CIO

AUGUST 23, 2023

For 158 years, Minneapolis-based Cargill is the largest privately held company in the US and employs 155,000 people across 70 countries, earning an estimated $165 billion in annual revenue. Having joined its executive team 18 months ago, CDIO Jennifer Hartsock oversees its global technology portfolio, and digital and data strategies, so she has to keep track of a lot of moving parts, both large and small, to help achieve the company’s big corporate strategy about being ‘better together.

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Smart Data Collective

AUGUST 23, 2023

Big data technology has rapidly changed the state of modern marketing. One of the biggest ways that brands are using big data is by optimizing their approach to trade show marketing. IBISWorld has shown that big data can be extremely beneficial for companies relying on trade shows. One of the benefits is that data analytics helps measure the ROI of trade show marketing more effectively.

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CIO

AUGUST 23, 2023

Google has opened a second cloud region in Germany as part of its plan to invest $1.85 billion in German digital infrastructure by 2030. Dubbed the Berlin-Brandenburg region, the new data center will be operational alongside the Frankfurt region and will offer services such as the Google Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Storage, Persistent Disk, CloudSQL, Virtual Private Cloud, Key Management System, Cloud Identity and Secret Manager.

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Aqute Intelligence

AUGUST 23, 2023

Any successful marketing campaign accomplishes two key objectives. First, it convinces consumers to support a brand. Second, but just as important, it encourages consumers to choose that brand over its competition. That’s why it’s important to carry out competitor analysis before determining your company’s marketing spend. Tracking your rivals’ successful marketing campaigns will give you insights on how to best execute your own.

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CIO

AUGUST 23, 2023

It’s interesting how the number of projected IoT devices being connected in 2023 can differ by 26 billion from article to article. What it tells me is that no one really knows because new devices are being introduced on a daily basis and it’s hard to keep track. I can’t imagine being an IT administrator in a large, distributed environment. You’re bound to find unknown devices on a regular basis.

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CIO

AUGUST 23, 2023

Dear SAP Support, I don’t think we should see each other anymore. It’s not you; it’s me. No … wait … it’s mostly you. Our relationship started as expected, but we’ve grown apart. We now want different things. You aren’t who you were You’ve changed. It used to be that my annual maintenance fee got me support, maintenance, and new functionality. But then the new features were fewer and fewer and came less frequently.

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BI Insight

AUGUST 23, 2023

This is the second part of the series of blog posts showing how to integrate Power BI with Azure DevOps, a cloud platform for software development. The previous post gave a brief history of source control systems, which help developers manage code changes. It also explained what Git is, a fast and flexible distributed source … Continue reading Integrating Power BI with Azure DevOps (Git), part 2: Local Machine Integration The post Integrating Power BI with Azure DevOps (Git), part 2: Local

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CIO

AUGUST 23, 2023

“Plastic soup” is one term that’s been used to describe the pollution that’s plaguing our oceans. The phrase was coined by Captain Charles Moore in 1997. Moore came across massive amounts of plastic floating in the middle of the ocean and his accounts of this experience helped raise awareness of the scope and severity of the problem. We know we need to get plastic out of our environment, but that is easier said than done. 71% of the earth’s surface is water and it is extremely costly and difficu

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 23, 2023

Deferred Annuity Sales Total 2Q2023 deferred annuity sales were $79,742 million, compared with sales of $72,735 million for the second quarter of 2022. Second quarter deferred annuity sales were down nearly 6% when compared to the previous quarter and up nearly 10% when compared to the same period last year. Non-Variable Deferred Annuity Sales Total 2Q2023 non-variable deferred annuity sales were $56,132 million, compared with sales of $46,268 million for the second quarter of 2022.

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CIO

AUGUST 23, 2023

If there’s an industry steeped in computations, it’s the financial services sector. Optimization problems, for which a whole chorus of variables must be fine-tuned and modulated, routinely plague financial firms, especially when it comes to highly engineered financial products such as those developed through quantitative analysis. That need for complex mathematical modeling at scale makes the finance industry a perfect candidate for the promise of quantum computing, which makes (extremely) quick

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WideNARROW

AUGUST 23, 2023

As knowledge management folks will know, competitive intelligence is an invaluable tool that can help businesses strategically position themselves to succeed in a competitive market. The need to stay one step ahead forces organizations to make data-driven decisions more quickly, achieving greater market share and higher profitability. But how do you actually create a successful CI program to ensure this?

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Weidert Group

AUGUST 23, 2023

Your website is your lifeline to new business opportunities and existing customers. HubSpot is a powerful CRM platform for implementing the attract-engage-delight strategies of inbound marketing and producing related reports and analytics on your website and digital marketing activities. Google Analytics 4 (GA4) taps into artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning data streams to provide metrics that reflect website visitor engagement and behaviors to better understand the buyer’s journey

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Alpha Sense BI

AUGUST 23, 2023

At AlphaSense, we’ve always prided ourselves in delivering best-in-class support to our growing customer base. It’s something we’ve instilled in our DNA; something we’ve incorporated in every client call and every support ticket. Today, I am very proud to announce that we have opened a new regional hub in Singapore, so we can better provide existing and new customers in the Asia-Pacific region with greater levels of support.

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GoodData

AUGUST 23, 2023

Discover how to set up internal analytics from scratch without a team of senior engineers. Consolidate data, transform it, and make informed decisions.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 23, 2023

A Washington state couple said they are out hundreds of thousands of dollars they expected to help fund retirement after being misled on a Pacific Life indexed universal life insurance policy. Simona G. Marie and Thomas Lewis, from Richland, Wash., filed a lawsuit June 27 against Pacific Life, Harding Financial Partners and Andrew Brown, the producer who sold them a PacLife PDX life insurance policy.

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CIO

AUGUST 23, 2023

For the last 140 years, specialty manufacturing business Huber has been run as a portfolio company, with four decentralized businesses comprising some $3b in annual revenue. The portfolio model, and a healthy appetite for acquisitions, has served the company well with profitable businesses that manufacture everything from engineered wood to specialty food ingredients.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 23, 2023

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. , Aug. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — “Cash is king,” according to nearly 1 in 5 of Americans (17%) who prefer the minimal risk and convenience of cash — and rising interest rates may prove some savers right, according to new research from Empower, a leader in planning, investing and advice. Soaring rates and yields for high interest accounts, including Empower Personal Cash now offering 4.70% APY , are driving a quarter (22%) of U.S. adults to stash mor

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 23, 2023

For quite some time, ZoomInfo has been thought of as a contact database platform that helps sales reps find their best customers. That makes sense — we’ve been building out our best-in-class data engine for over 15 years, and we invest hundreds of millions of dollars annually to improve and enhance our foundational data. But that’s only the beginning of how we help businesses go to market.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 23, 2023

Cash is coming out of clients’ annuities now. Life insurers want to understand how — and how well advisors like you are helping the clients find benefit guarantees that are great for them and hard on the annuity issuers. Click HERE to read the full story via ThinkAdvisor Wink’s Moore on the Market: The only thing that surprised me about this study was that withdrawal amounts under a GLWB were smaller for older annuitants.

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Dataversity

AUGUST 23, 2023

The Wharton School of Management reports that only half of an audience is convinced by a purely verbal presentation, but that number jumps to over two-thirds when visuals are added. Why is that? The answer is simple. Our brains grasp and respond to images, colors, and patterns and more quickly assimilate information. Presenting data with colors […] The post Smart Data Visualization Tells a Story Your Users Will Love appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 23, 2023

Nearly 40% of all indexed annuity sales in 2Q2023 had a premium bonus. Find out more in Wink’s Sales & Market Report -sjm The post Replacement activity much appeared first on Wink.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 23, 2023

Fixed-indexed annuities may be the darling of the moment, but some of the illustrations detailing the way they are likely to perform in the future are misleading, Spencer Look, associate director for The Morningstar Center for Retirement & Policy Studies, says in a new research report. Financial professionals selling fixed-indexed annuities (FIAs)—a type of annuity where the rate of return is based on the movement in a market index such as the S&P 500—typically provide potential buyers w

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 23, 2023

Americans seeking to optimize income in retirement could benefit from a strategic approach to planning that considers guaranteed income products, optimal asset allocation and even delaying retirement and Social Security benefits, according to a white paper released recently by BlackRock. While investors with access to a retirement plan are frequently encouraged to save, the paper, Paving the Way to Optimized Retirement Income, “emphasizes the importance of decumulation and the challenges investo

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 23, 2023

An SEC case against a Massachusetts advisor has big implications for the regulator’s oversight of insurance products, a law firm cautioned in a brief filed Monday with the federal court. Click HERE to read the full story via InvestmentNews Wink’s Moore on the Market: More on the Cutter case… He made over $1M/year in annuity commissions???

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 23, 2023

This came up on my Google alerts. Click HERE to listen to “Steven DeJean on annuities.” I am sure you want listeners to inquire about indexed annuities the most, but ALL annuities are like a personal pension. And really- you don’t need an “income rider” to guarantee a paycheck for life. Every annuity offers this value proposition, via annuitization.

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Marketing

Wink Intel

AUGUST 23, 2023

A significant number of investors are still keeping their money out of the market because of recession fears, according to a new study from Minneapolis-based Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America. Of more than 1,000 investors over the age of 18 surveyed for Allianz’s 2023 Q2 Quarterly Market Perceptions Study, 66% said they are keeping their money on the sidelines out of fear of losing it.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 23, 2023

I wonder- wouldn’t one be compelled to speak to an insurance professional, when writing about life insurance and/or annuities? Click HERE to view “Should you Buy an Annuity?” via Forbes. It doesn’t always happen. And while a “zero-coupon bond offers a similar tax deferral [to an annuity] but is taxed at capital gain rates,” it cannot offer a guaranteed paycheck for life.

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Wink Intel

AUGUST 23, 2023

I show grace to Wade not mentioning that inforce annuity rates can, and often do, change. This is a practice that typically occurs with products sold in the independent agent distribution. It is likely a little too “in the weeds” for Mr. Pfau. Click HERE to read the full story Are Fixed Annuities More Efficient than Bonds via Advisor Perspectives.

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