CFO Thought Leader

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Episode Highlights The Shift to Mobile: CFO Brumana reflects back on the technology shift from desktop to mobile as it relates to online shoppers and how marketplaces discovered that they needed to quickly reallocate their capital away from desktop-only projects in order to attract more app developers from the mobile world.

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

Other rivals, such as Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea , say the 5G tech isn't as close as Reliance Jio says, and that it could be another two years away due to India's lacking ecosystem and the expensive price tag, the report says. trillion from investors including Google and Facebook to go toward the project.

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APRIL 15, 2016

This coming Thursday (April 21), Alexis Maybank, Gilt Groupe cofounder and its first CEO, will launch a new foray into digital retail: Project September. The Project September team then tags the items in the photo (clothing, accessories, etc.) with product details from a database it is currently compiling.

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JULY 1, 2020

Two new projects have already been tagged for the initiative. “This digital magic coupled with the valued knowledge and quality of care provided by our pharmacists and team members is what allows us to best serve our customers.”.

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Simply Treasury

JUNE 3, 2021

Working capital enhancement projects are always complex because it includes a lot of different departments. To be successful and it is clear that it is a major priority post-COVID, it requires a solid sponsorship from the CFO’s, clearly identified Project Managers and commitment from all stakeholders. Greatest challenges ahead.

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AUGUST 7, 2019

The project has caused tension because some people feel the products will do better if they’re not directly associated with Facebook. A “From Facebook” tag will be will be visible in all marketing for Instagram and WhatsApp brands. Instagram’s direct-messaging staff is already reporting to the Facebook Messenger team, the sources said.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 1, 2023

We have mixed messaging, lethally bad advice on airborne tranmission, confusing guidance, a broken website, with an inexplicable hash-tag to wrap it all up. At the same time, these are CDC (“Nowcast”) projections, so “reports” in the headline is a bit deceptive. CDC reports a new strain of omicron taking over in the U.S. This is XBB.1.5,

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JUNE 27, 2016

Twitter has confirmed to TechCrunch that the platform has partnered with Foursquare to power precision location tagging to select tweets directly in users’ timelines. While Twitter had some form of geo-tagging present all along, it was only available for view as a detail to individual tweets themselves.

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MARCH 2, 2019

Amazon this week announced the launch of Project Zero , an anti-counterfeiting measure that aims to drive counterfeit sales on the site down to zero. As part of the Project Zero offering, Amazon is also offering product serialization, which will allow the site to confirm the authenticity of each product purchased.

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OCTOBER 16, 2018

Production companies that create advertising or marketing campaigns for corporate clients are also expected to complete their projects in a timely manner, no matter what circumstances arise. They also include earmarked controls that allow producers to tag and reconcile purchases made for a particular project.

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AUGUST 2, 2019

We are thrilled to work closely with MADE and Fred Segal on this shared mission to unite female creatives through projects like these that sit at the intersection of art, fashion and technology,” said Sherri Haymond, executive vice president of digital partnerships for Mastercard.

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JUNE 6, 2019

Barely more than a year after banking giant JPMorgan launched an effort to bring younger clients into the fold — through digital means and specifically through a digital banking app — the firm is killing that particular nationwide project. billion tagged for this year and with significant focus on Chase mobile and digital efforts.

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KG Virtual CFO

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Include Variable Expenses: Variable costs don’t come with a fixed price tag—and will vary each month based on your business performance and activity. Over time, you’ll get a sense of how these expenses fluctuate with your business performance, which can help you make more accurate financial projections and budget accordingly.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Apple has also moved to put projects on hold to give the new managers a chance to refocus priorities, noted people familiar with the matter. The pain is particularly pronounced in China , where the price tag of its latest iPhones and local competition have been weighing on demand. But diversifying beyond the iPhone may not be easy.

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JUNE 14, 2016

6, put a $800 price tag on Amazon’s share value, CNBC reported. Last week, analysts at William Blair , an investment and asset management firm, also projected that Amazon would deliver a strong Q2. Wall Street is predicting that Amazon will deliver a strong Q2 performance this year.

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JULY 1, 2019

Another initiative, the Blockchain Cotton Project (BCP), is set to help the country produce millions of pounds in cotton. It seems 2019 is a critical moment, as these projects begin to take effect and demonstrate their full potential. Plastic Bank has partnered with IBM to launch a recycling initiative via blockchain.

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APRIL 28, 2017

SiriusXM’s addition of Automatic to its connected car products, which TechCrunch noted came with a price tag of just over $100 million , will allow the broadcasting company to strengthen its position in the burgeoning space. Automatic will remain a separate brand, according to the companies, and users won’t experience any device disruptions.

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JANUARY 26, 2017

Facebook, Alphabet, IBM, Microsoft, Amazon and other major companies are all working on AI projects, along with numerous tech startups. Clarifai offers customers an image and video recognition API that users can teach to automatically tag, organize and search visual content using machine learning. “If

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FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Dreamscape will reportedly feature original VR creations, as well as projects tied to major film franchises, according to Walter Parkes, the company’s co-chairman, a longtime producer and former DreamWorks motion picture chief.

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JANUARY 9, 2020

The habit is so tightly ingrained in American consumers that they walk in and start scanning those red sales tags before they are even consciously looking for the items they are there to buy. big-name retailers like Best Buy and Whole Foods — are taking as they embark on a project with Pricer in 2020.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

Panasonic reportedly partnered with Japanese convenience store franchise chain Lawson on the project. As of now, customers must still manually scan their purchases before the system bags for them since not every item in the store has been fitted with an electronic pricing tag.

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

With Mastercard putting a 49 percent tag on the eCommerce spike for the holidays, this year will be the toughest on record for handling what is a resource- and capital-intensive task. The dreaded returns season has hit retail with a predictable but painful thud. But while the season is here, it doesn’t have to be a time of dread.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Given the price tag on the Jet.com acquisition, it comes as no surprise that big changes are coming to Walmart’s eCommerce operations; firms generally don’t pay $3 billion for something and then make no changes to accommodate the purchase.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

But a new report from cloud accounting firm Sage has put a price tag on this burden: a whopping $600 billion for firms across the globe. “This represents a significant opportunity for team members to spend more time on business projects and less time on administration,” the company added. Canada, U.K. Canada, U.K.

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JUNE 10, 2019

Government procurement moved to the spotlight last week when New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer announced he is closely monitoring the state’s eProcurement project following reports of surging costs.

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APRIL 28, 2016

According to Visa’s projection, Brazil will have an estimated 400,000-500,000 international visitors during the month of August. Visa also projects that inbound travel to Brazil will increase to an estimated 1.2 million travelers for the year.

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MARCH 17, 2017

Meanwhile, other industry projections show that more than 800 million AR apps for retailers will be downloaded by consumers by 2019. Already, retailers like Converse, De Beers and Wayfair, among other big brands, have embraced the new technology. AR for All.

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MAY 6, 2019

With 130 million monthly active users tapping Instagram’s product tags on shopping posts, it’s no wonder that Instagram wants to be your mall. A little over a month ago, Amazon rolled out Project Zero to more actively fight the counterfeiters camping out on their marketplace and evict them before they could do damage by making sales.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

The companies project this combination will ease clinicians’ workflows and healthcare data exchange, reduce administrative waste and streamline payment processes. Wichmann, chief executive officer of UnitedHealth Group, noted in a press release.

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OCTOBER 8, 2018

Whole Foods was colloquially called “Whole Paycheck” for a reason — eating organic comes with a very high price tag. At grocery stores it becomes much easier for customers to dip into the shelves of prepared foods and leave their more ambitious organic cooking projects to the side.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Kroger and Microsoft are creating a digital shelving system called the EDGE Shelf, which uses digital displays in place of paper tags. The attraction might be technology like The BreadBot , which is a project of The Wilkinson Baking Company. About one in 10 – or 9.9

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JUNE 13, 2018

New data from Greenwich Associates put a price tag on that effort: According to Bloomberg reports Tuesday (June 12), the financial services market spends an estimated $1.7 Reports also noted that the number of employees assigned to blockchain projects has doubled year over year.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Major retailers are pitching premium baby care products at a less-than-premium price tag with the help of exclusive brands: Walmart is offering Hello Bello exclusively at its stores and its website (and that of the brand). billion in 2018 to $13 billion in 2021.

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JANUARY 16, 2021

Car technology was an expected part of CES in 2021, as vehicles are a big part of the big show every year — particularly for the last few years, as consumer interest in connected car technology has spiked alongside a growing enthusiasm for a possible future where cars can drive themselves and the humans just tag along for the ride.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

A year later, the project was officially shelved as a valuable learning experience. Serious fitness buffs seem to flock to Garmin wearables despite their rather high price tag and a near-universal observation that its screen is fairly “blah.”. What’s Next.

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MARCH 16, 2017

Alphabet is expected to report its Q1 2017 earnings in just over a month, which will set the tone for the coming months and work to hone the spread of projections through the end of the year. The end products will likely be comprised of cheaper component parts to bring the price tag down. is projected to rise.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Ultimately, the business became more than he wanted to oversee and sold it to Bekhit: “I had time on my hands for a cool project like this and decided to purchase it.”. People talk about us online, posting on Facebook and Instagram, and then tag us and use our hashtag online,” said Bekhit.

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