INDUSTRY BRIEFS
Ken Ehrman’s extensive industry briefs and reports offer essential insight into major changes regarding Logistics, IoT, Supply Chain and Transportation.
Ken utilizes his multiple decades of executive-level expertise to analyze and distill essential information about cutting-edge industry trends, while simultaneously contextualizing these shifts within a sweeping look at interconnected industry landscapes.

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SPOTLIGHT: SmartCloud’s Artificial Intelligence Offers Big Benefits to Businesses with Dynamic, Self-Optimizing AI
Choosing the right technology solutions, providers, and partners are enormously important tasks. The Internet of Things (IoT) technology provider you select for your business can help optimize your operations, drive growth, and create a strong return on investment....
4 Factors to Consider to Check Leadership Potential: How to Evaluate a Potential Client, Provider, Partner, or Your Own Company
Becoming a leader in the IoT industry depends on many factors—including the strength of your solution, the fortitude required to drive growth, efficiency of your operations and supply chain, pricing strategy, partners, etc. However, establishing industry leadership...
Mastering Trade Shows in 5 Steps: Accelerating Network Growth and Market Visibility
Whether you’re a participant or an exhibitor, there are 5 things that really make a great impact on your trade show experience. All of the major players in your industry will be present, so do not miss out on the opportunity to attend these trade shows—even if you...
The One Thing Investors Need, But Most CEOs Don’t Talk About
Investor Conferences are an important part of any public company’s marketing and lead generation strategy. They offer opportunities to present your company story, make relevant connections, meet other CEOs, and generate investor interest. Conferences make a lot of...
Boosting Revenue in 5 Steps: Using the Right KPIs to Maximize Value
A company’s success depends upon the ability to establish actionable plans to achieve its goals. When planning for revenue growth, it is imperative to understand which key areas you should direct your attention to in order to maximize your chance for success. To do...
It’s Getting Late Early: How to Avoid Falling Behind in Your Business Cycle
It may feel like the start of the year, but the end of the first quarter is already drawing near. Statistically, we are approximately 20% of the way through the entire year. Whether you have 1M, 10M, or more as your goal, you should have secured around 20% of those...
Are Consultants Over-Hyped?: When to Hire & What to Look For
It’s no secret that the tech sector has seen significant growth in the last few years. With that expansion, there has been an influx of opportunities for short-term contract workers to meet the demands of the tech sector. This changing workforce has developed into...
Data is the New Oil: Drill Into Data and Achieve Success With Analytics
In the digital age, data is the new oil. It is a source of wealth for any business, but this is especially true if it can be utilized properly through analytics. With more Internet of Things (IoT) devices in use than ever before, there’s never been a better time to...
How to Achieve 15-20% Growth for Your Company in 2018
Growth won't just happen simply because it's a new year! If you’re like most technology companies, your projections for 2018 show a 15-20% increase over 2017. Predicting significant growth for the new year is a common practice for businesses, but is sometimes...
Pricing Your Tech: Your Technology Product’s Functionality Is More Important Than Its Cost
Making your technology valuable to your market is the most important part of growing your business—and pricing your products correctly is an essential part of that effort. If you want to make an impact in your target markets, the first step is to understand how your...
SPOTLIGHT: SmartCloud’s Artificial Intelligence Offers Big Benefits to Businesses with Dynamic, Self-Optimizing AI
Choosing the right technology solutions, providers, and partners are enormously important tasks. The Internet of Things (IoT) technology provider you select for your business can help optimize your operations, drive growth, and create a strong return on investment....
Mastering Trade Shows in 5 Steps: Accelerating Network Growth and Market Visibility
Whether you’re a participant or an exhibitor, there are 5 things that really make a great impact on your trade show experience. All of the major players in your industry will be present, so do not miss out on the opportunity to attend these trade shows—even if you...
Boosting Revenue in 5 Steps: Using the Right KPIs to Maximize Value
A company’s success depends upon the ability to establish actionable plans to achieve its goals. When planning for revenue growth, it is imperative to understand which key areas you should direct your attention to in order to maximize your chance for success. To do...
It’s Getting Late Early: How to Avoid Falling Behind in Your Business Cycle
It may feel like the start of the year, but the end of the first quarter is already drawing near. Statistically, we are approximately 20% of the way through the entire year. Whether you have 1M, 10M, or more as your goal, you should have secured around 20% of those...
Are Consultants Over-Hyped?: When to Hire & What to Look For
It’s no secret that the tech sector has seen significant growth in the last few years. With that expansion, there has been an influx of opportunities for short-term contract workers to meet the demands of the tech sector. This changing workforce has developed into...
Data is the New Oil: Drill Into Data and Achieve Success With Analytics
In the digital age, data is the new oil. It is a source of wealth for any business, but this is especially true if it can be utilized properly through analytics. With more Internet of Things (IoT) devices in use than ever before, there’s never been a better time to...
How to Achieve 15-20% Growth for Your Company in 2018
Growth won't just happen simply because it's a new year! If you’re like most technology companies, your projections for 2018 show a 15-20% increase over 2017. Predicting significant growth for the new year is a common practice for businesses, but is sometimes...
Optimizing Your Intelligent Assets the Smart Way (Without Reinventing the Wheel)
The Internet of Things is growing at impressive rates across all industries and sectors, fundamentally changing the way companies manage their assets. Companies are increasing their use of intelligent assets, but often fail to utilize them to their maximum...
No One Believes Your ROI—Not Even You!
In today's world of competing projects, there are usually many proposals an executive considers implementing throughout the year…a marketing campaign to increase sales, a new software program to reduce costs, etc. Creating a compelling ROI is a well-established...
Choosing the Right IIoT Project Lead: The Top 7 Qualities You Should Look For
I recently released an article where I listed 5 Steps to Take NOW to Make This the Best of Times for Your Organization. In it, I stressed that the first step to making tangible progress for your business is selecting the right person to lead the Industrial IoT project...
SPOTLIGHT: SmartCloud’s Artificial Intelligence Offers Big Benefits to Businesses with Dynamic, Self-Optimizing AI
Choosing the right technology solutions, providers, and partners are enormously important tasks. The Internet of Things (IoT) technology provider you select for your business can help optimize your operations, drive growth, and create a strong return on investment....
Mastering Trade Shows in 5 Steps: Accelerating Network Growth and Market Visibility
Whether you’re a participant or an exhibitor, there are 5 things that really make a great impact on your trade show experience. All of the major players in your industry will be present, so do not miss out on the opportunity to attend these trade shows—even if you...
Boosting Revenue in 5 Steps: Using the Right KPIs to Maximize Value
A company’s success depends upon the ability to establish actionable plans to achieve its goals. When planning for revenue growth, it is imperative to understand which key areas you should direct your attention to in order to maximize your chance for success. To do...
It’s Getting Late Early: How to Avoid Falling Behind in Your Business Cycle
It may feel like the start of the year, but the end of the first quarter is already drawing near. Statistically, we are approximately 20% of the way through the entire year. Whether you have 1M, 10M, or more as your goal, you should have secured around 20% of those...
Are Consultants Over-Hyped?: When to Hire & What to Look For
It’s no secret that the tech sector has seen significant growth in the last few years. With that expansion, there has been an influx of opportunities for short-term contract workers to meet the demands of the tech sector. This changing workforce has developed into...
Data is the New Oil: Drill Into Data and Achieve Success With Analytics
In the digital age, data is the new oil. It is a source of wealth for any business, but this is especially true if it can be utilized properly through analytics. With more Internet of Things (IoT) devices in use than ever before, there’s never been a better time to...
How to Achieve 15-20% Growth for Your Company in 2018
Growth won't just happen simply because it's a new year! If you’re like most technology companies, your projections for 2018 show a 15-20% increase over 2017. Predicting significant growth for the new year is a common practice for businesses, but is sometimes...
Pricing Your Tech: Your Technology Product’s Functionality Is More Important Than Its Cost
Making your technology valuable to your market is the most important part of growing your business—and pricing your products correctly is an essential part of that effort. If you want to make an impact in your target markets, the first step is to understand how your...
Taking On the Giants: How Small to Midsize IoT Tech Providers Can Land Fortune 100 Customers
The Ehrman LIST series aims to provide insights and advice on how to accelerate revenue and earnings with regard to the Logistics, IoT, Supply Chain & Transportation industries. As a small to midsize Internet of Things (IoT) provider, landing a Fortune 100...
Optimizing Your Intelligent Assets the Smart Way (Without Reinventing the Wheel)
The Internet of Things is growing at impressive rates across all industries and sectors, fundamentally changing the way companies manage their assets. Companies are increasing their use of intelligent assets, but often fail to utilize them to their maximum...
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