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Microsoft has released a public preview that enables Azure Logic Apps (Standard) to run as Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, exposing Logic Apps workflows as agent tools discoverable and callable by MCP-capable clients (e.g., VS Code + Copilot). What’s actually shipping Remote MCP server on Logic Apps (Standard): You configure a Standard logic app to host an MCP endpoint (/api/mcp) and surface HTTP Request/Response workflows as tools. Authentication is front-doored by Easy Auth; MCP endpoints default to OAuth 2.0. VS Code (≥1.102) includes GA MCP client support for testing. API Center registration path (preview): You can also create/register MCP servers…

Data is the lifeblood of email marketing. Your subscribers trust you with personal information, and safeguarding that data isn’t just compliance — it’s essential for your business’s reputation and profitability. The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) provides clear guidance on what’s expected. Ignoring it can be costly. Why Data Security Matters in Email Marketing A single breach can ruin trust and reduce conversions. Potential subscribers check the credibility of your business before sharing their data. If other companies are careless, your audience will hesitate to join your email marketing list. Key takeaway: Security isn’t optional — it’s part of earning…

Intelligent document processing (IDP) has become an increasingly popular solution for streamlining complex document review processes and extracting valuable information from bank documents. Next-Gen IDP solutions offer unprecedented capabilities in automating manual review tasks and improving audit capability, allowing financial institutions to reduce their efficiency ratios and improve their overall profitability. In this article, we’ll explore how next-generation IDP solutions can help banks reduce their efficiency ratios by streamlining tedious document review tasks and helping them identify discrepancies in large volumes of invoices, contracts, and other important documents quickly. We’ll also discuss the benefits that these solutions bring, such as…

Through all the uncertainty marketers have faced this year, one constant persists: AI adoption and its potential to reshape the future of B2C marketing as we know it. Last year, advancements in generative AI (genAI) and subsequent pressure to adopt new genAI use cases gave way to AI mania. Now, the development of early marketing agentic AI use cases sustains marketers’ enthusiasm. Ninety-percent B2C marketing executives in Forrester’s Q1 2025 CMO Pulse said they planned to increase their investment in AI over the next year. Marketers Report High Satisfaction With Their AI Investments So Far Even with most use cases…

By Claire Aitchison Many of our readers work with doctoral candidates in support roles either as researcher educators, academic literacy advisors, or academic developers, often in addition to being doctoral candidate supervisors. In this two-part blog, I draw on my own experiences, to explore the differences and interfaces between these roles, and what this means for the doctoral candidate. I am thinking out loud – this is a work in progress designed to invite comment on my nascent reflections about the practices that mark our work with doctoral writing. Who are the doctoral writing supporters working outside the supervisory panel?…

My podcast features an unusual format: a rotating band of six co-hosts. This allows me to have smart, reliable guests, but on the rare occasion that somebody has a conflict, I get to bring in a surprise guest. In the latest episode, I was joined by my dear friend Gini Dietrich, a true legend in the world of PR, communications, and marketing. Our discussion spanned the evolution of social media, the enduring significance of relationships, the impact of AI on the attention economy, and, of course, Gini’s seminal creation: the PESO Model. In this episode we cover: 1. The Evolution…

It happens even to seasoned sales reps. You pour your energy into a perfectly crafted pitch only to have it fall flat with someone who isn’t in a position to make a decision. Or you’re one of five other companies they’re considering, and you can only assume they went in a different direction because you never heard back after following up multiple times. In many ways, sales still feels like a numbers game. The way customers buy has changed dramatically, but quotas haven’t. Reaching real people has never been harder, and having them ghost you after several promising interactions is…

Can you run a successful small business website using just basic WordPress? I tried…and it wasn’t enough. When I launched my first business site years ago, I started with the simplest WordPress setup. But limitations quickly surfaced. The visitors left without contacting me. Site speed suffered, SEO was nonexistent, and managing everything manually became overwhelming. It was clear that basic WordPress alone wouldn’t cut it. I needed WordPress plugins to automate tasks, boost visibility, and make my website user-friendly. But with thousands of plugins out there, choosing the right ones was daunting. In this guide, I’m sharing the best WordPress…

Love it or hate it, TikTok continues to dominate social media. For marketers, that means finding the most efficient ways to manage publishing to stay ahead of the competition. If you are manually posting videos you are spending hours each week on a repetitive task that can easily be automated with a social media scheduling tool. Scheduling TikTok videos in advance helps you post consistently, hit peak engagement times and focus on creating quality content. All of which will keep TikTok’s algorithm happy so your brand can rake up views, likes and shares. Follow these step-by-step instructions on using TikTok’s…

There is no shortage of work-from-home jobs, and audiobook narration is one of the creative and flexible options to work from home. If you think you have a good voice and can engagingly read out books, you can earn money from home as an audiobook narrator. Audiobook narration and voice acting are similar, but with voice acting, you can choose to work on different projects like advertisements, movies, cartoons, etc.  Today I will share more details about this flexible job. What is audiobook narration? Audiobook narration is the art of reading out audiobooks in a way that grabs the listener’s…