Becoming A Digitally Resilient Retailer – Part 1

October 6, 2021
Hosted by Bonnie D. Graham

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Welcome to Becoming Digitally Resilient with IDC Industry Thought Leadership. Today's topic: Becoming A Digitally Resilient Retailer – Operational Transparency and Automation. Retail brand amplification is an important ally to the consumer in 2021, as retailers find themselves at a crossroads. They can double-down on technology-enabled growth or they can continue operating as if the consumer’s expectations haven’t changed. IDC Retail Insights Analysts Leslie Hand, Jordan Speer and Dorothy Creamer explore how retailers are responding to calls from customers for more transparency, seamless engagement and a plethora of bespoke omni-channel experiences – through measures that create optimal ‘flow,’ delight the consumer and protect profitability. Listen and learn how data/analytics, automation and cloud are fueling an acceleration in growth and amplifying retail brand strength and customer loyalty. Our focus on Becoming A Digitally Resilient Retailer continues in the next two podcasts, followed by other industries. Stay tuned! We welcome your comments and questions. Please email us at Insights@IDC.com.

Becoming Digitally Resilient with IDC Industry Thought Leadership

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Take Industry Expertise Wherever You Go – The academic definition of resiliency is the ability to adapt to changing circumstances while maintaining its central purpose. The notion of resiliency came front and center for business executives during the pandemic as they adapted to challenging circumstances while maintaining continuing operations and protecting the health of their employees. Technology proved invaluable to this business resiliency and accelerated the digital transformation that was in motion at most organizations prior to the pandemic.

Join host Bonnie D. Graham and the IDC team in this special Becoming Digitally Resilient with IDC Industry Thought Leadership Podcast Series, with deep dives into Energy, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Manufacturing and Retail. Listen while the IDC team discusses hot-topics and provides insightful, fact-based research and strategies, all with the convenience you need. Presented by IDC, on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel.

Bonnie D. Graham

Bonnie D. Graham produced and hosted her first live talk radio show in 1998 on AM1240–WGBB, Long Island, NY’s oldest terrestrial radio station. A few years later, she moved from terrestrial to Internet radio with her author interview show, “Up Close and Personal.” In 2011, working at the enterprise software leader SAP, she developed the concept for a weekly live global business thought leadership roundtable series on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel – and launched “Coffee Break with Game-Changers” on October 5, 2011. Over the next nine years, Bonnie D. created, produced and hosted 46 additional SAP series on the Business Channel, attracting millions of listeners around the world. Since becoming an independent broadcaster in 2019, she has developed and hosted live radio and podcast series on the Business Channel for eight additional organizations, as well as her own weekly series, “Read My Lips: Cool Conversations with Creatives with akaRadioRed,” on the Empowerment Channel. In 2023, her live-streaming “Technology Revolution: The Future of Now” series was ranked No. 6 on FeedSpot’s Top 70 Technology Podcasts to Listen to in 2023. What powers Bonnie D.’s passion for radio? She “loves speaking with smart people!”

Episode Directory

December 2021

November 2021

October 2021

  • 10/27/2021: Digital Resiliency: Responding to Disruption in Higher Education Listen Now
  • 10/20/2021: Becoming A Digitally Resilient Retailer – Part 3 Listen Now
  • 10/13/2021: Becoming A Digitally Resilient Retailer – Part 2 Listen Now
  • 10/6/2021: Becoming A Digitally Resilient Retailer – Part 1 Listen Now


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