It didn’t take long — wandering the halls of Mobile World Congress 2015 (MWC15) — for me to see (and hear) that network function virtualization (NFV) is a hot topic in both the networking and telecommunication worlds. Every day it is being considered more of an emerging reality for network operators. Why is NFV being talked about so much? First of …
Live at #MWC15 Personalization the Biggest Mobile Trend Nobody is Talking About! #SMACtalk Ep 19
In this episode of SMACtalk Live, Daniel and Brian bring you a personalized story about, well, personalization, straight from Mobile World Congress live 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. Mobility is a very hot topic. Just walk the floor of any event, go to the store, look at the driver next to you, or consider how you interact with technology throughout the …
The mobile workforce goes beyond working from home
Last year, surveys and reports predicted that 2015 will be the year of enterprise mobility. For most companies thinking about a mobile workforce, mobility has been all about flex work and work-from-home arrangements. While some companies are open to these, others aren’t as quick to jump on board. For example, Yahoo CEO, Marissa Mayer comes to mind: she called work-from-home …
Social and Mobile Set To Inspire Workplace Transformation
Business has forever been a world of change. If we think of it – change has been the only constant factor given the proliferation of so many technologies since the last couple of decades. While change has occurred in all aspects, the workplace is where some of the most glaring transformations have taken place. Let’s take a look at two …
Mobile, Future of Work and The Collaborative Economy
What is hot? I mean, what are people clamoring to these days? I enter a room full of futurists and I listen. Uber this and Air BNB that; these companies are changing the way business is done by reorganizing human potential into a way that is cohesive, manageable and let’s not forget useful to the rest of society. Sure Uber …
How Cloud Is Revolutionizing Mobile Marketing
I always find it interesting when two or more innovations blend together to give us something even more amazing. Cloud computing and mobile technology have been two of the most talked-about trends in the past few years and while they have brought significant changes in the way we do business, the interaction between these two innovations looks promising. As businesses …
Another Mobile Disruption: This Time Transportation in China!
As everyone knows, the buzz phrase or word making the proverbial rounds among today’s marketers is “cloud.” From cloud computing to cloud storage and on and on – anything with the word “cloud” attached to it gets the immediate attention of marketers. Another similar buzz-worthy word is of course “mobile,” for it too causes any good marketer to sit up …
How Mobile Reshapes The Way We Communicate
This article is the second of a 4 part follow up to the earlier published 4 Trends Transforming the Way We Communicate. The time has finally arrived where our use of mobile devices has surpassed our use of our desktops and laptops. I guess that may have come to a surprise to some people, but if you have had your head …
4 Technology Trends Disrupting How We Communicate
As much as I love to get out and do public speaking, running a business can make it really hard to find the time to travel, deliver a presentation and keep up with the day to day operations. Especially without worrying about what you may be missing back at the office. However, tomorrow I will be heading off to deliver …
The Mobile Marketing Imperative
Did you know that 2014 is the year that mobile takes over as the number one place for Internet consumption? If not, it is important that you take note of this because whether your business is e-commerce or merely a consulting firm with a website, the shift to mobile is going to affect the way you market your brand. Whether …