Blog•Mar 2, 2026
Sales Onboarding Certified: Masters
The Sales Onboarding Certified Masters program teaches enablement professionals how to design, implement, and measure a high‑impact onboarding experience that shortens new‑rep ramp time and drives revenue. It delivers a four‑hour, self‑paced online curriculum covering core principles, innovative ideas, and a comprehensive onboarding plan. Participants receive a community‑led curriculum, expert interviews, templates, exams, and a lifetime certification. The course aligns onboarding with a five‑stage sales enablement framework, providing tools that can be applied immediately.
By Sales Enablement Collective
Blog•Mar 2, 2026
Buyer Psychology Certified: Masters
The Sales Enablement Community has launched a Buyer Psychology Certification that teaches sales teams how to apply psychological insights to close more deals. The self‑paced, 3‑hour online program includes 40 exam questions, six ready‑to‑use templates, and five practical coursework tasks....
By Sales Enablement Collective
Blog•Mar 2, 2026
EPIC Names Miranda Rodriguez as Head of National Real Estate Practice
EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants has created a new Program Development Leader role for its national real estate practice, appointing Miranda Rodriguez to drive growth and integration. Rodriguez will oversee program design, strategic partnerships, and technology initiatives while coordinating existing...
By Reinsurance News
Blog•Mar 2, 2026
Sales Coaching Certified: Masters
Sales Coaching Certified: Masters is a three‑hour, five‑module online program that equips sales leaders with data‑driven coaching techniques, ready‑to‑use templates, and a credential to demonstrate expertise. The course includes fifty exam questions, interactive coursework, and lifetime access to materials after...
By Sales Enablement Collective
Blog•Mar 2, 2026
SPG Acquires Logistiq to Merge with Anova Marine Insurance
Specialty Program Group (SPG) acquired Logistiq Insurance Solutions and merged it with its previously purchased Anova Marine Insurance, creating a unified, tech‑forward Cargo & Logistics platform. The integration combines Anova’s ocean cargo and digital underwriting capabilities, Logistiq’s domestic transportation risk...
By Reinsurance News
Blog•Mar 2, 2026
You Don’t Have to Be the Smartest Person in the Room, Just the Bravest: 3 Soundtracks for Entrepreneurs
The article presents three mental "soundtracks" entrepreneurs can adopt to accelerate growth, emphasizing bravery over raw intelligence. It argues that relationships secure the first opportunity while skills lock in subsequent deals, and that balancing optimism with realistic planning is essential....
By Jon Acuff – Blog
Blog•Mar 2, 2026
Beyond Metrics: Integrating Command Culture with Operational Readiness
The Navy is emphasizing command culture as a force multiplier for expeditionary logistics, linking initiatives such as Culture of Excellence 2.0 and Get Real, Get Better to operational readiness. Leaders are urged to foster psychological safety, decentralized decision‑making, and learning‑focused...
By Small Wars Journal
Blog•Mar 2, 2026
4 Secrets to Smarter Thinking
Philip Tetlock’s superforecasting research showed that most experts perform no better than chance, while a small group of ordinary people consistently out‑predicted them. The article distills four actionable habits—quantify predictions, tighten questions, rely on base‑rate data, and apply the Fermi...
By Barking Up the Wrong Tree
Blog•Mar 2, 2026
Cleary Gottlieb Discusses Delaware Chancery’s Refusal to Dismiss Aiding, Abetting in De-SPAC Transaction
The Delaware Court of Chancery refused to dismiss a claim that Jefferies, the financial advisor to Forum III, aided and abetted fiduciary breaches in a de‑SPAC merger. The court applied the Dole factors, inferring that Jefferies knowingly participated by preparing...
By CLS Blue Sky Blog (Columbia Law School)
Blog•Mar 2, 2026
Geopolitical Risk and AI Risk Converging
The Capital Flows Research team notes that geopolitical instability and AI safety concerns are increasingly overlapping, creating a compounded risk environment. The analyst introduced a new AI-driven mapping tool and released a suite of TradingView indicators to monitor these dynamics....
By Capital Flows Research
Blog•Mar 2, 2026
Earnings Season, Data Center M+A, and Other Deals and Partnerships
The latest smart‑building newsletter spotlights earnings season, where leading OEMs highlighted increased investment in technology and sustainability. It also details strategic partnerships, notably ReTech Advisors with Audette and Nemetschek Group with Ingram Micro, aimed at scaling decarbonization and digital AEC...
By Smart Building Insight
Blog•Mar 2, 2026
CEO Interview with Echo Yang of CSCERAMIC
CEO Echo Yang steers CSCERAMIC, a China‑based advanced ceramics maker, toward high‑purity alumina solutions for laboratory and high‑temperature industrial markets. The firm differentiates itself by engineering‑focused collaboration, tight dimensional control, and stable raw‑material sourcing rather than catalog sales. Customers benefit...
By SemiWiki
Blog•Mar 1, 2026
Iran Conflict Creates Opportunity and Risk for Australian Grain
Escalating conflict between Iran, Israel and the United States has forced the Strait of Hormuz shut, pushing crude oil prices up 8‑10% and reverberating through agricultural markets. Higher energy costs raise nitrogen fertilizer prices and boost biofuel demand, tightening grain...
By Episode 3 (EP3) – Commodities (Ag/Inputs) Reports
Blog•Mar 1, 2026
Australian Renters Endure Needless Suffering
Australian renters have faced a severe affordability squeeze as advertised rents surged 42% over the past five years, outpacing wage growth by nearly three‑to‑one. The median rental home now costs roughly $10,600 more per year than it did in early...
By MacroBusiness (Australia)
Blog•Mar 1, 2026
Plumbing Notes: Nothing Ever Happens
Money‑market volatility has markedly subsided, pushing overnight repo rates to near‑record lows and stabilising the SOFR‑FF basis. Higher inter‑bank volumes are keeping the basis narrow while swap spreads have widened, signalling easier funding conditions. The Federal Reserve’s aggressive volatility suppression...
By Conks – global monetary mechanics
Blog•Mar 1, 2026
Is Your Value Obvious to Buyers, or only Obvious to You?
The article warns that tech leaders often assume their product’s value is self‑evident, falling prey to the false consensus bias. CEOs and sales teams overload prospects with technical details instead of translating benefits into the buyer’s language. When value isn’t...
By Strategic CEO
Blog•Mar 1, 2026
Latam Liftoff Peels Second-Tier Layers
Latin America’s MSCI index surged 20% in the first two months of the year, lifting the region’s weight in the global benchmark from 5% to roughly 15%, a level not seen since the early 2000s. The original “Big 3” markets—Argentina, Brazil...
By Kleiman International
Blog•Mar 1, 2026
Current Hotel Promotions for March 2026
Hotel loyalty programs are rolling out a slate of March‑2026 promotions aimed at accelerating point earnings and elite status. Major chains such as IHG, Hyatt, Marriott, Hilton and Choice are offering double or triple points, bonus elite nights, and stay‑based...
By Frequent Miler
Blog•Mar 1, 2026
Jobs Report Collides With Iran War In Pivotal Week
U.S. nonfarm payrolls for February posted a solid gain of 210,000 jobs, nudging the unemployment rate down to 3.6%. The report arrived amid heightened geopolitical tension following the weekend assassination that sparked an Iran‑Israel conflict. Investors grappled with strong labor...
By Heisenberg Report
Blog•Mar 1, 2026
How Will Paramount Buying Warner Bros Discovery Impact Disney+? | What’s On Disney Plus Q&A
The latest Disney+ Q&A tackled how Paramount’s purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery could shift the streaming hierarchy, examined new UK regulatory pressures, and addressed subscriber curiosity about adding live local channels. Host insights highlighted potential strategic pivots for Disney+, including...
By What’s On Disney Plus
Blog•Mar 1, 2026
Marriott Global Bonus Points Posting & Bonus Elite Nights In July 2026!
Marriott Bonvoy launched a global promotion running Feb 25‑May 10, 2026, granting 2,500 bonus points for each qualifying stay and a bonus elite night credit for every brand visited. The elite night credits are posted up to six weeks after the promotion...
By LoyaltyLobby
Blog•Mar 1, 2026
HighRadius Bets on Results, Not Licenses
HighRadius announced an Outcome Based Pricing (OBP) model for its Office of the CFO platform, eliminating implementation and subscription fees until the solution is live and then charging a share of verified financial gains. The approach stems from a 24‑month...
By Trade Credit & Liquidity Management
Blog•Mar 1, 2026
Nikhil Kamath-Backed KNAV Acquires UAE Firm: Insider Scoop on Buying Accounting Firms
KNAV, backed by Nikhil Kamath, has acquired a majority stake in UAE‑based Affiniax, adding 65 local professionals to its global team of over 500. The move capitalises on the UAE’s new corporate tax regime, which has turned audit, tax and...
By The Finance Story
Blog•Mar 1, 2026
IT's Evolving Role in Advancing Organizational Growth
IT is transitioning from a back‑office system provider to a strategic, customer‑facing partner that drives end‑to‑end change. Leaders are urged to co‑create transformation roadmaps, adopt outcome‑based KPIs, and build modular, API‑first platforms that reduce duplication. Lightweight, proportional governance combined with...
By Future of CIO
Blog•Mar 1, 2026
Brand Persona Guide: How To Develop a Brand Persona
Authenticity is increasingly linked to purchase intent, prompting brands to seek consistent, genuine voices. Because a brand isn’t a single individual, creating a brand persona—an internal fictional character—helps translate abstract identity into concrete actions. The guide outlines a seven‑step process...
By eCommerce Fastlane
Blog•Mar 1, 2026
PETER’S ASIAN BUSINESS & FINANCE BRIEFING – Monday 2 March 2026, 06:00 Hong Kong
Over the weekend, coordinated US and Israeli strikes hit Iran, prompting missile and drone retaliation that shut Dubai’s airport and threatened oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz. The conflict pushed Brent crude toward $73 a barrel and heightened geopolitical...
By Peter Lewis’ Money Talk
Blog•Mar 1, 2026
Change Doesn’t Fail By Itself, It Fails Because People Resist It
The article argues that change initiatives fail not because ideas are flawed but because people resist. It debunks the notion that awareness and training alone drive adoption, citing research that knowledge shifts rarely change behavior. Change is a strategic conflict...
By Digital Tonto
Blog•Mar 1, 2026
Early-Stage Medical Device Innovation: How to Discuss Untested Ideas
The article argues that early‑stage medical device ideas require a balanced communication approach that avoids both silence and hype. It highlights the tension trainees and researchers feel when sharing untested concepts and proposes focusing discussions on problems, trade‑offs, and unknowns...
By KevinMD Tech
Blog•Mar 1, 2026
Fast Growth, Controlled Debt, Still Paying You to Wait
T‑Mobile delivered an 8% jump in 2025 service revenue to $71.3 billion, while core adjusted EBITDA rose 7% to $33.9 billion and free cash flow hit $18.0 billion. The carrier added 3.3 million post‑paid phones and 7.8 million total post‑paid lines, keeping churn under 1%...
By Fixed Income Beacon
Blog•Mar 1, 2026
InsideArbitrage Special Situations Newsletter: March 2026
InsideArbitrage’s March 2026 Special Situations newsletter warns of a continuing "Software Nuclear Winter" in the SaaS sector, describing deep valuation pressure and market disruption. The firm recently acquired SaaS company Navan (NAVN) and highlights another discounted SaaS opportunity, suggesting the...
By Inside Arbitrage – Blog
Blog•Mar 1, 2026
What Is Happening With AI With Ann Handley – This Week’s Thinking With Mitch Joel Conversation
In a new episode of Thinking With Mitch Joel, marketing veteran Ann Handley critiques the panic surrounding AI, arguing that hype outpaces proof. She challenges the claim that AI will eliminate half of white‑collar jobs, emphasizing that technological capability doesn’t...
By Six Pixels of Separation
Blog•Mar 1, 2026
Email Cadence: How Often Should You Email Customers?
Marketers are wrestling with the optimal email cadence – the frequency and sequencing of messages that keep customers engaged without causing fatigue. MailerLite’s analysis of over one million 2024 campaigns shows that twice‑weekly sends deliver the highest click‑through rate (5.8%)...
By eCommerce Fastlane
Blog•Mar 1, 2026
Moody’s Signals Rethink Of CRE Risk Exposure As Off-Book AI Data Center Leases Top $662B
Moody’s latest ratings report reveals that the five largest U.S. hyperscalers have amassed $662 billion in future AI data‑center lease commitments that remain off their balance sheets under current GAAP. These leases, slated to commence between 2025 and 2031, represent 113 %...
By Allwork.Space
Blog•Mar 1, 2026
Khamenei Eliminated — Hormuz Strait Semi-Shut — All Eyes on OPEC+ V8 Decision This Sunday
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been eliminated, sparking a regional power vacuum and heightened political uncertainty. The Strait of Hormuz is operating at reduced capacity, causing semi‑shutdown conditions that disrupt global oil shipments. Market participants are closely watching...
By Anas Alhajji (Energy Outlook Advisors)
Blog•Mar 1, 2026
From the Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE/CRM Blogs: Service Request Management; Sales Best Practices; Useful AI in Dynamics 365 CE; Customer...
Microsoft’s Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement suite is highlighted across recent blog posts for its evolving service request management, AI capabilities, and sales automation best practices. Vidit Gholam emphasizes moving from email and spreadsheets to a centralized request system to meet...
By MSDynamicsWorld
Blog•Mar 1, 2026
From the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Blogs: Purchase Return Order Setup; Download Symbols From NuGet Source; D365BC 28.0 Release;...
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central’s latest blog roundup highlights four key areas: configuring purchase return orders to handle damaged or incorrect shipments, retrieving AL symbols from Microsoft’s public NuGet feed, preparing for the upcoming 28.0 release, and leveraging the platform’s...
By MSDynamicsWorld
Blog•Mar 1, 2026
Databricks Overtakes Snowflake
Databricks has overtaken Snowflake in quarterly revenue, now leading by $120 million after a $220 million gap two years ago. The shift is driven by AI’s demand for unstructured data, which Databricks processes directly from object storage without migration. Databricks SQL grew...
By Tomasz Tunguz
Blog•Feb 28, 2026
Primary Audience Guide: How To Identify Your Primary Audience
Identifying a primary audience is essential for focused marketing and brand advocacy. The article outlines primary, secondary, and gatekeeper audiences, explains market segmentation, and provides a step‑by‑step framework for data‑driven audience profiling. Real‑world examples, such as sustainable sneaker brands and...
By eCommerce Fastlane
Blog•Feb 28, 2026
Attack on Iran and Iran's Retaliation (Update 2)
Iran has evacuated all large oil tankers from the Persian Gulf, a maneuver that lifted its crude exports to the strongest levels seen since 2017. The clearance follows a recent attack on Iranian interests, which Tehran frames as a catalyst...
By Anas Alhajji (Energy Outlook Advisors)
Blog•Feb 28, 2026
Gold to Surge After U.S. Strike on Iran
A U.S. and Israeli strike on Iran broke over the weekend, prompting immediate reactions in precious‑metal markets. Because traditional markets are closed, the first price signal came from crypto‑linked gold tokens, with Tether Gold jumping 1.57% to about $5,341 per...
By The Bubble Bubble Report
Blog•Feb 28, 2026
Newsquawk Week Ahead: Highlights 2nd-6th March 2026
The OPEC+ meeting on March 1 is expected to unwind 137,000 barrels per day of voluntary cuts, signaling a tentative supply increase as Brent hovers near $71. US economic data show a slowdown in manufacturing, with the ISM PMI dropping...
By Global View Blog
Blog•Feb 28, 2026
From $300 to 8 Figures: How Hedley & Bennett Became a Heritage Brand
Ellen Bennett launched Hedley & Bennett in 2010 with just $300 and no formal business background. By focusing on chef‑driven product development and relentless quality control, the company turned a failed apron batch into a premium line. Today the brand...
By eCommerce Fastlane
Blog•Feb 28, 2026
Miso Robotics Acquires Operations Platform Zignyl to Launch AI Dashboard Zippy for Restaurant Tech
Miso Robotics, the U.S. restaurant automation specialist, announced the acquisition of Zignyl, an operations platform provider. The purchase enabled the launch of Zippy, an AI‑driven dashboard that lets restaurant operators query data through a conversational chatbot. By embedding Zignyl’s workflow...
By Shopifreaks
Blog•Feb 28, 2026
Stay22 Lands US$122M Investment From Summit Partners to Accelerate International AI Expansion
Stay22, a Montreal‑based creator‑economy platform, secured a $122 million growth capital infusion from private‑equity firm Summit Partners. The company reported processing more than $1 billion in transactions last year, underscoring its rapid adoption among event‑driven merchants. The new funding will be directed...
By Shopifreaks
Blog•Feb 28, 2026
Block Cuts 40% of Workforce as Dorsey Says AI Tools Have Changed How to Build and Run a Company
Block announced a 40% workforce reduction, cutting more than 4,000 jobs as it pivots toward artificial‑intelligence‑driven operations. CEO Jack Dorsey said AI tools have fundamentally altered how companies are built and run, prompting the restructuring. Despite the layoffs, the company...
By Shopifreaks
Blog•Feb 28, 2026
15 Angel Investments and All Failures
A seasoned angel disclosed that all 15 of his investments have gone to zero, underscoring the brutal failure rate of early‑stage startups. While diversification is a common mantra, statistics show that a sizable share of startups never reach meaningful revenue,...
By David Cummings on Startups
Blog•Feb 28, 2026
PortSide Stories: Yokohama
The Port of Yokohama remains Japan’s busiest container gateway, handling millions of TEUs each year and accommodating the world’s largest vessels. Its deep‑water berths link Japan’s export‑heavy industries—automobiles, electronics, food—to markets across Asia, North America and Europe. Beyond logistics, the...
By Container News
Blog•Feb 28, 2026
Paramount Skydance to Acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in a $110 Billion Deal
Paramount Skydance Corp. announced a $110 billion agreement to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, offering $31 per share—a 10.05% premium. The transaction is financed by $47 billion in equity backed by the Ellison family and RedBird Capital, plus $54 billion of new debt from...
By Inside Arbitrage – Blog
Blog•Feb 28, 2026
Elliott Wave Analysis of USDJPY – March 2nd, 2026
USDJPY recorded a solid monthly gain in February as Japan's inflation slipped lower, strengthening expectations of a more dovish Bank of Japan. The currency pair’s upward momentum has reignited speculation that it could approach a multi‑decade high. Elliott Wave analysts...
By EWM Interactive – Forex
Blog•Feb 28, 2026
Grown Adults in Suits, Acting Like Five-Year-Olds: What Maturity at Work Actually Looks Like Part I
The article outlines concrete signs of workplace maturity, contrasting them with common immature behaviors such as tantrums, aggressive emails, and blame‑shifting. It argues that true maturity is demonstrated through quiet confidence, competence, and a focus on results rather than personal...
By The Contrarian HR