“Information Technology is crucial to helping businesses innovate, and with a shortage of qualified IT professionals, it's important that today's college students are aware of the tremendous opportunities available for them in this field. Through the Future Potential in IT seminar, we hope to show students that IT offers solid careers right here in Seattle and around the country that will help change the face of business.”
“Innovations such as this will help broaden Canada's mix of clean, reliable sources of electricity, ... This technology will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, build expertise in clean energy and help us move toward a greener future. It's also very encouraging to see Atlantic Canada on the leading edge of this technology through Atlantic Hydrogen, UNB and other partners.”
“Far from being easy targets for exploitation, emerging markets are generating a wave of disruptive product and process innovations that are helping established companies and a new generation of entrepreneurs to achieve new price-performance levels for a range of globally traded goods and services. Eventually, such companies may capture significant market share in Europe and the United States.”
“If a company bids enough, it can exclude all other competitors, leaving airlines with only one possible supplier and passengers with no choice. Experience shows that if a company has the chance to buy a monopoly license, it will pay a premium for it. That is because it allows them, with one fell swoop, to ensure that competitors will not be able to keep prices down or force them to innovate.”
There comes a time when you may realize that what once worked brilliantly for you is no longer effective, relevant, or competitive. And as a result, you set out to do a make-over, or design new improvements that will make it better. After your innovations, hard work, and implementation, the time comes to relaunch, reveal your changes, and reveal the new.
“The magazine and Internet program that Harmon Media Group has put together for us has allowed our company to command the attention of thousands of homebuyers with an innovative publication that unites a sophisticated print and Web marketing initiative. Our agents have a distinct marketing advantage on every listing call that our competition simply cannot match.”
... He who innovates will have for his enemies all those who are well off under the existing order of things, and only lukewarm supporters in those who might be better off under the new... partly from the incredulity of mankind, who will never admit the merit of anything new, until they have seen it proved by the event.
“As camera phones have become mainstream, wireless phone users are looking for new, creative ways to communicate with pictures. Sprint PCS Picture Mail Groups is the next innovation in the mobile imaging evolution, enabling customers to create a forum where they can communicate via pictures, video clips, text messages and audio clips while on the go.”
“During the second quarter, all areas of our business, from our retail operations both domestically and internationally, to our specialty businesses delivered strong financial performance, ... Additionally, innovation was prevalent throughout the company and we believe recently announced initiatives combined with our core retail business provide a powerful platform for future growth.”
“Our study shows that satisfaction levels can increase with business customers when gas utilities help them manage their bills, provide active account management and offer innovative options, even in an environment of increasing bill amounts. Providing these options to customers has led to excellent performance by the gas utility industry in satisfying business customers.”