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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently sued to block Edgewell’s acquisition of shaving direct-to-consumer (DTC) company Harry’s, fearing industry consolidation since Edgewell owns the Schick and Wilkinson blade brands. It’s a disappointment to Harry’s founders and VC investors, to be sure, and perhaps even a deterrent to further VC investment in DTC disruptor companies. But […]

In 2017, the US, famously and controversially, made the decision to withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement. And some of the 187 countries that remain in the agreement are struggling to meet their commitments. Recently, Australia came under international criticism for proposing to use a dubious accounting method to meet its 2030 carbon reduction […]

Don’t Read This Before Dinner There are some things that can’t be unseen. Chief among them, a Whopper decomposing in high definition to demonstrate that Burger King plans to remove artificial colors, flavors, and preservatives from the burger. Industry pundits are all abuzz with opinion (ahem!), and Burger King is the toast of media town, posed for ad award glory. But will it help Burger King sell more burgers? So far, Burger […]

We recently evaluated seven of the most-visited US federal websites. Here’s a sampling of the good and the bad from what real users of these websites told us: “I found the website very easy to navigate. Everything was on the home page. The links were easy to understand.” “Each page has a lot of information, […]

Most of us have heard about the vulnerabilities in smart devices can enable hackers to spy on, and communicate with, unsuspecting victims. While regulators struggle to standardize security requirements for the internet-of-things (IoT) market, employees, and companies by extension, remain vulnerable to a slew of unsecured devices entering their home networks and expanding their attack surface. […]

While no single tool can provide all the answers when examining potential expansion opportunities, the Forrester Readiness Index (FRI) for eCommerce uses a wide breadth of data to aid retailers in identifying key markets for investment and potential growth opportunities. The 2020 version of the FRI report features an updated framework that evaluates 15 quantitative […]

As 40,000 attendees descend on San Francisco for the annual security pilgrimage that is the RSA Conference, more sponsors pull out of the event citing safety concerns over the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic.

The human capital management (HCM) technology market is a hotbed of M&A activity, so to anyone who follows it, this merger shouldn’t be a huge surprise. In fact, when private equity firm Hellman & Friedman acquired Ultimate Software around this time last year, the writing was on the wall. Kronos had already been taken private […]

Today’s consumers have high demands: They want a personalized shopping experience, attentive customer service, and they want the merchant to meet them where they are. That’s a tall order. Retailers are rapidly shifting their business models to meet those needs and expectations, but they can’t do it alone. Retailers have raised their demands of commerce […]

The importance of logos, visuals, pictures, and videos is nothing new to advertising and marketing. However, the dramatic explosion in the number of consumer mobile devices with cameras and in the amount of visual content and sharing on platforms such as Instagram, Pinterest, Snap, and TikTok make it crucial for marketers to break down these […]

Morgan Stanley announced today that it is acquiring discount broker E-TRADE for $13 billion, bringing 5.2 million new customer accounts and $360 billion in assets in the biggest takeover of a US bank since the financial crisis. The acquisition will transform Morgan Stanley from a bank that primarily relied on investment banking, trading, and wealth […]

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The lead-up to RSAC 2020 has been interesting to say the least. IBM made a decision to exempt its employees from the event due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic; days later, RSA was acquired by a private equity firm, and there’s only a few days left before the event as this goes live. First, […]

To understand how Forrester’s predictions will unfold in the retail industry in 2020, my colleague Madeline Cyr and I interviewed experts within Forrester for our “Applying 2020 Predictions To Retail” series. To understand the CIO predictions for the year, we spoke with Bobby Cameron, a Forrester expert on CIO-targeted business technology research. Madeline Cyr: You […]

Mmmmm . . . Millennials. If you haven’t already heard (about a million times), this generation is taking over the workforce and becoming more responsible for making purchasing decisions on the job. Whether or not you believe the projections that most of the US labor force will be run by Millennials by 2025, many studies […]

Security and risk pros can’t build a security culture by themselves. Security champions act as extra members of the security team; these people have connections across the organization and can translate security-speak into a language that everyone can understand. Security champions can help make your workforce more receptive to security policies and initiatives. How do […]

Fifteen years ago, I faced a crossroads in my career. At the time, I was working for the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, reporting directly to the CIO, leading a team of exceptional individuals in the innovation and planning unit of the Information Services Branch. In late 2004, my team had completed development […]