Posted on December 15, 2020 by Michael Brassea - Uncategorized
Leaders Are Rated Highly by G2 Users and Have Substantial Market Presence Scores
CHICAGO and STOCKHOLM, Dec. 15, 2020 — Tacton, a global leader in CPQ-based Smart Commerce solutions for manufacturers, today announced it has been identified as a Leader in CPQ enterprise software for Winter 2020 based on its high levels of customer satisfaction and likeliness to recommend ratings from real users on G2, the world’s leading business solutions review website.
Among those in the Leader quadrant, Tacton had the second-highest ranking in terms of customer satisfaction.
“We take a customer-centric approach with our product to ensure we are meeting the needs of our users, so it means a lot to be recognized by our customers as a G2 Leader because it reflects the sentiment,” said Bo Gyldenvang, Chief Executive Officer at Tacton. “We are excited by the momentum we have created and look forward to further improving our standing in 2021.”
Products shown on the Enterprise Grid for CPQ received a minimum of 10 reviews/ratings in data gathered by Nov. 24, 2020. Products are ranked by customer satisfaction (based on user reviews) and market presence (based on market share, seller size, and social impact) and placed into four categories on the Grid. Tacton appeared in the Leader quadrant because its product was rated highly by G2 users and had substantial Market Presence scores.
About Tacton Tacton enables Smart Commerce for manufacturers by empowering organizations to extend beyond traditional commerce. Tacton Smart Commerce ensures manufacturers always offer optimal solutions to their customers throughout the entire B2B buyer journey. Our industry expertise and leading technology enable a seamless customer experience. Tacton provides solutions to our global customers such as ABB, Bosch, Caterpillar, Daimler, MAN, Mitsubishi, Siemens, Toshiba and Yaskawa. Tacton is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and Stockholm, Sweden, with regional offices in Karlsruhe, Germany; Warsaw, Poland; and Tokyo, Japan.
Posted on November 23, 2020 by Michael Brassea - Uncategorized
Partnership Delivers Manufacturing Customers a Consumer-Grade E-Commerce Experience
CHICAGO and STOCKHOLM, Nov. 23, 2020 — Tacton, a global leader in Smart Commerce solutions for manufacturers with CPQ, today announced a self-service, visualization-powered e-commerce solution through a partnership with B2B e-commerce platform provider Intershop. When powered by Tacton CPQ, manufacturers can sell their highly customizable product portfolio through an unprecedented enterprise-grade customer portal offering a 100% self-serve e-commerce experience.
Customer expectations across industries have evolved as consumers make more and more purchases using self-service online services. To meet these growing demands, manufacturers need to expand their offerings to include an end-to-end self-serve e-commerce experience. Under the partnership between Tacton and Intershop, customers of equipment manufacturers can use a digital customer portal that enables them to collaborate digitally throughout their buying experience, starting with the configuration process all the way through product lifecycle management.
“Our customers are focused on their customers’ experience, and this partnership brings that aspiration to a whole new level,” said Bo Gyldenvang, CEO of Tacton. “Intershop is a proven innovator in the self-serve e-commerce space offering customer portals with a 360-degrees view, providing personalized content and self-services. We are excited to leverage their solutions with ours to empower manufacturers to offer their customers a truly world-class customer experience.”
“Intershop provides B2B customer portals offering the same type of high-end experience they are used to in the B2C world throughout the customer life cycle. Our solution aligns perfectly with Tacton’s goals in the manufacturing space,” said Dr. Jochen Wiechen, CEO of Intershop Communications AG. “Tacton has emerged as a leader in helping manufacturers give customers the type of digital real-time visual sales experience today’s consumers crave, and we look forward to helping them advance this even further with our customer portal capabilities.”
With the most advanced manufacturing configurator on the market, Tacton solves the challenges facing today’s manufacturers that need to deliver highly customized products across all channels. The company’s capabilities allow it to power a full e-commerce solution for manufacturers, and the partnership with Intershop will expand this offering into highly configurable manufacturing for both prospects and existing customers.
For more information on Tacton and its smart manufacturing capabilities:
Book a demo and see how Tacton can help your company increase efficiencies, sales volume, and net profit
View how Visualization helped Tacton become a Visionary in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Configure, Price and Quote Application Suite
About Intershop
Intershop Communications AG (founded in Germany 1992; Prime Standard: ISHA) is an independent, internationally leading provider of omnichannel commerce solutions. The latter are available as cloud-based commerce-as-a-service solutions or as licensed models and combine the expertise from over 25 years of software development for online commerce. Upon request, Intershop orchestrates the entire omnichannel commerce process chain – from the design of online channels to the implementation of software to fulfillment. Around the globe, more than 300 enterprise customers run Intershop solutions. Customers include large corporations such as HP, BMW, Würth and Deutsche Telekom as well as medium-sized enterprises. Intershop operates in Europe, the USA and the Asia-Pacific region.
About Tacton
Tacton enables Smart Commerce for manufacturers by empowering organizations to extend beyond traditional commerce. Tacton Smart Commerce ensures manufacturers always offer optimal solutions to their customers throughout the entire B2B buyer journey. Our industry expertise and leading technology enable a seamless customer experience. Tacton provides solutions to our global customers such as ABB, Bosch, Caterpillar, Daimler, MAN, Mitsubishi, Siemens, Toshiba and Yaskawa. Tacton is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and Stockholm, Sweden, with regional offices in Karlsruhe, Germany; Warsaw, Poland; and Tokyo, Japan.
Posted on November 17, 2020 by Michael Brassea - Uncategorized
Trial Allows Organizations to Experience the Leading CPQ Solution Risk-Free, Specifically Tailored to Their Unique Individual Needs
CHICAGO and STOCKHOLM, Nov. 17, 2020 — Tacton, a global leader in CPQ-based Smart Commerce solutions for manufacturers, today announced an unprecedented program that provides interested organizations with a hands-on test drive of the industry’s leading CPQ platform at zero cost. The limited “CPQ Test Drive” program is a free offer through Dec. 31 that provides organizations with a risk-free trial. Through this program, Tacton will design a customized, live SaaS prototype then hand over the keys to the customer for 30 days.
Analysts and their impressive customer base agree that Tacton CPQ was built for manufacturers.
Gartner, Inc. recently positioned Tacton as a “Visionary” in its 2020 Magic Quadrant for CPQ report*, the third year in a row that Tacton has appeared in the Quadrant and second as a Visionary. In addition, the company was identified as a Fall 2020 Leader in CPQ software based on its high levels of customer satisfaction and likeliness to recommend ratings from real users on G2, the world’s leading business solutions review website.
“We are offering this program to give manufacturers the opportunity to easily and affordably see for themselves why analysts recognize Tacton as the best CPQ for complex manufacturing,” said Bo Gyldenvang, Chief Executive Officer at Tacton. “We want to bring the customer behind the curtain in this experience and give them the power to broadly assess the impact that CPQ can have on their business. At the same time, allowing them to evaluate why our solutions and specialized domain expertise contribute to Tacton’s customers being leaders and disruptors in their industry.”
Tacton delivers the most comprehensive consumer-grade platform that allows manufacturers to make it easy for their customers to visualize and customize highly complex products and receive accurate pricing information in real-time. A long list of world-class manufacturers such as Siemens and Volvo Penta already use the Tacton platform to improve the CPQ experience for their customers, improving relationships, making processes more efficient, and ultimately, driving revenue.
With Tacton’s CPQ Test Drive offer, organizations will:
Experience a live CPQ prototype based on the customer’s product.
See first hand how CPQ transforms the customer buying experience and empowers sellers.
Work with CPQ experts with 20-plus years of industry experience supporting the world’s largest manufacturers.
Use CPQ to strategically transform the business with an in-depth look at critical points to digitalize and add value for customers.
Learn what it takes to set-up, administer, and maintain the leading CPQ solution in the industry.
Walk away with 30 days of access to a live, working system.
Those interested in Tacton’s CPQ Test Drive offer must register prior to Dec. 31, 2020, although workshops will be scheduled to take place into 2021. Space is limited — interested organizations can learn more and inquire about the offer at https://www.tacton.com/knowledge/custom-prototype/.
*Source:
Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Configure, Price, Quote Application Suites, Mark Lewis, Dayna Ford, 28 September 2020.
Gartner Disclaimer:
Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
About Tacton
Tacton enables Smart Commerce for manufacturers by empowering organizations to extend beyond traditional commerce. Tacton Smart Commerce ensures manufacturers always offer optimal solutions to their customers throughout the entire B2B buyer journey. Our industry expertise and leading technology enable a seamless customer experience. Tacton provides solutions to our global customers such as ABB, Bosch, Caterpillar, Daimler, MAN, Mitsubishi, Siemens, Toshiba and Yaskawa. Tacton is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and Stockholm, Sweden, with regional offices in Karlsruhe, Germany; Warsaw, Poland; and Tokyo, Japan.
Posted on November 11, 2020 by Michael Brassea - Uncategorized
The way you configure your new car has improved lately. Now, configuration technology is doing the same in engineering offices. Just as you shouldn’t need to be a car expert to configure the car, why would you as a gearbox design engineer need to be a bearing specialist to design that gearbox?
Choosing the right bearing for a new product has always been a time-consuming process. Design engineers need to consider hundreds of factors, many of which they need to estimate, in order to reach an optimum machine design.
Working in loops, a design engineer has to reach compromises. In a compact machine such as a gearbox, bearings compete for space with other components. Designers need to consider assembly, and whether bearings will need to be replaced during its lifetime. They also need to ensure that the solution chosen will fit within budget and overall weight limitations, to name a few. This is the performance-cost optimization that every engineer knows well. Once you are through, there’s the availability. If you are unlucky, you’ll need to start again because the product you chose was a special one, with too long a delivery time to meet the start of production (SoP) date.
“The traditional bearing selection process is linear when it should be concurrent,” says Victoria Van Camp, CTO at SKF. Design engineers work out their requirements, using the SKF catalog, to guide them through the various steps. We expect that this is something you as a customer engineer want to spend time on and learn – but why would you?
“Once you found a bearing that works, this goes to procurement, who in turn contacts SKF,” says van Camp. “Only then do they discover that the product chosen is a special order item with a long lead-time or higher than expected cost.”
“Our application engineers can guide the customer to a better solution, but this might take days or weeks – adding cost and complexity. And with Covid-19, it has to be done remotely with the risk of misunderstandings and more delays”
“Over the years, we have tried different ways to simplify picking the right bearing,” says van Camp. “We built dedicated calculation and simulation tools that automate many of the main tasks an engineer needs to complete. Now, a growing number of our customers are using them as integrated parts of their design process.” These calculation tools still don’t provide the critical link to cost and availability data, however, so they do not address some of the biggest pain points in the selection – the need to circle back. That is, until now.
Engineers, like most people, want a seamless user experience and put focus on the real difficulties. Realizing this, SKF took a new approach to bearing selection. “When you buy a car, the manufacturer often offers you a configurator,” says van Camp. “That is a simple tool, usually on a website, that allows you to describe your needs and wishes. The tool then guides you to a final (car) variant that meets your needs and is available.” Consumer product configuration tools include rules to ensure users only pick valid combinations of features. They also provide links to real-time price and stock information, so you as a customer can see the impact of your choices on eg. delivery time.
SKF is working on bringing the ease-of-use of the configurator to bearing selection. The company teamed up with Tacton ( www.tacton.com), which specializes in “configure-price-quote” (CPQ) systems for industrial products.
“Our partners at Tacton have a track record building configurators for industrial use,” says van Camp. “But our requirements are different. In bearing selection you are not just picking from a list of sizes. Instead, you need to do all the solid mechanics calculations to see the trade-offs between different variants of ball bearing.”
Now, SKF is driving the development of the next generation of industrial configurator. It combines SKF’s bearing simulation technology with Tacton’s CPQ engine. “With real users, the impact of the new approach has been extraordinary,” says van Camp. “You can start the bearing selection process in the morning, and in the afternoon you have identified a solution that will meet your technical-, cost- and delivery requirements. This will be a game-changer for engineering teams working on complex projects with tight timescales.”
The first version of the new SKF configurator will be launched later this year. It is designed specifically for electric vehicle powertrains, a fast-growing segment that places high demands on the bearings used. Over time, SKF plans to extend the approach to other industry segments. “Ultimately, we want to build more of our AI capabilities into these tools,” says van Camp. “We can foresee a world where bearing selection is automated, and every designer has an AI-powered bearing expert on their desktop.”
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Posted on October 28, 2020 by Michael Brassea - Uncategorized
Nov. 17 Event to Feature Speakers from Atlas Copco, Intershop, Pelco and nVent
CHICAGO and STOCKHOLM, Oct. 28, 2020 — Tacton, a global leader in Smart Commerce solutions for manufacturers with CPQ, today announced it will host its Fall 2020 Smart Commerce Online Summit on Nov. 17 at 3 p.m. CET (9 a.m. EDT). The event’s theme is “Customer-Centricity in the Age of Disruption” and will teach attendees about the importance of a buyer-focused experience.
Discussions during the summit will look at how and why the world’s top industrial manufacturers are focused on implementing disruptive technologies to meet the demands of customers that conduct business across channels and platforms. Presenters at the event will include Lennart Remnebäck, Vice President of Tool Attachments at Atlas Copco; Mauro Boffardi, Customer Success Leader at Intershop; Alexander van der Weide, Vice President of Marketing and Sales at nVent; Fahad Mahboob, Technology and Customer Engagement Manager at Pelco; Nick Thompson, Vice President of Product Marketing at Tacton; and Bo Gyldenvang, Tacton’s CEO.
“I have been spending a lot of time with our biggest customers and prospects and they are all focused on one thing: streamlining the customer experience and empowering buyers across channels,” Gyldenvang said. “This is why we have invited our leading customers to share their experiences and help teach others how they approach their customers.”
Registration for the online event can be found here.
Tacton’s Smart Commerce Online Summit is a virtual conference and enabler for decision-makers and business strategists. Practical presentations will provide valuable insights and information on the topic of digital sales and how the use of innovative digital solutions supports companies in developing new business models and generating growth. Tacton CEO Bo Gyldenvang will open the event with a kickoff keynote, while VP of product marketing Nick Thompson will offer closing remarks. Other sessions include:
Understand the Need and Deliver with Speed: Lennart Remnebäck, Vice President of Tool Attachments at Atlas Copco, shares how an unbroken digital chain is key to delivering with speed throughout the customer journey. Lennart will detail the digitalization journey that started with CRM, and now connects all investments from ERP, PDM, and more to deliver the end product to their customers—fast. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from a manufacturing leader in customer experience.
Embrace the Customer Revolution: B2B Customers demand the same sleek, always-on experience they’ve enjoyed as consumers – without cumbersome processes or inefficient handoffs. Reimagine e-commerce and unify all your customer services company-wide – from presales, to sales, to after-sales – to boost your business. Intershop and Tacton will discuss the creation of digital strategies around your customers and showcase a digital customer portal with must-have information and readily accessible self-service-tools.
Developing a Customer-centric Digital Strategy: Alexander van der Weide, leader of Sales and Marketing at nVent Hoffman, will discuss how a robust digital experience strategy ensures nVent Hoffman provides an easy and engaging customer experience and outstanding customer service.
Mapping the Customer Journey: Service has always been a central part of Pelco’s culture, and they continue to position themselves as a trusted source for customer-centric leadership across the security industry. Fahad Mahboob of Pelco will discuss how the company has developed an approach to remove friction from the customer journey and deliver a better purchase experience through innovative processes.
For more information, or to register to attend, follow the link here!
About Tacton Tacton enables Smart Commerce for manufacturers by empowering organizations to extend beyond traditional commerce. Tacton Smart Commerce ensures manufacturers always offer optimal solutions to their customers throughout the entire B2B buyer journey. Our industry expertise and leading technology enable a seamless customer experience. Tacton provides solutions to our global customers such as ABB, Bosch, Caterpillar, Daimler, MAN, Mitsubishi, Siemens, Toshiba and Yaskawa. Tacton is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and Stockholm, Sweden, with regional offices in Karlsruhe, Germany; Warsaw, Poland; and Tokyo, Japan.
Posted on October 5, 2020 by Michael Brassea - Uncategorized
Tacton Positioned as a Visionary for the Third Year in a Row
CHICAGO and STOCKHOLM, Sept. 30, 2020 — Tacton, a global leader in Smart Commerce solutions for manufacturers with CPQ, today announced that Gartner, Inc. has positioned it as a “Visionary” in its 2020 Magic Quadrant for CPQ report*. This is the third year in a row that Tacton has appeared in the Quadrant and second as a Visionary. The full report is available at no charge from the Tacton here:
The report evaluated 17 different CPQ software vendors and placed Tacton in the Visionaries quadrant.
“We believe Tacton has landed in the Magic Quadrant for a third straight year because we have moved the needle on innovation in the CPQ software space for manufacturers,” said Bo Gyldenvang, Chief Executive Officer at Tacton. “Customers have recognized the unmatched consumer-grade experience our product offers and we aim to further improve our Magic Quadrant standing in the years to come.”
According to Gartner, “Tacton had the highest score for the Complex Manufacturing use case in this year’s Critical Capabilities report. The vendor has multiple customers in each of the following manufacturing industry sub-segments: machinery; production lines; power generation; medical equipment; heavy vehicles and equipment; processing and control of fluids and gas; and vertical transportation.”
“When we needed a tool to help meet our complex needs, we turned to Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for an external and unbiased view,” said Christine Radke, head of tools excellence and digital officer at Siemens. “With our wide variety of products and systems, most standard configuration products can’t handle our needs, but Tacton has exceeded them so we can handle our processes in a leaner way.”
*Source: Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Configure, Price, Quote Application Suites, Mark Lewis, Dayna Ford, 28 September 2020.
Gartner Disclaimer:
Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
About Tacton
Tacton enables Smart Commerce for manufacturers by empowering organizations to extend beyond traditional commerce. Tacton Smart Commerce ensures manufacturers always offer optimal solutions to their customers throughout the entire B2B buyer journey. Our industry expertise and leading technology enable a seamless customer experience. Tacton provides solutions to our global customers such as ABB, Bosch, Caterpillar, Daimler, MAN, Mitsubishi, Siemens, Toshiba and Yaskawa. Tacton is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and Stockholm, Sweden, with regional offices in Karlsruhe, Germany; Warsaw, Poland; and Tokyo, Japan.
Posted on September 24, 2020 by Michael Brassea - Uncategorized
Tacton Identified as one of the Best CPQ Software Products Based on High Customer Satisfaction and Likeliness to Recommend
CHICAGO and STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sept. 23, 2020– Tacton, a global leader in Smart Commerce solutions for manufacturers with CPQ, today announced it has been identified as a Leader in CPQ software based on its high levels of customer satisfaction and likeliness to recommend ratings from real users on G2, the world’s leading business solutions review website.
Products in the Leader quadrant are rated highly by G2 users and have substantial Market Presence scores.
“Being recognized as a G2 Leader is always an honor because it reflects high customer satisfaction from those who actually use the product each and every day,” said Bo Gyldenvang, Chief Executive Officer at Tacton. “As we continue to build out our product with unmatched visualization capabilities and a truly consumer-grade experience for manufacturers, we hope to continue our status as a G2 Leader for the foreseeable future.”
Tacton achieved Leader status on the CPQ Software Enterprise Grid by receiving positive reviews from verified users compared to similar products in the CPQ category. For inclusion in the report a product must have received ten or more reviews.
“Rankings on G2 reports are based on data provided to us by real users,” said Michael Fauscette, chief research officer, G2. “We are excited to share the achievements of the products ranked on our site because they represent the voice of the user and offer terrific insights to potential buyers around the world.”
About G2 G2, the world’s leading business solution review platform, leverages 1M+ user reviews to drive better purchasing decisions. Business professionals, buyers, investors, and analysts use the site to compare and select the best software and services based on peer reviews and synthesized social data. Every month, more than three million people visit G2’s site to gain unique insights.
About Tacton Tacton enables Smart Commerce for manufacturers by empowering organizations to extend beyond traditional commerce. Tacton Smart Commerce ensures manufacturers always offer optimal solutions to their customers throughout the entire B2B buyer journey. Our industry expertise and leading technology enable a seamless customer experience. Tacton provides solutions to our global customers such as ABB, Bosch, Caterpillar, Daimler, MAN, Mitsubishi, Siemens, Toshiba and Yaskawa. Tacton is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and Stockholm, Sweden, with regional offices in Karlsruhe, Germany; Warsaw, Poland; and Tokyo, Japan.
Posted on September 15, 2020 by Michael Brassea - Uncategorized
New Features Create a B2C Experience for B2B Manufacturing Products to Enhance Real-Time Collaboration and Improve the Buying Experience
CHICAGO and STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sept. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tacton, a global leader in Smart Commerce solutions for manufacturers with CPQ, today announced the launch of new self-serve capabilities that allow manufacturers to enable their customers to visualize, configure and purchase B2B manufacturing products with ease. The new capabilities empower end customers by improving the real-time collaboration process, thus shortening the sales cycle.
One of the biggest challenges of B2B manufacturing buying and selling is the amount of back-and-forth collaboration that needs to take place between manufacturers and their customers. This challenge has been exacerbated by the global pandemic, which has left companies short-staffed and forced more interactions online, accelerating the need for a B2C experience in B2B manufacturing. Customers need to be able to do more through self-service channels. Tacton’s new capabilities help overcome this challenge by putting the power in the hands of end customers so they can visualize and customize products on the devices and platforms they prefer, all but eliminating the need for meetings and phone calls with sales reps.
“Tacton already has the most advanced configuration and visualization on the market, allowing manufacturers to quickly customize and visualize advanced products for their customers. These new capabilities take it a step further and put that power in the hands of the end customer so they can remain engaged throughout their entire buying journey,” said Nils Olsson, Chief Evangelist Officer at Tacton. “This shortens the cycle time from product concept to completed product, and significantly decreases the cost of getting a correct quote to the customer.”
Customer Self-Service Adds Value The Gartner “New B2B Buying Journey & its Implication for Sales” special report says, “suppliers must enable buyers to complete buying jobs. To win in this B2B buying environment, suppliers should focus on providing customers with information that is specifically designed to help them complete their buying jobs. We call this ‘buyer enablement’ — the provisioning of information to customers in a way that enables them to complete critical buying jobs.” Further, “As hard as it has become to sell in today’s world, it has become that much more difficult to buy. The single biggest challenge of selling today is not selling, it is actually our customers’ struggle to buy.”*
Tacton’s Customer Self-Service functionality is designed specifically for B2B manufacturers and allows for account-based pricing, product portfolio browsing, contracted pricing and personalized offers. Advanced constraint-based online product configuration enables customers to create draft proposals on the same day a new product offer is launched.
Customer benefits include:
Accelerated sales velocity that lets customers create their own quotes to shorten the quote process.
Improved operational efficiencies that empower customers and sales teams to work together.
An enhanced customer experience that enables customers to serve their own specific needs.
Unmatched value by giving customers the self-service capabilities they want. Tacton customers on average see a 34% increase in efficiency and a 30% increase in sales volume, leading to a 20% increase in net profit.
“For Husky’s digital transformation it’s key to use ‘best of breed solutions’ that span across all businesses,” said Steffen Bönecke, Director of Global Engineering and Operation Transformation at Husky. “Tacton is a key element in Husky’s sales process.”
Needs-based guided selling configuration and visualization now make it possible for customers to configure manufacturers’ complex product on their own, even without any deep technical knowledge. The visual configurator helps buyers customize products with just a few simple clicks, making for a consumer-grade experience.
In a Sept. 17 webinar, Tacton will demonstrate how personalized customer experiences, product configuration, real-time 3D visualization and proposal collaboration create a frictionless buying experience while increasing sales efficiency. Register for the webinar at https://www2.tacton.com/webinar-empower-your-customer-us
*Gartner “New B2B Buying Journey & its Implication for Sales,” 2020. https://www.gartner.com/en/sales/insights/b2b-buying-journey
About Tacton Tacton enables Smart Commerce for manufacturers by empowering organizations to extend beyond traditional commerce. Tacton Smart Commerce ensures manufacturers always offer optimal solutions to their customers throughout the entire B2B buyer journey. Our industry expertise and leading technology enable a seamless customer experience. Tacton provides solutions to our global customers such as ABB, Bosch, Caterpillar, Daimler, MAN, Mitsubishi, Siemens, Toshiba and Yaskawa. Tacton is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and Stockholm, Sweden, with regional offices in Karlsruhe, Germany; Warsaw, Poland; and Tokyo, Japan.
Posted on August 25, 2020 by Michael Brassea - Uncategorized
CHICAGO and STOCKHOLM, August 26, 2020 — Tacton, a global leader in Smart Commerce solutions for manufacturers, today announced the appointment of Bo Gyldenvang as CEO.
Gyldenvang joins Tacton with extensive software and services experience and was most recently COO at Software AG Americas, a leading enterprise integration and IoT software platform globally. Prior to this, he held management positions at software companies such as BMC Software and HP Software. Gyldenvang will bring deep global enterprise software experience to the existing Tacton leadership guiding the team in the next growth phase.
Gyldenvang takes over as CEO from Frederic Laziou, who since late 2016 has successfully driven the transformation of Tacton from a leading European on-premise CPQ vendor into a leading global SaaS CPQ vendor as recognized by Gartner.
Lars Lunde, Chairman, says: “We are very excited to have Bo lead the team at Tacton. His extensive and proven expertise in leading global and growing software and services organizations will be a strong asset to the company’s continued impressive growth journey.”
Klas Orsvärn, Co-founder, adds: “I am also thrilled to have Bo joining us with his experienced leadership, and I look forward to supporting him as a Tacton board member. The commitment from our investors to our vision is a strong foundation, and I am grateful that Frederic has led us so far on that journey.”
Lars Lunde continues: “Tacton is experiencing strong demand for its software and services offering driven by the increasing focus by manufacturers globally to reinvent and digitalize the B2B buying experience. With our market-leading CPQ solution, Tacton is a critical component enabling smart commerce for manufacturers. Our unique market position is highlighted by being named as a Visionary in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for CPQ. I look forward to working with Bo and the strong Tacton team in this exciting new chapter for the company.”
“I am very pleased to join Tacton at this pivotal time in the company’s history,” says Bo Gyldenvang.
“Tacton truly stands out as a thought leader in the CPQ market. With their unique product and unparalleled manufacturing expertise accumulated over 20 years, they are perfectly positioned to help manufacturers in their battle to design, sell and deliver highly customized products in a smart way. I really look forward to working with the broader Tacton team to execute on our growth strategy,” Gyldenvang concludes.
About Tacton
Tacton enables Smart Commerce for manufacturers by empowering organizations to extend beyond traditional commerce. Tacton Smart Commerce ensures manufacturers always offer optimal solutions to their customers throughout the entire B2B buyer journey. Our industry expertise and leading technology enable a seamless customer experience. Tacton provides solutions to our global customers such as ABB, Bosch, Caterpillar, Daimler, MAN, Mitsubishi, Siemens, Toshiba and Yaskawa. Tacton is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and Stockholm, Sweden, with regional offices in Karlsruhe, Germany; Warsaw, Poland; and Tokyo, Japan.
Danish Food Packaging Pioneer goes live with Tacton Smart Commerce shortening time-to-value and delivering sales efficiency
Plus Pack goes Live with Tacton Smart Commerce
STOCKHOLM, Sweden and ODENSE, Denmark,June 2, 2020 – Tacton, a global leader in enabling Smart Commerce for manufacturers, today announced that one of their newest customers, Plus Pack, has gone live with Tacton Smart Commerce. Plus Pack, an established food packaging manufacturer based in Odense, Denmark, has made Product Configuration a crucial component of their digital strategy. Plus Pack’s mission is to become the preferred partner of customized and sustainable packaging solutions, and with Tacton Smart Commerce they are well-equipped to reach their goals faster and more efficiently.
Plus Pack’s products are essential to the food supply chain and as such, their production lines have continued operating during the Covid-19 outbreak. Meanwhile, Plus Pack’s project teams have been working from home, continuing their CPQ (Configure Price Quote) implementation project, including testing and internal training. Plus Pack sees CPQ as a key software of their digitalization strategy and that enables them to maintain their promise of helping their customers stand out.
“For us at Plus Pack, we needed a tool that allows us to continue implementing our partnership strategy with our customers, while also allowing our sales processes to run more efficiently. Tacton CPQ will help ensure that we can deliver exactly what was promised to the customer,” Bastian Fietje, Head of Groups Projects at Plus Pack.
The CPQ implementation is the latest milestone in their digital transformation journey, which is driven by Plus Pack’s CEO, Anders Top Haustrup. His team understood the value and impact digitalization has on manufacturing. Previously, they have been successful in replacing their legacy ERP system, paving the way for a Could-based CPQ solution like Tacton. With today’s launch, Plus Pack trusts Tacton Smart Commerce to increase their ability to deliver a faster, more flexible, and superior buying experience for their customers.
“These are challenging times, even for our customers working in the food industry. Launching Tacton Smart Commerce is an important milestone for us. It will allow us to better serve our customers by shortening the time to value and continue our strategy of helping our customers stand-out with sustainable packaging solutions.” Anders Top Haustrup, CEO – Plus Pack.
“Plus Pack’s implementation of Smart Commerce during these unprecedented times carries an important message to the manufacturing industry. Digital technologies, like CPQ, are more important than ever, as they enable manufacturers to work smarter and faster. I’m confident that with Tacton Smart Commerce, Plus Pack will be more resilient and able to achieve new levels of success, even under tough economic environments.” Frederic Laziou, CEO – Tacton.
About Tacton
Tacton enables Smart Commerce for manufacturers by empowering organizations to extend beyond traditional commerce. Tacton Smart Commerce ensures manufacturers always offer optimal solutions to their customers throughout the entire B2B buyer journey. Our industry expertise and leading technology enable a seamless customer experience. Tacton provides solutions to our global customers such as ABB, Bosch, Caterpillar, Daimler, MAN, Mitsubishi, Siemens, Toshiba and Yaskawa. Tacton is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and Stockholm, Sweden, with regional offices in Karlsruhe, Germany; Warsaw, Poland; and Tokyo, Japan.
About Plus Pack
Plus Pack designs develops and manufactures innovative and sustainable packaging solutions for food and meals worldwide. The company is headquartered in Denmark, dating back to 1914 and currently run by 4th generation Haustrup family. Production takes place in Denmark and in Belgium. Plus Pack places a particular focus on the UN’s Global Goal no. 12: ‘Responsible Consumption and Production’, and the vision is to be the preferred partner of customized and sustainable packaging solutions, delivering 100% recyclable products with zero CO2 emissions. Plus Pack employs 220 people and is in positive development based on the promise “We make food stand out”.
