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AE Events On Why Spend Management Is Crucial To Event Planning

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Weddings, galas and other public events come with thousands of little details that event planners must handle while satisfying everyone from event attendees to clients. Every particular concern must be deftly managed within budget, too, which can be tricky when unforeseen expenses arise.

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Celebrity Event Planner Colin Cowie On How ‘Hospertainment’ Can Save The Events Business

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It hasn’t been a good year for hospitality and events, with the pandemic shutting down travel, large gatherings, venues and the desire to be physically close to other people. Celebrity Event Planner Colin Cowie of Colin Cowie Lifestyle said the industry has to pivot to survive. Social events, he noted, are a different animal entirely.

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Steal This 5-Step Banking Innovation Playbook from Gentle Monster

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For inspiration in banking innovation, we often look to other industries. Instead of thinking traditionally, Gentle Monster pursued a strategy of innovation and creativity to become the hottest sunglass company globally, creating a company currently valued at $900 million. Honkook Kim and his Gentle Monster Brand is a perfect example.

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Bank Innovation unveils Build as virtual event 

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Bank Innovation is proud to announce the Bank Innovation Build 2020 Virtual Experience, designed to provide industry professionals the insights, strategies and best practices to propel their innovation teams to success. Produced by Bank Innovation and Royal Media, Build will take place Sept. 9 and 10 online.

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How The Gig Economy Is Igniting Spend Management Innovation

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Gift card use would faithfully and intensely spike around Christmas, only to settle back to a more typical baseline six to eight weeks after the “event.”. However, Grant added, these days, that innovation needs a lot of scaling up. At PEX, Grant is still working with prepaid cards, but their spikes are almost the exact opposite.

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Using The French Defense in Deposit Management

South State Correspondent

Banks can use the French Defense in deposit management. The French Deposit Management Defense. ” The answer is the French Deposit Defense and it is one of many tactics in a seasoned banker’s deposit management playbook. Now, Bank B uses its bishops, knights, and rooks for enhanced deposit management.

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Two Perficient Colleagues Quoted in Forrester Report on Emerging Insurance Technologies

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The report explores the potential of innovative technologies with “…particular emphasis on generative AI (Artificial Intelligence), as it not only delivers benefits now but also underpins technologies such as autonomous workplace assistants, embedded AI, and edge intelligence.” This kind of intelligence proves the noble purpose of insurance.”