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6 Things Your Nonprofit Fundraising Software Should Do | Defined Ventures, Inc.
Running a nonprofit organization is hard enough; the tools you use to stay on track shouldn’t make your job harder or interfere with achieving goals. When you find yourself struggling with software inadequacies rather than achieving success with the tools you use, it’s time to reassess. Here’s the good news: your organization now has more...
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Manufacturing Software in an Ever-Changing Landscape | Defined Ventures, Inc.
The manufacturing industry is changing. Advanced technologies and global expansion demand that companies do more to maintain competitive advantage than ever before. Customers demand near-constant improvements and innovation, faster product-to-market times, efficiency in production and order fulfillment, and the best possible prices along the way. Manufacturers who don’t make a reasonable effort to fulfill these...
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To Master Complexity, Simplify | Defined Ventures, Inc.
From AI and automation, to new technologies and disruptive digital innovations, the world of business is rapidly evolving. The need to remain competitive despite these emerging changes is higher than ever. So, too, is the challenge associated with it. Today’s businesses face a higher risk of disruption and total annihilation than businesses who thrived just 10 short years ago....
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4 Steps to Finding Your Competitive Advantage | Defined Ventures, Inc.
Competition between businesses is so much more serious today than it was just 10 years ago. As a result of this change, your business has to work harder and smarter to compete against a longer list of potential disruptors. At first glance, achieving this goal may seem straightforward; figure out how your competition does it...
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This Project Management Technique Outperforms Any Productivity Hack | Defined Ventures, Inc.
You have more going on in your daily life than any generation before you. Work, family, friends, relationships, business, financial management, and even the devices we use can all conspire to distract us from productivity; that’s why many of us turn to productivity hacks and products in the first place. Unfortunately, even so-called productivity hacks...
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5 Ways Automation Can Transform Your Workflow | Defined Ventures, Inc.
Every single process in your business has its own workflow. If you run a particularly efficient business, those workflows should stitch together to create the web of what is everyday business operation. That can only happen if those workflows are optimized to meet the needs of the business and the people who work within it....
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In 2018, AI-Powered CRM Will Reinvent Sales Automation | Defined Ventures, Inc.
The amount of data that we deal with on a daily basis is staggering. It’s easy to take it all for granted when you’ve been living in front of a mobile device filled with productivity apps and company spreadsheets. Our ability to process the sheer volume of information surrounding us is reaching a threshold; the...
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Here's How CRM Shortens the Sales Cycle | Defined Ventures, Inc.
How long does it take you to close a sale? Ultimately, the answer to this question will depend on your industry and niche. That said, the majority of sales departments and teams all have the same goal: to achieve the shortest sales cycle possible without fracturing customer rapport. A shorter cycle means more time to...
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Best Tech of CES 2018 | Defined Ventures, Inc.
It’s a fresh year full of fresh tech ideas – and those fresh ideas are being showcased this week at the yearly CES 2018 convention. This year’s CES was a veritable smorgasbord of devices, concepts, and companies all vying to bring attention to their new and innovative ideas. Attendees had a front-row seat to some of...
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