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PERPLEXING POLL. Warren Buffett once said, "It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it." But are either still true? — Last year, NVIDIA didn't even show up in the Axios/Harris Top 100 Reputation rankings. This year, it is #1. — Bayer wasn't on last year's list either. This year it is #38 despite compiling enormous losses and battling an estimated 170,000 Roundup weedkiller lawsuits. — Alaska Air is a newcomer, too, showing up at #50 even though one of its pilots turned off the engines of an aircraft mid-flight and a door plug terrifyingly blew out of another. — 3M ranked #2 in this year's Axios/Harris poll despite settling a widely publicized multi-billion-dollar lawsuit for poisoning the world with "forever chemicals." — Adidas soared 17 spots to #5 demonstrating that consumers have short memories about its controversial association with Ye (Kanye West). — Mattel, another newcomer to this year's list, ranked #25, propelled solely by the popularity of "Barbie." So, was Warren Buffett wrong? Can corporate reputations now be established and/or resuscitated in less than a year? Or should we question headline-making polls that purport to measure "reputation"?

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Coresight Research is excited to share highlights from NextGen Commerce: Revolutionizing #Retail with #ArtificialIntelligence! The closed-door event kicked off with a dynamic session featuring David Porter, Founder of Team 168 and Former Corporate VP at Microsoft Store. During a fireside chat with Deborah Weinswig 韋葆蘭, Founder & CEO of Coresight Research, he dove into: - Evolving Trends: Delving into the dynamic world of digital trends shaping the commerce sector.  - Real-World Insights: Unpacking valuable lessons from experiences at Microsoft Store.  - Shaping Future Commerce: Exploring the pivotal role of digital innovation in shaping the next generation of business practices. Big thanks to everyone who joined! Stay tuned for more recaps in the coming weeks. #NextGenCommerce #AIConference #DigitalInnovation 

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⛽ Feedback is the essential fuel in the engine of value creation, and this newsletter is no exception. The dynamics of decisions to continue, pivot, or stop must be data-driven, including the continuous assessment of value realization by the users themselves. 🍾 Drinking our own champagne - How would you rate the value of these news on the following criteria? Which ones are the most important to you? 💎 Information, 💎 Product quality, 💎 Time savings, 💎 Expertise, 💎 Design & aesthetics, 💎 Growth & development, 💎 Network expansion, 💎 Vision, 💎 Price 🙏 Looking forward to your comments and suggestions. ✍ Mentioned in this edition (in alphabetical order): Rob Akershoek, Heidi Araya, MBA, Pavel Azaletskiy, MBA, Miljan Bajić, Helen Beal 🐝 , Mike Bowler, John Cutler, Andrew Davis, Kasey Fu, David Gehringer, Susanne Kaiser, Kaushal Kishore Thakur, Lance Knight, Laureen Knudsen, Krishna Kumar, Karen Martin, Steve Pereira, Johanna Rothman, Al Shalloway, Dionysis Svoronos & Amplitude, Broadcom, Deutsche Telekom, Dimensional Research, Exathink Research, FlowCon France , Flomatika, Infosys, IT Revolution, Milimax Group , Planview, ProKanban.org, Rothman Consulting Group, Inc. , TKMG, Inc. , Value Stream Management Consortium 👉 Find all the issues on our website: https://lnkd.in/dvpSeDBR 🥚 $50 For You This Easter - Here's a $50 discount on VSMC's annual Individual Membership this Easter - just use coupon happyeaster2024 at checkout! https://lnkd.in/dshyvzfe #valuedriven #vsmnews #vsm #valuestreammanagement #customerjourney #flow #vsmp

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🚀 Exciting insights from our latest #JoleraInterviewSeries episode with Jeff Taylor, Lenovo's Executive Director of Worldwide Channel Strategy, at the sun-soaked IT Nation Connect Conference in Orlando, Florida! 🌞   Join Paolo Del Nibletto, our Chief Channel Business, as he dives deep with Jeff into Lenovo's ground-breaking initiatives and their transformative impact on the MSP ecosystem. 🌐   ✨ From the "All in for AI" drive to the partner-centric Lenovo Truscale and the comprehensive Lenovo 360 framework, Jeff shares how simplicity and customer-centricity at the start can streamline go-to-market strategies for MSPs. 🛠️   🔍 The conversation sheds light on how Lenovo's focus on AI, remote work, and sustainability is not just reshaping IT procurement but is a strategic response to evolving business needs. With AI's limitless potential, especially highlighted in Lenovo's collaboration with NVIDIA for Hybrid AI solutions, Jeff emphasizes creating tailored, impactful customer experiences. 🌱   📘 Plus, get a personal glimpse into Jeff's philanthropic efforts through his book, supporting the V Foundation, underscoring the importance of creating meaningful connections beyond just products.   🔗 Dive into the full discussion to explore how Lenovo's innovative strategies and partnerships are setting new standards for the MSP industry and beyond. Let's discuss how these insights can fuel your business's growth trajectory. Connect with Jeff on LinkedIn and join the conversation. Check out the full video in the comments below 👇   #LenovoInnovates #MSPGrowth #AI #Sustainability #Jolera #ITNationConnect #Lenovo360

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The #TEConnectPodcast is on its way to #VARTECH2023 next week, but before that, Dean & John discussed #emergingtechnologies with Intel Corporation's Justin Christiansen. Specifically, they wanted to know how Intel approaches the "risk" of new, cutting-edge solutions. We started by asking Justin for some practical stories about innovative technology truly transforming experiences for companies. He begins with a use case from GE HealthCare and their critical care suite. They asked hospital staff what they wanted #AI to do for them and found that adding the technology to X-rays could improve performance and spot rare conditions that technicians could miss. Other examples? Loss prevention for retailers and crowd analytics for sporting events. Dean points to the great ISV partners that Intel has brought to the channel as perfect examples of what can be done to broaden a VARs solution portfolio. "When you tap into what Intel can bring on the compute side and the engineering side, it's a win-win." John thinks that some of the best companies are those founded by people who simply saw an opportunity to solve an "unsolvable" problem. They call out partners (and previous pod guests!) like meldCX, WaitTime, and Pathr.ai as examples of this. Intel vets these solutions to see what's "commercially repeatable" to ensure it not only addresses the needs and outcomes customers want but can also be deployed in similar situations elsewhere. "We're tapping into that from the BlueStar perspective," Dean adds, "leveraging some of the marketing initiatives we have around In-a-Box solutions where the whole idea is to enable the partner to mitigate the risk and the anxiety in the marketplace." How should VARs prepare their customers for the wave of AI solutions? Justin calls on the increasing push for data at the edge. "By 2025, Forbes predicts that more than 75% of all enterprise data will be created and processed outside of the data center." That brings up concerns about latency and privacy. "We should be talking to end customers about how we meet their security needs, how do we meet their privacy needs, how do we fit in the regulatory environment?" The goal is to take those answers and build collaborative solutions with partners that address those needs. Intel will be at VARTECH with us next week and sponsoring our annual #TEConnectLive event. Justin told us to expect an emphasis on outcome-based selling, partners they can help scale, and repeatability. If you aren't attending, look for a future pod where we'll recap the show and some of the important highlights. Rob Risany David L.