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[Podcast] What If? So What? Episode 4: What if Every Brand Went Direct to Consumer?

Perficient

He implemented a metric-driven management system that saw revenue rise 15 percent and profitability quadruple in his first year. Jon is also the author of The Elephant’s Dilemma, a book about his experience breaking free from the constraints of corporate America and making a difference for future generations. Meet the Hosts.

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So What? Putting Perficient’s Now/New/Next to Work

Perficient

In my last post, I shared the primary insights you need to pull together a Now/New/Next portfolio and get started on making sense of where you stand in the market. Defined in the 2000 book “The Alchemy of Growth,” the model provides a balanced approach for investing your time and resources. The Approach.

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FinTechs Prove Their Value During Pandemic

PYMNTS

“Bakers open bakeries because they like to bake — they don’t like to do accounts receivables and accounts payable and balance their books,” he said. They might like making cakes and seeing happy customers, but few especially enjoy managing their businesses. “So Rather, they’re companies that issue loans that need to be repaid.

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How Supplier Focus Propels AP Innovation

PYMNTS

Innovation in the accounts payable (AP) space continues to expand, with FinTechs looking to capture their piece of a growing market driven by businesses’ desire to digitize their operations. HRS Targets Employee Hotel Booking Hiccups. billion valuation.

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The Sorry State of Contact Center Technology

Gonzobanker

Customers love digital self-service—right up until they don’t, and then they want a live person. In our work with banks and credit unions around the country, an unavoidable truth comes up again and again: Even the flashiest digital strategy falls flat without the backing of a strong contact center. Phone menus dead-end.

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Is “Enterprise Intelligence” an Oxymoron? Breaking the 5 Blockers

FICO

It is generally held that most traditional companies have all the information they need to make smarter customer decisions that will improve customer loyalty and increase revenue, but it’s sitting in silos scattered across the organization, and management just can’t figure out how to make it all work together and across all channels.

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Why Digital’s 3.0 Shift May Take Longer Than We Think

PYMNTS

Any business, new or old, that hasn’t used the last 12 weeks to rethink its business focus, business model and digital strategy likely won’t make it in the long term — but not because an overnight sensation will emerge in the next few months to eat its lunch. There is, of course, some truth to this. billion in sales by 2023.