by Mark Raskino | October 29, 2009 | Comments Off
I’ve noticed a distinct change of business attitudes to e-commerce in Europe this year. A lot more companies that didn’t take it seriously in the past are now making it key to their strategies. For example in September Inditex said it will be bringing its Zara brand into e-tail next year and H&M made a [...]
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by Mark Raskino | October 23, 2009 | Comments Off
Those who have attended a Gartner Symposium before will know that the analysts have many half-hour one-on-one meetings with clients (while we are not presenting and doing other duties). I have about 20 pre-booked into my calendar already and the topics create a little glimpse into the mood of this year’s event. To my eye [...]
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by Mark Raskino | October 22, 2009 | Comments Off
A FastCompany magazine editorial a few years ago defined it’s forward thinking management demographic as those who “value values“. I admired the way they conveyed a profound thought in two words. Under the very slowly tightening noose of information transparency, companies will eventually be compelled to say what they mean and mean what they say [...]
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by Mark Raskino | October 21, 2009 | Comments Off
Cannes is getting closer and it will be my ninth – boy how time flies by in this job! I have been watching the US event closely this week and staying in touch with my team colleagues over there – getting feedback and thinking how I’ll deliver in Europe. My main Monday presentation on CEO [...]
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