Enablement

Majority of U.S. employees say incentive-based pay motivates them at work; lack of trust can have adverse effect

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Blog, Nature, Motivation, GTM, Communication, Research, Enablement, ICM, Job satisfaction, Trust, Organization, SAN, Ageing

SAN FRANCISCO, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CaptivateIQ, a leading incentive compensation management (ICM) solution, today unveiled the results of its Compensation & Motivation Pulse Survey, which explores how commission-based pay impacts employee motivation and performance.

Key Points: 
  • The research found:
    Commissions and bonuses inspire employees to do better work and remain satisfied in their roles.
  • 57% of respondents say working for commissions or bonuses motivates them to do a better job at work, and over half (52%) say it motivates them to hit their goals.
  • Furthermore, 44% of respondents say it improves job satisfaction and 43% say it makes them feel more engaged at work.
  • Digging deeper into the survey, we found that lack of trust is a major detractor in the effectiveness of incentive compensation programs."

ETA Announces its 2024 Board of Directors

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Monday, April 15, 2024
Mastercard, Ecosystem, ETA, Visa, Integration, Enablement, Human, Multimedia, Nuvei, Global Payments, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Apple, Merchant

WASHINGTON, April 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), the global trade association for the payments technology industry, announces its 2024 Board of Directors.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, April 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), the global trade association for the payments technology industry, announces its 2024 Board of Directors.
  • ETA's Board of Directors are executives from across the payments ecosystem representing the vanguard of payments powering innovative, fast, seamless, and secure digital payments for merchants and consumers.
  • "I am deeply honored to serve as President of the ETA Board of Directors and excited to work with Jodie and the board to drive our industry forward and deliver unmatched value to our membership."
  • "I look forward to working with the 2024 ETA Board of Directors—a team of exceptional and experienced payments executives," says ETA CEO Jodie Kelley.

Parks Associates: More Than Half of All US Households Say They Value the Energy-Saving Benefits of Smart Home Tech

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Thursday, April 11, 2024
Trident, Alarm.com, Leviton, ROI, CMO, Internet, Business development, Enablement, Conference, Research, Cardinal Peak, SmartThings, Growth, Artificial intelligence

DALLAS, April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Parks Associates' latest research finds 52% of US internet households indicate automating savings and remotely controlling lights, thermostats, and appliances to save energy are valuable or highly valuable benefits for smart home devices. The research firm will share the latest data on the adoption of connected home technologies at its 28th annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, hosted May 7-9 at the Hilton Dallas/Plano Granite Park Hotel in Plano, TX.

Key Points: 
  • The executive conference features educational sessions focused on the next generation of home services, new revenue strategies, the role of AI in the smart home, insurance partnerships and risk reduction, and the role of interoperability.
  • "Purchase intentions for solar panels have dropped to 2018 levels after a peak of 12% at the end of 2021," said Elizabeth Parks , President and CMO, Parks Associates.
  • "High interest rates are a key factor in this drop, so the industry will need to work to show the ROI and explain the value of new technologies.
  • Throughout CONNECTIONS™, sessions will highlight Parks Associates research and the role of energy in the growth of the connected home.

Leading Biometric Identify Verification & Authentication Firm authID Inc. Appoints Kunal Mehta to its Board of Directors

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
GTM, Organization, Johns Hopkins, Growth, Micro Focus, George Washington University, Software, Management information system, Infoblox, VMware, MHS, MBA, Marketing, TCV (investment firm), Enablement, Bain, B2B, Information system, Bain & Company

DENVER, March 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- authID.ai [Nasdaq: AUID], a leading provider of innovative biometric identity verification and authentication solutions, today announced the appointment of Kunal Mehta to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mehta, a partner at Bain & Company, adds deep expertise in strategic growth areas targeted by authID: market expansion, go-to-market (GTM) strategy, and operational efficiency.

Key Points: 
  • Mehta, a partner at Bain & Company, adds deep expertise in strategic growth areas targeted by authID: market expansion, go-to-market (GTM) strategy, and operational efficiency.
  • “Kunal led Revenue Operations, Marketing, and Enablement teams, gaining valuable expertise that can help authID scale.
  • I am honored to join the authID Board and look forward to helping drive the Company’s growth,” said Director Kunal Mehta.
  • Currently, Mehta consults with some of the leading private equity (PE) and PE-backed companies at Bain & Company.

Betterworks 2024 Performance Enablement Report Reveals Substantial Gaps Between Organizational Leaders and Employees That Threaten to Undermine Productivity

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Thursday, April 4, 2024
Professional Services, Data Management, Technology, Human Resources, Software, Consulting, Traction, Organization, Enablement, HR, Feedback, HCM, Acquisition, Management

Key insights for organizational leaders include:

Key Points: 
  • Key insights for organizational leaders include:
    While 90% of leaders (including HR) consider their performance management processes successful, only 55% of employees share this sentiment.
  • Employees using purpose-built performance management platforms are over twice as likely to perceive their goals as relevant to organizational objectives.
  • For more information and to access the full Betterworks 2024 State of Performance Enablement report, visit report.betterworks.com .
  • The 2024 Performance Enablement survey, conducted from November 27, 2023, to January 10, 2024, reflects 2,105 respondents across 20 industries in companies throughout the U.S. and U.K. with 1,000 or more employees.

Ricardo de Andrade Joins Suitebriar as New Head of Cloud Services

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Technology, Consulting, Telecommunications, Business, Professional Services, Software, Internet, Data Management, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, Google Cloud, Computer science, Learning, AI, All but dissertation, Google Workspace, Enablement, Multimedia

Suitebriar , Inc., a Google Cloud premier resale and services partner, is pleased to announce that Ricardo de Andrade will join the company as its new Head of Cloud Services based in the Miami Metro Area.

Key Points: 
  • Suitebriar , Inc., a Google Cloud premier resale and services partner, is pleased to announce that Ricardo de Andrade will join the company as its new Head of Cloud Services based in the Miami Metro Area.
  • Prior to joining Suitebriar, de Andrade worked at Google as an AI Solutions Architect, and held previous roles at Google as a Technical Trainer Lead, and Partner Enablement Manager.
  • De Andrade holds several professional certifications including Google Cloud Professional Architect, Professional Cloud Machine Learning Engineer, Professional Cloud Developer, Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer, and Google Cloud Digital Leader.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240401409522/en/
    Ricardo de Andrade, Suitebriar's new Head of Cloud Services (Photo: Business Wire)
    “Ricardo has the special combination of both technical and consultative skills that we believe are critical to thriving in this role, and he’s passionate about AI and ML, which are top focuses for Suitebriar” said Christopher Jones, Suitebriar CEO.

CalypsoAI Launches its Most Advanced Platform for Securely Building and Launching Applications Using Generative AI

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Data Management, Security, Technology, Other Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence, Boston Consulting Group, Organization, Software as a service, Platform, Data science, Trust, Lightning, News, AI, LLM, Behavior, API, Enablement, Machine learning, Medical device

CalypsoAI , the leader in AI Security and Enablement, announced today that it has launched the CalypsoAI Platform , an advanced SaaS-based security and enablement solution for generative AI applications within the enterprise.

Key Points: 
  • CalypsoAI , the leader in AI Security and Enablement, announced today that it has launched the CalypsoAI Platform , an advanced SaaS-based security and enablement solution for generative AI applications within the enterprise.
  • With the new model-agnostic SaaS platform, technology, innovation, and security leaders can harness the power of generative AI and large language models (LLMs) across their enterprise safely and securely.
  • “The new CalypsoAI Platform gives organizations access to a solution that allows for the widespread, responsible use of generative AI and LLMs at scale.
  • Those interested in trying the Platform for free, can try the platform in Beta by signing up here .

Highspot Brings AI-Driven, Personalized Coaching at Scale to Sales Enablement

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Thursday, March 28, 2024
Knowledge, GTM, Synthetic media, Certification, Organization, Salesforce, AI, Workflow, Behavior, Enablement, Partnership, Gartner, Sales

SEATTLE, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Highspot, the sales enablement platform that increases sales productivity, today announced its Spring '24 release, expanding its suite of generative AI capabilities for personalized, just-in-time coaching throughout a seller's daily work – scaling the positive sales behavior change that drives revenue growth.

Key Points: 
  • Meanwhile, Gartner data shows that organizations prioritizing revenue enablement are 80 percent more likely to exceed revenue growth targets.
  • Highspot's latest Spring Release delivers innovation to fuel enablement success by expanding the industry's only natively-built, unified, enterprise enablement platform.
  • Generative AI that coaches everywhere: Highspot is expanding Highspot Copilot's capabilities for providing sellers with personalized, just-in-time coaching wherever they are in their workflow, reducing manager overhead, and accelerating behavior change.
  • "Enablement is essential to businesses everywhere because it is the only way to scale winning sales behaviors across revenue teams," said Robert Wahbe, CEO, Highspot.

Recast Capital Announces Spring Cohort for 2024 Enablement Program

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Banq, Partner (business rank), Environment, LP record, Enablement, Citizens Bank

NEW YORK, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Recast Capital, a platform dedicated to investing in and supporting emerging managers in venture, today announced the eighth cohort of its Enablement Program.

Key Points: 
  • Designed from feedback from the emerging manager community, the tuition-free initiative aims to support the next generation of venture capitalists
    NEW YORK, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Recast Capital , a platform dedicated to investing in and supporting emerging managers in venture, today announced the eighth cohort of its Enablement Program .
  • The program is supported in 2024 by Gunderson Dettmer, Strut Consulting, Antares Capital, Banc of California, Citizens Bank, Cornerstone Fund Services, Frank, Rimerman & Co., and Sydecar, among others.
  • "In light of the current fundraising environment for emerging managers, programs like Enablement are all the more imperative," says Recast Capital Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Sara Zulkosky.
  • The Recast Enablement Spring 2024 cohort includes:

Parks Associates: 54 Million Internet Households Have at Least One Smart Home Device

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Thursday, March 21, 2024
Trident, Consumer, SMB, Conference, SmartThings, Internet, Interview, Alarm.com, Marketing, Ecosystem, Enablement, Cardinal Peak

DALLAS, March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Parks Associates today announced new research showing 45% of US internet households have a smart home device. The research firm will share its latest data on the adoption of connected home technologies, with sessions moderated by research analysts and featuring leading industry players at its 28th annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, hosted May 7-9 at the Hilton Dallas/Plano Granite Park Hotel in Plano, TX.

Key Points: 
  • Research firm announces speakers for 28th CONNECTIONS™ Conference, hosted May 7-9 in Texas
    DALLAS, March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Parks Associates today announced new research showing 45% of US internet households have a smart home device.
  • Parks Associates' annual executive conference brings together industry leaders to network, learn, and discuss trends in consumer demand, new business models, and strategies for the connected home ecosystems.
  • In addition, the event covers the multifamily market and the small-to-medium business (SMB) market, both key growth areas for companies developing products and services.
  • "The population of smart home households is diversifying, from early adopters to include more mainstream consumers," said Mindi Sue Sternblitz-Rubenstein , VP, Marketing, Parks Associates.