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Keeping Up is a Fool’s Game

Daniel Burrus

Many business consultants agree that benchmarking is imperative to strategic planning. By using metrics, a business will study the practices, designs, and financial outcomes of industry leaders with one distinct purpose: To keep up with the pacesetters. How could advances in these areas impact your business.

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Why Google Cloud is a good choice for SMBs

Acuvate

IDC Research “ The Business Value of Improved Performance and Efficiency with Google Cloud Platform ” shows that Google Cloud SMB customers can achieve a 222% return on their investment and 36% lower cost of operations over three years with an average annual benefit of $1.09 million per year per organization.”. Let’s explore further.

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Set in Your Ways? Here’s how to Jumpstart your Next Big Idea.

Daniel Burrus

As entrepreneurs and business leaders, we get set in our ways. This is a dynamic question, and often greatly depends on the industry your business is in. Sending surveys and polls via software like SurveyMonkey or by using social media like LinkedIn , is a good start, but let’s take it a step further. How Do We Go Opposite?”.

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Successful Ways to Meet New People – Confessions of a Conference Newbie

BrainZooming

To wit: Pack the clothing or jewelry you own that most often generates comments from others. I packed a big red statement necklace and a bigger silver statement necklace. Within a few minutes my tweet (something about how I was packing for the conference) got favorited and had a couple of responses. This was the easiest step.

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An Introvert’s Guide: 23 Ideas to Meet New People at a Conference

BrainZooming

A friend is heading to a business conference by herself today. I suggested additional ideas, then realized: I was writing a blog post on how I, as an introvert, force myself to meet new people at conferences and business events. Pack the clothing or jewelry you own that most often generates comments from others. ENOUGH SAID. #6.

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Expert Q&A: Michael Stilger on Performance Excellence and the Continuous Improvement Process

Qmarkets

Qmarkets' SVP of Global Solutions, Michael Stilger, will be leading an innovation ideas session at the 2016 Business Performance Excellence summit , San Francisco, at 17:00 on the 27th of September. How do you feel about the evolution of business, and what direction do you see it moving towards in the future?

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Top 10 CPG Industry Trends For 2020

Acuvate

With the rise in consumer awareness, CPG companies have broken out of conventional market strategies and adopted disruptive methods to capture business. The success for brands and retailers looking to prosper in the years to come will depend on the thoroughness and granularity of their business intelligence. Try-before-you-buy.

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