CIO

MAY 27, 2019

What is a business relationship manager? A business relationship manager (BRM) acts as a liaison between IT and other business units in the organization. As departments increasingly rely on technology, organizations often find they need to establish stronger communication between IT and outside business units. The BRM role is typically a senior-level position, for which candidates need a wide range of experience, hard and soft skills and education to fill the job requirements. [ Get ahead with t

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Smart Data Collective

MAY 29, 2019

Big data is completely transforming the way we live and the way companies conduct business. Pretty much every industry you can think of uses some form of big data technology to help optimize their business. In this article, we reveal five industries which have been reshaped by big data technology. 1. Retail. IBM wrote an excellent report about the use of big data in the retail sector.

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Zoominfo

MAY 30, 2019

There’s no way around it – voicemails are not an enjoyable part of a salesperson’s job. Not only is it a tedious process, but it’s largely ineffective in terms of getting a response. Consider these statistics ( source ): 80% of calls go to voicemail, and 90% of first time voicemails are never returned. The average voicemail response rate is 4.8%. 15% of the average sales rep’s time is spent leaving voicemails.

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Contify

MAY 29, 2019

The post Contify and Fletcher/CSI join hands to offer a comprehensive market intelligence program appeared first on Contify HQ.

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Happy Market

MAY 30, 2019

My guest today is Estrella Lopez-Brea, Global Head of Consumer Connections at Cereal Partners Worldwide. Established in 1991, Cereal Partners Worldwide is a joint venture between General Mills and Nestlé to produce breakfast cereals. The company is headquartered in Switzerland and markets cereals in more than 130 countries. Prior to joining Cereal Partners Worldwide, Estrella was the Knowledge & Insights Senior Analyst for Coca-Cola where she guided the BU’s decision making processes and develop

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Domo

MAY 27, 2019

Agility is a term I hear often—agile processes, agile technology—but what about agile business intelligence? Recently, at the CIO Edge event, I spoke with a number of leading Australian CIOs and they all shared one thing in common: the need for agility, and more importantly, the value of quickly getting the right information, to the right person, so they can make informed decisions.

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BIS Research

MAY 30, 2019

In recent years, cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases have emerged as the leading causes of deaths, across the world. Therefore, to address the increasing death count and healthcare economic burden, globally, there has been a series of attempts over years to develop novel diagnostic and treatment technologies. Since most of the conventional procedures can only treat the discernible symptoms of a disease, therefore the healthcare industry is currently focusing on developing technologies

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ATTEST

MAY 29, 2019

Please note: This is not the most recent Brand Index. If you’re right where you want to be, read on. If you’re looking for the latest data, click here for our most recent Brand Indexes. The Attest Brand Index is a platform agnostic measure of a brand’s total brand equity in the Entertainment sector, as determined by real consumers. What does that mean?

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Smart Data Collective

MAY 30, 2019

Big data is changing the direction of customer service. Machine learning tools have led to the development of chatbots. They rely on big data to better serve customers. Namee Jani wrote a fascinating article on chatbots and data analytics last year. She said they are the next big thing in business optimization in her article on Towards Data Science.

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Resonate

MAY 29, 2019

Agencies are in the midst of tumultuous change. They’ve been confronted with some major challenges like unexpected competition from consultants, brands ditching outside agencies and moving their ad operations in-house, and the major loss of trust and growing demand for transparency. Those issues among others have left the agency business in need of a serious re-vamp.

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BIS Research

MAY 30, 2019

The ever-growing demand for production of food is one of the biggest factors propelling the need to develop systems to increase the yield and the profitability of the farm. The agriculture industry is witnessing a revolution owing to the introduction of smart technologies on farms. With the advancements in these technologies, the agriculture industry is drawing several professionals, companies and investing bodies toward it.

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Zoominfo

MAY 27, 2019

All sales and marketing tools make big promises—more leads, more engagement, higher click-through rate, better sales—but none more so than marketing automation. For those who aren’t familiar, marketing automation tools are exactly what they sound like—tools that automate certain marketing practices. These tools not only perform day-to-day marketing functions like email, social media, and website updates but they also provide valuable insights into the types of campaigns and content that resonate

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Smart Data Collective

MAY 28, 2019

CPA Practice Advisor wrote a fascinating article on the applicability of big data in the accounting field. The article showed that the increasing supply of data is making it easier for companies to handle many core accounting functions. Big data is playing an important role in everything from auditing to custom service. There are a lot of benefits of using big data to simplify the accounting process.

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Datapine Blog

MAY 28, 2019

BI projects aren’t just for the big fishes in the sea anymore; the technology has developed rapidly, the software has become more accessible while business intelligence and analytics projects implemented in various industries regularly, no matter the shape and size, small businesses or large enterprises. With the help of online data analysis tools , these kinds of projects have become easy to manage and agile in performance.

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BIS Research

MAY 29, 2019

Chronic pain is the most common problem faced by millions across the world and at the same time is left untreated in most of the cases. Lower back pain, migraine, stroke, traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, spinal cord injury, and multiple sclerosis are the most prevalent neurological disorders. Approximately 3.97 billion people were diagnosed with chronic pain and neurological disorders, in the U.S., in 2017.

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Fuld

MAY 29, 2019

We Debunk 3 Popular Myths Amidst an International Race to 5G. As the pace of disruption increases , Fuld + Company acutely monitors disruptors with the power to upend a variety of industries, especially those that bring immense transformation on a global scale. While most believe groundbreaking innovations have the potential to cause global disruption, the truth is, there are a lot of factors for the public to consider before determining global disruption will take place.

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Smart Data Collective

MAY 31, 2019

Whether it is identity authentication, increasing the speed of cross-border payments , supply chain optimization or transportation logistics, blockchain technology has been providing solutions to a variety of industries. Blockchain can also become the answer to the problems encountered by bancassurance. The Issues Bancassurance Faces Now, and How Blockchain Can Help.

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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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Datapine Blog

MAY 29, 2019

Effective decision-making processes in business are dependent upon high-quality information. That’s a fact in today’s competitive business environment that requires agile access to a data storage warehouse , organized in a manner that will improve business performance, deliver fast, accurate, and relevant data insights. BI architecture has emerged to meet those requirements, with data warehousing as the backbone of these processes.

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BIS Research

MAY 27, 2019

The development of next-generation sequencing technology has introduced fundamental changes in the process of genome sequencing in order to reduce cost and turnaround time. With its immense potential, next-generation sequencing enables the understanding of the threat that a particular disease can pose to an individual, and aid in the development of precise curative medical procedures.

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Domo

MAY 29, 2019

Over the past decade, as customers’ demands have changed, in-store sales have declined, and shareholder pressure has risen, many retailers have turned to data as a way to survive an increasingly cut-throat industry. But turning to data means nothing if you don’t also understand how to use it to your advantage. To that end, Domo and customer-experience specialists One Connected Community (OCC) hosted 17 senior retail leaders in London last month for a thought-provoking, interactive workshop on al

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Smart Data Collective

MAY 28, 2019

The telecom industry is undergoing some major changes, due to advances in big data. Companies that rely heavily on telephone services should recognize this trend and use big data to get the most value from their services. One way that big data can be especially helpful is by monitoring the ROI of toll-free services. Real-time analytics sheds some insights into this, which helps businesses decide whether it is worth the investment.

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Navigating the waters of sustainability reporting disclosures and regulations can be intimidating, to say the least. With various measures set in motion in 2023 to keep companies accountable, there is a lot in store for brands’ impact communication in the upcoming year. 3BL is kicking off this January with our Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Capricorn Edition by highlighting the impact of: The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Climate disclosure rules The European Commission

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Elegant BI

MAY 27, 2019

BI Reporting Tools That Are Easy to Use and Share! When you are looking for a BI solution, do not ignore the trend toward data democratization and data literacy among your team members. To create the greatest assets to your company and improve team member value, you want to provide access to critical data and a simple way to perform advanced analytics so that users will adopt BI tools and you can create a social BI environment with improved data popularity and power users who will share knowledg

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BIS Research

MAY 27, 2019

According to the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), the statistics for the population living in urban areas is expected to increase from 55% of the world population to 68% by 2050. The world urban population reached the 4.2 billion mark in 2018. Further, as per the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), a 28% increase in the global energy consumption is expected by 2040.

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