Tue.Jan 10, 2023

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5 hot IT hiring trends — and 5 going cold

CIO

Hiring tech talent in 2023 means navigating an uncertain economy, the effects of widespread tech industry layoffs, and candidates who want to work for a company with a mission and workplace culture that align with their values, including diversity, equity, and inclusion. IT leaders say the best approach is to focus on adaptability. Firms that want to innovate and grow while headcounts are in flux are looking to upskill talent from within , promote their firm’s strengths to prospective candidates

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Why Data-Driven SEO is Crucial for SMEs in This Recession

Smart Data Collective

More small businesses are leveraging big data technology these days. One of the many reasons that they use big data is to improve their SEO. Data-driven SEO is going to be even more important as the economy continues to stagnate. Some economists argue that the yield curve is providing false recession warnings , but there is still a high risk that a recession will occur.

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How to Future-Proof Your Technology With No-Code/Low-Code Solutions

CIO

When it comes to technology, among the biggest concerns companies face is the rigidity and inflexibility of legacy platforms. These platforms make it difficult for business and IT leaders facing ever-evolving business needs to seamlessly implement a change. In some cases, an organization’s current tools simply can’t perform a necessary change or add a new feature.

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Gartner & Forresters' new tool reports (we are in)

WideNARROW

Gartner and Forrester just released their new CI/MI tool reports and we are in both! To read the full reports click on the links below (to read the respective reports you need to be a Gartner customer or you need to be a Forrester customer/buy the report individually) Gartner " Market Guide for Competitive and Market Intelligence Tools For Technology and Service Providers " Forrester " The Market And Competitive Intelligence Platform Landscape, Q4 2022 ".

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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 does competitive intelligence inform strategic decisions?

Vable

Compiling competitive intelligence is a standard requirement for most library and information professionals. We live in an age of intelligence; without targeted and actionable information our firms will fail. CI is said to be the fourth factor for the survival of enterprises after capital, technology and talent.

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Smarten Support Portal Updates – December – 2022!

Elegant BI

We invite you to explore our latest knowledgebase articles and to join the Smarten user community on Smarten Support Portal. If you have not registered yet, Click Here to obtain your login credentials. Knowledgebase Articles. LDAP/AD : AD Integration in Smarten. Email Configuration & Templates : Email Account (SMTP) with Two Factor authentication.

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What is Data-Driven Marketing?

Weidert Group

Too often, marketing is seen as afterthought in complex B2B industries. Part of the reason in the past has been a lack of transparency into the ROI of marketing efforts. But it's 2023. Access to data is abundant — marketing included — but you have to know where to look, and what data is actually meaningful to measuring what's working and improving what's not.

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Use a BI Tool with Cross-Tab Deep Dive Features!

Elegant BI

Why It’s Important to Include Cross-Tab Deep Dive in Self-Serve BI Tools! When a business decides to implement a self-serve business intelligence (BI solution, it must ensure that the tools really are ‘self-serve’ and that they provide the flexibility and agility to give power users the ability to create and analyze, and business users with average technology skills the ability to quickly and easily understand the augmented analytics tools they now have access to, and to use those tools to the b

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ML Model Operationalization Is a Key Challenge and Opportunity for 2023

Dataversity

As we head into 2023, machine learning (ML) professionals are taking stock of the past year and identifying potential key opportunities moving forward. To that end, my company recently polled 200 U.S.-based ML decision-makers to better understand what those opportunities might be. One area we focused on was the challenge behind operationalizing machine learning, which respondents […].

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7 Strategies to Gather (and Actually Use) Competitive Intel from Employees

Leaders in competitive intel know that the employees who interact with customers and prospects every day hold valuable competitive insights that could help win sales. But they don’t have a good plan or system to gather, organize, and share these insights with the stakeholders who need them. In this eBook, we outline 7 strategies to make it easier to build and scale an employee sharing program that will drive competitive advantage.

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In 2005, 40% of Indexed Annuities Sold Had This. Today? 1.6%.

Wink Intel

Sheryl Moore , CEO of market research firm Wink , thinks the monthly summing method appeared in about 2004. The following year, two-fifths of fixed-indexed annuities sold had this feature. Last year, through the first three quarters, only 1.6% did, a stunning decline. MassMutual Ascend, the former Great American, is phasing out the monthly summing option on certain annuities, according to Moore , who also publishes Wink’s Sales & Market Report.

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How No-Code/Low-Code Solutions Help IT Organizations Evolve

CIO

When it comes to application development, many companies are pursuing no-code and low-code solutions to stay competitive. No-code and low-code solutions require less coding expertise, making application development accessible to more employees and enabling IT staff to focus on more strategic initiatives. They also give end users flexibility and control — all of which is especially valuable during a critical time of ongoing shortages of highly skilled IT workers.

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These 22 Life Insurers Just Saw Over 10% Growth in Premiums

Wink Intel

National Life, the industry’s top seller of indexed life insurance according to research firm Wink , saw a doubling of renewal premiums over the last five years, according to an investor update presentation released in June. Life insurance premiums accounted for more than two-thirds of the 2021 total. Click HERE to read the full story via Life Annuity Specialist.

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How IoT Can Be Connected to Business Intelligence

Smart Data Collective

IoT solutions as well as Business Intelligence tools are widely used by companies all over the world to improve their processes. But what if we combine these technologies? Will it make sense? There can’t be other answers apart from “Yes”. In this article, we offer you to have a look at how it can be done and provide you with step-by-step instructions.

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What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?

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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Transamerica, a Universal Life Sales Leader, Unveils New Product

Wink Intel

Transamerica’s Financial Foundation IUL, a product featuring two of the index options of the company’s new offering but a lower minimum face amount — $25,000 for Foundation versus $250,000 for Choice — was the top-selling indexed life insurance in the third quarter, according to Wink ’s Sales & Market Report. Transamerica ranked second for overall indexed life sales during the quarter, behind National Life Group , Wink noted.

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Fascinating Changes Data Analytics Brings to Finance

Smart Data Collective

Data analytics technology has led to a number of impressive changes in the financial industry. A growing number of financial professionals are investing in data analytics technology to provide better service to their customers. The market for financial data in the United States alone is projected to be worth over $20.8 billion by the end of this year.

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F&G Annuities & Life Prices $500 Million Senior Unsecured Notes Offering

Wink Intel

DES MOINES, Iowa , Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. (NYSE: FG ) (“F&G”), a leading provider of insurance solutions serving retail annuity and life customers and institutional clients, today announced that it priced a private offering of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.40% senior notes due 2028 (the “notes”).

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