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Global K-Pop Stars BTS Go to WhiteHouse to Stop Asian Hate Crimes and Discrimination

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/9parusnikov With their dance videos and catchy songs, Korean band BTS is one of the most popular pop bands in the world. At a White House press briefing , they talked about the importance of inclusion and representation. Last year President Biden signed into law the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act to give law enforcement resources to investigate crimes against Asian Americans and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders.

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M?ng ngày qu?c t? thi?u nhi

Groove Technology

?ã ??n lúc dành cho nh?ng món quà ??y màu s?c và ni?m vui vì hôm nay là Ngày qu?c t? Thi?u nhi. Cùng v?i món quà nh? này, Groove chúc cho tình yêu th??ng và ti?ng c??i luôn hi?n di?n trên khuôn m?t c?a m?i b?n nh?! Hãy cùng bi?n th? gi?i này tr? thành m?t n?i an toàn và thú v? cho nh?ng ??a tr? c?a chúng ta – nh?ng ng??i xây d?ng t??ng lai.

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Invest In The Healthcare Data Of The Future Or Flatline

Forrester Digital Transformation

My name is Kyle Rybarczyk, and I recently joined Forrester as an analyst covering data analytics, AI/ML, enterprise health clouds, electronic health records, and the digital front door in the healthcare sector. I have a passion for healthcare, the ever-changing digital world, and how the two will combine to streamline workflows and improve patient outcomes […].

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What Should You Know About Outsourcing Python Software Development?

Groove Technology

Python is a high-level programming language that’s mostly used to create web applications, websites, and desktop programs. Other than web development, the general-purpose language is utilized for server-side mobile and web development, big data processing, system scripting, mathematics calculations, advanced analytics, cryptocurrency solutions, and so on.

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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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Customer Success: Broaden Your Conference Horizons

Forrester Digital Transformation

Attending conferences with other functional leaders can pave the way for change by broadening horizons and expanding perspectives. Our opening keynote demonstrated how anyone, with the proper approach, can create the conditions necessary for change.

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Understanding the Internet of Things (IoT) and Its Connection to Automation

Automation Anywhere

Since the term “Internet of Things” was coined in 1999, there’s been a lot of noise around it and its impact on our personal and business lives. From the way we shop and travel to the way manufacturers monitor and manage inventory to the way farmers keep track of their livestock, IoT has transformed life in many areas and gone from just a crazy vision to an essential reality.

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Integrating Terraform with Jenkins (CI/CD)

Perficient Digital Transformation

Automated Infrastructure (AWS) Setup Using Terraform and Jenkins (Launch EC2 and VPC). In this blog we will discuss how to execute the Terraform code using Jenkins and set up AWS infrastructure such as EC2 and VPC. For those of you are unfamiliar with Jenkins, it is an open-source continuous integration and continuous development automation tool that allows us to implement CI/CD workflows, called pipelines.

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Merchant Payment Processing: Champion/Challenger Models Make Vendors Earn Their Volume

Forrester Digital Transformation

For our latest evaluation in the merchant payment provider space, Forrester identified 11 leading vendors - learn more about our findings.

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Forward Thinking on measuring the value of the digital age with Avinash Collis

McKinsey and Company

Born in India and now a professor in Texas, Avinash Collis talks about his work on creating a data dashboard that will enable us to measure the true value of the digital age.

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How to Create a Positive Customer Service Experience for Your Brand

Influx

Gone are the days of long wait times, incomplete answers, and mediocre resolutions. Well, at least that’s the way it needs to be if you want your brand to succeed in this era of customer experience. After all, it only takes a few bad reviews or negative customer experiences to cause some serious damage to your company’s reputation. . Estimates of poor customer service cost companies between $75 billion to $1.6 trillion annually (NewVoiceMedia).

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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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Are states ready to close the US digital divide?

McKinsey and Company

More than $100 billion in federal funding is being deployed to bring broadband to every American household as part of the largest public investment to connect Americans since the creation of the Interstate Highway System.

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The Azure Well Architected Framework: Performance Efficiency Pillar

Perficient Digital Transformation

A group of five pillars encompassing Reliability, Security, Cost Optimization, Operational Excellence, and Performance Efficiency. The Well-Architected Framework was introduced in July of 2020 to help manage the growing complexity of the cloud. The pillars of the framework can rarely be implemented individually. As you continue to grow the functional capability of your workloads, the impact it has on the system can be profound.

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Human capital at work: The value of experience

McKinsey and Company

Human capital represents two-thirds of wealth for the average individual—and work experience contributes almost half of that value.

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How to hire dedicated developers for your software team

The Scalers

CONTENTS Scaling in a competitive market How you can hire dedicated developers Be clear about your requirements Conduct structured interviews Perform rigorous technical tests Streamline the hiring process Assess cultural compatibility Attract and motivate candidates Partnering with an offshore development expert. The software industry is currently experiencing tremendous growth.

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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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Moving the needle on burnout: What does the data say?

McKinsey and Company

The interactive illustrates the opportunity for employers to address key workplace factors (toxic workplace behavior, inclusivity, supportive growth environment, and sustainable work) and the potential impact on key outcomes (work engagement, job satisfaction, burnout symptoms, and intent to leave).

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People of Perficient: Meet Toya Gates, Senior Project Manager

Perficient Digital Transformation

Toya Gates, senior project manager, is a leader at Perficient who enables her team to do their best work through open communication, flexibility, and more. I recently sat down with her to learn more about her role. We also discussed the things she values about Perficient’s culture of collaboration and inclusion. Thank you for joining me today, Toya.

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Reflections on 20 years of McKinsey on Finance—and three challenges ahead

McKinsey and Company

Revolutionary innovations, brilliant ideas, and climate imperatives will change everything—except the fundamentals of finance and economics.

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Working Remotely From Another County: 3 Things You Should Consider

Velocity Global

With advancements in technology, opportunity, and employer attitudes, it is truly possible to work from anywhere. For some, that might mean overlooking ski slopes from a chalet in France, while others might want to watch the waves crash into the shore from a luxury condo in the Bahamas. Whatever your speed, it’s more possible than ever to get there.

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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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When and by Whom Should TRACE Transactions Be Reported? (Part 4 of 6)

Perficient Digital Transformation

So far in our 6-part blog series explaining the intricacies of TRACE, we have defined TRACE reporting, detailed the prep work to be done in order to effectively report TRACE transactions , and reviewed considerations for alternative trading systems. Now, for part 4 of the series, we will delve into the details of when and by whom transactions should be reported.

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Nourishing equity: Meeting Black consumers’ needs in food

McKinsey and Company

Retailers and restaurants have an opportunity to give Black consumers equitable access to the foods they want.

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What Is a W-8BEN Form?

Velocity Global

Having a skilled workforce often means targeting and hiring talent across international borders. If a U.S. employer pays foreign employees and contractors outside of the United States, a W-8BEN Form is a necessary tax requirement to certify their country of residence. The guide below outlines the purpose of a W-8BEN Form, who needs to fill it out, and why it’s a crucial element in your global workforce toolbox.

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Governors-elect have transition teams. What about their cabinets?

McKinsey and Company

Unlike newly elected governors, top appointees and officials typically start their jobs without the backing of a transition team. Still, with a strategic approach, they can hit the ground running.

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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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Guide to Hiring in Vietnam

Globalization Partners

Vietnam has a strong workforce of educated, skilled talent that can help your company succeed as you grow internationally or take on remote employees. For your working relationship to be successful, you need a firm understanding of how each region’s employment laws work and what your rights as an employer are. In this guide, you’ll learn how to hire in Vietnam , including tips for navigating cultural differences, understanding local labor laws, and securing remote talent.

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US polyethylene price evolution and what to expect

McKinsey and Company

Prices for petrochemicals in the United States have increased significantly, even beyond what fundamentals would dictate.

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What Is A Queue?

Balbelforce

Whilst the term ‘call center queue’ may be foreign to you, you’ve most probably been held in one before. If you contact a call center and there are no agents available, you will likely be placed in a queue. During this time, you might get to listen to some nice music, punctuated with the occasional “your call is very important to us”. It’s not always pleasant for the customer but queues are a vital part of customer service.

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Everest Group Unveils 8th Annual Business Process Services Top 50 | Press Release

Everest Group

ADP, Teleperformance, Accenture, Concentrix and Sitel Group take Top 5 spots among world’s largest third-party BPS providers DALLAS, June 1, 2022 — Everest Group today released the eighth annual edition of “The Everest Group BPS Top 50 ,” a ranking of the world’s largest third-party providers of business process services (BPS). The list was launched in 2015 as the first of its kind for the global industry, which is now valued at more than US$225 billion.

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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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Inbound Call Center Services – Here’s What You Should Know Before Outsourcing

Balbelforce

Starting or expanding a call center isn’t easy or cheap. You have to find office space, hire new recruits, and then train them to get them up to scratch. During this time, your existing service team is going to be pushed to the edge dealing with the rush of new customers. Outsourcing inbound call center services is a good alternative for some businesses.

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How to Develop a Custom WordPress Website in 2022? The Guide to Action

SPD Load

Are you a startup founder, serial entrepreneur, or head of marketing that wants to build a custom WordPress site? Or do you.

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How to keep ahead of the game in Equipment Testing and improve your Product's Time to Market

Wirtek

Why is time to market so important, and how does it impact profitability? Electronic products need to be on the market at the right time to maximize profits. Just think about it. If the product launches too soon, the consumers are not ready; if the product launches too late, it becomes outdated. What's more, if you wait too long to create the best product and your target users are happy with another product, it doesn't matter anymore.

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How Do Phone Answering Services Help to Grow Your Business Reputation Worldwide?

Go4Customer

In this age, phone answering services are booming. Why? This is because it is the most common way that is used by various organizations to deliver better customer service. Today, when customers contact an organization and after that, if they need to wait for a long time to reach your customer representatives then there are chances that they can be frustrated.

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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.