Sat.Sep 01, 2018 - Fri.Sep 07, 2018

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Overcoming Sales Objections: The 5-Point Guide

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If you’re dealing with a sales objection… congratulations! You’re working with a decision-maker who has some skin in the game — and they’re taking your proposal seriously. That’s exactly where you want to be. “We should relish objections,” says Steve Bryerton , ZoomInfo’s Vice President of Sales. “You might think that positive language is a good thing, but it’s not.

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Amazon orders 20,000 Mercedes-Benz vans for parcel delivery program

DC Velocity

Vehicles will be leased to small fleet owners in online retailer's "delivery service partner" program, making Amazon the world's largest Sprinter Van customer.

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AIM is an approved HCAHPS survey vendor for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

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Allis Information Management (AIM) has been approved by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) to administer the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and System (HCAHPS) survey, making AIM one of only 27 approved vendors nationwide. This opportunity builds on AIM’s established history conducting focus groups and satisfaction surveys for healthcare and other organizations.

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How to Choose a Business Intelligence Solution That’s Right for Your Business

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By Anne Louise Thorbecke, Phocas Choosing the right business intelligence (BI) solution for your company can be overwhelming. There are niche solutions, general solutions and everything in between. Some BI providers specialize in certain industries, business sizes or even job roles. To muddle things further, many vendors offer solutions that are of outstanding quality, which […].

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

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.

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The Definitive Guide to Market Intelligence

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Consider this scenario– you’re taking a road trip to a destination you’ve never been before. You think you know the directions, so you take off without a map or navigation system. Before you know it, you’ve gotten lost—and wasted time and money in the process. Attempting to grow your business without market intelligence is a lot like driving without directions.

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Rolling out a new product? Consult your supply chain team first

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An estimated 80 to 90 percent of new product launches fail. A new study suggests that's partly because businesses overlook the supply chain in their planning.

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Can My Team Access Tally on a Mobile Device?

Elegant BI

What Can Your Team Do with a Tally Mobile App? If you and your enterprise use accounting software, you are probably very familiar with Tally. This popular solution is the foundation for accounting and financial tasks and it has many useful features like ad-hoc data mining and visualization. Every enterprise today struggles with the need for immediate access to critical tools.

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How to Use Surveys to Reach B2B Business Goals

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As a marketer, you must have a clear understanding of your audience’s needs and interests to remain current, improve customer experience, and ultimately grow your business. Unfortunately, many businesses are working with an outdated or surface-level view of their customers. But, we have a simple fix—surveys! Whether you realize it or not, marketers can use surveys to reach important business goals.

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Today's TMS deliver more than freight savings

DC Velocity

Transportation management systems have traditionally been used to slash freight costs. But shippers are now finding the software can do much more than that.

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Using Surveys to Reach B2B Business Goals

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As a marketer, you must have a clear understanding of your audience’s needs and interests to remain current, improve customer experience, and ultimately grow your business. Unfortunately, many businesses are working with an outdated or surface-level view of their customers. But, we have a simple fix—surveys! Whether you realize it or not, marketers can use surveys to reach important business goals.

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7 Strategies to Gather (and Actually Use) Competitive Intel from Employees

Leaders in competitive intel know that the employees who interact with customers and prospects every day hold valuable competitive insights that could help win sales. But they don’t have a good plan or system to gather, organize, and share these insights with the stakeholders who need them. In this eBook, we outline 7 strategies to make it easier to build and scale an employee sharing program that will drive competitive advantage.

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Swisslog holds AutoStore users' conference

DC Velocity

The conference marks the first time where North American users of this storage and retrieval technology have gathered.

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Survey: Penn State Univ. offers top supply chain graduate degree

DC Velocity

Gartner study also finds industry paychecks on the rise, with average starting salary for an MBA with a supply chain concentration at $88,935.

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Book: logistics firms must look past blockchain hype to see its potential

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Applications like cryptocurrencies and ICOs create confusion about the technology, economist Jason Schenker says.

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Manufacturing index's August reading hits highest level since May 2004, ISM says

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Near across-the-board strength in U.S. activity offsets concern over tariffs, supply chain slowdown.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

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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ShipBob raises $40 million for e-commerce fulfillment service

DC Velocity

Firm plans to add same-day delivery in San Francisco, in addition to its current coverage in New York City, Chicago, and L.A.

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New report helps fleets gauge drivers' crash risk

DC Velocity

Updated "Crash Predictor Model" shows women truck drivers are safer than men.

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Ocean box re-use program launched in Mexico with CMA CGM, Hapag Lloyd

DC Velocity

Empty import boxes to move directly to exporter rather than return to depot; service may expand to U.S. in six months.

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Danish industrial automation firm Mobile Industrial Robots expands in U.S. and Latin America

DC Velocity

MiR adds six distributors in U.S., Mexico, and Argentina to meet demand for logistics automation, firm says.

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Maximize Productivity and Simplify IT Management with Conversational AI

ChatGPT has dominated boardroom conversations for months now. From drafting a stock trading program, to creating a SQL query to model data, there are practically no limits to the applications of the AI language model assistant. At ManageEngine, we have been working on our own AI-assistant, Zia. Zia is a fully-trained analytics assistant that can perform a range of functions such as creating and adding reports to dashboards, providing conversational support to data analysis, insight discovery, bu

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Crown opens three sales sites in South Carolina

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Facilities formerly operated by Carolina Material Handling Services will support Crown forklifts, firm says.

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Semi-trailer manufacturer Manac buys flatbed vendor

DC Velocity

Alutrec aluminum trailers will complement Manac's market share, firm says.

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Lanehub unveils platform for shippers to market backhaul space to each other

DC Velocity

"Backhaul Assist" to market empty private fleet, dedicated space to shippers with capacity needs.

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Truck, rail share of U.S. tonnage to fall over next 11 years, ATA says

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Pipeline to take larger share of growing volume pie, group's freight forecast says.

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What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?

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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Hub sells Mode Transport unit to focus efforts on core businesses

DC Velocity

Asset-light 3PLs operations not aligned with centralized business model, Hub says.

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Gecko inspires robotic hand

DC Velocity

Danish company unveils lizard-inspired gripper for hard-to-handle items.

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The Definitive Guide to a B2B Event Content Strategy

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As an event planner or marketer, you are likely aware that your pre- and post-event content strategy is integral to your overall success. To drive registrations, satisfy attendees, and boost your brand’s exposure, you must produce thorough and engaging content to support and surround your event marketing efforts. If you’ve never hosted a B2B event, or if you simply want to improve your event content strategy, today’s blog post is for you.

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How to Optimize A YouTube Channel for SEO Success

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Before you roll your eyes and click away, take a deep breath. We’re not here to sell you on the effectiveness of video as a marketing tactic—if you’ve been online even once in the last five years, you’re likely already aware. Instead, we want to focus on something slightly less talked about: YouTube and video optimization. YouTube is often referred to as a social media platform—used to share immersive, high-quality video content that educates and engages potential prospects and existing customer

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A Practical Guide to Business Intelligence Governance

Speaker: Marius Moscovici, CEO Metric Insights & Mike Smitheman, VP Metric Insights

While the proper governance of data is clearly critical to the success of any business intelligence organization, focusing on data governance alone is a huge mistake. Organizations continually fail to generate ROI on their governance initiatives because they are too narrow in scope. To be effective, Business Intelligence (BI) governance must cover both data and visualizations.

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The Definitive Guide to a B2B Event Content Marketing

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As an event planner or marketer, you are likely aware that your pre- and post-event content strategy is integral to your overall success. To drive registrations, satisfy attendees, and boost your brand’s exposure, you must produce thorough and engaging content to support and surround your event marketing efforts. If you’ve never hosted a B2B event, or if you simply want to improve your event content strategy, today’s blog post is for you.

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