The Next Media Wave - How It Will Change Branding and Advertising
The slow demise of traditional media, radio, TV, Cable, and print news, is not new. But it did come on gradually. It reminds me of...
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georgeminakakis
Jul 204 min read
This Economy Is Pushing A Powerful Consumer and Technological Shift
Retailing is the heart of every economy around the world. But perhaps you haven't heard of the Economic Big Bang yet. It's the sound that...
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georgeminakakis
Jun 131 min read
The 8 Mistakes Retailers Will Make And Limit Their Futures
1. Ignoring AI Integration: Failing to integrate AI effectively into their operations, leading to inefficiencies and an inability to keep...
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georgeminakakis
Jun 13 min read
AI Driven E-Commerce Five Years From Now
As AI becomes even more pervasive in five years, eCommerce will undergo significant transformations. The competitive landscape will be...
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georgeminakakis
May 233 min read
CEO Street Smarts - Move Faster Learn Faster
Today is not simple. If anything, it is very disruptive. Whatever it is, you might have believed about the future at 7:45 am on Thursday,...
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georgeminakakis
May 173 min read
HOW TO OVERCOME THE SIX-LEVELS OF AI DENIAL NOW
The five levels of denial about AI that companies often go through before adopting it can be seen as stages of recognition and...
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georgeminakakis
Apr 142 min read
Part 4 the Automorphosis of Retailing and Other Industries
You will not likely find the word "automorphosis" in the dictionary because it is a made-up term. Like "automorphisized," it is a novel...
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georgeminakakis
Mar 193 min read
The Next Leap Forward - Part Two - Brands That Never Sleep
Here we are in a world where it isn't just Las Vegas that never sleeps. The internet and ecommerce sites are always on. The advent of AI...
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georgeminakakis
Feb 255 min read
The Next Leap Forward - Part one - The AI Consumer Generation
It took fifty years from the inception of the gas car before most of the world adopted it ultimately. While electricity was developed in...
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georgeminakakis
Feb 174 min read
2024 Is About Redefining Retail Resilience - Preparing for 2025
Canadian Tire posted profits down 68% this week. Last week, Indigo posted profits down 70%. The same week, Cineplex announced that they...
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georgeminakakis
Feb 116 min read
"Beyond the AI Hype and Fear: The Expectations in Business Are High and Need A Dose Of Reality
Artificial Intelligence in business will be a chess game of move and counter moves. Can AI beat human ingenuity? Well, it has in the game...
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georgeminakakis
Jan 313 min read
You're Not AI Competitive Ready If Innovation Isn't In Your Strategy
We humans must understand that Innovation and invention are critical to economic growth. But that needs cheap money to flourish. Without...
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georgeminakakis
Jan 203 min read
The AI in Retail and In Everything Else
If you haven't noticed, the first three weeks of 2024 started with AI. From the National Retail Federation in the US, the Consumer...
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georgeminakakis
Nov 1, 20238 min read
The Next Big Disruptive Innovation
What if one single event could disrupt e-commerce, retailing and search engines in one launch? This article contends that there is an...
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georgeminakakis
Oct 7, 20235 min read
The Changing Role Of Corporate Leadership
The corporate hierarchies of the 20th century were never destined to last forever, with wall-to-wall people crammed into rooms with pools...
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georgeminakakis
Oct 7, 20236 min read
Data And AI Will Change Retailing Faster and Forever
When I talk to people who serve retailers, after a few minutes of explaining the nuances of running retail chains, I often get comments...
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georgeminakakis
Aug 7, 20235 min read
The Business Brief Issue #86
“Everything you can imagine is real.” Pablo Picasso Everything we can imagine about retailing can become real. Usually, it is the...
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georgeminakakis
Jul 22, 20232 min read
If you want to lead, it gets harder from here
I asked ChatGPT and other Ai applications to create the following essay and then used other Ai applications to create this video....
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georgeminakakis
May 8, 20233 min read
The Retailer's Dilemma
What is the retail dilemma? It is still about physical retailing; it is critical to delivering a great customer experience, product and...
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georgeminakakis
May 2, 20234 min read
The Once Complacent Auto Industry - Disrupted by The Future
Over 120 years ago, we were faced with a health problem. Cities were overwhelmed by the stench of horses. Some historians suggest there...
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