The Global Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

©iStock/Galeanu Mihai Estée Lauder is considered the global leader in prestige beauty – offering high quality products and experiences, inspiring consumers to express their individual beauty. We [Estée Lauder] are the only company focused solely on prestige makeup, skin care, fragrance and hair care. We have a diverse portfolio of more than 25 brands, and our products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

As we prepare to kick off Predictions 2022 on Tuesday, October 26, we reviewed our predictions for 2021. The punchline: We got it mostly right. And we missed a few too. Here’s a look at the biggest hits and misses from our predictions for 2021.

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Groove Technology

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

E-learning project outsourcing is a wise decision for various reasons, not the least of which is that you will receive a high-quality and professional training course. Your course can also include the most up-to-date technical and interactive features. Furthermore, it will be designed to maximize your return on investment. E-Learning Project Outsourcing Is A Wise Decision For A Variety Of Reasons.

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McKinsey and Company

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Over the next decade, the fully tech-enabled insurer will bear little resemblance to today’s organization. Five trends, individually and in combination, will have a seismic impact.

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Are you helping your people proactively plan for retirement? How are you prioritizing the mental health of your HR team? These are a few of the questions that HR professionals are seeking answers to today. Luckily, Gallagher’s consultants came together with four robust articles (and one infographic) that help address these pain points and provide you with proactive planning tips to help you simplify, personalize and create flexibility in your benefits offerings to help ensure your people thrive

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Transperfect

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The travel industry has arguably been one of the worst affected industries during the pandemic. But now, things are looking up for businesses as more and more people start to travel. Businesses will need to shift their digital marketing strategies in response to these new trends. Here are the top three digital marketing trends in the travel industry and how to respond to them strategically.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Perficient is comprised of the best and brightest people in the business, many of whom are female leaders making strong contributions across our business. Our Women in Tech Employee Resource Group (ERG) provides the opportunity for women and allies at each stage of their career the chance to work alongside and collaborate with leadership across Perficient, as well as cull their own professional skills.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Forrester attended the International Motor Show Germany, rebranded as IAA MOBILITY. It took place in Munich between 7-12 September 2021. The event was staged as a hybrid event. It managed to attract 400,000 ‘real’ visitors, making it one of the largest trade fairs since the pandemic started. The buzz was noticeable, although visitor number were […].

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Groove Technology

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

With tech startups mushrooming like never before, industry experts predict there will be more than a million software companies in the world within the next 10 years. Nearly 50% of these businesses are tightly concentrated in Western European and American cities. Competition is at an all-time high, operating costs are rising, and talent is increasingly scarce.

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McKinsey and Company

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Industrial manufacturing levels in the United States have been falling for decades, but process innovation is gaining steam and could reinvigorate this struggling sector.

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Automation Anywhere

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

In the blog, we’ve talked about employing intelligent automation (IA) to automate the front office, the back office, the factory, the warehouse, and so on. But we haven’t talked that much about the top office—the C-suite. What’s the relationship of that senior tier of management to intelligent automation that combines Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and artificial intelligence (AI)?

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Perficient Digital Transformation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Which health insurers are providing the best customer experience (CX), and how are they improving the quality of their experiences? Forrester set out to answer this very question in The US Health Insurers Customer Experience Index, 2021. In the report, Forrester reveals the complete rankings of 17 health insurance brands that were analyzed as part of the US Customer Experience Index (CX Index ) in 2021.

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The Global Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

©2021 Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved. "Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." – Vince Lombardi.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Banks and other financial services firms always ask: “What are the others doing?” They leverage the answer to this question to assess their overall strategic position, compare their key challenges with those of others, and plan for the transformation of their application landscape to a more powerful customer-centric approach. Source: Financial Services Firms Have Solid […].

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Groove Technology

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

When it comes to the digital technology era, digitizing the national economy means creating supporting tools, most notably mobile applications – one of the key factors supporting the company promotes its image as well as expands its international business. Besides the issues of profitability and application quality, the cost of building an application is also concerned by many financial investors.

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McKinsey and Company

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Employers benefit when they help employees to prioritize mental wellness, thereby reducing the stigma of mental-health issues, addressing disparities in their incidence and treatment, and providing support through formal structures and programs.

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Globalization Partners

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The allure of today’s coworking spaces is hard to describe. Walk into any such space, and you’re greeted with a unique kind of exhilaration. Professionals clad in comfortable jeans do some of their best work, leaning back on teardrop hanging chairs or sitting perched on barstools surrounding large, shared tables. Most spaces are loud and vibrant, with bright colors and eclectic fixtures that follow a central theme.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Healthcare payers and providers share common goals: improve population health, reduce healthcare costs, and elevate both consumer and their care team experiences. Achieving these goals requires operational efficiency and business insights. When implemented together, intelligent automation and advanced analytics can help you streamline processes and illuminate paths toward better care.

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Transparent BPO Outsourcing

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Where have all the customer care agents gone? By Marilyn Soares, VP of Client Services, Transparent BPO Welcome to the new economy. Businesses continue to rethink their supply chains and their vendor relationships but the single most disruptive factor the pandemic revealed was the volatility in our labor ranks. The labor shortage in the United […].

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In the Forrester/InfoWorld Enterprise Architecture Awards competition, we look for the most dramatic stories of EA’s strategic leadership and concrete business impact. The winners of the 2021 Forrester/InfoWorld Enterprise Architecture Awards show a close focus on business results with a particular eye to enabling innovation across the enterprise plus an agile approach to technology implementation. […].

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Groove Technology

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Software Quality Assurance (SQA) is an important part of successful software development. In addition to meeting general project requirements, your development team must meet certain technical quality standards that the software development industry relies on. Ensuring these standards are comfortably but rigorously met is what requires software quality assurance.

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McKinsey and Company

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Meat made without animals could become as normal as electric cars and music streaming, says Josh Tetrick, cofounder and CEO of cultivated-meat company Eat Just, Inc.

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comeMakeit

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

A step closer to our vision “We believe every software product will be part of a platform ecosystem, and software expertise will become key to success in the digital world.” This is coMakeIT’s vision statement in which many years ago, we predicted the shift from products to platforms in the software ecosystem. The trend, further accelerated by the pandemic is also evident in the recent shifting of some older Microsoft products to their Digital Operating Platform, D365 Business Central.

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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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Perficient Digital Transformation

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

In the first blog article of this series I wrote about my own recent healthcare journey. After undergoing lifesaving lung surgery, there I was: in a hospital bed, grateful to be alive and recently off my ventilator — shades of the film “Alien” if you’ve never had the pleasure. And all I had on my hands was time. Time to think. Time to observe. (Also, time to despise urinal bottles.).

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Transperfect

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Did you know that 91.3% of American households have access to at least one vehicle? Having a car is a staple of the American dream. Add in all the technological advances the automotive industry has made in the last decade, and the value increases that much more. These luxuries have the ability to improve our lives on the road. While we’re not quite at the stage of flying cars , there are still several stellar innovations that have emerged in the industry.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

One of the biggest challenges of being a security industry analyst is finding when and how to define new market segments. We both had to do this recently — Jeff with managed detection and response and Allie with extended detection and response (XDR). The most common question we get from security vendors confused as to […].

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Groove Technology

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Business expansions offer enterprises significant competitive advantages as well as challenges. Modern consumers’ mindsets shift so frequently that business software must be flexible enough to meet their requirements. If you are wondering about the benefit of custom software, this article will help you understand why you need custom software for your business as soon as possible.

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McKinsey and Company

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Two-thirds of the average company’s environment, social, and governance footprint lies with suppliers. Procurement leaders who take bold action can make a decisive difference in sustainability.

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Max BPO

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Product data entries and their role in increasing business profit. Many business owners are attempting to increase their profit margins by creating online storefronts. However, as time has passed, a great number of e-commerce stores have opened, creating competitive pressure among them. To grow their business, e-commerce stores are keen to retain strong relationships with existing customers and recruit new ones.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

We are excited to announce that we’ll be sponsoring and speaking at inRiver’s PIMpoint Digital 2021 from October 5-7, 2021. As a proud inRiver partner with several years of product information management (PIM) experience, we’re ready to join in on this event and conversation around this year’s theme, Opening the Digital Front Door. . Attendees will learn more about key processes and technologies used to attract new business and deliver exceptional experiences, as well as engagement intelli

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Immedus

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Arguably there is no more central issue in global payroll than compliance. While adhering to these regulations can present a challenge, the ultimate gain is the assurance of trust and protection of personal information. A trust that is an essential building block for developing employee loyalty. Payroll is after all responsible for making sure that people receive the correct pay and on time- a challenge that is getting more difficult with payments fraud on the rise.

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