The Mobile Mind Shift: Engineer Your Business to Win in the Mobile Moment
''We are in the midst of a transition even greater than the initial development of the Internet. As everything - people, processes, data and things - gets connected, individuals and communities benefit in amazing ways and new and greater opportunities emerge for businesses to create value. Increasingly, mobile connections are the way we experience and harness the power of this emerging 'Internet of Everything.' Those who seize the opportunities described inThe Mobile Mind Shiftwill grow at the expense of those who don't.''-John Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco''At Walgreens, we have used mobile innovation to capture relevant mobile moments and connect our customers more closely to our core business.The Mobile Mind Shifthighlights insights from companies who have done the same and is a must-read for leaders who want to create breakthrough mobile connections with their customers.''-Sona Chawla, President of Digital and Chief Marketing Officer, Walgreens''At Airbnb we see mobile not just as a shift in consumer behavior that we must respond to but as an opportunity to offer a higher level of service.The Mobile Mind Shifttackles the big issues and ideas about how and why to push your company to operate mobile first.''-Nathan Blecharczyk, CTO and Co-founder, Airbnb''Persistent connectivity changes everything. With mobile, we've reached a Darwinian moment where some will deliver the right experiences and engagement and others will not. This book will help you adapt and thrive in the mobile moment.''-Jason Spero, Global Head of Performance Media, Google''Apps and mobile devices can now do new and amazing things -- tell you if your friends are nearby, measure your athletic performance, even bring merchandise to you wherever you happen to be. This dramatically shifts customer expectations for every business. When your head stops spinning and you're ready for real, practical advice on strategies for this new world, check outThe Mobile Mind Shift.''-Steve Yankovich, Vice President, Innovation and New Ventures, eBay''Businesses embracing a mobile mind shift are already disrupting markets, creating new business models, and, most important, engaging with customers in ways they could not have imagined before. The mobile future has arrived, and the smart companies know it.''-Andy Geisse, CEO, AT&T; Business Solutions''Philips is transforming to become a connected, real time company in all our businesses: patient-centric digital health, connected lighting solutions, and mobile-controlled consumer devices. This implies the creation of new customer propositions and experiences, business models and enabling IT platforms. This book explores the business impact of mobile and gives leaders great insights into the opportunities and the business changes required to capture the value.''-Jeroen Tas, CEO Healthcare Informatics, Solutions & Services, Philips Healthcare''Julie Ask, Josh Bernoff and Ted Schadler provide a compelling account of consumers' rapid and inexorable shift from the desktop to mobile devices, as well as effective strategies to capture and maintain their attention and loyalty. This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to compete in this new era of consumer technology.''-Jim Lanzone, CEO, CBS Interactive''The center of computing has so very rapidly evolved from the mainframe in the enterprise clean room to the pockets and purses of everyday people. This changes a great deal. Schadler, Bernoff, and Ask have written the fundamental guidebook for business thinkers on how mobile changes the relationship between companies, customers, prospects, media and investors.''- --Shel Israel & Robert Scoble, Co-authors, Age of Context and Naked Conversations