technology has been as disruptive as ever to …