We are living in Age of the Consumer, as defined by analyst firm Forrester Research, with consumers having unprecedented access to information on products, services, and pricing as well as reviews—with the ability to shop anywhere, anytime. Every retailer, to a greater or lesser extent, has had to embrace digital,...
Published: May 19, 2014
Nearly every enterprise has some form of an intranet, but how many view it as a strategic business tool, investing levels of budget and resources similar to other critical business systems? While traditionally the intranet has been treated as a necessary cost of doing business that should be minimized, today’s intranet...
Published: Feb 09, 2011
Industry experts predict that successful businesses will soon become 100% digital for all transactions. Sales teams that leverage digital technology close more deals faster, improve the customer experience, and gain clear competitive advantages.
Sales professionals are most effective when they’re equipped with...
Published: Jul 30, 2019
Both local and national governments and their agencies have made huge progress in delivering services to their citizens online, saving time and hassle for them. This has also resulted in efficiency savings for governments, reducing reliance on their contact centers and on face-to-face interactions. Many government agencies...
Published: Jan 01, 2015
Copenhagen, Denmarkbased Sitecore offers a suite that includes a WCM backbone integrated with marketing software, analytics, and social media integration, and even a commerce server. One benefit of a suite approach is a more consistent user experience and integrated toolkits such as workflow, testing, and analytics. Sitecore...
Published: Feb 04, 2015
The marketplace environment is very varied, and lets all types of retailers to sell in a particular zone to a particular audience. There are B2B, B2C and C2C marketplaces, where people exchange physical goods, intangible goods, and services. With so many different marketplaces, it is important to distinguish between generalist...
Published: Oct 15, 2016
In November of 1993, the Stanford Federal Credit Union became the first financial institution in the world to offer online banking. By 2001, most financial institutions in the developed world offered website and internet banking access for their customers. Today, however, those humble beginnings have become something many...
Published: Jul 07, 2014
Leave administration is one of the most challenging aspects of workforce management and an area that continues to become more complicated as leave regulations—and lawsuits—increase. For employers, having to understand and comply with complex federal regulations, such as the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA),...
Published: May 12, 2013
With sales of mobile devices surpassing PCs, it’s easy to see why both consumers and producers of mobile media are flocking to it. Smartphones capture consumers’ undivided attention while enabling them to work in “microtime” – grabbing small slices of productivity as they use these devices...
Published: May 12, 2014
SugarCRM has leveraged IBM and other strategic partnerships to broaden its omnichannel appeal to enterprises, making Sugar a strong alternative to Salesforce.com, Microsoft, Oracle and SAP.
Download this report to learn how SugarCRM's four-pillar strategy enables businesses to create extraordinary customer experiences....
Published: Jan 28, 2016
There is a lot of buzz going on around personalization in the online world, such as how to use it, does it matter, won’t the visitor be suspicious and other factors. In the offline world, personalization is everywhere; if I go shopping for clothes and enter a store I have never visited before, the sales clerk will...
Published: May 12, 2014
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A growing business needs a CRM application. It helps you manage critical customer information in one place and gives you a complete view of your business. You'll gain key business insights that help you close more deals,...
Published: Mar 10, 2016
Many organizations face questions relative to the strategies they should put in place to thrive in a customer- centric economy and an environment where deep infrastructural changes are being driven by disruptive technologies and the rapid emergence of digital commerce channels.
Faced with these forces,...
Published: Aug 22, 2018
If your CEO tells you that you’re focusing on the wrong metrics, you’re not alone. In a 2011 survey of CEOs by The Fournaise Group, 73 percent of respondents said that marketers lack business credibility because they fail to quantify the success of their campaigns.
Published: May 19, 2014