How virtual work is accelerating innovation
McKinsey and Company
JUNE 6, 2022
The age of assuming that innovation requires physical proximity is over. Innovators are embracing a new model.
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Ryan Heath Says Globalization Isn’t Over, It’s Just Outgrowing the World Economic Forum
The Global Small Business Blog
JUNE 7, 2022
©iStock/Peach_iStock As Ryan Heath, Editorial Director of Global Growth for Politico says, "Once upon a time globalization was mostly about economics: intensifying trade, falling tariffs, outsourcing and the rise of multinational brands." He goes on to say, "No longer. Today political risk is multiplying and power is decentralizing, changing globalization with it.
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Cybersecurity Must Haves for Business
V-Soft Consulting
JUNE 9, 2022
As more companies are shifting toward hybrid work and adopting cloud-based frameworks, cyber security requires regular updates. Security breaches in business are not uncommon, and every year, many businesses are the subject of such attacks. Not to mention the new and unexpected cyber security landscape brought on by COVID-19. Cyber Security threats can also increase due to geopolitical conflicts, such as the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.
DWS Raided For Greenwashing. Who’s Next?
Forrester Digital Transformation
JUNE 6, 2022
Law and order is coming to the wild west that has been investment ESG. Last week, agents from the German financial supervisory authority raided DWS – Deutsche Bank’s asset management subsidiary, on suspicion of greenwashing. Other asset management companies should not rest easy, either; both regulators and enforcement bodies are cracking down on over-optimistic labels, […].
How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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
Outsourcing and Offshoring Software Development: Which Is The Best Choice For Your Project?
Groove Technology
JUNE 9, 2022
While larger corporations have an in-house IT department that can design and modify any software as needed, most small businesses and start-ups lack such capabilities. In other words, small and medium-sized enterprises lack the vision and financial resources to fund the hiring, training, and rewarding of new employees. As a result, most companies will choose software development outsourcing or offshoring because of a lack of staff.
Overcommunicating Is Essential in Our World
The Global Small Business Blog
JUNE 10, 2022
©iStock/metamorworks In March, Global Business Fellows (GBF) students presented their final consulting report to executives at Uber in Madrid, Spain, as part of their Global Business Experience course (GBE). “My biggest takeaway from working with a foreign client was that sometimes overcommunicating is essential,” said [Lindsay (SFS’22) Bing [a member of a student team that consulted for Uber on three different business challenges in the areas of commercial partnerships and customer experience].
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The Metaverse Must Be Deeply Human-Centric
Forrester Digital Transformation
JUNE 7, 2022
At Augmented World Expo 2022, amid the existential debate about the metaverse, there was an increased focus on ensuring its UX is humane, and communal.
Team Augmentation For A Payment App Development
Groove Technology
JUNE 8, 2022
Customer. Our customer is a Danish Fintech company providing a payment solution for merchants and shoppers. Challenge. The customer asked Groove Technology to assist them in developing their payment solution on mobile apps. They need our help to build the MVP for the mobile application and to upgrade some features. Technologies. React Native,NET, Azure.
Today in Global Small Business: The iOS App Economy
The Global Small Business Blog
JUNE 6, 2022
©iStock/Blue Planet Studio What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Smaller and emerging developers find global success on the App Store – showing the iOS app economy continues to grow. How to build resilience in emerging economies ? Support global small businesses. Staying global: 3 steps. Quote of the week: “I'm rarely invited to start-up parties, but who cares about their trinkets and apps anyway?
The importance of purpose: An interview with Acha Leke
McKinsey and Company
JUNE 6, 2022
A senior partner in McKinsey’s Johannesburg office and chairman of the firm’s Africa region shares his views on purpose, untraditional paths, and why people must be not only good mentors but also good protégés.
Global Hiring Guide for Startups
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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.
Invest In The Right Technologies To Improve Your Customers’ Financial Well-Being
Forrester Digital Transformation
JUNE 10, 2022
The Forrester Financial Well-Being Tech Tide™ report presents an analysis of the maturity and business value of the 18 technology categories that support financial well-being. Financial services executives should read this report to shape their firm’s investment approach to these technologies.
Mobile App Developments Services
Groove Technology
JUNE 6, 2022
The global mobile application market was worth USD 154.05 billion in 2019 and is expected to grow at a 11.5 percent CAGR from 2020 to 2027. It’s expected that the demand for mobile app development will rise in the next few years because more people have smartphones and use the internet, and more apps are being made that use machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Creating a Sense of Community
The Global Small Business Blog
JUNE 8, 2022
©iStock/time99lek “It’s not just about being comfortable, but about creating a sense of community,” Bruno Paneghini, CEO and president of B Corp Reti , explains in Italian, via a translator. To that end, Reti organizes events centered around books, food, and art, not just for staff but for locals; it held 14 such events in 2021. The idea of an on-site restaurant and food education facility is in the works, too.
Black representation in the beauty industry
McKinsey and Company
JUNE 9, 2022
Black beauty consumers and brands face deep challenges when it comes to equity. Removing those barriers can lead to greater opportunity for everyone in the industry.
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.
Apple iOS 16: My Takeaways
Forrester Digital Transformation
JUNE 9, 2022
Apple continues to strive to make experiences easy, secure, and private for its customers. I’ll focus on the aspects of “easy” here, and what popped for me in Apple's keynote at WWDC 2022 earlier this week.
Colleagues Rally to Support the Cheatham Family and Create a Home at Perficient
Perficient Digital Transformation
JUNE 9, 2022
My family experienced a terrible tragedy on the morning of Friday, April 8. The incredible outpouring of support from my Perficient colleagues helped to lift us back up, so much so, that I felt compelled to share our story. The following excerpt is my first-hand account of the tragic events that we shared via a GoFundMe started with the support of my Perficient team.
Who Could Not Be Happy
The Global Small Business Blog
JUNE 4, 2022
©2022 Laurel J, Delaney. All rights reserved. "With freedom, books, flowers and the moon, who could not be happy." – Oscar Wilde and the photo is of a Little Free Library.
Committed innovators: How masters of essentials outperform
McKinsey and Company
JUNE 9, 2022
New research shows that innovation leaders are rapidly ascending beyond their peers by comprehensively committing themselves to delivering net new growth at scale.
Building A Superstar Global Workforce: What We Aren’t Talking About Enough
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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.
WWDC 2022 Keynote – All About Worldwide, Not So Much Developer
Forrester Digital Transformation
JUNE 7, 2022
Apple brought us their latest vision of the future at the 2022 Worldwide Developer Conference. Although the rest of the conference is aimed squarely at developers, the keynote treats development as subordinate. Instead, it’s a way to feature Apple’s latest and from time to time we’ll hear, “And for developers, there’s an API.” This year […].
Perficient and DAMSR Partner to Improve the Patient Journey
Perficient Digital Transformation
JUNE 8, 2022
Editor’s Note: This guest blog post comes courtesy of Deepak Rao with DAMSR . All of us can relate to the scenario where a patient spends two hours in a clinic for a 30-minute appointment where the actual time spent with the provider was 10 minutes or less. The patient experience in clinics is not optimal and there is a lot of room for improvement. Here are some common pain points for both patients and providers: Delays in overall access to care due to scheduling availability.
Globalization Is Alive and Well
The Global Small Business Blog
JUNE 9, 2022
©iStock/lukbar Even as its justifications and the global economy change, the current skepticism toward free trade and globalization remains misguided. Yes, free trade is under greater attack today than it has been in decades, especially in the United States. Despite continued public support for foreign trade and globalization generally (even during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic), a bipartisan cadre of American politicians and pundits is increasingly skeptical of, or downright hostile to, t
Resilience for sustainable, inclusive growth
McKinsey and Company
JUNE 7, 2022
Resilience should be seen as the ability to deal with adversity, withstand shocks, and continuously adapt and accelerate as disruptions and crises arise over time.
ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies
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.
Der Weg zum Wachstum: Wichtige Einblicke und B2B-CMO-Trends 2022
Forrester Digital Transformation
JUNE 7, 2022
Die Forrester-Marketing-Umfrage 2022 bietet – neben den sechs CMO-Trends – weitere Einblicke in die Chancen und Herausforderungen, die B2B-Marketer angehen müssen, um erfolgreich zu sein.
How Technology Can Help South Korea-Based Companies Find the Best Tech Talent
Globalization Partners
JUNE 7, 2022
With the rapid acceleration of digitization, the demand for skilled tech talent in South Korea has been on the rise across various industries. Employers are doubling down their efforts to bolster digital transformation initiatives to respond to the ever-changing business landscape and adapt to today’s talent market. In fact, a 2022 Robert Walters Salary Survey revealed that the most sought-after professionals in South Korea are software engineers, machine learning engineers, and product owners
10 Ways an IT Development Company Can Help You Succeed
Bydrec
JUNE 8, 2022
It takes more than just a great idea to make your business thrive. If you want to succeed, you need a team that can assist you with everything from finding suppliers and IT solutions to staying organized and on top of project deadlines. Everything needs to be thought through and planned from initial business plans to operational procedures. This article gives you some great insights into how an IT development company can help you succeed.
Global Economics Intelligence executive summary, May 2022
McKinsey and Company
JUNE 7, 2022
Central banks move against inflation; US industry expands while China’s economy contracts amid COVID-19 measures; supply challenges persist.
Top 7 Global Employment Challenges
Advertiser: G-P
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.
The US Customer Experience Index, 2022, Shows That Brands Struggled During The Past Year
Forrester Digital Transformation
JUNE 6, 2022
Forrester’s Customer Experience Benchmark Survey, US Consumers, 2022, reveals that CX quality in the US has fallen back to early-2020 levels, reversing gains made in 2021.
How to Register Your Company in Australia
Globalization Partners
JUNE 7, 2022
How to Register Your Company in Australia. If you’re looking to grow your business in another country, pay attention to Australia. With its diverse population and growing economy, it’s no surprise that Australia placed 14th in the World Bank’s Doing Business 2020 survey for ease of doing business. The following is a guide to expanding your business to Australia as an international company.
Refky on the transformation of the BPO Industry and the Key to RAYA CX’s Success
Raya Contact Center
JUNE 6, 2022
In an interview on the show Shoghl 3ali on the Egyptian channel CBC with host Dina Abdelkarim, our CEO, Ahmed Refky shed light on the transformation of the call center industry to the customer experience model and the secret to RAYA CX’s success of over 20 years. Highlights from the visit of the Minister of Youth and Sports, HE Dr. Ashraf Sobhy, while he was inspecting the “City Club” customer service center at RAYA Contact Center.
Semiconductor shortage: How the automotive industry can succeed
McKinsey and Company
JUNE 10, 2022
As the semiconductor shortage persists, the automotive industry will likely benefit from new sourcing models and stronger bonds between OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and semiconductor suppliers.
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.
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