CIO
AUGUST 8, 2022
The last thing consumers need when they’re hundreds or thousands of miles away from home is to be the victim of payment fraud. With a travel resurgence already well under way, it’s essential for industry organizations to ensure they are offering consumers payment options that are not just convenient, but that also reduce risk and instill confidence with every transaction.
Smart Data Collective
AUGUST 8, 2022
Slightly more than a decade ago, artificial intelligence (AI) was famously used in the manufacturing industry through robots. You could use these robots in warehouses to ease product handling. However, AI and related machine learning have extended to the online space. If you’ve been monitoring your eCommerce shop using human agents, you’ll likely get overwhelmed if your shop grows exponentially.
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CIO
AUGUST 8, 2022
The contact center has traditionally operated through on-premises servers and software, but shifting it to the cloud can help CIOs improve the customer journey. Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud-based contact center-as-a-service (CCaaS) options now give enterprises more confidence that they can better deliver high-quality customer experiences.
Zoominfo
AUGUST 8, 2022
With unemployment rates steadily hovering around pre-pandemic lows , the power in the US job market has shifted into the hands of applicants — with competition that goes far beyond who has the best craft beers on tap. But while job-seekers aren’t struggling to find roles, companies are finding it difficult to hire talent that wants to stick around. Leaving a job is no longer an anxiety-inducing endeavor.
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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.
CIO
AUGUST 8, 2022
Enterprises that pushed in early to the cloud fared far better than their competition, Grant Thornton chief among them. The UK-based accounting and tax consulting firm was one of few accountants in the UK that weathered the 2020 tax season without a hitch, thanks to its early bet on SaaS, Microsoft Azure, and software-defined networking. So says Greg Swift, CIO of Grant Thornton, whose 5,000 employees switched to remote work seamlessly using the company’s core auditing applications on standard W
Happy Market
AUGUST 8, 2022
Today I’m joined by Daniel Berkal, SVP of Research at The Palmerston Group. Founded in 2008, The Palmerston Group is a qualitative market research agency. Prior to joining The Palmerston Group, Daniel served in senior roles at Young & Rubicam, Research International, and Synovate. He is also a professor at Humber College in Toronto Canada. Daniel has two active TikTok channel. danielberkal and thepalmerstongroup.
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E2M
AUGUST 8, 2022
You can’t expect your business to survive without local SEO in an increasingly digitalized market. Just how powerful do you think local SEO is? According to Google , the number of people buying locally after searching is 78%. Sounds great! But there is one big problem with most local SEO strategies. They FAIL! It’s a colossal waste of time, money, and resources if your strategy fails after six months or one year of exhaustive efforts.
Dataversity
AUGUST 8, 2022
As data science and AI technologies become more integrated into everyday business processes, more and more companies are seeing their tremendous benefits. But there are challenges with successfully deploying AI in a manner that drives measurable business outcomes. I wanted to share with you some of the best ways to address those challenges and help […].
Wink Intel
AUGUST 8, 2022
Embattled billionaire Greg Lindberg could soon know whether to expect a new trial for federal bribery charges after his conviction was overturned. Click HERE to read the full story via Triangle Business Journal. The post New trial for Greg Lindberg? Judge sets hearing. appeared first on Wink.
Dataversity
AUGUST 8, 2022
Welcome to the Dear Laura blog series! As I’ve been working to challenge the status quo on Data Governance – I get a lot of questions about how it will “really” work. I’ll be sharing these questions and answers via this DATAVERSITY® series. In 2019, I wrote the book “Disrupting Data Governance” because I firmly believe […]. The post Dear Laura: Should I Leave My Data Governance Job?
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Wink Intel
AUGUST 8, 2022
If your clients are looking for ways to create an income stream for retirement, there’s a good chance you’ve at least thought about annuities. An annuity is an insurance contract through which investors pay premiums in return for a stream of payments for a specific period of time in the future. In some cases, that might include the duration of your client’s life.
CIO
AUGUST 8, 2022
Even the international pandemic couldn’t slow the world’s fascination with electric vehicles (EVs). In 2020, a Consumer Reports study found that 31% of drivers were considering an EV as their next auto purchase. When it came to millennials, an astounding 78% expressed interest. Looking into the future, Ernst & Young predicted that, by 2036, more than half of all new cars sold in the United States would be zero-emission battery EVs.
Wink Intel
AUGUST 8, 2022
Fidelity has opted to reach out to women through a number of Instagram influencers with hundreds of thousands of followers as part of a successful effort to engage women on the topic of money, according to news reports. The company worked with marketing firm SheSpeaks to reach “popular social media personalities,” such as Los Angeles-based Camden Scott , a 31-year-old who typically talks about wellness, skincare and clothes and has amassed 444,000 Instagram followers since starting her channe
Better Buys
AUGUST 8, 2022
Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams are two learning management systems (LMSs) for the education market. Both solutions allow teachers and students to collaborate together via virtual meetings and chats, and teachers can set up lesson plans and assignments with just a few clicks. Here, we compare Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams on several factors.
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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
Wink Intel
AUGUST 8, 2022
CINCINNATI–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Seventh paragraph, first sentence of release should read: “AFG had approximately $1.1 billion of excess capital (including parent company cash and investments of approximately $750 million) at June 30, 2022.” (instead of “AFG had approximately $1.1 billion of excess capital (including parent company cash and investments of approximately $1.7 billion) at June 30, 2022.”).
Smart Data Collective
AUGUST 8, 2022
Around the turn of the century, most people were skeptical of the impact that artificial intelligence would have on the future workplace. Many people believed that AI technology would be a footnote in modern business practices. A 1987 article by Harvard Business Review suggested that most of the bold claims about AI would probably never happen. Advances in AI technology have since proved many of these naysayers wrong.
Wink Intel
AUGUST 8, 2022
LINCOLN, Neb. , Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Midwest Holding Inc. (“Midwest”) (NASDAQ: MDWT ) today announced plans to host a conference call to discuss its financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2022 on August 16, 2022 , at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The Company also plans to post those results on the investor relations section of its website at [link] after the close of the financial markets on August 15, 2022.
Netbasequid
AUGUST 8, 2022
Many businesses have the tendency to keep their data dispersed in numerous locations after they have gathered it. Data integration changes this by combining an organization’s data to create a common customer and market view. We are going to show you why it is better to consolidate all the data––and show you how it’s done. Unifying your data is not a one-time activity but an ongoing process – because data is continually being generated.
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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
Wink Intel
AUGUST 8, 2022
This month marks the fifth anniversary of Brighthouse Financial as an independent company. Executives rejoiced Friday over strong annuity sales figures during a second-quarter earnings call. Brighthouse was spun off as a separate company from MetLife as part of its long-term strategy to become a leaner, less complex insurer focused on segments with a higher potential for growth — such as employee benefits. .
IT Business Edge
AUGUST 8, 2022
Data continues to grow in importance for customer insights, projecting trends, and training artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) algorithms. In a quest to fully encompass all data sources, data researchers maximize the scale and scope of data available by dumping all corporate data into one location. On the other hand, having all that critical data in one place can be an attractive target for hackers, who continuously probe defenses looking for weaknesses, and the penalties for
Wink Intel
AUGUST 8, 2022
Prudential Financial has no plans to exit the life insurance business anytime soon, but will move forward with caution, president and CEO Charles Lowrey said today. Lowrey lauded the potential in the life insurance business during a second-quarter earnings call with industry analysts. With the final question of the session, Lowrey was asked if Prudential might consider shedding its life segment.
IT Business Edge
AUGUST 8, 2022
Mark Zuckerberg introduced Facebook’s rebranding to Meta at the company’s annual Connect event last year to reposition the company for the “new internet,” the metaverse. The metaverse has been around for some time as a kind of urban legend, perhaps aptly described in the 2011 science fantasy book Ready Player One. That was until some of the biggest names in tech started investing heavily in related technologies, including virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR), Internet of Things (IoT) , an
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Temperatures are rising (and not just metaphorically) as key stakeholders anxiously anticipate the outcomes of COP28. While companies reconsider their 2024 environmental sustainability strategies, there is another aspect of ESG that deserves exploring, the social sector. In the latest edition of "Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Sagittarius Edition", 3BL hones in on this sign’s bold quality of asking questions others are burning to know the answers to.
Wink Intel
AUGUST 8, 2022
It has been a rough go for Lincoln Financial for several quarters as the company shifts away from capital-intensive products to more shared-risk ones. But the Radnor, Pa.-based insurer might be turning a corner. During a second-quarter earnings call with analysts today, Lincoln executives spoke of life insurance sales up 53% from the prior-year quarter, and growth of 16% in indexed variable annuities and 40% in fixed annuities.
Wink Intel
AUGUST 8, 2022
WASHINGTON – American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) President and CEO Susan Neely and National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) Colorado Political Action Committee Chair and Government Relations Committee member Brent Jones issued the following joint statement on the best interest annuity rule adopted recently by the Colorado Division of Insurance: “The new rule adopted by Colorado Insurance Commissioner Michael Conway and his colleagues at the Division of Insurance give
Wink Intel
AUGUST 8, 2022
Before long, Colorado will welcome its 6 millionth resident. Whether they are an infant or a transplanted retiree, the new Coloradoan will be arriving at the perfect time. That’s because of a recent Colorado state rule that puts all of its residents – new and old – in a better position to achieve financial security and prosperity for their entire lives.
Wink Intel
AUGUST 8, 2022
Rising interest rates, high inflation, and a declining stock market can push many investors to question their investment selection, especially those looking at retirement in a few short years. As such, the Secure Retirement Institute reported total U.S. annuity sales are at their highest since 2008. Does it make sense to purchase annuities in times of volatility and uncertainty?
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