My father was useless. A serial cheater, he dilapidated money like there was no tomorrow, hired proxies who catered to his self-inflated ego and derailed a marriage because he prioritized the ‘I’ and his vices over everyone else’s interests, including his wife’s. The hard truth lens would expose him as...

In their latest book, Redefining Retail: 10 Guiding Principles for a Post-Digital World, uber-famous Prof. Philip Kotler, the father of modern marketing, and Dr. Giuseppe Stigliano, Global CEO at Spring Studios, give us their view on the future of retail business, and, as a matter of fact, of marketing per...

I recently sat down with two ‘maestros’ of business, namely Marco Di Dio Roccazzella, General Manager at the known consultancy firm Jakala, and Norman Pagani, an HR expert coming from the world of big FMCG. Everyone says that the AI revolution is only at its beginning, and it will quickly...

Welcome to the mid-1950s. Songs like ‘Hoochie Coochie Man’ and ‘Mannish Boy’ are the birth certificate of rock & roll, according to all experts. It's a mix, never heard before, of the first electronic sounds with suburban slang. It is the genius of Leonard Cohen and Chess Record that bring...

I recently interviewed Riccardo Valentini, Professor of Forest Ecology at the University of Tuscia (Italy), and 2007 Peace Nobel prize recipient (with the IPCC), about the climate crisis. 2024 is shaping up to be one of the warmest years on record. Earth Day is approaching fast (April). Here is what he...

If you have a spare weekend and want some spicy reading, go through some of the published and detailed reports of complaints, filed with the FDA, which relate to cases of mishandling, negligence, and evident protocol breach during the Covid-19 clinical trials of one known pharma conglomerate in the USA....

What is the impact of artificial intelligence (AI), especially in its generative component, on Retail? How will this exponential technology transform the way we sell stuff, offline and online? We just witnessed the launch of Sora, by Open AI, and the entire AI arena is changing extremely fast, every single...

I recently attended Roblox’s Q4/FY 2023 earnings’ videoconference. While the numbers are all growing and, undoubtedly, massive, I still struggle with the huge bottom-line losses reported by Roblox year after year. I can’t stop to think this in my head: there is something wrong here. It made me think of...

What do we truly think about our employers? What do we expect from our bosses? How should we reshape the way we collaborate at work, to maximize business results and meet the needs and wants of every generation? Here are three truth bombs, which I am going to steal with...

We are talking to you, brand people! You may think of loyalty marketing as old school. Yes, it manifests itself as the usual collection of points or the reach for the platinum tier. Yes, most points are being left unused, representing a strong liability on a company’s P&L. Now, think...