Category Archives: Brand

Dinner with Nassim Taleb in NY

Posted on May 21, 2010 by danielenskat

Last night we had dinner with Nassim Taleb in downtown New York, who afterwards gave a keynote speech on his new edition on “robustness and fragility” when it comes to Black Swans. Always provocative in his remarks, Nassim covered black … Continue reading →

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Japan case study: innovation in asset management, cloud computing and smart grids

Posted on April 27, 2010 by danielenskat

Japan is a parallel universe. Whenever I travel to Tokyo (or when clients from Tokyo visit us in New York), I am amazed to how completely different Japan is – always extremes, never middle of the road. Anyone that has … Continue reading →

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Dear SEC…

Posted on April 25, 2010 by danielenskat

Any industry these days is concerned with brand and public image, but the SEC has taken it to a whole new level since the crises – in their case: crisis. It was supposed to be a sleepy but powerful post … Continue reading →

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Can I touch it?

Posted on April 24, 2010 by danielenskat

Everyone had and has an opinion when it comes to the iPad and there have been other highly anticipated IT breakthroughs, of course, I just can’t remember any right now. The real reason why Apple this week reported record quarterly … Continue reading →

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Asia travel blog – insults, service and competition

Posted on April 24, 2010 by danielenskat

I just touched down in New York after two busy but exciting weeks in Singapore and Hong Kong. Of course, I shouldn’t mention the two cities in the same sentence or blog, but after some 20 hours in the air … Continue reading →

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Taking over the world

Posted on April 17, 2010 by danielenskat

What’s next on the horizon for mutual funds? I am at the airport lounge in Singapore on my way to Hong Kong after a whirlwind week of meetings in New York, London, Singapore and now Hong Kong, as I watch … Continue reading →

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The iPad as a case study of China vs. U.S.

Posted on April 6, 2010 by danielenskat

It’s only been since last Saturday, but I already am in love with the iPad and it’s potential technological implications. Of course, one of the key success factors for Apple and countless developers are the apps. And by some accounts, … Continue reading →

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The iPad Show

Posted on April 4, 2010 by danielenskat

April 3, 2010, birthday of the iPad. Remembering the hype of the iPod and iPhone from a few years ago I am curious on how Steve Jobs will handle the unveiling of this new hybrid device. Since nobody can actually … Continue reading →

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As the U.S. sleeps…

Posted on March 25, 2010 by danielenskat

Finally, about 100 years late (thank you, Bismarck), the U.S. this week passed something reminiscent of health care reform. Just to show Obama that the concept of bipartisanship is anathema to U.S. politics, Republicans honored it with exactly zero votes. … Continue reading →

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Reinventing brand in the age of metatrends… a case study.

Posted on March 7, 2010 by danielenskat

Porsche, which went from consultant to carmakers to the most profitable automaker in the world, is in the middle of an extreme brand makeover – not an easy call for a company that only a few years ago received the … Continue reading →

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