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In the last blog in this series, Blockchain: The Secret Sauce to Supply Chain Visibility, we covered why visibility is so important in the supply chain for all parties and gave several examples of firms using distributed ledgers to help improve customer service, reduce inventory costs, provide proactive status updates, and even help mitigate risk.  […]

For medical device organizations, consumer experience is more critical now than ever before. After all, consumers are flooded with an overwhelming amount of information on products and new technologies. Medical device firms that successfully cut through the noise are the leaders that build strong relationships and enable users to make informed decisions. Fortunately, there are […]

In “Behind the Golden Arches” by John Love, the author shares an anecdote of how in the early days of McDonald’s, the company was having cashflow problems despite its being a significant source of revenue for many farmers. In a meeting with a particularly large farmer who had made significant money from selling tomatoes, lettuce, […]

“Personalization” has been one of the hottest buzzwords and approaches in the digital commerce space over the last five years. But personalization isn’t new; it’s been around as long as humans have conducted commerce. Think about it. Even before the onset of eCommerce and digital buying channels, brands were personalizing ads and products to attract […]

Across industries, consumers are communicating the same demands; they see the thing, they want the thing, and they want it in their hands within hours, if possible. And if it’s not possible, they wonder why not since it usually is through Amazon. Because money is what makes the world go-’round, the payments industry has responded […]

In the first blog in this series, Getting Started On Embedded Finance,  we defined embedded finance and took a high-level look at the goals and strategy a firm should take at the outset of its modern embedded finance journey.  In this blog, we will look at how a non-banking company can offer bank-like perks to […]

Today, patients have more options than ever before. There is more content and research easily accessible to consumers. Medical device organizations need to cut through the noise to make their communications impactful. Three in four people say they want to have the same experience in healthcare that they receive from other businesses. Enabling a tailored […]

Traditionally, Managed Services Providers (MSPs) have focused on areas like IT, Network, Infrastructure, Cloud, Security, and third-party vendor software management. But with the rapid digitizing of the global economy, Digital MSPs are fast emerging with service offerings designed for Digital Experience Platforms like Acquia/Drupal, Sitecore, Shopify, Adobe Cloud Commerce, Adobe Experience Manager, Optimizely and Salesforce […]

Nowadays, customers have high expectations; they want a fast, reliable, and smooth e-commerce experience across multiple devices, especially on mobile. Headless e-commerce solutions such as SAP Commerce Cloud Composable Storefront (also known as Spartacus) provide best-in-class technologies and practices to ease the creation of these experiences while supporting complex selling models. There are numerous reasons […]

With surging inflation, decreased hospital spending, and widespread market uncertainty, it is vital that medical device organizations stay knowledgeable about the future of the industry, so they can prioritize their investments strategically.  As we begin the new year, we expect the following eight trends to drive the medical device industry in 2023. 1. Virtual Health […]

Many clients have been asking about embedded finance, and as every schoolteacher knows for every person who asks a question, there are at least 10 others who have a question but are afraid to ask it. For both the questioners and those afraid to question, we at Perficient thought we would provide some background on […]

Ever been on an airplane? Sure, of course you have. Ever been on a plane taking off with bad weather? I’m sure you have, too. It can be a little unsettling taking off into dark storm clouds, especially because you can’t see where the plane is going. However, regardless of what the weather is like […]