Industry experts predict that successful businesses will soon become 100% digital for all transactions. Sales teams that leverage digital technology close more deals faster, improve the customer experience, and gain clear competitive advantages.
Sales professionals are most effective when they’re equipped with...
Published: Jul 30, 2019
Today, most organizations have a customer experience strategy (96%), but recent Avanade research shows that only 14% are ahead of their customers’ expectations. This means that 86% feel that they are behind the curve, the competition — and most importantly — their customers’ expectations.
The...
Published: Oct 05, 2017
New game, new rules. It did not happen overnight, but it happened. Commoditization and global competition have put the squeeze on nearly every industry. To make matters worse, financial markets have become more demanding than in decades past. Everyone is looking for sustainable growth, but few have found the secret formula...
Published: Jun 08, 2013
There are four different generations in the workforce today, each with different philosophies and ideals. As of now, we have the Traditionalists, the Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y (the Millennials) all working together within the same companies. If keeping up with the needs and desires of all didn’t...
Published: May 01, 2013
This guide details a number of techniques and essential steps that your brand should use to leverage owned, earned and paid media to get your content in front of the audiences you want to attract.
The guide will take you through the steps and processes necessary to create an effective, scalable strategy while highlighting...
Published: Sep 13, 2016
When it comes to property management, mortgage servicers and lenders rely on Safeguard Properties. With intense and rapid growth, Safeguard needed to quickly train new hires to handle a wide variety of enterprise software transactions. The traditional classroom model could not keep up, so Safeguard turned to SAP® Workforce...
Published: Jun 09, 2013
Orientation Program Developing effective employee orientation programs is an important job for human resources professionals. A well-planned employee orientation program introduces employees to a company, supervisors and co-workers. It illustrates job duties and company policies, it lowers the learning curve and it gets...
Published: Feb 05, 2012
IDC Manufacturing Insights recently conducted a worldwide study of over 375 enterprises, across multiple discrete manufacturing sectors covering 12 countries, on behalf of Infor. The survey showed that: ● Complexity is dramatically growing, with market, operational aspects, and IT the main business areas that will grow...
Published: Jan 01, 2012
Stringent management of user access controls and the segregation of duties are becoming a strategic concern for businesses as regulations multiply and compliance becomes more challenging. To adopt best practices for governance and risk management, Infosys, a global IT services company based in India, implemented the SAP®...
Published: Jan 01, 2012
Enjoy a simpler way to plan your webinars with the help of this week-by-week checklist.
Download now to learn about our top tips for becoming a webinar whiz, moderation maestro or presentation premier.
Published: Sep 01, 2016
Today’s top marketers know that a solid understanding of their consumers is the foundation of success. There are a ton of tools promising to help turn data into key customer insights, but which are best for your unique needs? One such tool, a DMP (Data Management Platform), can help you leverage first- and third-party...
Published: Sep 05, 2017
Making the decision to work with a marketing agency can be a big deal. It is a decision that is likely to take many months of planning, or deliberation and questioning – and that could all be before you issue your RFP.
The relationship that you have with your agency is absolutely crucial to the success of your...
Published: Nov 16, 2016
Only 13 percent of employees around the world are engaged at their work.
Published: Jul 10, 2013
The "De Minimus" Rule. Short periods of time (a few minutes or so) may be disregarded in calculating working time under the de minimus rule. Case law suggests that 10 minutes is such an insubstantial or insignificant period of time that it can be disregarded in recording working time. See, e.g., International...
Published: May 08, 2015