Smart Data Collective

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

More companies are relying on cloud technology than ever before. They are discovering the benefits of using the cloud to utilize data and facilitate communications between employees, customers, contractors and other stakeholders. One of the underappreciated benefits of cloud technology is that it makes it easier to work with virtual assistants. Savvy executives and small business owners realize that virtual assistants can perform many important tasks a lot more efficiently.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Account-based marketing is used by most B2B companies, and it’s easy to see why: it promises to bring marketing and sales closer together, target accounts as one revenue team, and drive bottom-line results. But despite the rapid adoption of ABM tools, its promise remains largely untapped. The reason? Poor data quality leads to targeting the wrong accounts at the wrong times and in the wrong way.

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Smart Data Collective

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a trending topic commonly spoken about globally. It has come to a point where all the repetitive work that we have to do manually is taken care of by the AI. 37% of businesses and organizations employ AI, and about 15% claim to use its capabilities. So, the real question is how can AI help businesses in travel? Well, as far as many businesses are concerned, AI has many advanced capabilities in managing expenses, optimizing travel programs, and improving the overal

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Netbasequid

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

If you want to know if your targeted ads and campaigns are packing a punch and hitting consumers where it counts, you need marketing consumer insights. It’s this intel that guides your brand to success by revealing key details about your efforts across social channels and platforms. Let’s see which bits of this intel and most helpful – and why! We’ll also share some of the top tools you need to dissect this critical information.

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Smart Data Collective

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Have you stopped to think about the state of the Internet and the role it plays in our daily lives? We are more connected today than ever before. The Internet has unquestionably brought a lot of benefits to our lives. However, it has also created a lot of risks. As more data is stored over the Internet, we are more vulnerable than ever. In the first six months of 2019, over 4.1 billion records were exposed in data breaches.

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Weidert Group

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

An immersive and tailored experience on a website is imperative to inbound marketing success. That immersion comes from website personalization — giving visitors to your website an experience unique to them , as if they were returning to a business and shaking hands with someone they’ve spoken to before. It’s not enough to have an attractive website.

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Elegant BI

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Going Beyond the Numbers with SmartenApps for Tally! The Tally ® ERP Solution and its latest TallyPrime offering are popular accounting and finance related suite of modules that provides support for invoicing and accounting, inventory management, reports, credit and cash flow management, banking, cost control and analysis, payroll management and other finance-related activities.

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Dataversity

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Every generation of data infrastructure technology has promised more speed and agility, or better standardization, centralization, and control. This “or” proposition has fueled the ongoing battle between business leaders who require timely insights from dynamic data sources to drive better outcomes, versus IT leaders who need solutions that provide high leverage, scale, and governance.

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Does financial literacy education during the formative teenage years increase long-run retirement savings? Probably very little, according to the TIAA Institute, which sponsored research analyzing data from the 2012, 2015 and 2018 waves of the National Financial Capability Study. Click HERE to read the full story via InvestmentNews. The post High school classes ineffective in boosting retirement savings: Study appeared first on Wink.

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Dataversity

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

We now exist in a post-privacy world. Our expectations for proper curation and care of personal data have gone out the window during the global pandemic where Big Tech, Big Pharma, and Big Government have repeatedly acted more like Big Brother without significant objection from the public. Internet trolls, deceptive sales practices, and data breaches […].

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Remember when the life insurance industry was about PROTECTION rather than ACCUMULATION? So much talk about “higher potential for gains” and “overfunding.”. People still appreciate protection, folks! Let’s not forget about that! Just because the insurance companies want you to focus on accumulation doesn’t mean you have to be a sheep. Do your own thing.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

We work in a time of profound disruption. The typical pressures of running a successful business are amplified by massive shifts in the economy, the political landscape, and society at large. As organizations navigate these headwinds, they must do more with less. The old ways of selling through high-volume cold-calling , mass email outreach, and poorly targeted messaging simply aren’t enough.

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

What’s one thing cars and drivers have in common? Both have advanced tremendously over time. To clarify: This regards automobiles and golf clubs, not automobile operators. But consider someone who has only driven the same car or swung the same driver for many years. . Click HERE to read the full story via INN. Wink’s Note: This article really got me thinking.

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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

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Ever ponder exactly what it means for filmmakers to have their movies obtain a rating from the Motion Picture Association? Probably not. But for documentarian Doug Orchard, that was a key question for his new film The Baby Boomer Dilemma , which explores shortcomings in the current retirement system and the role of annuities within portfolios. Securing the film’s PG rating meant it could be shown in theaters, but he said it also carried another component—an imprimatur from the MPA that th

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Join us on February 22nd for a demonstration on Wink’s library enhancement to the AnnuitySpecs analysis tool and how it can be useful to you! . It’s a live demo, you get to ask us questions. Seriously! We hope you love the enhancement! We can’t wait to hear from you. . . Click HERE to register — the webinar will have limited registrants, be sure to secure a spot today!

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Annie Dillard’s essay entitled Total Eclipse is considered to be a masterpiece of literary nonfiction. Dillard describes her personal experience of a solar eclipse in Washington State. She describes a total eclipse in terms that define its uniqueness. “The second before the sun went out, we saw a wall of dark shadow come speeding at us. We no sooner saw it than it was upon us, like thunder.

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

WASHINGTON , Feb. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Elton John continues to prove that your next act may just be your best. Today, the number one male recording artist of all time announced the Alliance for Lifetime Income as the presenting partner of his “2022 Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour in North America.” The Alliance is Elton John’s first and only non–profit tour partner.

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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

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

DUBLIN–( BUSINESS WIRE )–The “2021 Focus Series: The Annuity (Re)insurer Restructuring Tsunami” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. Over the past ten years, there has been an increasing level of attention provided to the life and annuity market. New entrants have sought to gain access to annuity insurers and their substantial assets under management by establishing new platforms or through the acquisition of or partnership with existing p

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

TORONTO , Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ – Manulife announced today that its subsidiary, John Hancock Life Insurance Company ( U.S.A. ) (“John Hancock”), has successfully closed the previously announced transaction to reinsure a substantial portion of its legacy U.S. Variable Annuity block, consisting primarily of policies with Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefits riders, with Corporate Solutions Life Reinsurance Company, a subsidiary of Venerable Holdings, Inc. “The succe

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

DES MOINES, Iowa–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Principal Financial Group ® (Nasdaq: PFG) announced results for fourth quarter and the full year of 2021. Net income attributable to PFG for fourth quarter 2021 of $471.8 million , compared to $472.6 million for fourth quarter 2020. Net income per diluted share of $1.76 for fourth quarter 2021 compared to $1.70 in the prior year quarter.

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

RADNOR, Pa.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Lincoln Financial Group (NYSE: LNC) today reported net income for the fourth quarter of 2021 of $220 million, or $1.20 per diluted share available to common stockholders, compared to net income in the fourth quarter of 2020 of $143 million, or $0.74 per diluted share available to common stockholders. Fourth quarter adjusted income from operations was $286 million, or $1.56 per diluted share available to common stockholders, compared to adjusted income fr

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

PETALUMA, Calif.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Legacy Marketing Group, creator and distributor of exclusive, innovative annuity and insurance products, announces that Dominic Cursio has joined the company as National Sales Leader. A 22-year industry veteran, Dominic has spent the bulk of his career working with Independent Marketing Organizations (IMOs); insurance carriers; broker-dealers; insurance agents; and, most recently, in the FinTech space.

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

NEW YORK–( BUSINESS WIRE )–MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that it has been named to Fortune magazine’s 2022 list of the “World’s Most Admired Companies.” Eight life insurers were included in the annual report card of the best-regarded companies. To identify companies that have the strongest reputations across industries, Fortune partners with Korn Ferry to survey industry executives, directors, and analysts on nine categories, from investment value and quality of managemen

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

OLDWICK, N.J.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A+ (Superior) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “aa-” (Superior) of Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company and its subsidiaries, United of Omaha Life Insurance Company, Companion Life Insurance Company (Hauppauge, NY) and United World Life Insurance Company.

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

HARTFORD, Conn.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–The Hartford (NYSE: HIG) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2021. “In 2021, The Hartford delivered strong financial performance with meaningful growth and P&C margin expansion driven by stellar results in Commercial Lines and a significant contribution from partnership investment returns.

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In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

NEW YORK–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Kuvare Insurance Services (KIS), a boutique asset manager that oversees approximately $19 billion in assets for various insurance operating companies owned by or affiliated with Kuvare US Holdings (Kuvare), today announced the launch of its third-party asset management business. Over the past two years under the leadership of Brian Roelke, President and Chief Investment Officer, KIS has built a seasoned team of insurance industry professionals and asset cla

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Meet the newest high-roller in the “Bermuda Triangle” world. Since last July, Sixth Street, a fast-growing asset manager, acquired The Hartford’s old life/annuity business, established reinsurers in Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, and executed big capital relief deals with three large life/annuity companies. Click HERE to read the full story via RIJ.

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Wink Intel

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Permanent capital —investment funds that do not have to be returned to investors on a timetable, or at all—is, according to some, the “holy grail” of private investing. 1 Permanent capital owes its exalted status to the time and effort that managers can save on fundraising, and the flexibility it provides to invest at times, like a crisis, when other forms of capital can become scarce.

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