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SparkOptimus wins Emerce100 top spot for the 7th time
SparkOptimus has been recognized as a leading force in the digital business landscape once again, securing its seventh No.1 position in the prestigious Dutch Emerce100 ranking.
Katja Knox
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2024
Impact for all through diversity
SparkOptimus’ insights from the European Women in Tech conference (November 26th – 27th 2019)
SparkOptimus Team
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2019
AI and retail: past, present, future
Based on interview with Koen Verschuren (Head of Data Innovation at SparkOptimus) at World Summit AI 2019 in Amsterdam, where we moderated the panel discussion on “Using AI to transform retail”
SparkOptimus Team
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2019
The Next Women BoardRoom Session at SparkOptimus
In September, SparkOptimus hosted the quarterly boardroom session of TheNextWomen, to discuss the topic of ‘bias’ with female founders from a variety of industries.
SparkOptimus Team
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2019
CES Unveiled Amsterdam ‘Women In Tech Power Break’: SparkOptimus launches ‘10 recommendations to make disruption work in the next decade’
SparkOptimus launches 'Make disruption work in the next decade'.
SparkOptimus Team
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10
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2019
Point of view article: Doing Data
There are two main criteria for winning any race: going fast and going in the right direction. In the context of your company’s race against your competitors, “direction” represents your company’s strategy and “speed” represents your effectiveness in the implementation of that strategy.
SparkOptimus Team
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2019
SparkOptimus partners with leading business universities
At SparkOptimus, we are all about making disruption work for businesses. We demonstrate and grow our digital disruption expertise through the 100 or so new projects we deliver each year. Luckily, we aren’t the only ones who recognise the importance of this work.
SparkOptimus Team
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2019
SparkOptimus and The Young Pianist Foundation
Being a proud sponsor of the Young Pianist Foundation comes with ample opportunities for our Sparkies to come into contact with the intriguing world of classical piano music
SparkOptimus Team
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2019
SparkOptimus around the world
SparkOptimus was founded in the Netherlands. These days however 70 percent of our work is outside the Netherlands. The last few months Sparkies have been on the ground in Mexico, Brazil, South-Africa, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Russia, United Kingdom, Germany, and Switzerland, covering five continents!
SparkOptimus Team
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2019
We are really proud to be No. 1 in E-business Services for the third time!
Ranking first again in the category ‘Consultants E-business Services’ is a great honor that we are very excited about!
SparkOptimus Team
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2019
SparkOptimus at IMD Business School, Lausanne
A short walk through the park overlooking beautiful Lake Geneva on a crisp March morning was the perfect start to a thought-provoking day at IMD Business School.
SparkOptimus Team
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2019
What impact does my donation have?
Digital is changing. Or as we like to call it, disrupting. Affecting all sectors, including the not-for-profit sector. Consumers are changing the ways in which they consume, and similarly, donors are changing the ways in which they choose to give.
SparkOptimus Team
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2019
New digital ventures ahead?
2018 - 2019. Looking back, looking forward. Reflecting on 2018, the first thing I think of are, of course, the cool client projects I worked on. Hely (NS’s new digital venture) stood out for me in particular.
SparkOptimus Team
Hidde van Manen
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2018
Growth hacking & AI: how to make it work
Operationalize the ideas of the future with the people you have in the now Because it’s in the nature of our work to interact a lot with our clients.
SparkOptimus Team
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2018
Machine learning: sink or swim
As technology rapidly advances, artificial intelligence – and more specifically, machine learning – is becoming increasingly relevant for SparkOptimus and its clients.
SparkOptimus Team
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2018
Project March & SparkOptimus
SparkOptimus congratulates Project March on their amazing achievements to date and is very proud to have recently begun working with this ‘DreamTeam’ from TU Delft!
SparkOptimus Team
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2018
"Make Disruption Work" book launch a resounding success
Most management books I throw away, but this one is really intriguing!” This quote from Jean-François van Boxmeer, CEO Heineken, is just one of the amazing comments we heard from our guest speakers and invitees during the launch of our book ‘Make Disruption Wor
SparkOptimus Team
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2018
Alexandra Jankovich speaker at TheNextWomen100 event
On Monday 28th of May, Alexandra Jankovich, Managing Partner of SparkOptimus, delivered a keynote speech at the 7th edition of the annual NextWomen100 event.
SparkOptimus Team
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2018
SparkOptimus presents Digital at IMD
Tom Voskes (Managing Partner) recently spoke at the annual Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) round table of the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, by invitation of former IMD President and current Dean of External Relations, Dominique Turpin.
SparkOptimus Team
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2018
Emerce eRetail Europe
On Wednesday October 4th, the 2017 edition of the Emerce eRetail Europe took place in Amsterdam. This so called ‘best day of the year for leaders in online retail’ is a one-day event designed around digital trends and new technologies.
SparkOptimus Team
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2017
New pro bono initiative SOcial kicked off in Rotterdam
Last month, three SparkOptimus employees went to BlueCity010 in Rotterdam for an inspiring visit at LoopedGoods, a Dutch startup which offers a web shop with products from companies active in the circular economy.
SparkOptimus Team
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2017
Digital Frontrunners of 2017
Five digital frontrunners show five ways to successfully shape your company in the digital age… From online to omnichannel The Netherlands’ largest bike store.
SparkOptimus Team
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2017
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