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GLOBAL
How Washington And Silicon Valley Agree To Disagree On Taming Big Tech
Via The New York Times: A group of experts gathered to debate privacy, competition and what to do — if anything — about tech giants’ growing power. Read More
All Your Holiday Air Travel Questions, Answered
Via Condé Nast Traveler: Three top experts on how to lower your risk on the plane and in the airport. Read More
Across US And Europe, Pandemic’s Grip On Economies Tightens
Via US News & World Report: The worsening of the viral pandemic across the United States and Europe is threatening their economies and intensifying pressure on governments and central banks on both continents to intervene aggressively. Read More
AUTOMATION
Sales Automation Tools to Grow Your Business
Via Business.com: Check out these 16 sales automation tools and strategies recommended by entrepreneurs from YEC. Read More
Is AI Really The Answer?
Via CIO: When considering where AI can make an immediate impact on IT operations, one application stands head and shoulders above others: hyperscale automation with intelligence. Read More
DEMAND GEN
Bridging The Demand Generation Gap During Covid-19
Via Forbes: Two factors — increased personalization and a robust marketing mix — are the essential elements to successfully make up for lost ground. Read More
How To Improve Marketing Team Collaboration To Easily Streamline Projects
Via DemandGenReport.com: It’s long been recognized that good collaboration is the key to success. This is true of many industries and successful partnerships. Read More
Hosting Events In A Virtual World: 5 Tips For Success
Via CRM Magazine: A vice president of demand generation shares the secret behind the success of the company’s first all-virtual events in place of its annual user conferences. Read More
SALES
How To Help Small Businesses Adjust During the Holiday Season
Via Small Business Trends: The small business community offers up some advice on key adjustments you can make to help you get through the holiday season in 2020. Read More
9 Proven Sales Tips For 2021
Via Entrepreneur: Here are some helpful tips from experts on what to add to your sales strategy in 2021. Read More
ASIA PACIFIC
The Future of Trade in Asia
Via The Diplomat.com: The RCEP (the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) is literally a big deal. It will reduce economic frictions among countries that account for about 30 percent of the world’s population and production. Read More
Asia’s Unequal Recovery Sounds Alarm For Global Economic Rebound
Via Bloomberg.com: Asia’s head start in the economic recovery from Covid-19 is sending a warning to the rest of the world: inequalities exacerbated by the virus are unlikely to be reversed any time soon. Read More
EUROPE + UK
UK-EU To Resume Brexit Trade Talks But Say Large Gaps Remain
Via AP News: In the end, not even dinner of scallops and steamed turbot could bring the leaders of the European Union and Britain any closer together than months of talks by negotiators seeking to cobble together a trade deal in the wake of their Brexit divorce. Read More
Sci-fi Surveillance: Europe’s Secretive Push Into Biometric Technology
Via The Guardian: Millions in EU science funding is being used to develop new tools for policing and security. But who decides how far we need to submit to artificial intelligence? Read More
Why Techplomacy Is More Important Than Ever
Via The Parliament Magazine: Collaboration between the private and public sectors and the bridging of transatlantic views on concrete challenges like data flows and cyberthreats will be essential for governments, business, and workers to succeed. Read More
NORTH AMERICA
Government Proposes Huge Shakeup To Canada’s Privacy Law
Via InsuranceBusinessMag.com: Experts hold virtual huddle to discuss impact on Canadian companies and the cyber insurance market. Read More
States Try To Rescue Small Businesses As US Aid Is Snarled
Via The New York Times: State governments are offering loans, grants and tax rebates, but budget constraints limit their impact. Read More
What Businesses Slammed By The Pandemic Can Learn From America’s Champion Car Salesman
Via Fortune: He says it’s all about building trust with your community. Read More
A BIT OF CULTURE: ITALY
Italian Business Etiquette
Via Just Landed: How to keep in line with Italian business culture: every company should be aware of cultural differences in business communication. Read More
5 Unique Italian Traditions
Via Classic Journeys: Here are 5 Italian traditions that are known only to locals and experienced Italian travelers, and some of these are definitely unique. Read More
[Video] Song Of The Week: Calcutta- Pesto
Via YouTube: Calcutta is the stage name of Edoardo D’Erme, a musical artist obsessed with the harmonies of The Beach Boys. Watch Here
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