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Toni Stork

HR & Work Tech: Key Insights for 2025

As organizations face evolving workforce challenges, Work Tech is emerging as a key driver of innovation in hiring, retention, and overall workforce [...]

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B2B Sales Excellence Report

The B2B Sales Excellence Report by OMMAX and H.I.E.C examines the current sales landscape among corporates and private equity portfolio companies, [...]

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Felix Gerlsbeck

Decoding Data & AI: Moving from Language Models to Actual AI agents

In our Decoding Data & AI (Artificial Intelligence) series, we provide you with key insights for successful data & AI projects to boost your business. [...]

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Fabian Geißler, Sandra Kutschank

The sunset of the SAP Marketing Cloud in 2026: Alternatives and tips for a successful migration

As part of its strategic planning, SAP will not continue the development of the SAP Marketing Cloud beyond 2026. With the end of support of the SAP [...]

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Anatoli Kantarovich

Decoding Data & AI: Understanding the Limitations of AI

In our Decoding Data & AI (Artificial Intelligence) series, we provide you with key insights for successful data & AI projects to boost your business. [...]

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Dr. Anja Konhäuser, Dr. Mihail Minev, Dr. Andreas Vath

Private Equity Investments: The Impact of AI on Portfolio Strategies

Private equity investments have increasingly targeted the technology sector, with artificial intelligence (AI) enabled businesses emerging as a prime [...]

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Felix Gerlsbeck

Decoding Data & AI: How Recommendation Engines Work

In our Decoding Data & AI (Artificial Intelligence) series, we provide you with key insights for successful data & AI projects to boost your business. [...]

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Eva Bammann

Decoding Data & AI: Cookies & User Tracking

In our Decoding Data & AI (Artificial Intelligence) series, we provide you with key insights for successful data & AI projects to boost your business. [...]

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Rachel Harris

Unleashing the Power of AI in CRM and Marketing Automation

In the dynamic landscape of sales, marketing, and service, staying ahead of the competition mandates harnessing the latest technological innovations. [...]

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Whitepaper: 10 Success Factors
for Max Deal Value for Consumer/Retail Businesses

In today's fast-paced market, preparing for an exit is more critical than ever. Drawing from over 2,000 projects, this whitepaper explores essential [...]

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Dr. Stefan Sambol

How to transform an industrial giant into a digital leader

In today's digital age, businesses must constantly evolve to stay competitive. Culligan/Waterlogic, a leader in water dispensing solutions, [...]

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Felix Gerlsbeck

Decoding Data & AI: A deep dive into central data warehouses

In our Decoding Data & AI (Artificial Intelligence) series, we provide you with key insights for successful data & AI projects to boost your business. [...]

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Erik Gibson, Christian Riede

Your Path to Cyber Resilience

No company wants to be on the news for the wrong reasons – which means that information security is no longer a luxury; it is a necessity. With the [...]

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Dr. Anja Konhäuser, Christian Brugger

AI in pharma: The right approach for value creation and efficiency gains

Over 40% of tasks in the pharma industry are eligible for some form of AI automation or augmentation, according to a study by the World Economic [...]

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Christian Brugger

AI Platforms: Differences and Opportunities

AI platforms play a crucial role in digital transformation by serving as enablers that help organizations become more data-driven. These platforms [...]

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Felix Gerlsbeck

Decoding Data & AI: What is open source and what are its advantages?

In our Decoding Data & AI series, we provide you with key insights for successful data & AI projects in a clear and easily understandable format, [...]

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Whitepaper: Due Diligence Requirements for the IT Services Industry

The IT services sector is experiencing significant growth driven by rising IT complexity, increased cloud adoption, AI advancements, and a heightened [...]

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Felix Gerlsbeck

Decoding Data & AI: Why is everyone talking about MMMs (Marketing/Media Mix Models)?

OMMAX holds in-depth expertise in data strategy, data engineering, and advanced data analytics. We have a proven track record of successful projects [...]

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Dr. Stefan Sambol

FAQ about Digital Due Diligence

In today’s technology-driven world, digital maturity is pivotal to business success. For many companies, brand building, marketing and transactions [...]

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Dr. Stefan Sambol

The Power of Digital Due Diligence: Assessing Digital Growth Potentials

Digital markets are based on other mechanisms than classic markets. Due diligence analyzes a business's present position and future potential. This [...]

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Fabian Geißler, Rachel Harris

The perfect Sales Pipeline: A Six-Step Approach

In the dynamic landscape of today's tech-driven business environment, the efficacy of sales processes can either become lucrative cash-generating [...]

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Dr. Anja Konhäuser

5 lessons learned from over 2000 digital transformation projects

In the fast-paced realm of digital consultancy, where change is constant and innovation is key, the journey of digital transformation is often filled [...]

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Felix Gerlsbeck

Decoding Data & AI: How do Large Language Models actually understand our language?

In our Decoding Data & AI series, we provide you with key insights for successful data & AI projects in a clear and easily understandable format, [...]

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Dr. Stefan Sambol

The digitalized soccer fan: understanding the fan journey

Soccer not only takes place in the stadium, but has also long since become a digital market. In fact, the global sports technology market is expected [...]

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Anatoli Kantarovich, Felix Gerlsbeck

Decoding Data & AI: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence

OMMAX holds in-depth expertise in data strategy, data engineering, and advanced data analytics. We have a proven track record of successful projects [...]

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Top 5 Insurance Industry Trends for 2024

In this article, Johanna von Geyr shares her forecasts of the top 5 insurance trends valid across all lines of business in 2024.

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Dr. Stefan Sambol, Sinan Erhan

5 E-commerce Trends to Look Out For in 2024

E-commerce is a very dynamic field that is developing at a rapid pace. The emergence of AI has given the e-commerce sector another major boost. Where [...]

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Whitepaper: AI Integration for Competitive Marketing Efficiency

The integration of AI (Artificial Intelligence) presents businesses with unprecedented opportunities for driving sustainable growth and producing real [...]

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Tech Insights 2024

Navigating the current complex business landscape presents a unique set of challenges, especially for the midsize enterprises segment. We see the [...]

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Mastering the Digital Age: Trends and Successful Digital Exit Readiness

In the ever-evolving landscape of 2023, AI, Tech, and Data have profound implications for Transaction Advisory and Value Creation. As generative AI [...]

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Christian Brugger, Dr. Anja Konhäuser

AI in healthcare: How generative AI unlocks new use cases

With the advent of generative AI, the healthcare sector is beginning to change and take advantage of this new technology. But how exactly can AI [...]

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Dr. Stefan Sambol, Christian Brugger, Sinan Erhan

Omnichannel Strategy: Hurdles and Success Factors

Omnichannel aims to provide a seamless customer experience across all channels, blending physical and digital worlds. While technology has advanced [...]

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Isabella Calderon Hoyos

ESG in Private Equity: From Duty Fulfillment to Value Driver

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations have significantly evolved in the private equity landscape. Once viewed as a compliance [...]

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AI in Marketing: Trends in online search

The utilization of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is leaving an indelible mark across various business functions, with digital marketing, especially [...]

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Isabella Calderon Hoyos

AI in education: revolutionizing staffing

The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education is reshaping how educational institutions approach staffing and resource management. AI, [...]

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Whitepaper: Digitalization in Football Clubs

In this whitepaper, we will explore how soccer leagues can leverage a holistic and innovative approach to engagement and fully capture growth [...]

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Dr. Stefan Sambol, Christian Brugger, Sinan Erhan

Digital Transformation in SMEs: Strategy First

Digital transformation is a buzzword that has been echoing in the corridors of businesses worldwide. But what does it truly mean for Small and [...]

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Isabella Calderon Hoyos

ESG in Business: Why Governance Holds the Key to Sustainability

In today's investment arena, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) has emerged as a significant keyword. This framework is instrumental in [...]

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Strategies for Insurtechs: Unveiling Superior Digital Services

In the dynamic digital world, major insurance giants such as Lemonade, Next Insurance, and Zego are ramping up their offerings. Coupled with [...]

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AI, Luxury & Ecommerce: Insights from Maria von Scheel-Plessen

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology advances, its potential to provide competitive advantages to businesses continues to expand. Among many [...]

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Dr. Hardy Kremer

Transforming Luxury Fashion Inventory Management with Generative AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become widely recognized as an efficiency and productivity booster across various industries, and luxury fashion is [...]

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Whitepaper: Developing Successful Operating Models in a Fast-Changing Tech Environment

Embarking on a successful digital transformation journey requires more than implementing new technologies. Organizations must also examine and [...]

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Unlocking the Potential of ESG in AI: Insights from Prof. Dr. Johann Kranz

Businesses and investors are increasingly recognizing the importance of integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into their [...]

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Insights from our ESG webinar with carbmee

We recently conducted a webinar with our partner carbmee, whose enterprise software solution empowers enterprises to manage their value chain carbon [...]

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Insights from the Mergermarket M&A Forum Germany 2023

Corporate due diligence is an essential part of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) processes, as it helps dealmakers identify and protect against [...]

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Dr. Hardy Kremer, Max Kneissl

Looking Beyond ChatGPT: How AI Will Shape Transactions and Competitive Advantage

Launched in late 2022, ChatGTP is a D2C conversional chatbot technology giving end-users convenient access to one of the most potent Large Language [...]

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How to Ensure Effective Cyber Security at Your Organization

In our ever-increasing connected lives, cyber security is becoming increasingly important to organizations, due to the risks of cyber threats and data [...]

Luxury boutique
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Dr. Stefan Sambol, Christian Brugger, Sinan Erhan, Christiane Jauch, Tatiana Griebel

The Future of Luxury E-Commerce

Luxury brands need to prioritize e-commerce as a key element of their business strategy. Unfortunately, many luxury brands are falling behind in [...]

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Whitepaper: Digital Opportunities in the Education Space

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How Medium-Sized Enterprises Can Overcome Hurdles to Embrace Digital Transformation

Supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, price increases, and fast-changing consumer preferences are only a few of the consequences of the COVID-19 [...]