There's something so old-fashioned about poring over email threads trying to find answers. Traditionally, business-to-business communication has been relegated to emails, video chats and phone calls. It left a lot to be desired—namely, convenience. We message our friends, family and colleagues on a variety of platforms and apps, so why can't businesses leverage the same kind of rich, intuitive communication when they interact with other businesses?

Consumers have embraced the idea of banking and investing online, and that’s good news for FinTech companies. But with more people doing their business and their banking online than ever before, it is challenging for FinTechs to differentiate their offerings from traditional financial service providers who have online offerings as well. The highly competitive landscape creates challenges for FinTechs who want to attract customers away from traditional financial service providers.

With inflation on the rise and an uncertain economic environment ahead, customers are rethinking their purchases. By focusing on what really matters to customers, retailers can offer an affordable yet memorable Christmas shopping experience this season.

As the world turned digital, the FinTech industry was ready to ride the wave. But now the market is showing signs of slowing. FinTechs that are not growing their user base are at risk of being acquired. And because there are now so many players in the digital space, there’s fierce competition to keep and acquire new customers. And therein lies the key to success: customers. More and more, the distinction between a stellar FinTech and a struggling one is the quality of its customer experience.

One thing about employee experience is very clear: Workers don’t want to go back to the days of long commutes and uncomfortable pants. Collectively, workers are calling BS on “the way it’s always been done” in favour of flexible work and healthier work-life boundaries. Instead of drawing a line in the sand, now is the time to bring your employees to the collaboration table and start problem-solving. In the future of work, employees are your most important stakeholders.

There’s no such thing as a foolproof startup growth hack. There’s lots of talk about some of the most famous growth hacks, but they’re usually not repeatable because everyone needs to find their own magic formula: a combination of foundation-building, customer focus, timing, and luck.

The need to embrace a digital-first approach to business over the past two years has brought about new opportunities to connect with one another — from our colleagues to our customers and even their customers. With distances shortened by a screen, customer communication no longer remains a regional affair or something that requires travel.

Bigblue (Support) is a fulfilment solution for e-commerce brands. Hundreds of brands leverage their warehouse network in Europe to scale their operations effortlessly and build a delivery experience that boosts sales. With the Bigblue App for Zendesk Support, you can display Bigblue data directly in your Zendesk sidebar, automatically create alerts for delivery issues while proactively solving them, and easily escalate an issue to Bigblue for carrier delays or lost parcels.

An increasingly urgent challenge facing the healthcare industry is the shortage of skilled healthcare professionals. This is due to the general population getting older, an increase in chronic diseases, the impact of the pandemic and an ageing healthcare workforce. Compounding these trends is a work environment where siloed information, disconnected workflows and excessive paperwork can lead to frustrating experiences for employees and patients.