More important than all the tools and platforms that exist are the ways in which companies can use social media (social media) to increase the effectiveness of marketing programs, to generate new and relevant marketing opportunities, to serve and understand customers better and to become more valuable partners. by Gabriela Streza, Business Development Director, Valoria In order to do this, […]

A year ago, I used this platform to talk about Dell Technologies’ vision to become the most essential technology company for the data era. To say it’s been a consequential year is an understatement. I’m proud to say our team continued to deliver in extraordinary ways for our customers and it showed in our record first-quarter financial results. But what […]

The COVID-19 crisis has changed Romanians’ attitude towards living at the countryside: 59% of the surveyed urban Romanians state that the pandemic influenced or changed their opinion on living at the countryside, according to the Digitising Europe Pulse, a new survey commissioned by the Vodafone Institute, and conducted by Kantar, with over 15,000 interviewees from 15 European countries, including Romania. […]

Employer demand for technology workers across 10 European countries experienced a significant increase in the first quarter of 2021 with employers posting nearly 900 000 advertisements for open positions, according to a new report released today by CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the information technology (IT) industry and workforce. CompTIA’s “European Tech Hiring Trends” reveals that employer job postings for […]

Digitalization helps consumer companies manage changes in demand, emerging consumption occasions and changing shopping methods, says GlobalData. Changes in demand, emerging consumption occasions, and changing shopping methods have been identified by leading data and analytics company GlobalData as three key aspects to which consumer companies and foodservice outlets have had to adapt due to COVID-19. The company’s latest report, ‘Future […]

Understanding data center trends is essential for companies deciding how to most effectively manage the digital infrastructure on which their businesses rely. In fact, this reliance on data centers has only grown as digitalization accelerates, in large part, as a response to unprecedented, pandemic-driven changes in data generation and usage. Hearing from experts around the world helps owners and operators […]

On 21 April 2021, the European Commission announced an ambitious and comprehensive package of measures intended to further promote sustainability, as part of the goal of making Europe climate neutral by 2050. One of the many steps outlined is a proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the aim of which would be to improve the flow of sustainability […]

The use of fintech apps has increased more than 61% since the pandemic started last year, reveals deVere Group, one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory and fintech organisations. The jump comes as financial technology apps show further evidence that the way we manage our finances further shifted in light of the coronavirus pandemic. James Green, deVere Group’s Divisional […]

Recently, Mazars, the international audit, tax and advisory firm, released the results of a double-blind survey which was conducted by Edelman Intelligence. The purpose of the survey was to identify the perceptions and needs of various companies within the industry when it comes to audit and their current statutory auditors. In a recent material, we discussed about Romania’s audit market […]

Mazars, the international audit and advisory firm, together with Board Agenda, and in association with INSEAD Corporate Governance Centre, published its new report, Leadership in AI 2021: boards, barriers, and new beginnings. In a recent material, we discussed about the level of adoption in various organisations, how the lack of understanding regarding this emerging technology means a significant risk for […]

The disruption caused by COVID-19 to CEE’s M&A market was short-lived as dealmaking returned to the fore in the second half of the year, according to a new report published by Mazars in association with Mergermarket. The report, Investing in CEE: Inbound M&A Report 2020/2021, offers an overview of inbound M&A activity in the CEE region throughout 2020 and looks […]

In September 2020, Mazars, the international audit, tax and advisory firm, released the results of a double-blind survey which was conducted by Edelman Intelligence. The purpose of this survey was to identify the perceptions and needs of various companies within the industry when it comes to audit and their current statutory auditors. The respondents had to answer several questions regarding […]