KLW Commentary

The Big GenAI Time and Money Shift
The Big GenAI Time and Money Shift
January 13, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

The average consumer spends about 3 seconds when opening an app on their smartphone. Most open 10 different apps a day. Over the course of...

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The Five Not-So-Obvious Things That Will Change the Digital Economy in 2025
The Five Not-So-Obvious Things That Will Change the Digital Economy in 2025
January 06, 2025  |  Digital Payments

It’s only been for the last 443 years that the start of the new year was celebrated on January 1st.  For millennia before that, it...

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How 15 Pivotal Events Impacted the Digital Economy in 2024
How 15 Pivotal Events Impacted the Digital Economy in 2024
December 30, 2024  |  Karen Webster

There are 52 Mondays in a year. For the last 15 of those years, I have published a piece of content on as many of...

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Does Amazon Need Saks Global to Conquer Luxury Retail?
Does Amazon Need Saks Global to Conquer Luxury Retail?
July 11, 2024  |  Amazon

Amazon turned 30 on July 5th and did something that nearly 70% of all women also say they do on their birthday: They bought themselves...

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Why the Connected Economy Isn’t
Why the Connected Economy Isn’t
June 24, 2024  |  Connected Economy

The 2,000 members of the Marubo tribe were among the most disconnected people on Planet Earth. A people whose roots span many centuries, they live...

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Meet the 27 Million Americans Who Drive 8% of Consumer Spend but Struggle to Pay Their Bills
Meet the 27 Million Americans Who Drive 8% of Consumer Spend but Struggle to Pay...
June 21, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

The big consumer news last Friday was that the University of Michigan’s June Consumer Sentiment Index hit a seven-month low. Many scratched their heads, particularly...

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Why Zillennials Will Rule the Digital Economy
Why Zillennials Will Rule the Digital Economy
May 21, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

The Census Bureau collects demographic data on the birthrates of those living in the United States and groups them into age-related cohorts based on the...

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Is Apple at Risk of Becoming the Next IBM?
Is Apple at Risk of Becoming the Next IBM?
May 07, 2024  |  Apple

Sixty-three years ago this month, the world’s first supercomputer was born. In May of 1961, IBM introduced its Model 7030, also known as “Stretch.” The...

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Why Measuring the ROI of Transformative Technology Like GenAI Is So Hard
Why Measuring the ROI of Transformative Technology Like GenAI Is So Hard
April 30, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Google’s market cap topped $2 trillion last week after quarterly earnings convinced investors that demand for its GenAI platform was not only strong but being...

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