Innovating to thrive
2020 is set to go down as the year when the movement of people, goods and services changed drastically. The consequences of Covid-19 have led to a sheer drop in the use of shared transport, businesses searching to fill supply chain gaps and governments trying to balance protecting...
04/08/2020 Following the release of Leadership in Risk Management: European Report 2020 from Mazars, Board Agenda and INSEAD, we spoke to Anthony Carey, partner and head of board practice at Mazars in the UK, about why resilience matters for Covid recovery plans, filling in board level knowledge gaps and the likelihood of governments tying rescue packages to action on climate change.
Against a background of economic uncertainty, the hospitality industry is preparing to re-invent itself with recent technological investments and stringent health and safety
03/07/2020 To mark the launch of “Open Source Intelligence Benchmark 2020” from Mazars, Netherlands, we spoke to its authors, Jan Matto and Randhir Sewnarain, about staying safe online, the information we unintentionally leave behind, and winning the attention of boards in order to make IT improvements.
12/06/2020 China is the world’s second largest luxury market, accounting for one third of global luxury consumption (and rising). To better understand customer tastes and trends there, Mazars has released a report and survey, Chinese luxury brand consumers that reveals what drives customers of different generations, genders and locations
Transportation and logistics companies have long adapted to market disruptions from technologies such as automated guided vehicles and point of sale scanners. However, T&L firms have lagged behind the broader business world in addressing the implications of big data.
13/11/2019 By Andre Sterley, Digital Asset Group Leader, Senior Manager
13/11/2019 Three tips to embrace these new technologies and accelerate your digital transformation.
13/11/2019 Citizen developers have always existed but are now on the rise. Citizen developers are business professionals within a company who can, with the use of low code / no code platforms, build apps that respond exactly to the specific requirements of the company or customer needs.
13/11/2019 Failure, a fatality or an opportunity for change projects?
13/11/2019 An interview with Carsten Schlaewe, Partner, Innovation & Cultural Change, Mazars in Germany
13/11/2019 The number one challenge international organisations face in innovation is finding the best way to rapidly and repeatedly spread transformational solutions beyond the borders of the country or business unit where the idea originated. Finding the right dissemination method to scale and generate massive adoption of an innovation throughout a multi-national, multi-cultural and multi-generational...
24/10/2019 The future growth of telecommunication companies around the world will be affected by their ability to create and own seamless customer experiences, according to Mazars’ recent Future of Telcos study. But what are the forces at play in the battle to win the customer experience? How important is 5G to the future of telcos’ growth? And what can telcos count on in order to gain competitive...
06/11/2019 With more than 600 responses from decisions makers around the world, our recent Tech Train survey shed light on how leaders in different countries fare when it comes to implementing and investing in technology. Taken from ‘Are You Missing the Tech Train?’, below are six pieces of business advice – from getting ERP right to keeping an eye on the competition.
21/10/2019 Barriers, obstacles, leaves on the track – whatever you call them, issues will inevitably arise when businesses undergo technological transformation. But companies can avoid being thrown off course if they anticipate upcoming challenges. Below, Mazars experts give their advice on overcoming the barriers that can slow innovation down.
10/10/2019 China and India top the leader boards in our recent technological familiarity, investment and implementation survey. We find out below what lies behind their strong performances and what can be done to help leaders in countries that didn’t fare as well.
09/10/2019 Dynamic and complex by nature, mobile financial services are delivering innovation and life-changing opportunities around the world.
24/09/2019 A vision of the customer experience of the future. Fuelled by ever-evolving mobile financial services – and the telcos that leverage them - customers can expect instant identification, smart recommendations, personalised rewards and hassle-free transactions at every turn.
31/07/2019 Dr Christian Back, Mazars Partner, Head of Transaction Services and Grégory Derouet, Partner, Automotive sector
How to achieve growth in a more sustainable and responsible way in the hospitality industry has been a priority for some time.
The growing use of digital innovation in the hospitality industry is pushing organisations to rethink the way they operate. Smart rooms, AI-powered chatbots and robot concierges are designed to provide guests with a more seamless check-in experience, real-time pricing or answers to questions on local dining and sightseeing options.
Developing AI to improve services and the guest experience is not just a question of applying cutting edge technology, it’s also about listening, reacting and predicting customer needs and preferences more precisely. Knowing the economic and social characteristics of the target audience and then dissecting that information further using national, cultural and age factors will help to implement an...
One of the most important disruptions facing transport & logistics (T&L) companies is technology and digitalisation. Developments in technology provide uncertainty but also many opportunities for T&L organisations. The difference between the leaders and laggards in this industry will be in the ability to embrace these disruptions. Knowing where the benefits and risks are and how to leverage those...
Historically, companies within the aerospace and aviation ecosystem have competed within their own separate verticals, but as changes in technology and digitalization have amplified the significance of data, the concept of separate verticals has greyed.
3 questions to Julien Huvé, Partner – Paris
One of the major challenges for the hospitality industry is the shift of power that AI is bringing. Disruptive technology not only opens the door for non-traditional players, but it also gives travellers the freedom to research, book and pay for trips independently through their smart devices.
With data collection at the heart of AI innovation, the hospitality industry needs to remain compliant with increased regulatory scrutiny and engage with customers regarding any data concerns they may have.
Africa’s decisive transformation is gaining speed, driven by entrepreneurship and innovation. By giving increased access to new ideas, knowledge and technologies, the digital revolution is playing a key role in the emergence of innovation on the continent.
To Infinity and Beyond: how technology is changing the face of audit. Will audit still be relevant in the years to come and will auditors still be able to deliver added value?
There are many different ways to define innovation. In a nutshell, it can be described as the act of producing something new to obtain a sustainable competitive advantage that will, in turn, generate profit.
29/03/2019 What happens when, instead of competing, the Davids and Goliaths of the business world join forces?
30/03/2019 Outside of a few specific locations, such as Tel Aviv or Dubai, the Middle Eastern region may not appear as a hotbed of innovation. If one digs a little deeper, however, one quickly realizes there is no shortage of start-uppers.
31/03/2019 When it comes to entrepreneurship and innovation, Europe in general, and France in particular, appear as something of a paradox.
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