Smart Data Collective

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Big data has shed some important insights on a number of facets of modern organizational functions. One of the areas that has been shaped by big data is cybersecurity. We have talked about the importance of using big data to strengthen cybersecurity by creating more robust defenses. However, there are also less direct reasons that big data can be important for stopping cyberattacks.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Thriving companies in 2020 shared a common trait: a product customers want that is simple to use and easy to access. These businesses offer a customer experience that connects with buyers, whether that is web conferencing software, TV streaming services, or home cleaning products. The key to pushing through the pandemic (and profitably so) is to help customers come to know, trust , and rely on a brand.

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ArchIntel

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

ArchIntel™ -. Anil Rachamalla , a cyber guru and founder of nonprofit End Now Foundation , discussed open-source intelligence in a recent article published by Telangana Today. According to Rachamalla, OSINT is the process of collecting publicly available information on the internet and is often used by hackers as well as state-owned agencies to achieve their goals.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2021

If you want to stay ahead of emerging trends , your social media analytics has to look past what’s happening now and dig through the conversations springing up on the outskirts. You’ve got to read the whole room, so to speak. What’s driving conversational sentiment today was built on yesterday’s talking points. Of course, you need to keep up with the big picture for your day-to-day brand awareness, but getting into the peripheral dialogues is where new ideas are born.

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ArchIntel

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

ArchIntel™ -. Industry thinkers seem to think that automation – and the technology that makes it all possible – is an irresistible force that business enterprises can only embrace but not defy. An article on CNBC TV18 said that to make way for the inevitable and ensure human intelligence is not displaced , management practices must adapt accordingly.

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Dataversity

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Click to learn more about author Jackson Shaw. With the global COVID-19 pandemic altering the way enterprise organizations do business and their employees work, it’s been a particularly challenging year for IT professionals. In addition to the complexities of migrating entire organizations to working remotely, it’s also their responsibility to ensure the new tools employees […].

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Weidert Group

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Why HubSpot? And how do you even compare HubSpot vs. Salesforce’s Pardot? It’s a question we get from clients and prospects, whether they’re evaluating Salesforce’s CRM or they already use it. Salesforce is the industry leader for CRMs, so it’s rational to ask whether it makes sense to use Pardot (which Salesforce owns) or HubSpot marketing tools, or whether it’s smart to switch over to HubSpot CRM entirely.

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ArchIntel

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

ArchIntel™ -. The COVID-19 pandemic has radically and abruptly disrupted the social and business landscape worldwide. A blog post by author Hilary Corna tells executives that the pandemic and the separation anxieties that followed demand a commensurate adaptation in management practices. Corna, who founded “The Human Way” management style, said entrepreneurs should realize that the continued viability of their businesses may rely on their ability to enhance the connection with employees an

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Dataversity

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Click to learn more about author Conor O’Flynn. Accurate and complete data is an indispensable tool for healthcare professionals and patients alike, and it is an essential part of the medical profession. Patient notes have been modernized and replaced with electronic patient records that allow clinicians to view a patient’s medical history in seconds.

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ArchIntel

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

ArchIntel™ -. Exabeam, a big data security analytics company based in Foster City, California, has posted a job opening on LinkedIn for a full-time competitive intelligence analyst position. The successful candidate will be tasked with collecting and analyzing intelligence about direct and indirect competitors and assessing Exabeam’s competitive strengths and growth opportunities.

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BI Insight

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

I previously wrote a blog post explaining how to rename all columns in a table in one go with Power Query. One of my visitors raised a question in the comments about the possibility to rename all columns from all tables in one go. Interestingly enough, one of my customers had a similar requirement. So … Continue reading Quick Tips: Renaming All Tables’ Columns in One Go in Power Query.

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ArchIntel

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

ArchIntel™ -. Root Insurance , a car insurance firm headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, is looking to hire a lead competitive intelligence analyst who will be responsible for building its competitive intelligence team. In a job announcement posted on LinkedIn, Root said that the team will work to ensure that the firm has a strong understanding of its market positioning , which could be impacted by pricing and company products.

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Thinknum

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Product Updates Thinknum Spark We’re on a mission to back emerging fund managers to help you build a scalable business. Qualifying early-stage funds get a host of benefits, including heavily discounted access to our 30+ alternative datasets, generous buy now pay later options, exclusive resources, and the right mix of tools and expert support. Click here to learn more!

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Pathmatics

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Twitter is the third most popular social media platform for advertising. So your competitors are very likely allocating a portion of their ad budget to Twitterverse outreach. But how much are your competitors actually spending on Twitter ads? It’s a question as old as time. Or at least since 2010, when Twitter started showing ads. Since that fateful day social media archeologists, digital forensic scientists, online anthropologists, ancient alien theorists, scientologists, and symbologists have

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Job Summary. Through the use of statistical modeling, data mining, and other best practices, the Marketing Analytics Specialist will provide quantitative analysis of marketing campaigns and initiatives. By leveraging a broad analytical skillset, the analyst helps to report Marketing results to the business. Essential Job Functions. Maintain and develop appropriate analysis and statistical models for marketing evaluation.

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Elegant BI

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Whether your business is a small, single location brick and mortar enterprise or a large, multi-facility organization that spans the global market, you need access to sophisticated, easy-to-use business intelligence tools in order to compete in local, regional and global markets. When organizations undertake the process of researching and selecting a business intelligence tool, they quickly discover that the market is crowded with solutions.

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

With buffered annuities in existence for only about a decade, “These products are still immature in terms of the product life cycle,” said Sheryl Moore , CEO of Wink , the publisher of Wink’s Sales & Market Report. Click HERE to read the full story via Life Annuity Specialist . The post Prudential Quietly Preps New Annuity After $2B FlexGuard Success appeared first on Wink.

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

And, in addition to the billions in sales among new RILAs launched in 2020 by issuers such as Prudential Financial, earlier entrants like Equitable, Brighthouse, Allianz and Lincoln Financial Group are raking in purchases of the products, says Sheryl Moore, CEO of annuity research firm Wink. RILA sales surged by 38% year-over-year in 2020 to $24 billion.

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Bestow is bringing its digital life insurance infrastructure to a leading P&C insurer. Dallas-based Bestow, which bills itself as “the first full-stack life insurance company,” just announced a new partnership with Lemonade, the insurtech unicorn known for its homeowners, renters and pet insurance, which recently launched life insurance. Click HERE to read the full story via Insurance Forums.

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

While live, in-person conferences may still be a few months away, that doesn’t mean there aren’t some great events on tap this month for life insurance professionals. NAILBA and LIMRA are both hosting virtual events this month with some high-profile headliners. Click HERE to read the full story via Insurance Forums. The post Virtual industry events offer strong content lineup in February appeared first on Wink.

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Nicholas Bond earned the Retirement Income Consultant of the Year Award for 2020 at Ash Brokerage. He helped his advisors grow through education, personal attention, and helping them with ideas, marketing, and case development. Thanks for all you do for the advisors in your territory, Nick! . The post Retirement Income Consultant of the Year Award appeared first on Wink.

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

DES MOINES, Iowa (Jan. 28, 2021) —EMC Insurance Companies has earned a 2021 Top Workplaces USA award from Energage, an organization focused on building and branding Top Workplaces across the country. This is the inaugural year for Top Workplaces USA, built on the program’s 14-year history surveying more than 20 million employees across 54 markets for regional Top Workplaces awards. “We are thrilled to be included on this list of first-ever Top Workplaces USA award recipients,”

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The relationship between life insurance and the African American community is complex. Although Black Americans are more likely to own life insurance than whites, a recent study shows, their coverage is often far less. The sizable coverage gap between Black and white Americans has many causes, experts say, including the way life insurance was sold in the Black community and how discriminatory practices have impeded access to coverage.

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

NEW YORK–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Last sentence of the release should read: RBC Capital Markets acted as financial advisor…(instead of RBC Global Markets acted as financial advisor…). The updated release reads: AQUARIAN HOLDINGS ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE PAVONIA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. Aquarian Holdings (“Aquarian”) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Pavonia Life Insurance Company of New York (“PLICNY”) from a wholly owned

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

LANSING, Mich.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Jackson Financial Inc. ¹ (“Jackson”), today announced leadership changes ahead of the company’s planned separation from Prudential plc (“Prudential”). The changes follow a February 10, 2021 announcement from Prudential, which named Laura Prieskorn Chief Executive Officer of Jackson and Marcia Wadsten Chief Financial Officer of Jackson.

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

NEW YORK–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Equitable , a leading financial services organization and principal franchise of Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH ), today unveiled Equitable Retirement Vision SM , a new platform for ERISA and non-ERISA retirement plans. Equitable Retirement Vision SM offers new features and services for plan sponsors and participants, including: A managed account option , reflecting professional advice for an integrated investment strategy and asset allocation base

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

WASHINGTON , Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Alliance for Lifetime Income, a non-profit consumer education organization devoted to helping Americans address the risk of outliving their retirement income, today released the Second Edition of its Annuities Language Glossary. This new resource for consumers and financial professionals builds on the original glossary by adding new terms and definitions to reduce complexity and demystify annuities, providing them with simpler language the

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Commonwealth Financial has made two key additions to its information technology and information security leadership teams as it preps for future growth. Mukund Ravipaty was named chief information security officer, while Garreth Speer was named vice president, IT infrastructure. “Both positions will be instrumental in broadening Commonwealth’s cloud technology strategy and enhancing its security posture as the firm looks to augment its current advisor-facing infrastructure and accelerate its inn

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

BALTIMORE , Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Transamerica announced today the enhancement of retirement plan participants’ online experience by offering a new way to notarize a number of documents without leaving the comfort and safety of home via remote online notarization. Through a collaboration with remote online notarization pioneer Notarize, Transamerica gives plan participants the choice to use a digital secure alternative to in-person traditional notarization or to submit a not

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

NEW YORK , Feb. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Haven Life , the customer-centric life insurance agency backed and wholly owned by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual), and Waffle are today announcing a partnership that will allow more individuals to purchase the financial protection they need. Through the collaboration, Haven Simple is featured as the only term life insurance product available for Waffle’s users.

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