The document summarizes the results of a survey of over 200 small and medium enterprises in Greece. It finds that while business revenues have stabilized over the past year, professionals still struggle with issues like finding qualified employees, competing on price, and lack of support from the government. They rely heavily on digital tools and online advertising to promote their businesses.
This survey of 430 Greek SMEs from 20 sectors examined the challenges and opportunities they face. Key findings include:
- SMEs expressed high dissatisfaction with support from public administration, especially regarding starting a new business.
- Most SMEs saw significant decreases in revenue and had to lower prices in the last 12 months due to economic challenges.
- Strong competition was reported, with over half of SMEs saying it was easy for customers to choose competitors.
- Four in ten SMEs said they faced difficulties finding qualified employees despite high unemployment.
- Awareness and participation in public training programs was very low among SME representatives.
- Most SMEs now
2021 spring idn summit randy bradley healthcare supply chain challenges and o...LandonArflack
This document discusses healthcare supply chain challenges and opportunities in 2021. It identifies several issues that affected global supply chains in 2020, such as a lack of advanced planning around digitalizing supply chains and limited visibility. The top supply chain challenges are identified as lack of upstream and downstream collaboration, visibility, security, agility, and responsiveness. The document also discusses trends like the shift away from "just in time" models due to COVID-19 disruptions and the need for more digital, connected, collaborative, transparent and agile supply chains. It suggests that healthcare organizations prioritize improving end-to-end visibility, building agile capabilities, and stopping internal silos to address supply chain challenges.
Life sciences companies can avoid unnecessary risks and common sources of cost escalation by optimizing and centralizing the management of their promotional material references.
Mobile, cloud, social media, and analytics are tools that have given birth to an age where technology has become the foundation of any successful business—a prime driver of market differentiation, business growth, innovation, adaptability, collaboration and profitability. In short, every business is now a digital business, and those in which the full C-suite understand the benefits of digital are those that are likely to be most successful.
Beyond Supply Chains Empowering Responsible Value ChainsSustainable Brands
This document discusses the opportunity for companies to create "responsible supply chains" that provide benefits to both businesses and society. It identifies 31 proven supply chain practices that can help companies achieve "triple advantage" - commercial benefits as well as benefits to the environment and local economies. Implementing these practices could result in increased revenues and reduced costs for companies, as well as improved customer health, labor standards and reduced environmental impact. The practices are organized into a framework that companies can use to prioritize which practices would be most effective for their specific industry and situation. However, the concept of triple advantage has limitations, as human rights commitments should not be based solely on financial justification. The document calls for policies to support companies in optimizing across all three
2015 Global Contact Centre Benchmarking Report key findingsDImension Data
Key findings from the 2015 Global Contact Centre Benchmarking Report. Based on data collected from 901 organisations from 72 countries, this report presents a comprehensive global overview of the state of multichannel interactions, and customer management in contact centres.
For further information, and to get your copy of the Report, visit: www.dimensiondata.com/ccbenchmarking
The Work Ahead: Moving Healthcare Organizations into the Digital AgeCognizant
For healthcare payers and providers, the digital revolution offers a powerful prescription for transforming an industry value chain in need of drastic modernization. In this installment of our Work Ahead research series, we look at the way forward to the future of work for healthcare.
This survey of 430 Greek SMEs from 20 sectors examined the challenges and opportunities they face. Key findings include:
- SMEs expressed high dissatisfaction with support from public administration, especially regarding starting a new business.
- Most SMEs saw significant decreases in revenue and had to lower prices in the last 12 months due to economic challenges.
- Strong competition was reported, with over half of SMEs saying it was easy for customers to choose competitors.
- Four in ten SMEs said they faced difficulties finding qualified employees despite high unemployment.
- Awareness and participation in public training programs was very low among SME representatives.
- Most SMEs now
2021 spring idn summit randy bradley healthcare supply chain challenges and o...LandonArflack
This document discusses healthcare supply chain challenges and opportunities in 2021. It identifies several issues that affected global supply chains in 2020, such as a lack of advanced planning around digitalizing supply chains and limited visibility. The top supply chain challenges are identified as lack of upstream and downstream collaboration, visibility, security, agility, and responsiveness. The document also discusses trends like the shift away from "just in time" models due to COVID-19 disruptions and the need for more digital, connected, collaborative, transparent and agile supply chains. It suggests that healthcare organizations prioritize improving end-to-end visibility, building agile capabilities, and stopping internal silos to address supply chain challenges.
Life sciences companies can avoid unnecessary risks and common sources of cost escalation by optimizing and centralizing the management of their promotional material references.
Mobile, cloud, social media, and analytics are tools that have given birth to an age where technology has become the foundation of any successful business—a prime driver of market differentiation, business growth, innovation, adaptability, collaboration and profitability. In short, every business is now a digital business, and those in which the full C-suite understand the benefits of digital are those that are likely to be most successful.
Beyond Supply Chains Empowering Responsible Value ChainsSustainable Brands
This document discusses the opportunity for companies to create "responsible supply chains" that provide benefits to both businesses and society. It identifies 31 proven supply chain practices that can help companies achieve "triple advantage" - commercial benefits as well as benefits to the environment and local economies. Implementing these practices could result in increased revenues and reduced costs for companies, as well as improved customer health, labor standards and reduced environmental impact. The practices are organized into a framework that companies can use to prioritize which practices would be most effective for their specific industry and situation. However, the concept of triple advantage has limitations, as human rights commitments should not be based solely on financial justification. The document calls for policies to support companies in optimizing across all three
2015 Global Contact Centre Benchmarking Report key findingsDImension Data
Key findings from the 2015 Global Contact Centre Benchmarking Report. Based on data collected from 901 organisations from 72 countries, this report presents a comprehensive global overview of the state of multichannel interactions, and customer management in contact centres.
For further information, and to get your copy of the Report, visit: www.dimensiondata.com/ccbenchmarking
The Work Ahead: Moving Healthcare Organizations into the Digital AgeCognizant
For healthcare payers and providers, the digital revolution offers a powerful prescription for transforming an industry value chain in need of drastic modernization. In this installment of our Work Ahead research series, we look at the way forward to the future of work for healthcare.
This document summarizes the key findings of a survey about how companies are responding to the challenges of the application economy. Some of the main points include:
- Half of companies report their industry is being disrupted by the application economy and 44% are experiencing disruption internally.
- Companies are responding by increasing investments in software development by an average of 25% and bringing more development in-house.
- Leaders in responding to the application economy are seeing over double the revenue growth and 50% more business from new products/services.
- However, many companies still report obstacles like budget constraints, security concerns, and lack of skills in responding effectively to the application economy.
Accenture North American Digital Banking Consumer Survey 2014 accenture
According to the new Accenture 2014 North America Consumer Digital Banking Survey, digital banking trends are changing traditional relationships between consumers and banks. In fact, the research suggests the relationship is increasingly uncertain as consumers are intrigued by branchless digital banks, define their relationships as merely transactional and generally want more advice and proactive financial services from their Everyday Banks. Read the PDF to learn more about the results of the survey, and how banks can respond to these threats.
Customer Contact Market Report
HIGHLIGHTS
Outsourcing still provides meaningful cost savings, representing roughly 20% of the total market with approximately 2.0 million outsourced agents located primarily in India and the Philippines.
Technology developments, vendor pruning, and consumer demand push providers to expand their product, service, and channel offerings.20
M&A activity expected to increase steadily in 2017 as corporate profits and consumer spending increases.
FCC onshoring initiatives continue to create jobs within big industry players via organic growth and acquisitions.19
Steady growth opportunities on a go-forward basis as the global customer contact management market is expected to grow to $81 billion by 2018 representing a CAGR of 6.1%.
U.S. based healthcare legislative changes and requirements will increase costs and complexity of compliance.
2015 YEAR IN REVIEW
Advancing technology and differentiation boost growth rates
2015 was an exciting year for the Customer Contact Management (CCM) industry, with huge strides in technology, automation, differentiation, and omni-channel diversification. Customers want to use the channel that most quickly solves their problems, including voice, chat, text, and social media. Corporate services expanded their technology offerings making large technological advances, as witnessed with Amazon's new Alexa -- a virtual assistant that can answer a wide variety of questions from weather to traffic. These technological advances around automation create a surge of efficiency and growth opportunities for CCM businesses. According to International Customer Management Institute (ICMI), nearly 55% of customers want an automated self-service experience, increasing efficiency and decreasing costs for businesses. In addition, 80% of companies plan to use customer service as a way to differentiate themselves from their competition.4
Spotlight on Technology: Steering Clear of the IT Danger ZonesL.E.K. Consulting
This document discusses key trends in the IT services market and how vendors can succeed. It finds that companies are increasingly outsourcing IT and migrating to cloud-based services. This favors specialized vendors over generalists. Customers also prefer specialists that can deliver solutions tailored to their industries. To thrive, vendors must focus on differentiated services, improve cloud delivery, and understand customers' business metrics and satisfaction drivers. Those adapting to offer specialized, industry-focused solutions will find the greatest opportunities.
CMOs & CIOs: Aligning Marketing & IT to Elevate the Customer ExperienceCognizant
In the digital sphere, customer behaviors, organizational structures and entire business models are rapidly changing, compelling CIOs and CMOs to collaborate closely and often, and focus on the common goal of delivering consistent and exceptional customer experiences from day one.
The survey summarizes the key findings of the 5th annual Supply Chain Resilience survey conducted by the Business Continuity Institute. 519 respondents from 71 countries shared that 75% still do not have full visibility of supply chain disruptions. 75% experienced at least one disruption in the past year, and 42% originated from lower tier suppliers. The top causes of disruption were IT outages, adverse weather, and outsourcer failures. Disruptions cost over €1 million for 15% of respondents. The survey concludes that supply chain disruptions continue to significantly impact businesses and better management is still needed.
On the 5th December 2013, Intelecom took a trip into the future to look at the trends which will influence our contact centres and the way in which we deliver customer service. Featuring a fascinating key note from Gartner, Intelecom also took the opportunity to dispel some of the myths surrounding Cloud contact centres and highlighted the growing importance of Social Media in customer service.
How Automakers Can Enhance Customer Experience in the New NormalCognizant
While other industries have built highly engaging and hyper-personal customer experiences, the automotive industry, comparatively speaking, has fallen short. The accelerating convergence of automotive-specific and generic consumer technologies presents a huge untapped opportunity for automakers to build tomorrow’s car-as-an-experience value proposition, even as the pandemic accelerates full-speed digitization across the board.
New Insurance Business Models in the age of Smart Sensors and Internet of Thi...Ashok Nare
This document discusses new business models emerging in the insurance industry due to innovations in areas like the Internet of Things (IoT), data analytics, artificial intelligence, and connected devices. It notes that these trends are impacting different types of insurance like home, auto, health and commercial insurance by changing risk models, roles, policies, and customer interactions. The document also outlines challenges in areas like privacy, security, technology adoption, regulations and managing large volumes of data.
The document discusses the key findings of the Accenture CIO Mobility Survey 2013 regarding enterprise adoption of mobility technologies. Some of the main points include:
- Mobility is a top priority for many CIOs, with one-third citing it as a top-two priority and 75% among their top five. Investment in mobility is increasing.
- Companies are developing centralized mobile strategies and see mobility as crucial to engaging customers and driving revenue. They plan to use it to optimize processes and user experience.
- Adoption is driven by the need to improve customer service, sales cycles and transactions through mobile apps and data access. Emerging markets and industries like retail and utilities show strong commitment to mobility.
Internet of things report 2014 by copperberg researchThomas Igou
The report is an analysis of a survey conducted with 280+ respondents from the Manufacturing Industry, and looks into the impact of the Internet of Things within the manufacturing industry by exploring opportunities, challenges, and solutions.
This document summarizes key findings from the 2014 Apperian Executive Mobility Survey of 100 executives on their companies' mobility programs and strategies. The main findings are:
1) Executives cited improved business processes as the top benefit of mobility investments, followed by increased employee satisfaction and competitive advantage.
2) Apps supporting customers and specific business roles were seen as having the greatest impact on productivity and ROI.
3) Security was the top challenge cited for mobility programs, though momentum continues to increase with over 70% planning to equip over 1,000 users with mobile apps in the next two years.
4) Companies more satisfied with adoption had higher levels of internally developed custom apps both currently and planned compared
North America Consumer Home Equity Loan Survey - Highlightsaccenture
The document summarizes findings from a survey of 6,000 consumers on home equity lending in North America. It finds that the home equity lending market is resurging, with $4.5 trillion in total home equity and $1 trillion increase in equity in the past year. However, many borrowers are uninformed about their home equity loan options, and digital and alternative lenders are gaining market share from the largest banks. The document outlines opportunities and challenges for lenders in the home equity lending space.
Disruptive outsourcing leaps to the front. Our 2018 survey of more than 500 executives from leading organizations indicates that disruptive outsourcing solutions—led by cloud and automation—are fundamentally transforming traditional outsourcing. https://deloi.tt/2x7zxb8
How Pharma Can Fully Digitize Interactions with Healthcare ProfessionalsCognizant
This document discusses how pharmaceutical companies can fully digitize their interactions with healthcare professionals (HCPs). It notes that HCPs are increasingly using digital technologies and prefer engaging with pharmaceutical companies through digital channels. The document recommends that pharmaceutical companies build an end-to-end digital platform to facilitate various types of virtual interactions with HCPs, including web conferences, email marketing, e-detailing apps, social media management, and more. It emphasizes the importance of collecting and analyzing HCP interaction data across channels to develop a unified, customer-centric view of each HCP in order to better understand and serve their needs and preferences for digital engagement over time.
Shared Service Centers: Risks & Rewards in the Time of CoronavirusCognizant
Our recent research reveals that organizations are reassessing the pros and cons of captive services. Companies are twice as likely to reduce than increase their use of shared service centers.
The growth of e-commerce has elevated order fulfillment to a critical business function. Companies are challenged to deliver the perfect order every time while providing a consistent brand experience from channel to channel — in store, via catalog or online. To accommodate this growing complexity, fulfillment now requires sophisticated processes, state-of-the-art resources, and an in-depth understanding of the multi-channel environment. The E-Fulfillment Trends Report looks closely at the fulfillment practice today. Based on an online survey of industry professionals, this in-depth study addresses key questions: Who is using e-fulfillment and why? How are they managing their operations? What trends are emerging nationwide?
This document discusses the challenges insurance companies face in keeping up with technological advances. It notes that only 15% of insurance businesses consider themselves technologically progressive, and that outdated systems and a generational gap are hindering modernization efforts. However, improving efficiency, customer experience, fraud detection, and mobile technologies could help companies better serve customers and gain competitive advantages if they are willing to invest in new technologies like smart machines and the Internet of Things.
6831 restarting the global-automotive-engineMahesh Battu
Significant challenges lie ahead for companies trying to rev up the global automotive engine. Automotive manufacturers are taking a hard look at the resiliency of a globally integrated supply chain brought to its knees by parts production disruptions in China even before the coronavirus spread around the world. A full demand recovery may take years as consumers face financial strain and uncertainty, putting off large purchases like new vehicles and delaying regular vehicle maintenance. How companies adapt sales and service models to evolving consumer preferences and financial realities will be key to restarting the global automotive industry.
The document discusses lessons learned from early adopters of Internet of Things (IoT) technology based on interviews with 75 organizations. The key lessons are:
1) The scope of IoT projects is often underestimated as new stakeholders are added and the definition of success changes over time. Aggressive phasing and clear communications are needed.
2) User experience is critical and must be considered from the perspective of how different users will consume the data and insights.
3) Data and analytics skills are important as the value is in analyzing and using the data to make decisions, which requires addressing data quality, privacy, management and distribution challenges.
4) Maturity in analytics across the organization dictates value and requires
This study by SAS, targeted organisations that recognised they were well on their way to integrating IoT in their operations. We spoke to 75 teams who could draw from their experience of recent deployment or a sizeable proof-of-concept. These expert interviews were framed to draw out how deployments were scoped and sponsored, resourced and delivered.
https://www.sas.com/en_us/partners/find-a-partner/alliance-partners/ibm.html#
This document summarizes the key findings of a survey about how companies are responding to the challenges of the application economy. Some of the main points include:
- Half of companies report their industry is being disrupted by the application economy and 44% are experiencing disruption internally.
- Companies are responding by increasing investments in software development by an average of 25% and bringing more development in-house.
- Leaders in responding to the application economy are seeing over double the revenue growth and 50% more business from new products/services.
- However, many companies still report obstacles like budget constraints, security concerns, and lack of skills in responding effectively to the application economy.
Accenture North American Digital Banking Consumer Survey 2014 accenture
According to the new Accenture 2014 North America Consumer Digital Banking Survey, digital banking trends are changing traditional relationships between consumers and banks. In fact, the research suggests the relationship is increasingly uncertain as consumers are intrigued by branchless digital banks, define their relationships as merely transactional and generally want more advice and proactive financial services from their Everyday Banks. Read the PDF to learn more about the results of the survey, and how banks can respond to these threats.
Customer Contact Market Report
HIGHLIGHTS
Outsourcing still provides meaningful cost savings, representing roughly 20% of the total market with approximately 2.0 million outsourced agents located primarily in India and the Philippines.
Technology developments, vendor pruning, and consumer demand push providers to expand their product, service, and channel offerings.20
M&A activity expected to increase steadily in 2017 as corporate profits and consumer spending increases.
FCC onshoring initiatives continue to create jobs within big industry players via organic growth and acquisitions.19
Steady growth opportunities on a go-forward basis as the global customer contact management market is expected to grow to $81 billion by 2018 representing a CAGR of 6.1%.
U.S. based healthcare legislative changes and requirements will increase costs and complexity of compliance.
2015 YEAR IN REVIEW
Advancing technology and differentiation boost growth rates
2015 was an exciting year for the Customer Contact Management (CCM) industry, with huge strides in technology, automation, differentiation, and omni-channel diversification. Customers want to use the channel that most quickly solves their problems, including voice, chat, text, and social media. Corporate services expanded their technology offerings making large technological advances, as witnessed with Amazon's new Alexa -- a virtual assistant that can answer a wide variety of questions from weather to traffic. These technological advances around automation create a surge of efficiency and growth opportunities for CCM businesses. According to International Customer Management Institute (ICMI), nearly 55% of customers want an automated self-service experience, increasing efficiency and decreasing costs for businesses. In addition, 80% of companies plan to use customer service as a way to differentiate themselves from their competition.4
Spotlight on Technology: Steering Clear of the IT Danger ZonesL.E.K. Consulting
This document discusses key trends in the IT services market and how vendors can succeed. It finds that companies are increasingly outsourcing IT and migrating to cloud-based services. This favors specialized vendors over generalists. Customers also prefer specialists that can deliver solutions tailored to their industries. To thrive, vendors must focus on differentiated services, improve cloud delivery, and understand customers' business metrics and satisfaction drivers. Those adapting to offer specialized, industry-focused solutions will find the greatest opportunities.
CMOs & CIOs: Aligning Marketing & IT to Elevate the Customer ExperienceCognizant
In the digital sphere, customer behaviors, organizational structures and entire business models are rapidly changing, compelling CIOs and CMOs to collaborate closely and often, and focus on the common goal of delivering consistent and exceptional customer experiences from day one.
The survey summarizes the key findings of the 5th annual Supply Chain Resilience survey conducted by the Business Continuity Institute. 519 respondents from 71 countries shared that 75% still do not have full visibility of supply chain disruptions. 75% experienced at least one disruption in the past year, and 42% originated from lower tier suppliers. The top causes of disruption were IT outages, adverse weather, and outsourcer failures. Disruptions cost over €1 million for 15% of respondents. The survey concludes that supply chain disruptions continue to significantly impact businesses and better management is still needed.
On the 5th December 2013, Intelecom took a trip into the future to look at the trends which will influence our contact centres and the way in which we deliver customer service. Featuring a fascinating key note from Gartner, Intelecom also took the opportunity to dispel some of the myths surrounding Cloud contact centres and highlighted the growing importance of Social Media in customer service.
How Automakers Can Enhance Customer Experience in the New NormalCognizant
While other industries have built highly engaging and hyper-personal customer experiences, the automotive industry, comparatively speaking, has fallen short. The accelerating convergence of automotive-specific and generic consumer technologies presents a huge untapped opportunity for automakers to build tomorrow’s car-as-an-experience value proposition, even as the pandemic accelerates full-speed digitization across the board.
New Insurance Business Models in the age of Smart Sensors and Internet of Thi...Ashok Nare
This document discusses new business models emerging in the insurance industry due to innovations in areas like the Internet of Things (IoT), data analytics, artificial intelligence, and connected devices. It notes that these trends are impacting different types of insurance like home, auto, health and commercial insurance by changing risk models, roles, policies, and customer interactions. The document also outlines challenges in areas like privacy, security, technology adoption, regulations and managing large volumes of data.
The document discusses the key findings of the Accenture CIO Mobility Survey 2013 regarding enterprise adoption of mobility technologies. Some of the main points include:
- Mobility is a top priority for many CIOs, with one-third citing it as a top-two priority and 75% among their top five. Investment in mobility is increasing.
- Companies are developing centralized mobile strategies and see mobility as crucial to engaging customers and driving revenue. They plan to use it to optimize processes and user experience.
- Adoption is driven by the need to improve customer service, sales cycles and transactions through mobile apps and data access. Emerging markets and industries like retail and utilities show strong commitment to mobility.
Internet of things report 2014 by copperberg researchThomas Igou
The report is an analysis of a survey conducted with 280+ respondents from the Manufacturing Industry, and looks into the impact of the Internet of Things within the manufacturing industry by exploring opportunities, challenges, and solutions.
This document summarizes key findings from the 2014 Apperian Executive Mobility Survey of 100 executives on their companies' mobility programs and strategies. The main findings are:
1) Executives cited improved business processes as the top benefit of mobility investments, followed by increased employee satisfaction and competitive advantage.
2) Apps supporting customers and specific business roles were seen as having the greatest impact on productivity and ROI.
3) Security was the top challenge cited for mobility programs, though momentum continues to increase with over 70% planning to equip over 1,000 users with mobile apps in the next two years.
4) Companies more satisfied with adoption had higher levels of internally developed custom apps both currently and planned compared
North America Consumer Home Equity Loan Survey - Highlightsaccenture
The document summarizes findings from a survey of 6,000 consumers on home equity lending in North America. It finds that the home equity lending market is resurging, with $4.5 trillion in total home equity and $1 trillion increase in equity in the past year. However, many borrowers are uninformed about their home equity loan options, and digital and alternative lenders are gaining market share from the largest banks. The document outlines opportunities and challenges for lenders in the home equity lending space.
Disruptive outsourcing leaps to the front. Our 2018 survey of more than 500 executives from leading organizations indicates that disruptive outsourcing solutions—led by cloud and automation—are fundamentally transforming traditional outsourcing. https://deloi.tt/2x7zxb8
How Pharma Can Fully Digitize Interactions with Healthcare ProfessionalsCognizant
This document discusses how pharmaceutical companies can fully digitize their interactions with healthcare professionals (HCPs). It notes that HCPs are increasingly using digital technologies and prefer engaging with pharmaceutical companies through digital channels. The document recommends that pharmaceutical companies build an end-to-end digital platform to facilitate various types of virtual interactions with HCPs, including web conferences, email marketing, e-detailing apps, social media management, and more. It emphasizes the importance of collecting and analyzing HCP interaction data across channels to develop a unified, customer-centric view of each HCP in order to better understand and serve their needs and preferences for digital engagement over time.
Shared Service Centers: Risks & Rewards in the Time of CoronavirusCognizant
Our recent research reveals that organizations are reassessing the pros and cons of captive services. Companies are twice as likely to reduce than increase their use of shared service centers.
The growth of e-commerce has elevated order fulfillment to a critical business function. Companies are challenged to deliver the perfect order every time while providing a consistent brand experience from channel to channel — in store, via catalog or online. To accommodate this growing complexity, fulfillment now requires sophisticated processes, state-of-the-art resources, and an in-depth understanding of the multi-channel environment. The E-Fulfillment Trends Report looks closely at the fulfillment practice today. Based on an online survey of industry professionals, this in-depth study addresses key questions: Who is using e-fulfillment and why? How are they managing their operations? What trends are emerging nationwide?
This document discusses the challenges insurance companies face in keeping up with technological advances. It notes that only 15% of insurance businesses consider themselves technologically progressive, and that outdated systems and a generational gap are hindering modernization efforts. However, improving efficiency, customer experience, fraud detection, and mobile technologies could help companies better serve customers and gain competitive advantages if they are willing to invest in new technologies like smart machines and the Internet of Things.
6831 restarting the global-automotive-engineMahesh Battu
Significant challenges lie ahead for companies trying to rev up the global automotive engine. Automotive manufacturers are taking a hard look at the resiliency of a globally integrated supply chain brought to its knees by parts production disruptions in China even before the coronavirus spread around the world. A full demand recovery may take years as consumers face financial strain and uncertainty, putting off large purchases like new vehicles and delaying regular vehicle maintenance. How companies adapt sales and service models to evolving consumer preferences and financial realities will be key to restarting the global automotive industry.
The document discusses lessons learned from early adopters of Internet of Things (IoT) technology based on interviews with 75 organizations. The key lessons are:
1) The scope of IoT projects is often underestimated as new stakeholders are added and the definition of success changes over time. Aggressive phasing and clear communications are needed.
2) User experience is critical and must be considered from the perspective of how different users will consume the data and insights.
3) Data and analytics skills are important as the value is in analyzing and using the data to make decisions, which requires addressing data quality, privacy, management and distribution challenges.
4) Maturity in analytics across the organization dictates value and requires
This study by SAS, targeted organisations that recognised they were well on their way to integrating IoT in their operations. We spoke to 75 teams who could draw from their experience of recent deployment or a sizeable proof-of-concept. These expert interviews were framed to draw out how deployments were scoped and sponsored, resourced and delivered.
https://www.sas.com/en_us/partners/find-a-partner/alliance-partners/ibm.html#
The document discusses key findings from a survey of over 1,000 marketing professionals about data usage, customer journeys, and business impacts. Some key findings include:
1. First-party data makes up 75% of companies' data on average, but only around half are using it for personalization and marketing automation.
2. Audience segmentation and customer journey mapping are popular data-driven activities, but linking online and offline data remains a challenge.
3. Organizational silos, lack of resources, and technical complexity are major barriers to a unified customer view.
4. Most companies remain focused on individual channels rather than integrated customer journeys. Mobile and social priorities often outpace data and measurement
For today’s firm, change is constant. The ever-evolving realities of the profession inspired Wolters Kluwer to explore two major questions in our 2014 Accounting Firm Preparedness Survey. First, what trends will have the most significant impact on accounting firms and their clients over the next five years? Second, how well prepared are accountants to take advantage of these trends?
Assessing the impact of digital transformation on customer experience in the ...Njthakur
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Assessing the impact of digital transformation on customer experience in the banking industry.
Assessing the impact of digital transformation on customer experience in the banking industry.
Assessing the impact of digital transformation on customer experience in the banking industry.
Assessing the impact of digital transformation on customer experience in the banking industry.
Assessing the impact of digital transformation on customer experience in the banking industry.
Assessing the impact of digital transformation on customer experience in the banking industry.
Assessing the impact of digital transformation on customer experience in the banking industry.
Assessing the impact of digital transformation on customer experience in the banking industry.
Assessing the impact of digital transformation on customer experience in the banking industry.
Assessing the impact of digital transformation on customer experience in the banking industry.
Assessing the impact of digital transformation on customer experience in the banking industry.
Assessing the impact of digital transformation on customer experience in the banking industry.
Assessing the impact of digital transformation on customer experience in the banking industry.
Assessing the impact of digital transformation on customer experience in the banking industry.
Assessing the impact of digital transformation on customer experience in the banking industry.
Assessing the impact of digital transformation on customer experience in the banking industry.
Assessing the impact of digital transformation on customer experience in the banking industry.
Assessing the impact of digital transformation on customer experience in the banking industry.
Assessing the impact of digital transformation on customer experience in the banking industry.
Assessing the impact of digital transformation on customer experience in the banking industry.
Assessing the impact of digital transformation on customer experience in the banking industry.
Assessing the impact of digital transformation on customer experience in the banking industry.
Assessing the impact of digital transformation on customer experience in the banking industry.
Assessing the impact of digital transformation on customer experience in the banking industry.
This survey summarizes the responses from 201 senior bankers on challenges, priorities and trends in the banking industry. Some key findings include:
- Regulations are no longer seen as the top challenge, dropping to third most cited. Maintaining profitability and satisfying demanding customers have risen as challenges.
- Technology modernization is now the top priority for banks as they recognize the need to adapt to digital disruption. Innovation and attracting talent are also high priorities.
- Customers are less loyal and competition is increasing from non-traditional players like technology companies. Banks are focusing investments on technology, data analytics and digital channels to improve the customer experience.
- IT budgets are forecast to increase significantly in 2016, with
Cloud-Based Contact Center Study - Connect FirstConnect First
DMG’s worldwide survey of 169 enterprise, contact center, IT, operations, sales and marketing executives, managers and leaders in organizations of all sizes, found that 62.4% of respondents were already using cloud-based (also known as hosted) systems and applications in their contact center or customer service departments. There were close to 45 types of systems and applications used in contact centers, all of which are now available from vendors on-premise using the traditional licensing model, or in the cloud.
The document summarizes key findings from a survey of 332 professionals regarding enterprise mobility programs. Some of the main findings include:
- More than 1/3 of programs are rolling out apps to over 5,000 users, while another 1/3 are rolling out to under 1,000 users.
- Improved business processes and increased user satisfaction were the top benefits sought from mobility investments.
- Productivity apps and field service apps were seen as having the greatest impact on productivity and ROI.
- Security was the top challenge cited, followed by determining ROI and lack of budget.
- Over half of respondents had little or no visibility into important app usage metrics.
- Developing apps for core business processes and improving
Financial institutions are increasingly partnering with FinTech companies and embracing disruption to remain competitive in a changing landscape. The document discusses:
1) Most incumbents expect to increase FinTech partnerships in the next 3-5 years and adopt blockchain to remain innovative as nearly a quarter of revenues are at risk from standalone FinTech firms.
2) Financial institutions are learning to partner with and integrate FinTech innovations to access new technologies, data, and customers more quickly while managing cultural and regulatory challenges.
3) Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain, and data analytics being adopted by FinTechs are enabling greater convergence between incumbents and startups by streamlining processes and improving customer experience.
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1. OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IN GREECE
CHALLENGES
& OPPORTUNITIES
Panhellenic Survey from the Athens University of Economics and Business’s
Electronic Research Unit (ELTRUN) in collaboration with Douleutaras.gr
2. Introduction
Support from Public Administration
Finding Employees
Consumer Audience and Success Factors
Business Income / Prices of Debit
Promotion and Evolution of Business
Online Presence and Digital Technologies
Effect of Douleutaras.gr on businesses
Conclusions
Demographics
4
6
12
16
22
26
32
42
46
48
CONTENTS
02.03
3. The survey "Challenges and Opportunities of Small and
Medium Enterprises in Greece" is taking place for the second
consecutive year by the ELTRUN lab of the Athens University
of Economics and Business, in collaboration with the
Douleutaras.gr Professional Finding Platform, with
representation from more than 200 professionals.
The aim of the survey is to identify the problems faced by
small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that are primarily
active in the house repairs and modifications sector. It also
attempts to illustrate the level of use of digital technologies in
the day-to-day operation of these small and medium-sized en-
terprises and their willingness to evolve technologically and
exploit the potential that technology can offer them. Finally,
comparing the data with the previous survey, to identify
changes that have occurred over the last two years.
For conducting the research, a quantitative method was
followed, using a questionnaire which covered the following
sections: mapping of the current situation, problems of
small and medium-sized enterprises, existing use of digital
technologies, personal characteristics of participants
(personal perception of technology, knowledge of
technology, focus on quality of the services offered), the
willingness to future technological developments and
possible future technological development steps.
As the research is conducted through the Douleutaras.gr
professional base, a significant difference from the 2017
research lies in the fact that participants in this year's
research are mainly active in the home service sector. As
such, some categories of professionals for example web &
design, car, etc., are not included. More information on the
categories of companies that participated in the survey and
their volume is in the section "Demographics".
Introduction
04.05
4. Professionals remain largely dissatisfied with their
relationship with public bodies. State’s aid is considered
unsatisfactory, although a decrease in dissatisfaction is
observed compared to last year, especially in the areas of
gathering and filing supporting documents due to the
digitization of some of them.
06.07
SUPPORT FROM
PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
Percentage of dissatisfaction from authorities
Gathering
necessairy
documents
Deposit of
documents
Fast business
initiation
Necessary guidance
from relevant
authorities
Finding
suppliers
Alternative sources
of funding
79%
71% 72%
64%
70% 68%
81%
78%
56%56%
80%
82%
2017 2018
5. The majority of participants (8 out of 10) say they are not
satisfied with the guidance provided by the responsible bodies
as well as the number of alternative sources of funding
available. The latter remains a serious problem due to the
limited resources and wider problems in the country's
financial system. Interestingly, the funding sources category is
the only one where there is a slight increase in dissatisfaction
over last year. Finally, with regard to state support in finding
the necessary suppliers, the rate of non-satisfaction is
significantly lower and stable than last year. This is probably
due to the fact that entrepreneurs do not seek the state's help
in this action compared to the other services that were
presented in the survey.
About the training programs offered by state initiative, only 1
in 4 professionals know of the existence of a program, but
almost 70% of them have attended a (only 18% of the total)
seminar. Due to the limited resources and time that
professionals have, their lack of training remains a substantial
problem in their further development.
Percentage of professionals
that is aware of the existence
of training programs
Support from Public Administration
08.09
74%
is not aware of
programs
26%
Is aware of
the existance
of programs
18%
Has taken
part
6. Support from Public Administration
10.11
ΠΩΣ ΘΑ ΧΑΡΑΚΤΗΡΙΖΑΤΕ ΤΟ ΕΠΙΠΕΔΟ ΥΠΟΣΤΗΡΙΞΗΣ
ΠΟΥ ΠΑΡΕΧΕΙ ΣΤΙΣ ΜΙΚΡΟΜΕΣΑΙΕΣ ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΣΕΙΣ ΤΟ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΚΡΑΤΟΣ
ΣΤΙΣ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΕΣ ΔΙΑΔΙΚΑΣΙΕΣ ΕΝΑΡΞΗΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΣΗΣ ΣΑΣ;
Deposit of documents Fast business
initiation
Gathering necessairy
documents
Very
dissatisfied Dissatisfied Unsure Satisfied
Very
satisfied
32%
39%
19%
8%
2%
Necessary guidance
Very
dissatisfied Dissatisfied Unsure Satisfied
Very
satisfied
45%
33%
14%
6%
2%
Very
dissatisfied Dissatisfied Unsure Satisfied
Very
satisfied
29%
35%
21%
14%
1%
Finding suppliers
Very
dissatisfied Dissatisfied Unsure Satisfied
Very
satisfied
35%
21%
30%
13%
2%
Alternative sources of funding
Very
dissatisfied Dissatisfied Unsure Satisfied
Very
satisfied
57%
26%
14%
3%
1%
Very
dissatisfied Dissatisfied Unsure Satisfied
Very
satisfied
36%
32%
17%
13%
2%
60
0
15
30
45
60
0
15
30
45
60
0
15
30
45
60
0
15
30
45
60
0
15
30
45
60
0
15
30
45
7. Impressive is the fact that, despite high unemployment rates,
more than half of practitioners have difficulty finding suitable
employees with the necessary products to join their
businesses. Quite worrying is the fact that these percentages
have increased significantly compared to last year,
demonstrating the lack of secondary technical education in
our country and the high overqualification rates, with the trend
that the main mass of students follows higher education.
12.13
FINDING
EMPLOYEES
Finding Employees
41%
39%
Very easy
Easy
Neutral
Hard
Very hard
0% 5% 10%
13%
16%
30%
39%
14%
7%
2%
15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%
2017 2018
8. Garden
Home appliances 82%
Disinfestetions 80%
Doors-window frames 61%
Electrical services 58%
Refrigeration /
air conditioning
55%
Technical works / repairs 53%
Plumping services 53%
Renovations 52%
Moving / transportation 50%
Oil painting 44%
43%
Other 40%
Security systems 38%
House management 33%
Finding Employees
Analyzing the data by industry, we see that the difficulty in
finding personnel is considerably high in all the areas with the
greatest problems in the field of "Disinfestations" and "Home
Appliances" where a very large percentage (8 out of 10 profes-
sionals) answered that it is difficult or very difficult to find
properly trained staff.
The smallest percentages are found in the "Security Systems"
and "Garden" categories, although they remain high (1 in 4
and 1 in 3 respectively).
14.15
Dificulty of finding employees
per sector
0 20 40 60 80 100
9. CONSUMER
AUDIENCE AND
SUCCESS FACTORS
16.17
From the results of the research, it is evident that
practitioners consider that the most important factors of
choice for the public is the price (almost 8 out of 10), and
repeated cooperation (7 out of 10), which is related to the
relationships that these professionals "build" with customers.
Customer reviews (including "word of mouth") are also
considered to be an important factor as well as quality of
service (about 1 in 2). Significant changes over the last few
years in the daily use of digital media are evident from the fact
that 1 in 3 recognizes online advertising as a customer
approach channel.
The public considers very important
in choosing professionals...
Price
Repeated
collaboration
Other users' reviews
Quality of
products/services
Online advertising
Conventional advertising
78%
70%
51%
47%
32%
9%
10. A key factor for the success of my business is:
Quality of services /
products
Competitive prices Customer satisfaction Easy for customer
to find the business
The business'
technological level
3%
1%
31%
60%
4%
1%
4%
52%
31%
0
20
40
60
80
100
13%
3%
1%
28%
66%
1% 1%
3%
46%
30%
19%
1%
5%
40%
34%
20%
Strongly
disagree
Disagree Agree Strongly
agree
Neither agree
or disagree
Consumer Audience and Success Factors
On the other hand, when asked about for their own business, professionals believe that the key factors for their success are the quality of
the products and services provided, and customer satisfaction, which is directly associated with the stats above, as well as the concept of
value-for-money (combination of quality and price). Interesting finds are the high rates for ease-of-finding the business by the stakehold-
ers and the technological development, both of which outline the need for digital platforms to offer these services.
18.19
11. As far as competition is concerned, the majority of the firms
that participated in the research find very high levels of
competition in their industry. Specifically, 36% find it easy and
22% very easy for their customers to switch to another
business in the industry, for the same or similar services /
products as they offer themselves. The above evidence
suggests that in order to enable SMEs to withstand
competition, it is necessary to support them with actions /
services that include investments for the development of
innovative products / services, adaptation to the
ever-changing environment and exploitation of the
technological means for communication and cooperation with
customers.
Finally, one of the most important features of successful busi-
nesses is the continuous evaluation of their services and prod-
ucts and the constant effort to improve them. The overwhelm-
ing majority of survey respondents (94%) said they control
the quality of the services they offer and are constantly trying
to verify that they meet the expectations of their customers.
This percentage is surprising if we consider the general per-
ception of how small and medium-sized businesses operate in
our country.
Another important factor is the large increase in this
percentage as last year it was 73%. This is also related to the
high quality of the professionals on the Douleutaras.gr
digital platform that participated in this year's survey.
How easy is it for customers to switch
to another business in the industry
for the same service / product?
Very easy
Easy
Neutral
Hard
Very hard
22%
36%
34%
6%
2%
Consumer Audience and Success Factors
20.21
12. 22.23
One of the most significant changes over the past year
concerns the companies’ revenues. There is a significant
tendency towards stabilization, even increase, of inflows over
the previous year when major reductions have been observed.
4 out of 10 participants said there were no significant changes
in their business revenue while over 1 in 5 observed a slight
increase (22.4%).
Although the percentage that saw its revenue fall is still
significant, it is considerably smaller than last year (37.2% from
57.2%). In this decline, it has to be noted that almost 1 in 5
professionals had a dramatic reduction of their revenues (over
50%) in the past year, down from 1 in 10 (11.2%) this year. The
following elements are justified by the gradual improvement of
the wider economic climate in the country, as well as the
sample of participants in this year's survey that give
importance to service and professionalism in the services they
offer.
BUSINESS
INCOME / PRICES
OF DEBIT
13. The same stabilization, as compared to the previous year, is
observed also in the prices charged to customers. More than
1 in 2 professionals (52.2%) kept prices stable, while the rest
(to a much lower percentage since 2017) made mainly
reductions.
These findings are in line with the most estimations of price
movements in Greece, which show that inflation is close to
zero, reflecting the trend of stabilization in the market.
Business Income / Prices of Debit
24.25
Business
Income
Reduced
>50%
Reduced
30 - 50%
Reduced
10 - 30%
No significant
changes
Increased
10 - 30%
Increased
30 - 50%
Increased
>50%
0
10
20
30
40
19.3%
11.2%
16.8%
10.2%
21.1%
15.8%
23.8%
40.0%
15.7% 15.1%
2.3%
4.9%
1.0%
2.4%
Price
Reduced
>50%
Reduced
30 - 50%
Reduced
10 - 30%
No significant
changes
Increased
10 - 30%
Increased
30 - 50%
Increased
>50%
0
10
20
30
40
8.5% 8.3%
18.6%
15.0%
35.7%
18.0%
31.9%
52.2%
4.6%
5.9%
0.4% 0.5% 0.2%
2017 2018
2017 2018
14. 26.27
Electronic promotion means continue to be the main
advertising channel for small and medium-sized
enterprises. Advertisements on social media (Facebook 44%)
and the Internet (Google AdWords 30%) continue to rise with
increasing rates in both cases. The penetration of e-marketing
in small and medium-sized businesses is also reflected in the
important increase of affiliate marketing (from 16% to 25%).
An interesting deviation from the trend towards online
marketing is the more than doubling of the promotion rate
through brochures (from 13% to 27%).
This rise is probably due to the very low, and constantly de-
creasing, cost of the particular medium, but also to its comple-
mentarity nature to the digital channel. The fact that profes-
sionals show consistent and growing use of all available promo-
tion channels also shows the need for a comprehensive and
multifaceted advertising strategy for the success of a business,
however small it may be.
PROMOTION
AND EVOLUTION
OF BUSINESS
15. Main ways of advertising
/ promotion
Which of the following would you choose
to do first, if you had the choice,
for the development of your business?
13%
27%
Online advertising
via Facebook
Online advertising
via Google Adwords
Brochure
Affiliate
Marketing
Sending
emails
Listing in
newspaper
0% 5% 10%
19%
20%
6%
7%
16%
25%
26%
30%
39%
44%
15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%
The importance of the internet for the development and
consolidation of the business also appears in the fact that
more than half of the participants stated that their first
priority for the development of their business is the
development of online promotion methods. Also important is
the percentage that would invest in their material and
technical equipment (1 in 4) to support the wider digitization
of its business.
Promotion and Evolution of Business
28.29
52%
24%
15%
5%
3%
Develop promotional
channels on the internet
Setup software to
automate processes
(invoice, customer lists, etc.)
Training at digital
tools
Hire new,
specialized personnel
Invest in
new equipment
2017 2018
16. Interestingly, despite the shift towards online advertising, the
main customer acquisition channel remains by far
recommendation from old customers (57%), therefore
highlighting the need to evaluate their services.
In the second place, the physical store (20%) and the
company site (18%) are very close, stressing the importance
of the multi-channel presence.
The percentage of participants who see Douleutaras.gr as one
of the main means of customer approach (from 5% to 12%)
also significantly increased.
Promotion and Evolution of Business
30.31
My customers find my business
mainly via...
other businsess
searching websites
3%
4%
0% 10%
the internet (website)
14%
18%
douleutaras.gr
5%
12%
physical
store
13%
20%
other customers
44%
57%
20% 30% 40% 60%50%
2017 2018
17. Online Παρουσία
25%
No
75%
Yes
32.33
Part of the technological development of an enterprise is un-
doubtedly its presence on the Internet. The percentage of com-
panies with online presence remains stable from the previous
year to 75%.
Despite the fact that steadily 1 in 4 has no online presence,
professionals in their vast majority, reaching 9 out of 10,
seem to agree that online presence, and even more, online
advertising are necessary elements for a business.
The extensive penetration of the internet in our everyday lives
seems to be perceived positively by practitioners, as only 9% of
respondents believe that their business has been negatively
affected by the widespread use of the internet by the consum-
ers. audience.
ONLINE
PRESENCE AND
DIGITAL
TECHNOLOGIES
18. Online Presence and Digital Technologies
34.35
The widespread use of the internet by the consumer
has affected my business ...
Is online presence necessary?
Very
Quite
Neutral
A little
Not at all
33%
22%
34%
9%
2%
Is online advertising necessary?
Very
Quite
Neutral
A little
Not at all
33%
23%
30%
12%
2%
Positively
Very Positively
Negatively
Very Negatively
Neutral52%
24%
12% 7%
2%
19. I actively seek new technologies
that improve my products / services
Strongly
disagree
Disagree Neither agree
or disagree
Agree Strongly
agree
1% 5%
20%
47%
26%
Επαγγέλματα που δεν έχουν σχέση με
την τεχνολογία μπορούν να επωφεληθούν
Strongly
disagree
Disagree Neither agree
or disagree
Agree Strongly
agree
1% 3%
17%
55%
23%
Analyzing the effect and penetration of technology in SMEs, it
was observed that, increasingly, practitioners understand the
value of new technologies and are familiar with their use.
Of the total respondents, 80% believe they are good with
technology, significantly increased compared to the previous
year (68%). This percentage justifies further the penetration
of new technological solutions with the aim of further
digitizing the infrastructures used by small and medium-sized
enterprises and improving their productivity.
The increasing penetration of new technologies is explained
by the fact that a large percentage of professionals are
actively seeking to adopt them. Specifically, 73% of
respondents are looking for technologies that improve their
products and services, while 78% believe that even traditional
professions (such as theirs) that do not have a direct
connection to technology can benefit from it.
Do you have a good connection
with technology?
Online Presence and Digital Technologies
36.37
Good Bad Good Bad
80%
20%
2017 2018
68%
32%
20. 60
0
15
30
45
60
0
15
30
45
60
0
15
30
45
60
0
15
30
45
60
0
15
30
45
60
0
15
30
45
Online Presence and Digital Technologies
38.39
The use of technology
speeds up the processes
The use of technology
improves the businesss image
The use of technology
improves the efficiency of business processes
Major
effect
Moderate
effect
Neutral Minor
effect
No effect
Major
effect
Moderate
effect
Neutral Minor
effect
No effect Major
effect
Moderate
effect
Neutral Minor
effect
No effect Major
effect
Moderate
effect
Neutral Minor
effect
No effect
Major
effect
Moderate
effect
Neutral Minor
effect
No effect Major
effect
Moderate
effect
Neutral Minor
effect
No effect
22%
38% 35%
4%
1%
The use of technology
improves the competitive advantage
29%
34%
25%
10%
2%
24%
45%
26%
3%
0%
The use of technology
improves customer service
26%
42%
20%
8%
3%
Using technology
improves collaboration with corporate partners
24%
38%
26%
7%
4%
32%
41%
20%
5%
1%
Asked about specific advantages of new technologies, professionals in their vast majority showed that they think new technologies can help a
business in a variety of different themes. As can be seen in the graphs below, in all categories, only very small percentages between 5 and 10%
believe that new technologies help little, or not at all, a business’ functions.
21. Although the rates are encouraging for the spread and
adoption of new technologies, there is a significant
digitization deficit in archives of surveyed professionals. 53%
keeps customer information records electronically while less
than half (47%) maintain their financial records in electronic
form.
These results show that there is considerable room for
improvement of the filing systems by both the business side
and the State agencies, the requirements of whom are many
times forcing business to keep large physical files.
Online Presence and Digital Technologies
40.41
Customer records
Financial records
53%
46%
47%
40%
6%
6%
Electronically Handwritten I do not keep
Electronically Handwritten I do not keep
22. 42.43
This section of the research deals with the ways in which
Douleutaras.gr affects collaborating businesses and how
businesses in their turn understand their relationship with
Douleutaras.gr.
4 out of 10 businesses report that more than 10% of their
turnover comes from customers that they acquired from
Douleutaras.gr. This is considered to be a very important
element if we take into account that the digital platform has
been operating for only three years. This is verified by the fact
that a fairly significant percentage (26%) considers the
platform's impact on the success of their business very or
extremely important. Interestingly, an even greater percentage
(33%) considers the effect of Douleutaras.gr on the promotion
and advertising of the business very or extremely important.
From these data, it is understood that although in many cases
practitioners do not finalize jobs through the platform, they use
it more as a means of promoting their business.
EFFECT OF
DOULEUTARAS.GR
ON BUSINESSES
23. Επίδραση του Douleutaras.gr στις επιχειρήσεις
44.45
0 - 10% 11 - 25% 25 - 50% 50 - 75% Over 75% Not at all
important
Low
importance
Somewhat
important
Very
important
Extremely
important
Not at all
important
Low
importance
Somewhat
important
Very
important
Extremely
important
What percentage of your total turnover
comes from customers you acquired
through douleutaras.gr?
60%
19%
12%
7%
2%
How important do you consider
the effect of douleutaras.gr on the success
of your business?
19% 20%
34%
21%
5%
How important do you consider
the impact of douleutaras.gr on promoting
and advertising your business?
17%
21%
29% 28%
5%
24. CONCLUSIONS
The second year of the research records a strengthening of the
trend towards new technologies and digitalization. Greek
professionals have realized the value of digital technologies to
a significant extent and show that they are changing in this
direction. At an individual level, more and more professionals
seem to be familiar with the use of new technologies.
An extension of this trend is the growing recognition of the
benefits of online advertising and presence, as well as the
Internet in general. This recognition translates both in the
establishment of digital media as a de facto necessity and in
addressing digital platforms such as Douleutaras.gr as
important elements for the promotion and the conclusion of
transactions of small and medium-sized businesses.
In addition to the steady trend of internet acceptance and new
technologies, the biggest deviations from the previous year
were observed in revenue and prices where we are seeing a
significant trend towards stabilizing the market. Stable and
significant remains the professional dissatisfaction of the state
institutions / organizations.
46.47
25. Despite the challenges and difficulties that exist in Greece's
2018 business arena, SME representatives stay optimistic and
willing to evolve. Opportunities for modernization, training,
and acquisition of competitive advantage are great, and
perceptive entrepreneurs have the opportunity to exploit
them for the benefit of their business and their customers.
How optimistic are you about
the development of your business?
Conclusions
48.49
Very optimistic
Optimistic Pessimistic
Neutral
Very pessimistic
46%
32%
11% 8%
4%
26. 50.51
DEMOGRAPHICS
Sector
Renovations
Technical works / repairs
Electrical services
Doors-window frames
Plumping services
Moving/transportation
Refrigeration / air conditioning
Home appliances
Oil painting
Security systems
Garden
Disinfestetions
Other
22%
16%
9%
9%
8%
6%
5%
5%
4%
4%
3%
3%
1%
2%
House management
0 6 12 18 24 30
27. Demographics
52.53
How old is your
business?
How many employees
are employed in your business?
Gender
Age
1 - 2
years
3 - 4
years
5 or more
years
18 - 24 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 55 > 55
Level of Education
Secondary education
(Middle or High schhol)
Vocational Training (IEK)
Technological educational
institute (ΤΕΙ)
University (ΑΕΙ)
Post-Graduate degree
Ph.D.
1 - 5 6 - 10 11 - 30 Male Female
80%
15%
5%
2%
88%
10%
3%
97%
5%
48%
24%
21%
1%
1%
46%
13%
7%
13%
20%