Presentation from #MixWest14 in Indianapolis, IN on August 1. This is the 15th version of the consumer behavior deck I've presented over the past year. Added new numbers on revenue lift using content personalization and a new trend - Collaborative Economy.
New and updated deck! Featuring the five technology trends completely changing consumer behavior. This includes everything from email marketing, personalization, Uber, Airbnb, Sharing Economy, moments matter, customer lifecycle marketing, leveraging your owned audience, the power of Amazon and growth of mobile technology. Everything is changing the way consumers behave.
1. Moments Matter
2. Connected Consumer
3. Owned Audiences
4. Collaborative Economy
5. Humanizing Automation
Six Trends Changing Consumer Behavior (UPDATED) New OrleansKyle Lacy
Presentation given at the Event & Arena Marketing Conference in New Orleans on June 12. We discuss the power of EGOnomics, mobility, localization and brand personalization.
Technology and Marketing Trends Presentation for TD Bank MarketingKyle Lacy
Presentation given at TD Bank in Toronto, Ontario on Thursday, January 15th 2014. Technology trends that are completely transforming consumer behavior.
1. Understanding that moments matter to any business strategy.
2. The connected consumer is the future of all business.
3. Don't ignore Amazon, Google, Alibaba and Apple's ability to completely change the way you do business.
4. Content personalization is the future of content marketing.
5. The collaborative economy is an old idea rebuilt from the likes of Uber and Airbnb.
6. Humanizing Automation - it isn't marketing automation or direct response marketing. It is about personalizing the entire experience for the customer
Presentation from #MixWest14 in Indianapolis, IN on August 1. This is the 15th version of the consumer behavior deck I've presented over the past year. Added new numbers on revenue lift using content personalization and a new trend - Collaborative Economy.
New and updated deck! Featuring the five technology trends completely changing consumer behavior. This includes everything from email marketing, personalization, Uber, Airbnb, Sharing Economy, moments matter, customer lifecycle marketing, leveraging your owned audience, the power of Amazon and growth of mobile technology. Everything is changing the way consumers behave.
1. Moments Matter
2. Connected Consumer
3. Owned Audiences
4. Collaborative Economy
5. Humanizing Automation
Six Trends Changing Consumer Behavior (UPDATED) New OrleansKyle Lacy
Presentation given at the Event & Arena Marketing Conference in New Orleans on June 12. We discuss the power of EGOnomics, mobility, localization and brand personalization.
Technology and Marketing Trends Presentation for TD Bank MarketingKyle Lacy
Presentation given at TD Bank in Toronto, Ontario on Thursday, January 15th 2014. Technology trends that are completely transforming consumer behavior.
1. Understanding that moments matter to any business strategy.
2. The connected consumer is the future of all business.
3. Don't ignore Amazon, Google, Alibaba and Apple's ability to completely change the way you do business.
4. Content personalization is the future of content marketing.
5. The collaborative economy is an old idea rebuilt from the likes of Uber and Airbnb.
6. Humanizing Automation - it isn't marketing automation or direct response marketing. It is about personalizing the entire experience for the customer
Moments Matter - Technology Trends Changing the Way We Live, Work and Communi...Kyle Lacy
Technology trends are completely disrupting every facet of our lives and we must remember that any moment should matter when interacting with a consumer.
This presentation was given at Summer Brand Camp in Dallas on June 3, 2015.
Presentation given at the Destination Marketing Association annual conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 23rd. Includes data around the growth of mobile and six other trends disrupting the industry.
Marketing is Dead - Understanding the Shifts Changing Marketing TodayKyle Lacy
Presentation given in New York City on 5/19 for Idio.
Trends like scalability, artificial intelligence, distribution and mobility are changing the way we buy, sell and communicate. We must be poised to take advantage of these changes and equipped to handle a customer’s journey that is changing constantly. In a world of instant communication, the most successful be those that embrace experiences over marketing.
Join us as we talk about why we are not the CEO or VP of sales, the head of marketing or the customer support manager, we are experience makers and managers. The only thing that makes us relevant are the experiences we provide. Everything else is just noise.
Aquent/AMA Webcast: Marketing to Your Customer's BrainAquent
Our brains are hard-wired with preferences and behaviors that every marketer needs to understand. For years, Roger Dooley, Author and Founder of
Dooley Direct has been writing about how to use brain and behavior research to improve marketing, advertising, and sales process. In this webcast, Roger will talk about the latest neuromarketing research that will help you understand how to market directly to your customer's brain.
Aquent/AMA Webcast: Technology Trends That Will Impact Content in 2014Aquent
Understanding technology and consumer behavior is important to the success of any content marketing strategy. The landscape is changing dramatically because of an increase in consumer mobility, localization, personalization, and wearable technology. These changes matter to the future of your business!
In these slides, Kyle Lacy will uncover five influential trends, and how to enhance your business in the next year.
Marketing is Dead. Build a Foundation. Ignore the Hype.Kyle Lacy
My presentation for the State of Search conference in Dallas, TX on 11/12/2016. We talked about how the customer experience is the only things that matter. It is the only thing that makes you relevant. There are 4 Ps to the survival of marketing as a profession - people, process, programs and performance.
YOUR PEOPLE SHOULD DEVELOP & RE-DEVELOP YOU PROCESSES & PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE.
Diversifying Your Digital Marketing Efforts | SMX East 201397th Floor
Brandon talks about keeping your eggs from being all in the same basket and diversify your efforts for maximum effect. Using Pinterest, Slideshare, and other social avenues can help gain exposure for your content with the right strategy.
Sheffield DM #9: Proving the value of links - Thierry NgutegureGiorgio Cassella
Slides from Thierry Ngutegure, Data & Insights Manager at Rise at Seven, presented at his talk at Sheffield DM Vol#9 on Thursday 14th May 2020, titled "Proving the value of links - why you should give a f**k about brand!"
One of the biggest mistakes businesses make when they first venture into content marketing is a lack of strategy. Often they adopt a 'one-size-fits-all' approach to their content marketing channels only to see their efforts dashed. The truth is what works on social media, does not necessarily work on search, and the reason usually boils down to how your audience uses these channels. Discover to how understanding audience's intent on Search and on Social Media can help you build a holistic content marketing strategy that works.
In this presentation by Daniel Hochuli, you'll learn:
- Why same content published on both search and social media often fails to deliver results.
- How to develop and optimise a content marketing strategy that best suits your digital channels.
- How to intelligently report content marketing success using audience metrics.
[Elite Camp 2016] Paul Rouke - Tackling the Global Pandemic That is Bullshit ...CXL
The conversion optimisation industry is in a mess. Poor practice and the spread of misinformation is rife. The agencies and practitioners who truly understand what intelligent conversion optimisation is and what it looks like are currently part of what can only be described as “the secret society”.
Nearly every business claims they are "customer centric", yet reality proves they’re far from it and more often than not, they’re clueless as to what it means.
Millions is spent every month on enterprise testing tools which promise the world, only to be used by untrained teams and produce inconclusive results. To add to the problem, there are new shiny toys in the guise of big data & personalisation stealing all the headlines and clamouring for marketing budget to be thrown their way.
In his opening keynote talk, Paul will be discussing the struggles that the conversion optimisation industry has faced (and will continue to) and how collectively, the people within the industry can prove that conversion optimisation is the best force for growth available to businesses all around the world.
The rising BYOD trend is no longer a movement, but a reality for many enterprises. According to Gartner, 38 percent of enterprises expect to stop providing devices to employees by 2017, and half will require workers to supply their own device for work purposes.
Here are some of the top technology trends in the hospitality industry. With more tech-savvy travelers and more access via mobile, hotel chains are having to adjust very quickly to keep up with th
Moments Matter - Technology Trends Changing the Way We Live, Work and Communi...Kyle Lacy
Technology trends are completely disrupting every facet of our lives and we must remember that any moment should matter when interacting with a consumer.
This presentation was given at Summer Brand Camp in Dallas on June 3, 2015.
Presentation given at the Destination Marketing Association annual conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 23rd. Includes data around the growth of mobile and six other trends disrupting the industry.
Marketing is Dead - Understanding the Shifts Changing Marketing TodayKyle Lacy
Presentation given in New York City on 5/19 for Idio.
Trends like scalability, artificial intelligence, distribution and mobility are changing the way we buy, sell and communicate. We must be poised to take advantage of these changes and equipped to handle a customer’s journey that is changing constantly. In a world of instant communication, the most successful be those that embrace experiences over marketing.
Join us as we talk about why we are not the CEO or VP of sales, the head of marketing or the customer support manager, we are experience makers and managers. The only thing that makes us relevant are the experiences we provide. Everything else is just noise.
Aquent/AMA Webcast: Marketing to Your Customer's BrainAquent
Our brains are hard-wired with preferences and behaviors that every marketer needs to understand. For years, Roger Dooley, Author and Founder of
Dooley Direct has been writing about how to use brain and behavior research to improve marketing, advertising, and sales process. In this webcast, Roger will talk about the latest neuromarketing research that will help you understand how to market directly to your customer's brain.
Aquent/AMA Webcast: Technology Trends That Will Impact Content in 2014Aquent
Understanding technology and consumer behavior is important to the success of any content marketing strategy. The landscape is changing dramatically because of an increase in consumer mobility, localization, personalization, and wearable technology. These changes matter to the future of your business!
In these slides, Kyle Lacy will uncover five influential trends, and how to enhance your business in the next year.
Marketing is Dead. Build a Foundation. Ignore the Hype.Kyle Lacy
My presentation for the State of Search conference in Dallas, TX on 11/12/2016. We talked about how the customer experience is the only things that matter. It is the only thing that makes you relevant. There are 4 Ps to the survival of marketing as a profession - people, process, programs and performance.
YOUR PEOPLE SHOULD DEVELOP & RE-DEVELOP YOU PROCESSES & PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE.
Diversifying Your Digital Marketing Efforts | SMX East 201397th Floor
Brandon talks about keeping your eggs from being all in the same basket and diversify your efforts for maximum effect. Using Pinterest, Slideshare, and other social avenues can help gain exposure for your content with the right strategy.
Sheffield DM #9: Proving the value of links - Thierry NgutegureGiorgio Cassella
Slides from Thierry Ngutegure, Data & Insights Manager at Rise at Seven, presented at his talk at Sheffield DM Vol#9 on Thursday 14th May 2020, titled "Proving the value of links - why you should give a f**k about brand!"
One of the biggest mistakes businesses make when they first venture into content marketing is a lack of strategy. Often they adopt a 'one-size-fits-all' approach to their content marketing channels only to see their efforts dashed. The truth is what works on social media, does not necessarily work on search, and the reason usually boils down to how your audience uses these channels. Discover to how understanding audience's intent on Search and on Social Media can help you build a holistic content marketing strategy that works.
In this presentation by Daniel Hochuli, you'll learn:
- Why same content published on both search and social media often fails to deliver results.
- How to develop and optimise a content marketing strategy that best suits your digital channels.
- How to intelligently report content marketing success using audience metrics.
[Elite Camp 2016] Paul Rouke - Tackling the Global Pandemic That is Bullshit ...CXL
The conversion optimisation industry is in a mess. Poor practice and the spread of misinformation is rife. The agencies and practitioners who truly understand what intelligent conversion optimisation is and what it looks like are currently part of what can only be described as “the secret society”.
Nearly every business claims they are "customer centric", yet reality proves they’re far from it and more often than not, they’re clueless as to what it means.
Millions is spent every month on enterprise testing tools which promise the world, only to be used by untrained teams and produce inconclusive results. To add to the problem, there are new shiny toys in the guise of big data & personalisation stealing all the headlines and clamouring for marketing budget to be thrown their way.
In his opening keynote talk, Paul will be discussing the struggles that the conversion optimisation industry has faced (and will continue to) and how collectively, the people within the industry can prove that conversion optimisation is the best force for growth available to businesses all around the world.
The rising BYOD trend is no longer a movement, but a reality for many enterprises. According to Gartner, 38 percent of enterprises expect to stop providing devices to employees by 2017, and half will require workers to supply their own device for work purposes.
Here are some of the top technology trends in the hospitality industry. With more tech-savvy travelers and more access via mobile, hotel chains are having to adjust very quickly to keep up with th
India has 28 world heritage sites and 25 bio-geographic zones. The country’s big coastline provides a number of attractive beaches, diverse offerings such as adventure, rural and wildlife tourism.
India ranked 12th among 184 countries in terms of travel & tourism’s total contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2012. The sector’s direct contribution to GDP totalled US$ 34.7 billion in 2012 and is expected to grow to US$ 40.8 billion in 2013. Over 2013–23, the direct contribution is expected to register a growth of 7.8 per cent per annum.
Over 6.6 million foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) were reported in 2012, expanding at compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.8 per cent during 2005-12. The total foreign exchange earnings (FEEs) from tourism grew over US$ 17.7 billion in 2012, registering a CAGR of 13.1 per cent during 2005-12. In February 2013, FEEs increased by 11.4 per cent to reach US$ 3.4 billion from US$ 3.1 billion in the same period in 2012.
Strong growth in per capita income in the country is driving the domestic tourism market. A shift in demographics with rising young population (coupled with changing lifestyles) is leading to greater expenditure on leisure services. The tourism policy of Government of India (GOI) aims at speedy implementation of tourism projects, development of integrated tourism circuits, special capacity building in the hospitality sector and new marketing strategies. In the hotel and tourism sector, the government has also allowed 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) through automatic route.
Technology has become an integral part of hoteliers’ life, thanks to the fast adoption of technology among guests. Currently, 68% of same day hotel bookings are made from a smartphone, reveals a study by eRevMax, leader in hotel technology.
According to the World Travel & Tourism Council, the Travel and Tourism industry is currently among the largest and fastest-growing industries worldwide, forecasted to support 328 million jobs, or 10% of the workforce, by 2022.
Emerging markets - including the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Pacific – are the new tourist destinations that are increasingly drawing crowds.
Uber vs Taxi companies, Tesla vs car dealer, Square vs credit card companies, Airbnb vs hotels. These are examples of the new kind of companies, who are trying to disrupt their industries. And they are not using their research, their technology or their patented know-how. They are using the internet technology and rethinking the traditional business models. The growth here is much faster than the market. The question that will get raised in this talk is: - what can we learn from them and what are the implications for the players in the patent industry?
WTF - What's The Future Impact of Disruptive Technology on Communications?Stephenie Rodriguez
Presented at the IABC World Conference in San Francisco this presentation reviews the four trends that are causing disruption, articulates the Axis of Relevance and how we can use available data to create contextual intelligence. We review the growth in the internet of things, and how sensors Ibeacons, wearable technology and social media are disruptive and review dynamic data models to help business gain real time insights and solve complex business problems. #bigdata #Communication
Migration to cloud will drive the changes in wired and wireless carriers!Sai Natkar
As the traditional land-line phone business migrates into the new mobile wireless smartphone world, it is causing some telecom companies to lose their way and stumble while others are seeing the opportunity to create whole new futures for them. It provides major opportunities for telecommunications service providers and operators to reduce cost; generate new revenues and differentiate in the cloud ecosystem with the network services.
Hotel 2030 is a cross-sector platform that acts as a catalyst for open discussion on the possible changes facing the hospitality industry and associated innovations for hotels over the next 15 to 20 years.
As we explore potential changes, we see some trends having increasing impact. Based on discussion and feedback from hospitality companies, tourism experts and government bodies around the world, this summary shares insights on shifts by 2020.
The ten most significant trends that are seen as potentially impacting hotels in 2020 are:
African Travellers
500m new middle class in Africa require accessible hotel accommodation for both work and leisure across the continent
Co-Branded Experiences
Hotels partner with established consumer brands to deliver leading-edge, repeatable co-branded experiences
Dynamic Pricing
Transparent real-time pricing reflects personal ability to pay and enhances yield optimization across the service sector
Faith Compliance
More organizations flex their processes and proactively switch to become compliant with cultural norms and experiences
Female Centricity
New experiences are designed, and established ones reinvented, with the influential female population’s needs at the core
Final Frontiers
Increasing interest and participation in remote journeys drive more of us to seek to access the inaccessible
New Forms of Ownership
Shared co-operatives, partnerships and membership funding business models replace franchising and direct ownership
Smart Buildings
Increasingly intelligent, self-monitoring buildings set new standards as big data is shared between operations and providers
Upstream Insight
Companies and networks have, and act on, very early insight on future intent to travel and customise services to suit
Waste Reuse
Seeing waste as a resource and encouraging its reuse within the footprint shifts many towards the circular economy
Technology Trends Transforming Communication (April 2015)Kyle Lacy
Updated presentation of technology trends transforming communication. This presentation was give at the MBO Conference in Indianapolis, IN on April 28, 2015.
Technology trends are important to any business because they define the next generation of marketing and consumer strategy. We’ll focus on the quickly evolving communication landscape and the impacts of increased consumer mobility, localization, smart machines, and the power of social. Based on six years of extensive research of over 10,000 global consumers, we've discovered seven trends that will be changing your business in the years to come. The session will equip you with the knowledge needed to understand and use tools to build a successful brand.
Presentation given at the Zillow Group's Multifamily conference in Austin, Texas on 9/27/2016. We dive into the changes happening in digital marketing and what YOU (the marketer) must do to survive. It's a scary world out there.
“Technology Trends Disrupting Consumer Behavior”
Based on extensive research of over 10,000 consumers, Kyle Lacy focused on the quickly evolving communication landscape and the impact of increased consumer mobility, localization, smart machines, and the power of social.
Keynote presentation for the Peak Campus Conference in Atlanta, GA on 1/12/17. We talk about two current technology disruption business and what we must do to evolve. At the core, this presentation is filled with tips to building sustainable growth by focusing on the foundation of digital change and not the hype.
For too many organisations 'optimizing' Google My Business is a one and done process - add the name, address and phone number, select the category, scribble down a quick description and it’s ‘job done’. In this talk Claire will explore the importance of the business profile, how you can best manage your potential customers first impressions, and how you can show them (and Google) that YOU’RE best placed to meet their needs.
Updated deck on marketing technology trends. This is the travel and hospitality edition. Presentation was given at the DMAI Technology & Finance Conference in Miami, FL on October 22, 2014.
In a world that has a million different options for every creative element, CTA, form fields, and more... where do you even start? How do you know that element is where you'll see an impact big enough to make a difference for your bottom line? This is the #1 question I get as a CRO strategist, and my answer every time is: it depends! This session will walk you through how to understand your testing opportunities, generate test ideas, and measure your results with scientific accuracy
Key Takeaways:
+How to spot opportunities for testing+How to evaluate competitors and other sites for inspiration+Ways to organize and prioritize ideas based on your goals+How to use tools to evaluate test results (that don't require a stats degree)
What I Learned About Software Marketing and Growth After 2 Years in Venture C...Kyle Lacy
This deck is being used for a presentation at High Alpha's Marketing Forum in Indianapolis on 1/2/17. I've spent the past two years working at OpenView, a venture capital firm based in Boston.
The lessons I learned watching the partners, my colleagues, portfolio CEOs, countless pitch meetings and hundreds of conversations between leadership teams was invaluable.
Here are a few.
New Era of Marketing - Content Marketing Conference - 2016 Mathew Sweezey
This presentation was given at the Content Marketing Conference in 2016. The new era of marketing is vastly different based on a new marketing environment. The new era of marketing has a new view on branding, value, content, how we create the contnet, and how we present it to the consumer. Join Mathew as he takes you along a journey to explain how to succeed in the new era.
The Democratization of Local Commerce | Steven JacobsStreet Fight
The structural dynamics of the physical marketplace, the stuff that goes on underneath the waterline, is poised for transformation. As the web works its way into the daily lives of buyers and sellers, those systems will become widely accessible and relatively undifferentiated — or democratized.
Startup Metrics, a love story. All slides of an 6h Lean Analytics workshop.Andreas Klinger
Everything you need to know about Startup Product Metrics.
This is a slideshare exclusive. The full 8hour workshop deck.
#iCatapult Workshop - 2013-08-12
Links:
http://klinger.io/
http://icatapult.co/
Specialty retailers who are not participating in social media miss opportunities every day to serve and build stronger bonds with their customers. From customer service, to customer acquisition, to community building and influencer outreach, specialty retailers have an opportunity to leverage their competitive advantage as place-based entities and members of their community to build relationships and drive sales. In this presentation, Sara Lingafelter, Social Media Specialist at REI, will present a case study on REI's local social media program, share her views on unique opportunities for specialty retailers, and host a Q&A session, from which multi- and single door retailers will be able to take away best practices, tips and tricks. Whether you're a Google+ early adopter or still haven't claimed your Yelp business listing, this presentation will provide practical advice for developing your own local retail social strategy.
Originally delivered at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2012 in January, 2012, this presentation also includes relevant stats, studies, and tips for brands and non-retail companies who are participating or thinking about participating in social media.
Infographic insights from LinkedIn's Workplace Learning Report from Lessonly, the leader in team learning software. We agree that "the single biggest driver of business impact is the strength of an organization's learning culture." Learn more at Lessonly.com.
How Consumer Technology Companies Are Changing the WorldKyle Lacy
Presentation given at SMPS Build Business Conference on July 17, 2017. We talk about the importance of Amazon, Google, Alibaba and the other consumer tech giants changing the world.
How to Build the Business of the Future v2Kyle Lacy
This is the second presentation of Closing the Knowledge Divide. This version was used for the Quality Associates user conference on June 15th in Washington DC.
Closing the Knowledge Divide: How to Build the Business of the FutureKyle Lacy
Presentation given on April 25th to TrueU in Indianapolis, IN. This is a new presentation focused on how to close the knowledge divide through speed, access and analytics and what it takes to build the business of the future.
Change Agents: How Consumer Centric Technology Companies Change the WorldKyle Lacy
My presentation for the APICS Conference in Scottsdale, AZ on 2/23/2017. The talk is focused on the investments huge consumer centric technology companies are making to change the world. We talk about two current trends: Mobile and Instant Gratification and two future trends: Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain. Enjoy
A look at the 4 Ps (People, Process, Programs and Performance) that every org should be developing as they grow. Your PEOPLE should develop & re-develop your PROCESSES & PROGRAMS to improve PERFORMANCE.
You Can't Growth Hack Your Way to SuccessKyle Lacy
It's important to build a marketing strategy around a foundation instead of stringing together small "growth hacking" experiments. It's about PEOPLE, PERSONAS, PROCESSES, and PERFORMANCE.
Your PEOPLE should develop and re-develop your PERSONAS and PROCESSES to improve PERFORMANCE.
Marketing is Dead. Only Moments Matter - UserTesting Roadshow - 10/5/2016Kyle Lacy
Another adjustment to my Marketing is Dead deck which covers how to evolve in the digital environment. The only thing that matters or should matter to digital marketing is the experience the consumer is having with your brand.
Marketing is Dead - Uberflip User Conference PresentationKyle Lacy
Presentation given at Uberflip's User Conference on 8/25/2016. The deck focuses on the 3 disruptions of the marketing profession by technology and the 5 ways to survive. Enjoy!
Moments Matter : Why Technology Tips the Scale for Massive Change in Transpor...Kyle Lacy
Presentation from Pegasus Trucking Live in Clearwater, FL 4/28/2016 - where I discussed the changes in technology, consumerism, mobility, artificial intelligence / machine learning, and how they affect/change the transportation industry.
Why marketing is changing and what you must do to survive
Trends like scalability, artificial intelligence, distribution and mobility are changing the way we buy, sell and communicate. We must be poised to take advantage of these changes and equipped to handle a buyer’s journey that is changing constantly. In a world of instant communication, the most successful be those that embrace experiences over marketing.
Join us as we talk about why we are not the CEO or VP of sales, the head of marketing or the product manager, we are experience makers and managers. The only thing that makes us relevant are the experience we provide. Everything else is just noise.
4 Leadership Shifts You Must Make For Successful Content Marketing in 2016Kyle Lacy
Presentation given at the Content2Conversion conference in Scottsdale, AZ on 2/16/2016. There are four shifts that must happen for content marketers to be successful in 2016.
1. Build the right team.
2. Create better thought leadership.
3. Internal activation is almost more important than external.
4. Learn the important unit economics of your business.
10 Criteria to Help You Compare Venture Debt Term SheetsKyle Lacy
By John McCullough, Director of Business & Corporate Development at OpenView. As either a key source of minimally dilutive growth funding and / or runway between equity financings, debt is an important component of the capital structure for many VC-backed startups.
Whether you’re raising your first credit line or have been working with the same lender for years, it’s important to understand how to compare venture debt offers (in very general terms, we’ll define venture debt as term financing with durations of between 3 and 5 years), either from less risk-averse venture debt funds or more conservative banks.
While not exhaustive, here are 10 items to compare across competing term sheets that should, to some extent, be up for negotiation.
Content by Diana Martz. Design by Rachel Worthman.
They say that variety is the spice of life. And that definitely applies when hiring. In fact, OpenView’s Talent Team has made a big push this year to focus on diversity in hiring. Diverse teams have been shown to out-produce their non-diverse counterparts and overall create more interesting, enjoyable workplaces.
That being said, when you’re hiring, there are certain personalities to look for and avoid. And when it comes to salespeople, we’ve found there are 4 distinct personalities: the Producer, the Professional, the Technician and the Caretaker. While all have good traits, there’s one person among the four you’d always want on your team in a closing role. Check out the infographic to find out.
The Economic Impact of Female EntrepreneursKyle Lacy
In 1999, Babson College’s Diana Project published its seminal report on the state of venture capital investments in female entrepreneurs. This report set out to examine why fewer than 5% of all ventures receiving equity financing had women on their executive teams. While antiquated logic might have left you to quickly surmise that female entrepreneurs were neither prepared nor motivated to found high-potential businesses and as a result, were not good candidates for venture capital investors, the Diana Project report actually found stark evidence to the contrary.
Women indeed had the skills, expertise and experience required to lead high-growth ventures, yet, despite their preparedness and qualifications, were consistently left behind.
Fast forward to the second iteration of the report published last year. Unlike the bleak picture the original report drew, time shifted the landscape in the favor of female leaders. While there is still much progress to be made, the 2014 report uncovered immense growth. In fact, data from the report showed that between 2011 and 2013 more than 15% of the companies receiving venture capital investment had a woman on the executive team, compared with just 5% in 1999, proving that given the chance and access to the right networks, women can command equity financing to grow their businesses. And, to further show that women can and will succeed when given the opportunity, First Round Capital discovered just this week that their investments with a female founder performed 63% better than those with all-male founding teams.
The State of B2B Content Marketing: 25 Need-to-Know StatsKyle Lacy
Content marketing has become hugely important to B2B marketers, so much so that 91% now use content marketing to generate demand and fill the top of the funnel.
And in just the last few years, content marketing has transformed from something that seemed like a good idea to a savvy business tactic. According to HubSpot, B2B companies that blog generate 67% more leads per month than those that do not blog.
Yet, despite overwhelming evidence pointing to the efficacy of content marketing, only 44% of B2B marketers have a documented strategy.
Content marketing is clearly important and growing more so by the day. To give you a better understanding of content marketing, its use cases, effectiveness and where it’s headed, we’ve laid out 25 Need-to-Know Stats on the State of Content Marketing.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
"Impact of front-end architecture on development cost", Viktor TurskyiFwdays
I have heard many times that architecture is not important for the front-end. Also, many times I have seen how developers implement features on the front-end just following the standard rules for a framework and think that this is enough to successfully launch the project, and then the project fails. How to prevent this and what approach to choose? I have launched dozens of complex projects and during the talk we will analyze which approaches have worked for me and which have not.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
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.
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Editor's Notes
Last mile project – how do you innovate around the delivery point.
Last mile project – how do you innovate around the delivery point.
Google and Waze have already started to share data (May 2014), in addition, Google is rolling out retail delivery with Shopping Express, and also has self-driving cars.
Uber enables P2P transportation –largest investor is Google $258m
Apps can pass a destination address to the Uber app, display pickup times, provide fare estimates, access trip history and more.
Counting beds on offer, airbnb is already the fifth-largest hotelier in the world, with unparalleled global reach.
Has a presence in nearly every country on earth
Median price of a hotel vs cost of an Airbnb apartment
Counting beds on offer, airbnb is already the fifth-largest hotelier in the world, with unparalleled global reach.
Has a presence in nearly every country on earth
Median price of a hotel vs cost of an Airbnb apartment
So where does all of this leave us? Marketing has been changed forever, particularly the world of consumer marketing.
Technology that has unlocked an entirely new ways to connect with people, as well as a new set of expectations around what those interactions should look like.
So where does all of this leave us? Marketing has been changed forever, particularly the world of consumer marketing.
Technology that has unlocked an entirely new ways to connect with people, as well as a new set of expectations around what those interactions should look like.
So where does all of this leave us? Marketing has been changed forever, particularly the world of consumer marketing.
Technology that has unlocked an entirely new ways to connect with people, as well as a new set of expectations around what those interactions should look like.
So where does all of this leave us? Marketing has been changed forever, particularly the world of consumer marketing.
Technology that has unlocked an entirely new ways to connect with people, as well as a new set of expectations around what those interactions should look like.
So where does all of this leave us? Marketing has been changed forever, particularly the world of consumer marketing.
Technology that has unlocked an entirely new ways to connect with people, as well as a new set of expectations around what those interactions should look like.
So where does all of this leave us? Marketing has been changed forever, particularly the world of consumer marketing.
Technology that has unlocked an entirely new ways to connect with people, as well as a new set of expectations around what those interactions should look like.