A roundup of this week’s mergers and acquisitions in B2B… *** Ascendum Solutions, a leading provider of information technology solutions and services, announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Sourcebits Inc., a digital innovation and customer experience company. Financial terms of the transaction are not being disclosed. *** Capgemini, a […]
Hello again and welcome back to another edition of B2B Trending Conversations, our weekly roundup of what’s trending on Twitter, LinkedIn and other social platforms in the B2B space. We’ve got a wide range of B2B topics to cover this week, from the latest developments in artificial intelligence and the best ways to leverage social […]
When a certain virtual assistant applied for work with Crystal Smalldon’s company, at the time it seemed like a good fit. He came armed with two reference letters and a can-do attitude, and was given a two-month web content contract for a legal office. Though he worked on his own in a remote locale, with […]
This week’s notable hires and appointments in the B2B world! *** BitSight, the Standard in Security Ratings, announced the appointment of three key hires that strengthen its executive team and support the company through its next stages of hyper-growth. In newly created positions, Brian Cohen joins BitSight as the company’s first Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Elizabeth Fischer joins as […]
Who among us hasn’t been caught behind the email eight-ball from time to time, or even all the time? Within the span of barely a generation, email has gone from the esoteric province of university researchers and computer geeks to something we all receive far too much of on a daily basis. How much of […]
Today we’re bringing you a book excerpt from Ivan Coyote’s Tomboy Survival Guide. Published with permission from the author. *** Some people like to call it eavesdropping. I prefer to think of it as following Woody Guthrie’s new year’s resolutions for 1942. Right between “Listen to Radio A Lot” and “Don’t Get Lonesome”, he promises […]
A roundup of this week’s mergers and acquisitions in B2B… *** Thomson Reuters has signed definitive agreements to acquire Clarient Global LLC and Avox Limited. Clarient is a leading global Know Your Customer (“KYC”) and client reference data platform owned and used by the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (“DTCC”), Barclays, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, […]
This week, B2B Trending Conversations finds itself at the intersection of business, technology and politics. We’ll ask whether artificial intelligence is our friend or foe, pick the brains of B2B CMOs to learn their top priorities, listen to a podcast on selling to complex B2B buyers and see how tech companies are resisting President Donald […]
In my defence, I thought this was my 11:00 call coming in, so I picked up. Me: Hello, this is Elizabeth. Scott: Hi Wendy. How are you today? Me: Who is this? Scott: It’s Scott from Universal Printers. How are you doing today? Me: I’m really busy and I have another call. Scott: I hear you, Leslie and I won’t take […]
Today we’re bringing you an excerpt from Chapter 10 of Lee Schubert’s book Woman Incognito. Published with permission from the publicist, Smith Publicity. My personal gender experience exists within the total context of gender as it is now understood. Now that gender is no longer seen as being the same as sex, it can […]
A roundup of this week’s mergers and acquisitions in B2B… *** Nielsen announced it has completed its acquisition of Gracenote, the industry’s leading media and entertainment metadata provider. The acquisition of Gracenote’s global database and technology solutions – which span across platforms including multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs), smart televisions, streaming music services, connected devices, […]
Welcome back to B2B Trending Conversations, our weekly summary of selected social posts generating clicks and interest in the B2B space. This week, we’ll compare B2B and B2C Instagram marketing, get tips for how to build a better B2B business site, and clear up some of the confusion surrounding purchase intent data. There’s also an […]
I have helped companies get started for about fifteen years now, and I’ve been fortunate enough during that time to work with some of the biggest and most amazing enterprises in the world. One of the experiences that is nearly universal across organizations and even functions and occurs frequently, sometimes even quarterly, is the Kickoff […]
This week’s notable hires and appointments in the B2B world! *** Ensono, a leading hybrid IT solutions provider, announced the appointment of Richard Dresden as senior Vice President of Sales and Field Operations of Ensono North America. In his new role, Dresden will lead new client acquisition, account management, channel, consulting, and solution architecture. *** […]
February is North American Inclusion Awareness Month Though we are experiencing a shifting landscape, where attitudes, and business practices are changing to a more acceptable and tolerable environment, the sad statistic is that 40% of Lesbian / Gay / Bi, and almost 90% of Transgender (Americans) have experienced employment discrimination, harassment, or mistreatment. That astoundingly […]
Note: This article is published in its entirety from the original at BetaKit Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. The Canadian tech community comprises many different nationalities, religions, sexual orientations, gender identities, mental and physical abilities, and perspectives. We believe that this diversity is a source of strength and opportunity. On this topic, we […]
Content Marketers Get a Boost with Artificial Intelligence Are you sometimes left struggling to find that one word just out of reach, which explains exactly what you’re thinking? Do you ever wonder if the content you produce is actually readable for your intended audience? Do you spend too much time proofreading once your content piece […]
A roundup of this week’s mergers and acquisitions in B2B… *** IBM Security announced plans to acquire Agile 3 Solutions, a developer of software used by the C-Suite and senior executives to better visualize, understand and manage risks associated with the protection of sensitive data. The addition of Agile 3 Solutions’ capabilities to IBM Security’s portfolio […]
Welcome back to another edition of B2B Trending Conversations, our weekly roundup of what’s getting said and shared about B2B on Twitter, LinkedIn and other social networks. We’ve got some out-of-the ordinary topics for you this week, starting with bridging the digital gap between B2B and B2C. We’ll learn how to avoid the most common […]
Ransomware is not new, but its exponential growth curve has made it a pervasive threat to end users. This extortion-based category of cybercrime uses encryption to block access to select files on a compromised endpoint. In most cases, the only way to retrieve the encrypted files is to restore from a pre-existing backup, or pay […]
