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How to Optimize Marketing and Sales Operations

Jedox Finance

In the age of digitization, the value creation processes of companies are experiencing fundamental changes. This also affects the go-to-market processes in particular for the marketing and sales functions. In this blog, we discuss these changes and their implications for successful operations. For at least two decades now, the Internet has enabled customers to be increasingly better informed, and the next supplier somewhere in the world is just a click away.

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Reinvent demand planning to drive alignment

Anaplan

The work of demand planning managers has become incredibly complex in recent years as consumers became increasingly exacting and fickle, the path to reaching customers seemed less clear, and critical data about both a company’s customers and its supply chain grew trickier to gather. Traditional demand planning doesn’t work anymore, a fact that was magnified by the pandemic.

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Down the Rabbit Hole: A Cryptocurrency Primer

CFA Institute

Bitcoin and cryptos are not suitable for all investors, but the world of digital assets may be more than a passing fad.

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Waste Expo 2021: Spotlights & Exhibitors

Commercial Credit Group

WasteExpo is getting back to business this year - the live, in-person conference is scheduled for June 28th - 30th in Las Vegas. WasteExpo is the leading event in North America for waste, recycling and organics professionals from the private and public sector.

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The Human Side of Finance: The Intersectionality of People, Culture, Adaptability, and Resilience

Speaker: Melissa Hurrington

Finance isn’t just about the numbers. It’s about the people behind them. In a world of constant disruption, resilient finance teams aren’t just operationally efficient. They are adaptable, engaged, and deeply connected to a strong organizational culture. Success lies at the intersection of people, culture, adaptability, and resilience. Finance leaders who master this balance will build teams that thrive through uncertainty and drive long-term business impact.

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CFO investment: More to raise their budgets for digital capabilities in FY21

Future CFO

A Gartner survey on CFO investment indicates that 82% of respondents plan to increase their budgets for digital capabilities in in FY 2021 compared to FY20. In addition, 70% of respondents intend to increase spend in information technology in this fiscal year, Gartner noted, adding that the survey of 115 CFOs was conducted between July – December 2020.

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Avoiding Disaster with Catastrophe Bonds?

CFA Institute

What role might catastrophe bonds, or cat bonds, play in a diversified portfolio?

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What are the Red Flags of Fraud?

CFO Share

Do you stay awake at night wondering why your business is running out of cash? Have you grown your sales only to see your costs rise equally? Is your bookkeeper so busy they can barely keep up? There are many symptoms of fraud which can be easily confused with general business challenges like poor cost management. Can you tell the difference? Keep in mind neither financial statement audits nor tax accounting are not designed to detect all forms of embezzlement.

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Combining RPA & AI for business success

Future CFO

AI can be scary Alan Turing. Stephen Hawking. Bill Gates. Elon Musk. All these great minds of the computing world warned against the dangers of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and they have a point. The implications of any new technology need to be considered carefully — especially ones that, according to Stephen Hawking, could make humanity extinct.¹.

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BHP Corporate Finance reveals two new promotions

Accountancy Today

BHP Corporate Finance has announced the promotions of Will Holmes and Juel Chowdhury to director and manager respectively. Holmes joined the firm in 2015, having worked his way quickly through the various levels. In his new role, he will lead transactions and provide proactive deal advice to clients. The promotion will now mean that the 20 strong team of advisers at the firm will consist of 12 senior personnel made up of six partners and six directors.

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Maximizing Profit and Productivity: The New Era of AI-Powered Accounting

Speaker: Yohan Lobo

In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.

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Green Carrots and Sticks: Incentivizing Climate Solutions

CFA Institute

If the carrots are tasty and the incentives are right, oil and mining companies will gladly invest in green technologies.

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Business Planning – Part 2

A Fractional CFO

Today I continue with the second post in my series on the benefits of planning. In this post I cover what a typical business cycle plan is, benefits of a business plan, and the first steps in creating a budget. A typical business planning cycle.

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Digitally mature firms saw valuations of 23% on average above pre-crisis levels

Future CFO

The most digitally mature firms saw valuations 23% above pre-crisis levels, on average, within six months of the pandemic’s start, said BCG recently when releasing the results of a study. . These results contrast with the growth of the least digitally mature firms, which saw an increase of only 7%, on average, the firm pointed out. The study, named Digital Acceleration Index (DAI) included about 2,300 companies globally across ten industries, BCG said.

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CIMA: How Hong Kong can improve employment

Future CFO

The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) said recently it proposed four suggestions on how Hong Kong can improve employment in a letter to Carrie Lam, the SAR’s Chief Executive. “While Hong Kong’s economy and unemployment are yet to recover from the pandemic, the efforts of the Hong Kong SAR Government in addressing this are much welcomed,” said Paulus Chau, Associate Director, Hong Kong and Emerging markets.

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Smarter Card Solutions: Meeting the Challenges of Mid-Market Travel & Expense

Our 2025 Center Travel Survey is clear: as corporate travel increases, so does corporate credit cards distribution, and a rise in off-platform travel booking. This 61% rise causes various challenges: compliance, spend control, reporting problems, and a lack of visibility across organizations. To evolve with the ever-changing needs of travelers, decision-makers need a better solution.

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CFOs: Would you use tech products or services by non-IT professionals?

Future CFO

Non-IT professionals will build 80% of technology products and services by 2024, said Gartner recently. This trend is driven by a new category of buyers outside of the traditional IT enterprise who are occupying a larger share of the overall IT market, Gartner noted. Today, total business-led IT spend averages up to 36% of the total formal IT budget, the advisory firm added.

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How to have a hybrid meeting that works for everyone

Future CFO

As workplaces take tentative steps towards a new normal, social psychologist Heidi Grant shares best practices for interacting when some are in the office and some are remote. The post How to have a hybrid meeting that works for everyone appeared first on FutureCFO.

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