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e-shock 2020

How the Digital Technology Revolution Is Changing Business and All Our Lives

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
  2. The Technology Revolution

    • Michael de Kare-Silver
    Pages 1-5
  3. Our Lives Are About to Change Forever

    • Michael de Kare-Silver
    Pages 6-8
  4. How are Consumers and Businesses Responding?

    • Michael de Kare-Silver
    Pages 9-14
  5. The World in 2020

    • Michael de Kare-Silver
    Pages 15-23
  6. Digital/Multi-channel Checklist

    • Michael de Kare-Silver
    Pages 24-28
  7. Mobile Comms, Content and Commerce

    • Michael de Kare-Silver
    Pages 32-47
  8. It All Pivots Around Social Media

    • Michael de Kare-Silver
    Pages 48-65
  9. Social TV

    • Michael de Kare-Silver
    Pages 66-75
  10. Impact on Retail and Property Sectors

    • Michael de Kare-Silver
    Pages 94-104
  11. Organizational and Structural Solutions

    • Michael de Kare-Silver
    Pages 105-114
  12. Changes to the Workplace and in the Workforce

    • Michael de Kare-Silver
    Pages 115-124
  13. The Digital Divide

    • Michael de Kare-Silver
    Pages 125-128
  14. Case Study: Building a Successful Online Business

    • Michael de Kare-Silver
    Pages 129-141
  15. UK Case Study: The Benefits of Going Digital

    • Michael de Kare-Silver
    Pages 142-146
  16. Back Matter

    Pages 151-166

About this book

What effect have innovations in digital technology had on the way we communicate and work, and what can we expect from the future? Following on from the hugely successful 'e-Shock', Michael de Kare Silver analyses the developments in digital technology over the past decade, and how they have changed our lives both at home and in the workplace

About the author

MICHAEL DE KARE-SILVER is a Leading Adviser in the digital/e-commerce and mobile arena, identifying opportunities for technology-enabled change and business growth through new strategies, go-to-market plans and team-building. He has been main board director for a number of leading companies. From main board at FTSE 100 company GUS plc, heading up Argos.co.uk, Experian and Burberry online through to start-ups born2learn.com and myfaveshop.com. He has also been MD at major digital/tech/marketing agencies Digitas and AKQA delivering innovative solutions for global brands. Today, Michael runs his own firm Digital Prospects which provides specialist advisory, consultancy and team-building support in the digital/mobile/e-commerce sectors, helping organizations map out their strategy and plans to capture the growing multi-channel opportunity and then to build the best teams to deliverthat. Michael is also a non-executive director at WIN plc the mobile technology solutions provider.

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