The Infobahn has enabled to take the 'customer-brand' friendship to another level with the growing trend of “radical transparency” that leads to “radical accountability”. Thestrategist.media – 25 April 2015 – At present, an enterprise-behaviour can be monitored and tracked via social media and “data analytics”. The information, thus harvested, is becoming a base for many individuals whereby they...

Australia's electricity regulator has reduced by more than A$7 billion ($5.6 billion) the revenue state-owned and private power distributors can charge customers in heavily-populated states and districts. The nation-wide cuts is supposed to lower the price tag the state of New South Wales fetches as it seeks a buyer for a 49.9 percent stake in its electricity network, worth about A$17 billion,...

The number of Chinese investment projects and acquisitions in the European market is growing from year to year. EU countries, especially Germany, are attracting Chinese businessmen with hi-technology infrastructure and well-known brands. What do the Spanish football club Atletico (Madrid), the Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli and the French travel company Club Med has in common? All of them,...

Apple Inc has released its second quarter results and with iphone 6 sales booming, the company has recorded its second best quarterly result this year. The company CEO Tim Cook was also optimistic that the new Apple Watch can help add yet another major product category to its lineup, boosting sales and profit even more. The Apple Watch began shipping to customers last week and has not been...

Cablevision corp. has announced a deal with online streaming service Hulu to offer the company’s on-demand shows and movies to its customers, becoming the first cable or satellite TV provider to strike such a partnership. Cablevision’s chief operating officer Kristin Dolan said: “There is a new generation of consumers who access video through the Internet, and whatever their preference,...

Canadian fast food chain Burger King has recorded its biggest sales jump in nearly a decade in the US and Canada during the first quarter of 2015 even while fast food chains across the region have been falling short of forecast revenue with consumers looking for more healthy options. The company recently unveiled a premium edition of its signature Whopper burger which was on a promotion with...

Qlik has introduced a next step to the changing trend of data discovery with its natural analytics. According to a market analysis, if the company survives the intense market competition, it has a bright future. Thestrategist.media – 23 April 2015 – Along with the shifting trend of “the business analytics sector”, data discovery has come on the fore-ground. The said business sector is no more...

Sprinklr aims at providing an integrated social networking platform for the users wherein the experience of Cloud Initiative will embrace a wholesome array of features. Thestrategist.media – 21 April 2015 – Barry Levine writes about Sprinklr’s recent activities. As suggested by the name, the company has been “managing the rain of social postings”. Currently, it has acquired “Get Satisfaction” to...

Singtel, the Singapore-based company behind Singtel-Optus has announced that it has no plans to sell or cut back investment in the telco, despite taking the company off the listing on the Australian stock market.   Singtel-Optus is the second largest telecommunications company in Australia. It has now requested its CHESS Depository Interests (CDI) to be removed from trading on the ASX, due...