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Extra Crunch roundup: China’s new data privacy law, fractional farming, debt vs. equity

TechCrunch

If you don’t have a good story to share, it doesn’t matter how big your marketing budget is. Due to buyer’s remorse, it’s not uncommon for apparel or beauty products to languish in the back of a drawer or end up as gifts, but there are also serious consequences.

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CIOs take aim at SaaS sprawl

CIO

“We are starting to look at players in the market that can help manage and track our licensing, utilization, and governance,” says Muehlberger, who has seen a 25% to 50% increase in SaaS solutions across the apparel company’s technology stacks in the past five to seven years. “It It’s unwieldy at times managing a detailed budget by vendor.

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Businesses including Stitch Fix are already experimenting with DALL-E 2

TechCrunch

Stitch Fix, the online service that uses recommendation algorithms to personalize apparel, says it has experimented with DALL-E 2 to visualize its products based on specific characteristics like color, fabric and style.

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Responsible Design Starts within the Institution

Perficient

The company has pioneered the use of recycled and organic materials in outdoor apparel, dramatically reduced water consumption through innovative manufacturing processes, and committed to donating 1% of sales to grassroots environmental organizations, a pledge that has generated over $140 million in grants to date.

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Annual Budgeting and Agile IT, Part I: Why the CFO Isn't Impressed with Agile

The Agile Manager

I’ve been asked by a number of people recently how we can reconcile Agile IT, which shuns long-range deterministic planning, with annual budget & planning cycles, which are dependent on it. Banks make money by borrowing short and lending long.

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Expat CIOs: IT leaders broaden horizons with global experiences

CIO

As a foreigner, building trust with the IT team is extremely important, an aspect that proved to be “the most important and challenging issue” for David Berry, CIO of apparel and accessories manufacturer Boardriders, when he shifted from Häagen-Dazs in the US to become VP of IT at Grand Metropolitan Foods Europe in France.

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Data-driven marketing insights are vital in this time of anxiety

Capgemini

In this environment, marketing executives are looking for flexibility in how they spend their budgets. They’re not necessarily slashing budgets, but rather are deferring spending to make sure they’re investing marketing dollars where they will have the greatest impact. The customer’s takeaway is: “This company cares about my health.”