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By Ross Macallister - Managing partner, head of Consulting, KPMG Vietnam and Cambodia The Vietnamese marketplace is becoming increasingly competitive and brands are going to need to transform rapidly to meet evolving customer expectations. Disruption is becoming pervasive: challenging business models, legacy products, and entire industries. Even the most highly-regulated markets and companies here will not be immune. Therefore, delivering on the customer imperative for a connected experience requires organisations to be responsive, resilient, and closer to their customers than ever before. The ability to understand and meet customer expectations is recognised worldwide as a primary driver of growth. To survive and thrive, Vietnamese organisations need to start developing a deeper understanding of the expectations of their customers – as well as the partners who engage those end-customers – and think about creating differentiated experiences that go beyond multichannel … [Read more...] about Connecting the enterprises for sustainable growth

Updated: February 14, 2014 So after two happy and windblown days in Dingle, (which you can read about here and here), it was finally time to leave the peninsula to fly back home. The only problem was I wasn’t sure how to get off of the peninsula, considering most options were fairly pricey. Luckily, the night before I left, I met a local Irish guy named Ross and his group of friends at the pub. Meeting them was as they say, good craic, and after a boozy night out Ross offered to give me a ride across the peninsula. And who am I to turn down a free road trip with an Irish stranger? Our mini road trip in Ireland involved driving across Conor Pass, the highest mountain pass in Ireland and the most scenic road of the peninsula. As usual in Ireland, the weather was misty, rainy and cloudy. (When family and friends back home ask what it’s like in Ireland I tell them it’s basically like sitting on the side of a boat; there’s always drizzle flying in your face.) We … [Read more...] about A Mini Irish Roadtrip

CHERNIVTSI, Ukraine — Tucked in the southwest corner of Ukraine, Chernivtsi is a cheerful city that graciously marries the glories and sorrows of centuries past with vibrant Eastern European urban life today. It's at the heart of a geographical and historical region with a name that almost sounds whimsical: Bukovina. Fiercely proud Bukovina, whose name means beechwood in Romanian, spans Romania and Ukraine and straddles the Carpathian Mountains. Bukovina has witnessed a long succession of rulers and influences, including Huns, Ottomans sultans and Austro-Hungarian emperors. A flourishing Jewish population in Bukovina was uprooted and largely exterminated during World War II, but there are traces of it if you look. Early this summer, joined by my daughter, I spent 10 days in Chernivtsi. Every day I grew more charmed by the city. One of the oldest towns in Ukraine, Chernivtsi brims with young people, drawn by a renowned university with such impressive, 19th-century architecture … [Read more...] about Ukraine’s Chernivtsi a charming city of architectural gems

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Liverpool star Mohamed Salah "must rest" and will miss Egypt's friendly against Botswana on Oct 14, national team coach Hossam El Badry said on Thursday (Oct 3). Mo Salah celebrates with Roberto Firmino after scoring in Liverpool's Champions League win over Salzburg. (AFP/Paul ELLIS) The announcement came days after Salah raised eyebrows by changing his Twitter bio to say he only played for Liverpool, removing any mention of his affiliation to Egypt. Salah finished fourth in the balloting for the FIFA best player award last week, with two of Egypt's votes rejected by football's governing body after they were signed in capital letters. El Badry said he spoke to Salah following a report from the national team doctor on the fitness of the squad's overseas-based players. "I agreed with him that it is in his best interests and those of the national team that he rests," El Badry told local channel MBC Masr. "He won't be with us at the training camp for Botswana, but God willing, he … [Read more...] about Salah “must rest”, says Egypt coach