The role of the CIO in today’s digital age has changed dramatically. When the job title was first created, its main objectives were to keep all systems up and running, to keep insider information from getting out and viruses from getting in. As the use of technology in B2B businesses...

It’s time to liberate your work meetings. When meetings are a frequent occurrence in your workweek, they often become formulaic. Attendees arrive, mix and mingle for a bit, and then sit down and get to business. Someone is taking meeting minutes, and someone delivers catered lunch or coffee. The fluorescent...

Millennials—customers born between 1982 and 2000—now officially outnumber baby boomers and represent a key demographic for retail sales and marketing programs. It is estimated that the buying power of the millennials will have an impact for six decades or more—meaning it’s time to start paying close attention to their spending...

Creating meaningful change on your website to create more traction, get more sales, or contact form submissions really requires clarity around what a ‘conversion’ is on the site and then tracking that so you can see if your changes are making a positive effect. Conversions are one of the most...

Why do some corporations crush startups when others get displaced by them? It’s easy to offer clichéd maxims such as “Startups are agile” or “Large enterprises have more resources,” but these generalizations don’t reflect reality. I've seen projects move rapidly in huge corporations, while I’ve known smart startups that tap...

The Indian hospitality industry has emerged as one of the key industries driving growth of the services sector in India. It has evolved into an industry that is sensitive to the needs and desires of people. The fortunes of the hospitality industry have always been linked to the prospects of...

Most companies promote their products and services with a corporate branding strategy but far fewer realize the importance of promoting their employer brand. And as the U.S. economy picks up steam and the hiring market gets tighter, your employer brand is a crucial factor in your company’s ability to finding...

Today, the growth of what is known as the “Visual Web” is rapidly outstripping the traditional internet. What this means is that images – photographs, memes, videos are becoming the preferred content on the internet, both in terms of uploads, and interactions. According to analysts 1.8 billion photos are posted...

As a CEO, you already know the power of doing business in the world today... but do you know the opportunity that lies within the world of blogging? If not, this article is definitely for you! Blogging first started many years ago and it's changed a lot over the past...

Mining for coal is risky business. From cave-ins to machinery or equipment failures and gas explosions to electrocution, dedicated miners face dozens of risks literally every day they clock in and head underground. The greatest danger of all was the build-up of carbon monoxide, a silent killer—because humans can’t really...

Business schools based in the United States continue to dominate faculty research productivity rankings for 2015, with 22 of the top 25 schools based there, according to the latest report from the Naveen Jindal School of Management (JSOM), an index that tracks faculty research productivity at management schools. The ranking...

There was the time in the 19th Century when business relationships were built through face to face interactions and meetings with Clients and Customers. Now is the age of Internet of Things (IoT) with each business convention, deal and transaction is executed through digital platforms. Since most commercial groups have reached...

How do you make sure that you are recruiting the best person for the job? How do you know that the best people out there even know about open positions at your business? How can you make sure that when you have found the right person for the job someone...

Mark Zuckerberg has been named the most powerful person in U.K. media, 2015, the Facebook creator rose to the top of the annual MediaGuardian 100 list of the most powerful players affecting the media industry in the United Kingdom. Larry Page, the co-founder and the chief executive of technology giant...

The holiday season is a hectic time for shoppers and it’s just as busy – if not more so – for marketers. While it’s inevitable that consumers will come out in droves for Black Friday and crash the internet for Cyber Monday, marketers need to stay competitive early and often...