Thomas Otter

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Being a Good Corporate Burgher.

by Thomas Otter  |  January 11, 2012  |  1 Comment

While taking a break from a flurry of inquiry calls about ERP upgrades vs SaaS replacements,  I ambled over to facebook with Nespresso in hand.  A few years ago I met Dave Duarte, who  introduced me to  the Ogilvy Digital Academy in South Africa. There is a lot of innovative stuff going on in the [...]

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The World Cup and HR analytics.

by Thomas Otter  |  June 21, 2010  |  3 Comments

Several vendors have sent me links to World Cup related versions of their analytics tools. Some of them are really clever. I can drill down into skills, real time results and so on.  Neat stuff, mashing up data sources from all over the place, with compelling charts and stats, and good social sharing features. Easy [...]

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Africa’s mobile advantage. Constraints as opportunity.

by Thomas Otter  |  April 30, 2009  |  2 Comments

My wife took this photo as we drove between Knynsa and Plettenberg Bay on the Garden Route in South Africa. This shop sells mobile access. A couple of days later I met up with Dave Duarte, Cape Town based marketing expert, UCT lecturer and entrepreneur . We had a long leisurely coffee that turned into [...]

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