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Siri and Alexa may be used by protesters to attack customer support channels

Martech

By 2025, 37% of customers will try using a virtual assistant to interact with customer service, according to The Gartner 2023 Leadership Vision for Customer Service and Support report. Now, it may be that technological ease-of-use could also be a weak spot. By the end of next year there will be 8.4 What to do?

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The Future of Cashless Payments [+ How to Get Ready With Affordable Tools]

Hubspot

To minimize direct contact, people gravitated towards payment methods that didn't require the use of physical money, like bank cards and payment apps. Global cashless payment volumes are set to increase by more than 80% from 2020 to 2025, and to almost triple by 2030. The COVID-19 pandemic is one major catalyst for the shift.

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Report: The Top 7 Reasons Salespeople Lose Deals in 2022 (& How to Fix It)

Sales Hacker

40% had incorrect or outdated contact information. But in today’s business landscape, it is nearly impossible for even the most gifted and aggressive salespeople to thrive if they are not equipped with reliable data, cutting-edge technology, and dynamic protocols to improve workflow and finetune best practices. The bottom line.

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What is Cybersecurity? Your Guide to Digital Defense

Salesforce

With every custom application , cloud service, customer account, proprietary technology, and remote work log-in, your risks multiply. By combining technology and human vigilance, you’re securing data and protecting the core of your business. trillion in 2025. That’s why having a strong cybersecurity strategy is key.

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The Ultimate Guide to Field Sales Success in 2022

Veloxy

Fortune 500 and Inc 5000 companies have found continued success with new field sales strategies and technology, and a new number one key performance indicator (hint: it’s not quota). Covid’s Impact on Field Sales 5 Steps to Becoming the Best Field Salesperson in 2022 5 Must Have Field Sales Technologies. Field sales is not dead!

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Getting the most out of first-party data with a CDP

Martech

Gruzbarg pointed to a Gartner study that predicts that by 2025, 60 percent of direct-to-consumer brands will be organized by function and not channel. The same study also predicts that by 2025, 20 percent of direct-to-consumer revenue will come from recurring customer relationships, leading to a 10X increase in first-party data collection.

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Empowering Growth: AI for Startups in the Modern Ecosystem

Lead Fuze

Let’s dive deeper into how these groundbreaking technologies can give startups a major leg up. Conclusion Understanding the AI Landscape for Startups The AI terrain is immense and multifaceted, with startups taking advantage of distinct technologies to accomplish their objectives. the contributions of notable AI companies.

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