Turning Data into Insights

Insightful information derived from organizational as well as non-organizational data is empowering businesses to increase productivity, expand the range and quality of services while gaining an edge over their competitors.

According to an Accenture report, 89% of the business leaders believe that big data will revolutionize operations the way the Internet did while 79% are of the belief that companies that do not implement data analytics solutions might lose their competitive advantage or face extinction. As referenced in the same study, big data analytics solutions

5 Best Tools for Cross-Platform Mobile App Development

The demand for an omni-channel mobile experience has considerably increased and so has the market for cross-platform enterprise-ready mobile applications. It is highly imperative that the applications developed today are scalable and robust, besides being accessible across devices with varied dimensions, screen sizes and platforms. We list five of the best cross-platform mobile application development tools:

1. Xamarin
   

With a record-breaking investment of $45 million, Xamarin is slowly and strengthening its hold in the hybrid application development segment. With the new cross-platform IDE, Xamarin Studio allows Android app developers

How to Increase App User Engagement?

According to a Forrester research, “great apps”, as perceived by business leaders, generated 79% more in advertising and sales revenue than the “good apps”. The study also observed that “great apps” offer greater cost savings. So, what factors ensure the success of a mobile app? How can the visibility of apps increase in their respective app stores? What drives users to engage with a particular app more than other apps? Why some applications are downloaded in millions while others barely once?

The crux of the matter here is visibility – the more the number of users who view the app, more the number of downloads and more are the purchases!

In order to ensure that the app is easily discoverable in the stores, the Android app development company

Do You Need an App for Your Real Estate Business?

Picture this:

You are in 1964 and you need to look for properties. What do you do? You get a copy of your local newspaper and scan through advertisements. The percentage of people who scanned through newspaper or print ads was a mere 40% while 7% drove around looking for open houses.

Fast forward to 2014 and the scenario flips over!

For a generation that strives on the efficiency and effectiveness of a connected digital environment, how has the house-hunt changed gears over half a century? Research suggests that websites accounted for 84% home searches while apps or mobile searches accounted for 50% of the home searches; searches for open houses have gone up to 44%.

How has the advancements in technology over the years changed the real estate market? Do you need a web or a mobile app to enhance consumer engagement? Can an online real estate software company

Why Integrate Architecture with Data Analytics?

Having a large pool of enterprise data and being able to derive business value from the same data are two very different things. While the availability of such volumes of datasets is no surprise for large enterprises, the access, analysis and manipulation may require some deliberation. However, despite the advancements in technology and computing infrastructure over the years, there are still numerous legacy system architectures in place, making it difficult for enterprises to accumulate data from silos.

This is why the effectiveness of implementing big data analytics solutions relies on the ability of the enterprise to automatically and effortlessly integrate data collected from multiple sources.

Enhancing E-Commerce with Integrated Marketing

Managing your content along with your marketing campaigns becomes easier with the latest release of Kentico version 8.2. With this release, the Kentico content management provider has further strengthened their integrated services segment. The latest iteration of the system includes enhancements targeted at further enhancing the users’ experiences with improved e-commerce and integrated marketing. In the words of the company’s CTO, Martin Hejtmanek, “we moved the platform to a whole new level by covering a lot of hot topics for developers, but we have also redesigned the whole UI to better match the current needs of less technical users, and improved the overall user experience.” 

The focus has been on empowering marketers to develop and deliver the right messages at the right instances through the digital channel. Here are a few prominent enhancements that marketers can implement for improving their brand marketing processes.

1. SharePoint Synchronization

The streamlined SharePoint Integrator ensures bi-directional ease-of-use for content publishers, making it effortless to share content from Kentico to SharePoint and vice versa, without having to switch screens. Users can display lists, files, document libraries and picture galleries using the built-in SharePoint connector with the Kentico enterprise Content Management System.

Rewarding Customers with a Mobile Loyalty Program

More than ever, business enterprises are facing a tough time in keeping their customers engaged with their products. In this era of smartphones and connected mobile devices, the customers are highly informed and have this uncanny ability to switch brands if they are unsatisfied with the service offerings. In light of such developments, delivering highly personalized and engaging consumer experience remains the key to retaining new customers while formulating and laying strategies to acquire new ones.

Loyalty programs for customers developed by mobile app development companies are now widely viewed as a tool to enhance customer engagement, besides empowering businesses to strengthen their relationships with their customers. The availability of loyalty programs for customers in the form of mobile apps invariably makes the task easier for businesses to connect with their consumers. These mobile apps for loyalty programs enable consumers to receive:

Increasing Real Estate Productivity with a Mobile App

For an industry that is always on the move, time is of essence and efficiency is paramount.

With the increasing number of online searches for properties on the web, real estate businesses too need to adapt their businesses to keep pace with the evolving consumers’ demands and requirements. The widespread adoption of smartphones and other mobile devices has further fueled this requirement, which implies that users can now connect with your business or services with a tap on the screens. Why having an app for your real estate business should be your next top priority? How can the app facilitate and enhance productivity for your business? Read on to find out.