Velocity Global

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

China has the world’s largest economy. Its annual GDP growth rate has averaged 9% over the past 60 years and reached an all-time high of 18.3% in 2021. Such incredible economic growth offers multiple benefits for business expansion into the Chinese market. However, hiring employees in China poses many challenges for foreign companies. China has its own complex array of labor laws, and failing to comply with these laws can result in fees, back pay, or even the loss of your business license.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The last six months of labor headlines have been a switcheroo for anyone following the tech industry. We’ve gone from heady reports of companies competing to buy talent and onboarding hundreds of new employees every week to almost daily reports of the latest layoffs. Perhaps the greatest bubble indicator was that in 2021, there were […].

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The Global Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

©iStock/oatawa The recent DHL Trade Growth Atlas , which maps the most important trends and prospects of global trade in goods, is published by DHL and NYU Stern School of Business. The report covers 173 countries, providing valuable business intelligence for policymakers and industry leaders. It shines a positive light on the resilience of global trade – despite recent shocks and market pessimism.

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Marketing 234

McKinsey and Company

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Space is no longer the sole domain of governments and aerospace and defense companies. Businesses that pursue emerging opportunities now may gain a first-mover advantage.

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Government 141

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

Marketing

Redial

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The end of the year is approaching, and it is the perfect time to appreciate your team’s effort. Showing appreciation for your team is essential to fostering an enjoyable and productive workplace. Whether you’re looking to thank your team for their hard work or to show that you recognize their efforts, there are many ways to thank your company team.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

DECEMBER 2, 2022

2023 predictions for data mesh: Clarity, challenges, more confusion, and opportunities are all just part of the journey.

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Groove Technology

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Having a mobile presence has become essential for businesses to survive and reach a broader audience in today’s tech-driven society. However, there is no assurance of success simply because you released your software onto the mobile market. You need to conduct an extensive market analysis, develop a strategy, and evaluate the entire mobile environment to flourish in a highly competitive mobile market.

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31 West

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Managing your human resources, IT help desk, finances, and other management operations using the traditional workflow processes is tricky. Add to this the ever-changing customers’ needs, and you’ll know why automation has become a priority for all businesses. Thankfully, the transition to a digital workflow has become a lot easier with cloud-based IT management platforms like ServiceNow.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The burgeoning shift to more accountable care and the high prevalence of chronic disease demands more proactive - versus reactive - care delivery models. Healthcare organizations and policy-makers recognize patient engagement improvement is a top priority to move this initiative forward. Read this blog to uncover key insights from conversations with patient engagement vendors.

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The Global Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

©iStock/Teka77 When the pandemic hit, the global marketing team at Japan Airlines (JAL) saw its budget disappear overnight. They saw the whole thing disappear. Poof. There wasn't a whole lot to promote during the pandemic – back then JAL was operating between the US and Southeast Asia, routes without any stops in Japan itself. Back in 2019, the airline’s plan was to streamline its global marketing efforts across regions, develop a more integrated approach to marketing, introduce new marketing-re

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Marketing 160

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

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Eleven Madison Park cofounder Will Guidara explains why a hospitality economy is on the horizon and shares the “unreasonable” strategies that he has used to lead restaurants to the top of their game.

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31 West

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Business leaders are focusing on modern technologies to streamline IT operations and achieve customer satisfaction. That’s why they are embracing a transition to digital workflows. As a result, enterprise software solutions have become mainstream. ServiceNow is an industry leader that has gained immense popularity for offering seamless integration and a vast range of services for a smoother workflow.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

DECEMBER 1, 2022

… Or, What We Should Plug Into Slack, Teams, And Other Chat Platforms Over the past decade, chat platforms have become a fixture of the workplace (yes, somehow it’s already been more than 10 years). This is due to them supporting rapid informal communication as well as their extensibility. For years, organizations have had success […].

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The Global Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

©iStock/Sakorn Sukkasemsakorn What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Carbon-neutral shipping for ecommerce merchants during the holiday season. Ecommerce report holds warning signals for holiday retail. Quote of the week: "I look forward to the holiday season every year." – Cate Blanchett U.S. ecommerce sales will grow just 2.5%.

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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.

Supply Chain Management

McKinsey and Company

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The surge in digital consumer interactions is making possible a new era of gathering, analyzing, and responding to individual customer data strategically and with precision.

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31 West

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

ServiceNow has developed a new approach to cloud computing by creating a unique service model. It has changed the core of the digital world with the finest software innovation. Its all-in-one cloud platform allows you to define, design, and automate your entire workflow. ServiceNow enables the fastest service experience that replaces manual transactions to simplify the delivery of services.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Benchmark data can support the decision-making process, but it can also mislead and bring decision-makers to the wrong conclusions. My recent report, 2022 IT And Digital Budget Benchmarks, Europe, presents relevant benchmark figures to support European technology leaders’ decisions. What To Expect From This Report European IT leaders ask plenty of questions about benchmarking.

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Zinnov

DECEMBER 2, 2022

By Rajat Kohli, Partner, Zinnov, Atul Srivastava, Engagement Manager, Zinnov, Suraj R. Krishnan, Consultant, Zinnov. “Creation, creation, creation—the next ten years is going to be as much about creation as it is about consumption and the community around it, so it’s not creating alone,” is what Satya Nadella spoke a year ago when speaking about the creator economy.

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Management

McKinsey and Company

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Former Netherlands chief of defense Tom Middendorp, the “climate general,” discusses efforts to decarbonize defense forces and the security risks that could be heightened by climate change.

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31 West

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Your customers deserve excellent service, and providing support over the phone is a great way to deliver it to them. Of course it’s not enough to just have a contact number and answer calls ad hoc. You need to be aware of what it takes to go above and beyond to serve people who get in touch for a conversation. There’s a cavalcade of tweaks that will make a big difference to the quality of your phone-based customer service, and we’ve put together an outline of the most impactful for you to try at

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Forrester Digital Transformation

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Have you considered buying a revenue operations and intelligence (RO&I) or sales engagement platform? If so, you’ve likely seen vendors touting the benefits of their native Salesforce capabilities. That’s a good thing, right? Most clients I’ve spoken with believe a native application is a positive feature. Vendors know this and look for any opportunity to […].

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Hyland

DECEMBER 1, 2022

In this piece: What is cloud security? Why is cloud security important? The benefits of good cloud security. Challenges to cloud security. Security differences in SaaS, PaaS and IaaS. Cloud security for digital transformation. Cloud security is top of mind for most organizations leveraging cloud computing. The concept is simple, but the execution is complex and everchanging.

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Risk Management Risk Management Automation Human Resources 98

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.

Accounting

McKinsey and Company

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Eight core principles can help companies in the energy, oil and gas, basic materials, and utilities sectors achieve successful digital transformations.

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31 West

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Businesses of all sizes are using Microsoft Active Directory to determine which user has network access to what extent. But what exactly is an active directory? Why has it become so popular in the IT domain? And why do most IT help desk companies use them? Do you know 121 ransomware attacks occurred in the first half of 2021? And the average amount paid to these attackers increased to $570,000?

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Forrester Digital Transformation

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend the Tanium Converge conference in Austin, Texas. There’s been a lot of buzz around Tanium in the industry lately, especially with the company’s recent partnership with Microsoft, its software bill of materials (SBOM) release, and continued marketing of a new term: converged endpoint management, or […].

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ScaleHub

DECEMBER 1, 2022

ScaleHub’s global team continues to grow! We’re proud to introduce Jacquelyn McMullen as Global Marketing Director. As a certified digital marketing professional with over ten years of experience, Jacquelyn comes to ScaleHub with a wealth of experience in the FinTech industry. Her intuitive approach comes from her profound expertise in building awareness and engagement through compelling brands, creating effective campaigns that connect with customers.

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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.

Payroll

McKinsey and Company

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Net zero is an ideal state where the amount of greenhouse gases (GHGs) released into the earth’s atmosphere is balanced by the amount of GHGs removed. Decarbonization efforts are needed to reach net zero.

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Airswift

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Source: Frame Stock Footage/Shutterstock. Expanding overseas and hiring talent are some of the main issues encountered by green tech leaders. Climate tech has become a hot topic in recent years, with many startups focusing on developing new technologies to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But what exactly is climate tech? And what exactly is the difference between cleantech and cleantech 2.0?

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Sourcing 98

Forrester Digital Transformation

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Earlier this month, we hosted the Forrester Security & Risk event — three jam-packed days of leading-edge security content. One of the major highlights of the event was the ForrWomen Leadership Summit. This was a full day of activities and networking for women security leaders to kick things off. Attendees were thrilled to have the […].

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comeMakeit

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Technology is changing fast, and along with it, the business landscape. A software product most suitable for today will only serve the company for a while. A product is deemed to be a legacy one when it becomes incompatible or costly. In our previous blog, we discussed the first step in modernizing the application, i.e., calculating its technical debt.

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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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