Velocity Global

MAY 25, 2023

In today’s international marketplace, more companies are sending employees on assignment overseas or implementing a global mobility policy that allows employees to work abroad. In fact, millions of expatriates live and work around the globe, and those numbers are only expected to rise. As expatriate employment increases, employers must provide comprehensive expat benefits that not only help retain talent and ease the stress of relocation but comply with local labor laws.

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Global Expansion

MAY 26, 2023

Global expansion is many businesses’ ultimate goal, but it can become prohibitively expensive if not executed correctly. But no matter which market a company targets, successfully navigating global compliance is difficult yet necessary—and the financial penalties for non-compliance are high, and damage to an organization's reputation can be terminal.

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Transparent BPO Outsourcing

MAY 12, 2023

The island paradise boasts a renowned reputation for affable and friendly residents – and this extends into the mentality of local agents. With a perfect location, as well as strong cultural and economic ties to the US – Jamacia has been positioned to be among the most important nearshore locations as early as the 1990s. […] The post Jamaica – A keystone location for BPO in the Caribbean appeared first on Transparent BPO.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

MAY 12, 2023

We Said 2023 Would Be Weird … We Were Right Just over a year ago, we were in the throes of the so-called Great Resignation. Nearly every call I had with a client was about how to compete for talent, including debates over signing bonuses vs.

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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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The Global Small Business Blog

MAY 2, 2023

©2023 Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global Who doesn't want to make the world a better place? Founder of OMSutra, Jyoti Jaiswal, will be talking about how to get started and weave in positivity and consciously crafted design to make her point. Join Jyoti and wegg® free of charge on Wednesday, May 3rd at 11 AM CT. To learn more and to register, visit: [link].

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McKinsey and Company

MAY 11, 2023

Generative AI is evolving at record speed while CEOs are still learning the technology’s business value and risks. Here, we offer some of the generative AI essentials.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

MAY 8, 2023

Leaders in the healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, and automotive industries, among others, are seeking to improve the customer experience while streamlining operations for maximum efficiency and profitability. In order to remain competitive in a constantly evolving market, many organizations seeking long-term success have turned to Salesforce and its partners like Perficient.

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IBM Business Partners

MAY 25, 2023

IBM Consulting has established a Center of Excellence for generative AI. It stands alongside IBM Consulting’s existing global AI and Automation practice, which includes 21,000 data and AI consultants who have conducted over 40,000 enterprise client engagements. The Center of Excellence (CoE) already has more than 1,000 consultants with specialized generative AI expertise that are engaging with a global set of clients to drive productivity in IT operations and core business processes like H

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Forrester Digital Transformation

MAY 1, 2023

Cybersecurity threats continue to plague organizations, multiplying like Mogwai in the 1984 hit movie “Gremlins” (just don’t feed them after midnight). Forrester data shows that almost three-quarters of organizations reported one or more data breaches in the past 12 months.

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The Global Small Business Blog

MAY 9, 2023

More than 750 women business owners from around the world have arrived in Las Vegas for their annual Women Presidents Organization Entrepreneurial Excellence Forum 2023 to network, learn and grow together. This is the most amazing program of the year for WPO. And I [Laurel Delaney] am so honored to have the opportunity to attend. Full disclosure: I am serve as the Chicago Chapter Chair for the Women Presidents Organization.

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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.

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McKinsey and Company

MAY 11, 2023

AI technology has revolutionized marketing and sales; now, generative AI promises to disrupt the way B2B and B2C players think about customer experience, productivity, and growth.

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The Hackett Group

MAY 2, 2023

Miami, FL – May 2, 202 3 – Answerthink, a division of The Hackett Group , Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT) , today announced that it has entered into a partnership agreement with Nagarro for sales of their ComplianceNow suite to U.S. companies using SAP software. ComplianceNow, part of Nagarro, is a suite of products for optimizing and streamlining SAP compliance processes.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

MAY 9, 2023

In our fourth and final segment of our Cloud Transformation for IT Leaders series, we will focus on driving enterprise velocity while maintaining best practices and consistency as your portfolio migration program matures. If done well, this is where your organization achieves true cloud maturity and is on its way to unlocking the incredible innovation possible with modern cloud, including data & analytics, AI / ML and automation – and lowering capital investments in data centers, support ven

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Zinnov

MAY 29, 2023

Fact: More than 55% of Fortune 500 companies now have executive leaders with an explicit mandate to promote diversity and inclusion. (Research by Forbes Best Employers for Diversity, 2022) Fact: Only ~18% of India’s 28,000 start-ups have women founders. Moreover, this share is similar across all stages of funding. ( Creating 10X Women Founders in India report 2023, a joint study with TiE Delhi-NCR, Zinnov, Google, NetApp, and Indian Angel Network) Despite women founders blazing a trail in the In

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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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Forrester Digital Transformation

MAY 8, 2023

CEOs believe their companies are more focused on customers than their CMOs believe. According to Forrester’s 2023 State Of Customer Obsession Survey, 90% of CEOs indicate their focus on customers guides their brand, product, and pricing strategies – while only 57% of B2C CMOs feel the same.

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The Global Small Business Blog

MAY 25, 2023

©iStock/Dmitry Kovalchuk To go global, businesses must navigate complex regulatory environments, cultural differences, language barriers, and logistical issues, not to mention the task of finding customers and getting paid. Given the potential benefits of expanding internationally , the effort is worth it on mastering the above. How can businesses best prepare for and navigate the inherent challenges of global growth?

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McKinsey and Company

MAY 10, 2023

A data-driven view of key metrics can help art organizations articulate value, reshape strategy, build resilience, and achieve operational excellence.

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IBM Services

MAY 9, 2023

Customer needs and market dynamics are constantly shifting from one moment to the next. There are thousands of business events flowing through every part of your organization every day. These events can provide a wealth of information about what’s actually happening across your business at any moment in time. Organizations that can capitalize on this continual stream of business intelligence can spot trends, issues and opportunities, address threats, and act quickly.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

MAY 9, 2023

Hybrid connectivity is rapidly becoming a critical aspect of modern cloud adoption. It allows for seamless communication between end users, on-premises data centers, and public cloud infrastructure. However, navigating the complexities of hybrid connectivity can be a daunting task for even the most seasoned IT professionals. While our ‘ IT Leader’s Guide to Multicloud Readiness ‘ provides a comprehensive exploration of this topic, this blog post is an informative Q&A to exp

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The Hackett Group

MAY 9, 2023

MIAMI, FL (May 9, 2023) – The Hackett Group , Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT), a leading benchmarking, research advisory and strategic consultancy firm that enables organizations to achieve Digital World Class ® performance, today announced its financial results for the first quarter, which ended on March 31, 2023. Financial Highlights Total revenue in the first quarter of 2023 was $71.2 million and revenue before reimbursements was $69.8 million, which was in line with our guidance.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

MAY 2, 2023

RSAC 2023 is a wrap! The Forrester security and risk team had 11 attendees at the RSA Conference last week. We really enjoyed meeting with clients and colleagues old and new — and now we’re *exhausted.* It’s no mystery why; as a team, we collectively participated in over 230 meetings and took more than 1.

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The Global Small Business Blog

MAY 11, 2023

©iStock/krblokhin An export trading company is an independent company that provides support services for firms engaged in exporting. This may include warehousing, shipping, insuring, and billing on behalf of the client. Find out what else an Export Trading Company can help with. Learn how Warren Buffet is investing in Japanese Trading Companies.

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Speaker: Rosemary Coates - Board Member & Founder at Reshoring Institute, Best-selling Author, Host of the Frictionless Supply Chain podcast

Supply chain disruptions create uncertainty and unpredictability for both businesses and consumers. These disruptions bring to light an organization's supply chain dependencies, which they were often unaware of when everything was running smoothly. Re-shoring is one solution that is gaining popularity as a result of pandemic-related issues. Companies can lower the risk of disruptions by shortening the supply chain and moving manufacturing close to the points of sale to reduce the need for expens

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McKinsey and Company

MAY 4, 2023

The travel industry is ripe for virtual disruption, and the metaverse presents a $20 billion opportunity—but some benefits are more assured than others.

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IBM Services

MAY 2, 2023

The introduction of generative AI systems into the public domain exposed people all over the world to new technological possibilities, implications, and even consequences many had yet to consider. Thanks to systems like ChatGPT, just about anyone can now use advanced AI models that are not only capable of detecting patterns, honing data, and making recommendations as earlier versions of AI would, but also moving beyond that to create new content, develop original chat responses, and more.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

MAY 20, 2023

People are funny. We reason with ourselves that we want the truth, but we prove time and again that we prefer being lied to. If your gut reaction to that statement is defiance, there is a strong chance that you’re lying to yourself about your own emotions. This article isn’t about the psychology of our rational versus emotional processing, but I mention it because we must be aware of this as we set out to provide and receive honest evaluations between ourselves, our team members, and business pa

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Raya Contact Center

MAY 30, 2023

We are thrilled to share the impressive financial performance of RAYA CX for the first quarter of 2023. Our company has experienced a substantial increase in revenue, with an outstanding 76.1% year-on-year growth. This remarkable achievement reflects our commitment to delivering exceptional services and our drive for innovation and growth. Key Financial Highlights: Revenue growth: RAYA CX achieved a remarkable 76.1% increase in consolidated revenues during Q1 2023, compared to the previous year.

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Speaker: Jason Ciment - Get Visible | Mark Wald - SPRCHRGR | Leo Gestetner - Thankz | Michael S. Kraus - Expak Logistics

Remote work has helped future-proof organizations and increased their flexibility. However, sourcing candidates nationally poses new challenges and is proving difficult. The global sourcing industry seems to be in a state of war. DEI, attracting qualified candidates, and physical demographics are just a few of the issues that organizations face. Many companies are failing to win in this new landscape due to the intersectionality of problems in global sourcing.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

MAY 10, 2023

With more than 300 million creators worldwide, the creator economy has grown exponentially over the last several years and shows no signs of slowing down. Creators — individuals who make and monetize social media content — matter to brands because they wield the power to make ideas, trends, songs, or products go mainstream overnight.

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The Global Small Business Blog

MAY 4, 2023

©iStock/metamorworks While the most successful companies tend to follow the money, that shouldn’t be your sole motivation for going global. There are five main indicators for determining if your startup is ready to go global. If one or two of the indicators here apply to your business, you’re definitely headed in the right direction. But before you take the leap, you need to be aware of the challenges and risks.

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McKinsey and Company

MAY 2, 2023

The executive committee at Walmex had to lead differently to take the company into the digital age. They reflect on the changes in the organization and in themselves.

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IBM Services

MAY 9, 2023

If you’ve followed IBM over the past few years, you know how critical the IBM Ecosystem is to our growth strategy. It’s why we gave partners access to the same training and enablement as IBMers last year, launched a new partner program in January, and continue investing in and growing the IBM Ecosystem. So, it should come as no surprise that partners are front and center during our annual Think conference this week.

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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.

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