Digitalisation as a central requirement for change processes

The merging of sales and marketing, which still operate separately in many organisations, and closer collaboration with product management, which is already overdue for this digital transformation, implies a fundamental rethink – especially for B2B companies.

New answers, skills and expertise are needed for companies to keep up with the fast digital pace and increasing uncertainty or, even better, to always remain a step ahead. The bar is even higher when management is required to develop new services and business models to successfully deal with the digital transformation. Ones that offer existing or new target groups additional added value and secure decisive competitive advantages.

Our experience has shown that significant potential for successful digital change lies dormant in most companies. While some goals can be achieved as “quick wins” in the short term, the development of a high-performance sales and marketing system, however, requires perseverance and consistency on the part of management. A customised digital strategy and enhanced professionalisation of business activities are called for.

As a digital agency with a strong focus on consulting and strategy, we accompany our clients in the (re)orientation of their digital corporate strategy from the very beginning. Specially developed consulting workshops, as well as analysis tools and processes, help to precisely analyse the status of transformation and to adapt the complexity of the change process for the digitalisation of marketing and sales into defined, concrete working and business packages.

In many discussions with clients on this topic, we are sensing an unconditional desire to professionalise and a real commitment, but there is a clear lack of value-creating integration of the diverse interests and requirements of sales and marketing. Often, the accompanying marketing controlling and a comprehensive impact measurement of the change processes are skipped over, as those responsible sometimes believe that resources for innovation and transformation can be saved in these important areas without loss of contact and impact and comprehensive impact measurement of the change processes, so that those responsible sometimes claim that resources for innovation and transformation can be saved in these important corporate areas without loss of contact and impact.

The fact is that conscious investment in digital transformation is now more important than ever.

Steffen Ruess, Managing Partner of the Ruess Group, would like to see more daring to innovate in many areas: “You have to learn from the crisis: rethinking innovations even more daringly, more radically and developing new internationally viable business models. This also applies to us: In 2020, we benefited thanks to our service portfolio with innovative digital marketing formats for both existing and new clients. We are also expecting positive growth in 2021 as we consistently proceed on the path of digital transformation. That appears to be an exception in the agency environment today.”

In contrast to the pre-digital age, it especially comes down to identifying and understanding the relevant consumer issues. Where do the challenges lie, what exactly are consumers looking for and when? And which of the company’s services offer the solution. Therefore, in the marketing and sales of global players, purposefully developed thematic fields and services represent an important variable for a digital strategy with international impact. Systematically broken down into many small communication units and precisely controlled via many international channels, this results in comprehensive, long-term streams of content and promotional stimuli – including defined KPIs and conversion targets as well as quantitative sales opportunities for distribution.

With the Ruess Group digital agency, you’ll benefit from a partner who can strongly support you in this complex environment, which is characterised by increasingly scarce resources to achieve your goals, and help you shape a successful digital future.

We will advise you strategically in the navigation and agile optimisation of your digital transformation, and develop innovative and compelling concepts for multi-faceted tasks. Our experienced teams of experts and consultants will also be happy to take over the implementation of high-impact measures – all from a single source – therefore simplifying your everyday life.