Fri.Sep 30, 2022

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Meet The New Analyst Covering Digital Business & Strategy: William Dahlgren

Forrester Digital Transformation

New analyst joins Forrester's Stockholm office to cover Digital Business & Strategy (DB&S) and focus on topics such as digital strategy and metrics across industries.

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7 Ways to Boost Your UI/UX Design

Groove Technology

UI/UX design has grown more important than ever in the technology-driven society where the majority of the material we consume is digital. Whether a mobile app or a website, having an aesthetically pleasing and practical interface tempts users to stay. What does that mean for your company, though? It implies that your clients will look to you for a beautiful experience and want it fast.

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Is the Golden Age of Globalization Over?

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/lena_serditova “The golden age of globalization that we experienced in the last 30 years since the end of the Cold War has ended clearly and we are entering a new era, a new era that will be marked by greater geopolitical contestation,” said Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong. Agree? Disagree? Learn more.

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Economic conditions outlook, September 2022

McKinsey and Company

In stormy weather, survey respondents maintain realism about the global economy. While geopolitical conflicts and inflation remain top of mind, concerns about energy volatility predominate in Europe.

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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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Shifting Your Focus from Cost to Throughput is How You Can Thrive – a Systemic Approach Part 15

Intelligent Management Inc.

In the previous posts in this series, we looked at how to build and manage an organization as a system to radically improve performance and compete in today’s complex, non-linear global business environment. This is what the Decalogue methodology was designed to do. So what happens when the company achieves a much higher level of performance but we have more capacity than we are able to sell?

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Sustainability in packaging: Five key levers for significant impact

McKinsey and Company

Our survey reveals a strong commitment to sustainability in packaging, but few organizations are on track to meet these goals. We suggest five levers to get companies back on track.

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Winners take all in global apparel, fashion, and luxury

McKinsey and Company

Luxury and sportswear have delivered consistently high returns through turbulent years. But outliers from other categories offer insights into outperformance in a volatile global apparel market.

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[Podcast] What If Intuition and Data Could Hold Hands? An Interview with Will Stacy

Perficient Digital Transformation

In this episode, Jim talks with Will Stacy, Chief Marketing & Digital Officer at GM Financial, about how to approach leadership in the face of massive disruption and how a culture of mentorship makes a world of difference in how an organization grows and evolves. We’d love to get your feedback on a “white noise” word or topic you’d like for us to cover.

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Why businesses need explainable AI—and how to deliver it

McKinsey and Company

As artificial intelligence informs more decisions, companies’ AI systems must be understood by users and those affected by AI use. Actions in two areas can maximize AI’s benefits and minimize risk.

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Dreamforce ’22: Blazing Trails in the Manufacturing and Automotive Industries

Perficient Digital Transformation

Last week, our team attended Salesforce’s largest conference, Dreamforce , in San Francisco. For many attendees, it was the first time in three years that they were able to gather in-person with peers and clients. During the three-day conference , 40,000 Salesforce partners, clients, and vendors got together to hear from Salesforce leadership, industry experts, and a handful of celebrities, as well as get hands-on experience with Salesforce platforms.

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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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Looking back: What does the ‘long term’ really mean?

McKinsey and Company

Stock markets can be volatile, and some years they decline. But the ups far outnumber the downs—and returns are in line with two centuries of performance.

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4 Lessons I Learned in My First 4 Months: Starting a New Job at Perficient

Perficient Digital Transformation

Starting a new job can pose a bit of a challenge and usually requires a great deal of effort. Often, you try to make good first impressions with your new coworkers, sync up with your manager, learn new products and workflows, get accustomed to a new culture, learn the skillsets of people to know who to direct questions towards, and more. All these tasks can be extremely stressful.

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How a Spanish scale-up became a leader in green energy

McKinsey and Company

Holaluz cofounder Carlota Pi Amorós details her ambition for the start-up to become a decentralized energy-as-a-service green-tech company.

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Oracle EDM and FreeForm Planning

Perficient Digital Transformation

Oracle’s September new features list for EDM (Enterprise Data Management) contains quite a few exciting items. One particular new feature that Oracle EPM customers should be aware of is EDM’s ability to support FreeForm Planning applications. Starting this month, EDM now contains an new application type specifically for FreeForm Planning applications!

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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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Exploring virtual reality and developing new skills with the CGS internship program

Capgemini

Exploring virtual reality and developing new skills with the Capgemini Government Solutions internship program Capgemini 30 Sep 2022. During summer 2022, Capgemini Government Solutions (CGS) welcomed 10 interns to dive into consulting and information technology in the federal government market. From information technology strategy to delivering digital customer experiences, interns improved upon skills and learned about the latest industry trends while receiving mentorship from Capgemini leaders

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Add PowerShell Script to the Context Menu in Sitecore SXA

Perficient Digital Transformation

This blog describes how to make any PowerShell script appear in the context menu of an item in Sitecore SXA. As a result, these menu options should only be available when necessary. We’ll also see ShowRule and EnableRule fields in the PowerShell script items for hiding/showing and enabling/disabling based on some fundamental Sitecore rules. Context Menu – When we right-click on any Sitecore item, a menu with multiple options such as Insert, search, duplicate, and so on appears.

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Digital Manufacturing And The Emergence Of Industry 5.0

Zinnov

By Rajat Kohli, Partner, Zinnov; Atul Srivastava, Engagement Manager, Zinnov; Chitvan Varshneya, Project Lead, Zinnov; Vishal Madan, Consultant, Zinnov; Omkar Galgalikar, Analyst, Zinnov. Move over Industry 4.0, Industry 5.0 has arrived! The last 2 years have set the stage for this transition in the Digital Manufacturing industry, where technologies such as Metaverse , Quantum Computing, Web 3.0, Fog Computing, 6G, etc., will witness massive adoption.

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Optimizely CMS: Content Delivery API – The Case of the Duplicate API Refresh Token

Perficient Digital Transformation

A couple of weeks ago I came across an interesting case where a mobile app was calling into the Content Delivery API to retrieve some data, but the calls would fail with a 406 HTTP Status Code. After some investigation, we found that the duplicate refresh tokens were being added to the system. Revoking the tokens would temporarily fix the issue. But often we would need to revoke the tokens again a couple of hours later.

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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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Employment in Colombia: How to Hire Remote Workers in Colombia

Velocity Global

Hiring remote workers in Colombia is an exciting growth move for international companies. Colombia is a Pacific Alliance member, which accounts for half of all Latin America’s foreign trade. There are many young and technology-savvy professionals in Colombia, who have a 95% literacy rate and 68% smartphone adoption rate. Employment in Colombia is a complex system—this guide will help clarify how to hire remote workers in Colombia.

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Why Manufacturers Consider Nearshoring to Mexico a Competitive Advantage

Ivemsa

Moving production to a new location and changing setup models is a complex undertaking that takes significant effort. However, due to ongoing trade restrictions between the U.S. and China, as well as complications resulting from COVID-19 shutdowns and slowdowns, many U.S. manufacturers are considering nearshoring to Mexico as a competitive advantage that’s worth the commitment.

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Who is Leading Customer Experience Management (CXM) Services in Europe? | LinkedIn Live

Everest Group

LINKEDIN LIVE. Who is Leading Customer Experience Management (CXM) Services in Europe? September 29, 2022 |. 10:00 CDT | 11:00 AM EDT. The Customer Experience Management (CXM) market in EMEA is booming due to increased demand for outsourcing, as enterprises look to improve the customer experience, balance risk, and save money. With leading-edge capabilities like analytics, robotic process automation (RPA), and chatbots combined with traditional customer service skills, service providers are enab

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Overcoming the holiday’s biggest CX challenges

Influx

Providing exceptional customer service is a necessity that has never been more important. However, the majority of CX teams still have to overcome significant obstacles. High customer expectations, fierce competition, and immediate responses across a rising number of digital and physical channels are challenges that intensify during the busy holiday season. .

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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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Task Mining Playbook: Featuring Bayer Case Study | On-demand Webinar

Everest Group

In this on-demand webinar, Amardeep Modi , VP at Everest Group, will join a panel to discuss why organizations demand deeper visibility into people, processes, and technology. You will learn: Why traditional manual techniques for process discovery are a barrier to scale. How organizations can kick-start their task mining journey. How technology leaders can drive a shift towards task mining in their organizations, and more.

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How to Attract Today’s Top Talent: 5 Perks Employees Expect

Globalization Partners

In today’s competitive global market, companies need to make offers that speak to more than just the financial needs of potential hires. For that reason, employers are now exploring alternative strategies to help create a positive work environment that not only attracts candidates but retains current employees — and evolving company perks has proven to be a major tipping point.

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Sankalp Global Summit | Virtual Event

Everest Group

Rita N. Soni , Principal Analyst, Impact Sourcing and Sustainability Research at Everest Group, will join a panel of experts to deliver a session titled The Next Evolution of #Tech4Good – Inclusivity in Tech Jobs. They will discuss how companies are creating good job opportunities for people from marginalized communities and how impact sourcing has evolved since Rockefeller Foundation coined the term in 2012.

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How A Strong Collaboration Between CMO And CIO Accelerates Businesses’ Success

Forrester Digital Transformation

Technology is not the exclusive core expertise of IT anymore. For many years, technology has had a place in the B2B marketing strategy and represents a big part of marketing’s responsibility. In addition to implementing and running the relevant marketing technology, marketing requires the knowledge to use it effectively to drive the revenue engine, create […].

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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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IT-BP Service Delivery from the Middle East and North Africa: Growth Drivers & Challenges | Market Insights

Everest Group

IT-BP Service Delivery. VIEW THE FULL REPORT.

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Four Key Takeaways From The 2022 State Of Retail Payments Survey

Forrester Digital Transformation

82% of software-decision makers at US retail companies are planning to adopt or are adopting payments software in 2022, per Forrester's data.

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Leading IT-BP Service Delivery Locations in the Middle East and North Africa | Market Insights

Everest Group

IT-BP Service Delivery. VIEW THE FULL REPORT.

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Introduction to AWS CloudWatch

Perficient Digital Transformation

AWS CloudWatch monitors AWS resources and your applications on AWS. AWS resources such as EC2 instances, RDS databases, load balancers, etc., can be monitored in real-time with CloudWatch. The CloudWatch service allows you to collect and track metrics, monitor log files, set alarms, and automatically react to changes in AWS resources. It automatically provides latency, request count, and CPU utilization information.

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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.