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FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Artificial Intelligence—or AI—has become an increasingly hot topic in the marketing world as of late. The reason for this is simple: AI technology can automate tasks, simplify complex processes, and organize complicated data sets just as a real marketing professional would—only faster and more accurately. Early on in the days of artificial intelligence, this idea of automation seemed threatening to the human workforce.

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DC Velocity

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

China's JD.com has a larger fulfillment footprint than Amazon, a broader delivery network than UPS, and it's forcing Alibaba to re-think its model. It may be coming your way—but not yet.

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Elegant BI

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Self-Serve Data Preparation and Augmented Data Prep Go Hand in Hand! I was talking to a friend the other day and she shared with me her experience at a recent business intelligence conference. She was a bit confused by some of the terminology and we spent a few minutes parsing the terms and talking about the concept of self-serve data preparation. She was confused by the fact that self-serve data prep and augmented data preparation are often mentioned in the same discussion. “If something

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BI Insight

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

I recently spoke in Tampa Dev Azure Meeting in a webinar form on 31st Jan 2018. We received interesting questions during the presentation. My aim was to introduce basic concepts of Big Data, Azure Data Lake, Azure Data Lake Store (ADLS), Azure Data Factory (ADF) and Power BI. I would like to thank Tampa Dev … Continue reading Azure Data Lake, Azure Analysis Services, Power BI and How They Relate.

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Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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Digimind

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

This article will focus on an influencer marketing case study, specifically, a viral campaign organized and orchestrated by online celebrity Jerome Jarre, famous for his viral Vines and YouTube videos, alongside the humanitarian operation for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The purpose of this case study will be to understand the mechanisms behind the influencer marketing strategy used to promote campaign efforts and collect donations.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Millions of companies crowd the B2B universe, vying for the same share of business. As new companies join the space, existing companies will find it increasingly difficult to generate new leads. As bleak as this sounds for marketers, we remain hopeful. We’ll go out on a limb and say that, as a marketing practice, lead generation will never go extinct.

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DC Velocity

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Company warns of pension crisis that will require action; union wants to cap intermodal, purchased transportation expense, restore lost ground from 2013.

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Elegant BI

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Social BI Guides Administrators by Highlighting the Type of Content Users Want! Social networks and social media affect the lives of consumers and business users alike. Everyone knows them, and everyone uses them. Every aspect of modern life involves sharing and social interaction, Imagine an environment where business users can access a business intelligence and analysis portal and see popular data to rate, share and comment.

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BI Insight

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

I recently spoke in Tampa Dev Azure Meeting in a webinar form on 31st Jan 2018. We received interesting questions during the presentation. My aim was to introduce basic concepts of Big Data, Azure Data Lake, Azure Data Lake Store (ADLS), Azure Data Factory (ADF) and Power BI. I would like to thank Tampa Dev … Continue reading Azure Data Lake, Azure Analysis Services, Power BI and How They Relate.

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Digimind

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Digital marketers and community managers are often responsible for managing and analyzing the performance of social media strategies, in addition to creating reports aimed at evaluating the ROI of their campaigns and events. These reports analyze many KPIs including earned media placements, owned media performance, and search engine reputation across mainstream engines like Google.

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Contify

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Last week, we announced that Contify , was listed as a high performer on G2Crowd’s Market Intelligence Grid®. Just one week later, we’re thrilled to share that Contify has been featured as one of the highest rated software tools in Asia. Contify is now the highest rated software tools in Asia G2Crowd released its 2018 State of B2B tech in Asia report compiling data on the continent’s top-rated B2B software tools which have parent companies headquartered in their respective countries.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Technological advancements have the ability to transform any industry or job function overnight—including B2B sales. Although these changes are often exciting, keeping up with the evolving technological landscape can feel like a full-time job. If you fall behind on the latest and greatest in technology, you fall behind your competitors. Don’t let this happen to you!

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DC Velocity

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

You may think of the humble electronic logging device (ELD) as a tool for tracking truck drivers' hours of service (HOS). But the technology's developers have a much grander vision.

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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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Elegant BI

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

ElegantJ BI recently announced the release of version 4.5 of its Business Intelligence and Corporate Performance Management suite, which includes major features and enhancements. The release of ElegantJ BI v4.5 represents another step on the path to enhanced self-serve BI tools to support the transition of business users to collaborative power users with powerful Social BI capabilities.

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Audience Partners

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Billions of dollars have gone into cookie-based digital political advertising in recent years. But the political cookie itself is greatly threatened by growing third-party cookie blocking on browsers, the shift to mobile and an immature device graph ecosystem. If we ever seek to gain a bigger share of budgets, and ultimately eliminate the lines between traditional television and digital, we have to do better.

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Better Buys

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

pCloud and Dropbox are both cloud-based document management tools that allow companies to securely collaborate on and store files. We’ve compared pCloud and Dropbox to highlight key differences and factors to consider when making a purchasing decision. Product Overviews Here are excerpts from our pCloud and Dropbox reviews that summarize each tool: pCloud: pCloud stores […].

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

The success of a B2B organization is often dependent on the quantity and quality of leads it has access to. As a result, sales and marketing professionals are constantly looking for new ways to improve their lead generation strategies. In fact, 68% of B2B marketers rank “generating high-quality leads” as their top priority for this year ( source ). Yet, despite the exponential growth of social media in the past five years, B2B companies remain skeptical of its effectiveness as a lead generation

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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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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

The B2B Marketer’s Guide to Customer Engagement! Customer engagement, though only a piece of the marketing puzzle, shouldn’t be ignored. Why? Engaged customers spend more money, actively support branding initiatives, and spread the reach of your company. By definition, customer engagement is the continued relationship between a brand and its customers.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

As a busy sales rep, you don’t have a ton of time to spend perusing blog posts. After all, you have calls to make, quotas to hit, and demos to run. But, what if we told you a quick reading break might actually increase your sales productivity? We won’t go so far as to say you should skip important meetings or spend half of your day reading blog posts—but we definitely recommend that you spend a few minutes every day catching up on industry news and sales blogs.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

B2B sales and marketing professionals are constantly looking for ways to increase their qualified website leads. In fact, 85% of B2B marketers say lead generation is their most important content marketing goal ( source ). Yet, a staggering 80% of marketers also say their lead generation efforts are only slightly or somewhat effective ( source ). So we’ll pose this question: How can marketers quickly and easily improve their lead generation efforts?

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

There’s no way around it: Social media has drastically changed the way modern companies do business. As a society, our constant need to be connected has expanded our pool of potential customers and made them infinitely more reachable. But, what do you really know about social selling? The truth is, most sales reps haven’t received any formal training in this area.

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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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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

On December 2 nd , 2009 ZoomInfo published a blog post discussing the value of Twitter as a sales tool. 7 years later, sales professionals are still debating the merits of social selling. Is Twitter a waste of time, or is it an indispensable part of the B2B sales stack ? We say, it all depends on how you use it. The Trouble with Twitter as a Sales Tool.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

It’s no secret, the social media landscape is constantly evolving. From emerging platforms, to hot new trends, there’s always something new that marketers must identify and adapt to. The most recent curveball comes courtesy of Facebook. Earlier this year, the ‘original’ social network made headlines with the announcement of their updated News Feed algorithm.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

If you’re a regular reader of our blog, you’ve seen quite a bit about sales productivity in the last few weeks. And for good reason—sales productivity is the theme of our 2018 Growth Acceleration Summit! So, to get you in the right frame of mind and prepare you for our upcoming event—we’re giving you 15 of the best blog posts about sales productivity.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

In-person interaction is the best way to create meaningful relationships with prospects. That’s why trade shows and industry events are so valuable to B2B marketers. But as you likely know – attending trade shows costs time and money. In fact, the average company allocates 31.6% of their total marketing budget to events and exhibiting ( source ). With so much money being spent on trade shows, how can marketers get the most bang for their buck?

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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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