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On New Trends in Marketing at the ‘Day of Smarter Solutions’

On June 4th, the ninth IBM Software Day titled ‘Day of Smarter Solutions’ will be held at the Esplanade Hotel in Zagreb, which also serves as the guiding principle in selecting topics for the conference.

Consequently, local and international experts will touch upon topics such as mobile computing, security solutions, business analytics, social business, integrated expert systems, and solutions for managing marketing activities.

– For a long time now, a smiling face from a television advertisement or poster has not been the best or most efficient way to promote your products. Why? Because we, as users and customers, have become bold enough to expect not to be treated as part of a mass that mindlessly visits shopping centers and leaves their (hard-earned) money without much thought – said Krešo Perica, Head of Sales for Business Solutions for Central and Eastern Europe, ahead of the conference.

– We expect suppliers to treat us as individuals, recognize our individual needs, and offer us exactly what we need at that moment.  Utopia? No, on the contrary. Directors of successful companies have recognized this change in behavior patterns and expectations of their users. Likewise, they have begun to use modern tools and technologies to better understand their customers, provide them with what they expect and when they expect it, thereby making customers more satisfied and their business more profitable and competitive – said Perica, explaining the concept of Enterprise Marketing Management.

– That now is the right moment for a new practice in Croatia and that those who are decisive and quick will easily become market winners is evidenced by the example of a dear colleague of mine: after he ‘happily’ crashed his own car, he surfed countless websites of car dealerships, banks, and expert forums in search of a new metal companion and the most favorable financing. Need I say that no one ‘recognized’ him, and therefore did not contact him back? Not even his own bank where he uses e-banking… How many such missed opportunities walk through your website or call center every day? – said Perica.

– At this year’s IBM Software Day conference, we will present trends in the mentioned area, show how to collect data about your customers, present solutions that will turn insights into timely marketing messages and offers. We will also show a concrete example from real life – a company that successfully lives the new concept of marketing and communication with customers – concluded Perica.

You can find details of the program HERE, and you can register at the link http://ibm.co/13rDb73