OTT is the Next Step in the Digital Revolution for Media Buyers
OTT is increasingly being tested by advertisers as more inventory becomes available, says Nicole Whitesel, SVP of Enterprise Strategy at Publicis Media. “In the past, OTT was seen as a nascent channel with limited reach,” said Whitesel. “I think now you’re seeing a lot more inventory there available to them to buy.
SurveyMonkey CEO: Our Enterprise Business is in Hyper-Growth Mode
Our business on the enterprise side is in hyper-growth mode, says SurveyMonkey CEO Zander Lurie. “We booked our first $10 million quarter, our first million-dollar customer, and we signed up 11 percent more customers in the last quarter alone than we had over all these years.”
Electric Vehicles Are Going Mainstream, Says EVgo CEO
“The car companies have announced $300 billion that they’re investing in making EVs,” says Zoi. “There are going to be 160 new models over the next few years. This is going from crazy boutiques mall to mainstream and consumers are going to love it.”
Rakuten CEO: Very Difficult to Use Chinese Venders for a While
Rakuten CEO Mickey Mikitani says he’s happy he didn’t choose to use Huawei and ZTE. “I kind of sensed the potential risk even if it’s only one percent,” said Mikitani. “I told myself actually I cannot take a one percent risk that something may happen to prohibit Chinese network equipment to be used for the Japanese mobile network.”
DTC Brands Doing Incredible Numbers on Shopify, Says COO
Direct to consumer brands are doing incredible numbers on Shopify, says Shopify COO Harley Finkelstein. He says that Kylie Jenner has generated almost a billion dollars in sales on the platform and many other influencers such as Kanye West, Drake, and most recently Tom Brady and also doing very well.
We Are Definitely Under a Digital Transformation at Chipotle, Says CEO
We are definitely under a digital transformation at Chipotle, says Chipotle CEO, Brian Niccol. Chipotle is in the midst of a digital and innovation revolution that is starting to see results. “Our digital business is up dramatically,” said Niccol.
New Funding Round Values Reddit at an Astounding $3 Billion
Reddit announced a new $300 funding round valuing the company at an astounding $3 billion. The valuation is amazing considering that Reddit has been around for quite a while and is presumably past its high growth phase.
AT&T CEO Defends 5G Evolution Marketing Following Sprint Lawsuit
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson defended AT&T’s aggressive 5G E marketing following the filing of a lawsuit by Sprint. During the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas some of their competitors criticized them saying AT&T is “slapping 5G stickers” on upgraded 4G phones.
AT&T CEO Expects Significant Growth in SVoD as DIRECTV Declines
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson says that he expects to see significant growth in their SVoD business as their DIRECTV business declines. Stephensen empasized that the declining subscriber numbers for DIRECTV was something they always expected.
We Are Not Going Back to Old Retail
With the future of retail we have crossed over the demarcation line, says Walter Robb, the former co-CEO of Whole Foods. “We’re not going back to the old retail,” said Robb. “It’s just not going to happen. That’s the combination of digital and physical.
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SAP CEO: We Out-Innovated Everybody
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Starbucks Dramatically Increased Used of AI-Powered Customer Insights to Drive Growth, Says CEO
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Nothing Short of a Revolution Happening in the Food Marketplace
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Tesla is Not Really a Luxury Car, Says Lucid Motors CTO
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Extracting Value From Data is a Massive Opportunity, Says Hewlett Packard Enterprise CEO