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Predictions 2022: 2022 Will Go Down As The Year Executives Were Forced To Care About EX

Forrester Digital Transformation

The turbulence that your employees survived has placed them in a different state of mind. They expect improved resources to enable their success at work; they may even want different outcomes for their careers. Discover our employee experience predictions for 2022.

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BigCommerce vs Shopify: The never-ending battle of evolution

Groove Technology

Along with the continuous technological improvement of humankind, participating in eCommerce is no stranger to any business in the transition to multi-industry digitization on a world scale. The eCommerce market is booming, and individuals, companies and organizations want an online store to connect with customers/end users. Starting an eCommerce business also means facing every new trend that seems to be a basic necessity and high expectations from eCommerce platforms.

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Aloha wegg® Fans: Get Ready for Our Next Wegginar® With Kiani Wong from Kaka?ako Kasuals on 11/3 at 11AM CT

The Global Small Business Blog

©2021 Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global®. All rights reserved. Kiakahi (Kiani) Wong is the President and CEO of Kaka?ako Kasuals, a Native Hawaiian-owned and operated footwear company based in Honolulu, Hawai'i. She specializes in B2B wholesale trade, sourcing, inventory management and product development for her company. During the first year that she ran the business, Kiani grew topline revenue by 40% and online sales by 100%.

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US holiday shopping 2021: Strong demand meets big challenges

McKinsey and Company

As holiday shopping ramps up—and supply-chain issues persist—forward-looking retailers are already doing things differently. Maintaining customer loyalty will be key.

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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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Predictions 2022: Banks Will Double Down On Innovation

Forrester Digital Transformation

To compete and survive in an increasingly unpredictable, post-pandemic world, banks will invest heavily in technology, talent, and sustainability in the coming year.

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Martech, Customer Personalization, and Talent: 3 Ways Enterprises Will Succeed Post Pandemic

Perficient Digital Transformation

Eric Enge, President of Pilot Holding and founder of Stone Temple Consulting, contributed to this article. Over the past two years, businesses have seen an unprecedented level of disruption. High rates of change were already underway in early 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated these changes as consumer buying behaviors suddenly and dramatically shifted.

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From the great attrition to the great adaptation

McKinsey and Company

To keep top talent in the fold, managers must actively change their leadership styles—focusing less on controls and more on culture and connections.

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Predictions 2022: Smart infrastructure investments accelerate in APAC

Forrester Digital Transformation

When Forrester looked at Internet of-things (IoT) investment trends in APAC in early 2020, we found that smart manufacturing was the dominant market for IoT consultancies. Smart infrastructure was second. Enter COVID-19 and fast forward to 2022 we expect smart infrastructure investments to take the lead. In 2022, investments in smart infrastructure will increase by […].

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Women in Digital Panel: Your Questions Answered

Perficient Digital Transformation

Recently, we hosted a Women in Digital panel discussion with special guest Morgan Pressel from Team Perficient. Our additional panelists included Meghan Flynn from Ideal Industries, Amy Patel from Toyota, and Loni Stark from Adobe. This panel was brought together for a special breast cancer awareness month edition that helped raise $2,000 for both The Morgan Pressel Foundation and Pink Ribbon Girls , generously provided by Perficient and Adobe.

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Capacity Building For Women Exporters

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/Ridofranz The Nigerian Export Promotion Council, through the Export Expansion Facility Program, has begun a capacity-building workshop to train 100 women-owned businesses on how to export their products. The purpose of the training is to ensure improved packaging, branding standardized certifications and enhancing knowledge of relevant international trade agreements.

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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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Unlocking the value of 5G in the B2C marketplace

McKinsey and Company

Telcos are confident they can monetize 5G core in the B2B arena, but the value proposition for consumers is less clear. A slew of promising innovations could change that.

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To Win Customer Loyalty, Make Customers Feel Valued, Appreciated, And Respected

Forrester Digital Transformation

Each year, we find that emotion has a bigger impact on customer loyalty than effectiveness or ease. This blog post discusses the emotions that have the biggest impact.

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Commerce Expert Quoted in Fluent Commerce Drop Ship Vendor White Paper

Perficient Digital Transformation

We’re excited to present 5 Questions to Ask when Evaluating a Drop Ship Vendor , a white paper written in collaboration with our partner, Fluent Commerce and Perficient’s Directors of Commerce, Devanshu Sood, and Steve Gatto. Sood provided a key piece of advice to organizations looking to incorporate a DSV into their strategy, “The first step towards considering drop shipping is to ensure your current systems are adequate enough to handle the growth that comes along with it, starting with an ord

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Pandemic Global Small-Business Boom

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/ipopba The global pandemic has disrupted businesses around the world in vastly different ways, but particularly small and medium-sized businesses (SMB), which make up more than 90% of the total worldwide. Many businesses closed their doors temporarily and others for good, while some saw unprecedented growth. What's striking has been the innovation born from this worldwide disruption , as a host of new digitally native businesses were created to meet evolving needs, new market opportuniti

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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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Central Europe’s great gender opportunity

McKinsey and Company

Growth has slowed in Central and Eastern Europe, where women account for 60 percent of all college graduates and only 45 percent of the labor force. A new McKinsey report shows that closing the gap could reignite economies across the region.

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Predictions 2022: Sustainability, Digital Divide Shape Edge, IoT, And Networking

Forrester Digital Transformation

In 2022, edge and IoT will power sustainability efforts while investment in smart technologies will surge. Learn more in our 2022 predictions.

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Perficient Listed in Forrester Now Tech: Global Digital Experience Services, Q4 2021

Perficient Digital Transformation

Delivering great digital experiences for your customers has never been more important. And as digital engagement becomes increasingly omnipresent – involving multiple touchpoints across offline and online channels – it’s also never been harder to achieve. Choosing the right partner to combine creativity and implementation to illuminate and differentiate your experiences is key to success.

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Where There Is No Imagination

The Global Small Business Blog

All photos: ©2021 Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved. "Where there is no imagination there is no horror." – Arthur Conan Doyle Happy Halloween!

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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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11 Web Developer Certifications That Are Worth Looking Into

Designveloper

Web designers are versatile. They need to have a diverse skill set that helps them develop websites for any purpose. However, many web designers specialize in a particular field, such as web development or UX design. Web developers are responsible for the logical aspects of website design. They create the code that makes everything work together seamlessly to produce an aesthetically pleasing design, which is what you see on screen.

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Predictions 2022: Customer Insights Pros Must Act Decisively, Or They’ll Get Lost In The Fog

Forrester Digital Transformation

A subset of bold, creative, and collaborative customer insights pros will be up to the task at hand in the coming year – their jobs is all the more important as they must now react to and anticipate vacillating consumer behavior.

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CEO dialogue: Perspectives on productivity and sustainability

McKinsey and Company

Leading manufacturers are setting tomorrow’s standards for tech-enabled efficiency, growth, and environmental responsibility.

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Today in Global Small Businesss: VCs Adapt to Meet a Global Startup Market

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/peshkov What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: How VCs are adapting to meet an increasingly global startup market. Are Chinese marketers outperforming their western counterparts? United Airlines explains its international expansion strategy. Quote of the week: "The smallest company in the world can look as large as the largest company on the web." – Steve Jobs Top 5 l ocalization management platforms.

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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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8 simple steps to the web design process that you might want to know

Designveloper

Websites are everywhere and it can be difficult to know where to start. They’re a powerful marketing tool and a way to show off your company’s products and services, but they can also be a lot of work and time to design. With so many web design tools available, it’s easy to get lost in the process. But with this simple guide, you’ll learn how to make sure your website is as successful as possible.

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“Predictive” Marks A New Era In Customer Experience Management

Forrester Digital Transformation

Forrester has launched a new feature in its FeedbackNow platform that lets brands move into the predictive era of customer experience. Learn more here.

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Capturing the wind: Renewable-energy opportunities in Vietnam

McKinsey and Company

Vietnam’s commitment to increasing its energy capacity using renewable sources and favorable macroeconomic conditions may create valuable opportunities for wind investors and developers.

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Open Access BPO Participates in Annual NYC Marathon

OpenAccess BPO

Open Access BPO is once again participating in the TCS New York City Marathon, set to take place this Sunday, November 7. The multilingual call center joins the prestigious event as a major sponsor of Ryan’s Run, a nonprofit organization and NYC Marathon Silver Charity Partner. This sponsorship supports charity healthcare system Allied Services and […].

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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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Top 10 Web Design Agencies in the World (Latest update 2021)

Designveloper

When you are ready to design a website for your business, you will need to find a web design agency. The internet is full of different options, but how do you know which one is the right choice? That’s where this list can help. This list includes some of the world’s top 10 web design agencies. These companies have been tested and proven to be the best choices for your company.

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Prognosen 2022: Banken

Forrester Digital Transformation

Im Jahr 2022 werden Banken eine zukunftsfähige Technologiestrategie verfolgen und ihre Digitalisierung beschleunigen, um in einer postpandemischen Welt wettbewerbsfähig zu bleiben.

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The CIO agenda for the next 12 months: Six make-or-break priorities

McKinsey and Company

With the post-pandemic economy taking shape, CIOs can evolve IT’s mission to shape the business.

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10 tips for writing cleaner code in any programming language

Unosquare

In my first years as a front-end developer, I was part of a team of developers where the Tech Leads were very worried about "cleaning" the code. In retrospect, I understand what they were asking of me: that my code needed to be very descriptive so that anyone could understand it. If someone reviewed my code, they should realize quickly and easily how we solved the user stories of the client.

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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.