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9 Ways to Get Ideas Brewing with Instant Coffee

Planview Blog

Getting your best ideas brewing can be difficult, especially if you don’t have the right tools for the job. No matter what type of work you do, you likely do a fair amount of brainstorming, planning, and “noodling” in your daily work. We created Instant Coffee to help facilitate better idea generation — whether you’re a C-level executive thinking through your company’s next big move, or an individual contributor trying to collaboratively solve a problem with your team.

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Evaluating Partner Enablement Platforms? Here’s How to Mitigate the Risk

Mindmatrix

Investing in any new technology at the enterprise level always comes with some risk. The risk component is higher when it comes to investment in partner enablement platforms because the success of your investment depends largely on partner adoption of the software/portal.

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What Growth Marketers Can Learn From Partnership Leaders

Impact

Originally published on ClickZ. C-suite titles are a mirror of our current business priorities, and when they change, it is a signal that new threats or opportunities have entered the business landscape.

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Multi-Partner Plays are the Key to Enterprise Growth

PartnerTap

Multi-partner plays (co-selling with ecosystem partners) are the fastest way to grow your channel programs in 2021 and beyond. In order to meet your customers’ unique business needs, you must bring together a best-of-breed solution from multiple partners. It is your job, as a solutions provider, to rally the correct partners to provide the best solution possible.

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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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B2B SaaS VP Sales Journey - with Brendon Cassidy, Founder & CEO CoSell

CoSell

The B2B Cloud industry is projected to grow from $350B in 2021 to $800B+ in 2025. This will mean a lot of new companies and the need for many more VP Sales to lead the revenue team.

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CompTIA’s Long-Term Solution for the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

Channel Insider

Here’s a great example of a trade association planning for the long-term growth of its industry, namely the computer technology industry. Earlier this year, CompTIA – the Computer Technology Industry Association – launched its National Career and Technical Education (CTE) Advisory Council, featuring representatives from all 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

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Thinkers50 Hall of Fame 2021: Mary C. Gentile

Thinkers 50

Mary C. Gentile has been inducted into the Thinkers50 Hall of Fame 2021, in partnership with Haier. Mary C. Gentile is the creator and director of Giving Voice to Values, Richard M. Waitzer Bicentennial Professor of Ethics at University of Virginia Darden School of Business, Senior Advisor at the Aspen Institute Business & Society Program, and a consultant on management education and leadership development.

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BigCommerce + impact.com = the easy way to start working with affiliates and influencers

Impact

eCommerce platform BigCommerce now offers even more revenue paths to its merchants thanks to a new partnership with impact.com. Merchants on the platform can now seamlessly plug into the impact.com platform to rapidly launch and easily manage affiliate and influencer partnerships programs – no developer time required. . Sell more in more ways with BigCommerce and Impact.

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Are Deskless Workers a Blind Spot In Your Remote Working Strategy?

TRG Blog

Despite being the largest group in the workforce, 2.7 billion in 2018 1 , “deskless workers” seem to be overlooked by the sweeping digital transformation at their workplaces. As we are slowly going back to work in a business-as-unusual world, this is the perfect opportunity for organisations to address this once-forgotten issue.

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Maximize Productivity and Simplify IT Management with Conversational AI

ChatGPT has dominated boardroom conversations for months now. From drafting a stock trading program, to creating a SQL query to model data, there are practically no limits to the applications of the AI language model assistant. At ManageEngine, we have been working on our own AI-assistant, Zia. Zia is a fully-trained analytics assistant that can perform a range of functions such as creating and adding reports to dashboards, providing conversational support to data analysis, insight discovery, bu

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New Remote Work Realities Define the Global Professional Headset Market

Frost & Sullivan

PC USB and UCC headsets will be the main contributors behind the professional headset market’s exponential growth over the forecast period, finds Frost & Sullivan. San Antonio, Texas. – Sept. 22, 2021– Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis finds that remote working realities fueled by the pandemic have triggered unprecedented demand for professional headsets , cloud software communications, and collaboration services worldwide.

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Announcing the Thinkers50 2021 Ideas into Practice Award Shortlist

Thinkers 50

Nominations are in for the Thinkers50 Distinguished Achievement Awards for 2021. We are highlighting the shortlisted nominees and their achievements. This week, we are sharing with you the 2021 shortlisted nominees for the Thinkers50 Ideas into Practice Award. 1: NK Chaudhary & Jaipur Rugs for their commitment to values-led growth. ‘I have always been an advocate of for-profit solutions to social issues.

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The World’s Most Innovative Countries, 2021

INSEAD Knowledge

Tracking innovation around the globe in the face of the Covid-19 crisis.

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The Value of Strategic Channel Incentives: Moving Beyond a Flat SPIFF Program

ITA Group

The Value of Strategic Channel Incentives: Moving Beyond a Flat SPIFF Program. Part one of a two-article series focused on strategic channel incentives explores the benefits, including better outcomes and increased revenue, of moving beyond a flat SPIFF program. The practice of balancing profit and incentive payouts can be a tricky business, requiring regular fine tuning.

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How to Leverage Intent Data for Better Outcomes

Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications

Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.

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Aftermarket Parts | Big Profits for Auto Manufacturers and Dealers

Market Source Inc

Ramping up aftermarket parts sales is a great way for automotive manufacturers and dealerships to increase revenue and profit right now, and following these expert tips can ensure long-term market growth. The post Aftermarket Parts | Big Profits for Auto Manufacturers and Dealers appeared first on MarketSource.

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Webinar: Human Orchestration – The Key to Unlocking Growth in Your Mid-Market Strategy

CGS

The mid-market can be challenging to reach if you don't have the right strategy in place. Setting up, managing and monetizing multi-partner solutions can be complicated and today is achieved through custom, manual and time-intensive processes. Account-based marketing strategies are driving relationships with enterprise accounts and in recent years, small- and medium-sized businesses have seen a good amount of automation, strategy and growth from digital marketing.

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Is Stargazing Your Preferred Management Style?

INSEAD Knowledge

For too many leaders, astrology acts as a crutch that gives them a false sense of control in an uncertain world.

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How to Improve Employee Experience With Corporate Events (& Why Now Is the Time to Do It)

ITA Group

How to Improve Employee Experience With Corporate Events (& Why Now Is the Time to Do It). The world is in a tenuous state. Yet, despite continued uncertainty, I can’t help feeling like a gleeful child the night before their birthday as I optimistically look to our eventual return to “normal.” And there are few things I’m more excited about than a return to event experiences and ITA Group traditions, including our holiday celebrations, impromptu happy hours and, of course, our annual Sales Kicko

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The Essential Guide to the Buying Experience of the Future

Your buyers’ lives, preferences, and expectations have changed. Over two-thirds of buyers prefer remote or digital interactions — and they expect those interactions to be substantive and valuable. They hold sellers to a high standard, and that means the buying experiences of the past — in-person meetings, transactional conversations, and linear sales funnels — no longer deliver.

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Virtual Auto Dealer Maintenance Plan Training During COVID-19 | MarketSource Heroes

Market Source Inc

The MarketSource team made vast improvements to an auto manufacturer’s virtual training academy and despite the COVID-19 shutdown the client saw measurable increases in maintenance contract sales. The post Virtual Auto Dealer Maintenance Plan Training During COVID-19 | MarketSource Heroes appeared first on MarketSource.

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How To Run A Call Center – 5 Steps

COO Alliance

Running a call center can seem quite difficult at first, but it’s not! We just overcomplicated it. Running a call center is actually pretty simple if you know how to do it right. If you run your own call center or take calls from clients, these five steps are all you need to know. Answer the Phone Fast. When running a call center, it’s vital that your team answers the phone fast.

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Frost & Sullivan Acclaimes Apogee Interactive Best in Class for Customer Engagement Using AI-powered Energy Analytics

Frost & Sullivan

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — September 22, 2021 — Based on its recent analysis of the North American energy analytics market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Apogee Interactive, Inc. with the 2021 North American Technology Innovation Leadership Award. Its artificial intelligence (AI) energy analytics platform delivers exceptional value to customers and utilities by enabling seamless smart grid integration, home energy analysis, energy management, and bill management.

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Channel Partner Solutions

ITA Group

Channel Partner Solutions. aschuman. Tue, 09/21/2021 - 09:57. Personalized Channel Partner Solutions Drive Loyalty, Revenue & Service. The best channel incentive programs identify and replicate their best partners. That’s even more important today as buyer behaviors and preferences, and the forecasted growth of ecosystem partners, are transforming how partners go-to-market and how customers buy.

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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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Converting partners to promoters

Remarkable Partnerships

Bain & Company research shows that “It can cost five times more to attract a new customer, than it does to retain an existing one”, therefore it is really important as corporate partnership professionals to maintain and grow our existing partnerships, and then to harness those partners to promote your charity to likeminded companies. When roles are busy and the pressure of new business targets and the budget are upon us, it is natural to think of which new companies can be approached t

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The War for Talent: Is Winning Possible?

Market Source Inc

The war for talent rages on and retailers are desperate for new hires. Winning it may depend less on higher wages than on benefits such as predictable schedules, pay visibility, and early wage access. The post The War for Talent: Is Winning Possible? appeared first on MarketSource.

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A/E/C Senior Executive Joins PSMJ’s World-Class Collection of Industry Experts

PSMJ Resources Blog

Jared Jamison, P.E. brings extensive experience in operations, financial management and strategy. PSMJ Resources, Inc. is proud to announce that Jared Jamison, P.E., has joined its growing team of experts providing advisory services to the architecture, engineering, and construction (A/E/C) industry.

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Sagar Janveja joins Oaklins Member Firm Capital Alliance Corp.

The Capital Alliance Blog

DALLAS, Sept. 21, 2021 – Sagar Janveja has been named a senior advisor for human resource management (HRM) and technology at Oaklins Capital Alliance Corp., where he will work on mergers & acquisitions and capital raises. The Dallas office of Oaklins International, Capital Alliance Corp. provides expert strategic consulting and M&A advice, with sought-after negotiating expertise in a wide range of industries, including human resources, technology, energy and construction & engineerin

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How to Measure the ROI of IT Operations

IT is viewed as a cost center by organizations. In troubling economic times, this puts intense pressure on IT to demonstrate value for IT investments. Register for this webinar to learn how to quantify the intrinsic benefits of IT using analytics.

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State of Cloud Marketplaces 2021

Tackle.io

[link] Get the entire 2021 State of Cloud Marketplaces Report.

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Shiny IT Things

Managed Services Platform

Apple Podcasts: [link] Spotify: [link].

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Top Crowdfunding, Kickstarter, and Indiegogo Video Production Companies in 2021

Jake Jorgovan

Indiegogo - a crowdfunding platform - says, “The best way to convey your idea and message it to the crowdfunding world is through a pitch video. Film campaigns that include a video raise three times more funds than those without.” They should know. And so it’s safe to say that high-quality crowdfunding videos are the most important tool in a successful crowdfunding campaign.

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