Susanna Nagy January 05, 2017 Tools & Methods, Trends Digital transformation: Good ideas implemented badly or bad ideas implemented well? Almost all companies are occupied with the issue of digital transformation. New studies appear almost daily that aim to demonstrate the importance CEOs and managers from all sectors attach to digital transformation. So far, so good. The solution appears to be attractively simple to...
Johanna Baltzer December 06, 2016 etventure News, Trends Digitization and the 2.0 target group – looking back at the etventure MEGA-Talk event In May 2016, the MEGA-Talk series of events was launched at etventure’s premises in Munich. On the first Thursday of the month, the employees gather together to discuss exciting, innovative and relevant topics, to pass on their experience and to compare notes. Last week,...
Katharina Siepe December 02, 2016 Trends Digitization and digital transformation – an overview of the most important topics from the month of November Once again, we look back and examine the latest exciting digitization-related news. This month provided even more clarity about the way that digital players are moving in and occupying interfaces for interacting with clients. In this vein, we will focus on the examples of...
Doris Bärtle November 04, 2016 Trends Digitization and digital transformation – an overview of the most important topics from the month of October Another month has passed, so it’s time to look back. What were the top issues relating to digitization in October? This month’s overview looks at the investment that is needed in Germany’s schools in order to prepare the younger generation for the digital future....
Doris Bärtle November 02, 2016 etventure News, Trends ‘Insurance for Digital Natives’ – study by W&W Digital and MSR Insights What makes the young, digitally savvy target group ‘tick’ when it comes to insurance? This is the question addressed by W&W Digital, the joint venture between Wüstenrot & Württembergische and etventure, together with the market researchers at MSR Insights. The ‘Insurance for Digital Natives’ study...
Lukas Bower October 26, 2016 Tools & Methods, Trends Why Go Digital? All the metrics you use to measure success indicate that you are doing just fine – So why “Go Digital”? etventure’s CEO for North America, Lukas Bower, provides some context – and clarifies why business leaders should not only “Go Digital”, but make innovation...
Andreas Stark October 11, 2016 Tools & Methods, Trends A Fresh Take on Strategy Development Businesses have been using the same formula to develop strategies for many years. However, is this formula still valid in today’s fast-paced business environment? etventure’s Andreas Stark, Vice President North America, explores this question – and provides a fresh take on how to approach...
Doris Bärtle October 07, 2016 etventure News, Trends Digital Finance Berlin – fintech supermarkets are the future The Digital Finance Berlin conference took place yesterday. Around 120 delegates, who represented both fintechs and the traditional financial sector, gathered at the conference to discuss cooperation between banks and fintech startups. The event’s hosts, the Berlin School of Digital Business and FinTechCube, provided an exciting...
Philipp Depiereux October 06, 2016 Trends, Viewpoints No such thing as the digital revolution? Avoidance strategies and status quo mentality are deadly when it comes to digitization! “There is no such thing as the digital revolution.” That is what Hans-Werner Feick announced recently in his column on the business portal website BILANZ. All this about companies being in a huge transition because of digitization, about disruption in the ‘old economy’ because of new, agile,...
Doris Bärtle September 30, 2016 Trends Digitization and digital transformation – an overview of the most important topics from the month of September What did September bring in the way of digitization news? It is the end of the month and, as usual, we are providing an overview of the most important topics in the media. This blog covers Daimler’s digital offensive, the need for changes to...
Gregor Puchalla September 22, 2016 etventure News, Trends Creating your own fintech supermarket – Gregor Puchalla’s guest contribution in Private Banking Magazin The digitization of the financial sector is in full swing. Although fintechs were generally viewed as new competitors to begin with, established financial services providers have since changed their attitude significantly. Increasingly, fintechs are being seen as an opportunity and new partnerships are being...
Doris Bärtle September 02, 2016 Trends Digitization and digital transformation – an overview of the most important topics from the month of August Slowly but surely, summer is coming to an end. It’s time for a short update about the most important news items that relate to digital trends and subjects. Despite the slow news season associated with the summer, there have been some exciting developments in...
Doris Bärtle August 04, 2016 Trends The future of mobility – how German automobile manufacturers can make digitization a success For many years, German automobile manufacturers have rested on the laurels of their excellent sales figures and have been somewhat careless in their approach to the topics of digitization and the future of mobility. It now seems that there is some movement at last....
Doris Bärtle August 03, 2016 Trends The latest defeat for traditional consultancies – Allianz brings Rocket Internet on board for digitization This was the news that everyone in the startup scene was talking about at the beginning of the week: Allianz is joining forces with startup builder Rocket Internet. The details of how this partnership will work have not yet been clarified. It seems that the main...