Sat.Feb 05, 2022 - Fri.Feb 11, 2022

article thumbnail

Increase Sales Productivity With Effective New Hire Onboarding

Forrester Digital Transformation

Onboard New Reps Fast To Avoid Missing Out On Revenue Onboarding new reps quickly is key to achieving annual revenue and quota goals. To do this, sales executives should develop a best-in-class onboarding program by utilizing three core principles: Establish what the sales organization will do to help reps gain competencies. Outline what the new […].

Sales 246
article thumbnail

Tips for Global Small Businesses in a Post-Pandemic World

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/invincible_bulldog Between supply chain issues, inflation and the Great Resignation, global small business owners must starting adapting now to thrive in the near-future. Surviving and thriving in the coming years will require entrepreneurs to demonstrate grit and an ability to adapt quickly and implement the right strategies. While you pull on enormous amount of grit, you will also need time to rehabilitate from the trauma of the pandemic.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Website for a Yoga center

Groove Technology

Customer. Our customer is a yoga center from Vietnam. Challenge. The yoga center already had a website, but they did not build it properly. Since Covid-19 occurred, they realized the rising demand for yoga at home. Therefore, they asked Groove to help them optimize the website with more features. Technologies. MySQL, SQL Server.

Retail 130
article thumbnail

The Chinese Social Credit System: What To Know as a Business Owner

Velocity Global

China is a great choice for any business looking to expand its influence. The country’s rapidly growing economy and large number of opportunities make it so that many different businesses can thrive there. Before expanding, though, businesses need to learn the ins and outs of China’s social credit system (SCS). The social credit system was designed to make sure individuals and businesses in China comply with the country’s laws and regulations.

article thumbnail

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

article thumbnail

Let’s Discover The State Of Customer Obsession In Government

Forrester Digital Transformation

Government organizations that want to improve the services, benefits, products, and experiences that they provide to customers must focus relentlessly on customers’ needs. This means putting customers at the center of strategy, leadership behaviors, and everyday operations – an approach that Forrester calls customer obsession. Most government organizations want to be more customer obsessed.

article thumbnail

Pick Your Indian Export Business: Pickles, Imitation Jewelry, Papad, Incense Sticks and Handicrafts

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/CDPhotoWorkz Recently, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said India's exports in December 2021 surged 37 percent on an annual basis to $37.29 billion — the highest-ever monthly figure — and the country’s merchandise exports would cross $400 billion this fiscal. This means there are enormous opportunities for the global market emerging from India.

Marketing 184

More Trending

article thumbnail

[Podcast] What If You Could Make Employee Experience Part of Your Customer Experience?

Perficient Digital Transformation

In this episode, Kim talks with Chris Echelmeier, Senior Director in the the Microsoft Employee Experience practice where he focuses on driving culture change at the employee and the organization level and who has a unique perspective on what Employee Experience is, is not, and why it is becoming the top priority for business leaders today. Subscribe Where You Listen.

Sales 116
article thumbnail

The Tools You Need To Up Your Innovation Game

Forrester Digital Transformation

Over the past two years, Forrester’s research teams have been really diving into the role that technology executives play in driving innovation. And that research has shown that companies driving a sustainable approach to innovation grow more than 2.5 times their industry average year over year. That’s why we’ve identified inspiring and innovating through technology […].

Research 241
article thumbnail

Texas Tops More Than $375.3 Billion in Exports in 2021

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/Lea BOUKNIGHT According to data from the United States Census Bureau, Texas is the top exporting state for the 20th consecutive year. In an issued statement, Governor Greg Abbott proclaims Texas had more than $375.3 billion in exports in 2021 alone, surpassing both 2019 and 2020 totals. Governor Greg Abbott says that "Made in Texas is a powerful global brand.".

171
171
article thumbnail

7 Major IT Outsourcing Trends for 2022

Groove Technology

Outsourcing was heavily attacked in its early days, as with many revolutionary techniques. Those who oppose it claim that outsourcing is responsible for various adverse effects, from encouraging companies to outsource tasks that they can no longer perform internally to generating a significant decline in the domestic labor market. When it comes down to it, outsourcing has become a full-fledged business strategy because of its two primary advantages: cost-effectiveness and access to global talent

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Configure your Microsoft Teams Integration with Amazon Connect through PACE

Perficient Digital Transformation

Today, many businesses depend on Microsoft Teams for internal communications and Amazon Connect for their contact center, making it challenging for agents to accept queued calls and simultaneously answer internal calls in Teams. Suppose there is no status synchronization between the two solutions. In that case, this behavior could significantly impact several levels, such as the quality of service, as some calls are abandoned and not answered.

article thumbnail

Observability – Is it IT Voyeurism?

Forrester Digital Transformation

As I worked to develop guidance around AIOps, I soon found that other commonly used terms were equally confusing to people in our industry. How is it that an industry with so many highly educated professionals can have so many problems with words? The latest IT linguistics conundrum is “observability.” While developing my AIOps reference […].

article thumbnail

Today in Global Small Business: Websites Celebrating the Lunar New Year

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/akbarudi akbarudi What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Our friend and colleague, John Yunker, GlobalByDesign, shares The Year of the Tiger: Websites Celebrating the Lunar New Year. The future of wellness: connected and customized. The United States is considering a radical rethinking of the dollar for today's digital world.

139
139
article thumbnail

To improve your supply chain, modernize your supply-chain IT

McKinsey and Company

Global distribution issues and increasingly complex supply chains are forcing companies to modernize the tools they use for forecasting demand and planning how to meet it.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

10 Most Regulated Industries in the U.S.

Perillion

What are the most regulated industries in the U.S.? It seems like a simple enough question, but coming up with an answer is less straightforward than you might expect.

article thumbnail

The Observability Dance — Enabling Observability By Design

Forrester Digital Transformation

As a follow-up to “Observability — Is It IT Voyeurism?”, we want to provide a bit more guidance around the “observer” and the “observed” parts for the technologists who are building these systems. As we discussed, observability doesn’t happen on its own. We noted that observability is the capability of being observed. It’s a delicate […].

Design 240
article thumbnail

How to Use a Recruitment Automation Platform to Improve Global Hiring

Globalization Partners

Companies can significantly benefit from hiring and managing global talent for both long- and short-term roles; insight into international markets and talent diversity are two such benefits. Recruiting in different geographic regions can, however, be an intimidating undertaking for hiring managers — especially if they are navigating the international talent search themselves for the first time.

article thumbnail

More of What Every Business Needs

Automation Anywhere

It came from the cloud. Built for the future. Breaking down and transcending the siloes. Freeing people from the mundane. The repetitive. Ready for anything. Available from anywhere. And, in the end, end-to-end, leaving no process or worker behind. The champion of hyperautomation. The edge of modernization. The 360-degree solution. And now, it’s better than ever.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

6 Essential Microsoft 365 Benefits for a Post-Pandemic World

Auxis

There’s no question that hybrid work is here to stay. And as enterprises look for tools to help them thrive in this new era, Microsoft 365 benefits make it a must-have: weaving the digital fabric that seamlessly binds every type of worker together with secure communication, collaboration, and creation.

article thumbnail

In 2022, Banks Are Refocusing Their Efforts On Innovation, Sustainability, And IT Improvements

Forrester Digital Transformation

In 2022, banks are refocusing their efforts on innovation, sustainability, and IT improvements.

Banking 242
article thumbnail

The Benefits of Remote Work

WebCreek

4/5 - (1 vote). The benefits of remote work are many compared to office work. Due to Covid-19, remote work has increased in many companies, which has caused many workers to recognize the benefits of working remotely. Remote work benefits include saving time and money. It also provides a better work-life balance, independence from the workplace, increased productivity and performance, as well as a more personalized, inclusive, and dynamic work environment.

article thumbnail

What is UX and UI Design?

Bydrec

These days, every business should have a functioning website or app to give their customers information and help generate revenue. Design is the most important part of any successful website or app, and your design communicates who you are to your customers. Good design will make people want to come back again and again while bad design can leave visitors feeling frustrated or confused.

Design 98
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Top 6 Rs of Cloud Application Migration Strategy: Optimize Time and Budget

Amzur

Reading Time: 3 minutes. When you are thinking about adopting cloud migration strategies, it is always helpful to review the basics to learn and clarify what you want to achieve. For example, in the current digital era, the maintenance of legacy applications will directly impact your company’s financial and growth opportunities. However, when you are ready to move your business applications to the cloud, not every application needs migration.

article thumbnail

US Public Sector Predictions 2022

Forrester Digital Transformation

Read this post to discover six key predictions on US public sector customer and employee experiences, cybersecurity, and technology. Then, dive deeper with a complimentary webinar.

article thumbnail

What Are The Most Important Dates In Supplier Contracts?

Obobo

What Are The Most Important Dates In Supplier Contracts? Supplier contracts are often signed and then filed away in a desk drawer or shared drive without much management, except for when there is a problem. Until a new contract can be negotiated or put out to tender , the supplier delivers the goods or services and invoices are paid. That’s fine.

article thumbnail

Employee Spotlight Louisville: Sarah Schmetzer, Business Development Manager

V-Soft Consulting

This month's spotlight features Sarah Schmezter, a member of V-Soft's sales team. Sarah has been with V-Soft for nearly a year as a Business Development Manager and most recently earned the 2021 President's Club Rookie recognition for her success. She has continued to prove herself in her role and even has a hand in the V-Soft Cares charity golf scramble as the Silent Auction Chair.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

The importance of trust in a digital-first world

Microsourcing

In the final days of June 2018, at a time when people still traveled the world without masks on their faces and proof of vaccination in their hand luggage, a University of Oxford academic took to the stage at the Aspen Ideas Festival. Rachel Botsman had been invited to the annual gathering in the mountains of Colorado to talk about a couple of subjects close to her heart – technology and trust.

98
article thumbnail

Despite IT Heroics, Technology Is Systematically Failing Employees

Forrester Digital Transformation

Today, 67% of people say their service desk is doing a good job — that sounds like things are going pretty well. However, only 42% say they don’t have long-running IT issues. That’s a problem we do need to talk about. What Does This Mean? First, the humans in IT are doing impressively well. Despite […].

Jobbing 130
article thumbnail

7 Takeaways From The RMAI 2022 Annual Conference

Provana

The Provana team recently joined the Receivables Management Association International (RMAi) Conference in Las Vegas where thought leaders from the credit and collection space came together to discuss and exchange ideas.

article thumbnail

HCM Integration: What to Look for When Selecting a New Payroll Provider

Immedus

Considering a HCM integration? Navigating the vendor selection process and choosing the right global payroll partner is daunting. It’s vital that you select the payroll provider that meets your needs and future ambitions. After all, who you select will significantly impact the success of the initial project and the smooth day-to-day operations. In this blog, we take a look at the most common market issues and offer guidance around what to look for when evaluating payroll service providers.

Payroll 97
article thumbnail

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.