By Ed Breault, CMO, Aprimo When the term “automation” was coined in the 1940s at the Ford Motor Company it referred to the systematic acceleration of the metalworking process as it pertained to the development of cars. A rather narrow, meager beginning, but today the concept of creating systems that simplify and enhance the processes […]
Category: COVID
Patient-Centered Care: What Is Medicine Compounding?
Doctors, pharmacists, and health professionals always prioritize the health and well-being of the patients. As a standard practice, attending physicians prescribe medicines and other medications approved by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA). But there are patients who, for one reason or another, can’t be treated with most of these traditional FDA-approved drugs. The good […]
LinkedIn: Vaccine Specialist is 2022’s Top Job on the Rise
Unsurprisingly, many of the jobs forecast to be 2022’s most popular include skill sets associated with the pandemic, including vaccine specialists and public health specializations. Many workforce factors on workforce are shifting, whether temporarily or permanently. From digitization to hybrid offices, the workplace is changing at a rapid pace. Industries have been upended, while at […]
COVID-19 Fundraising for Small Businesses
The Beatles once sang this truism: “I get by with a little help from my friends.” Along the same lines, the poet John Donne wrote, “No man is an island entire of itself.” Do you see the pattern? We all need assistance and support from time to time — even the most ambitious and independent of […]
Remote Workforce 101: Powerful Tips to Make Your Remote Team Successful
The face of America’s workforce has changed dramatically in the last couple of years. And this is largely due to a vast number of professionals realizing the benefits of remote work. A huge number of companies also realized the benefits of going remote in 2020 as well due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
5 Ways to Stay Safe When Returning to Work During the COVID-19 Outbreak
2020 was a time of hardship for most of the world with the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The lockdowns that resulted made it hard for everyone to not only go out in public without being afraid but were made even worse when most people were laid off from their jobs indefinitely. Now that the […]
How International Business Relations Are Looking in 2021
The world changed a lot in 2020. Not only did businesses all over the globe have to deal with an international pandemic, but we moved into a new decade filled with potential and unique challenges. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the possibility of a global economic recovery is quite promising. […]
Smart Pandemic Recovery Strategies for B2B Firms
Image Credit About 80% of B2B customers prefer digital purchasing to in-person sales, especially after the pandemic. A lot has taken place and brought about significant deviations in the B2B sector; the coronavirus has spelt out a set of guidelines that make up the new normal for this sector. Businesses are adapting to swift management, […]
Finbold: Sovereign Wealth Funds investment in SPACs skyrockets by 2,500% in 2020
Data acquired by Finbold.com indicates that direct investments in Special Purpose Companies by Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWF) have spiked by 2,532.35% YOY. As of November 24, 2020, the investment stood at $1.79 billion. In 2019, the figure was $68 million, an increase of 240% from the 2018 investment of $20 million. In 2017, the investment […]
“Oh, it’s a total Slack attack”: Chris Schermer’s Post-Covid Tech Reality
Chris Schermer was recently elected the 2021 chair of MAGNET and runs Minnesota’s SCHERMER. This is the third in our post pandemic tech questionnaire series; read April Dunford’s and Kal Irani’s. Name: Chris Schermer Website: www.schermer.co (not .com) What you did before the pandemic: Founder + President, SCHERMER, a Minnesota-based, globally-focused B2B Marketing agency. What you […]
PayPal study: Pandemic accelerated digital transformation in Canadian SMBs
A new study by PayPal Canada, Business of Change: PayPal Canada Small Business Study, shows how dramatically the pandemic has accelerated digital commerce for Canadian small businesses. Two in three small businesses (67%) accept payments online and half (47%) of them only started doing so this year. Of all small businesses selling online, one third […]