E-Procurement via BIOS Sets International Standards: BayWa Handles the Needs of All Its Employees with a Central Platform

The pens are out of ink. Or they have disappeared. There are also no more envelopes – such situations happen in the office every day, calling for replenishment via the internal procurement system. However, employees do not only get office supplies from their employers: computers, tablets, smartphones – in short: hardware – is another important … Continue reading "E-Procurement via BIOS Sets International Standards: BayWa Handles the Needs of All Its Employees with a Central Platform"

Smart Supermarkets: How the Retail Industry Benefits from Shopping Cart Scanning, Dynamic Pricing and AI as the Boss [5 Reading Tips]

Artificial intelligence is the digital business trend par excellence. That’s what you hear. That’s what you read. That’s what they say. The »Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies« published by the US research firm Gartner confirms this year after year. But what happens next? Either the hype fizzles out and the technologies disappear again – or … Continue reading "Smart Supermarkets: How the Retail Industry Benefits from Shopping Cart Scanning, Dynamic Pricing and AI as the Boss [5 Reading Tips]"

Chatbots in Customer Communication: The Maltreated Little Helpers [5 Reading Tips]

When talking to a chatbot, Germans are among the most unfriendly customers: they are often not satisfied with certain answers and frequently insult chatbots. However, the new communication channels are popular when it comes to topics that are too embarrassing for customers to talk about with a human being. Nevertheless, chatbots have established themselves as … Continue reading "Chatbots in Customer Communication: The Maltreated Little Helpers [5 Reading Tips]"

Five Recommendations on Product Experience Management from Akeneo’s Global B2B Survey 2020

Our partner Akeneo is one of the leading providers of PIM systems worldwide. With Akeneo, companies bring together all the data relevant to a product and can channel intelligently which data is displayed where and when. In today’s guest article, Akeneo summarises what it takes to provide brands, retailers and manufacturers with a consistent and … Continue reading "Five Recommendations on Product Experience Management from Akeneo’s Global B2B Survey 2020"

Digital Sales Processes for BayWa AG – How to Build a Complex E-Commerce Landscape [Success Story]

BayWa AG is the largest agricultural trader in Germany and a major international player in agricultural and renewable energy business. The group has more than 200 sales locations in Germany and Austria. Besides a wide range of products, customers especially appreciate the competent and personal consulting services at these locations. However, BayWa is also one … Continue reading "Digital Sales Processes for BayWa AG – How to Build a Complex E-Commerce Landscape [Success Story]"

Generation Z – How Retailers Should Adapt Their Strategies Now [5 Reading Tips]

Demanding, dependent, ethical – as the first generation to grow up entirely in the spotlight of the Internet, millennials are probably the generation that has received the most criticism. However, now that brands are finally beginning to understand this target group, their successors are already entering the consumer landscape: Generation Z. This raises a number … Continue reading "Generation Z – How Retailers Should Adapt Their Strategies Now [5 Reading Tips]"

New Work Standards After the Coronavirus Pandemic? [5 Reading Tips]

What will our working world look like after the coronavirus pandemic? This is currently one of the most important questions that many people ask themselves – although the virus is far from being eradicated. Much of the discussion in the media revolves around working from home and the »enforced« digitisation push for many companies. However, … Continue reading "New Work Standards After the Coronavirus Pandemic? [5 Reading Tips]"

Cross-Media Education – Cornelsen Provides Added Value in a Multi-Channel Customer Landscape with Its New PIM System [Success Story]

Publishing and digitisation are no longer mutually exclusive. It did not only become clear during the last few weeks that a combination of tradition and modernity – of analogue and digital – is an advantage for all user groups. Looking at schools and further education, it also becomes apparent that there is still a lot … Continue reading "Cross-Media Education – Cornelsen Provides Added Value in a Multi-Channel Customer Landscape with Its New PIM System [Success Story]"

Safety First. Trust Too. Thanks to Its Content Commerce Platform, Britax Römer Achieves Both. [Success Story]

People are becoming more and more mobile. Airplanes, cars, high-speed trains, buses, e-bikes… the distances to be covered are increasing not only for adults, but also for children – yes, even babies are travelling more than previous generations. Whether on foot with the pushchair or by car with a child car seat: it is the … Continue reading "Safety First. Trust Too. Thanks to Its Content Commerce Platform, Britax Römer Achieves Both. [Success Story]"