"Administrators might be confused by recent changes to Microsoft's cloud collaboration platform, which seem to indicate Office 365 is now called Microsoft 365. This is not entirely true.

The Office 365 Enterprise plans still exist and have different pricing, licensing, services and management tools. So, for IT admins and Microsoft license buyers, knowing when to get Microsoft 365 and when to settle for Office 365 can add up to significant savings..."

"It goes without saying, but we live in a different world today. Life will eventually get back to normal, but the ways in which you communicate with your customers has to be adjusted when these life-altering situations occur.

I don't want to sound like a Debbie-downer, but disasters - or in today's case, a pandemic - happen.

As business owners, you need to be prepared. You need to know how to use email marketing to communicate with your audience..."

"Social media is changing every day, so it's vital for your sales and marketing team to be 'in-the-know' of the latest trends.

When you start social media prospecting, one of the most important things to do is to follow the C-suite of the company you're trying to engage with - that is, any C-level employee of a company, whether it be the CEO, CFO, CTO, or other high ranking leaders. By following them, you can interact with the content they promote..."

"Obviously, this is not true for every marketer, but the prevalence of these strategies led to account-based marketing (ABM). ABM focuses on generating revenue from a carefully crafted list of target accounts, instead of a generalized buyer persona. Since coming onto the inbound marketing scene, ABM has exploded in popularity, mainly due to its successes.

Before you run off to your boss with content ideas for an ABM strategy, you first need to define your ideal customer profile (ICP). Without it, you won't have a reference to create your first list of target accounts, and you won't be able to curate the right marketing material at the appropriate time.

Here's an overview of setting up an ICP..."

"Even if you've never done this running your own company, you've probably gained cold outreach experience as you 'smiled and dialed' at your first sales job or sat carefully crafting an email to a recruiter.

Cold email outreach has replaced the cold call as the main doorway to new business relationships. They're less intrusive and it's easier to personalize a message that resonates with whoever you're trying to contact. You also don't have to deal with the awkward rejections. Even better, with cold email outreach, you weed out the people too passive to turn you down over the phone or face to face. The folks who respond to your emails have a genuine interest in what you're offering. That means higher conversion rates and more satisfied clients..."

"Good sales prospecting tools accelerate the whole prospecting process while making it that much easier to close the deal. There are many software options that are essential to taking your prospecting game to the next level.

What Is Sales Prospecting?

Sales prospecting is the process of searching for potential clients, customers, or buyers to help grow your sales pipeline. The goal of sales prospecting is to generate more interest in your products or services until you can move leads and prospects through the sales funnel so they ultimately become paying customers..."

"In the aftermath, we looked closely at the organizations utilizing NetHunt CRM and found out that their priorities have shifted to increasing customer relations. That is not a surprise for us. The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way companies do business and forced them to come up with new ways to ensure customer retention. The key area of focus is improved customer experience and customer-centricity in everything they do.

Based on the success of the customer experience strategies, it's only fair to bring them with us into the post-pandemic world. Fortunately, there are dozens of customer experience strategies that businesses can employ, so you have the freedom of choice:..."

vBeers meetups are informal networking events for South Florida Tech professionals.

In-person vBeers are suspended until the COVID-19 thread is diminished and public gathering are again allowed. I will host a Virtual vBeers every Wednesday until in-person events resume.

After the intros, the rest of meeting will be an informal hangout!

Please join the live meeting at 6:00PM EST with this Zoom link:

• https://zoom.us/j/792850274

You can also join by phone:

• Meeting ID: 792 850 274
• 646 558 8656 US
• +16465588656,,792850274# US (New York)

vBeers@Boca is sponsored by TechLauderdale:

• "TechLauderdale promotes the growth, connectivity, and awareness of the thriving technology ecosystem in Greater Fort Lauderdale"

Hosted by John J. McLaughlin

"No doubt about it, work relationships are essential. It doesn't matter if you're a small business or work for a large corporation, are self-employed, or work in the service industry. All require that we stay connected and show genuine interest in those we interact with.

Networking and building relationships have changed in our current world. We still need to consider and connect with customers/clients, suppliers/buyers, shareholders/stakeholders, and maybe public figures, vendors, and government agencies. Regardless of your line of work, you can't let relationships go cold..."

The TechLauderdale Lucky 13 Golf Tournament is a hybrid event mixing a day of golf at the beautiful Plantation Preserve Course followed by a highly interactive 3D online post event party.

Join us at this socially distant but highly interactive networking event. Sponsors will enjoy the benefit of recognition at the event with traditional signage throughout the course and will also be recognized at the virtual post-event party.

All sponsors receive, promotion on website, social media, literature, signage at the Golf Tournament and recognition at our unique 3D virtual post event. TechLauderdale Corporate Members Receive Sponsorship Discounts

Early Registration (By Oct 13):

• TechLauderdale Members: $125 Single Player, $500 Foursome
• Non-Members: $160 Single Player, $640 Foursome

Note: you can become a member for just $100 for the year or $10/month: join

Learn, Connect, and Grow

The Chapter strives to strengthen professional communications among members who direct the application of information technology in private and public organizations. Chapter activities include:

• Meeting to share innovative ideas and real-world experiences which address enterprise information needs. We have excellent speakers from our membership and bring in industry executives or subject matter experts from many sources.
• Providing presentations by leading national information-management professionals and executives who benefit from management-information systems.
• Challenging our comfort levels by exchanging ideas with peers and business counterparts.
• Being a resource for each other, and personal networking.

The geographical scope of the South Florida Chapter is Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach County. Subscribe to receive emails from the chapter to get notified of all relevant events in the area. If you are already subscribed, you will be sent a link to update your preferences.

SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM

• ISACA South Florida Chapter outreach to more than 1,000 professionals, and partner organizations which represent a range of Corporate IT Audit, IT Compliance, IT Governance & IT Security responsibilities in a cross section of industries and business sizes
• Extensive networking opportunities, face-to-face contact and one-on-one meetings
• Display of your latest products and services to all attendees
• Traffic flow throughout the exhibition area
• Display of your logo and link to your home page on our ISACA South Florida Chapter web site

Find out more! Contact us at president@isacasfl.org

ISSA provides educational forums and peer interaction opportunities that enhance the knowledge, skill and professional growth of its members. Members include practitioners at all levels of the security field in a broad range of industries, such as communications, education, healthcare, manufacturing, financial and government. SFISSA is an excellent vehicle for those who need to acquire CPE credits for certification needs. We need your support, so we hope that you will consider becoming a sponsor to support our chapter.

Sponsorship Options: Chapter sponsorship

Platinum sponsors $1,500/meeting benefits include:

• Non-marketing presentation at one SFISSA meeting (including attendee/sign-in list)
• Higher priority in speaker selection for SFISSA Annual Conference
• Logo signage displayed at meetings*
• Logo, name and company URL on SFISSA website for event
• Materials distributed at SFISSA meetings*
• 5 minute presentation at 1 SFISSA meetings per year

Program sponsors $1,000/meeting benefits include:

• Non-marketing presentation at one SFISSA meeting
• Logo signage displayed at meetings*
• Logo, name and company URL on SFISSA website for event
• Materials distributed at SFISSA meetings*
• 5 minute presentation at 1 SFISSA meetings per year

Conference sponsorship opportunities coming soon.

Be front and center at all our monthly speaker events, get training on the latest technologies, break bread with our distinguished speakers, and find qualified candidates via our sponsored job listings.

Refresh Corporate: $2000/Year

• Guaranteed ticket to all speaker events
• Complimentary ticket to three (3) Refresh Miami workshops ($150 value!)
• 40% discount on all other Refresh Miami workshops ($160 value!)
• Preferred Access to VIP/Speaker Dinners
• Discounts on Community Events
• Partner Discounts
• Refresh Miami T-Shirt
• Ability to post relevant events to Community Calendar
• Ability to post jobs to Refresh Job Board
• Ability to post business to Refresh Miami Tech Map

$2000/Year

Our Memberships are based on Exposure, Talent, & Business

• STARTUP - $500/year
• Tier 3 - $1,000/year
• Tier 2 - $2,500/year
• Tier 1 - $5,000/year

Palm Beach Tech is a nonprofit membership association Building the Palm Beaches into a Tech Hub.

South Florida Health Information Management Association.

The theme from FHIMA for this year is 'Smooth Sailing Ahead'.

SFHIMA is ready to set sail with more great informational sessions, networking and continuing education opportunities. Sessions this year will be offered in person and via remote web connections.

Mission

• Advance the PM profession through the promotion of PMI certification training and project excellence acknowledgement.

• Provide members and volunteers with networking, leadership roles and superior development and education events and activities,

• Ensure alignment with PMIs talent triangle, compliance with PMIs core values and contribution to the improvement of the PM body of knowledge.

We are only one of over 270 Chapters serving Project Management Institute (PMI) members and communities in more than 70 countries around the world. These local communities help spread awareness of the profession and PMI by reaching out to local governments and organizations, hosting events or seminars for local practitioners and providing opportunities to learn, network and earn Professional Development Units (PDUs) toward maintaining credentials.

Sponsorships are available.

The objectives of the Chapter are to:

• Promote and advance the profession of Business Analysis
• Provide opportunities to our members to gain knowledge and network with experienced professionals across various industries and government agencies
• Provide access for members to a formal "knowledge base" as well as forums for sharing expertise, expressing professional opinions and building a reputation within the industry
• Provide pathways to learn about business analysis best practices
• Create corporate support for the IIBA within the local market by superior marketing/awareness programs that demonstrate the value of business analysis and the IIBA
• Liaise with industry and association partners to increase awareness and benefit of IIBA Chapter members
• Encourage and provide opportunities for our members to become Business Analysis certified professionals

As our events calendar and past events reflect, we have a mix of day time symposiums for professional development, after work meetings focused on a topic of particular concern to business analysts, and online meetings and webinars to develop your technical skills and analytical competencies, as well as one to two premiere dinner events per year with at least one distinguished guest speaker.