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How To Avoid The 8 Most Common MSP Mistakes

31 West

In the present crowded MSP market , businesses experience more competition than ever. So, service providers must ensure that they can avoid any typical mistakes, and offer the best services to the client. In this post, we will discuss the most common MSP mistakes. These points will help MSP businesses to avoid making those errors and enhance their sales and revenue.

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The Future Of Manufacturing

Forrester Digital Transformation

In volatile market conditions, manufacturers must become quicker, smarter, and greener to survive. The transformation of traditional — often conservative — manufacturing firms involves more than just making existing physical processes more efficient. Business and technology leaders increasingly work together to build future fit organizations that are adaptive, creative, and resilient, unlocking more sustainable and […].

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Building a Sovereign and Sustainable Cloud: How are European Organisations Evolving? | Webinar

Everest Group

ON-DEMAND WEBINAR. Building a Sovereign and Sustainable Cloud: How are European Organisations Evolving? Europe and the UK (among other major markets) are increasingly looking at the sovereignty and environmental sustainability of their cloud transformations. Sovereign cloud initiatives have been accelerated by cybersecurity concerns from the Russian invasion of Ukraine and ongoing programs such as GAIA-X and Cloud de confiance in France, while sustainability and the carbon footprint of digital t

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Natural Language Search. Is It The Future?

Perficient Digital Transformation

What do your customers crave from your brand? It’s simple – Personalization. The Next in Personalization 2021 Report from McKinsey reveals that personalization matters more now than ever with 71% of consumers expecting companies to deliver personalized experiences. One way you can demonstrate customer intimacy and personalization is with search.

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The HR Leader’s Workforce Management Guide

In today’s fast-paced business world, effective workforce management (WFM) isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity.

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Today in Global Small Business: Global Ocean Freighters Want to Take On Flying Goods Next

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/Tryaging What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: The state of shipping includes ocean freighters wanting to fly their goods, too. Why having a global TMS is critical to a supply chain transformation. Quote of the week: “I never predict freight rates; nobody can do that.”— Søren Skou Go carbon neutral on Passport Shipping for 12 months.

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Apply Critical Thinking And Culture To Reduce Insider Risk

Forrester Digital Transformation

Learn how to reduce the three most common types of insider threats in this Security & Risk event preview.

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7 Ways to Boost Your UI/UX Design

Groove Technology

UI/UX design has grown more important than ever in the technology-driven society where the majority of the material we consume is digital. Whether a mobile app or a website, having an aesthetically pleasing and practical interface tempts users to stay. What does that mean for your company, though? It implies that your clients will look to you for a beautiful experience and want it fast.

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Is the Golden Age of Globalization Over?

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/lena_serditova “The golden age of globalization that we experienced in the last 30 years since the end of the Cold War has ended clearly and we are entering a new era, a new era that will be marked by greater geopolitical contestation,” said Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong. Agree? Disagree? Learn more.

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Did Our Predictions For 2022 Come True?

Forrester Digital Transformation

We made bold predictions for 2022. We weighed in on edge computing, CX, B2B marketing, cybersecurity, and more. Discover which predictions came true and which ones missed the mark as we prepare for Predictions 2023.

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Web3 beyond the hype

McKinsey and Company

While buffeted by the recent market downturn and bankruptcies, digital assets and the technologies underlying them still have the potential to transform business models across sectors.

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We’re Here to Help! How to Navigate Your Top HR Priorities

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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Expanded Retail IoT Solutions: A Revolution in Technology

Groove Technology

While the epidemic took a toll on transportation and logistics, the retail sector held up as an evergreen sector. Customers are always purchasing, whether online or off. This is a significant factor. However, people’s propensity for internet shopping has seen massive growth in recent years. Retailers are rushing to use technology like AR and VR in the retail industry.

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Women Entrepreneurs Are On the Rise Globally

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/Prostock-Studio Chicago-based nonprofit Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global® knows this better than any organization on the planet: Women entrepreneurs are on the rise globally. But did you know the following? Historically, Africa has led the world in terms of numbers of women business owners , with countries like Uganda and Ghana – leading the way.

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Can B2B CMOs Save The Planet Too?

Forrester Digital Transformation

Patagonia made headlines recently when founder Yvon Chouinard transferred ownership of the company to its nonprofit, Holdfast Collective, and its trust, Patagonia Purpose Trust, as a commitment to living its purpose to “save our home planet.” A company valued at $3 billion with profits estimated at $100 million annually, Patagonia was built on the principles […].

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10 Biggest Challenges For Managed Service Providers

31 West

In the present market trend, MSP businesses are experiencing more competition than ever. So, service providers must ensure that they meet all the modern-day standards to offer the best services to the client. Likewise, it requires special priority to address the challenges for managed service providers. We can notice a massive transformation in business processes these days.

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Challenges and Solutions in High-Volume, High-Stakes Hiring

Facing a hiring surge that feels like conducting a complex orchestra? Our guide is your roadmap to harmonious high-volume hiring. In it, you’ll learn: Strategies to maintain quality while hiring at scale The real math behind agency vs. in-house recruiting Secrets to a stellar candidate experience during hiring spikes Resource optimization techniques for stretched TA teams Don't let resource constraints or market pressures derail your hiring goals.

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How to create a profitable MVP for your mobile app?

Groove Technology

The core of digital convergence is mobile applications. Mobile apps’ rich and engaging user experiences have established new benchmarks for business expansion and digital success. If you are reading this, it’s likely that you also have an excellent idea for a new mobile application for your company. But wait—you’re not by yourself.

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Say "Hello" to a New Way to Heal. and Export: Featuring Cast21(wegginar® 9/28/22)

The Global Small Business Blog

©2022 Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global®. All rights reserved. Did you know? International sales may actually be easier than domestic sales? How to use your local, regional, federal and industry resources to assist you with international expansion efforts? Who to call when it comes to export credit? All of the above and more will be addressed by two rock stars who will be presenting a wegginar® tomorrow entitled, "Say “Hello” to a New Way to Heal… and Export: Featuring Cast21," 9/28 at 11AM CT (fr

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Meet The New Analyst Covering Digital Business & Strategy: William Dahlgren

Forrester Digital Transformation

New analyst joins Forrester's Stockholm office to cover Digital Business & Strategy (DB&S) and focus on topics such as digital strategy and metrics across industries.

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Economic conditions outlook, September 2022

McKinsey and Company

In stormy weather, survey respondents maintain realism about the global economy. While geopolitical conflicts and inflation remain top of mind, concerns about energy volatility predominate in Europe.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

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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Industry 5.0: The next paradigm shift in Manufacturing

Zinnov

By Rajat Kohli, Partner, Zinnov; Atul Srivastava, Engagement Manager, Zinnov; Chitvan Varshneya, Consultant, Zinnov. Humans have undergone a drastic evolution, our existence has transformed every century and down each generation. One of the most significant shifts was when manual workmanship and craft traversed into automated processes. The present-day version of these processes has taken the avatar of the automated manufacturing sector by running agile factories and building smart warehouse sys

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How to Avoid Remote Payroll Management Mistakes

Globalization Partners

Remote work has taken over the global workforce — and it’s not going anywhere. In fact, 25 percent of all professional jobs in North America are expected to be remote by the end of this year, and remote opportunities are similarly expected to continue to increase across the globe throughout 2023. Remote work opened the opportunity for companies to hire the most qualified professionals anywhere in the world , without the need to move them to a centralized office.

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Four Key Takeaways From The 2022 State Of Retail Payments Survey

Forrester Digital Transformation

82% of software-decision makers at US retail companies are planning to adopt or are adopting payments software in 2022, per Forrester's data.

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A better way to build a brand: The community flywheel

McKinsey and Company

Today’s fastest-growing brands participate in digital communities to earn engagement and loyalty—and do so with high returns and low risk by harnessing agile test and learn.

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Why (and How) to Switch to a New HR & Payroll Platform

Speaker: Speakers:

HR and payroll impact every aspect of your business. Choosing the right provider is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. Before you decide, hear first-hand customer accounts in Paycor’s webinar to learn: The three most important things to look for when switching. How to begin your search. What are some of the red flags?

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30 questions to ask your outsourcing provider | MicroSourcing

Microsourcing

There is a lot to like about outsourcing. From increasing efficiencies and easing pressure on in-house employees to saving money via reduced labor costs, there is a reason that countless organizations embrace the chance to partner with offshore providers that are in the business of helping other businesses succeed. The global outsourcing market is tipped to be worth $620 billion by 2032 and that would not happen without a lot of companies being engaged in positive partnerships.

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Raya CX Named an Aspirant in Everest Group’s CXM PEAK Matrix® EMEA 2022

Raya Contact Center

Recognized by the Everest Group for the 2nd consecutive year. RAYA CX gained a higher position in the Aspirant category in Everest Group’s 2022 Customer Experience Management (CXM) PEAK Matrix® Assessment. Securing a place in the Aspirants category of this significant EMEA assessment for the second year in a row further solidifies our place as a rising global CX provider.

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How A Strong Collaboration Between CMO And CIO Accelerates Businesses’ Success

Forrester Digital Transformation

Technology is not the exclusive core expertise of IT anymore. For many years, technology has had a place in the B2B marketing strategy and represents a big part of marketing’s responsibility. In addition to implementing and running the relevant marketing technology, marketing requires the knowledge to use it effectively to drive the revenue engine, create […].

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‘If you’re going to build something from scratch, this might be as good a time as in a decade’

McKinsey and Company

In the second episode of our series The Quarterly Interview: Provocations to Ponder, venture capitalist Bill Gurley explains the promise and perils facing start-ups at a moment of economic uncertainty and reveals why hybrid work may be the most interesting technology of all.

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Transform Employee Wellbeing and Control Costs Through Data-Driven Strategies

In today's dynamic business environment, HR leaders face immense pressure to optimize costs while maintaining a competitive edge to attract, retain and engage their workforce. Gallagher can help you meet that challenge head-on. Our proprietary data and people analytics platform, Gallagher Drive ® , provides the elevated insights you need to make impactful program decisions that are aligned with your organizational goals and set your strategy up for long-term success.

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Valtteri Bottas discusses F1’s rise, his new team and partnering with Hyland

Hyland

Hello, friends of Hyland. Before we talk about racing, technology and coffee — two of these things are less dangerous than the other (though I can make a mean espresso) — I want to introduce myself. You might know me from Formula One, where I’ve spent the past 10 years as a driver with Williams, Mercedes and Alfa Romeo F1 ® Team ORLEN. I joined Alfa Romeo F1 ® Team ORLEN after the 2021 season.

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Defining the ‘New Normal’ in Workplace Terminology

Velocity Global

Flexible. Remote. Hybrid. Virtual. Over the last three years, our vocabulary around work has expanded considerably and accelerated at an unprecedented rate. The pandemic was the precursor of the first—but likely not the last—major global paradigm shift in work culture as we became a perpetually online society. Now that we recruit on the web, search for jobs online, and even interview virtually, we find ourselves struggling through a collective effort to reach a consensus on the words we use to d

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The Twelve Tales Of Leadership

Forrester Digital Transformation

Leadership in essence is about persuasion – of winning people’s hearts and minds. Leaders must connect with empathy and emotion to lead, influence and inspire. Stories connect with us emotionally. And our emotions drive our decisions subconsciously. We do this before we apply logic and intellectual reasoning to justify the decision we already made subconsciously. […].

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Sustainability in packaging: Five key levers for significant impact

McKinsey and Company

Our survey reveals a strong commitment to sustainability in packaging, but few organizations are on track to meet these goals. We suggest five levers to get companies back on track.

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Foundations of Diversity: Building an Inclusive Company From the Ground Up

Can you guess why top-tier companies place such a high emphasis on diversity? Because a successful business mirrors the world around it. Diverse companies create empowering environments and are 35% more likely to financially outperform their peers. This new guide offers strategic insights to build a vibrant, diverse, and innovative workforce. Learn to assess your current workforce, understand demographics, and identify barriers to inclusivity.