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We’re all techies now: Digital skill building for the future

By in Human Resources, Self Improvement

Business leaders have come to a stark revelation: The gap between their companies’ tech workers and their nontech colleagues must shrink. The emergence of digital technologies, especially the rapid rise of AI over the past two years, comes with immense promise to unleash growth and productivity. But companies will not see those benefits if their employees are not up to speed. Achieving the full benefits of digital and AI technologies at scale is critical, as the gap between tech leaders and laggards is widening. McKinsey research shows that companies with leading digital and AI capabilities outperform lagging competitors by two to six times in…

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Beyond the First 90 days: Onboarding Strategies that Work

By in Human Resources

By Dustin Ross In today’s fast-paced, hybrid workplace, the first 90 days of an employee’s journey are more critical than ever. For Learning & Development (L&D) professionals, building an onboarding program that is effective, scalable, and flexible means combining structure with adaptability and aligning learning outcomes for business impact. Whether you are onboarding in-person, remotely, or across global teams, a thoughtful blend of delivery formats, synchronous and asynchronous, combined with mentorship, collaboration, and role-specific learning is essential to success. Modern Onboarding Programs are Interactive, Customized and Measurable Key factors for success in effective onboarding programs include: Aligning onboarding goals to…

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Is Your HR Team Listening Legally? Avoiding Compliance Risks in Call Monitoring 

By in Human Resources

By Neal Keene HR professionals often implement call monitoring to support employee development, improve customer service, and ensure policy compliance. These are valid goals. But without a legal framework backing these efforts, the risk of unintentionally violating employee rights is high.  Even when intentions are good, execution still matters. Monitoring without a clear policy—or in ignorance of state laws—can lead to lawsuits, fines, or internal backlash. HR must understand the line between smart oversight and unlawful surveillance.  In fact, Gartner reports that 73% of organizations are already monitoring employee productivity through digital tools, including call recording. With such high adoption, the legal…

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Cloudflare’s Pay Per Crawl: A turning point for SEO and GEO

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Written by Pavel Israelsky Pay Per Crawl signals a new web business model – charging AI bots for access and giving content creators a new path to profit. The content economy is in trouble. AI crawlers read websites, summarize information, and offer answers without sending users to the original source. The result? A dramatic drop in traffic from AI models, declining ad revenue, and a growing threat to the business model that has powered the web for decades. Now, Cloudflare is stepping in with a new approach. Just two weeks ago, CEO Matthew Prince said in an interview with Axios: “AI is going…

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Six Social Media Tips for Introverts [Infographic]

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by Ayaz Nanji The need to constantly put yourself out there and engage on social media can be an introvert's nightmare. So, what can you do to have an impact while maintaining your equilibrium? An infographic (below) from Media Update looks at how introverts can show up on social media without burning out. Specifically, it delves into six helpful tips: choose your platforms wisely, batch-create content, set clear boundaries, play to your strengths, lean into low-energy content, and protect your mental health. Check out the infographic: Originally posted on MarketingProfs

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“Dear Marketers, How do you build an IRL events strategy?”

By in Events

🎙️ This free edition of MKT1 newsletter covers Season 1, Episode 10 of “Dear Marketers with Emily Kramer & Friends” podcast, brought to you by Typeform, Framer & Customer.io. Listen or watch the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube. Plus read the full newsletter below for an even deeper dive on the topic. The newsletter is meant to augment the podcast, not just recap it. Today’s question: “Dear marketers, I’m Daphne, the CMO of Voyantis. We’re really excited to keep investing in our event strategy, and I’d love to hear from you any new and innovative ways you’ve seen marketers leveraging events. And also how to think through balancing investing in…

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Why learning to code still matters

By in Information Technology Tag

Are AI capabilities making learning to code obsolete? Not according to the leaders at Kode With Klossy, who say that coding can lead to many career skills that apply across industries. Karlie Kloss, founder of Kode With Klossy (KWK), and Osi Imeokparia, KWK’s CEO, say the process of coding builds more career skills than knowing how to write instructions for a computer. On this episode of At the Edge podcast, they speak with McKinsey Senior Partner Lareina Yee about how KWK’s programs teaching 13-to-18-year-old young women and gender-expansive teens how to code help enable the students to develop critical thinking skills, improve their problem-solving abilities,…

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239% growth from… print mail?! Why you shouldn’t sleep on direct mail.

By in Marketing

Written by: Curt del Principe If I told you about a local business that’s seen 239% growth since the pandemic, what channel would you guess they were leading with? Paid ads? TikTok? Blood magic? If I said “print mail,” you’d probably think blood magic was more likely. But last year, 84% of marketers said direct mail had the highest ROI of channel they use. 🤯 When I heard that stat, I knew I had to find an expert who could explain it. What I found was a master who not only knows direct mail — she used it to build her own 9-figure business. Joy…

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The Power of Emotional Advertising in B2B Brand-Building: Feelings vs. Function

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by Maialen Martinez Evocative advertising may be perceived as the domain of B2C, but ads aiming for an emotional connection are just as effective for engaging B2B buyers, the data suggests. To dive deeper into the role of emotions in B2B marketing, Brand Finance partnered with System1, a creative effectiveness platform that specializes in evaluating advertising effectiveness. System1's Test Your Ad platform uses a proprietary tool, FaceTrace, to measure emotional response. Participants are shown a series of facial expressions and asked to select the one that best reflects how they felt after viewing an advertisement. These responses are converted into a…

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