The world has rarely moved so fast as last year. In this very particular context, some transformations are just accelerating. The Economic Forum is claiming that 50% of all employees will need reskilling by 2025, as adoption of technology increases. This is interesting to see that Critical thinking and problem-solving top the list of skills

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80% of consumers in the U.S. and UK say they consume more content since the outbreak, with broadcast TV and online videos (YouTube, TikTok) being the primary mediums across all generations and genders. During this period of COVID-19 pandemic, it’s no surprise that people are consuming vast amounts of media. Today’s graphics use data from

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Today is International Women’s Day (IWD), which is celebrated annually on 8 March. The day has occurred for well over a century, with the first IWD gathering in 1911.  This is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.

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I became American 2 weeks ago and I am so happy to be able to vote during next elections in the U.S. I was curious to see how many foreign-born are eligible to vote in the U.S The U.S. had approximately 12 million foreign-born eligible voters back in 2000 and that increased to 22 million

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I come from Belgium [Europe] and I am living in the U.S for 7 years. Belgium is like a paradise for great food, beers and chocolate. People really appreciate good restaurants. Before starting at Microsoft, 12 years ago, I have worked more than a decade in Food Industry [Unilever], as product/brand manager and then marketing

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Trust definition is – assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something. I personally value a lot trust and confidence in my job and with people I work with. This is the most important value for me and I know it takes time to build trust and confidence. I like

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#joinMyTeam #Microsoft #Talents I am actively recruiting to find great talent to join my team as the PC Category Lead for Brazil. If you have PC industry and Consumer / SMB Experience you’d like to bring to Microsoft, check out this role at https://lnkd.in/ekiki6E.

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All five of the Big Tech companies (Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, and Alphabet) have emerged as some of the most valuable publicly-traded companies in the world Together, the Big Five tech giants combined for just over $800 billion of revenue in 2018, which would be among the world’s 20 largest countries in terms of GDP.

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This is very interesting to see that about four in ten shoppers report checking sales and promotions available to them on a retailer’s mobile app while shopping in-store. These data come from the 10th annual RIS News study. Consumers are using their mobile in order to check sales and promotions, compare prices, and research products.

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eSports is an umbrella term for competitions played on electronic systems, typically by professional video gamers. In just a decade, electronic sports (eSports) has evolved from an underground culture into a mainstream industry worth billions of dollars today. How does eSports compare to Traditional Sports in terms of audience size, market potential, and revenue? The

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We are living with our family in South Florida and we are waiting the arrival of Dorian. Hurricane Dorian is an active tropical cyclone currently threatening the Bahamas and the Southeastern United States. The fourth named storm and second hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, Dorian developed from a tropical wave in the Central

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There is a significant performance gap in what CMOs believe are important capabilities and what they deliver well today. These data and insights below come Dentsu Aegis Network. CMOs believe that creativity, data collection and customer experience are vital for their future business success, but they believe not to do these things well today. 84%

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In 2009, U.S. companies made up 45 percent of the Global Top 100 companies. A decade later, U.S. firms now comprise 63 percent of organizations on the Global Top 100. This advancement is partly due to growth in the United States tech sector. Microsoft topped Apple in terms of market cap This is very interesting

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Seasonality plays a big role in retail. The weeks leading up to Christmas are the most important time of the year for most retailers in the United States The reason is that consumers stock up for the holidays and spend a lot of money on gifts for their loved ones. Did you know that we

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Get ready, here comes Generation Z! As we welcome Generation Z to the American workplace this year, we’ll continue to learn more about them. Early glimpses suggest this diverse and digitally savvy generation may bring big changes to the workplace in the coming years. Generation Z is born between the late 1990s and the early

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