Marketing, Business and Professional Development
- Software Supply Chain Security: What CVE Scanners Missby Abhay Bhargav on May 14, 2026 at 3:21 am
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) scan passes. And thankfully, no critical CVEs were found. The dashboard stays green, which means that everything looks good enough to ship. Why not? That is the default. A clean scan becomes shorthand for acceptable risk.That is the default. A clean scan becomes shorthand for acceptable risk. Most software supply chain security failures do not start with a missing patch. They start with trust assumptions that automated scanners were never built to question.However, some of the most damaging attacks in recent years never triggered a CVE alert at all. In the SolarWinds attack, malicious code was injected into the build pipeline and shipped as a trusted update, without any CVE to flag it.Compromised packages, malicious maintainer updates, and poisoned build pipelines often operate outside vulnerability databases. Your scanner isn’t designed to see them.So now, let me ask you a difficult question. If your pipeline only measures known vulnerabilities, how confident are you about the software you actually trust to build and ship your product?
- The Best Lead Intelligence Software? I’ve Got 7 Picksby htewari@g2.com (Harshita Tewari) on May 13, 2026 at 10:42 am
I don’t pull lead lists, but I know when they’re broken.
- What Are the Top Features To Look for in Fleet Management Software?by dthakur@g2.com (Darshayita Thakur) on May 12, 2026 at 3:01 pm
The best fleet management softwarein the market comes with features such as vehicle tracking, driver behavior and safety monitoring, maintenance scheduling, fuel management, vehicle and driver performance analytics, and route optimization.
Marketing Pointers
- We Tracked 1,885 Pages Adding Schema. AI Citations Barely Moved.by Louise Linehan on May 11, 2026 at 4:36 pm
AI cited pages were almost three times more likely to have JSON-LD than non-cited pages. That’s a big gap, and the kind of stat that gets shared in LinkedIn carousels and conference slides as proof that schema is an AI…Read more ›
- Schema Markup: What It Is & How to Implement Itby Despina Gavoyannis on May 11, 2026 at 1:00 pm
Here’s a basic example of what the code can look like: You can see that, unlike the words on a page, schema is a form of structured data. Its standardized format means there’s no chance of Google misinterpreting it.…Read more ›
- Claude Skills for SEO and Marketing: What They Are and How to Use Themby Si Quan Ong on May 8, 2026 at 4:59 pm
It pulls the article and generates three to five distinct LinkedIn posts. Before that, every LinkedIn post started the same way. I’d re-explain the voice rules. The fold-line rule. The hook patterns I like, the ones I don’t. The example…Read more ›
Is Your Business Scalable?
Scalability is essential for business growth, efficiency, and long-term success. A scalable business model allows companies to meet increasing demands, optimize costs, adapt to changing market dynamics, and attract investment. By constantly evaluating and enhancing scalability, businesses can effectively navigate the ever-changing landscape and achieve sustainable growth.
It Pays to Listen!

“Listening” is the number one trait of master networkers. In the social media world “listening” means paying attention, having your antennas up, knowing when and how to respond to what’s going on around you. A good “listener” is better equipped to ride the waves of opportunity as well as avoid the pitfalls of misfortune. As listening skills increase, expect to see an increase in marketing efficiency and a decrease in outcome volatility.
Charge More, Work Less! Thanks, “Branding!”
Did you know that consumers will pay more for a popular brand than a no-name brand? Consumers will also buy a popular brand more often, whether they need it or not. Advertising is understandably required for immediate, direct-action sales, but another important benefit is the long-term branding of your service into the minds of consumers. (more…)
Links to Your Website Has Many Benefits
Did you know that joining a business directory increases the exposure of your website on the web, in ways beyond the immediate and obvious listing itself. Joining a directory provides “link-building” which has several benefits for a website and its search engine optimization (SEO) efforts, including:

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