Sat.Dec 18, 2021 - Fri.Dec 24, 2021

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Targeting Truth In The Misinformation Age

Forrester Digital Transformation

Gen Z schools America once again. 23-year old Peter McIndoe from Memphis started a movement that went viral: Birds Aren’t Real. The movement propagated a conspiracy theory that the US government replaced all birds with drones sent to spy on its citizens. The movement drew thousands of followers, including 75K on Twitter, 360K on Instagram, […].

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Love These Books for Altering Your State of Mind in 2022

The Global Small Business Blog

©2021 Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved. Love, love, love these books. I hope you take the time to read them during your holiday break. How to Change – find out what's standing between you and success. Chatter – how to harness the hidden power of our inner voice to combat anxiety and deepen our relationships with others. Think Again (my fav) – build the intellectual and emotional muscle to unlearn and relearn, which requires choosing courage over comfort.

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Christmas (24/12/2021)

Groove Technology

M?t mùa Giáng Sinh an lành và ?m áp cùng Groove Technology. V?y là m?t trong nh?ng th?i ?i?m ?áng mong ch? nh?t c?a n?m ?ã ??n. Không khí Giáng Sinh ?ã và ?ang bao ph? kh?p nh?ng con ph? cùng nh?ng s?c màu r?c r?. Và Groove c?ng mu?n mang không khí mùa l? h?i tuy?t v?i này ??n v?i t?ng góc trong c?n nhà c?a m?i Groover. Hi v?ng r?ng m?i khi ng?m nhìn món quà này, b?

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Green corridors: A lane for zero-carbon shipping

McKinsey and Company

Zero-emission fuels and vessels will need to start being deployed at scale over the next decade to achieve full decarbonization of the shipping sector by 2050. This ambitious goal could be catalyzed by green corridors.

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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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The Next Decade of Healthcare Is Primed For Seismic Disruption By Hospital-At-Home

Forrester Digital Transformation

Starting in the 1800s, house calls from physicians were the norm. Traveling was too difficult for sick patients and house calls eliminated most of the healthcare costs of a standard visit. Until the 1940s, house calls were the primary modality of care. Physicians would travel with their medical supplies on foot or by horseback to […].

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The Challenges of Global Growth are Varied and Difficult But Through Perseverance, Rewards Are Worth the Struggle

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/tang90246 Phil Hall is Chief Growth Officer at LXT, an emerging leader in global AI training data with executives on three continents. He's helped grow one particular global business from a startup to a worldwide success with more than $1 billion in annual revenue. The challenges to global growth are varied and difficult, but for the companies that persevere and reach that level, the rewards are very much worth the struggle, both in the ability to serve a highly discerning customer base

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A new operating model for pharma: How the pandemic has influenced priorities

McKinsey and Company

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted pharma companies to rethink their organizational strategies. A survey of executives suggests where value might lie.

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Meet Your New Technology, Architecture, & Delivery Analyst

Forrester Digital Transformation

When did you join Forrester? I began my latest career adventure with Forrester in November, 2021. The Forrester “Bold at Work” values will be core drivers for my research with the intent of enabling clients and technology vendors to also be “bold at work”. Together, we’ll accomplish great things. I have always focused on delivering […].

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Today in Global Small Business: Get Beyond Collaboration Overload

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/lemono What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: McKinsey Global Publishing’s Tom Fleming talks with Rob Cross , the Edward A. Madden Professor of Global Leadership at Babson College and the cofounder and director of the Connected Commons consortium. In the book Beyond Collaboration Overload: How to Work Smarter, Get Ahead, and Restore Your Well-Being (Harvard Business Review Press, 2021), Cross reveals how high performers collaborate in ways

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Shopify Plus: Increase SEO with 9 features Offerings

Groove Technology

The most common eCommerce problems merchants face are planning and solving issues such as customer retention, omnichannel integration, conversion optimization, SEO, growth, and capabilities scalability, security, cost, etc. These issues become especially problematic for enterprise-class merchants. Because the Shopify platform normally requires enterprise-class merchants to spend a lot of money and investment in technology to maintain the security and operation of the platform on a large scale.

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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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Tornado Relief Efforts – Your Donation Helps

Perficient Digital Transformation

On Friday night December 10th and into the following Saturday, an unimaginable outbreak of catastrophic tornadoes ripped through the landscape of America’s Midwest, stretching from Arkansas all the way to Kentucky. These storms produced severely damaging winds and tornadoes which spread devastations across six states. At the epicenter of this system, the deadliest supercell tracked across a range of 250 miles, destroying homes and businesses in its wake.

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The Unstoppable Rise Of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)

Forrester Digital Transformation

In his #1 international best seller “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind”, Dr Yuval Noah Harari observed that people the world over who do not believe in the same god or obey the same king are more than willing to use the same money. As Dr Harari points out – historically speaking – money required […].

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The Sunbeam of the Heart

The Global Small Business Blog

©2021 Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved. "The wild-flower wreath of feeling, the sunbeam of the heart." – Fitz-Greene Halleck.

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Shaping the long race in quantum communication and quantum sensing

McKinsey and Company

While quantum computing is making headlines, two related technologies—quantum sensing and quantum communication—could reach the market earlier and potentially transform multiple industries.

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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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Voice of the Machine (VOM) – Are You Listening to Me or “It?”

Perficient Digital Transformation

My grandfather helped build the Golden Gate Bridge, and he used to call his automobile “the machine,” which led to a family tradition of calling any device with some utility a “machine.” This came in very handy during the “heat of battle” when I would point to one of my kids’ devices and say “please bring me that machine.”. Futurists promised that our refrigerators would re-order groceries via scanning and auto-replacement, but most of us talk to a machine to order products, validate the weather

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Cure The Automation Hangover In Customer Service

Forrester Digital Transformation

Close your eyes and I’ll set the scene: it’s 2016. Chatbots are all the rage. News articles are predicting the death of the contact center as we know it. AI, the prophesied hero, powering the agent who doesn’t need breaks and can engage with 100 – no, 1000 – customers at once. Infinitely scalable human-like […].

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Does Amazon Want to Eat Your Global Small Business For Lunch?

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/artpaseka Amazon claims "they are making things cheaper and easier so consumers should be content." But while Amazon’s prices are cheap, the way it siphons and uses information from its sellers is not. The article below purports: “If you sell on Amazon, you’ll be handing over the fate of your business, your livelihood, to your biggest most aggressive enemy — an enemy that has every intention of eating your lunch.

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A quantum wake-up call for European CEOs

McKinsey and Company

Quantum computing could significantly reshape key industries in Europe. The region’s executives and entrepreneurs should act now to harness its potential.

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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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ServiceNow Discovery and the Role of MID Server

Perficient Digital Transformation

Discovery in ServiceNow is an application that allows an enterprise to determine the devices in its internal network or resources in its public cloud and the applications running on them. This is accomplished with the help of an intermediary called a MID server, which is responsible for the communication between the two systems. The data that has been found by discovery is then entered inside the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) which stores the information about the IT infrastructure of

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Let’s Put One Trillion Dollars To Work!

Forrester Digital Transformation

Have you been following the debate about business support and recovery investment programs? Perhaps you also wondered about business case realization. Meanwhile, right across industries we are wasting billions in trade promotion management and channel incentives. Massive Waste In Global Trade Investments I just finished reading CPG industry guru Rob Hand’s book on trade promotion […].

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Overcoming Supply Chain Woes with Intelligent Automation

Automation Anywhere

It’s safe to say no one today needs convincing that there’s a supply chain crisis. Walking down the aisles of empty shelves at a local store or seeing a “temporarily out of stock” message on an internet shopping site or being told there’s a two-month wait for a new car provides the necessary proof. To help resolve the crisis, many businesses across industries are turning to intelligent automation to get goods moving again to enterprises, stores, and shopping sites.

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The digital-value guardian: CEOs and digital transformations

McKinsey and Company

The CEO is ultimately the only one who can shape and guide a successful digital transformation. Here’s the playbook.

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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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10 Steps to Outsourcing Success | MicroSourcing

Microsourcing

It is hard to believe it was only a couple of years ago that many employees would take a deep breath and cross their fingers before asking their managers if they could – heaven forbid – work from home. While there was plenty of evidence to suggest technology had evolved to the point where flexible work arrangements were within reach, old-school attitudes reigned supreme across countless industries.

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How Sales Leaders Can Generate More Pipeline

Forrester Digital Transformation

“My sales team has too many opportunities and too much pipeline” said no sales leader. EVER. Recent changes in B2B buying habits offer sales and marketing leaders a unique opportunity to adopt a new approach to building pipeline that will support reps’ quota attainment efforts. Sales Leaders Don’t Care About Leads-They Care About Opportunities Let’s […].

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Mobile App Development Process: 9 steps every entrepreneur should know

Designveloper

Entrepreneurs are always looking for ways to improve their business and find new ways to reach their audience. Mobile app development is quickly becoming the way of the future, with apps becoming more and more prevalent in our society. As more people use mobile apps, they’re also becoming a necessity for small businesses. With mobile app development being so important, it’s important you know all about it!

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KOL Influence in China : Everything You Need to Know

Xinergy

If you wonder how to increase your business sales, you must understand how Kol culture has revolutionized Chinese marketing. Co-Written by Mr. Tomer Attias and the Xinergy Global team. Case of study early this year, some western brands such as h&m, Zara, and Nike refused to use cotton made in Xinjiang. they… Read More. The post KOL Influence in China : Everything You Need to Know appeared first on Global Business Strategy Consulting.

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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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Self-Service Customer Support – Helping Customers Help Themselves

NoonDalton

In today’s world, providing outstanding customer service has become an increasingly complicated concept. Customers have several channels through which to interact with businesses, but this may be overwhelming and even detrimental to the company if omnichannel strategies are not optimized for a pleasant experience. Some consumers may prefer to talk with a live person for the security of knowing that their problem will definitely be resolved.

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How to Get In the Christmas Spirit! (Music With a Fireplace Video)

The Global Small Business Blog

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The six must-haves to achieve breakthrough growth in e-commerce D2C

McKinsey and Company

With e-commerce surging, building direct-to-consumer capabilities is more important than ever—but how do companies truly scale their D2C business?

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A Guide to Picking the Right Vendor Management Software

Provana

Vendor Management Software or a Vendor Management System (VMS) allows companies to manage their vendors including but not limited to collecting requisitions from departments, shortlisting and onboarding new vendors, managing their ongoing performance and compliance. It is typically a web-based, cloud-hosted software that allows collaboration with vendors and third-party servicers.

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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.