Disruption

New Survey Finds that Less than One-third of Businesses have Completed their Digital Transformation Plans

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Monday, March 25, 2024

When it comes to fully realizing their digital transformation goals, retail/e-commerce and consulting/business services are furthest along, with 28% reporting that companies’ goals have been met.

Key Points: 
  • When it comes to fully realizing their digital transformation goals, retail/e-commerce and consulting/business services are furthest along, with 28% reporting that companies’ goals have been met.
  • The State of Disruption Report found that 78% of respondents use Trusted Advisors to procure cloud services, with the strongest growth areas being UCaaS and CCaaS.
  • Additionally, 68% of respondents said they look to Trusted Advisors for help selecting security solutions, including services provided by MSSPs.
  • Interestingly, 19% of the respondents said that Trusted Advisors are currently in charge of all technology-related decisions and functions.

Enterprise Connect’s Expo Hall Features Hundreds of Innovative Products and Services to Improve Communication, Collaboration, and CX Strategies

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Monday, March 18, 2024

Enterprise Connect , the leading conference and exhibition for enterprise communications and customer experience, will feature hundreds of innovative products and services in the Expo Hall.

Key Points: 
  • Enterprise Connect , the leading conference and exhibition for enterprise communications and customer experience, will feature hundreds of innovative products and services in the Expo Hall.
  • “Our Expo Hall is the only place to find the enterprise communications and customer experience providers displaying their solutions in one location.
  • Attendees will have the opportunity to see the hundreds of innovative products and service available to ensure they make the best purchasing decisions to improve their communication, collaboration, and CX strategies,” said Eric Krapf, General Manager, Enterprise Connect.
  • Afiniti , Booth #1311: Afiniti is a CX AI pioneer, delivering measurable business outcomes for Fortune 500 companies since 2006.

NEWSWEEK HONORS THOMAS J. DOLL WITH LEGACY OF DISRUPTION AWARD FOR HIS WORK AND ACHIEVEMENTS WITH SUBARU

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

CAMDEN, N.J., March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Subaru of America, Inc. President and CEO Thomas J. Doll has received the "Legacy of Disruption" honor at the third annual Newsweek World's Greatest Auto Disruptors awards. The awards ceremony takes place just ahead of the New York International Auto Show at Newsweek's headquarters in One World Trade Center in New York City.

Key Points: 
  • CAMDEN, N.J., March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Subaru of America, Inc. President and CEO Thomas J. Doll has received the "Legacy of Disruption" honor at the third annual Newsweek World's Greatest Auto Disruptors awards.
  • The award is given to an individual who has driven fundamental and transformative change in the automotive market with measurable, real-world results achieved over decades in the industry.
  • These efforts enabled Subaru and its retailers to work together in building trust with customers while separating themselves from competitors.
  • Thomas J. Doll, former President and CEO of Subaru of America, Inc.: "It is an honor to receive this award and share it with my extended Subaru family.

New Book Rotate Explores A Different Approach For Adapting To Change

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Too often, when change happens businesses focus too much on the problems rather than the solutions.

Key Points: 
  • Too often, when change happens businesses focus too much on the problems rather than the solutions.
  • "Many companies have become addicted to disruption unawares— leaping from one crisis to the next," McNamara writes.
  • "In this way, they are victims of disruption in the same way an addict is a victim of their addiction.
  • Rotate, published by Advantage Books, introduces readers to an alternative way to approach transformation and a changing world, a concept McNamara calls "The Rotation."

Skillsoft’s Lean Into Learning Report Shows Multidimensional Skills Crisis Driving Demand for Workplace Learning

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Skillsoft (NYSE: SKIL), a leading platform for transformative learning experiences, today released its annual Lean Into Learning Report .

Key Points: 
  • Skillsoft (NYSE: SKIL), a leading platform for transformative learning experiences, today released its annual Lean Into Learning Report .
  • As the global workforce experiences widespread disruption, the report examines the state of learning and most in-demand skills and competencies.
  • “Our Lean Into Learning Report provides a blueprint for skill-building priorities in a time of immense disruption.
  • Skillsoft's Lean Into Learning Report compares and summarizes changes in Skillsoft learning consumption from 2022 to 2023.

TBWA\CHIAT\DAY NEW YORK APPOINTS EMILY WILCOX AS CEO

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

NEW YORK, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today TBWA\Chiat\Day New York announced Emily Wilcox as CEO. Emily will join TBWA on April 1 from Johannes Leonardo, where she held the role of CEO. It's the first move from new United States CEO, Erin Riley, after she took the reins of TBWA\Chiat\Day's agencies in New York, Nashville, and Los Angeles.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today TBWA\Chiat\Day New York announced Emily Wilcox as CEO.
  • Emily will join TBWA on April 1 from Johannes Leonardo, where she held the role of CEO.
  • It's the first move from new United States CEO, Erin Riley, after she took the reins of TBWA\Chiat\Day's agencies in New York, Nashville, and Los Angeles.
  • Erin Riley, CEO, TBWA\Chiat\Day US noted, "Emily is new to Chiat, but she clearly has the heart of a Pirate, Disruption is in her soul.

TBWA Backslash's 2024 Edges: The Year of Adaption

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

NEW YORK, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TBWA's cultural intelligence unit, Backslash, has released its 2024 Edges glossary—a deep dive into 41 cultural shifts that have the scale and longevity to help brands capture a greater share of the future.

Key Points: 
  • More than a trend report, Backslash Edges does not spotlight the hot new aesthetics, here-today-gone-tomorrow fads, or buzzy social media moments.
  • In 2024, I'm really excited about adaptation being an invitation for Disruption," continued Costello.
  • Between overcrowded destinations and careless tourist behavior, a clear need for boundaries is giving rise to tighter regulations and more mindful models.
  • The shift from high volume to high value travel will forever change how we define a brag-worthy trip.

Climate Solutions Prize: More than $1.3 million awarded to Israeli Climate tech startups

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- $1.3 million dollars were awarded to Israeli climate tech startups today as part of the startup track of the Climate Solutions Prize (CSP), an initiative that incentivizes climate innovation to address the global climate crisis. The startup track was led by Startup Nation Central together with Climate Solutions Prize Organization.

Key Points: 
  • TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- $1.3 million dollars were awarded to Israeli climate tech startups today as part of the startup track of the Climate Solutions Prize (CSP), an initiative that incentivizes climate innovation to address the global climate crisis.
  • It aims to be a catalyst for climate tech innovation in both breakthrough research and the startup ecosystem.
  • The 2023 Israeli Climate Tech Landscape Map details leading companies with solutions addressing the climate crisis.
  • The Breakthrough Research Prize track was awarded in January to three Israeli research teams to propel their work on promising solutions to the climate crisis.

Beyond Beauty 2 Day Conference in Napa Valley, CA, United States on April 8-9th 2024: Marketing and eCommerce Trends, Growth Strategies and the Pursuit of Longevity in Beauty and Wellness

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

DUBLIN, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "INNOCOS Summit Beyond Beauty: Marketing and eCommerce Trends, Growth Strategies and the Pursuit of Longevity in Beauty and Wellness" conference has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • DUBLIN, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "INNOCOS Summit Beyond Beauty: Marketing and eCommerce Trends, Growth Strategies and the Pursuit of Longevity in Beauty and Wellness" conference has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The Beyond Beauty Summit 2024 is poised to delve into the nexus of beauty, health, and wellness, focusing on pursuing longevity.
  • Beauty and wellness dismantle barriers tied to economic status, cultural disparities, and gender divides.
  • At the Beyond Beauty Summit 2024, wellness is seamlessly interwoven into our indoor-outdoor concept.

Red Cat Continues Global Expansion Efforts with Introduction to Middle East Market

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Friday, February 2, 2024

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Feb. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RCAT) (“Red Cat” or the “Company”), a drone technology company integrating robotic hardware and software for military, government and commercial operations, announces its introduction into the defense and security market in the Middle East, furthering its global expansion efforts among U.S. allies.

Key Points: 
  • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Feb. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RCAT) (“Red Cat” or the “Company”), a drone technology company integrating robotic hardware and software for military, government and commercial operations, announces its introduction into the defense and security market in the Middle East, furthering its global expansion efforts among U.S. allies.
  • Red Cat will be exhibiting in booth L5.2 in the North American Pavilion and will also be demonstrating the Teal 2 in the event’s demonstration program each day.
  • “Our allies in the Middle East continue to have significant security and defense concerns and have specific requirements to meet their evolving needs in these areas.
  • It is also well suited to performing on the IOT battlefield,” stated Jeff Thompson, Red Cat’s Founder and CEO.