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Michael Brunner is Named Honoree in Pittsburgh’s 2020 Smart 50 Awards

Brunner

It was over thirty years ago, when Michael got into the advertising business , but his foresight and progressive thinking didn’t stop there. . 1991: Michael saw the value in big data before it was big and made Brunner’s first acquisition, a database marketing firm .

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Brainstorming with an expert, Matt Nelson

Betterific

He just finished up his role as the Innovation and Technology Planner at Hyundai and is now returning to the University of Michigan to get his masters in Design Science. Matt Nelson (MN): I dropped out of college in 2005 and spent several years driving trucks across the country. Matt has quite the resume and an amazing story.

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Innovation – Why Bezos Succeeded, While Lampert Failed at Sears

Adam Hartung

In March, 2005 Sears shareholders approve the deal. The traditional Sears market was niched up across big box retailers like Best Buy, clothiers like Kohls, tool stores like Home Depot, parts retailers like AutoZone, and soft goods stores like Bed, Bath & Beyond. Leaving Sears’ market “hollowed out.”

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You Never Fail Until You Stop Trying

Gijs Van Wulfen

That’s why being persistent, is the quality that makes you deliver results, taking an idea from scratch to it’s market success. It’s surely an amazing example of the perseverance of a true innovator, convinced of his new technology to create value. I could not agree more with him!

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When innovation led to a reversal of fortunes

hackerearth

It was close to bankruptcy in the late 1990s with rivals BM, Dell and HP eating up the market. The company had a paltry 4 percent market share and losses of over $1 billion. Market expansion was what Apple needed, not a sizable chunk of the PC market. Mac’s unique features were shadowed by the premium price.

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New Energy for Climate Innovation

Outside Innovation

org, in a marketing campaign that was launched in March 2015. of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, commented : "So while a boost in cleantech R&D funding is always welcome, what is most needed now is money for accelerated deployment and project financing of technologies that are now market-ready.