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Infrastructure Limitations Make Rural Communities More Vulnerable To The Mental Health Crisis

Forrester Digital Transformation

There’s been massive adoption of virtual care for mental health that has granted more accessibility to mental health support. Forrester predicts 60% of virtual visits this year will be for mental health treatment. In addition the availability of virtual care for mental health is more widely available than ever before made available to patients through […].

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Exports to Play a Big Role in India's Economy

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/Jirardoj Praditcharoenkul Abhijit Kamra, director, Global Trade, Amazon India, and Dr Avik Sarkar professor, Indian School of Business (ISB), firmly believes that India has all the right ingredients to emerge as a strong export’s hub, ushering in the fourth industrial revolution. In the 21st century, the power of the internet, combined with rapid digitization levels and use of machine learning and artificial intelligence can lead the nationals and citizens of India to the vision of Expor

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How to Find Employees for a Successful LMS

Groove Technology

The eLearning sector is expanding rapidly. There are numerous free and paid resources available for businesses of all sizes. As a result, a successful LMS makes learning new skills, growing your business, and training your personnel has never been easier. The Elearning Sector Is Expanding Rapidly. It is convenient to use free online eLearning resources.

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Toward smart production: Machine intelligence in business operations

McKinsey and Company

A detailed study of machine intelligence in industrial and manufacturing operations reveals the surprisingly different paths companies can take. But a group of leaders shares similar characteristics.

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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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Simplicity Underpins Future Payment Fabric And The Future Of Payments

Forrester Digital Transformation

The future of payments will see firms shift focus from consumers toward businesses, embedding payment technology (not payments), and programmable payments in a quest to mitigate complexity.

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A Snow Day

The Global Small Business Blog

©2022 Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved. "A snow day literally and figuratively falls from the sky, unbidden, and seems like a thing of wonder." – Susan Orlean".

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Perficient’s Key Takeaways: The Forrester Wave™: Digital Process Automation Software, Q4 2021

Perficient Digital Transformation

Digital process automation (DPA), also called process orchestration, leverages digital technology to perform a task in order to accomplish a workflow or function, such as the loan process at a bank. With DPA, you can define event-driven business rules that provide a streamlined next step for all processes within your enterprise. As enterprises continue to invest in automation, selecting the vendor with the right platform to meet your business’ demands is paramount.

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It’s Time!! Augment Human Ingenuity With AI To Scale Creativity

Forrester Digital Transformation

Technology plays a significant role in helping firms unleash creative innovation. Artificial intelligence is a perfect example. But AI can also help humans be more creative and therefore represents a great opportunity for enterprises to scale more creativity throughout their organization. AI Is Maturing Fast And Is Getting Better At Increasing Human Creativity In 2014, […].

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How It's Done: Growing An Organic, Natural Wellness Brand Globally (wegginar® 2/2/22)

The Global Small Business Blog

©2022 Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global®. All rights reserved. Stephanie Morimoto is Owner & CEO of Asutra , where she is passionate about helping people take care of themselves on purpose so they can get the most out of life – what she calls active self care. Asutra offers over 50 organic, natural remedies for pain relief, sleep and rejuvenation, so you can care for yourself well.

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From facility to home: How healthcare could shift by 2025

McKinsey and Company

Up to $265 billion worth of care services for Medicare fee-for-service and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries could shift to the home by 2025.

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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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Congratulations to the Recent Perficient Bright Paths Graduates

Perficient Digital Transformation

Custom Coding Bootcamp Focuses on Advancing Diversity in Technology. Queue the graduation march song! Today marks the conclusion of Perficient’s Bright Paths Program in Detroit and Lafayette, Louisiana, and Perficient is proud to announce the graduation of 55 exceptional students from the program. Designed to advance STEM education and career opportunities for underrepresented constituencies and communities, the second Bright Paths Program began in fall 2021 in partnership with Strayer Universit

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Navigating The Business Roundtable’s Roadmap for Responsible AI

Forrester Digital Transformation

Last week, the Business Roundtable (an influential group of CEOs of major US companies) published a Roadmap for Responsible Artificial Intelligence. While many companies are already thinking about responsible AI due to market forces such as the impending Artificial Intelligence Act in Europe and the demands of values-based consumers, this announcement will elevate the conversation […].

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The Spring Festival: A Preserved National and Cultural Identity

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/Sensvector The world is searching for harmony amid crises and an occasion like the Spring Festival – the Chinese New Year – is an intriguing holiday that has acquired the hallmarks of a global holiday by offering an opportunity to evaluate human development and work in tandem with needs and demands. Apart from China, it is also celebrated by hundreds of thousands of Chinese living in foreign lands.

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Transforming through disruption: A conversation with Dan Antonelli

McKinsey and Company

Dan Antonelli, CEO and president of Ruiz Foods, takes us through his company’s transformation journey and shares hard-won insights on how to drive sustainable and lasting change.

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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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Perficient and Adobe to Host Women in Digital on International Women’s Day

Perficient Digital Transformation

Perficient and Adobe will partner to host the sixth annual Women in Digital panel just before Adobe Summit 2022. This year, we’re excited to celebrate women around the world as we’ll hold our virtual event on International Women’s Day, Tuesday, March 8. In honor of this worldwide celebration, each confirmed attendee will result in a donation that benefits Girls Who Code.

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It’s Groundhog Day Again — The State Of Enterprise Ransomware Defense

Forrester Digital Transformation

Ransomware — an attack that makes us feel like we’re Bill Murray trapped in a Groundhog Day loop. It’d be a safe bet that if Punxsutawney Phil was tasked with predicting ransomware, he’d see his shadow every Groundhog Day. Buckle up for some wintry, miserable, ransomware weather, because ransomware attacks have been increasing and evolving […].

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Who Knew? Dwayne Johnson Has a Tequila That's Going Global

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/Rimma_Bondarenko Created and introduced by founder Dwayne Johnson alongside co-founders Dany Garcia, Jenna Fagnan, and Ken Austin, Teremana® Tequila, a super-premium, hand-crafted, small-batch tequila, has seen resounding success since its introduction in March 2020, initially in the U.S. and then followed by Canada and Mexico. With more than 640,000 9L cases sold in 2021, the brand is focused on furthering strategic expansions in the US and international markets.

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A military veteran knows why your employees are leaving

McKinsey and Company

She also knows what you can—and can’t—do about it. Here are three surprising lessons from a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Building A Superstar Global Workforce: What We Aren’t Talking About Enough

Companies are turning inclusive by breaking conventional hiring practices and expanding their talent pools. But there are important questions that still are not being addressed. Read this eBook to understand how taking the following seriously can help you build a superstar global workforce: The importance of the new-age manager. Maintaining social capital.

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Hide and Show Slicer Pane in Microsoft Power BI Desktop Application.

Perficient Digital Transformation

Power BI Desktop is a free Analytics and Business Intelligence application you install on your local computer that lets you connect to, transform, and visualize your data. With Power BI Desktop, you can connect to multiple different sources of data. Power BI transforms your Data into appealing and insightful visuals. Firstly You can absorb in a glance and After that you can take better Decision.

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B2B Buyers Click On Ads, But They Take These Three Non-Click Actions More Often

Forrester Digital Transformation

Clicking on a display advertisement isn't even in the top five actions taken by B2B buyers in response to advertising. Here's the top three.

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Today in Global Small Business: Some Global Small Business Pandemic Trends Are Here to Stay

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/Nuthawut Somsuk What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: The US government’s Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a f ree online mentoring platform recently to connect emerging entrepreneurs with experienced business experts. A new ICC Small Business Champions Network aims to enable the voice of small businesses and empower SMEs to thrive in the global economy.

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Why private equity sees life and annuities as an enticing form of permanent capital

McKinsey and Company

Private acquisitions of in-force books are growing. Here’s a playbook for those considering market entry, those already in, and insurers wondering how to respond.

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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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How to Prepare Your Organisation for IoT Transformation

V-Soft Consulting

Companies across the world are embracing digital transformation to stay competitive and evolve to meet customers’ changing needs and expectations. One such technology is the “Internet of Things” (IoT), which is taking digital transformation to new heights. IoT can be applied across a span of industries, from healthcare to infrastructure, and those in between.

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Asking The Right Questions For B2B Marketing ROI

Forrester Digital Transformation

The “right” formula for calculating marketing ROI depends on the underlying business question that you are looking to answer.

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How Can eProcurement Help Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

Obobo

How Can eProcurement Help Small & Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)? What is eProcurement? Pro curement software , also known as eProcurement, is used to purchase goods and services from suppliers. Recent years have seen an evolution of eProcurement. Traditional eprocurement systems focus on procuring goods and services from suppliers via sourcing, eTenders and eAuctions.

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Building the US public-health workforce of the future

McKinsey and Company

State and local health departments have an imperative to invest in their workforces as they build toward endemic COVID-19 and improving other health outcomes. Here are six strategies to act on now.

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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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Types of Project Management Methodologies

Bydrec

Software development can be an extraordinarily complex task, so effective project management is among the most crucial elements of any software development process. The right project management methodology can help organize the workflow, organize team members, and create a more manageable environment for everyone involved. Here are some different types of project management methodologies that different companies or teams might use for their projects.

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Don’t Hit The Curb — Instead, Curb The Risk Of Emerging Technologies In 2022!

Forrester Digital Transformation

2021 was an exciting year for our research on securing and managing the risks of emerging technologies. We defined core tenets of what it means to embrace and sustain new IT technologies from a combined security and risk management perspective. For 2022, our latest Forrester data shows that cloud computing middleware platforms, cloud computing business […].

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What is Downstream?

WebCreek

Rate this post. To recap the stages of operations in the oil and gas industry, we know that they are divided into different phases— upstream , midstream , and downstream. Each one fulfills specific functions necessary for carrying out the entire process of extracting, transporting, and refining raw material. In this article, we will look at downstream activities.

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5 Benefits Of RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing)

NoonDalton

Recruitment is an industry that is always evolving. Business owners are always on the lookout for the greatest resources to match their needs. In order to satisfy these goals, recruitment process outsourcing companies are becoming an increasingly popular option. RPOs are usually chosen by businesses because of their quick recruitment processes and cost-effective operations.

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A Deep Dive Into Supply Chain Strategy: Why Yours Isn't Working

Speaker: Michelle Meyer, Founder and CEO of MatterProviders

Michelle Meyer is the Founder and CEO of MatterProviders, and a supply chain professional of over 30 years. Fortunately, she's here to walk you through the future of supply chain strategy and why your current approach is probably not working. In this exclusive webinar, she will explore ways to develop and perfect your new, innovative supply chain design in this post-pandemic era of economic uncertainty.