Texas Tech Pulse: PROS Signs Up Swedish Chemicals Firm

August 4, 2014- Houston-based software developer PROS, which develops pricing optimization software, reported this morning that it has been selected by Swedish specialty chemicals manufacturer The Perstorp Group. PROS said that Perstorp is using its big data applications as part of its customer experience and sales initiatives. Financial details of the win were not disclosed. Perstorp […]

Search Autoparts: Technology Newsmaker Q&A Sean Duclaux

August 1, 2014- By Brian Albright PROS Holdings is a software provider that uses big data to help clients improve their sales effectiveness. Recently, the company announced that TRW Aftermarket was using its solution to provide its sales team with customer-specific information that would allow them to make tailored offerings and improve its pricing strategies. […]

Search Autoparts: Technology Newsmaker Q&A Sean Duclaux

August 1, 2014- By Brian Albright PROS Holdings is a software provider that uses big data to help clients improve their sales effectiveness. Recently, the company announced that TRW Aftermarket was using its solution to provide its sales team with customer-specific information that would allow them to make tailored offerings and improve its pricing strategies. […]

The Pricing Advisor: Developing the Business Case for Pricing Initiatives: How to Get Started

July 31, 2014- By Hans-Peter Klug There’s no question that the biggest lever for improving profitability is through a successful pricing initiative. In case after case, companies report substantial gains. These improvements offer a far more profound impact to bottom-line success than any other improvements made on fixed or variable costs or volume. We work with […]

CITE World: Predictive analytics: A look into the future of sales

July 16, 2014- By Erika Morphy Another day, another Salesforce acquisition. Last week the CRM giant acquired RelateIQ, a relationship intelligence platform. This is more, though, than just a story about a giant software company acquiring a missing piece of functionality it wants to add to its mix of offerings, although it is, of course, that too. Rather, […]

Docurated: 48 Amazing Sales Analytics Tools

July 15, 2014- By Cóbhan Phillipson Data is everywhere. Are you using it to your full advantage? If you’re not tapping into the power of data to fuel your sales processes, you might be missing the boat. Not just missing the boat, actually – the boat is literally sailing away while you wave from the […]

Houston Chronicle: People in Business – July 11, 2014

  July 11, 2014- John “Jake” Cleveland joins PROS as senior vice president, global sales. Stephen R. Stewart has been promoted to manager, U.S. corporate communications, for Enbridge Energy. Jennifer Gravenor has joined Northern Trust as vice president and wealth strategist in Houston. The consulting firm of Hawes Hill Calderon has two new team members. Phil Wagner is an economic development specialist serving […]

The Pricing Advisor: Taming the M&A Chaos: Advice for Pricing & Sales Managers

June 30, 2014- By Matt McCLung So you’ve just gotten the news: Your company is acquiring another organization. That’s great, and you understand the combination will enable your company to reach more customers and bring more products to market to drive your customers’ success. You foresee the benefits that abound. And then it hits you: […]