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Wild Cards Impact on Business

Growing number of future events will not fit patterns of the past

Tsunami: Touched whole world

Health:  Mutant virus impact on
emerging economies

Economic Impact Potential of Superflu / Bird Flu Mutation – as of Nov 1st 2005

Future business   is about emotion

Human Brains Make Risk Errors

Don’t           believe market research

There’s a serious, almost invisible threat to the health of every large corporation and it’s growing very rapidly

It can completely destroy your   business in less than a week

It’s a hundred times more powerful than globalisation or the internet..

It’s highly infectious, and can take out a network of businesses in one attack.  Governments are controlled by it, laws are weak against it and most CEOs are unprepared for it.

No book of management strategy adequately addresses it and most employees have never heard of it

"Huge,"

A news story can destroy  a corporation in a day

What was bad is becoming good and what was good is becoming suspect




 
Ways of doing things that have worked for decades are looking old fashioned or immoral while other practices that raised questions are becoming totally acceptable

Compliance with every regulation today could put you out of business

Truth about Retail Investment Funds

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Expect major unrest from growing gap between rich and poor

AIDS: 150-200m global HIV by 2020
 Africa poverty = major protests

How many people would it take to stop oil production in Nigeria?

Personal Financial Services in Asia

      Feminisation of Marketing

Health Issues and Risk

Future Class Actions

Food:  new tobacco?

       Diabetes – growing epidemic

We looked at ageing issues yesterday and rapid increase in longevity

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      Tribalism conflicts

Europe will be dominated by conflict between local identity / regional power

The Future US Image Problem

Need for humility on all sides, based on deep respect for other opinions, cultures and traditions

Expect Intense Efforts to Bring Peace

Strong Brand = Customer Tribe

How to beat customer
fatique

  Did I ask for it?  Do I want it?
Impact down - many customer campaigns are low quality

Direct Marketing Challenges

      Opt-in e-mail marketing

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  Universal Brands - Success?




213,000 US jobs a year being outsourced to other nations

      New India Graduates in 2005

      Karnataka State + Bangalore

"China and India joint government..."

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RFID Explosion is Real – No Hype

How big will RFIDs become?
Just to label warehouse boxes:

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    Single Issues

   Every major single issue will lead to new regulation

Keep close to customer feelings
Ford concept that escaped online

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Cause-related
Marketing

Sustainability

Global Warming - facts

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Only sell what you believe in

- and would sell to your own family !

Employee Passion / Engagement

      New trend – get a life

"6 out of 10 Americans..."

Companies will change how they talk

      Individuals will still talk about



 The ultimate fund manager slogan

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