Sat.Feb 03, 2018 - Fri.Feb 09, 2018

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7 Ways to Optimize Your Lead Generation Landing Pages

Zoominfo

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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Is Smart Data Visualization Really Smart?

Elegant BI

What’s So Great About Smart Data Visualization? Exactly what is smart data visualization? Are we now dependent on a computer or a piece of software to decide how we see our data? Have we lost control of our reporting, data sharing and data views? The answer to those questions: a resounding ‘NO’ To understand smart visualization, let’s consider the old, traditional data visualization tools.

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Are we there yet?

DC Velocity

Some retailers are finally making strides in their efforts to master the omnichannel game. But others still have a ways to go.

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5 Essential Social Media Reporting Strategies

Digimind

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

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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The B2B Sales Rep’s Guide to Twitter

Zoominfo

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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The damage is (no longer) done

DC Velocity

Complaints about product damage led food and beverage maker Jel Sert to seek out a sturdier shipping platform. A switch to CHEP's pooled half pallets brought an end to the problem.

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Where Digital Targeting Goes From Here

Audience Partners

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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Facebook’s New Algorithm and Your B2B Marketing Strategy

Zoominfo

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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Business Intelligence for Project Management

Elegant BI

Analytics for Project Management: Metrics, Clarity and Results! Every organization manages projects – some are big and some are small and some are the lifeblood of the enterprise. Even with an enterprise project management solution, consulting companies, internal project management teams and other businesses that provide project management services often fail to meet objectives.

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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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UPS gets its funny on

DC Velocity

Got the wintertime blues? These tweets from UPS (yes, that UPS) will have you laughing out loud.

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Wrike Pricing: Features, Costs and Top Project Management Alternatives

Better Buys

Wrike is an all-in-one project management and collaboration tool that allows teams to collaborate, share documents and track everything they’re working on. This solution is beneficial for many companies, including small businesses, business divisions within larger organizations or firms with remote workers. All users can collaborate to manage individual and team tasks from the same […].

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6 Outdated Sales Techniques That Hurt Your Productivity

Zoominfo

Have you ever felt your productivity slipping, despite the fact that you’re putting in the same amount of effort you always have? Have you ever wondered, “If I’m working as hard as before, why I am accomplishing less?”. If you answered yes to the questions above, your sales process may be out of date. Strategies that worked five years ago just aren’t as effective now—and if you don’t abandon your bad habits, your sales productivity will suffer.

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Explore the Potential of Self-Serve Analytics

Elegant BI

Self-Serve Advanced Analytics is Moving and Growing and Changing! The Gartner Magic Quadrant is a well-known report and tool both for vendors and for prospective customers. The Gartner Business Intelligence Magic Quadrant offers in-depth analysis of the current market and predictions of where the market is going. There is no doubt that the Business Intelligence market has moved toward Advanced Data Discovery tools and self-serve tools like Self-Serve Data Preparation, and Plug n’ Play Pred

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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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Virtual reality reaches the warehouse

DC Velocity

Startup develops VR-enhanced training module for forklift drivers.

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Smartsheet Pricing: Features, Costs and Top Project Management Alternatives

Better Buys

Smartsheet is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) application aimed at making collaboration and work management tasks easier. Although Smartsheet uses spreadsheets to help streamline project management tasks, it’s different from other spreadsheet-based applications because of the many collaboration options incorporated into it. As a leading work management platform, Smartsheet is designed to help people move quickly from […].

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The Sales Rep’s Guide to Prospect Research

Zoominfo

Abraham Lincoln once said, “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” The sentiment here is clear: Task preparation is just as important as task execution. To achieve success in the B2B sales world, this is a rule you must live by. Consider this: only 13% of buyers feel like salespeople understand their needs ( source ).

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Your Guide to Sales Prospect Research

Zoominfo

Abraham Lincoln once said, “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” The sentiment is clear: Task preparation is just as important as task execution. To achieve success in the B2B sales world, this is a rule you must live by. Consider this: only 13% of buyers feel like salespeople understand their needs ( source ).

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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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Logistics gives back

DC Velocity

Here's our monthly roundup of some of the charitable works and donations by companies in the material handling and logistics space.

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Teamsters withdraw demands banning UPS use of drones, autonomous vehicles

DC Velocity

Company proposes Sunday deliveries with part-time drivers using personal vehicles, union group says.

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Sea container imports expected to grow 4.9 percent in first half of 2018, NRF-Hackett report says

DC Velocity

2017 imports finish 7.6 percent above previous year, but growth is expected to moderate in 2018.

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Agility Logistics to deploy Maersk/IBM blockchain platform

DC Velocity

Freight forwarder says technology will help it share information with shippers, carriers, and other supply chain partners.

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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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Walmart modifies OTIF requirements, tests plan to automate delivery appointments

DC Velocity

Retailer changes "on-time, in-full" compliance dates, delivery thresholds.

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Blockchain in Transport Alliance partners with finance trade group

DC Velocity

Teaming up with Wall Street Blockchain Alliance will allow BiTA to be logistics industry "help desk," group says.

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Heavy-duty truck orders in January hit highest monthly levels in nearly 12 years

DC Velocity

ACT, FTR report best month for net new orders since March 2006.

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Old Dominion posts record results in quarter, says LTL pricing strengthened

DC Velocity

Double-digit gains across the board for the well-run carrier.

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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