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  A sales cadence, as used in marketing, refers to a sequence of touchpoints with a prospect to establish a connection for engagement or to make a sale. Essentially, it is a schedule that sales reps stick to when following up with prospects.  Touchpoints A touchpoint is a contact with a prospect—channel notwithstanding. It could be face to face, over the phone, via emails, on social media or even through voicemail.  There really isn’t a one-size-fits-all when it comes to how many touchpoints it takes to engage a prospect. It all depends on what you are selling and to whom. Reducing the number of touch points is common in small-scale transactional sales. In enterprise sales with year-long sales cycles, the numbers may vary wildly. A sales cadence starts with lead prospect software from the first point of contact. It plays out until the prospect becomes a customer or exits the sales cadence into the nurturing bucket. How to Build a Sales Cadence Building and shortening your cadence so

  The network infrastructures of today are more complicated, with larger deployments and more endpoints that present more potential for disruptions. How can you get stronger branch, campus, and colocation networks without using cumbersome solutions? In order to build, automate, and manage the edge at scale, you need critical network infrastructure. Utilizing consolidated devices that can deploy whole sites in a single day, customized services, increased availability, extensible software and hardware, and cloud computing to manage everything from your browser reduces complexity and ensures that your edge is always up and running. Challenges Facing Critical Network Infrastructure Essential network infrastructure faces numerous challenges. Below are some of the challenges and the ways in which in they can be mitigated:  Strict performance needs may be met while limiting internal and external attack vectors by segmenting networks with appropriate access rules. Less downtime as a result of

  Drones have been around for a while now. They are no longer an emerging technology. Also, we have been using them for inspection. But how far has that gone?  The obstacles that were rife in the early days of drone inspection have been dealt with. High-quality sensors with resolutions of up to 100MP are now in use. Legislation around the use of drones, even near restricted areas, is now more straightforward. Drones themselves are more advanced, with technology like collision avoidance.  The use of drones in inspection has become convenient, leading to the widespread adoption of the practice across industries. This article will analyze the state of the art of drone inspection, touching on multiple aspects.  The State of Drone Inspection Technology Major breakthroughs have been made in all areas of drone inspection technology, making the practice a lot more convenient.  To start with, drones have a higher range and can carry heavier payloads. Heavier payloads allow for higher-quality se

  These two rather nasty microbes share some similarities. The paradox comes in that they both cause mild to serious infections—although they are different. How these infections are treated is also different.  Regarding treatment, it is worth noting that antibiotics used to treat bacterial infections are powerless when it comes to viral infections, which further emphasizes why diagnostic immunology tests are important to tell the infections apart.  Let’s break it all down: Bacteria vs Viruses Let’s start with what they have in common: they both are microbes, which are organisms that are too tiny to see by the naked eye. Their infections also have more or less similar symptoms and more often than not can be transmitted the same way. That is the end of the similarities. Onto the differences: Bacteria Bacteria are relatively complex, single-celled organisms. Their cell wall is mainly rigid with a thin membrane surrounding the fluid in the cell. They can also reproduce on their own.  Bact

Facial reenactment technology is used for media creation using AI. The media created can be used for such fields as e-learning, corporate training, MarCom and the Metaverse (a name given by Microsoft to explain its mixed reality projection map system). Recently, AI face tech has been used in the advertising industry by video-shopping advertisements. Then, there are tools in which users can add the data of their loved-ones to face recognition databases. Facial Reenactment Technology in Relation to Facial Expressions The perception of a face is the most emotional image for human beings, as each one is different from the other. There are numerous studies that have been made regarding facial expression recognition. Video facial reenactment technology is not exactly about facial expression recognition; it is about recreating emotions specific to a person or AI generated avatar in order to use it for media creation. AI face tech could really help us have better communication. Video facial r

  Wrinkles and fine lines are inevitable with age. However, sometimes they do make their grand, wrinkly entrance prematurely. Messed up sleep schedules, smoking and lifestyle choices are just some of the causes of eye wrinkles. Before I get into eye wrinkle treatment , let’s talk about those eye wrinkle causes: Causes of Eye Wrinkles Aging This is the most natural and most inevitable of the lot. As you age, the skin loses its natural elasticity and collagen production reduces. Collagen is the protein responsible for your skin’s elasticity and tightness. A drop in production and you will be in need of face rejuvenation treatments . As you age, you start noticing lines and wrinkles. Wrinkles come in two types: static and dynamic. Static lines are noticeable while the face is resting. Dynamic ones come from extensive muscle activity like squinting, frowning and the occasional eyebrow raising. Smoking – Talk of Life Choices, Right? The oxidative stress on the cells and the blood flow is co

  Live streaming is currently the best way to spread your content while astronomically increasing your brand awareness among fans and your followers. There is an overwhelming amount of people watching live streams as we speak so as a content creator, business, influencer, or artist, get your live streaming equipment setup and join the ride. Live Broadcasting Equipment The good thing with live broadcasts is that you don’t need to get started with professional live transmission products. You can start live streaming with a very basic kit and from then progress to a more professional setup.  Everything you need can be stripped down to a simple smartphone and a stable internet connection. If you want to level up, you can then consider adding some equipment for more functionality and features. At entry level, you only need a smartphone, a tripod, and a Wi-Fi connection. As you progress, you may indulge in more professional live streaming equipment like a video encoder, HD camera, audio mix

Although some accidents are caused by technical failures, most accidents are caused by human error. It is this very human error that ADAS tries to fix. Systems like these include lots of active and passive safety features aimed at assisting the driver to eliminate their susceptibility to errors.  AI chip companies that specialize in ADAS have been constantly growing, with the current market value being estimated at around 25 billion USD as of 2021. That’s not the crescendo though with it being projected to grow up to 55 billion USD by 2030. What is ADAS? Let’s talk definition: Advanced driver assistant systems can be described as passive and active electronic safety systems that are designed to remove the human error component in the operation of motor vehicles. Typically, these systems use sensors in the vehicle to perceive the world around them and provide information to the driver or even better, take action automatically with the information perceived. Common sensors include came