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• APQC Launches Study on the Convergence of Marketing and Finance in Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals

  - 2007-12-13

  Organizations Invited to Participate in No-Cost Research until December 21st

  Tags: APQC, finance, life science, marketing

• Easier access to benchmarking Web site: APQC Web site: www.apqc.org.(PUBLICATIONS, WEB SITES, & MORE)(American Productivity & Quality Center)(Website overview)(Brief article)

  - 2006-10-01

  APQC Web site: www.apqc.org With the redesign of its Web site, APQC has made it easier for companies to locate the organization's wealth of benchmarking data and knowledge. APQC, an industry association focused on process and performance ...

  Tags: American Productivity & Quality Center, APQC, benchmarking, INTERNET, MARKETING, SOFTWARE, Web

• Project Portfolio Management for New Product Development: Tracking the Project Cycle from Idea to Launch

  BNET - 2006-01-06

  Besides being relevant to professional services organizations PSO and internal information technology IT departments, project portfolio management PPM software is applied in multiple vertical markets in the area of new product development NPD. In industries ranging from manufacturing and high technology to consumer goods and biotechnology, PPM solutions help manage...

  Tags: APQC, Project Portfolio Management, New Product Development, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Product Marketing, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Marketing

• Aberdeen Group and APQC Partner to Deliver Market-Leading Benchmarking and Best Practices Research and Services

  - 2005-06-30

  BOSTON -- AberdeenGroup, the leading provider of fact-based research and advisory services for global technology and value chain executives, and APQC, the leading nonprofit provider of financial and value chain benchmarking and research, announce a strategic alliance to provide benchmarking and best practices research and services to Global 5000 businesses...

  Tags: Aberdeen Group Inc., APQC, benchmarking, MARKETING

• Quality: Let the buyers be there

  BNET - 2003-01-01

  Many of the company feel that they know much better about the quality than the buyer. It has been seen that quality is referred as providing good services but the quality is much more than that. It is the change of working together. This article mainly emphasizes upon the role...

  Tags: Quality, APQC, Channel Management, Marketing

• Better Serve Their Customers

  BNET - 2003-01-01

  Large and small organizations alike dedicate a tremendous amount of money, labor, and time to better serve their customers. According to a metrics study, companies typically spend 0.75 percent of their revenue on customer service. Regardless of whether a

  Tags: APQC, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Operational Accounting, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance

• Overcoming Obstacles In Balanced Scorecard Implementation

  BNET - 2002-02-01

  Balanced Scorecard BS is a framework for evaluating business performance of an organization. Such an evaluation gives a clear picture of whether or not the organization is progressing and performing in accordance with its overall corporate strategy. The paper examines the BS approach.

  Tags: APQC, Balanced Scorecard, Marketing, Marketing Research

• Evaluating A Brand's Effectiveness Through Elements Of Equity

  BNET - 2001-07-01

  Now a days, intangible assets such as brands, intellectual capital, and human capital determine the value of an organization. Brands in particular are viewed as strategic drivers of income generation and shareholder value. With such importance weighing on

  Tags: Brand, APQC, Income, Equity, Branding, Human Capital, Operational Accounting, Marketing, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Finance

• Superior Customer Relationships: Best Practices of Eastman Kodak Co., Medrad Inc, and Fidelity Investment Services

  BNET

  Most organizations in a given marketplace want close customer relationships and pursue these relationships using advanced technologies, refined and aligned processes, and well-trained people. Unfortunately, competitors often wanting the same customers seek them with similar intensity and tactics. Competition affects industry profitability, and competitive advantage is the...

  Tags: Fidelity Investments, Eastman Kodak Co., APQC, Best Practice, Customer Relationship, Strategy, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Management, Marketing, Software