The term marketing automation is deceptive – it suggests a clean, intuitive and straightforward way of generating, monitoring and cultivating your customer base. In reality it is often complex, with many disparate facets that need management an investment in the form of time, technology and reporting.
Published: May 07, 2014
The science of customer loyalty isn’t new—marketers were introduced to it more than 20 years ago.1 But the pursuit of loyalty is an ongoing struggle; marketers still grapple with disjointed, and even dysfunctional, toolsets as they attempt to engage each customer in a personal, long-term relationship with a...
Published: Aug 04, 2014
Book of the Future is an ‘Applied Futurism’ consultancy, offering organisations such as the NHS, ICAEW and Sony advice on how the can best respond and adapt to innovation. Founder, Tom Cheesewright, is also a conference speaker and media commentator, appearing quite often as a panelist on the topic of Futurism....
Published: Dec 09, 2014
Today, virtually every organization operating in an SAP® environment recognizes the value of eliminating manual accounts payable (AP) processing to gain the efficiencies and cost savings that automation can bring. Our most recent economic downturn forced executive management to play a more active role in continually...
Published: Feb 20, 2010
In our 35-criteria evaluation of sales force automation (SFA) providers, we identified the 10 most significant ones — bpm'online, CRMNEXT, Infor, Microsoft, NetSuite, Oracle, Pegasystems, Salesforce, SAP, and SugarCRM — and researched, analyzed, and scored them.
This report shows how each provider...
Published: Apr 04, 2018
Customer engagement is more than a trendy buzzword. It’s the new marketing reality for businesses of every stripe. In this age of the empowered customer, engagement has replaced push marketing, with customers and prospects deciding how and when they want to engage with your company. They are also calling the shots...
Published: Jan 01, 2011
Hoe kunt u sales digitaliseren?
Branche-experts voorspellen dat succesvolle ondernemingen binnenkort alle transacties 100% digitaal verwerken. Salesteams die digitale technologie gebruiken, sluiten sneller deals, verbeteren de klantervaring en profiteren van een duidelijk concurrentievoordeel. Salesprofessionals...
Published: Nov 04, 2019