Digital transformation has many market leaders scrambling to adopt new tactics and reshape their company cultures to mirror the leanness, flexibility, and agility of successful startups that are rocking the commercial boat. Recently, several industries have experienced major disruptions due to startup companies making waves and striking out against the status quo. Digital transformation hinges on a few key concepts, …
Blurred Lines: Developing Mutually Beneficial Digital Ecosystems
It seems like there’s always a new buzzword to describe what’s happening to our personal and professional lives because of technology. Whereas we once summed up the change with the phrase digital transformation, we’re now up to creating a living, breathing digital ecosystem—and recent studies show a majority of today’s companies aren’t built to survive it. Think about cities like …
Who Needs To Lead Digital Transformation In 2017
The question of when digital transformation will be complete is a moot point these days. New technologies and digital trends will never stop. However, it’s likely that the people leading the charge will be the change from year to year. In a recent report from Altimeter, analysts found that CMOs lead the transformation in 34% of companies, while CIOs and …
SMACTalk Podcast: Exploring Digital Transformation with Theo Priestly and Mark Grilli
Once upon a time, it felt like the only time an employee dealt with HR was when they were hired, when they left the company and perhaps when they had a question about their insurance or another benefit. All in all, the HR department has over the years earned a reputation as a bit of a stranger to the everyday …
Digital Transformation and the Employee-Owned Mindset
More and more enterprises are undergoing digital transformation—the process of not just adapting, but fundamentally altering, your company’s processes and models to take maximum advantage of the newest developments in digital technologies. This isn’t anything new; technological advances have been changing the way we do business for more than a century. As technology changes ever more quickly, businesses are racing …
The Value Getting UX Right the First Time
Digital trends come and go, but there’s one thing that will always be around: user experience (UX). Access to data and digital communication, as well as digital transformation, permeates every aspect of our lives, but user experience matters more than ever. Your user experience is more than just a competitive edge—it’s also a mark of your individuality. In a crowded …
Why Your Big Data Needs to Be Agile
When we talk about the digital transformation, we often refer to the importance of agile businesses. Enterprises willing to adapt to new technology are better poised to come out on top –but companies aren’t the only things benefiting from agility that allows them to pivot in real time. Big data, as we know it, is just getting started. The mainstream …
User Experience is About to Have Its Day
Digital transformation has taken root as a top priority within most modern companies. The customer experience stands out as a key brand differentiator in this technological shift, because customers can easily find a competitor if their digital experiences do not live up to their expectations. As user experience (UX) drives the sales cycle, IT and software professionals stand at the …
How Executives Can Use Disruption to Stay Ahead
Disruption is hardly a new business concept; change is the only constant. But are you actually prepared for it? According to a Click Z survey, more than 75 percent of respondents were aware of “digital transformation” as an industry term, but less than half had a plan to address it. Technology and business model changes are only half of the …
Six Digital Transformation Opportunities for SMBs
If you think of digital transformation as something reserved only for the enterprise, think again. Now, it’s true that there are a number of ways large organizations can sink their teeth into digital initiatives, but it’s also true that customers are at the heart digital transformation. When we look at it that way, it’s clear there are major opportunities for …