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Intention.ly Announced as an Official Marketing Partner to Nitrogen

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

This marks Nitrogen’s selection of Intention.ly as an official marketing partner, affording joint customers exclusive pricing on Intention.ly’s marketing services and empowering Nitrogen’s financial professionals to reach a broader audience.

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  • This marks Nitrogen’s selection of Intention.ly as an official marketing partner, affording joint customers exclusive pricing on Intention.ly’s marketing services and empowering Nitrogen’s financial professionals to reach a broader audience.
  • “Firms using the Nitrogen platform are twice as likely to achieve organic growth exceeding 21% annually than firms that are not using the software to standardize their client engagement processes,” said Craig Clark , chief marketing officer at Nitrogen.
  • However, many firms don’t invest in marketing because they lack the time or expertise to do so.
  • The Nitrogen Platform includes client-facing risk alignment, portfolio comparison, proposal generation and portfolio analytics capabilities in addition to the high-conversion Lead Generation Questionnaire.

Barkley and OKRP to Merge

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

Leading independent agencies Barkley and OKRP announced today they have merged to become BarkleyOKRP.

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  • Leading independent agencies Barkley and OKRP announced today they have merged to become BarkleyOKRP.
  • We affectionately call it ‘big indie,’” said Jeff King, CEO of Barkley, who retains that role in the new agency.
  • “OKRP has built a creative powerhouse, and Barkley, in addition to its own award-winning creative product, has built a foundation of modern consumer expertise.
  • Barkley and OKRP were brought together by Chicago-based private equity firm Keystone Capital.

ShadowDragon Enters Strategic Partnership with Collaboraite to Build Trust in OSINT

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

Through this partnership, shared clients across the globe can now directly and securely access ShadowDragon OSINT investigative tools from within the Collaboraite platform and wider OSINT capabilities the group provides.

Key Points: 
  • Through this partnership, shared clients across the globe can now directly and securely access ShadowDragon OSINT investigative tools from within the Collaboraite platform and wider OSINT capabilities the group provides.
  • Together, ShadowDragon, Collaboraite and Vestigo are offering increased layers of operational security for OSINT investigations, building a stronger relationship between the US and UK and the target customer base.
  • One of the key integration benefits is neutral enrichment, with ShadowDragon with strong advanced OSINT capabilities and analytics, and Collaboraite with controlled attribution and evidence capture.
  • This partnership with Collaboraite builds on ShadowDragon’s long standing commitment to trust, aligning on values of trust in data, trust in technology, and trust in partners,” said Alex Sinvani, Senior Vice President EMEA, ShadowDragon.

Elite Launches Premier Delivery Partner Program

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Elite , a leading provider of financial management and business operations solutions to the world’s most successful law firms, today launched its Premier Delivery partner program, which will enable customers to work directly with two initial Premier Delivery service partners on end-to-end implementations of Elite’s 3E cloud solution.

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  • Elite , a leading provider of financial management and business operations solutions to the world’s most successful law firms, today launched its Premier Delivery partner program, which will enable customers to work directly with two initial Premier Delivery service partners on end-to-end implementations of Elite’s 3E cloud solution.
  • Two of the industry’s leading technology services organizations – Harbor and Helm360 – have joined the newly created Premier Delivery partner program.
  • Martin Linusson, Chief Customer Officer, Elite, stated, “Elite’s partners have long played a central role in meeting customer needs, and our new Premier Delivery partner program takes our partner approach to the next level.
  • Over time, the Premier Delivery partner program will expand to incorporate additional service partners in response to customer needs.

CSG Premieres 2024 State of the Customer Experience Report; Small, Effortless Moments Win Audiences Over Epic Journeys

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

CSG® (NASDAQ: CSGS), a leading SaaS platform company helping brands make ordinary customer and employee experiences extraordinary, today released The 2024 State of the Customer Experience Report .

Key Points: 
  • CSG® (NASDAQ: CSGS), a leading SaaS platform company helping brands make ordinary customer and employee experiences extraordinary, today released The 2024 State of the Customer Experience Report .
  • “As personalized, effortless and engaging customer experiences become table stakes, the traditional script that once guided CX strategies is being rewritten.
  • CSG tracked over 13 billion customer journey interactions in 2023 through its customer journey management platform, CSG Xponent .
  • CSG defines a customer journey interaction as an instance where an API triggers an action to be taken on a channel within the customer journey.

C-Suite executives believe AI is key to increased productivity, yet most workforces are not ready to transform, according to Mercer’s 2024 Global Talent Trends Study

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Mercer , a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), today released its 2024 Global Talent Trends Study .

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  • Mercer , a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), today released its 2024 Global Talent Trends Study .
  • Yet, three in five (58%) believe tech is advancing faster than their firms can retrain workers, and less than half (47%) believe they can meet this year’s demand with their current talent model.
  • “Raising productivity through AI is top of mind for executives but the answer does not lie in technology alone.
  • Greater workforce productivity requires intentional, human-centric work design,” said Kate Bravery, Mercer’s Global Talent Advisory Leader and author of the study.

Cenlar Recognized by Fannie Mae as a STAR Performer in Solutions Delivery

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Cenlar FSB was recognized by Fannie Mae as a STAR Performer in the Solutions Delivery category.

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  • Cenlar FSB was recognized by Fannie Mae as a STAR Performer in the Solutions Delivery category.
  • The award is part of Fannie Mae’s Servicer Total Achievement and Rewards™ (STAR™) Program , which recognized 32 mortgage servicers for their competency, capacity, and overall performance.
  • For more than a decade, Fannie Mae's STAR Program has honored high-performing mortgage servicers for their loan volume and portfolio composition, and for demonstrating leading practices to improve the housing industry.
  • Honorees in the Solutions Delivery category were chosen based on their ability to resolve delinquent loans and their effectiveness at managing their collections call center.

HCLTech and ServiceNow Partner to Deliver GenAI-led Solutions

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

HCLTech , a leading global technology company, and ServiceNow, the leading digital workflow company making the world work better for everyone, have announced a partnership to deliver new generative AI (GenAI)-led solutions.

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  • HCLTech , a leading global technology company, and ServiceNow, the leading digital workflow company making the world work better for everyone, have announced a partnership to deliver new generative AI (GenAI)-led solutions.
  • “We are delighted to double down on our partnership with ServiceNow to enable our clients to unlock value through GenAI.
  • “HCLTech offers a wealth of ServiceNow expertise to the world’s leading businesses,” said Bill McDermott, Chairman and CEO, ServiceNow.
  • HCLTech and ServiceNow will also launch a ServiceNow business unit and the ‘Fluid NOW' centers of excellence in London, New York and Noida for enterprises to explore the latest GenAI solutions that can accelerate their digital transformation journeys.

L C Industries and Cyemptive Technologies Announce Partnership to Expand Cybersecurity Operations in North America While Also Expanding Technology Employment Opportunities for the Blind and Visually Impaired

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

L C Industries (LCI) and cybersecurity company Cyemptive Technologies today announced a groundbreaking partnership to expand Cyemptive’s security operations in North America and provide employment opportunities in IT services and security operations for the blind and visually impaired.

Key Points: 
  • L C Industries (LCI) and cybersecurity company Cyemptive Technologies today announced a groundbreaking partnership to expand Cyemptive’s security operations in North America and provide employment opportunities in IT services and security operations for the blind and visually impaired.
  • Under the partnership, LCI will provide Level 1 and Level 2 security operations services for Cyemptive in a newly formed Cyemptive Security Operations Center (SOC).
  • The SOC will be housed within LCI facilities in Durham, NC and staffed by blind and visually impaired professionals.
  • “The blind and visually impaired are often underutilized resources in the technology workforce,” said Rob Pike, founder and CEO of Cyemptive.

SMArtX Advisory Solutions Adds 23 Strategies to Its Manager Marketplace

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

SMArtX Advisory Solutions ("SMArtX"), a leading innovator in unified managed accounts (UMA) technology, announced it has added 23 strategies offered by seven leading asset management firms to its platform.

Key Points: 
  • SMArtX Advisory Solutions ("SMArtX"), a leading innovator in unified managed accounts (UMA) technology, announced it has added 23 strategies offered by seven leading asset management firms to its platform.
  • The platform currently features 1,350 strategies from over 300 asset management firms.
  • Several existing firms, including BlackRock, Capital Research and Management Company, Franklin Advisers, iSectors, Stansberry Asset Management, and WCM Investment Management, collectively added 22 strategies to the platform.
  • These strategies demonstrate themes across international and U.S. equity, fixed income, and cryptocurrency.