Avangate's presentation at Affiliate Summit East 2011 - discover some of the most successful ways to promote software online as an affiliate. See how others are doing it, learn from the best.
The document summarizes the long service of four employees at the Debenhams department store in Bolton town centre, UK. Margaret Sharrocks, Linda Carey and Debra Moyle have worked there since it opened 24 years ago. Linda Carey estimates she has sold over 70,000 pairs of men's socks during her career. Margaret Moon says she has sold over 135,000 tea cups and mugs during her time there. The store manager praised the passion and expertise of the long-serving staff.
International Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology (IJAgST) vol 3 ...J.P.M. Institute
This study evaluated the allelopathic effect of Eucalyptus tereticornis clone 3 leaf extracts on the germination and growth of urd (Vigna mungo L.). Aqueous leaf extracts were tested at different concentrations (5%, 10%, and 15%) under laboratory conditions. Germination, root length, and shoot elongation were inhibited in a concentration-dependent manner, with the highest concentration (15%) showing the strongest inhibitory effect. Leaf extracts were more inhibitory than twig or root extracts. The results suggest that eucalyptus could pose a threat to pulse crops under small-scale farming if excess leaf litter is not removed before planting. Remedial practices like removal of litter and planting
The objective of this webinar is to provide an overview of the AGORA programme for interested institutions in eligible countries.The webinar will present AGORA, a program to provide free or low cost access to major scientific journals in agriculture and related biological, environmental and social sciences to public institutions in developing countries.The webinar addresses researchers, information management specialists, (agricultural) journal editors, and other people interested in access to journal literature in the global south.
Molecular Breeding in Plants is an introduction to the fundamental techniques...UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH
The document discusses molecular genetics and breeding in plants. It begins by introducing Arabidopsis thaliana as a model plant and describes its small genome size, which was advantageous for early genome sequencing efforts. It notes that the A. thaliana genome contains 5 chromosomes totaling 115 Mbp and encodes 25,498 genes. The document then discusses various aspects of the A. thaliana genome structure, organization, and chromosomes. It also briefly describes the chloroplast and mitochondrial DNA structures. The remainder of the document focuses on introducing concepts in plant genetics and molecular breeding techniques.
Breeding methods in cross pollinated cropsDev Hingra
The document discusses various breeding methods used in cross-pollinated crops. It describes population improvement methods like mass selection and modified mass selection that aim to increase the frequency of desirable alleles within a population. It also discusses hybrid varieties which are produced by crossing homozygous lines to create heterozygous populations. Additionally, it covers synthetic varieties which are created by either mixing equal amounts of seed from selected parental lines or allowing intercrosses between parental lines. Recurrent selection methods like recurrent selection for specific and general combining ability are also summarized that aim to improve the chances of developing superior inbred lines.
What does the future look like? Is it a dark space where we’re suffering from varying degrees of techamphetamine or are we heading towards a Utopian fantasy of abundance and harmony?
Understanding that our basic human needs and wants barely change, we explore the future state of a range of topics; from our need for physical sustenance through to our age-long fascination of transcending the limitations of our biology.
Looking at the future from a human perspective, our potential for greatness is teetering on a fine line between darkness and hope. We’re banking on the latter.
This document describes an e-commerce business that operates an online shopping portal with over 800 vendors where customers can earn cash back on purchases and independent business brokers can earn income by referring others. The business utilizes a binary compensation structure where brokers can earn bonuses and commissions from their own shopping, referrals, and the shopping and referrals of those on their team. The document provides examples of how brokers have earned substantial incomes in their first 30 days and year by building large teams through effective referrals.
The document summarizes the long service of four employees at the Debenhams department store in Bolton town centre, UK. Margaret Sharrocks, Linda Carey and Debra Moyle have worked there since it opened 24 years ago. Linda Carey estimates she has sold over 70,000 pairs of men's socks during her career. Margaret Moon says she has sold over 135,000 tea cups and mugs during her time there. The store manager praised the passion and expertise of the long-serving staff.
International Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology (IJAgST) vol 3 ...J.P.M. Institute
This study evaluated the allelopathic effect of Eucalyptus tereticornis clone 3 leaf extracts on the germination and growth of urd (Vigna mungo L.). Aqueous leaf extracts were tested at different concentrations (5%, 10%, and 15%) under laboratory conditions. Germination, root length, and shoot elongation were inhibited in a concentration-dependent manner, with the highest concentration (15%) showing the strongest inhibitory effect. Leaf extracts were more inhibitory than twig or root extracts. The results suggest that eucalyptus could pose a threat to pulse crops under small-scale farming if excess leaf litter is not removed before planting. Remedial practices like removal of litter and planting
The objective of this webinar is to provide an overview of the AGORA programme for interested institutions in eligible countries.The webinar will present AGORA, a program to provide free or low cost access to major scientific journals in agriculture and related biological, environmental and social sciences to public institutions in developing countries.The webinar addresses researchers, information management specialists, (agricultural) journal editors, and other people interested in access to journal literature in the global south.
Molecular Breeding in Plants is an introduction to the fundamental techniques...UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH
The document discusses molecular genetics and breeding in plants. It begins by introducing Arabidopsis thaliana as a model plant and describes its small genome size, which was advantageous for early genome sequencing efforts. It notes that the A. thaliana genome contains 5 chromosomes totaling 115 Mbp and encodes 25,498 genes. The document then discusses various aspects of the A. thaliana genome structure, organization, and chromosomes. It also briefly describes the chloroplast and mitochondrial DNA structures. The remainder of the document focuses on introducing concepts in plant genetics and molecular breeding techniques.
Breeding methods in cross pollinated cropsDev Hingra
The document discusses various breeding methods used in cross-pollinated crops. It describes population improvement methods like mass selection and modified mass selection that aim to increase the frequency of desirable alleles within a population. It also discusses hybrid varieties which are produced by crossing homozygous lines to create heterozygous populations. Additionally, it covers synthetic varieties which are created by either mixing equal amounts of seed from selected parental lines or allowing intercrosses between parental lines. Recurrent selection methods like recurrent selection for specific and general combining ability are also summarized that aim to improve the chances of developing superior inbred lines.
What does the future look like? Is it a dark space where we’re suffering from varying degrees of techamphetamine or are we heading towards a Utopian fantasy of abundance and harmony?
Understanding that our basic human needs and wants barely change, we explore the future state of a range of topics; from our need for physical sustenance through to our age-long fascination of transcending the limitations of our biology.
Looking at the future from a human perspective, our potential for greatness is teetering on a fine line between darkness and hope. We’re banking on the latter.
This document describes an e-commerce business that operates an online shopping portal with over 800 vendors where customers can earn cash back on purchases and independent business brokers can earn income by referring others. The business utilizes a binary compensation structure where brokers can earn bonuses and commissions from their own shopping, referrals, and the shopping and referrals of those on their team. The document provides examples of how brokers have earned substantial incomes in their first 30 days and year by building large teams through effective referrals.
Increase Conversions with Tips from 17 CRO Experts2Checkout
The document discusses 17 experts sharing underrated tips for conversion rate optimization (CRO). It provides quotes from each expert on tips that are often overlooked but can increase conversions. Some of the tips mentioned include connecting mobile and desktop shopping experiences, taking a customer-driven approach, focusing on performance to improve ease of use, and using small commitments to encourage consistent actions. The full blog post on the website contains additional tips from these CRO experts.
This document provides guidance for traditional software companies transitioning to a Software as a Service (SaaS) model. It discusses the industry shift toward SaaS delivery and the challenges and opportunities companies will face. It outlines four transition archetypes - traditional, hybrid, cross-over, pure SaaS - and recommends a five step process for a successful transition: 1) start with the desired end state in mind, 2) think customers first, 3) build a lead generation machine, 4) sell a service not a product, and 5) drive customer success. The document provides advice on segmentation, costs, automation, metrics and building a customer community to support the transition.
Tested conversion optimization tips to increase sales. Hands-on strategies that you can do yourself which include: usability, A/B testing, web analytics and advertising tools, sustained by software vendors’ case studies.
Social Media Marketing For Software Authors2Checkout
The presentation was held by Adriana Iordan, Web Marketing Manager at Avangate during the Software Industry Conference 2009, in Boston, USA. It contains advice regarding social media for software authors.
60 Minute Crash Course on Channel Management2Checkout
Discover all you need to know about designing and managing an effective software reseller network. Our experts: Casey Potenzone (VP, US Sales, Avangate) and Ken Beam (President / Founder, The VAR-City) presented what it takes to lay the foundations for a successful network and the latest tools and technologies for channel management and growth and revealed how you can focus your channel efforts and strategy on generating revenue by automating or eliminating inefficient, operational processes.
5 Guaranteed Methods to Increase Your Software Business’ Revenue2Checkout
Discover how with very little effort you can quickly grow your revenue stream without significant capital or risk by leveraging the power of 5 guaranteed methods. This webinar was co-hosted by Avangate (Casey Potenzone – VP, US Sales) and Acutrack (Asheesh Barman – Executive VP) on February 26th, 2009.
The document discusses opportunities for software companies in the European market. It notes that Europe represents a sizable software market comparable in size to the US market. It outlines considerations for companies looking to enter the European market such as localizing products, customer support, pricing in Euros, legal registration, and intellectual property protection. The document recommends finding local partners who can help with localization, sales, support and joint marketing to generate revenue and brand awareness in Europe.
This document discusses how software companies can use social media for marketing purposes. It outlines the benefits of incorporating social networks like Facebook and LinkedIn, as well as microblogging tools like Twitter. Examples are given of how VMware and Firefox have successfully used social networking to generate buzz around new products and drive downloads. The key takeaways are that companies should engage authentically across various social media platforms to build communities and encourage conversations that add value to their industry.
Northern Engraving | Modern Metal Trim, Nameplates and Appliance PanelsNorthern Engraving
What began over 115 years ago as a supplier of precision gauges to the automotive industry has evolved into being an industry leader in the manufacture of product branding, automotive cockpit trim and decorative appliance trim. Value-added services include in-house Design, Engineering, Program Management, Test Lab and Tool Shops.
Dandelion Hashtable: beyond billion requests per second on a commodity serverAntonios Katsarakis
This slide deck presents DLHT, a concurrent in-memory hashtable. Despite efforts to optimize hashtables, that go as far as sacrificing core functionality, state-of-the-art designs still incur multiple memory accesses per request and block request processing in three cases. First, most hashtables block while waiting for data to be retrieved from memory. Second, open-addressing designs, which represent the current state-of-the-art, either cannot free index slots on deletes or must block all requests to do so. Third, index resizes block every request until all objects are copied to the new index. Defying folklore wisdom, DLHT forgoes open-addressing and adopts a fully-featured and memory-aware closed-addressing design based on bounded cache-line-chaining. This design offers lock-free index operations and deletes that free slots instantly, (2) completes most requests with a single memory access, (3) utilizes software prefetching to hide memory latencies, and (4) employs a novel non-blocking and parallel resizing. In a commodity server and a memory-resident workload, DLHT surpasses 1.6B requests per second and provides 3.5x (12x) the throughput of the state-of-the-art closed-addressing (open-addressing) resizable hashtable on Gets (Deletes).
LF Energy Webinar: Carbon Data Specifications: Mechanisms to Improve Data Acc...DanBrown980551
This LF Energy webinar took place June 20, 2024. It featured:
-Alex Thornton, LF Energy
-Hallie Cramer, Google
-Daniel Roesler, UtilityAPI
-Henry Richardson, WattTime
In response to the urgency and scale required to effectively address climate change, open source solutions offer significant potential for driving innovation and progress. Currently, there is a growing demand for standardization and interoperability in energy data and modeling. Open source standards and specifications within the energy sector can also alleviate challenges associated with data fragmentation, transparency, and accessibility. At the same time, it is crucial to consider privacy and security concerns throughout the development of open source platforms.
This webinar will delve into the motivations behind establishing LF Energy’s Carbon Data Specification Consortium. It will provide an overview of the draft specifications and the ongoing progress made by the respective working groups.
Three primary specifications will be discussed:
-Discovery and client registration, emphasizing transparent processes and secure and private access
-Customer data, centering around customer tariffs, bills, energy usage, and full consumption disclosure
-Power systems data, focusing on grid data, inclusive of transmission and distribution networks, generation, intergrid power flows, and market settlement data
"What does it really mean for your system to be available, or how to define w...Fwdays
We will talk about system monitoring from a few different angles. We will start by covering the basics, then discuss SLOs, how to define them, and why understanding the business well is crucial for success in this exercise.
"Choosing proper type of scaling", Olena SyrotaFwdays
Imagine an IoT processing system that is already quite mature and production-ready and for which client coverage is growing and scaling and performance aspects are life and death questions. The system has Redis, MongoDB, and stream processing based on ksqldb. In this talk, firstly, we will analyze scaling approaches and then select the proper ones for our system.
"NATO Hackathon Winner: AI-Powered Drug Search", Taras KlobaFwdays
This is a session that details how PostgreSQL's features and Azure AI Services can be effectively used to significantly enhance the search functionality in any application.
In this session, we'll share insights on how we used PostgreSQL to facilitate precise searches across multiple fields in our mobile application. The techniques include using LIKE and ILIKE operators and integrating a trigram-based search to handle potential misspellings, thereby increasing the search accuracy.
We'll also discuss how the azure_ai extension on PostgreSQL databases in Azure and Azure AI Services were utilized to create vectors from user input, a feature beneficial when users wish to find specific items based on text prompts. While our application's case study involves a drug search, the techniques and principles shared in this session can be adapted to improve search functionality in a wide range of applications. Join us to learn how PostgreSQL and Azure AI can be harnessed to enhance your application's search capability.
"$10 thousand per minute of downtime: architecture, queues, streaming and fin...Fwdays
Direct losses from downtime in 1 minute = $5-$10 thousand dollars. Reputation is priceless.
As part of the talk, we will consider the architectural strategies necessary for the development of highly loaded fintech solutions. We will focus on using queues and streaming to efficiently work and manage large amounts of data in real-time and to minimize latency.
We will focus special attention on the architectural patterns used in the design of the fintech system, microservices and event-driven architecture, which ensure scalability, fault tolerance, and consistency of the entire system.
This talk will cover ScyllaDB Architecture from the cluster-level view and zoom in on data distribution and internal node architecture. In the process, we will learn the secret sauce used to get ScyllaDB's high availability and superior performance. We will also touch on the upcoming changes to ScyllaDB architecture, moving to strongly consistent metadata and tablets.
What is an RPA CoE? Session 2 – CoE RolesDianaGray10
In this session, we will review the players involved in the CoE and how each role impacts opportunities.
Topics covered:
• What roles are essential?
• What place in the automation journey does each role play?
Speaker:
Chris Bolin, Senior Intelligent Automation Architect Anika Systems
Increase Conversions with Tips from 17 CRO Experts2Checkout
The document discusses 17 experts sharing underrated tips for conversion rate optimization (CRO). It provides quotes from each expert on tips that are often overlooked but can increase conversions. Some of the tips mentioned include connecting mobile and desktop shopping experiences, taking a customer-driven approach, focusing on performance to improve ease of use, and using small commitments to encourage consistent actions. The full blog post on the website contains additional tips from these CRO experts.
This document provides guidance for traditional software companies transitioning to a Software as a Service (SaaS) model. It discusses the industry shift toward SaaS delivery and the challenges and opportunities companies will face. It outlines four transition archetypes - traditional, hybrid, cross-over, pure SaaS - and recommends a five step process for a successful transition: 1) start with the desired end state in mind, 2) think customers first, 3) build a lead generation machine, 4) sell a service not a product, and 5) drive customer success. The document provides advice on segmentation, costs, automation, metrics and building a customer community to support the transition.
Tested conversion optimization tips to increase sales. Hands-on strategies that you can do yourself which include: usability, A/B testing, web analytics and advertising tools, sustained by software vendors’ case studies.
Social Media Marketing For Software Authors2Checkout
The presentation was held by Adriana Iordan, Web Marketing Manager at Avangate during the Software Industry Conference 2009, in Boston, USA. It contains advice regarding social media for software authors.
60 Minute Crash Course on Channel Management2Checkout
Discover all you need to know about designing and managing an effective software reseller network. Our experts: Casey Potenzone (VP, US Sales, Avangate) and Ken Beam (President / Founder, The VAR-City) presented what it takes to lay the foundations for a successful network and the latest tools and technologies for channel management and growth and revealed how you can focus your channel efforts and strategy on generating revenue by automating or eliminating inefficient, operational processes.
5 Guaranteed Methods to Increase Your Software Business’ Revenue2Checkout
Discover how with very little effort you can quickly grow your revenue stream without significant capital or risk by leveraging the power of 5 guaranteed methods. This webinar was co-hosted by Avangate (Casey Potenzone – VP, US Sales) and Acutrack (Asheesh Barman – Executive VP) on February 26th, 2009.
The document discusses opportunities for software companies in the European market. It notes that Europe represents a sizable software market comparable in size to the US market. It outlines considerations for companies looking to enter the European market such as localizing products, customer support, pricing in Euros, legal registration, and intellectual property protection. The document recommends finding local partners who can help with localization, sales, support and joint marketing to generate revenue and brand awareness in Europe.
This document discusses how software companies can use social media for marketing purposes. It outlines the benefits of incorporating social networks like Facebook and LinkedIn, as well as microblogging tools like Twitter. Examples are given of how VMware and Firefox have successfully used social networking to generate buzz around new products and drive downloads. The key takeaways are that companies should engage authentically across various social media platforms to build communities and encourage conversations that add value to their industry.
Northern Engraving | Modern Metal Trim, Nameplates and Appliance PanelsNorthern Engraving
What began over 115 years ago as a supplier of precision gauges to the automotive industry has evolved into being an industry leader in the manufacture of product branding, automotive cockpit trim and decorative appliance trim. Value-added services include in-house Design, Engineering, Program Management, Test Lab and Tool Shops.
Dandelion Hashtable: beyond billion requests per second on a commodity serverAntonios Katsarakis
This slide deck presents DLHT, a concurrent in-memory hashtable. Despite efforts to optimize hashtables, that go as far as sacrificing core functionality, state-of-the-art designs still incur multiple memory accesses per request and block request processing in three cases. First, most hashtables block while waiting for data to be retrieved from memory. Second, open-addressing designs, which represent the current state-of-the-art, either cannot free index slots on deletes or must block all requests to do so. Third, index resizes block every request until all objects are copied to the new index. Defying folklore wisdom, DLHT forgoes open-addressing and adopts a fully-featured and memory-aware closed-addressing design based on bounded cache-line-chaining. This design offers lock-free index operations and deletes that free slots instantly, (2) completes most requests with a single memory access, (3) utilizes software prefetching to hide memory latencies, and (4) employs a novel non-blocking and parallel resizing. In a commodity server and a memory-resident workload, DLHT surpasses 1.6B requests per second and provides 3.5x (12x) the throughput of the state-of-the-art closed-addressing (open-addressing) resizable hashtable on Gets (Deletes).
LF Energy Webinar: Carbon Data Specifications: Mechanisms to Improve Data Acc...DanBrown980551
This LF Energy webinar took place June 20, 2024. It featured:
-Alex Thornton, LF Energy
-Hallie Cramer, Google
-Daniel Roesler, UtilityAPI
-Henry Richardson, WattTime
In response to the urgency and scale required to effectively address climate change, open source solutions offer significant potential for driving innovation and progress. Currently, there is a growing demand for standardization and interoperability in energy data and modeling. Open source standards and specifications within the energy sector can also alleviate challenges associated with data fragmentation, transparency, and accessibility. At the same time, it is crucial to consider privacy and security concerns throughout the development of open source platforms.
This webinar will delve into the motivations behind establishing LF Energy’s Carbon Data Specification Consortium. It will provide an overview of the draft specifications and the ongoing progress made by the respective working groups.
Three primary specifications will be discussed:
-Discovery and client registration, emphasizing transparent processes and secure and private access
-Customer data, centering around customer tariffs, bills, energy usage, and full consumption disclosure
-Power systems data, focusing on grid data, inclusive of transmission and distribution networks, generation, intergrid power flows, and market settlement data
"What does it really mean for your system to be available, or how to define w...Fwdays
We will talk about system monitoring from a few different angles. We will start by covering the basics, then discuss SLOs, how to define them, and why understanding the business well is crucial for success in this exercise.
"Choosing proper type of scaling", Olena SyrotaFwdays
Imagine an IoT processing system that is already quite mature and production-ready and for which client coverage is growing and scaling and performance aspects are life and death questions. The system has Redis, MongoDB, and stream processing based on ksqldb. In this talk, firstly, we will analyze scaling approaches and then select the proper ones for our system.
"NATO Hackathon Winner: AI-Powered Drug Search", Taras KlobaFwdays
This is a session that details how PostgreSQL's features and Azure AI Services can be effectively used to significantly enhance the search functionality in any application.
In this session, we'll share insights on how we used PostgreSQL to facilitate precise searches across multiple fields in our mobile application. The techniques include using LIKE and ILIKE operators and integrating a trigram-based search to handle potential misspellings, thereby increasing the search accuracy.
We'll also discuss how the azure_ai extension on PostgreSQL databases in Azure and Azure AI Services were utilized to create vectors from user input, a feature beneficial when users wish to find specific items based on text prompts. While our application's case study involves a drug search, the techniques and principles shared in this session can be adapted to improve search functionality in a wide range of applications. Join us to learn how PostgreSQL and Azure AI can be harnessed to enhance your application's search capability.
"$10 thousand per minute of downtime: architecture, queues, streaming and fin...Fwdays
Direct losses from downtime in 1 minute = $5-$10 thousand dollars. Reputation is priceless.
As part of the talk, we will consider the architectural strategies necessary for the development of highly loaded fintech solutions. We will focus on using queues and streaming to efficiently work and manage large amounts of data in real-time and to minimize latency.
We will focus special attention on the architectural patterns used in the design of the fintech system, microservices and event-driven architecture, which ensure scalability, fault tolerance, and consistency of the entire system.
This talk will cover ScyllaDB Architecture from the cluster-level view and zoom in on data distribution and internal node architecture. In the process, we will learn the secret sauce used to get ScyllaDB's high availability and superior performance. We will also touch on the upcoming changes to ScyllaDB architecture, moving to strongly consistent metadata and tablets.
What is an RPA CoE? Session 2 – CoE RolesDianaGray10
In this session, we will review the players involved in the CoE and how each role impacts opportunities.
Topics covered:
• What roles are essential?
• What place in the automation journey does each role play?
Speaker:
Chris Bolin, Senior Intelligent Automation Architect Anika Systems
ScyllaDB is making a major architecture shift. We’re moving from vNode replication to tablets – fragments of tables that are distributed independently, enabling dynamic data distribution and extreme elasticity. In this keynote, ScyllaDB co-founder and CTO Avi Kivity explains the reason for this shift, provides a look at the implementation and roadmap, and shares how this shift benefits ScyllaDB users.
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
Keywords: AI, Containeres, Kubernetes, Cloud Native
Event Link: https://meine.doag.org/events/cloudland/2024/agenda/#agendaId.4211
How information systems are built or acquired puts information, which is what they should be about, in a secondary place. Our language adapted accordingly, and we no longer talk about information systems but applications. Applications evolved in a way to break data into diverse fragments, tightly coupled with applications and expensive to integrate. The result is technical debt, which is re-paid by taking even bigger "loans", resulting in an ever-increasing technical debt. Software engineering and procurement practices work in sync with market forces to maintain this trend. This talk demonstrates how natural this situation is. The question is: can something be done to reverse the trend?
From Natural Language to Structured Solr Queries using LLMsSease
This talk draws on experimentation to enable AI applications with Solr. One important use case is to use AI for better accessibility and discoverability of the data: while User eXperience techniques, lexical search improvements, and data harmonization can take organizations to a good level of accessibility, a structural (or “cognitive” gap) remains between the data user needs and the data producer constraints.
That is where AI – and most importantly, Natural Language Processing and Large Language Model techniques – could make a difference. This natural language, conversational engine could facilitate access and usage of the data leveraging the semantics of any data source.
The objective of the presentation is to propose a technical approach and a way forward to achieve this goal.
The key concept is to enable users to express their search queries in natural language, which the LLM then enriches, interprets, and translates into structured queries based on the Solr index’s metadata.
This approach leverages the LLM’s ability to understand the nuances of natural language and the structure of documents within Apache Solr.
The LLM acts as an intermediary agent, offering a transparent experience to users automatically and potentially uncovering relevant documents that conventional search methods might overlook. The presentation will include the results of this experimental work, lessons learned, best practices, and the scope of future work that should improve the approach and make it production-ready.
inQuba Webinar Mastering Customer Journey Management with Dr Graham HillLizaNolte
HERE IS YOUR WEBINAR CONTENT! 'Mastering Customer Journey Management with Dr. Graham Hill'. We hope you find the webinar recording both insightful and enjoyable.
In this webinar, we explored essential aspects of Customer Journey Management and personalization. Here’s a summary of the key insights and topics discussed:
Key Takeaways:
Understanding the Customer Journey: Dr. Hill emphasized the importance of mapping and understanding the complete customer journey to identify touchpoints and opportunities for improvement.
Personalization Strategies: We discussed how to leverage data and insights to create personalized experiences that resonate with customers.
Technology Integration: Insights were shared on how inQuba’s advanced technology can streamline customer interactions and drive operational efficiency.
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networks,
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recurring
revenues
opportuni.es,
upgrade,
renewals
focused,
mul.ple
modules
and
related
add-‐on
opportuni.es
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12. Top
Selling
So%ware
Categories
Consumer
Titles
Comprise
the
Bulk
of
Affiliate
SW
Sales
! U<li<es/Security:
est.
$
3
bln.
market
in
2011
! Audio-‐Video
Tools:
est.
$
2.5
bln.
in
2011
! Produc<vity:
est.
$
10
bln.
in
2011
! Games:
est.
$
47.5
bln.
in
2011
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13. Challenges
What
Do
Prospects
Need
to
Get
Past
to
Make
a
Decision
! A
considered
purchase
Price
point,
Dependencies,
Complexity
! Fear,
uncertainly,
and
doubt
Malware,
Security,
Compa.bility
! Comparability
…
Trial
Price,
Func.onality,
Reputa.on,
Credibility,
Vendor
Longevity,
Support
What
are
some
of
the
best
prac.ces
to
helping
prospects
along
…
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14. WHILE
THERE’S
NO
RECIPE
FOR
SUCCESS…
PROVEN
IDEAS
CAN
ALWAYS
HELP
5
examples
in
the
Avangate
Affiliate
Network
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18. IncrediMail
! Offers
email
customiza<on
tools
&
widgets
“Leadership
in
trailing-‐edge
technology”
Brings
value
into
very
commodi.zed
market
! Secrets
to
IncrediMail
Success
Feature-‐filled,
func.onal
Freemium
version
leads
to
Premium
“IncrediMail
Plus”
Add-‐ons
accessorize
Freemium
&
Premium
versions
to
expand
revenue
flow
from
exis.ng
customers
Associates
with
other
complementary
vendors
to
cross-‐sell
whenever
possible
Uses
social
media
to
amplify
their
messages
about
“old-‐fashioned”
communica.on
tools.
Use
“Crowd-‐sourced”
endorsements
to
drive
popular
accessories
to
the
top
! IncrediMail
benefits
Provides
con.nuous
added
value
to
their
customers
Generates
addi.onal
interest
on
frequent
return
visits
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add-‐on
sales
with
conversion
rates
of
over
10%*
Generates
18
*
Avangate
Affiliates
Network
20. Freeso%.tvbok.com
Use
original
content
to
convert
audience
! FreeSo%.tvbok.com
Affiliate
website
for
the
Japanese
audience
Offers
“how
to’s”
for
various
so)ware
products
&
PC-‐related
ac.vi.es
! Secrets
to
their
success
As
an
affiliate,
Freeso).tvbok.com
promotes
video
tools
and
uses
tutorials
and
reviews
as
customer
conversion
pages.
! The
benefits
Provides
added
value
to
its
website
visitors
(over
2
million
page
views
monthly)
Generates
affiliate
sales
with
a
conversion
rate
of
over
0.8%*
*
Avangate
Affiliates
Network
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23. BitsDuJour.com
Power
of
Coupons
! BitsDuJour
Offers
heavily
discounted
so)ware
.tles,
each
deal
only
for
24
hours
Leverages
coupons
and
sense
of
urgency
to
reach/grow
broad
audience
! Secrets
to
BitDuJour’s
Success
Promotes
PC
&
Mac
so)ware
.tles
with
steep
discounts
(over
50%)
Community
&
crowd-‐sourced
W.O.M.
marke.ng
Work
with
mul.ple
affiliate
networks
&
with
vendors
directly.
» Affiliate
cross-‐sell
program
(widget
on
other
affiliate
websites)
» Vendor
program
(get
part
of
the
affiliate
commission
back)
Seasonal
&
special
campaigns
–
BitsDuJour
Holiday
Bundle
! The
Big
benefit
Discounted
product
offers
generate
a
conversion
rate
of
over
20%*
*
Avangate
Affiliates
Network
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24. Myce.com
User
generated
content
&
communi<es
to
deliver
affiliate
promo<ons
Myce.com:
User
Generated
Content
&
Communi<es
to
Deliver
Affiliate
Promo<ons
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25. Myce.com
User
Generated
Content
&
Communi<es
to
Deliver
Affiliate
Promo<ons
! Leverages
the
Shared
Bond
of
Community
Website
targeted
to
consumer
electronics,
gadgets
and
technology
community,
engaging
members
into
reviews,
discussions
and
forums
! Secrets
to
Myce.com’s
success
Power
of
user
generated
content
Create
a
strong
community
around
it,
ahrac.ng
traffic
Contextual
adver.sing
used
to
generate
sales
Crowd-‐sourced
promoted
so)ware
in
specialized
sec.ons
and
forums
! The
Big
benefit
Added
value
through
reviews
and
social
interac.on
on
forums
and
discussions
Affiliate
conversion
rate
of
over
1.5%*
*
Avangate
Affiliates
Network
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26. Siliconac<on.com.br
Product
catalog
with
localized
user
experience
SiliconAc<on:
Extensive
Catalog,
Local
User
Experience
26
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28. Siliconac<on.com.br
Product
catalog
with
localized
user
experience
SiliconAc<on:
Brand
and
Product-‐Specific
Keywords
on
local
markets
28
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29. Siliconac<on.com.br
! Product
catalog
with
localized
user
experience
Brazilian
product
catalog
/
e-‐tailer
selling
so)ware
online
with
over
1,400
.tles
! Secrets
to
SiliconAc<on’s
success
Localized
buying
experience
(localized
payment
methods,
installment
plans,
etc.)
Recognize
their
role
in
suppor.ng
local
purchase
user
experience
rather
than
deep
inves.ga.on,
comparison,
considera.on
Generate
traffic
via
targeted
PPC
campaigns,
newslehers
and
adver.sing
serving
as
a
regional
conduit
for
latest
so)ware
availability
Uses
both
the
affiliate
and
reseller
model
being
flexible
to
offer
the
largest
selec.on
! The
Big
benefit
Generate
sales
as
an
affiliate
with
a
conversion
rate
of
~20%*
Linked
to
from
vendors
to
handle
traffic
from
that
region,
trusted
to
use
AdWords
*
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Affiliates
Network
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30. Takeaways
! So)ware
is
a
rich
ver<cal
that
has
inherent
advantages
to
be
sold
online
…
both
standalone,
as
well
added
onto
exis.ng
affiliate
sites
! Consumer
focused
so)ware
categories
currently
perform
best
…
! …
but
growing
opportuni<es
in
business,
and
SaaS
solu.ons
crea.ng
interes.ng
niche
possibili.es
in
this
huge
market
($12
billion),
not
to
men.on,
educa.on
! Get
started
-‐
join
a
dedicated
so)ware
affiliate
network
–
let
them
handle
tracking
&
payments
and
benefit
from
their
advanced
marke.ng
features
! PC
business
maybe
declining,
but
in
the
post-‐PC
era,
the
so%ware
business
is
more
vital
than
ever
! Finally
…
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31. Find
a
parade
and
get
in
front
of
it!
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32. Thank
you
Avangate
Inc.
Redwood
City
CA.,
USA
Tel:
+1
650
249
5280
Avangate
B.V.
Amsterdam,
The
Netherlands
Tel:
+31
20
890
8080
info@avangate.com
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