Africa’s overlooked business revolution

Global business leaders who misunderstand Africa run the risk of missing out on one of the 21st century’s great growth opportunities Let’s test your own perceptions: How many companies in Africa earn annual revenues of $1 billion or more? Take a guess. If you guessed fewer than 50 such firms, you’re in good company. We…

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How Fashion Can Fight Amazon

“Yes, your business succeeds by selling things. But all those things are sold to people and people are, by nature, social animals. Building a tightly connected community of customers who are galvanised by a common passion, place, idea or interest is the surest way to cultivate a sense of community and an atmosphere of fun.…

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The Surprising Forces Driving Business Customers

Recently my Bain & Company colleagues Eric Almquist, Jamie Cleghorn and Lori Sherer described this research in Harvard Business Review, presenting a new way of evaluating the dimensions of what a business customer values by organizing those values into a pyramid inspired by psychologist Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Source

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