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Start small, but get started

Stellar Partnerships

When you get started on something new you become aware of all the people that are already brilliant at it. At my first tap dancing lesson I felt like I was wearing lead boots compared to the Fred Astaire level tap enthusiasts in my class. It was unfamiliar and uncomfortable. It took a couple of years of practice before it finally felt right. Then I had to be restrained by my kids from endlessly rehearsing my routines in the kitchen.

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What every insurance leader should know about cloud

McKinsey & Company

Successful cloud migrations depend on knowing where the value for insurance lies in cloud and on business and IT working together.

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Is Your Partner Ecosystem Healthy? Check These 3 Things Immediately

Magnetrix

Listen to the podcast with guest speaker: Norma Watenpaugh of Phoenix Consulting Group. Aired on August 31, 2022. Table of contents: Introduction. The evolution of partnerships and ecosystems. An interacting and interconnected community. The shift to the ecosystem model. What and how consumers buy is more complex. Gauging the health of the ecosystem – how it impacts the success of partnerships.

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How Leadership Can Support Employees During Significant Personal Milestones

ITA Group

How Leadership Can Support Employees During Significant Personal Milestones. When it comes to caring for your employees during emotional times, a one size solution does not fit all. Today’s workforce is made up of employees going through all kinds of personal and professional change. Many of these employees are at di­fferent life stages, which means they have different priorities and concerns outside the office.

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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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Top 10 UGC Platforms

Jake Jorgovan

With so much great user-generated content out there, you don’t want to miss out on the opportunity to use it in your marketing campaigns. That’s why you need a UGC platform! These platforms make it easy to collect and curate user-generated content from your customers, leveraging it on the right channels. However, not all UGC platforms are created equal.

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The Provocateurs: Episode 7 | Charlie Camarda

Thinkers 50

Thinkers50 in partnership with Deloitte presents: The Provocateurs: podcast series. EPISODE 7. ABOUT THIS EPISODE. Charlie Camarda: Space Odyssey. It isn’t every day you get to meet a real-life astronaut! Dr Charles Camarda (Charlie to his friends) was selected as an Astronaut Candidate in 1996 and flew as a Mission Specialist on STS-114, NASA’s Return-to-Flight mission immediately following the Columbia disaster of 2003, which claimed the lives of its seven crew.

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How to Show Compassion Without Compromising on Performance

INSEAD Knowledge

At WD-40 Company, there are no teams. Instead, there are tribes. Tribe members look out for one another, feel a sense of belonging and share the company’s values and vision. Compassion is at the heart of the work culture at the consumer products manufacturer, which strives to create a community of highly engaged employees who deliver their best every day.

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Top 10 TikTok Marketing Agencies

Jake Jorgovan

If you’re looking to up your TikTok marketing game, you’re on the right page. These ten agencies are the best of the best and can help take your account to new heights. Whether you’re looking for creative content ideas or want to learn more about using TikTok for business or run TikTok ads, these agencies have you covered. They know the platform inside-out and can help you create successful campaigns that reach your target audience.

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The future of payments in Africa

McKinsey & Company

Innovations, entrepreneurs, and capital are reshaping Africa’s fast-growing electronic-payments landscape with solutions for consumers and businesses alike.

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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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The Complete New Employee Checklist. (Print This)

COO Alliance

In the leadership development programs, I conduct for organizations as a part of their COO training… I emphasize one thing a lot. This is one of the first lessons I learned while I was the COO of a multi-7-figure organization, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? As a COO, your job is to make other team members’ lives easier. This doesn’t mean you should give them less work.

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Milhouse Engineering and Construction wins PSMJ’s 2022 A/E/C Building a Better World Award

PSMJ Resources Blog

PSMJ’s exclusive A/E/C Building a Better World Award recognizes architecture and engineering firms demonstrating the strongest commitment to community improvement by encouraging employee volunteering, donating resources and sharing expertise.

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Halal Economy Thrives as Product Demand from Muslims and non-Muslim Nations Surges

Frost & Sullivan

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia –Sep. 06, 2022– Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Global Halal Economy Growth Opportunities , finds that the halal economy is experiencing an upward trend as the demand for halal products from Muslims and non-Muslim nations increases. The main factors driving the halal industry are favorable population demographics, government policies, and private sector initiatives.

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How to build geopolitical resilience amid a fragmenting global order

McKinsey & Company

Organizations need to strategically invest in capabilities, people, processes, structures, and technology to navigate the risks arising from an evolving and fraught geopolitical landscape.

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The B2B Sales Leader's Guide for Any Economic Environment

When economic headwinds pick up, sales leaders are the first to sound the alarm — and chart a new course. Longer sales cycles, larger buying committees, increased price pressure, and smaller teams can quickly combine to reduce your margin for error and increase the urgency to find a solution. To thrive in a challenging environment, sales teams need a rock-solid grasp of the fundamentals and the biggest force-multipliers they can get their hands on.

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Is Your Call Center Performing These 3 Crucial Activities?

COO Alliance

I usually talk about leadership development, COO training, and the COO Alliance here. Yet, today I thought about talking about something not a lot of people are talking about. Your call center. It is the most chaotic part of a business. Employees don’t like working here – has a 26% staff turnover rate. I realized after going to YPO that most people have a very bad, stereotypical view of call centers.

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Employee Spotlight: James Noble

Market Source Inc

MarketSource Sales Development Rep James Noble enjoys improving others’ lives. Besides his “day” job, he spends evenings outfitting residents of his beloved hometown with scooters. The post Employee Spotlight: James Noble appeared first on MarketSource.

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The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and its Impact on the Chemical Industry

Frost & Sullivan

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law by US President Joe Biden on August 16th. This bill is a derivative of Biden’s “Build Back Better Act,” which was originally his administration’s initiative to implement what he considers much-needed climate action and a stumbling block in his confrontation with some other democrats. The IRA will be in effect from January 2023 to December 2032, with the goal of improving energy security, reducing emissions by 40% below 2005 levels

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Addressing the challenges of plastic waste: Circularity and leakage

McKinsey & Company

Circularity alone won’t stop leakage. Emerging economies still need to have proper waste management systems for their plastic and other materials.

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Sales Kickoff Beyond the Meeting: How to Plan & Execute a Successful SKO

Speaker: Gerhard Gschwandtner, CEO, Selling Power | Beverlie Heyman, Director of Sales Enablement, Bigtincan | Jared Hibbs, Sr. Sales Enablement Manager, Bigtincan

Sales kickoff (SKO) meetings are a critical time for sales enablement and management teams to drive learning and motivation that (they hope) will last the whole year. Unfortunately, those same meetings can also become long, tedious, repetitive days that cause reps to tune out and turn off. Over the past few years, sales kickoffs have looked very different.

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How brands can find successful publisher partners 

Impact

Commerce content happens when brands like yours partner with publishers to create helpful consumer shopping experiences. Think of publishers as the John Lennon to your Paul McCartney. To serve compelling content to your audience, it needs to be educational and help them through the buyer’s journey. Then they’ll be singing to your tune. So, what is “commerce content,” you ask?

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Grow Your Startup with Microsoft Commercial Marketplace: A Q&A with Algolia and Nasuni

Tackle.io

For any startup, tapping into a deep pool of customers can mean the difference between success or struggle. Startups may wrestle with gauging modern software buying trends , or even understanding what those buyers actually want , but one thing is abundantly clear: If a startup isn’t connecting with buyers in the manner they prefer, then the road from Series A funding to Series B and beyond is going to be very rough indeed.

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Globuc’s Go Net Zero Energy Conference to Highlight Decarbonisation and the Clean Energy Race

Frost & Sullivan

Globuc’s upcoming Go Net Zero Energy conference will take place in Brussels on 20-22 September. The event will feature an agenda highlighting the real-world initiatives and projects which aim to help the energy industry achieve its net-zero targets. Jonathan Robinson, Global Power & Energy Research Director at Frost & Sullivan, will speak at the conference.

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The two-wheeled commute: Micromobility and your future

McKinsey & Company

Scooter skeptic? Think again. Micromobility is gaining favor with consumers worldwide—and may fast become a mainstay of urban transportation.

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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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Ultimate guide to getting started as an affiliate marketing publisher

Impact

The ins and outs of how – and why – you should set up a website to earn affiliate revenue. Publishers, both large and small, search for revenue opportunities outside of advertising. Over the past decade, Google, Facebook, and other intermediaries have taken up a larger share of revenue growth in the advertising industry, and even big publishers have felt the loss.

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Grow Your Startup with Microsoft Commercial Marketplace: A Q&A with Algolia and Nasuni

Tackle.io

For any startup, tapping into a deep pool of customers can mean the difference between success or struggle. Startups may wrestle with gauging modern software buying trends , or even understanding what those buyers actually want , but one thing is abundantly clear: If a startup isn’t connecting with buyers in the manner they prefer, then the road from Series A funding to Series B and beyond is going to be very rough indeed.

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Intelligent Mobility Summit 2022 Spotlights Transformation of Mobility Industry In its Quest for a Sustainable Future

Frost & Sullivan

Singapore – Sept. 09, 2022 – Frost & Sullivan’s Intelligent Mobility Summit 2022, held virtually on Sept. 7-8, 2022, was themed: “Towards a Sustainable Future.” This year marked the 14th edition of the flagship mobility event. For more information on Intelligent Mobility Summit 2022, please click here. “The intensifying climate change crisis and rapid resource depletion have magnified the need to identify alternative business paradigms.

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Author Talks: How industrial technology is creating a more inclusive economy

McKinsey & Company

McKinsey reveals 35 cutting-edge companies in the industrial tech sector, highlighting a robust “titanium economy” that creates American jobs and fuels innovation through sustainable, inclusive growth.

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Mastering Intent Data: Understanding its Importance & Best Practices

Speaker: Joe Apfelbaum, CEO of Ajax Union

In this webinar, Joe Apfelbaum, CEO of Ajax Union and business strategist, will take you through the ABCs of intent data. You'll learn how to effectively use it to drive business results, with practical tips on how to leverage both company and contact intent data to maximize your marketing efforts. Whether you're a seasoned marketer or just getting started, this webinar is a must-attend for anyone looking to stay ahead in the ever-evolving world of digital marketing.

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New Leadership Appointments Strengthen Partnership on AI’s Programs, Research, and Policy Capabilities

Partnership on AI

Share. Our Blog. /. Blog. Announcements. New Leadership Appointments Strengthen Partnership on AI’s Programs, Research, and Policy Capabilities. September 8, 2022. Content Wrapper. Click here to start editing. -->. Content Row. Click here to start editing. -->. We are excited to announce three new leadership appointments at Partnership on AI, designed to strengthen our work with Partners to increase the impact of our programmatic and research outputs and leverage our resources and expertise towa

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Everything you need to know about affiliate marketing in financial services

Impact

Affiliate marketing (brands working with partners to promote products through great content) has experienced incredible growth in recent years. By 2022, the industry expects to exceed 8.2 billion dollars in value. This type of cost-effective marketing strategy drives traffic and revenue for companies selling financial services and products (also known as finserv).

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How Cloud-based Machine Learning Accelerates Today’s Complex Automotive Processes

Frost & Sullivan

By Dr. Jose Pereira, Director at Frost & Sullivan. The automotive industry is undergoing a period of mass transformation that has never been seen before, with many challenges to face. It is transforming its development processes to turn historically hardware-centric vehicles into fully connected products that can be updated even after they leave production lines.