Volume 5 Issue 8 | August 2007
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Welcome to the August 2007 issue of Global Services Insights. We continue to track the Services Globalization industry to provide you with the latest news, views and trends that shape the way services are purchased, delivered and managed around the world.

This month, neoIT's research brief Retail Promotions: Gaining Advantage from Global Services brings to light new ways in which marketing professionals can improve promotions and profitability, through knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) in addition to business and technology processes. The findings by neoIT demonstrate how global services can help marketers gain time-to-market and reduce costs for marketing promotions.



Content
Outsourcing Articles
Industry Research
Events
Offshore Knowledge Center
neoIT in the News
 
Offshore Outsourcing Articles   
Retail Promotions: Gaining Advantage from Global Services
By neoIT
The latest neoIT's research brief Retail Promotions: Gaining Advantage from Global Services explores the promotional spend in the retail industry and the steps to maximizing promotion effectiveness. It also discusses the differences between traditional information technology outsourcing (ITO) and business processes outsourcing (BPO) services to improve promotions. The brief covers the core competencies that retailers should focus on in-house to maximize profitability and those that they should globalize to avail the opportunity to analyze more data more quickly while managing costs.

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Industry Research and Case Studies   
Overcoming the Dollar’s Demise
By neoIT
Private Equity Firms Turn to Global Sourcing for Returns
By neoIT
Managing Change While Going Global
By neoIT
The Futurized Corporation
By neoIT
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Events   
China International Outsourcing and Business Summit (2007 CIOBS)
September 2, 2007
Nanjing, China
Dean Davison, neoIT Vice President Marketing and Research, presents on Why China Won’t Beat India in Global Services'.

China Outsourcing Forum 2007 (COF '07)
September 22 - 29, 2007
Wuhan, Xi’an and Beijing, China
Sabyasachi Satyaprasad, neoIT Sr. Director, speaks on 'An Overview of Global Outsourcing Market and How China can Compete on the Global Stage' in conferences at multiple cities in China.

IAOP Chapters
October 2, 2007
Bay Area, San Francisco
Dean Davison, neoIT Vice President Marketing and Research presents on the Outsourcing Tools Market and the overall status of using tools to manage governance and the organizational and technology hurdles.

The Financial Service Industry “Nearshore” Sourcing Conference
October 17 - 19, 2007
Toronto, Ontario Canada
Dean Davison, neoIT Vice President Marketing and Research, will be attending this event as a VIP Delegate.

Ukrainian Outsourcing Forum 2007
November 1 – 2, 2007
Kyiv, Ukraine
Dean Davison, neoIT Vice President Marketing and Research, will be presenting on the Global Services 100 and Industry Leadership.

6th Annual BITS Financial Services Outsourcing Conference
November 5 – 6, 2007
Doral, FL
Atul Vashistha, neoIT CEO, delivers a keynote on the Globalization of Professional Services under the event theme of the ‘Many Faces of Human Capital'

2007 BPM Summit
November 12 - 13, 2007
Old Greenwich, CT
Atul Vashistha, neoIT CEO, will share his expertise on Reinventing Finance: How to Leverage the Global Services Advantage.

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Offshore Knowledge Center   
Visit the Offshore Knowledge Center to learn more about services globalization. Review best practices on the full lifecycle of global services delivery from assessment and due diligence to transition, on-going management and analysis. You will find reports written by respected industry analysts, articles from around the Web, and other important resources, such as newsletters and presentations.

What's new in Knowledge Center
The Economist – Outsourcing External Affairs
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neoIT in the News
 
The Outsourcing Upstarts
BusinessWeek Online, July 2007

Citi BPO Sale Gathers Pace, Genpact Leads the Race
The Economic Times, July 2007

Global Sourcing Feeling Currency Pinch
European Leaders in Procurement,
July 2007

Tech Outsourcing: Mumbai, Bangalore Face a Chinese Threat
LiveMint, July 2007

Big Guns Opt Out of Citi BPO Deal
The Times Of India, July 2007

Top 5 Hold Their Position
Business Standard, July 2007
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