Pat Passett
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Increasing Customer Value with CRM Analytics
Today, the availability of econometric, demographic, lifestyle and psychographic data, business intelligence systems, the internet, and other customer access techniques are helping…
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How Manufacturers Can Be More Efficient with Business Intelligence
Manufacturers today are facing more complex business challenges than ever before. In order to stay competitive in a global marketplace manufacturers are…
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The Supply Chain Side of Business Intelligence
Getting a 360-degree view of their supply chain is critical for manufacturers and distributors in today’s business world. With business intelligence –…
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4 Roadblocks to Strategic Spend Management
Manufacturers and distributors often begin a spend management initiative by starting a labor-intensive data-gathering project. Asking questions like What do we spend,…
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Supply Chain Business Analytics Provides Better Vendor Management
A key factor of supply chain vendor management is collaboration between partners. Sharing information and collaborating ensures that manufacturers are able to…
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Turning the Sales Team Into A Sales “Force” with Analytic Applications
Do you know how effective your company’s sales efforts are? Who’s selling, and who’s not? Which customers are buying which products? What…
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Using Business Intelligence to Match Supply and Demand
In order to run a lean and agile supply chain, manufacturers need to have a clear understanding of the supply and demand…
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Using Business Intelligence to Identify New Sales Opportunities
The long-term success of the sales organization largely depends on how well they know their existing and potential customers, and how well…
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Understanding Your Customers
The amount of data that a manufacturing company can collect about its customer base is staggering. No longer limited to basic sales…