10 ways to embrace big changes in the business landscape

I saw an article in Forbes Magazine today on how rapidly the business landscape is changing mainly because customer behaviour is changing.

It’s changing because ‘customer expectations are evolving. Your customers are empowered through technology where social media , smartphones, tablets, review sites, gamification, geo-location, et al. are producing a new breed of consumer – and businesses are largely missing them altogether. The emergence of this more “connected consumer” is forcing the end of business as usual. The pattern of decisions these connected consumers make usher in an era of risk where any business, large and small is vulnerable to digital Darwinism – the evolution of consumer behavior when society and technology evolve faster than the ability to adapt.’

You can read the full article here