iMovo announces new partnership with Planday

iMovo, today announced its partnership with Planday, the online platform that helps businesses manage the logistics of their staff. With Planday, shift-based companies can easily create and share a schedule, communicate with employees, and handle HR processes.

Three reasons why the human touch still matters to customers

In the digital era, convenience, speed and accuracy are kings. Today’s customers don't have to call you in the middle of the night to know more about your product. All they have to do is access your website and collect the information for themselves. At the end of the day, we are still human and automation or digital platforms can never replace that completely. In fact, here are some reasons why businesses still need to incorporate the human touch in the way they serve customers.

BI Analytic Tools Help Business Organisations

Business organisations have been collecting customer data since time immemorial; whether on clay tablets, papyrus and subsequently paper. With the advent of computerisation most business organisations found themselves maintaining electronic systems designed and built to store and accumulate ever-growing amounts of raw customer data. Due to the way computer applications were then designed, it was not always easy to aggregate different systems, and the data they respectively stored, in an attempt to construct a single, unified, view of the customer.

Business Discovery – Business Intelligence Made Relevant

Business Intelligence has been evolving , like many other areas of technology, new entrants are challenging the status quo and have been fuelling a new paradigm in the way BI is used and deployed in ever smaller organisations...

CRM-Based Lead Generation – Basic Tips 

You need to keep an eye on your lead capturing and tracking strategies to ensure that you are always ahead of the curve. One way to stay on top of everything is by adopting a CRM solution. A CRM (Customer Relationship Management) solution can provide unique, personalized experiences that customers will truly appreciate.  Here are some tips on how to leverage your CRM for better leads.

Your Human Resources department could benefit from Automation  

Workforce management consists of all the activities that are involved in handling your workforce. Efficient workforce management originates from Human Resources (HR) and one tool that makes your HR department more efficient is automation.  

Two reasons investors love companies that use a CRM system

Of course, investors are a tough crowd, and they don't intend to spend unless they're guaranteed to receive their pound of flesh. So, what makes a startup appealing to investors today? Well, a lot and one of those things happen to be an investment in CRM systems.  

Are 12 Views enough? Well, if they are not, your Zendesk isn’t set up correctly

Views are the primary way of managing tickets in Zendesk. Tickets…

How the IoT will change Customer Service

The key objective of technological advancement is to minimize human effort as much as possible. Isn’t that why we have machines in our home? The refrigerator stores our food and keeps it fresh. The TV entertains us. The washing machine helps keep our clothes clean.  

Ten Tethered Red Balloons (Part 2)

When DARPA and all interested parties had recovered from the sheer surprise at the swiftness with which the competition had been won, most social media experts incorrectly assumed that the competition had been won through the superior number of participants that the winning team had managed to recruit relative to the other teams. 

The benefits of implementing a CRM solution

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) refers to a set of strategies that aid the management of a business’s relationships with its customers. However, to implement those strategies in a more quantifiable manner, we use CRM software programs.  There are several benefits that businesses can gain from adopting a CRM approach. To begin with, CRM strategies help organizations develop better relationships with their customers.

Workforce Management Processes that cannot be ignored 

Efficiency is something that businesses have targeted since the beginning. It’s one of those requirements that aren’t likely to change. That’s why we have technological solutions in the first place – to make businesses more efficient and reduce unnecessary expenditure.  

Pitfalls of neglecting workforce management

Managing people can be gruelling at times. That’s why it’s a wise idea to invest in workforce management solutions. These solutions just make things a whole lot easier. If you’re still sceptical, let’s look at a few practical examples and see what happens when you fail to implement workforce management.  

Workforce Management Software may be the solution to a better workplace environment 

Good schedules provide a range of benefits such as reducing the cost of labour, generate more sales, and improve customer satisfaction. But, more importantly, they can make your employees happier and help establish a healthier workplace. Here’s how WFM can help create a healthier workplace.