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IBM Study Finds More Than Half of Midmarket Companies Lack an Integrated Digital Strategy

By Guest PostNovember 21, 2013Technologyanalyzing data, big data analytics, c suite business, c suite leaders, cloud, coriell life sciences, digitization, Environment, ibm global financing, ibm study, individual dna, integrated digital strategy, john mason, micro strategies, midmarket, midmarket companies, mobile, return on investment, scott megill, smbs, Technology

Small and Midsize Businesses Outperform Competitors By Fusing the Physical with Big Data, Mobile and the Cloud

ARMONK, N.Y – 21 Nov 2013: An IBM global study of C-Suite leaders uncovers a surprising fact about small and midsize companies: they may not be as digitally savvy as they’d like.

The survey’s top findings include:

More than half of midmarket companies lack an integrated digital strategy.
65% of the midmarket C-Suite business executives recognized that the lack of a cohesive social media plan is the biggest barrier to doing more in the digital space.
More than half of respondents also cite the need to better understand how social media fits with other operational priorities, and how to measure its return on investment. (more…)

Chronic Worriers at Higher Risk for PTSD

By Guest PostDecember 24, 2012Healthanalyzing data, catastrophe, chronic anxiety, habitually anxious, michigan state university, naomi breslau, neuroticism, neuroticism scale, post traumatic, psychiatric experts, ptsd, retrospective study, risk, risk factor, stress disorder, trait, traumatic events, worry constantly

People who worry constantly are at greater risk for post-traumatic stress disorder, according to new Michigan State University research published in the journal Psychological Medicine.

Many people experience traumatic events such as the death of a loved one, being assaulted or witnessing violence, but only a small minority develop PTSD, said study author Naomi Breslau, a professor of epidemiology at MSU. (more…)

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IBM Study Finds More Than Half of Midmarket Companies Lack an Integrated Digital Strategy

Chronic Worriers at Higher Risk for PTSD