{"id":7352,"date":"2018-11-14T18:15:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T18:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itvt.de\/en\/?p=7352"},"modified":"2026-07-08T03:27:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T03:27:50","slug":"impressions-and-highlights-from-meet-the-experts-14-11-18-essen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.itvt.de\/en\/impressions-and-highlights-from-meet-the-experts-14-11-18-essen\/","title":{"rendered":"Impressions and highlights from \u201cMeet the Experts\u201d \u2013 14.11.18, Essen"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7352\" class=\"elementor elementor-7352\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-226ee79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"226ee79\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-574f1be\" data-id=\"574f1be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fc5155 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fc5155\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2291\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.itvt.de\/en\/en\/en\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/news34-de-banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"453\" \/>\n\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Patrick Kreuzer, CEO, ITVT Group opens the event with the Hype Cycle for CRM Sales and Customer Service: What if an algorithm could help you find out which deal has the highest probability of closing that day? Better yet, what if it gave you step-by-step instructions on what to do? (Source: Gartner, August 2018). Patrick Kreuzer thus builds a bridge to the presentations by Stefan K\u00f6hler, IT Program Manager CRM, thyssenkrupp Materials Services and Johannes Wagner, Team Lead Data Science, ITVT Group. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) bring the really important things into focus and that is why Mr. Kreuzer ends his presentation with a key figure: <\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">&#8220;Microsoft Dynamics 365 generates $16.97 for every dollar spent.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"> (Source: Nucleus Research, September 2018)<\/span><\/span>\n<h5><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Dynamics 365 is more than CRM! For thyssenkrupp Materials Services it is the platform for customer relationship experience!<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Stefan K\u00f6hler sees a template strategy (ITVT CRM Industry Solution) and change management as key factors for a successful CRM introduction. &#8220;The combination of predefined processes from the Industry Solution and the focus on a scope geared to business needs supports the change process and increases the acceptance of the solution.&#8221; Comprehensive support in the form of internal campaigns, training and workshops is an essential prerequisite for the success of the introduction of a CRM system. A system only lives when it is used and for this to happen, employees must recognize the benefits\/added value. <\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">&#8220;Dynamics 365 is more than CRM! For thyssenkrupp Materials Services, it is the platform for customer relationship experience!&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"> Many other projects, such as product recommendations with artificial intelligence, extend the platform in a beneficial way.<\/span><\/span>\n<h5><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Artificial intelligence is ready for the market!<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Do you sometimes wish for an environment that understands you better, every day? What was once a dream is now reality. Artificial intelligence (AI) can recognize needs before they are even spoken out loud. Johannes Wagner uses practical examples to explain the added value that AI and machine learning can provide. <\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">After just 2 weeks of productive operation, the AI \u200b\u200bcross-selling solution was able to achieve 10% of the customer&#8217;s annual target.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"> The ingredients for this are simple: historical sales data for analyzing purchasing behavior and Azure Machine Learning for customer segmentation and creating comparison groups. The result is an automated product recommendation directly in CRM\/Dynamics 365 and integrated success measurement. There are numerous possibilities, from identifying customer potential to automatic document evaluation and predictive maintenance. <\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Artificial intelligence is ready for the market!<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\n<h5><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Automatically generate documents, integrate data<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Our guest Johannes Linder, Lead Technical Evangelist, dox42 showed the participants in 5 minutes how complex documents can be automatically generated from Dynamics 365. Powerpoints, images, tables and advertising texts from different data sources such as SharePoint can be quickly merged into one document.<\/span><\/span>\n<h5><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">57% of purchasing decisions have already been made before speaking to sales.<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Christian Mainka, technology consultant, Microsoft, starts his presentation after the coffee break with a few figures. &#8220;57% of purchasing decisions have already been made before speaking to sales. 49% of sales staff ignore more than half of the leads in marketing.&#8221; (Source: Gartner) We know this from our own private lives &#8211; we do a lot of research online and look at several offers before we make a decision. Accordingly, the interested party must be provided with the right information at the right time. In addition to strong coordination between marketing and sales, this requires system support. <\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Dynamics 365 for Marketing not only offers the possibility of close collaboration, but also the possibility of carrying out efficient marketing campaigns and events and then evaluating them.<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\n\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">&#8220;Meet the Experts&#8221; is rounded off with the presentation &#8220;Everything is digital &#8211; How to create value in the digital maze&#8221; by Dr. Julia Oppermann and Dr. Dirk Weiss, Roland Berger. The chemical industry is in the midst of digital change. Within this transformation journey, everything is digital, which ultimately leads to many parallel digital initiatives. The result is a labyrinth of digital duplicates and challenges in the overall management of the digital transformation. <\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">In order to master the challenges in a value-oriented manner, according to Ms. Oppermann and Mr. Weiss, classic strategic transformation management methods are required in addition to modern methods such as design thinking.<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\n\n<strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">&#8220;If you can dream it, we can make it.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"> Roland Berger&#8217;s vision reflects the entire day and the statements of the speakers very well.<\/span><\/span>\n\n<span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit\">Many thanks to all participants and speakers who made &#8220;Meet the Experts&#8221; so exciting and lasting!<\/span><\/span>\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2292\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.itvt.de\/en\/en\/en\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/news-34-de.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patrick Kreuzer, CEO, ITVT Group opens the event with the Hype Cycle for CRM Sales and Customer Service: What if an algorithm could help you find out which deal has the highest probability of closing that day? 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