The Building Blocks Of Social-First Growth with Viral Nation

Contributed by Viral Nation

Social media moves at the speed of culture, acting as a breeding ground for hobbies, passions and interests. So why do so many brands still struggle to show up authentically on social media? In our partners at Viral Nation’s latest white paper, The Building Blocks Of Social-First Growth, Viral Nation has amassed insights from its marketing experts to break down how community-strategies are the backbone to long-term brand growth, ultimately driving ROI.

Brands have the opportunity to cultivate sustainable growth by embracing community and meeting their consumers where they organically engage with content. It all begins with elevating existing marketing efforts to match the expectations of a socially-driven culture. Namely, community management and experiential marketing strategies offer the ideal starting point to drive consumer cultivation and social growth.

Download the full whitepaper here 

About Viral Nation

Viral Nation is a global digital and social agency group driving growth and connection through performance and innovation. Our mission is to close the distance between brands and consumers and create tighter bonds. Using real time data, first-hand insight, and collaborating with people who know their audiences intimately, we help brands find smarter ways in to deliver better value to their communities.

To learn more visit https://www.viralnation.com

Build vs. Buy: Harnessing Crowdsourced Efficiency for Superior Credentialing with Certify

Contributed by Certify

Credentialing is a cornerstone of effective healthcare management, but its complexity can overwhelm internal teams. Modern health plans face mounting pressures: expanding networks, meeting stringent compliance standards, and adapting to rapid changes in the healthcare landscape.

The decision to partner with a Credentials Verification Organization (CVO) like Certify instead of building an internal team is a crucial decision—one not to be taken lightly.

About Certify

CertifyOS is a first-of-its-kind provider intelligence platform, powered by API integrations and hundreds of verified data points. We unlock insights and power performance for clinicians, teams and organizations, with frictionless licensing and enrollment, one-click credentialing and real-time network monitoring at your fingertips.

To learn more, visit: https://www.certifyos.com/

#MillenniumLive: Opal: Where Marketing Comes Together

Welcome back to #MillenniumLive, the podcast where we explore the tools and trends that are shaping the future of marketing. Today, we’re joined by George Huff, CEO of Opal, a platform that’s revolutionizing how marketing teams operate and align. In this episode, we delve into the challenges Opal was designed to solve—specifically the ongoing struggle of alignment within marketing organizations. George shares what sets Opal apart, from its unified view of marketing plans to its seamless integration. George also walks us through Opal’s origin story, born out of the founders’ frustration with the chaos of marketing alignment in complex organizations.

As we explore why enterprise-level marketing teams struggle with alignment, George highlights the pitfalls of misalignment across organizational layers, from strategic disconnects at the top to duplicated efforts on individual teams. We zoom in on one of Opal’s standout features, the Strategic Planner, which provides executives with a comprehensive view of marketing strategies—essential for leaders aiming to track progress and make informed decisions. With marketing budgets tightening and a shift back towards brand marketing, George explains why organizational alignment is more critical than ever for demonstrating marketing’s value as a growth driver.

Tune in to this episode of the official podcast of The Millennium Alliance to see how Opal truly offers the potential to transform an organization, empowering CMOs and marketing leaders to drive meaningful and impactful changes in their marketing strategies. Finally…A Platform Built for Marketers!


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About Opal

Opal is the planning platform built for marketers to plan, create & calendar their content. Marketing and communications teams that trust Opal experience tight alignment, high levels of efficiency, and the ability to see their work through the eyes of their customers.

Learn how Opal drives results for best-in-class brands like Starbucks, Target, Activision, GM, and countless others.

To learn more, visit workwithopal.com

Massimo Peselli, CRO Global Enterprise and Public Sector at Verizon Business Keynotes Our Transformational CRO Assembly September 25-26th at The Biltmore in Miami!

The Millennium Alliance is excited to announce Massimo Peselli, CRO Global Enterprise and Public Sector at Verizon Business will keynote our Transformational CRO Assembly September 25-26th at The Biltmore in Miami! 

About Massimo Peselli

Massimo is the Chief Revenue Officer for Global Enterprise and Public Sector at Verizon Business. He leads a global team dedicated to delivering cutting-edge technologies—such as 5G, mobile edge computing (MEC), cloud solutions, cybersecurity, and software-defined networking—that empower enterprise and public sector clients to thrive in today’s competitive landscape while strategically guiding their digital transformation journeys. With over 20 years of industry expertise, Massimo is a visionary leader skilled in crafting tailored strategies that drive successful digital transformation for clients. He cultivates a high-performance culture rooted in Verizon’s core values of integrity, respect, and empathy.

Melani Wilson Smith, Former CPO at PepsiCo Keynotes Our Digital Supply Chain Transformation Assembly on October 29-30, 2024 at The Omni in Charlotte!

The Millennium Alliance is excited to announce Melani Wilson Smith, Former CPO at PepsiCO will keynote our Digital Supply Chain Transformation Assembly on October 29-30, 2024 at The Omni in Charlotte.

Interested in joining this Assembly? Click here to request an invite

About Melani Wilson Smith

Melani is a global strategic sourcing and data-driven executive with a demonstrated ability to innovate and drive transformation across organizations and industries. Her expertise lies in delivering savings that fund strategic business priorities, managing supply chains to maximize value, and fostering effective collaboration across customers, stakeholders, and suppliers. Melani is passionate about developing high-performing organizations and building talent.

Her industry experience spans pharmaceutical, hospitality, and consumer products sectors across the United States and Europe. She has managed both direct and indirect procurement categories and led operations for Procurement, Facilities, Fleet, Travel, and Security.

Inc. Magazine Unveils Its Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies—the Inc. 5000 For the Second Time, The Millennium Alliance Makes the Inc. 5000 Again, at No. 2,122 in 2024, With a Three-Year Revenue Growth of 248 Percent

NEW YORK – August 19, 2024 Inc. revealed today that The Millennium Alliance ranks No. 2,122 on the 2024 Inc. 5000, its annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The prestigious ranking provides a data-driven look at the most successful companies within the economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent, entrepreneurial businesses. Microsoft, Meta, Chobani, Under Armour, Timberland, Oracle, Patagonia, and many other household-name brands gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.

Alex Sobol, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of The Millennium Alliance had this to say about Millennium receiving this incredible honor. “It’s been a wonderful 10 ½ years helping to build Millennium. We were a very strong business right before the COVID pandemic broke out and have been absolutely on fire since the end of 2021 & beginning of 2022. Millennium now has operations on two continents with the expansion earlier this year into the EU market, which is all being spearheaded via our London headquarters. This year included additional milestones such as surpassing the 100-employee count earlier in the year, running over 70 of our flagship multi-day C-Suite Assemblies, contracting for close to 200 private bespoke events for some of our most favorite clients, and continuing to build out our digital properties, especially our growing podcast channel Millennium Live which is now approaching 10k subscribers. It has never been a more exciting time to be at The Millennium Alliance and we are pumped to make the prestigious Inc. 5000 once again.”

For complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, location, and other criteria, go to www.inc.com/inc5000. All 5000 companies are featured on Inc.com starting Tuesday, August 13, and the top 500 appear in the new issue of Inc. magazine, available on newsstands beginning Tuesday, August 20.

“One of the greatest joys of my job is going through the Inc. 5000 list,” says Mike Hofman, who recently joined Inc. as editor-in-chief. “To see all of the intriguing and surprising ways that companies are transforming sectors, from health care and AI to apparel and pet food, is fascinating for me as a journalist and storyteller. Congratulations to this year’s honorees, as well, for growing their businesses fast despite the economic disruption we all faced over the past three years, from supply chain woes to inflation to changes in the workforce.”

More ABOUT THE INC. 5000

Methodology

Companies on the 2024 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2020 to 2023. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2020. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2023. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2020 is $100,000; the minimum for 2023 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Growth rates used to determine company rankings were calculated to four decimal places.

ABOUT INC.

Inc. Business Media is the leading multimedia brand for entrepreneurs. Through its journalism, Inc. aims to inform, educate, and elevate the profile of our community: the risk-takers, the innovators, and the ultra-driven go-getters who are creating our future. Inc.’s award-winning work achieves a monthly brand footprint of more than 40 million across a variety of channels, including events, print, digital, video, podcasts, newsletters, and social media. Its proprietary Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since its launch as the Inc. 100 in 1982, analyzes company data to rank the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The recognition that comes with inclusion on this and other prestigious Inc. lists, such as Female Founders and Power Partners, gives the founders of top businesses the opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. For more information, visit www.inc.com.

For more information on the Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala, to be held from October 16 to 18 in Palm Desert, California, please visit http://conference.inc.com/.

ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM ALLIANCE

The Millennium Alliance is a leading technology and business educational advisory firm with the sole mission of helping to transform the digital enterprise. Through our executive education platform, peer-to-peer learning model via our senior-level Assemblies, exclusive research projects conducted with Ivy League academic institutions, and our numerous digital properties, we have become a trusted source for real-world tangible learning and engagement opportunities for senior executives and their technology partners.

This all started in 2014 when our founders, Alex Sobol & Rob Davis decided to create the most intimate, high-level & exclusive in-person and online think tank for leaders in a wide variety of industries within both the private and public sectors: The Millennium Alliance. Since its founding, Millennium has built a strong reputation nationwide, now with thousands of engaged Members, and was previously featured on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in addition to being included once again for the year 2024. The Millennium Alliance is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan and has European operations in Central City London.

Lois Alexis-Collins, Chief People Officer at Chipotle Mexican Grill Keynotes Our Transformational CHRO Assembly on October 8-9, 2024!

The Millennium Alliance is excited to announce Lois Alexis-Collins, Chief People Officer at Chipotle Mexican Grill will keynote our Transformation CHRO Assembly on October 8-9 , 2024

About Lois Alexis-Collins

Lois Alexis-Collins MBA, brings extensive expertise in human resources, particularly in talent acquisition and management. Since November 2023, Lois has been the Chief People Officer at Chipotle Mexican Grill. Previously, She was the Vice President of Human Resources at ABM Industries from November 2018 to November 2023. Her experience also includes roles such as Vice President of Human Resources at Ruby Tuesday (2013-2016), Senior Talent Acquisition Manager at Darden (2005-2013), and Area People Director | Vice President at Waffle House (1998-2005). Lois has a proven track record in managing P&L, leading recruitment programs, and driving staffing initiatives for large organizations.

Provider Credentialing – A Complete Guide to the Building Blocks of Network Management with Certify

Contributed by Certify

Efficient provider credentialing and network management are essential for health plans as critical components in delivering quality care. But, there’s no consideration for future innovation. Why don’t healthcare leaders look to disrupt the status quo?

In their latest report, Provider Credentialing: A Complete Guide to the Building Blocks of Network Management, our partners at Certify provide an analysis and strategic recommendations to enhance credentialing processes. The report emphasizes the advantages of automated data acquisition and system integration to drive ROI and improve patient access to much-needed care.

Click here to download the full report.

About Certify

CertifyOS is a first-of-its-kind provider intelligence platform, powered by API integrations and hundreds of verified data points. We unlock insights and power performance for clinicians, teams and organizations, with frictionless licensing and enrollment, one-click credentialing and real-time network monitoring at your fingertips.

To learn more, visit: https://www.certifyos.com/

#MillenniumLive: Accelerating Your Data Movement with Fivetran

The Millennium Alliance Podcast welcomes one of the industry’s leading figures driving innovation in data management. Taylor Brown, Co-Founder and COO of Fivetran, joins the podcast to discuss the future of data management and integration, and explore the emerging trends and opportunities in data management for C-suite leaders. In this episode, we dive into Fivetran’s core services and how they are revolutionizing the BI and analytics landscape. Taylor provides insights on the benefits of the new Managed Data Lake Service, the impact of Fivetran’s services on AI and machine learning initiatives, and success stories from notable customers like Saks, Cemex, Autodesk, JetBlue, Conde Nast, and LVMH.

Subscribe to the Millennium Live Podcast, and don’t miss insightful conversations like this one that could transform your organization!

Listen on Spotify, Apple, Amazon Music

About Fivetran

Shaped by the needs of analysts, our fully managed pipelines enable data-backed decisions company-wide by delivering ready-to-query data into your cloud warehouse. We’re focused, transparent and trusted by businesses that embrace agile analytics.

To learn more visit: https://www.fivetran.com

Mastering Supplier Data with McDonald’s & Stibo Systems

Contributed by Stibo Systems

Hear from Stibo Systems’ customer, McDonald’s, about how the multinational fast-food chain mastered their supplier data with our partners at Stibo Systems’ master data management (MDM) solutions. McDonald’s started its MDM journey by managing the supplier master data domain and is now working on implementing a product information management (PIM) solution. Watch the full video with Alex Bähr, Director of Supply Chain Products, to hear more about their business objectives and how their KPI has improved over time.

About Stibo Systems

Stibo Systems is the leading enabler of data transparency through master data management and data syndication. Built on an open platform with scalable, cloud-native Saas technology, our solutions empower many of the largest and most innovative global companies with better data quality and visibility. This creates a trusted data foundation for enhancing operational efficiency, making informed decisions, delivering superior customer experiences and supporting sustainability initiatives. Headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark, Stibo Systems is a privately held subsidiary of Stibo Software Group, which guarantees the long-term perspective of the business through foundational ownership.

To learn more, visit stibosystems.com.