Thu.Sep 28, 2023

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12 ‘best practices’ IT should avoid at all costs

CIO

What makes IT organizations fail? Often, it’s the adoption of what’s described as “industry best practices” by people who ought to know better but don’t, probably because they’ve never had to do the job. From establishing internal customers to instituting charge-backs to insisting on ROI, a lot of this advice looks plausible when viewed from 50,000 feet or more.

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Battlecard Views per Competitive Deal: A New Measure of Seller Confidence

Crayon

If you’re responsible for competitive enablement, you should survey your sales reps on a quarterly basis and ask them how confident they feel selling against your top competitors.

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Announcing a $150M Series E at $2.5B Valuation Led by Mary Meeker’s BOND Capital

Alpha Sense BI

For the last decade, we’ve remained steadfast in our mission: helping businesses make better decisions with confidence and speed. We’ve continuously built and refined our core AI tech stack, creating the most powerful search engine for the most sophisticated companies in the world. We’ve aggregated the largest and most trustworthy collection of business content, including our Wall Street Insights ® collection and our vast library of powerful expert interviews.

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How to Leverage Data Analytics to Boost Revenue

Dataversity

The shift from “go-with-your-gut” style to “data-driven” decision-making has revolutionized businesses. Today, data serves as the lifeblood of all types of businesses – small, medium, or large. That said, merely having data doesn’t guarantee accurate decision-making. Businesses require the right tools to extract meaningful insights from data. That’s where data analytics comes into play.

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.

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How to Conduct Deeper Market Analysis

Alpha Sense BI

In today’s world of limitless data at our fingertips, getting access to information is rarely a challenge for modern professionals. Instead, the real challenge now lies in finding the right kind of information and filtering out the most crucial insights from irrelevant noise—all while avoiding overload. To stay ahead of new trends, identify risks and opportunities, and gain competitive advantages, you need the ability to conduct deeper market analysis that goes beyond simply consuming informati

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Qualcomm’s Cisco Sanchez on structuring IT for business growth

CIO

As senior vice president and CIO at Qualcomm, Cisco Sanchez leads a global IT organization laser focused on setting the company up to achieve scale and speed in a world of complexity. Sanchez’s organization was honored with a CIO 100 Award at this year’s CIO100 Symposium Awards and Event , recognizing the innovative work his team is doing to deliver business value.

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