Sat.Sep 08, 2018 - Fri.Sep 14, 2018

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7 Modern Tips to Leave a Better Sales Voicemail

Zoominfo

Today’s sales professionals have more ways than ever to get in touch with prospects. And yet, sales reps can’t escape the most common and often the most frustrating method of sales prospecting communication—and that’s voicemail. . There’s no way around it—sales reps spend a lot of time leaving voicemails, and unfortunately, most go unanswered. Consider these statistics ( source ): 15% of a sales rep’s time is spent leaving voicemails. 80% of calls go to voicemail, and 90% of first time voicemai

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Small trials can lead to big results with blockchain and AI, panel says

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GE and IBM advise launching internal pilots of emerging technologies, Project44 speakers say.

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Ep. 119 – Kristi Zuhlke, CEO of KnowledgeHound

Happy Market

Today, my guest is Kristi Zuhlke, CEO & founder of KnowledgeHound. KnowledgeHound is a search driven analytics platform that enables anyone to find answers and tell stories with their customer survey data. Prior to KnowledgeHound, Kristi worked on the Tampax and Always brands at Procter and Gamble, as well as developed retail strategy. FIND KRISTI ONLINE: Twitter: @zulk10 LinkedIn: [link] [link] FIND US ONLINE: www.happymr.com Facebook: [link] Twitter: @happymrxp Instagram: @happymrxp LinkedIn:

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Assisted Predictive Modeling for Simple Business Analytics!

Elegant BI

No Guesswork! Just Simple, Assisted Predictive Modeling for Every Business User! No matter the market or type of business, there is no room in today’s business landscape for guesswork. You can’t get a business loan, join with a business partner, successfully bid on a project, open a new location, hire the right employees or plan for the future without predictive analytics.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

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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20 Important Quotes about Personalization in Marketing

Zoominfo

Today’s buyers live in a world of information overload. Every day, they see countless brand messages from companies competing to win them over. So as a marketer, it’s important that you know how to cut through the noise to reach your target audience. For this reason, personalized marketing has become a staple in the modern marketer’s toolbox. Personalized marketing simply refers to the process of tailoring your marketing messages to resonate with a specific individual or group.

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Saving the Planet, One Meal at a Time

Domo

It all started with a question: What if the staggering amounts of food thrown away every day could be consumed instead of ending up in landfills? That’s the question Arlan Preblud—Founder and Executive Director of Denver-based nonprofit We Don’t Waste , which focuses on the recovery and redistribution of unused foods, particularly healthy, perishable items like produce, lean protein, and dairy products—began asking when he discovered that local restaurants and caterers were trashing large quanti

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Data Analytics Should Not Be Restrictive!

Elegant BI

Deep Dive Analytics Tools Should Allow Users to Dive Deep Into Data! Imagine that you know you have a problem in your business. Perhaps your sales are slipping in a particular region or your customers are no longer buying a particular product even though you have discounted and promoted the item. To find out the root cause of a problem like this, you have to dive deep into the data, which means that data from multiple sources must be integrated and that your data analytics tool must be flexible

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September 2018 B2B Blog Post Round-Up

Zoominfo

Welcome to the latest edition of our B2B blog post round-up series ! Every month we feature the content ZoomInfo writers have contributed to outside publications—so if you’re up-to-date on the ZoomInfo blog posts, these additional posts should tide you over. This month’s edition features content related to SEO vanity metrics, gaining a customer’s trust, critical marketing metrics, and so much more.

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Ep. 118 – Jake Pryzlak, Purveyor of Research Geek

Happy Market

Today, my guest is Jake Pryszlak. Based in London, Jake works in the marketing research technology space, has extensive experience in marketing analytics for the sports industry, is an avid-blogger and speaker. We first met 2 months ago on Twitter. FIND JAKE ONLINE: [link] Twitter: @Jake_pryszlak LinkedIn: [link] FIND US ONLINE: www.happymr.com Facebook: [link] Twitter: @happymrxp Instagram: @happymrxp LinkedIn: [link] Based in London, Jake works in the marketing research technology space, has e

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Gain a Competitive Edge With This Scenario Planning Toolkit

In a world where uncertainty and change are constant, scenario planning empowers companies with the agility and competitive edge needed to thrive. Download the toolkit to fortify your business strategy , set up your competitive positioning , and ensure your company is poised to respond to any future scenario.

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US Xpress to offer free college tuition to drivers, families

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Initiative seen as first to offer education break to drivers' dependents.

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Will My Business Users Embrace Augmented Analytics?

Elegant BI

Advanced Analytics and Smart Data Discovery for ALL! Don’t think that advanced analytics is too complicated for your business users. Nothing could be further from the truth! You can create Citizen Data Scientists and improve the analytical abilities and outcomes for your average business user if you give them the right tools. What you need is Advanced Analytics Software that is designed with sophisticated analytical techniques and methods and also designed for business users, with simple

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A Guide to Latent Semantic Indexing and LSI Keywords

Zoominfo

Since the advent of the search engine, SEO tactics have been in a constant state of evolution. Fortunately—or unfortunately, depending who you ask—it’s no longer enough to rely on blog comments, keyword stuffing, and directory listings to get your content on the front page of Google search results. In order to appeal to modern search algorithms, there are many new considerations content creators and website managers must make.

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How INNGUMA helps to manage the regulation UNE 166.002

Innguma

The INNGUMA Technology Watch integrated platform will support the Arrasate IK4-IKERLAN technology centre in its compliance with standard 166.002, to which the centre was certified in 2017. The technology centre that specialises in industrial digitalisation has integrated the INNGUMA platform as a tool within its strategy for optimising technological research, development and innovation processes.

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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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Analyst: shippers are leading carriers in progress toward digital supply chain practices

DC Velocity

Logistics industry is only at level two out of ten in digitalization process, as customers demand change, Project44 panel says.

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Why Employees Hate HR – and How You Can Turn this Situation Around

Better Buys

By Norberts Erts, CakeHR Human Resources has been called by many names but “employee-friendly” isn’t one of them. Why do employees resent their HR department so much? In a nutshell, most employees think of HR as the police department of the company. The trope, “Do nothing wrong and you’re fine. Do something wrong and they start asking questions,” applies all too well to […].

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6 Bad Habits Hurting Your Email Marketing Program

Zoominfo

Email marketing might not be the newest or flashiest marketing channel—but it’s one of the most effective at generating revenue and engaging your customers. The statistics speak for themselves: Email marketing has an ROI of 4400%, or $44 for every $1 spent (source). Email is the third most influential source of information for B2B audiences ( source ). 59% of B2B marketers say email is the most effective channel for revenue generation ( source ).

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What is Search Analytics and Can it Improve Self-Serve Data Discovery? (Part 2 of 3 articles)

Elegant BI

Search Analytics or search-based analytics marks the advent of a new era of business intelligence, in that it allows business users to ask a question using natural language and that question is translated by the system to produce results. In Part II of our three-article series we discuss search analytics and how it can improve self-serve data discovery.

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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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Balloting materials to be mailed tomorrow on UPS-Teamster pacts

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Votes to be counted Oct. 5.

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Volvo Trucks unveils electric autonomous tractor for fixed routes

DC Velocity

Power unit designed to handle repetitive hauls over short distances.

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Barcoding Inc. expands RFID portfolio with acquisition of Danforth Systems

DC Velocity

Deal adds Texas presence for firm's data capture services business, Barcoding says.

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UPS unveils plan to boost margins on B2C deliveries

DC Velocity

`Transformation' program to focus mostly on U.S.; company seeks more delivery consolidations to increase operating leverage.

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Business Intelligence 101: How To Make The Best Solution Decision For Your Organization

Speaker: Evelyn Chou

Choosing the right business intelligence (BI) platform can feel like navigating a maze of features, promises, and technical jargon. With so many options available, how can you ensure you’re making the right decision for your organization’s unique needs? 🤔 This webinar brings together expert insights to break down the complexities of BI solution vetting.

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Seegrid adds latest self-driving vehicle for materials handling

DC Velocity

Vision guided tow tractor designed to interface with data analytics platform and fleet management software.

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FedEx Ground to add year-round Saturday service, matching UPS

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Sixth weekly service day to extend beyond peak season, FedEx Ground parent says.

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ALAN plans response as Hurricane Florence nears east coast

DC Velocity

Storm could start dumping rain by Thursday, as two more storms brew in Atlantic.

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Kansas City Southern promotes Hancock, Naatz

DC Velocity

Hancock tapped for new EVP, innovation post; Naatz to succeed him as top marketing officer.

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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