Tacton Named a “Visionary” in the 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Configure, Price and Quote Application Suites  In today’s ever-shifting manufacturing industry, companies are in search of tools that enable them to build better, stronger, and optimized relationships with their customers. That’s why we couldn’t be happier to be named a “Visionary” for Completeness of Vision and Ability […]

Closing the department gap with CPQ is possible for manufacturers looking for a change Fitting the pieces together at any office can be a daunting task, manufacturing is no exception. Many companies want to offer a harmonious buying process for their customers, but struggle to internally configure, price, and quote their products. Bridging the gaps between departments can […]

Digitalization for manufacturing is here to stay The first Industrial Revolution marked a shift from old ways to a new, more innovative paradigm. Today, two centuries later, the “fourth Industrial Revolution” (also called “Industry 4.0”) marks a similar seismic shift, not just improving on old methods but creating new ones from scratch. Digitalization is still […]

First-class and high-quality products alone are not (anymore) enough.  The good news at the beginning: Customers can still be won with first-class, high-quality products. However, hard performance figures and mechanical functions alone are no longer the most important arguments for the purchase decision. Criteria such as availability, energy efficiency, or total operating costs are playing […]

Have you ever heard the phrase kickin’ tires before? Maybe not? Basically, it comes from early drivers who would kick tires to ensure they weren’t made of cheap, poor quality rubber. Believe it or not, some would find one kick could deflate a whole tire. Those shoppers aren’t as lucky as we are to be able to visualize products before […]

CPQ & Subscriptions a quick guide Working with contracts and subscriptions introduces some new nomenclature and to make it easier to understand and follow, the most common abbreviations are explained below. In contract and subscription, the content is about value rather than price and the reason is that when contracts are signed the payment will […]