Bharti Airtel has selected IBM and Red Hat to build its new 5G-ready telco network cloud to support core operations, monetise the telco’s pan-India 4G network with the help of new services and be more competitive against main rival Reliance Jio Infocomm. Both IBM and RedHat will help Airtel build its next-generation core network, analytical […]
Archives for May 2020
Big tech has crushed the news business. That’s about to change
Representative Image By Ben Smith It reads like a coroner’s report on the news business, 623 pages filled with charts and graphs detailing the devastating decline in local news and public policy reporting of the past decade. It landed on the Australian prime minister’s desk last summer, unnoticed by most news consumers in America and […]
New-age brands look for a direct connect with users
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi New-age brands in the personal grooming, hygiene, premium packaged foods, and clothing space are expanding their online footprints beyond ecommerce leaders Amazon and BigBasket, moving supply chains from China to India and rejigging product portfolios to focus on health and wellness due to the Covid-19 pandemic. At least ten brands, including Wow […]
The Real Reason Behind ABBA’s Crazy Outfits
For the Swedish supergroup, it wasn’t just about the music. May 11, 2020 3 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. C’mon, just admit it: You’re an ABBA fan. I get it. So am I. And how could you not be? The ’70’s Swedish super group produced some of the most sing-able, […]
ETtech Top 5: Demand sputters for non-essentials, Lenskart expects uptick in sales & more
As India enters the last week of Lockdown 3.0, there are many questions as to what will happen after May 17. While the Indian Railways restarted bookings for passenger trains, it remains to be seen whether this is a step to ease the country out of the lockdown. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also met chief […]
Marriott International ties up with Swiggy for home delivery
Marriott International has announced its “Marriott on Wheels” delivery service initiative will now be available in more cities through a partnership with Swiggy. This association would be the first of its kind for Marriott International hotels across India, as they adapt to this new model for their home delivery service. Over 20 hotels in Bengaluru, […]
Launching A Compliance-Ready Podcast To Enhance Your Digital Marketing
Executive Summary In this day and age of social media and social distancing, podcasting is an ever-popular means for advisors to market themselves to grow their businesses and reach prospective clients in an ‘audio-intimate’ format unique to podcast episodes. However, advisors face the unique challenge of meeting strict compliance requirements when producing a podcast show. […]
Expert advice: Building a financial plan for your business
With the panic of COVID-19 beginning to settle down, it’s time now for businesses to take stock of their situation and begin to look at what’s next. Financial planning, and preparing for what’s around the corner, has always been key to business success. But now more than ever, for businesses to survive this crisis, having […]
What to expect from Xero’s first digital Refresh event
This series of Refresh will be a different one: we’re going digital. We want to give our accounting and bookkeeping partners in regional Australia the chance to hear the latest educational content from their Xero account managers. However due to social distancing restrictions, we will be connecting online, so you can take part from the […]
E-comm to gain as malls suffer: Report
About 54% of consumers are expected to cut spends in malls largely to avoid crowds while boosting spends on channels like e-commerce, said a report from Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Up to 35% consumers said they would increase spending through e-commerce, the highest compared to other retail formats. This is an indication of e-commerce emerging […]