Here are some insights on Anaplan drawn from our latest Value Index research, which provides an analytic assessment of how well vendor offerings address buyers’ requirements. The Ventana Research Value Index on Sales Performance Management 2019 is the distillation of a year of market and product research efforts by Ventana Research. We evaluated Anaplan and eight other vendors in seven categories, five product-related adaptability, capability, manageability, reliability and usability) and two...
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Office of Finance,
Analytics,
Contact Center,
Data,
Sales Performance Management,
Financial Performance Management,
Digital Technology,
Digital Commerce,
Predictive Planning,
Conversational Computing,
collaborative computing,
mobile computing,
Subscription Management,
agent management,
intelligent sales,
AI & Machine Learning
With the backing of Great Hill Partners and Spectrum Equity, the company Varicent Software launched on Jan. 1st, purchasing IBM’s Sales Performance Management (SPM) assets and hiring employees from IBM’s SPM group. They will join a new team that includes Varicent’s original founders and key leadership.
This set of insights is drawn from our latest Value Index research, which provides an analytic assessment of how well vendor offerings address buyers’ requirements. The Ventana Research Value...
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Customer Experience,
Office of Finance,
Analytics,
Contact Center,
Sales Performance Management,
Financial Performance Management,
Digital Technology,
Digital Commerce,
Predictive Planning,
Conversational Computing,
collaborative computing,
Subscription Management,
agent management,
intelligent sales,
AI & Machine Learning
Here are some insights on Xactly drawn from our latest Value Index research, which provides an analytic assessment of how well vendor offerings address buyers’ requirements. The Ventana Research Value Index on Sales Performance Management 2019 is the distillation of a year of market and product research efforts by Ventana Research. We evaluated Xactly and eight other vendors in seven categories, five product-related adaptability, capability, manageability, reliability and usability) and two...
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Sales,
Customer Experience,
Office of Finance,
Analytics,
Contact Center,
Data,
Financial Performance Management (FPM),
Sales Performance Management,
Digital Technology,
Digital Commerce,
Predictive Planning,
Conversational Computing,
collaborative computing,
mobile computing,
Subscription Management,
agent management,
intelligent sales,
AI & Machine Learning
Here are some insights on Oracle drawn from our latest Value Index research, which provides an analytic assessment of how well vendor offerings address buyers’ requirements. The Ventana Research Value Index on Sales Performance Management 2019 is the distillation of a year of market and product research efforts by Ventana Research. We evaluated Oracle and eight other vendors in seven categories, five product-related adaptability, capability, manageability, reliability and usability) and two...
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Topics:
Sales,
Customer Experience,
Data,
Sales Performance Management,
Sales Performance Management (SPM),
Digital Technology,
Digital Commerce,
Predictive Planning,
Conversational Computing,
collaborative computing,
mobile computing,
Subscription Management,
intelligent sales,
AI & Machine Learning
For interactions with customers to go well, organizations must manage an ever-increasing array of engagement channels. Our research finds that organizations expect to see interaction volumes increase on all channels, especially digital ones such as text-based messaging, chat, mobile and social apps. Unfortunately, the systems that manage these channels are typically disparate and uncoordinated and may not use the same underlying technology. This makes it difficult for organizations to...
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Customer Experience,
Voice of the Customer,
business intelligence,
embedded analytics,
Analytics,
Collaboration,
Data Governance,
Data Preparation,
Information Management,
Internet of Things,
Contact Center,
Data,
Digital Technology,
Digital Commerce,
blockchain,
natural language processing,
data lakes,
Intelligent CX,
Subscription Management,
agent management,
extended reality,
AI & Machine Learning
Using customer analytics effectively involves several challenges. Organizations must make it a business priority, cultivate leadership and set a course for ensuring data and analytics are being processed and governed effectively. But effectiveness also requires technology that will assist in the effective operations and management of customers and help an organization achieve its goals.
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Customer Experience,
Voice of the Customer,
business intelligence,
embedded analytics,
Analytics,
Collaboration,
Data Governance,
Data Preparation,
Information Management,
Contact Center,
Data,
Digital Technology,
Digital Commerce,
blockchain,
natural language processing,
data lakes,
Intelligent CX,
Conversational Computing,
collaborative computing,
mobile computing,
Subscription Management,
agent management,
extended reality,
AI & Machine Learning
I am happy to share some insights from our latest Value Index research, which rates how well vendors’ offerings meet buyers’ requirements in seven categories, five relevant to the product (adaptability, capability, manageability, reliability and usability) and two related to the vendor (TCO/ROI and vendor validation). The Ventana Research Value Index: Sales Performance Management 2019 is the distillation of a year of market and product research efforts by Ventana Research. Drawing on our...
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Topics:
Sales,
Customer Experience,
Office of Finance,
Analytics,
Contact Center,
Data,
Sales Performance Management,
Financial Performance Management,
Digital Technology,
Digital Commerce,
Predictive Planning,
Conversational Computing,
collaborative computing,
mobile computing,
Subscription Management,
agent management,
intelligent sales,
AI & Machine Learning
Customer analytics have never been more important, but effectively creating and managing them is not easy. The data that’s required to achieve visibility into all customer activity involves many applications and systems and it’s a challenge to ensure the data used is accurate and consistent. Even once data is assembled, organizations often struggle to apply analytics to create the metrics that best represent an understanding of the past and, more importantly, the path to the future.
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Customer Experience,
Voice of the Customer,
embedded analytics,
Analytics,
Business Intelligence,
Collaboration,
Data Governance,
Data Preparation,
Information Management,
Contact Center,
Data,
Digital Technology,
Digital Commerce,
blockchain,
natural language processing,
data lakes,
Intelligent CX,
Conversational Computing,
collaborative computing,
Subscription Management,
agent management,
extended reality,
AI & Machine Learning
Ensuring that the sales organization contributes as fully as possible to the success of the organization — to revenue, growth, profitability and the overall customer experience — requires not only dedication but effective strategy and planning. A well-developed strategy and plan to utilize current and future sales talent is essential for the best possible sales performance. To carry out this mission, organizations need a set of coordinated sales-related activities, processes and systems that...
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Sales,
Customer Experience,
Office of Finance,
Analytics,
Contact Center,
Data,
Sales Performance Management,
Financial Performance Management,
Digital Technology,
Digital Commerce,
Predictive Planning,
Conversational Computing,
collaborative computing,
mobile computing,
Subscription Management,
agent management,
intelligent sales,
AI & Machine Learning
Today’s intense competition requires that companies know as much as they can about their customers in order to anticipate their needs and deliver a superior customer experience. However, many organizations struggle to do this well. Implementing initiatives to improve customer value across any department or process involving customers requires both in-depth visibility into current operations and excellent metrics.
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Topics:
Customer Experience,
Voice of the Customer,
business intelligence,
embedded analytics,
Analytics,
Collaboration,
Data Governance,
Data Preparation,
Information Management,
Internet of Things,
Contact Center,
Data,
Digital Technology,
Digital Commerce,
blockchain,
natural language processing,
data lakes,
Intelligent CX,
Conversational Computing,
collaborative computing,
mobile computing,
Subscription Management,
agent management,
extended reality,
AI & Machine Learning