February, 2019

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Whatever You Call It, Outsourcing to Puerto Rico Is a “Shore” Thing for U.S. Businesses

Future of Digital Sourcing Nearshoring

Puerto Rico may suffer a severe identity crisis when it comes to naming its category of outsourcing. It’s not really offshoring from the U.S.…nearshoring may be a better term. But as a U.S. territory, is it technically onshoring? When one thinks of that term, an image of open spaces in Oklahoma or Michigan come to mind – and that’s definitely not Puerto Rico.

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Create Stakeholder Alignment and an Empowered Team for Your MDM Project

Aspirant

The most important step in starting an MDM solution (and really any project) is to listen to the people involved. In order for an implementation to be successful you need the voices of all stakeholders.

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German Firms to Explore Investment Prospects, BPO in Philippines

SourceFit

German companies remain interested in business opportunities in the Philippines as they see great potential for trade and investment, according to Martin Henkelmann, executive director of the German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI). German firms are particularly keen to invest in the business process outsourcing (BPO), infrastructure and energy industries.

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A 4 Step-Checklist for Surviving the Move to Cloud for Life Science Companies

IT Convergence

Not every business benefits from a lightning-fast move to the Cloud. While younger and less mature organizations may have the agility for a quick lift and shift execution, more established businesses often have concerns around cost and governance that significantly impact their approach to the Cloud. For industries like food and drug development and manufacturing, a deliberate approach that makes use of compliant Cloud Managed Services is especially important in meeting security and compliance r

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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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E-Commerce Customer Service Best Practices That The Household Goods Industry Should Follow

Magellan Solutions

What does it take for the household goods industry to succeed in the online world? Aside from creating powerful marketing messages, they should also devise effective and efficient e-commerce customer service best practices. Here are the reasons why. Because of its convenient features, nothing can seem to stop the growth of online shopping. It is like giving people the ability to access an entire shopping mall with their hands without going anywhere.

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How to Align Trainings with Business Goals

Aspirant

All businesses participate in some form of training. But what’s your objective? Does your company put employees through training to check off a box? Is it to improve employee engagement and morale? Maybe you want to have a reputation for investing in staff development? These are all good reasons.

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Recognize and Fix Misalignment of HR and Annual Goals

Aspirant

We’ve talked about the importance of including HR in the planning and developing stage of your yearly goals here. But what happens when you don’t? How can you tell if your annual goals and your HR department are out of alignment with each other? And, what can you do to fix that?

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How to Attract Top Tech Talent

Aspirant

We know 2019 is expected to bring about an increase in tech hires and that companies are looking for diverse employees with a wide range of experiences and skills. There will likely be more positions than there are candidates, so you’re going to have to step up your game to attract the kind of hires you want.

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Three Reasons You Need a Communications Specialist in Your Tech Department

Aspirant

Whether you have a communications point person or need to work with other departments yourself, open and clear communication is a necessity. Having a person skilled in communication on your tech team is vitally important.

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How Financial Analytics Can Transform Your Business

IT Convergence

Modern finance has evolved beyond the traditional financial statements and reports. CFOs are embracing advanced analytics to increase efficiency in finance processes and partner with the business for actionable insight. Organizations are looking to CFOs are able to provide forward-looking insights in a visual, easily consumable format, empowering the management to make fact-based decisions.

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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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3 Critical Questions to Build your Global ERP Rollout's Business Case

IT Convergence

Businesses that have grown outside of their country limits, face the situation of managing and controlling operations with different legal, taxation and accounting standards. In order to address this, they have relied on a local systems, but while this solves the local problems, it doesn’t do much to follow your corporate standards and processes, presenting in the long run, a series of challenges that can arise from running a separate ERP system for each subsidiary.

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Did you know? Cloud Misconfiguration and Mismanagement are the Biggest Security Risks of 2019

IT Convergence

A recent report from Gartner on the top security priorities for 2019 posits that “Nearly all successful attacks on cloud services are the result of customer misconfiguration , mismanagement and mistakes.” This should bring two major issues to the forefront for IT leaders charged with Security and Risk Management.

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7 Things CIOs Should Look for in a Modern ERP System

IT Convergence

“By 2022, organizations that continuously improve their SaaS ERP will realize 50% more business value through adopting the latest best practices in frequent vendor releases.”. - Gartner.

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5 REASONS GLOBAL ERP ROLLOUTS FAIL

IT Convergence

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The 2023 Supply Chain Crystal Ball: Challenges and Solutions

Speaker: Olivia Montgomery, Associate Principal Supply Chain Analyst

Curious to know how your peers are navigating ongoing disruption? The supply chain management techniques that dominated the last 30 years are no longer supporting consumer behavior or logistics and manufacturing capabilities. So what’s working now? What should your plans for 2023 include? By researching the supply chain challenges and solutions that businesses – especially small and midsize businesses – are currently experiencing, we’ve learned what’s working and what’s not.

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Should Online Shops Outsource E-Commerce Customer Care?

Magellan Solutions

Not everyone who ventured into online entrepreneurship is geared to survive — and to succeed. Can e-commerce customer care help them last in the saturated market? Closing sales marks only the start of your real journey with your customer. What happens after the purchase determines whether that relationship will continue in the future or not. The good news: you have the ability to make them coming back for more.

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Top 10 Effective Ways For Consumer Gadget Stores To Improve Customer Service In E-Commerce

Magellan Solutions

If entrepreneurs know how to improve customer service in e-commerce, they are setting themselves one step closer to success. For the past years, the e-commerce industry experiences unprecedented growth. In 2017 alone, around 1.66 billion people globally bought goods online or an equivalent of US$2.3 trillion in sales, a Statista report found out. And it’s not slowing down anytime.