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Managers of large sites must balance search AI with navigation IA My job involves building content systems and platforms for the world’s largest private digital publisher—IBM. Most of the people…
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Back in the early 1990s, the corporate world was seized by a concept called “business process re-engineering (BPR),” the goal of which was to rethink business from the ground up,…
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Many social media and social selling experts say “volume” is the key to success on social media platforms like LinkedIn. In an article in Content Marketing Institute’s magazine, Jonathan Crossfield…
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Only 18% of companies believe they have the skills necessary to gather and use insights effectively. Only 19% of companies are confident that their insights-gathering processes contribute directly to sales…
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Maybe you saw the stories. Google has a new head of its search division–who used to run its artificial intelligence group! So, obviously that means that Google is going to radically…
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Along with the buzz about big data, there has been a lot of hype lately about developing a holistic view of one’s customers and customizing the buyer journey. This has…
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Bill Gates has expressed serious concerns about artificial intelligence and its threat to humanity, commenting on Elon Musk’s $10 million investment in support of research that keeps AI beneficial to…
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As new technologies come along and threaten existing business models, those in leadership roles are often perplexed as to what actions they should take. One approach is to either ignore…
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Last week I wrote 5 compelling social apps, an article that apparently hit a nerve. It might even be one of my most successful posts. This week, I’m adding three of…
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