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: May 16, 2019
It’s hardly a secret that marketing executives of all types are using more data. Data is more powerful than ever, driving decision-making and informing strategy. Increased reliance on data has upended traditional marketing approaches and added greater layers of accuracy, targeting, analytics and measurability to...
Published: May 10, 2019
Data is top of mind for many B2B marketers. But do they have the right data to drive success?
For the sixth consecutive year, Dun & Bradstreet surveyed over 250 B2B sales and marketing professionals to understand how data is being used to guide their go-to-market strategy. We uncovered the biggest obstacles and...
Published: May 10, 2019
Introducing IBM Watson Supply Chain Business Network
Supply Chain Business Network correlates related documents so business users can quickly find related supply chain transactions, and pinpoint issues without involving IT... and natural language search and conversation allows them to get the answers they need fast,...
Published: Aug 22, 2018
While there’s no magic bullet when it comes to the success of your online store, top-performing retailers do have something in common: a growing focus on Experience Optimization.
Retailers use Experience Optimization to gather data about shoppers and then use that information to serve up...
Published: May 11, 2016
Digital media has enabled financial services organizations to increase their engagement with customers and move toward providing a more compelling customer experience. According to a global survey by Ernst and Young,¹ 86% of consumers now use online banking, with 60% accessing their banking data via a mobile device....
Published: May 08, 2013
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
The top driver for change in supply chains is the need to retain customers yet the least important element of a supply chain is the quality of service, according to a 2016 IDC Manufacturing Insights supply chain survey. Looking at priorities through 2017, reducing costs and eliminating waste was the top priority and customer-centricity...
Published: Aug 22, 2018
You know Sitecore as a leading web content and customer experience management solution, but did you know that Sitecore brings unique advantages for organizations that rely upon Microsoft .NET and other Microsoft technologies?
Published: Jul 05, 2014
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
It’s been over 35 years since people first started talking about “the paperless office.”1 Surprise—paper still plays a huge role in all aspects of business, for a simple reason: customers still want it. Despite a seismic shift to digital communications, the printed medium is alive and well, even...
Published: May 13, 2014
One of the top challenges facing sales as a profession is a lack of standard terminology. Common terms such as “close rate” and “preferred supplier” can have numerous definitions. How you ensure sales process consistency across teams, across divisions, and ultimately against other organisations...
Published: Jan 11, 2016
All customers expect their purchase to show up as expected and on time. But if you’re a supply chain professional, like so many we work with, you know there are thousands of things that have to be executed perfectly for that customer to have their anticipated experience.
And we know things can, and do, go wrong....
Published: Aug 22, 2018
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