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The ultimate guide to lead distribution

Adiantku 9 hours ago

In this informative and comprehensive guide, we can discuss all of the ins and outs of lead distribution.

You will be able to gain an understanding of the benefits, success metrics, and whether or not it will be able to find a fitting place in your business operations. If you’re wondering what lead distribution is or how it can benefit you, then you have come to the perfect place.

Most businesses take up to 48 hours to respond to their leads and that is why it is no wonder that their potential customers wander off and choose to go with their competitor brands. Time truly is of the essence. However, not many businesses seem to agree with that statement because they seem to struggle with quick reply times and responding to queries.

Luckily, lead distribution has come along and its sole purpose is to solve these problems.

What is lead

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Home, Consumer Confidence Figures Coming out Next Week

Adiantku 9 hours ago

Monday

U.S.

Featured Earnings

BancorpSouth Bank (NYSE:BXS) (Q4) EPS estimates for 64 cents, compared to 65 cents in the prior-year quarter.

H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL) (Q4) EPS estimates for 87 cents, compared to 88 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) (Q4) EPS estimates for $1.61, compared to $1.71 in the prior-year quarter.

Canada

Featured Earnings

Calfrac Well Services Ltd. (T.CFW) (Q4) EPS estimates for a loss of $11.50, compared to a loss of $17.00 in the prior-year quarter.

Yamana Gold Inc. (T.YRI) (Q4) EPS estimates for 14 cents, compared to 13 cents in the prior-year quarter.

U.S.

Tuesday

U.S.

Economic lookahead

FHFA house price index (Nov.)

S&P Case-Shiller home price index (Nov.)

Consumer Confidence Index (Jan.)

Featured Earnings

3M Company (NYSE:MMM) (Q4) EPS estimates for $2.19, compared to $1.95 in the prior-year quarter.

ADM (NYSE: ADM) (Q4) EPS estimates for $1.04, compared to $1.42 in the

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How I tripled my money in bitcoin—then lost almost half of it

Adiantku 10 hours ago

This is the web version of Data Sheet, a daily newsletter on the business of tech. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox. 

Fortune’s quarterly investment package came out this week and it’s filled with stories about tech.

That’s probably not surprising given that tech stocks have been surging for a while now. The S&P 500’s tech sector gained 44% last year versus 18% for the overall index. Collectively, the big six–Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Tesla, and Facebook–are now worth over $8 trillion. To some it’s an obvious bubble, to others a logical response to the winners of the year of COVID.

With tech’s big sway in the stock market, I’m benefitting indirectly and so are you, most likely. All of my investments are in mutual funds, mainly low-cost index funds, and they’re topped up with the big six and other … Read the rest

Medical records ‘unlikely’ to be shared with police for enforcement but lockdown could last until summer

Adiantku 1 day ago

Police officers are unlikely to be given access to people’s medical records to help them enforce lockdown restrictions, a cabinet minister has said.

There is concern in government about the proportion of people who do not self-isolate after they test positive for coronavirus.

Leaked documents suggested that police officers might be notified about individuals who test positive but George Eustice, the environment secretary, said this morning that the government had already introduced “very draconian measures”.

Mr Eustice said that the public had “by in large” abided with lockdown restrictions and that it was unlikely that the police would be given access to medical records.

The proposals, dated January 19 and seen by The Guardian, also included the idea of £500 payments for anyone testing positive for coronavirus. Ministers are trying to solve a problem that scientific advisers have long said is an obstacle to controlling the virus. Paying all those … Read the rest

Stocks Recover from Early Plunge Friday

Adiantku 1 day ago

U.S. stocks fell on Friday, retreating from record levels, as investors reassessed the outlook for President Joe Biden’s ambitious COVID stimulus plan.

The Dow Jones Industrials decreased 160.57 points to 31,015.44.

The S&P 500 slid 12.18 points to 3,840.89.

The NASDAQ retreated 24.82 points from Thursday’s all-time high to 13,503.50, supported by gains in Microsoft and Facebook.

Despite Friday’s weakness, major averages are on pace to post a winning week. The S&P 500 is up 2.2% for the week so far. The Dow is up 0.6% and the NASDAQ is up 3.8%.

Dow-component IBM fell more than 9% after the company reported fourth-quarter sales below where analysts were expecting. Revenue fell 6% on an annualized basis, the fourth consecutive quarter of declines. Intel shares retreated 7% following a 6% pop on Thursday after it released better-than-expected earnings.

Hopes for a robust earnings season from the country’s largest communications and tech … Read the rest

A Loon comes down to earth

Adiantku 1 day ago

This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox. 

It was an admittedly loony project in the first place: Loon, a much-hyped project aiming to deliver internet via helium balloons, will be shuttered, Google’s parent company Alphabet said late Thursday.

Formed nearly ten years ago within the tech giant’s “moonshot”-focused research lab, X, the hope was to use the balloons to send internet service into areas that have limited to no internet access. While the numbers are hard to come by, an estimated 3 billion to 4 billion people in the world today still can’t shop online (or read this newsletter).

So it makes sense that many tech giants and flashy billionaires view the practice as a major business opportunity: Elon Musk has Starlink; Richard Branson and SoftBank have OneWeb; Jeff … Read the rest

Thriving Manchester publishing house attempts to level up the north side divide

Adiantku 2 days ago

A rapidly growing gaming and tech publishing house is to create 30 new jobs to further enhance Manchester’s reputation as an economic powerhouse in digital and creative industries.

The new jobs in multimedia and digital content follow a successful investment round completed by the team at By Gamers for Gamers.

The Manchester-based firm, which announced its move to popular workspace Use Space in September 2020, raised significant monies via angel investment to facilitate working growth capital and support its acquisition ambitions.

As a result, it is now commencing a major recruitment drive to attract talented people from across the UK to support the development of its growing online media outlets, which include WePC.com, PCGuide.com and EsportsVerdict.com

The company intends to tap into Manchester’s potential for growth and help ‘level up’ the economic North-South divide.

Co-Founder Craig Kirkcaldy, who headed up the investment round, said: “Manchester is an exciting, growing … Read the rest

USD/CAD – Canadian Dollar Busts a Move

Adiantku 2 days ago

The Canadian dollar spiked yesterday and managed to hang on to the gains overnight. The currency pair had a lot of company, as a soaring New Zealand dollar led the major G-10 currencies in a broad rally. The weak U.S. dollar stems from President Joe Biden’s plans for a $1.9-trillion relief package, which improved risk-sentiment worldwide.

The Bank of Canada left interest rates unchanged. Some participants had expected a “micro-cut” which would have trimmed rates from 0.25% to 0.10%. Instead, they delivered an upbeat outlook for the economy in the second half of the year.

The bank upgraded Gross Domestic Product forecasts from the 4.6% y/y prediction in October to 5.2%.

It also injected “tapering” into the monetary policy outlook. The statement said, “As the Governing Council gains confidence in the strength of the recovery, the pace of net purchases of Government of Canada bonds will be adjusted as required.” … Read the rest