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Tech innovations continue to shape market and social forces

Partner Contributor by Partner Contributor
March 6, 2022
in Business News, Technology News
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Innovations in technology have, over the span of human history, naturally been a primary causal factor in social change and in the development of varying market and social forces.

For some time now, however, commentators have noted that the rapid nature of modern tech innovations — particularly in the digital sphere — paired with their ability to disrupt established practices and norms, have had a more immediate and potent effect than ever before.

In light of recent developments on a global scale, all the evidence seems to suggest that innovation in tech continue to shape the market and social forces to a dramatic extent — but more than this; there is a suggestion that the power of innovation may now almost supersede the traditional power of government, in shaping the market and social forces.

For entrepreneurs and businesses seeking ways to develop their professional and financial potential, and who may be experiencing financial challenges that cause them to seek out solutions such as hard money loans, potential answers and paths forward may already be found in burgeoning innovations in the tech sector.

Internet and other forms of digital tech act as an unparalleled stabilizing force in unstable circumstances

The global COVID-19 pandemic served as undeniable proof for many observers around the world that modern digital technologies and systems — the internet primary among them — have the potential to be far more robust than the legacy market and social institutions, in many ways.

While the high street shut down during cycles of lockdowns, e-commerce experienced a boom, and vast numbers of people from around the world spent a significant amount of their leisure time interacting with digital devices and high-tech instruments of one sort or another.

Remote working — until recently a long-time taboo in many fields — took front and center place as the default mode of doing business in many sectors during the period of the pandemic.

During the first week of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the power of tech innovation also became apparent, as the Ukrainian government appealed to Elon Musk for use of his Starlink mobile internet system which he then provided.

In addition to ensuring a continuous line of communication and contact with the outside world during this period, ongoing web access also serves as a significant counterbalance to the propaganda and information control advantage that larger and more powerful states would traditionally have had in the case of conflicts.

Innovation in tech appears to be consistently serving a role as a potentially stabilizing force in otherwise unstable times.

Increasing number of businesses developing a presence on new platforms

With the recent announcement by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg of his company’s rebranding as Meta, came the news that the tech mogul was now working on creating a virtual reality platform to be used for a wide range of different purposes, spanning from entertainment to professional meetings.

Shortly after the announcement, virtual “real estate” in the “Metaverse” was announced to be on sale, with various celebrities and influencers paying for a future presence in the new digital realm, in addition to pledging to host performances in VR.

Increasingly, the trend seems to be that businesses that can capitalize on new up-and-coming platforms as quickly and effectively as possible are simultaneously the ones who are best poised to be at the forefront of the cultural moment.

An increasing number of businesses have, for example, also investigated the possibilities offered by social media platforms such as TikTok.

In a global market highly saturated with advertising campaigns and corporate initiatives, participation in those sorts of platforms — and engagement with forms of new tech in general — may be the factor that means some businesses have a slight edge over their competitors.

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Instant feedback and engagement from customers changing approach to marketing and outreach

Customer feedback and engagement have always been fundamentally important features of the professional landscape, but modern innovations in tech have meant that the ease and speed with which companies receive feedback continue to rapidly increase.

With customer feedback and engagement often happening virtually instantly through modern social media platforms and websites, traditional approaches to things like marketing and outreach are becoming more and more apparently outdated with each passing day.

If anything, the marketing trends of the future seem as though they will have to rest on a foundation of increasingly personable and interactive communications.

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