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10 End-of-the-Month Sales Quotes

Zoominfo

The end of the month may be approaching, but there’s still time for you to master the sales funnel and meet your quota. However, if you need some extra motivation to get there, we understand. In order to help you finish this month with a strong performance, we’ve gathered some of our favorite sales quotes. End-Of-the-Month Sales Quotes 1. “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does.

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How agile is your supply chain? | McKinsey & Company

Competitive Insights

Our research shows that ten operating practices are tied to higher service levels and lower inventory costs. A McKinsey Quarterly article. Source: How agile is your supply chain? | McKinsey & Company. The post How agile is your supply chain? | McKinsey & Company appeared first on Competitive Insights.

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How to Implement HR Software Like a Boss: 3 Experts Share Their Secrets

Better Buys

When it comes to buying HR software, it may feel like your organization is teetering on the edge of an abyss. Your investment is the leap, and implementation is the plunge into big data, political struggles, and lost expectations. Lucky for you: We have the parachute, and it’s called change management. It takes courage for an organization […].

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Case Study: India-Based BPO Company Implements Flexible BI Tools and Reporting

Elegant BI

ElegantJ BI Business Intelligence solutions and services provide true BI tools and reporting flexibility to an India-Based Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company. The ElegantJ BI team provided a simple, practical deployment process, with minimal training requirements, which allowed the IT team to take control of the implementation phase and roll out the solution across the organization in a very short time.

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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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Why an awesome dashboard won’t save a struggling business

Domo

Today dashboards are more popular than ever—and with good reason. For business owners, there’s immense value in seeing your business data in near real time. And with more and more affordable providers of business dashboards, it’s never been easier for a business to make smarter, data-driven decisions. But just like owning Illustrator doesn’t make you a graphic designer, a brand new business dashboard doesn’t make you a successful business leader.

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AIM takes over third-party acquisition services for Bryant Information Group

AIM

Bryant Information Group of Canton, Michigan ceased operations at the end of 2015 and has graciously recommended AIM to provide uninterrupted service to its long-time clientele. In a message to clients, founder Bart Bryant wrote, “We would like to recommend to you the highly professional and competent firm of Allis Information Management in Midland, Michigan.

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Here’s what to know about hiring at a startup

Contify

Ihave never worked at a startup prior to Contify and last six months in my current role have been focused on building/reshaping teams and capabilities. While enough has been written on how the first 5–10 employees shape the culture of a company and have a long term impact, my experience of hiring and getting hired at a start-up has put me in a unique position to share insights on recruiting later stage employees once the founding team is already in place.

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Evolution of V.U.C.A.

Sedulo

Prior to Heath Gross’ career in competitive intelligence, he served in the US Government as the Special Projects Officer for Counterterrorism in the Middle East. He worked in counterterrorism both before, and after 9/11. During that period Heath personally witnessed the accelerated transition from planning and fighting a conventional war, with clearly marked boundaries and military goals, to a war fought against terrorists and insurgents, a 360 degree battle field where the objectives of t

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Cultural Change That Sticks – HBR

Competitive Insights

Often when businesses are being realigned to better serve their markets cultural change is required. This is an excellent article on making it work. Start with what’s already working! Source: Cultural Change That Sticks – HBR. The post Cultural Change That Sticks – HBR appeared first on Competitive Insights.

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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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Do you have an exit plan?

Competitive Insights

Many “Baby Boomers” are either in retirement or thinking about the subject. The considerations for those who own businesses are quite different from an employees. The article below explores some of the things that business owners need to think about as they approach retirement. Business owners usually want value for what they have created Assuming you and your business survived.

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Welcome to our website!

Competitive Insights

The journey of the development of the Competitive Insights website started late last year from some conversations with friends about the business and how to take it forward. Progress was assisted by an article on the back page of the Financial Review about some ex Bain & Company associates starting their business and the process they went through to get.

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Why HR Needs Data Governance: 5 Steps for Leadership

Better Buys

What does HR have to do with data? What can HR do to secure employee data? How can HR take the lead on a data-heavy project? HR’s duties have essentially doubled with technology. While HR’s core functions have remained the same, the process of tracking it all has drastically changed with the rise of Big […].

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What Do CXOs Want? Business Intelligence That Offers REAL Rewards!

Elegant BI

Gartner , and other IT industry analysts focus heavily on data-driven support for business decision making. Analyst findings indicate that only one quarter of CEOs are happy with the type and clarity of the information they receive and their confidence in the decisions they make based on that information. Furthermore, these same CEOs say that their ideal BI solution would consist of a central, integrated dashboard that would allow them the flexibility to find, analyze and report on information i

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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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How Santa’s dashboard saves Christmas

Domo

Since before Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer had a very shiny nose, critics have questioned how jolly old St. Nick could possibly bring season’s greetings to billions of children around the world. There’s no shortage of theories, but a leaked screenshot of this dashboard could very well put them to rest. Mr. Claus could not be reached for comment, however we obtained the following statement from his team: “This new technology has completely transformed operations at the North Pole.

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ElegantJ BI Announces ‘Design Once, Use Anywhere’ Responsive Dashboards

Elegant BI

ElegantJ BI is pleased to announce its ‘Design Once, Use Anywhere’ intelligent user interface (UI) engine for superior mobility across devices. ElegantJ BI is headquartered in Ahmedabad, India, and its business intelligence suite offers a true self-serve experience to business users. The suite is powered by a unique UI engine and Managed Memory Computing. “BI tools and mobility are not mutually exclusive,” says ElegantJ BI CEO, Kartik Patel. “Many of today’s B

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SIX Questions and SIX Steps to Through-the-Roof, Human-Centric BI and Metrics-Driven Results

Elegant BI

When considering a BI solution, focus on a human-centric approach to software design. The business is comprised of people (not machines) and software solutions must satisfy user needs, rather than focusing on a particular platform, framework or technology. This human-centric approach is critical to creating any kind of software or interface, but especially so when one considers business intelligence (BI) user interfaces and dashboards.

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White Paper: Business Intelligence: Now or Later? Understanding the Misconceptions about BI Readiness

Elegant BI

The wise business team will not allow misconceptions about Business Intelligence readiness to cloud thinking or stop a BI project from coming to fruition. With the right information and knowledge, these misconceptions are easily dismissed and organizations can reap the benefits of Business Intelligence and engage employees and staff in the business of self-serve BI, thereby improving revenue and results and gaining a competitive advantage in its market of choice.

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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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Announcing Domo Dojo Day

Domo

Dojo Day What it is: Domo Dojo Day is a unique opportunity to have your toughest product questions answered. Submit questions in the Dojo and enjoy expert responses from product gurus. When it’s scheduled: Wed., December 16, 2015, 9 AM to 4 PM (MST) Who it’s for: Domo customers Why attend: According to Dojo Community Manager, Dani Weinstein, “The Dojo is evolving as a great place to get answers.

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(Most) Self-Serve BI Tools will Create Data Anarchy– Myth#2

Elegant BI

Debunking Common Business Intelligence Myths. Myth #2 – True Self-Serve BI Tools Will Compromise Data Governance. Today’s business intelligence market offers many options! But, never every business intelligence solution can help your self-serve initiative succeed. When an enterprise undertakes a business intelligence initiative or wishes to improve or upgrade its BI tools, it is easy to get lost in the hype and myth surrounding the market.

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BI Solutions CAN Play Well Together

Elegant BI

The business intelligence market is growing by leaps and bounds. Large and small companies are investing in BI – some with great results, others mixed results and some with disastrous results. The outcomes are based on numerous variables and we certainly don’t have time to go into all of those variables in this article. But, there is one thing that often factors into these outcomes (positive or negative) and that is something that BI vendors and BI customers must consider.

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Case Study: ElegantJ BI Business Intelligence Implementation for a leading Pipes Manufacturer

Elegant BI

ElegantJ BI provided browser-based BI tools that could be easily deployed across the organization, with powerful cross-tab, time series analysis, graphical analytics, personalized sales dashboards and exception reporting. The ease of implementation and deployment enabled the organization to implement the BI solution in no time, using its own IT team to develop BI objects with little hands on training.

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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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10 signs you need business management software

Domo

In business, there’s a lot to keep track of. Luckily, there’s no shortage of point software solutions to help you do a lot of specific things really well (e.g. CRM, ERP, etc.). But sometimes these point solutions, in aggregate, create as big of a mess as they’re intended to solve. That’s why we’re here to clear the clutter and spell out exactly why every business—big or small—can benefit from a business management platform.

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Here’s how Domo does hack night

Domo

When a bunch of adults get together to play with Legos, most people call it juvenile—at Domo, we call it Hack Night. And last week that’s exactly what we did. The Ready to Rumble Hack Night featuring Lego Mindstorms robots pitted the best and brightest Domosapiens head to head for four hours of building and bonding. The rules were simple: Each team had four hours to build and program their robot.

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The top 10 pro sports teams embracing analytics

Domo

Think back to the last time you watched a professional sporting event. Could you see the difference? You probably didn’t even notice that your favorite team is juiced on analytics and data. Increasingly, sports franchises are turning to myriads of data points to gain a competitive edge. To better understand this phenomenon sweeping the wide world of sports, ESPN dispatched hundreds of researchers and journalists with one goal—to assess 122 teams on the strength of their analytics staff.

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White Paper: Business Intelligence vs. Spreadsheets

Elegant BI

No matter how carefully a user prepares a spreadsheet, every spreadsheet lacks integrity, traceability, integration of data, consistency, security and tree data analysis capability for planning, decision-making. Every business needs affordable, easy-to-use BI tools to make accurate, confident decisions and ensure business results.

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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