Today, IFS kicked off one of the biggest news days in their corporate history with the launch of IFS Cloud. But what is driving this shift? And why is the phrase "moment of service" in the middle of all this? That's enough for a meaty discussion with IFS CPO Christian Pedersen.
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Dealership uses Informatica and Salesforce tech to get a single customer view, boost e-commerce and increase marketing personalization.
The car industry has been hit badly by the Covid-19 pandemic. New car registrations dropped by 30 percent in the UK, down from 2.3 million in 2019 to just 1.6 million last year, and 2021 hasn’t started off any brighter.
January saw a drop of 40% year on year, with just 90,000 new cars registered. That s the worst start to a year since 1970 – but the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders cautioned the numbers could have been even worse if it hadn’t been for the availability of click-and-collect preventing greater decreases.
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ERP needs to change - but getting there is another matter. ASUG CEO Geoff Scott shares seven keys to the future of ERP, gleaned from ASUG reports and events on S/4HANA and SAP ERP projects.
It s amazing how three little letters, configured in a certain order, can induce such a feeling of anxiety for businesses. These three letters can generate significant stress during software and system cutovers while also impacting day-to-day business productivity and operations. That trio of letters I m referring to is, of course, ERP.
As a former CIO who s had plenty of experience rolling out ERP software, I know all about complexity and customization, integration and upgrades, and downtime and development.
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When you post a scorching critique of hyper-personalization, the last thing you expect to get is a reply - from a personalization vendor. As NRF 2021 winds down, the debate on personalization carries on. Here s what ZineOne has to say.
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After my spleen vent on the myth of hyper-personalization, guess who I heard from? AI personalization and predictive marketing vendor ZineOne.
When we kicked off our NRF 2021 retail interview, I asked the ZineOne team: why reach out to me, given my unhinged critique? As ZineOne s external PR lead Austin Edgington told me: