CIO
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Education is changing. In part, this shift is driven by students, who increasingly demand virtual and hybrid learning experiences that better match the ways they like to consume content at home. Meanwhile, virtual education has become an essential element of resilience for educational institutions by ensuring that students don’t fall behind during closures.
Chris Webb BI
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
One of the most popular topics I’ve ever written about here is the dataset refresh errors you get with dynamic data sources and the Web.Contents function in Power BI (see here and here for example). Recently I learned about an interesting new detail regarding this problem that I thought was worth blogging about, and which may help someone trying to troubleshoot it.
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CIO
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
If 2020 was the year of remote work, and 2021 was the year of hybrid work, then 2022 is the year to really make hybrid work, work. In fact, Microsoft’s second Annual Work Trend Index “Great Expectations: Making Hybrid Work Work” reveals that employees are calling for a ‘Free Dimensional’ Workplace. The survey explores changes from the collective experience of the last two years that business decision-makers should pay attention to as we are introduced to ‘Free Dimensional’ work, and what was a
Smart Data Collective
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Last September, various news outlets picked up the story of an AI-generated painting taking first place at the Colorado State Fair’s art contest. To create the winning piece, the contestant entered some text into Midjourney, an online app that creates images based on text input. The result is a piece called ‘Théâtre D’opéra Spatial,’ one of the first AI-generated images to win an art contest.
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CIO
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
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FedSavvy
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Does your capture team want to try a trick play to get a competitive advantage? This can work (perhaps) if you clear it with the referee (a.k.a. your customer), but it can go very badly. Being creative in capture strategy and solution development can help your prospective chance to win (a.k.a. the dreaded Pwin). This is especially important when many competitions are the proverbial game of inches.
Dataversity
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Many companies have been criticized in recent years for mismanaging data. For example, a major social media conglomerate recently came under fire for reports that user data was accessible to employees, leading lawmakers to call for an investigation by the F.T.C. This has piqued concern for data privacy once again and shines a light on the lack of […].
Domo
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
The World Cup is underway, and it’s already one for the history books. It’s expected that more than 5 billion people (more than half the planet) will tune in and watch the crowning event of the beautiful game. While this historic event has been happening for nearly 100 years, this year’s tournament has continued to shape the game and introduce new elements never before seen.
Netbasequid
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
From its lowly beginnings as a compliance issue in the second half of the last century, patient engagement has evolved into a superpower enhancing health outcomes, reducing healthcare costs, and boosting satisfaction with the process. If that doesn’t sound miraculous enough, patient engagement has been shown to reduce mortality rates. Different studies compared the outcomes of people living with chronic illnesses and found less mortalities among those who were actively engaged in the treatment p
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BI Insight
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
As you may already know, Power BI is not a report-authoring tool only. Indeed, it is much more than that. Power BI is an all-around data platform supporting many aspects you’d expect from such a platform. You can ingest the data from various data sources, transform it, model it, visualise and share it with others. … Continue reading Content Endorsement in Power BI, Part 1, The Basics.
Splash BI
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Upcoming Webinar Mar 7th, 2022 | 1 PM ET Worried about maintaining your legacy enterprise data and infrastructure? Jump to abstract Webinar Abstract You are not alone!! Whether you are going to the cloud or moving enterprise systems, retention, and audit, or as your current system of record for HR, you do not have to worry about legacy data and infrastructure.
Dataversity
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
There’s been a lot of talk about semantic layers lately. I’ve seen dozens of companies using a semantic layer to drive self-service analytics at scale. But even with all these success stories, I still get this question: “Is a semantic layer worth the effort?” In other words, is the juice worth the squeeze? So, how […]. The post What’s a Semantic Layer Worth?
Wink Intel
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
LOS ANGELES , Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — More than four in 10 working women (41 percent) expect to retire at age 70 or older or do not plan to retire, according to Emerging from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Women’s Health, Money, and Retirement Preparations , a study released today by nonprofit Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies® (TCRS) in collaboration with Transamerica Institute®. . “Women are at even greater risk than men of not achieving a financially secure retirem
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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
GrowbyData
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Whether you’re a shopper, advertiser, or retailer, you are constantly seeking the most up-to-date promotions available this holiday season. Do you want to buy that special electronic this year or see how you are performing against your competition? Whatever the reason is, be it- Black Friday, Cyber Monday, or any Holiday season – we have you covered with our Promotion Intelligence!
Wink Intel
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
U.S. life insurers paid a record $100 billion in 2021 in death benefits, fueled by another year of Covid-19 deaths, an industry trade group said. Payouts rose 11% in 2021 to $100.19 billion, most likely due to the pandemic, according to the American Council of Life Insurers. The increase was on the heels of a 15% year-over-year rise in 2020, when death-benefit payments totaled $90.43 billion.
Happy Market
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
My guest today is Anne Beall, Founder and CEO of Beall Research. Founded in 2003, Beall Research is a strategic market research firm based in Chicago that services some of today’s top brands. Anne holds a Ph.D. from Yale and has worked at Boston Consulting Group and National Analysts. Find Anne Online: LinkedIn: [link] . Website: [link] . Strategic Market Research: A Guide to Conducting Research that Drives Businesses: [link].
Wink Intel
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Amid the bear market and persistent inflation, it’s been a tough year for 401(k)s and other defined-contribution retirement plans. For annuities, on the other hand, business is booming. In the summer of 2022, annuities — insurance products that provide a pension-like income in retirement — continued a historic winning streak. Click HERE to read the full story via Financial Planning.
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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
CXL
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Here’s an interesting statistic: Eight out of 10 TikTok users say they enjoy TikTok Ads. At a time when more people are using ad blockers and paying for ad-free experiences, TikTokers are embracing advertising. TikTok’s audience uses the app with an exploratory mindset and a willingness to engage with branded content. Ads are a natural part of the experience.
Wink Intel
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
A fired New York Life agent who lost an arbitration case says he shouldn’t have to pay the insurer’s legal fees and expenses. Dustin Aiguier, a former agent of the year at New York Life, wants the September 6 award by the American Arbitration Association to be thrown out, according to a lawsuit filed last month in federal court in Boston. This article initially ran in Financial Advisor IQ sister publication Life Annuity Specialist.
IBI
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes. Rick van der Lans is an internationally respected independent analyst, consultant, author, and lecturer specializing in business intelligence , big data , and data virtualization. His superpower is understanding and solving the disparate and disconnected growing pains associated with big data and using data virtualization within businesses to provide access to use every single data asset and source with ease and speed.
Wink Intel
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Concerns about rising inflation, interest rates and global geopolitical uncertainty might have you feeling uneasy about your money. Are your retirement savings protected in the event of a stock market crash or prolonged economic downturn? Believe it or not, there are some lesser-known short-term investments that can increase reward and decrease risk to safely grow your money during turbulent times, while also providing you the opportunity to reinvest when the economic landscape stabilizes.
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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
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
They are, as a rule, among the more unexciting words in the English language: required minimum distributions. Today, though, RMDs—the annual withdrawals that many people, starting in their early 70s, must take from their nest eggs—are generating a surprising amount of noise and anxiety among retirees and financial advisers. Click HERE to read the full story via WSJ.
Wink Intel
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Stock market volatility hurt sales of traditional variable annuities in the third quarter but helped sales of non-variable annuities, according to new annuity issuer sales survey data from Wink. Sheryl Moore, the CEO of Wink, said rising interest rates made multi-year guaranteed annuities, or MYGA contracts, especially popular. Click HERE to read the full story via ThinkAdvisor.
Wink Intel
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
OLDWICK, N.J.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– AM Best is maintaining a stable market segment outlook on the U.S. life/annuity insurance industry for 2023, citing factors that include favorable earnings, strong liquidity profiles and strong levels of risk-adjusted capitalization among carriers. In its new Best’s Market Segment Report , “Market Segment Outlook: U.S.
Wink Intel
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
The old aphorism that life insurance is sold and not bought has been turned on its head partly as a result of pandemic-influenced buying habits and partly because of the technological ease with which policies can now be purchased. This is according to a new J.D.Power study of the life insurance business that found customers are initiating the purchase of life insurance much more frequently than before.
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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.
Wink Intel
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
“That information would seem to suggest that consumers are not cashing out their policies, in order to take advantage of improved interest rates on new policies,” said Sheryl Moore , chief executive officer of Moore Market Intelligence and the publisher of Wink’s Sales & Market Report. She said this activity could apply to cash value life insurance policies like universal life, indexed universal life, variable life and whole life.
Wink Intel
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
FA-IQ reached out to advisors to ask: How can advisors think about retirement seminars differently, in an actionable way? Jerry Davidse is the chief executive officer of Presilium Private Wealth , based in Radnor, Pennsylvania. He has been in the financial services industry 21 years, and manages $300 million in client assets. We are creating a variety of short, topical videos at Presilium Private Wealth instead of the traditional wide-ranging, long-form retirement seminars,” Davidse said.
Wink Intel
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
To date, 27 states have adopted rules that follow the Suitability in Annuity Transactions Model Regulation issued by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Recent additions reflected in the following State Fiduciary and Best Interest Development chart include: Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
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