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Event Report: FinancialForce Doubles Down On Customer-Centric ERP #FFCommLive19

Event Report: FinancialForce Doubles Down On Customer-Centric ERP #FFCommLive19

By R "Ray" Wang on May 10, 2019

PSA, Subscription Billing Power Customer Centric ERP Almost 600 customers, partners, and influencers joined the FinancialForce team in Las Vegas. May 7th to 9th, to experience the latest in professional services automation (PSA) and customer-centric ERP.  CEO and President, Tod Nielsen, kicked off its user conference at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.  […]

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Big Idea: Extreme Capitalism And The Dawn Of Digital Duopolies

Big Idea: Extreme Capitalism And The Dawn Of Digital Duopolies

By R "Ray" Wang on May 4, 2019

Organizations Move Beyond The Post-Digital Era I am consciously scaring you into existence. The disruption ahead is not a fantasy. When I founded Constellation Research and then wrote the best-selling book, Disrupting Digital Business, we stood at the dawn of a major shift in business models and disruptive technologies that powered what we coined digital […]

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Event Report: Apple Formally Launches Services Strategy #AppleEvent

Event Report: Apple Formally Launches Services Strategy #AppleEvent

By R "Ray" Wang on March 25, 2019

Services Revenue Mix Could Reach 20% By 2020 Photo: @rwang0 On March 25, 2019, Apple held its special event on services at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, CA to launch and/or revamp 4 key services including: Apple News+. New service adds 300 magazines, the Wall Street Journal and more publications to 875 million iPhone […]

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Event Report: #WEF19 #Davos2019 Globalization 4.0 Under Fire As Global Leaders Fail The Populace

Event Report: #WEF19 #Davos2019 Globalization 4.0 Under Fire As Global Leaders Fail The Populace

By R "Ray" Wang on January 22, 2019

Globalization 4.0 Attempts To Address Populist Revolt Global leaders gathered in the icy cold confines of Davos Switzerland for the 2019 edition of the World Economic Forum (WEF).  This 49th annual gathering’s theme focuses on Globalization 4.0 in the fourth industrial revolution.  Though most have not encountered the third industrial revolution, let alone the fourth, […]

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Event Report: Retailers Navigate Exponential Tech Amidst New Business Model Shifts #NRF2019

Event Report: Retailers Navigate Exponential Tech Amidst New Business Model Shifts #NRF2019

By R "Ray" Wang on January 19, 2019

Retail Innovation Continues To Improve As Budgets And Margin Grow Over 40,000 attendees gathered at Jacob Javitz convention center in New York City for the annual big show (see Figure 1.) The show kicked off with a keynote from BJ’s Wholesale Club Chairman, President, and CEO Chris Baldwin. Chris conveyed the impact of retail on […]

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Research Report: Improving Go-to-Market Results with Constellation’s ACF

Research Report: Improving Go-to-Market Results with Constellation’s ACF

By R "Ray" Wang on January 16, 2019

Apply the Account Categorization Framework to Succeed in Account-Based Strategies An account-based strategy model needs to focus on re-establishing relationships. With a very-well-defined list of business-to-business contacts, the go-to-market strategy requires a disciplined approach to re-engage with customers. Unfortunately, most field organizations are saddled with tech-laden complexity. Constellation Research suggests that clients put human relationships […]

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Trends: Constellation 2018 Enterprise Awards

Trends: Constellation 2018 Enterprise Awards

By R "Ray" Wang on January 3, 2019

Awards Recognize Mostly The Pinnacle and A Tinge Of Nadir For Enterprise Tech In 2018, enterprise tech remained fast-paced, innovative, and action-packed. The Constellation Research team attended over 250 enterprise tech events, handled 1000’s of inquiries and briefings, dealt with 1000’s of media inquiries, and reached 100’s of millions in the social sphere. With that […]

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Monday’s Musings: What’s Up With Big Tech Stocks? The Insider View For 2019

Monday’s Musings: What’s Up With Big Tech Stocks? The Insider View For 2019

By R "Ray" Wang on December 24, 2018

Big Tech Still Remains Attractive, Especially With The Recent Valuation Downgrade Markets are still cautious.  Global outlook looks very different than the US outlook.  Actual economy and Wall Street remain disconnected.  Meanwhile, markets are trying to figure out a rational explanation of which one is the leading vs lagging indicator. Algo’s have been reset so […]

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News Analysis: Adobe Completes Campaign To Commerce With $1.68B Magento Acquisition

News Analysis: Adobe Completes Campaign To Commerce With $1.68B Magento Acquisition

By R "Ray" Wang on May 22, 2018

Commerce Finally Comes To Adobe On May 21st, 2018, Adobe announced a $1.68 billion acquisition to acquire Magento for commerce capabilities and the developer ecosystem. When the transaction closes, the Campbell, Ca based company will be part of the Adobe Digital Experience team with Magento’s CEO Mark Lavelle reporting to Adobe’s executive vice president and […]

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Seven Common Failures Plague Board Room Strategy In Digital Transformation

Seven Common Failures Plague Board Room Strategy In Digital Transformation

By R "Ray" Wang on May 7, 2018

Boardroom Failures Reflect Years Of Focus On EBIDTA and Return On Capital Faced with massive pressure to embark on their digital journey, boards and CEOs have sought case studies and examples of success to avail without realizing that each journey remains unique. While there are many proof of concepts in play, much of the innovation […]

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