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Taking a Family Business to a New Level

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/fotokostic Two siblings took their decades-old family farm business and pulled off a digital transformation. The story of Perfect Plants Nursery shows how even a decades-old, family-owned business in a historically wholesale niche can pull off a digital transformation and scale quickly. Discover how they became a fast-growth e-commerce success story.

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Companies Have Agnosia About Experiences

Forrester Digital Transformation

We found that agnosia quite nicely describes what is happening with companies’ efforts around experience. Their inability to identify you as the same individual after having repeatedly interacted with them as a customer and user and employee over a period of time, might cause you to question your sanity when interacting with them.

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Office 365 Security Best Practices To Keep Your Data Safe

31 West

Microsoft Office 365 has grown popular among office-goers and businesses. Since it can be integrated with the cloud, it’s become possible to run the entire office suite in one place and access all of its applications on any device, as long as you have a stable internet connection. The popularity of Office 365 has also made it vulnerable to cyberattacks.

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A TikTok Ban? It’s America First, Taking Aim On Short-Form Video

Forrester Digital Transformation

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee today amidst rare bipartisan agreement that the app poses a national security threat to the US and should be banned.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Capital Markets Operations – Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2023

Everest Group

Capital Markets Operations – Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment The capital markets operations landscape is rapidly evolving as enterprises strive to meet the demands of a new generation of customers, reduce cost pressures in a recessionary environment, and adhere to regulatory changes. They are also building operational resiliency in the post-pandemic environment by formulating transformation strategies that create a digitally-enabled value chain, including the retirement of legacy platforms, clo

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Hackett: 2023 HR Key Issues Research Finds Troubling Disconnect Between Critical Priorities and the Ability to Execute Improvements

The Hackett Group

MIAMI & LONDON, March 23, 2022 – There’s a troubling disconnect between human resources (HR) organizations’ priorities for 2023 and their ability to make improvements, according to new HR Key Issues research from The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT). Six of the 10 top HR priorities represent business and enterprise goals related to human capital, indicating that HR remains focused on its role in enabling the success of the overall enterprise.

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7 Ways to Manage a Remote International Workforce

UnaTerra

Managing every team became more challenging in the past few years as remote or hybrid working become the default for many organisations. And nowhere is remote management more challenging than in an international organisation, where your workforce may be separated by time zones, language barriers and culture as well as geography. So how do you […] The post 7 Ways to Manage a Remote International Workforce appeared first on Unaterra.

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Capital Markets Operations – Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2023

Everest Group

Capital Markets Operations – Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment The capital markets operations landscape is rapidly evolving as enterprises strive to meet the demands of a new generation of customers, reduce cost pressures in a recessionary environment, and adhere to regulatory changes. They are also building operational resiliency in the post-pandemic environment by formulating transformation strategies that create a digitally-enabled value chain, including retirement of legacy platforms, cloud m

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Real-time data processing: Databricks vs Flink

Perficient Digital Transformation

Real-time data processing is a critical need for modern-day businesses. It involves processing data as soon as it is generated to derive insights and take immediate actions. Databricks Streaming and Apache Flink are two popular stream processing frameworks that enable developers to build real-time data pipelines, applications and services at scale. In this article, we will compare Databricks Streaming and Apache Flink to understand the underlying architecture, performance, scalability, latency a

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Experience-led growth: A new way to create value

McKinsey and Company

A strategy focused on improving the experience of existing customers can deliver breakthrough growth for incumbent companies—often more than double that of their industry peers.

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Global Hiring Guide for Startups

Grow your startup beyond borders and boundaries. Global expansion is the ultimate goal for many startup founders. However, to successfully enter new markets and grow internationally, you need a sound and scalable global recruitment strategy. In this eBook, you’ll discover how you can gain a competitive edge over your business rivals through the latest technology, harnessing global contractors, and using a global employment platform.

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Back Promotion with Copado

Perficient Digital Transformation

A Key Component Salesforce is a powerful customer relationship management (CRM) platform that helps organizations manage their sales, customer service, and marketing processes. However, as organizations grow, and their Salesforce instance becomes more complex, manual deployment and release management can become time-consuming and error-prone. This is where a DevOps platform like Copado can help.

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How to merge talent, skills, and purpose: A chat with the Group CEO of Singlife

McKinsey and Company

Pearlyn Phau, Group CEO of Singlife, reveals some of the ins and outs of merging an insurtech start-up and a legacy player.

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People of Perficient: Meet Maria Fernanda Avendaño, Sr. Business Consultant  

Perficient Digital Transformation

Perficient is made up of thousands of talented colleagues across the world who are building the leading global digital consultancy. Every colleague has an incredible story to share, and we want to showcase the diverse perspectives, unique paths, and incredible journeys of the people impacting Perficient and our communities. We recently sat down with Maria Fernanda Avendaño from the LATAM team to learn more about how she #MakesADifference at Perficient and one of her hidden talents that you wil

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A guide to investing in Black economic mobility

McKinsey and Company

Large segments of the Black population in the United States are underserved on a range of socioeconomic dimensions. Here’s how impact investors can help close that gap.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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Consulting Magazine Awards Two Perficient Colleagues for Excellence in Leadership

Perficient Digital Transformation

Erin Rushman and Kim Williams-Czopek were recognized by Consulting Magazine with a designation for Excellence in Leadership as part of the 2023 Women Leaders in Technology Awards. This award recognizes Erin and Kim for their impactful and influential contributions in the continually expanding category of technology. Consulting Magazine’s Women Leaders in Technology Awards The Women Leaders in Technology program seeks to recognize select women within the technology consulting industry who demons

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The ongoing crisis of homelessness in the Bay Area: What’s working, what’s not

McKinsey and Company

Envisioning a response to homelessness that reflects understanding that the journey into—and out of—a home is often unique to the individual.

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GPT & AI: The Future of Developing

Perficient Digital Transformation

I’m back, with another blog on GPT and AI. I find these advancements so interesting and fun, and here I’ll share how I use them to maximize my productivity. If you’ve struggled to figure out how to use these new tools, or use them but want to see if there’s more, this blog is for you. This is the future of developing and I couldn’t be more excited.

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The Committed Innovator: Working with start-ups

McKinsey and Company

Innovators from large organizations talk about working with start-ups, and how each can support the other.

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Top 7 Global Employment Challenges

The benefits of expanding internationally are endless, especially if you approach it the right way. However, there are pitfalls along the way that can slow down progress. Global expansion brings many opportunities for companies —business growth, brand-building in new markets, and access to diverse talent pools worldwide. However, international growth can come with challenges.

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Overcoming Finance & Accounting Challenges in PE Portfolio Companies (PORTCOs)

inDinero

Introduction In today’s competitive private equity (PE) landscape, portfolio companies (portcos) frequently confront significant obstacles in managing their finance and accounting functions. This comprehensive article delves into the underlying reasons for these challenges and presents practical solutions for PE firms and their portcos to streamline their finance and accounting processes, ultimately improving overall performance.

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Is innovation a privilege?

Capgemini

Is innovation a privilege? Lucy Mason 23 Mar 2023 Facebook Twitter Linkedin The UK’s Innovation Strategy sets out a bold vision for the UK as an Innovation Nation , detailing how the UK can reinvent itself as a driving force for global innovation – even placing innovation in the role of a new national purpose. These strategies and reports tend to focus on innovation as a system, or an ecosystem – something where external forces and organizations drive change.

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11 Cost Reduction Strategies in Procurement

Obobo

For companies looking to reduce costs, procurement is often one of the first places they look. Cost reduction during procurement processes can be accomplished through various strategies that range from the short-term to medium and long-term goals. In this blog post, we are going to examine 11 effective cost reduction strategies in procurement. We will discuss tactics for short-term wins, medium-term optimizations and long-term value creation.

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Sourcing for everybody’s gain

Intelligent Sourcing

Part 1: Impact sourcing, outsourcing and me Before I begin let me say that I am not specifically an impact sourcing expert based on any conventional measure, like Malcom Gladwell’s 10,000 hour rule. I was introduced to and started working on impact sourcing initiatives almost four years ago as a part-time project because my boss […] The post Sourcing for everybody’s gain appeared first on Intelligent Sourcing.

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ABM Success Recipe: Mastering the Crawl, Walk, Run Approach

Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running? Watch now as Demand Gen experts delve into the essentials of each stage of the ABM process.

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Overcoming Finance & Accounting Challenges in PE Portfolio Companies (PORTCOs)

inDinero

Introduction In today’s competitive private equity (PE) landscape, portfolio companies (portcos) frequently confront significant obstacles in managing their finance and accounting functions. This comprehensive article delves into the underlying reasons for these challenges and presents practical solutions for PE firms and their portcos to streamline their finance and accounting processes, ultimately improving overall performance.

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What is Data Governance and Where to Begin

Aspirant

Data governance usually invokes anxiety in users and decision-makers because they commonly view it as an organization monster deliberately put in place to interfere with their day-to-day work. On the contrary, a data governance strategy attempts to eliminate barriers to becoming a more data-driven organization.

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UK Sees “Global Portfolio” Dividends Across the Atlantic | In the News

Everest Group

The CrossConnect Forum is a platform for European and United Kingdom enterprise leaders to engage partners in the Americas to overcome increasingly intense operational pressures and sustain market leadership. This first-ever forum explored a new avenue of partnership-based innovation and examined new ways to re-think and re-design the core operating systems of today’s globally-focused organizations.

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Help Desk Scripting Is Not Just for Phones

Global Help Desk Services

Establishing clear, consistent procedures is a necessary step toward delivering excellent customer service, improving help desk efficiency and producing meaningful metrics. But these procedures aren’t limited to how you reset a password or help a user restore internet access. It’s just as important that you standardize how service requests are conducted.

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Global Hiring Guide: Top Emerging Fintech Hubs

The fintech industry is growing exponentially — in the first quarter of 2022, the sector saw a 182 percent increase in tech job growth. However, experts are warning that local candidates to fill those roles may become scarce in certain areas. In fact, according to a report from Korn Ferry, by 2030, more than 85 million jobs could go unfilled across three major industries: telecommunications, manufacturing, and technology.

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6 Advantages of Outsourcing Your International Payroll

UnaTerra

Cut costs. Improve compliance. Increase reliability, consistency and security. Discover more about the advantages of outsourcing your international payroll! 1. Improve compliance There’s a school of thought that says an outsourced international payroll solution can never truly offer the right solution, because there’s such a great difference between HR, tax and data compliance standards around […] The post 6 Advantages of Outsourcing Your International Payroll appeared first on Unaterra.

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Digital Transformation Consulting Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment

Everest Group

Digital Transformation Consulting Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment Enterprises are investing in digital transformation initiatives to enhance customer experience, optimize processes and cost, drive growth, and promote sustainability across their organizations. However, they appear to have realized limited returns from their initiatives. To address this challenge, consulting has emerged as a key aspect of the digital transformation value chain.

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How IBM® and Esri are working together to map a more sustainable future

IBM Services

Businesses today have greater responsibility than simply making profits; they have a role to play in ensuring our planet remains livable for generations to come. Each year, we collectively release over 50 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, up 40% from 1990. Of these emissions, roughly 80% come from real estate, industry and transportation.

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Healthcare Cloud-based Core Administration Platforms PEAK Matrix® Assessment

Everest Group

Healthcare Cloud-based Core Administration Platforms PEAK Matrix® Assessment Health plans and payer organizations rely on core administration platforms as the foundation of their operations. These platforms facilitate the efficient execution of core operational and administrative functions such as benefits administration, claims processing, member enrollment, claims payment and adjustments, and product management for benefits and product lines.

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How Intent Data Helps Marketers Convert A-List Accounts

One of the biggest challenges for any B2B marketer is understanding your prospects’ next move — who is most likely to buy and when. Without these insights, marketing campaigns can feel more like guesswork, with high investment and little return. We’re here to tell you there’s a better way. By tracking buyers’ digital footprints and online activity, such as website visits, product reviews, and spikes in content consumption, you can engage prospects with a message that really resonates.