The Global Small Business Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

©iStock/gustavofrazao There are a plethora of resources right at your fingertips for taking a business global. Why not explore a few of them? Market diversification tool Free Trade Agreement (FTA) tariff tool Customs Info Tariff Database Foreign Retaliatory Tariffs Global Market Finder (Census) Take a deep breath. One step at a time. Start with the Market diversification tool which can help you identify potential new export markets using your current trade patterns; enter the products you export

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Forrester Digital Transformation

MARCH 1, 2023

I looked at the Budget 2023 that India’s Finance Minister presented on Feb 1st 2023. On that day, India’s Prime Minister tweeted, “This year’s Budget infuses new energy to India’s development trajectory”. I find that he was not far off the mark.

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McKinsey and Company

MARCH 1, 2023

New data regulations from the European Union require organizational attention, and three key steps can help navigate the data privacy landscape.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

MARCH 1, 2023

In today’s Zero Trust (ZT) world, organizations have been heavily focused on Zero Trust edge identity solutions. In some cases, however, they’ve neglected visibility across all the connections, endpoints, and applications in the enterprise.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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

Marketing

Raya Contact Center

MARCH 1, 2023

Check out our exciting day at the Gulf Customer Experience Awards 23 in Dubai! We attended the CX TrendTalks and Gulf Customer Experience Awards 23 ceremony in Dubai! The talk’s main topic is an interesting look at The Future of CX in the Gulf. We mingled with our valued clients and CX experts sharing, insights, best practices, celebrations, and smiles!

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McKinsey and Company

MARCH 1, 2023

CBDCs are digital currencies issued by central banks. Their value is linked to the issuing country’s official currency.

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Banking 121

McKinsey and Company

MARCH 1, 2023

Southeast Asia is a top producer of base metals, including nickel and copper, but its downstream-processing industry is lagging behind. Investing in digital and analytics could enhance productivity.

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Analytics 80

Perficient Digital Transformation

MARCH 1, 2023

Businesses of all sizes utilize the robust customer relationship management (CRM) platform Salesforce to control their marketing, sales, and customer service operations. However, manual deployment and release management may become time-consuming and error-prone as firms expand and their Salesforce instance gets more complicated. This is where a DevOps platform like Copado may help Salesforce teams wanting to expedite their deployment process by providing several advantages.

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McKinsey and Company

MARCH 1, 2023

“I’m increasingly talking about the need to build a planetary restoration industry,” says a prominent investor in sustainability. “This, to me, is one of the great industries that we need to be building together over the next decades, and indeed beyond—the next centuries.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

MARCH 1, 2023

Written in collaboration with Amanda Klinge We have seen a major shift in how consumers shop for products online. From groceries to luxury goods, people rely heavily on the information readily available thanks to the convenience of their personal devices. Over the past few years, one industry stands out due to a notable shift in online shopping behavior: the automotive industry.

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Advertiser: G-P

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.

Global Hiring

Invedus

MARCH 1, 2023

You discovered our list of best IDE for python development. According to the 2021 StackOverflow Developer survey , Python is the fastest-growing major programming language, with 48% of software engineers. It is one of the most loved, dreaded, and wanted by software developers. Python is a versatile coding language. So, it is usable in many apps ranging from web development to 3D model software.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

MARCH 1, 2023

We are ecstatic to announce that two Perficient colleagues have been honored as Optimizely Most Valuable Professionals (OMVP). Huge congratulations to David Lewis and John Dymond! David and John are two of only eight total individuals selected as OMVPs in 2023. Optimizely MVP Program In 2007, EPiServer (now Optimizely) started a program called the Most Valuable Professionals Program.

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Raya Contact Center

MARCH 1, 2023

Check out our exciting day at the Gulf Customer Experience Awards 23 in Dubai! We attended the CX TrendTalks and Gulf Customer Experience Awards 23 ceremony in Dubai! The talk’s main topic is an interesting look at The Future of CX in the Gulf. We mingled with our valued clients and CX experts sharing, insights, best practices, celebrations, and smiles!

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Perficient Digital Transformation

MARCH 1, 2023

Digital experience enhancements, shifting social norms, and evolving attitudes around the role of technology in everyday life are changing customer expectations when it comes to how, when and where people engage with your brand, services and products. Is your organization prepared for success in this rapidly changing landscape? These customer experience trends are what we think we’ll see in 2023. 1.

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Design Research Marketing Sales 59

Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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.

Accounting

Influx

MARCH 1, 2023

Outsourcing continues to trend upward and is utilized by businesses around the globe. In fact, 90% of the world’s Fortune 500 companies have multiyear business process outsourcing (BPO) contracts. In this report, learn how outsourcing can improve business operations and boost efficiency. We cover: Outsourcing statstics Employees and efficient business operations Operational ineffiencies and challenges How to measure operational efficiency The impacts of outsourcing ​​​​​​ Having trouble accessi

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Efficiency Outsourcing Business Process Outsourcing BPO 52

Perficient Digital Transformation

MARCH 1, 2023

Figma is a popular cloud-based, vector graphics editor and design platform used for interface design, prototyping, and collaboration. It was founded in 2012 and has since become one of the leading design tools in the industry. One of the standout features of Figma is its collaborative nature. Multiple designers and team members can work on the same file simultaneously, and changes are updated in real-time.

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Design Collaborations Software Efficiency 59

TTEC

MARCH 1, 2023

Image: Type: Podcast Episodes HTML Override Type: Content Enable Social: Tags: Travel and Hospitality Topics: CX Innovation Body: In the first episode of our travel series, "Unexpected Turbulence," Liz Glagowski of the Customer Strategist Journal and Scott Bell, VP of TTEC's travel practice discuss how brands like Southwest Airlines and Marriott Homes & Villas use their brand strength to weather unpredictable travel industry challenges.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

MARCH 1, 2023

We are ecstatic to announce that two Perficient colleagues have been honored as Optimizely Most Valuable Professionals (OMVP). Huge congratulations to David Lewis and John Dymond! David and John are two of only eight total individuals selected as OMVPs in 2023. Perficient now boasts six of the 89 total OMVPs worldwide! Optimizely MVP Program In 2007, EPiServer (now Optimizely) started a program called the Most Valuable Professionals Program.

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Advertiser: G-P

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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Aspirant

MARCH 1, 2023

With any big project comes lots of questions. And regarding application integration , there is an endless stream of questions from every direction. So, let's take a deep breath and look at the key questions you need to be able to answer before your next application integration project.

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V-Soft Consulting

MARCH 1, 2023

This month we are spotlighting Regional Market Director, Ryan Frazier. Ryan has been with V-Soft for over four months and already has made a huge impact. We sat down with Ryan to get to know him a little more and what his world looks like outside the office.

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Marketing 52

McKinsey and Company

MARCH 1, 2023

A merger creates an opportunity to reinvent the procurement function, turning it into an innovation engine and strategic partner to business leaders.

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Engineering 58

SIG Speaks

MARCH 1, 2023

This blog was previously published on Procureability's website. Conference season provides excellent opportunities for in-person networking and professional growth. Keep in mind though that conferences cost time and money. It’s worth asking how you can make the most out of the events on your schedule. Here are some of our favorite tips for optimizing your investment.

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Advisory Regulations Flexibility Managed Services 40

Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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.

Accounting

McKinsey and Company

MARCH 1, 2023

Residual value management will be the critical success factor in the auto finance sector, notably for scaling and running a car leasing portfolio.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

MARCH 1, 2023

I have some excellent news, so please make sure you read to the end. But to start with, let me share a story of mine with you. It was 2016 when I made my first trip to SUGCON which was held in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was the first time I met the global Sitecore community and here is why I was so much impressed. SUGCON Working with the platform involved lots of collaboration with other folks as Sitecore is exceptionally flexible to customization and back in those days documentation was not as goo

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Out-Tasking Collaborations Marketing Flexibility 69

Everest Group

MARCH 1, 2023

ChatGPT’s arrival has brought much hype and speculation that it could replace several human workforce areas. While ChatGPT shows great early potential, how will it impact the “future of work” and the overall talent landscape? Read the latest blog in our series to learn more about the impact of ChatGPT and other generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions on the workforce.

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Marketing Co-Sourcing Content Writing Finance 52

Perficient Digital Transformation

MARCH 1, 2023

Are you a part of the Human Resources team, which is tasked with reporting on Equal Employment Opportunity? Are you an Oracle Human Capital Management consultant tasked with configuring the environment setup of this report? The goal of this blog is twofold: demystify EEO reporting by defining the various reports, and outline EEO-1 reporting setups for Oracle HCM.

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Human Resources Payroll Out-Tasking Jobbing 64

Advertiser: G-P

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.

Global Hiring

Everest Group

MARCH 1, 2023

Balancing experience with data and trust is essential to delivering engaging personalized experiences for customers and driving business success. Developing a robust and scalable automated process for data-driven personalization is critical for enterprises to win in the evolving personalization and interactive experience segment. Read on to learn more.

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