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Invest Your Time in the Right Skills to Become a Data Scientist in 2021

March 4, 2021   TIBCO Spotfire
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When it comes to new year’s resolutions that involve career moves or goals, it may take months or even years to accomplish such aims. For example, to become a data scientist, you must put in the work, gain experience with your own passion projects, and develop your skills over time to really change your career path. 

It can be hard to know where to start and often investing time in the wrong skills can distract you from reaching your end goal. In a recent webinar, Steven Hillion and Catalina Herrera answered questions from the data science community on where to focus your energy and how to get hired as a data scientist in 2021. 

How to get started and gain experience?

Oftentimes when you’re coming right out of university, you may feel you have little or no working experience. It’s the classic chicken and the egg problem. I need a job to gain experience, but I don’t have the experience to get the job. In this case, Hillion advises, “Don’t rely on just the classes you’ve taken and the projects you’ve done as a part of those classes.” 

Even if you’re unable to get an internship, self-motivated projects using public data are a great way to get your foot in the door and show a natural curiosity by exploring data and answering your own questions. Also, non-profits and small businesses could use volunteers to solve their problems with their data. Herrera cautions however to “ensure whatever you put your energy in that you are passionate about it, have some background in it, and understand the topic.” This helps make the process both fun and fulfilling.

What kinds of hands-on experience do you need? 

Ground level, you need some type of statistical and machine learning experience. It’s a very broad field, but there are core techniques and methods that you should be familiar with, including classification, regression, clustering, dimensionality reduction, text analytics, time series, as well as basic statistical and probability functions.  

There’s really no shortage of free resources to learn about methods and how to apply your data science knowledge. In fact, at TIBCO we have Doctor Data Science and Doctor Spotfire, which are monthly programs where TIBCO data scientists will take you through a couple of standard techniques. Past sessions are available on Youtube, covering everything from neural networks to time series to categorical encoding. 

What technical skills need to be part of your resume?

Python is the obvious thing to mention. R is still current, but Python is the place to start. Although, the most commonly used programming language remains SQL. Nothing new there, but is the language of data and very important to know. It’s fairly straightforward and scalable. For big data, Spark is worth learning as well. And beyond languages, you’ll want at least a college-level class in statistics and online classes on machine learning. 

How to find a job?

May feel like you’re throwing your resume into a black hole if you’re just applying to job boards. Leverage your network and find a way to connect to the jobs that appeal to you through your network or through projects that the team may be working on currently. Recruiting fairs and meetups are also helpful in making connections. 

Even if you’re unable to get an internship, self-motivated projects using public data are a great way to get your foot in the door and show a natural curiosity by exploring data and answering your own questions. Click To Tweet

The process of becoming a data scientist and getting hired can feel overwhelming but remember you’re not alone and we want to help. Make sure to watch the full webinar for more expert advice and insight into the hiring process.

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7 Ways The Right CRM Helps You Serve Your Banking Customers Better

December 13, 2020   Microsoft Dynamics CRM

The old adage about a bird in the hand being worth two in the bush rings true when you’re talking about nurturing existing client relationships. It’s less expensive and more efficient to cultivate the customers you already have while your marketing department helps you find new ones. This is especially true for retail banks and lenders.

CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software was designed to keep track of your customers’ data and provide insight and give direction for serving them better.

Building better relationships with your customers will increase their business with you and turn them into a strong and loyal customer base who will be your best advocates for new customers.

Here are some of the benefits your bank can expect from using a comprehensive CRM system like Crowe CRM for Banking on Microsoft Dynamics 365 to improve your customer service:

  1. Efficient data management and reporting

Gone are the days of Rolodex and sticky notes to manage your customer data. A modern CRM keeps your customer information at hand in a convenient, usable form. You can easily share customer data with other team members or even different branches when the need arises.

With all your communication and reporting tools in one solution, your workflow processes will be more efficient, and you’ll improve the quality of customer care.

  1. A complete view of all customer activity across departments

Team members from customer-facing reps to executive management will have access to complete customer data. Track communications and avoid duplicate effort or inappropriate offerings. All the information a loan officer or customer service rep needs is there in real time.

  1. Easy reporting and up-to-date information

To ensure consistency of customer service, managers need access to easily understood standard reports. Make sure all customer interactions are handled consistently with high standards.

The right CRM will provide managers with a series of standard reports that can be run and shared with a couple of clicks. Having all information in one system that is easily accessible will eliminate workflow bottlenecks and improve the usefulness of your data.

  1. Automated workflows

The more time spent on internal work processes and communication, the less time team members have to serve their customers. The right CRM can make your organization more efficient and conserve valuable time. Also, automated workflows will be more consistent. Assign tasks, create and route referrals, track sales, and manage cases more quickly, more easily, and more accurately.

  1. Anytime anywhere access to your data

To be truly useful, your CRM should be mobile. Crowe CRM for Banking is a cloud solution that is accessible from wherever you need to be at whatever time. Sales reps in the field or onsite with customers and prospects can get all the information they need over their mobile devices. This feature is even more important when team members are working remotely. It allows managers to stay connected to their employees and employees connected to their workflows.

  1. Immediately identify your best customers

It’s important to identify your best customers and treat them accordingly.  Crowe CRM for Banking allows you a complete customer profile and history that will enable you to determine customer profitability. Tie in general ledger costs and allocate soft and hard costs across products, processes, and customers for one transparent assessment of customer profitability.

  1. Motivate employees to improve performance

It’s essential to motivate employees to work harder and smarter at providing exceptional customer service. With Crowe CRM for Banking, you can create goal and incentive plans and automate them for maximum effectiveness.

Automated tracking allows employees to see where they stand in relation to their goals.

CRM can automate your employee incentive plans and make the process more efficient, accurate, and transparent to all. This will drive better results from your employees and further employee “buy-in” to using your CRM system.

Why CRM?

CRM systems are designed to make customer information understandable, transparent, and actionable to all your employees while providing managers information about employee activities. Today’s employees have come to expect and appreciate full-featured CRM solutions that empower them to complete their jobs with greater speed and efficiency.

When you benefit your employees, your processes, and your customers, you’ll continue to advance your business even in the competitive world of banking.

Crowe CRM for Banking powered by Microsoft Dynamics 365 is a CRM system designed with your needs in mind. We draw on our wide-ranging experience, banking expertise, and independent perspective to help you gain new insights into industry best practices, while offering practical solutions to address your specific needs to help you achieve higher performance.

Learn more about Crowe CRM for Banking on Microsoft Dynamics 365.

Contact our team to start the discussion at crminfo@crowe.com or 877-600-2253.

By Ryan Plourde, Crowe, a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Gold Partner www.CroweCRM.com

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The Key to Success in Choosing the Right CRM Partner For Your Dynamics 365 Purchase

May 27, 2020   CRM News and Info
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When speaking with a potential CRM partner, you may feel you know exactly what to ask. After all, you know what you want to achieve through the implementation, and you know the budget your company can work with. All too often though, companies end up with a CRM partner that doesn’t deliver on their expectations, even though they felt confident in their ability to choose a qualified partner. How can you avoid that outcome and find the right partner for your company?

By asking the right questions from the start.

What do we mean by “ask the right questions”?  Organizations often fail to ask the truly important questions to their potential CRM partners, questions that can give valuable insight into whether they are a good fit. The fact is, every partner is ready for the common questions. Questions about costs, experience, and implementation methodology are simple and commonplace. Partners have plenty of experience answering those questions- and making the answers sound good. But deeper questions that force partners to think will uncover far more about their business practices and commitment to client success.

A great technology partner, one that is going to deliver on your goals and expectations, will welcome the tough questions. They will be eager to share with you what makes them unique. They will engage the services team to help provide you with complete, honest responses. So what are some of these tough questions?

You aren’t left to guess. 18 industry experts have contributed their insights and ideas to give you a list of 9 questions to ask your potential CRM partner. These questions can be the key to finding the perfect partner for your company. In addition, you will find warning signs to watch out for so you know when to start running in the other direction.

It is true, choosing the right CRM partner isn’t easy, but it can be done. To find the questions you should be asking, download the eBook “9 Questions Nobody Asks Their CRM Partner… But Should” at www.crmsoftwareblog.com/9Questions.

Then check our directory of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Partners specializing in CRM to find the right partner to start the conversation.

By CRM Blog Writer, www.crmsoftwareblog.com

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Is The Cloud Right For You? The Short Answer

April 10, 2020   SAP
 Is The Cloud Right For You? The Short Answer

If you want flexibility, cost-efficiency, and offsite access, then there can be no doubt the cloud is for you.

Pros and cons of cloud ERP

As a significant proportion of the world’s workforce gets used to working via cloud services from home, it is very hard to make a case against the cloud.

In recent weeks, our teams have done everything from holding marketing meetings online to doing virtual project kick-offs in which major ERP projects have been launched with participants scattered across multiple locations.

Working from anywhere in the world on any device is a lot more compelling as a selling point when your city is in lockdown.

The truth is that the advantages of cloud fit very well with the way we live and work now, whether we are in a crisis or not. Many more businesses will be wondering about moving ahead with cloud projects even in better times.

However, there are still legitimate concerns about the cloud, and we should honor them with our time. So here goes.

Downtime

Since cloud computing is Internet-based, outages are possible. But with the majority of the world working at home for at least some part of the next few months, the pros are in your favor.

In the event of a disaster, hosting data offsite in a cloud environment ensures its safety.

Security

You must trust your provider to take care of your data and maintain its data centers. Small and midsize businesses without hardware or access to IT specialists usually have less of a problem with this concept than big corporations. But if you are nervous, rest assured that all reputable vendors provide information about security at their data storage centers. SAP, for example, has an entire website – the Trust Center – based on sharing information about cloud security, privacy, and compliance.

Control and flexibility

Selecting a trusted partner is key here. When you work together as a team to scope and implement your system, you are not handing over control but rather inviting in experts who can help and advise you.

You get advice on the most efficient way of organizing your processes, for example. We recommend always listening to these recommendations, as they invariably lead to smooth-running ERP systems.

Technical issues

If you experience technical issues with a cloud system, you may need to call on support outside your organization. Make sure you know what support is on offer and who to call.

If you understand your responsibilities and the responsibilities of the cloud vendor, there will be less scope for problems.

Partners are very useful here, as they can help you escalate problems with big vendors because of their contacts. In many instances, they can assist you directly via their own help desks.

Lock-in

Vendors are very aware that the cloud model gives you the power to switch providers and are therefore keen to give you the very best service to persuade you to stay. This can only be positive! Take comfort in this and enjoy the updates they roll out quarterly and the education and events they offer. If you are not getting great treatment, you might not be with the right partner or the right brand.

Terms and benefits

The cloud refers to data that you can send and access from a remote server. Your data and applications are hosted on someone else’s server rather than on hardware on your own premises.

Benefits include:

  • Flexibility
  • Cost-efficiency
  • Ease of use
  • Backup and recovery
  • Offsite access

A good cloud service provider will offer business advice going into implementation and support afterward. You are, in effect, getting the benefits and expertise of an IT department without having to have one of your own.

In Cloud Solutions is a cloud-first company dedicated to working closely with businesses in all sectors. The company focuses on SAP Business ByDesign, the all-in-one cloud ERP for the mid-market.

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Choose the Right Marketing Stack to Grow Your Financial Advisory Firm

April 2, 2020   CRM News and Info

Despite the fact that 65% of all investor interactions occur online, only 44% of investors say that their financial advisors do a good job of sharing best practices related to their investment goals. This gap in providing expert messaging and content to an eager audience is just one example of why financial advisors need to improve their marketing, deliver better customer experiences, and focus on delivering relevant educational messaging and content to prospective and existing investors.

The good news is that roughly 80% of firms are expected to increase their online marketing budgets moving forward, so clearly most financial advisories recognize the need to step up their game. Now, the challenge for many of these wealth managers becomes determining how and where to spend those marketing dollars to expand their assets under management and grow their respective firms.

MarTech Hero Choose the Right Marketing Stack to Grow Your Financial Advisory Firm

The reality is that it’s nearly impossible to plan, develop, distribute, track, and optimize a holistic series of marketing campaigns across all pertinent channels manually. Even those financial marketers who are able to miraculously launch their campaigns without a coordinated technological approach are almost certainly delivering mismatched and uninspired programs — and also failing to collect accurate and actionable data to understand their audience and deliver what they truly need to advance along their investment journey. 

Simply put, disjointed tactics executed manually are guaranteed to deliver customer experiences that are confusing at best — which means less clients, less assets under management, and less revenue for your firm. 

So if you’re part of the 80% mentioned above, you should be thinking about how you can build a marketing technology (MarTech) stack that empowers your financial advisory firm to scale your marketing efforts and capitalize on the most lucrative areas for growth.

What Is a Marketing Technology Stack?

A marketing technology stack is the collection of all the different marketing-related software that an organization uses to plan, develop, execute, track, and optimize their marketing efforts. Due to the wide array of marketing technology solutions available, MarTech stacks vary significantly among different industries and even from company to company within those industries. 

In fact, the playing field is so diverse that Scott Brinker of Chief Martec has been creating a digital representation of all of the MarTech vendors every year since 2011 to try to make sense of it all.

Here’s what the “Marketing Technology Landscape Supergraphic” looked like in 2011…

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Is Amazon OTT Advertising Right for Your Brand?

March 5, 2020   CRM News and Info

Perhaps you’re a direct-to-consumer brand trying to build brand awareness and tell your story. Perhaps you’re looking to increase branded search volume across search engines like Amazon, Google, Bing and others.

Maybe your brand is focused on new customer acquisition in your sales funnel and you have dedicated marketing resources and asset creation. Maybe your brand doesn’t have a large enough budget for traditional television advertising but you still want your brand featured on televisions across the country.

If that’s you, then you might want to consider taking a closer look at Amazon’s OTT platform.

Understanding OTT

What does OTT mean? It’s an acronym for “over the top.” OTT services deliver video content over the Internet without using traditional coaxial cable network connections. OTT is similar to ConnectedTV, or CTV.

For people who have connected devices such as XBox, PlayStation and the like, the concept of OTT and getting around the network cable company is not new at all. These devices traditionally let us choose from a slew of different apps (Netflix, Hulu, etc.) and deliver over-the-top content — or what also might be called “video-on-demand” — with more flexibility and in a familiar format.

One argument for running an OTT campaign is that you’re able to target the “cord-cutters” or “cord-nevers” who are otherwise a hard-to-reach audience. If you have a brand that’s launching a new product, being able to mount an OTT campaign that hypertargets through lifestyle segments and historical purchase histories could help you reach a more refined audience.

Amazon OTT, specifically, is Amazon video advertising delivered via a Kindle device or a Fire TV Stick, and/or through its Prime Video and IMDb TV media properties, free television, or apps on its network.

With Amazon OTT, you’re putting your asset — generally a video asset that you also might use for linear TV — into a digital format that allows you to target people from a programmatic perspective using the vast amount of data available to Amazon advertisers.

What “programmatic” means is that it allows you to do the buying a lot faster than buying it yourself the traditional way through direct deals or by purchasing a “target market.” Your ability to refine and measure your audience increases immediately.

Refined Targeting

OTT allows you to access a format that is now. It lets you target people off traditional television where many brands are spending a substantial amount of money, and allows you to target people using a data-driven strategy. Because we live in a world of performance marketing, we need to show a benefit for the placements that we buy, even out-of-home placements on programmatic display.

It’s no longer the linear TV broadcast approach to casting a massive wide net, when your choice was to put an ad unit on a particular network at a particular time during a particular TV show, with the hope or belief that the demographic you were targeting in that space would align with your product. Operating on the old saying that “80 percent of all ad dollars are wasted” is no longer acceptable.

A few beneficial things about Amazon OTT: You have the option to geotarget consumers, and/or you can target segments of people by lifestyle. It’s possible to get significantly more refined and be able to say, “Would you like to target people between the ages of 20 and 30 in a specific geography that are also interested in music?” Or maybe you’re a food brand looking for people in your market who are interested foodies.

You can start targeting segments focused on these groups, which is significantly better than linear broadcast television.

With Amazon OTT specifically, the data that you get in order to target a consumer is substantially greater than many other data sets out there. It certainly allows you to target people on a demographic label that is pretty traditional — for example, males between the ages of 25 and 40 who make US$ 50,000 a year.

OTT can do that, but it also can drill down into Amazon-specific data that targets people who are browsing in particular categories, like televisions or shampoo. Based on consumer purchases within a specific category, it’s possible to target people who are so close to your type of product that you can spend what used to be your linear TV dollars more efficiently on programmatic using OTT.

This lets you get more bang for your buck and allows you to test different segments and engage with real customers in a meaningful way.

So the biggest benefit is the ability to purchase video placements instantaneously using the biggest treasure trove of consumer purchase data around.

This is great news, but a big question is whether it’s right for your brand. Are you qualified?

Taking the Leap

Amazon OTT can reach a CPM of about $ 25 to $ 30, and has a minimum budget of $ 35,000 per campaign, if you’re running direct with Amazon. Running campaigns at that CPM on OTT can be expensive for many brands. It’s not for the faint of heart.

If your brand already is struggling to make an advertising budget work on search and you haven’t activated display, then OTT is not for you right now. If you’re on search and all you’re doing on DSP is retargeting, then you’re probably not going to engage on OTT. The dollars just aren’t going to go that far.

Imagine that CPM is $ 30 minimum if you want to get 5 million impressions. That’s sixteen thousand dollars! On the other hand, if you have a direct-to-consumer brand that has done traditional TV advertising, Amazon OTT has a vastly lower barrier to entry combined with all of the advantages of the data and targeting platform Amazon offers.

If you consider it that way, then that $ 16k will go father for you on Amazon OTT than it would go on linear television — and you can clearly see the true impact it has had on your brand.

Can you clearly identify the audience you want to target? Important factors to keep in mind are brand awareness and brand reach. That is largely what OTT is for — putting consumers into your funnel. Those are the two biggest things that OTT can do and what can be measured.

This platform really is meant to pull people into markets, so that when they’re transitioning into the consideration phase, they are thinking of your brand first. When people are just beginning their research, it’s one of the first few brands that they see that they likely end up buying.

Running your ads before consumers are getting into the category is a huge plus for brands. In addition to that, you need to define the key performance indicators, or KPI, you want to get out of your OTT ad campaign.

Amazon OTT is a great way to drive awareness, but my recommendation would be to ensure that you have full-fledged marketing effort that is going to support that same message on DSP (demand-side platform) and search so that consumers are clear and confident in your brand message.

Many times brands don’t build out additional marketing efforts that layer those messages down appropriately, really guiding the consumer to purchase. The marketing efforts are split across multiple teams with little communication or coordination.

Advertising managers think, “Hey, I’ll run this great linear TV ad,” or “I’ll just run this one big DSP campaign for the promotion I have running.”

While you might see your branded search go up, if you don’t have campaigns running within display to complement OTT, or if you don’t have search campaigns running or social campaigns running to catch all the additional traffic you created with OTT, then you’re blasting consumers with this beautiful ad that you spent some good money on, but they may or may not know where to go after the fact.

Is your brand the type of brand that will benefit from having your products on every Kindle device across America? Is your brand going national and you want to target new regions of the country that you are launching in?

Look at the KPIs you are trying to hit, or the goal you’re trying to define. When you compare costs associated with linear TV ad buys versus Amazon OTT, the cost is actually a lot cheaper. That’s the beautiful part of the platform: Your brand is paying only to reach the actual customers you want to address. Target, target, target.

What’s still missing on Amazon OTT? It is currently “unengageable” compared to some of the digital platforms you can use. There is no option for pixel firing on Amazon OTT yet.

Consumers see the ad, but cannot engage with it, either to purchase directly or receive additional information. If the folks at Amazon are reading this, those would be great tools for advertisers in future iterations of OTT. If anyone can do it, Amazon will figure it out, and they likely will do it better than anyone.
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Joshua Kreitzer is the founder and CEO of
Channel Bakers, considered the first ever Amazon advertising-focused agency. In just four years the agency has grown to more than 100 employees across five offices globally, and directly contributed to more than $ 1 billion in sales on the Amazon platform.

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Find the Right Master Data Management Solution for You

February 18, 2020   TIBCO Spotfire
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Master data management (MDM) is a large, fast-growing market, growing at 16 percent annually. And it’s no wonder: every business needs to first ensure that their data are consistent and accurate before it can be used efficiently.

Gartner recently published the 2020 Magic Quadrant for Master Data Management (MDM) solutions. According to Gartner, “Data and analytics leaders can use this Magic Quadrant to help them navigate through a wide choice of enterprise MDM solutions.” We believe, for any data and analytics leaders considering MDM, this report provides essential guidance on making the right choice for amongst the many options available today. 

Why TIBCO has been named a Leader

For the fourth consecutive time*, Gartner has named TIBCO Software a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Master Data Management Solutions. 

Digital business requires a new approach to MDM, favoring a holistic solution with strong multidomain and multivector capabilities. That’s exactly what TIBCO EBX™ Software is all about. It’s a single pioneering solution to manage, govern, and consume shared master data assets across the broadest set of industries and domains.

Here are just a few reasons why TIBCO EBX™ should be your MDM solution of choice to gain accurate views across all business functions, generate trusted, insights, and mitigate risk:

  • Model-driven: Implement with your data, workflows, and security models
  • Multidomain: Manage any domain of data and their hierarchies
  • All-in-one: Includes all the capabilities you need across the entire data management  lifecycle
  • Designed for business teams: Encourage adoption and collaborative data governance

TIBCO addresses every kind of data in your ecosystem in a connected way, including metadata, reference data, master data, and transactional data. A unified view and governance of master data is the key to ensuring your:

  • Operational systems are using consistent information 
  • Analytics efforts are based on accurate dimensions and hierarchies
  • Compliance efforts are driven by trustworthy data

Businesses that are able to successfully manage and share all of their data assets, thrive in today’s data-centric economy. TIBCO can help your organization avoid data silos and provide a single trusted view of the business for faster, smarter decisions. 

For more on why TIBCO Software was named a Leader, read this complimentary copy of the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Master Data Management.

This graphic was published by Gartner, Inc. as part of a larger research document and should be evaluated in the context of the entire document. The Gartner document is available upon request from [insert client name or reprint URL].

Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

Gartner Magic Quadrant for Master Data Management Solutions, 13 January 2020, Simon Walker, Alan Dayley, Sally Parker, Malcolm Hawker

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3 Ways a Digital Business Can Get Customer Experience Right

January 20, 2020   TIBCO Spotfire
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There is a secret to success shared by top digital businesses today, and it has to do with providing a positive customer experience. Happy customers are loyal customers, and loyal customers are willing to pay more for better customer experience. But what about those companies that go above and beyond to provide an unmatched customer experience? What is their secret to success? 

Read about three digital businesses that are thriving due to the customer experience they provide and to get a glimpse of their common secret to success.

Grupo Xcaret  

Grupo Xcaret is a family and environmentally-friendly all-inclusive resort made up of theme parks, hotels, and restaurants. The company takes a holistic approach in providing great customer experiences by creating an integrated ecosystem behind the scenes. 

With the all-inclusive approach, visitors can pay for their stay all at once, then move freely throughout the various parks and accommodations without having to stop to pay, weigh decisions on additional spending for food or entry fees, or be held up in unnecessary entrance lines. Their secret to success is….a data-sharing ecosystem makes this all possible; it connects Xcaret’s lodging, restaurant, and park application systems together, combining data to better serve its customers. By analyzing the data collected and predicting next steps, Grupo Xcaret provides its visitors timely, personalized offers that let them know their experience is important to the company. 

Caesars Entertainment

Also in the business of entertaining, Caesars Entertainment knows how to provide a great customer experience. But what is their secret to success? Caesars has created advanced engagement models to give each customer a personalized experience, from check-in to restaurant and show deals, to suggestions for making the most of their time on the casino floor. This is possible because they store all of their data in a shared cloud, giving 360-degree access to customers on every Caesars property. 

Aeroporti di Roma 

Whether you’re heading to Mexico for an all-inclusive family vacation or jet-setting to Vegas or Dubai for a more adults-only adventure, those leaving from Rome’s Aeroporti di Roma will receive a premier customer experience as soon as they reach the airport. 

Aeroporti di Roma found its secret to success by integrating its data ecosystem to improve the traveling experience for flyers. From flight reservations to shopping in the terminal to boarding the plane, data is captured and analyzed, giving the airport a holistic view of its passengers. Heat maps detect passenger flow and help the airport streamline the journey from check-in to boarding based on data patterns. 

A Data Sharing Ecosystem: The Secret to Great Customer Experiences

Have you figured it out yet? The secret to customer experience success is through data sharing. It allows digital businesses to personalize each individual’s visit and unveils a more thorough understanding of customer preferences. It also increases cross-sell and up-sell opportunities. 

All three of the companies mentioned rely on TIBCO to integrate their systems. To learn more about each business’s strategy, check out their case studies on our Customers’ page. 

Connecting an enterprise is easier said than done, however. Integrating previously siloed data, sometimes bringing in outside data from partners or even rivals, requires careful consideration and coordination. But the end result helps digital businesses deliver an experience that only looks effortless to the customer. 

For more on the importance of customer experience, specifically around airport strategies, read this piece by TIBCO exec/SVP Erich Gerber. If you’re interested in seeing how TIBCO can help you build a connected customer journey, learn more here. 

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[Whitepaper] The right RFP response tech and tactics to closing business with D365

January 13, 2020   Microsoft Dynamics CRM
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Can you think of a more critical step in your sales process than getting a customer to sign a quote? (If so, please tell us.)

How are you currently using the power of D365 in this critical part of your sales process, to help move someone from “proposal sent” to “proposal signed?”

Most businesses are using D365 to capture and store prospect and customer information, but when it comes time for building a quote, they typically import a spreadsheet or Word doc and pass that on to their customer. But…

There’s a better way to create and send sales quotes in D365.

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The Right Tool Makes Order Management Easy

December 31, 2019   CRM News and Info

xorder management system 300x298.png.pagespeed.ic.a7xX9BjdbH The Right Tool Makes Order Management EasyIf your experience is that order management software is slow, complicated, and frustrating, we’re betting it’s because you don’t have the right tool for the job.

Recently, a client came to us with the following challenge:

The client had developed an innovative product that fills a need in the marketplace. The good news is that the product has really caught on, and orders are pouring in. The bad news is that orders are pouring in, and their present software can’t keep up with the demand.

The client was looking for a simple, easy to use solution to manage their customer orders from conception through fulfillment to billing.

At P2 Automation, the challenge was right up our alley. Our technical understanding of business automation solutions, coupled with our practical expertise in small business operations, allows us to design business management solutions that meet our clients’ unique needs.

The P2 Automation team quickly identified the client’s need. They had a great product and they were willing to consider an alternative to their present system of marketing and delivery. All they needed now was an efficient method for automating their processes from initial order all the way through to billing and payments received. They needed the right tool.

We approached the project logistically by consulting with the client’s teams: Sales, Fulfillment, and Accounting. We observed how they had been processing orders and identified pain points and inefficiencies at each step of their process.

We found out that the out-of-the-box software solution they were using was the source of their slowdowns and bottlenecks. The software was far more complicated than it needed to be, and the time spent trying to figure it out and make all the components co-operate was causing frustration and delays. They wasted time with duplicate data entry during various stages and had a hard time seeing a 360-degree real-time picture of each order.

In this case we equipped the Sales team with an easy way to start the process with basic company and contact management tools, a simple tool for tracking activities and emails, and an Order Management Software module.

Once the Sales team has entered the order, the information generates a packing slip that goes directly to the Fulfillment department, so they know exactly what they need to get orders out quickly and efficiently. Then the information goes to the Accounting department where an invoice is generated. The whole process is simple, accurate, and efficient.

When you get a task done quickly and easily, it’s because you have the right tools. The right tool made all the difference. Our client now easily keeps up with the demand for their product and they’re already dreaming up the next big thing.

So, if you’re working on a project and you think it’s harder than it needs to be, ask yourself if you have the right tools for the job. If the answer is no, now is the time to schedule a strategy session with P2 Automation.

We can help you evaluate Microsoft Dynamics 365 and P2xRM to see what is the best fit for you!

Schedule a Strategy Session with our experts at P2 Automation today.

By P2 Automation, www.p2automation.com

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