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Today is my first blog of 2023, like anything, a new beginning. Yesterday, I was on a phone call with a dealer friend of mine who was quite optimistic about 2023. This dealer was focused on transforming his dealership for electric vehicles and on consumer preferences that are changing the very nature of what an […]

Retailers are constantly seeking new ways to meet the ever-growing demands of their customers. In today’s digital age, customers expect a seamless and convenient shopping experience, whether they purchase online or in the store. With this in mind, it is crucial for retailers to consider the benefits of investing in technology that allows customers to […]

Across industries, consumers are communicating the same demands; they see the thing, they want the thing, and they want it in their hands within hours, if possible. And if it’s not possible, they wonder why not since it usually is through Amazon. Because money is what makes the world go-’round, the payments industry has responded […]

Forrester Report: The Salesforce Consulting Services Landscape, Q1 2023 Organizations often leverage partners with Salesforce consulting expertise to help them get the most out of their Salesforce technology investments. With this support, organizations can modernize their business using existing Salesforce technology, speed time-to-implement Salesforce products, and drive change related to Salesforce projects. In the report, […]

2023 has commenced, and rates are climbing, inflation is bubbling, and banking customers are continuing to demand hyper-personalized products and experiences from their institutions. Here are five banking trends we’re forecasting for the new year. 1. Banks are focused on efficiency initiatives to optimize their operations and lower costs. Three prominent areas where there is […]

According to a cross-industry study by MIT and Databricks, only 13% of organizations deliver on their data strategy.  Now, as we all know, healthcare organizations, especially providers, have been through a lot over the last few years, and this doesn’t make delivering on their data strategy any easier. This is why we ask ourselves daily: […]

In the first blog in this series, Getting Started On Embedded Finance,  we defined embedded finance and took a high-level look at the goals and strategy a firm should take at the outset of its modern embedded finance journey.  In this blog, we will look at how a non-banking company can offer bank-like perks to […]

Amazon Connect offers OpenSearch as a service that can be used in a contact center to build reporting dashboards that supervisors can use to review agent activity and availability, agent performance and status, inbound and outbound calls, SMS, chats, and much more. In this blog, I will walk through how OpenSearch integrates and how it […]

Today, patients have more options than ever before. There is more content and research easily accessible to consumers. Medical device organizations need to cut through the noise to make their communications impactful. Three in four people say they want to have the same experience in healthcare that they receive from other businesses. Enabling a tailored […]

The amount of data being created, captured, copied, and consumed  has increased exponentially with society’s tectonic shift to digital reliance. As a result, the pace of data privacy and data regulation has accelerated on a global scale. Ensuring the security of your proprietary and customers’ data is paramount to staying in line with ethical and […]

With surging inflation, decreased hospital spending, and widespread market uncertainty, it is vital that medical device organizations stay knowledgeable about the future of the industry, so they can prioritize their investments strategically.  As we begin the new year, we expect the following eight trends to drive the medical device industry in 2023. 1. Virtual Health […]

Healthcare organizations (HCOs) are struggling with major staffing shortages and unprecedented competition for talent across the industry. According to analysts at Forrester, more prevalent chronic disease, the COVID-19 pandemic, and aging populations are responsible for leaving the burden on the healthcare ecosystem at an all-time high. Difficulty filling roles with high quality candidates has been […]