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The Constructech Vision Awards honor construction companies that have realized the advantages of applying innovative technologies to their everyday businesses as well as the technology enablers that have helped them achieve their goal. Sage North America provides business management software and services to 3.1 million small and midsize businesses in Canada and the United States.<\/p> <p>&quot;Congratulations to the Constructech Vision Award winners who have demonstrated true leadership and innovation across the construction industry,&quot; said Robert Deshaies, executive vice president, Sage Business Solutions for <a href=\"http://www.sagecre.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Sage Construction and Real Estate<\/a>. &quot;With over 35 years of industry experience, Sage is the market leading provider of construction-specific business management solutions that continue to increase productivity and solve for customers&#039; needs. One of our top corporate goals is to provide powerful customer experience to help companies such as the Constructech Vision Award winners to achieve exceptional business results. 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It&#039;s our job every day to make every important aspect of the customer experience a little bit better,&quot; said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO for Amazon.com, a company known for its customer-centric philosophies.<\/p> <p>Are your leaders in touch with your customers? Most companies claim to be customer-centric. In truth, most businesses are not as customer-centric as they think.<\/p> <p>True customer engagement starts with leadership. Yet, senior executives often get distracted by the grinds of running the business - operations, financials, strategy and other day-to-day activities.<\/p> <p>To remain competitive, business leaders must keep their fingers on the pulse of the entire customer experience, from beginning to end. Executives can unintentionally (and quickly) find themselves out of touch with the realities of the customer experience being created by their company on a daily basis.<\/p> <p><span style=\"color: rgb(204, 51, 51);\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><strong>No Substitute for Direct Engagement<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br/> Leaders often depend on customer surveys, market research and anecdotal evidence of how customers perceive their company. While this information is valuable, nothing takes the place of real, live, regular and direct engagement with a cross sampling of your customer base.<\/p> <p>This level of engagement will not only help you gain valuable insights into the issues and challenges faced by your customers each day, but it will also help you begin to understand your customers&#039; perceptions of your company as a whole.<\/p> <p>Customer feelings and emotions are difficult to extract from surveys and research, but they can easily be learned from sincere one-on-one dialogue. Ask yourself how often you talk and meet with customers in venues that generate honest and open discussion about how customers feel about your product, service, value proposition, employees and company overall.<\/p> <p><span style=\"color: rgb(204, 51, 51);\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><strong>Customers at the Forefront<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br/> It is not necessary to create a complex program or process. You might simply require that all key leaders meet regularly with randomly selected customers, and report back on what they learned. The goal of such a program is not to create a litany of action items. Rather, leaders should be exposed to your customers&#039; real issues, as well as sensitized to how the decisions they make will impact customers.<\/p> <p>Be careful that executives do not try to extrapolate trends from just a few customer interactions; that&#039;s what quantitative research is for. Simply let your leaders build customer relationships one-on-one, knowing that each customer could have a unique point of view or concern.<\/p> <p>To be a truly customer-centric company, you must put customers first in all decision making. As your business leaders make a habit of regular customer visits, they can more effectively keep the customers&#039; interests, passions and concerns at the forefront.<\/p> <p>It is important to remember, however, that customer-centricity is not just for senior leaders. Keeping customers top-of-mind in all decision-making should be ingrained into your company culture.<\/p> <p><span style=\"color: rgb(204, 51, 51);\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><strong>The Good, Bad and Ugly<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br/> Putting yourself and your leadership team in the shoes of your customers is really a simple concept. Just keep asking one basic question: As a customer, how would I like to be treated?<\/p> <p>Put yourself out there, and be prepared to hear the good, the bad and the ugly. The bad and the ugly often contain the &quot;golden nuggets&quot; needed to improve a company&#039;s competitiveness in the marketplace.<\/p> <p>Leon Leonwood Bean, founder of L.L. 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Consistently reliable and with new features added \n  on a regular basis, Sage Timberline Office is a robust product ideally suited \n  to larger construction and contractor businesses.<div><p>The Timberline Office Desktop offers a centralized location for accessing all \n  Timberline functions, files and web pages. The Desktop contains a small menu \n  bar at the top of the screen, which offers access to all system modules. Clicking \n  on an application displays all of its associated tasks. The Desktop is fully \n  customizable so users can choose to display the Task area or close it for additional \n  desktop space. Users can also select a homepage that will open automatically \n  upon logging into the system.<\/p> <p> System setup is assisted by Setup Central, which guides users through the \n  setup process using wizards. 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According to the report, leading companies are employing electronic payments and process automation to streamline and accelerate finance processes, reduce operating costs, and improve visibility, control, and efficiency to provide a foundation for increased profits.<\/p> <p>&quot;Despite the reign of the paper check and manual-based processes in business-to-business transactions in the U.S. and many parts of the world, economic and efficiency gains from automating the financial supply chain-from invoicing through payment settlement-are key motivators for demand and supply to align,&quot; said Nasreen Quibria, senior analyst at Aberdeen and author of the report. &quot;While the adoption of electronic payment vehicles requires businesses to alter their payment behavior and restructure their financial processes, companies that can make the shift will gain competitive advantage.&quot;<\/p> <p>Reflecting the unpredictable economic conditions of the past year, Aberdeen found that companies are focused on maximizing cash flow and taking a holistic approach to transactions-examining the flow of funds into Accounts Receivable (AR), and outflow of funds from Accounts Payable (AP).<\/p> <p>In its survey of more than 160 companies worldwide, Aberdeen found that businesses adopting electronic channels have been able to achieve a 16&#037; 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Seamless integration between payment applications and back-office software can improve an organization&#039;s cash flow and forecasting, while eliminating manual data entry and the risk of errors.<\/p> <p>&quot;Integrating electronic payment networks with back office ERP systems is a challenge faced by all businesses,&quot; added Hammermaster. &quot;Sage Exchange overcomes this challenge by tightly integrating Sage&#039;s accounting and ERP solutions, on both the AR and AP sides, with the most widely used electronic payment networks, including credit and debit cards, electronic check, ACH, and even private label networks. While electronic payments data integration is the foundation, exponential value will be gained through a suite of connected services focused on streamlining the financial supply chain. Sage Exchange is set to deliver on that value proposition.&quot;<\/p> <p>Aberdeen&#039;s payments study was co-underwritten by Sage Payment Solutions and Syncada. 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v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_html += v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_details.v8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4dd4ce16f5d.contents;
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v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_html += v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_details.v8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4dd4ce16f5d.visibleClosing;
} else {
v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_html += v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_details.v8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4dd4ce16f5d.hiddenClosing;
}
if (v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_story && v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_story == '8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6bfa4567f34' && v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_details['v' + v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_story] ) {
v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_html += v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_details.v8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6bfa4567f34.visibleOpening;
} else {
v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_html += v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_details.v8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6bfa4567f34.hiddenOpening;
}
v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_html += v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_details.v8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6bfa4567f34.contents;
if (v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_story && v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_details['v' + v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_story] == 'v8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6bfa4567f34') {
v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_html += v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_details.v8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6bfa4567f34.visibleClosing;
} else {
v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_html += v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_details.v8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6bfa4567f34.hiddenClosing;
}
if (v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_story && v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_story == '8a7c9fef28ea589201296bdb6e3c6dca' && v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_details['v' + v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_story] ) {
v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_html += v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_details.v8a7c9fef28ea589201296bdb6e3c6dca.visibleOpening;
} else {
v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_html += v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_details.v8a7c9fef28ea589201296bdb6e3c6dca.hiddenOpening;
}
v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_html += v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_details.v8a7c9fef28ea589201296bdb6e3c6dca.contents;
if (v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_story && v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_details['v' + v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_story] == 'v8a7c9fef28ea589201296bdb6e3c6dca') {
v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_html += v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_details.v8a7c9fef28ea589201296bdb6e3c6dca.visibleClosing;
} else {
v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_html += v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_details.v8a7c9fef28ea589201296bdb6e3c6dca.hiddenClosing;
}
if (v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_story && v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_story == '8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6c2548e01d9' && v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_details['v' + v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_story] ) {
v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_html += v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_details.v8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6c2548e01d9.visibleOpening;
} else {
v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_html += v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_details.v8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6c2548e01d9.hiddenOpening;
}
v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_html += v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_details.v8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6c2548e01d9.contents;
if (v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_story && v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_details['v' + v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_story] == 'v8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6c2548e01d9') {
v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_html += v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_details.v8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6c2548e01d9.visibleClosing;
} else {
v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_html += v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_details.v8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6c2548e01d9.hiddenClosing;
}
v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_html += v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_main.closing;
if (document.getElementById('zift_html_8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109')) {
document.getElementById('zift_html_8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109').innerHTML = v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_html;
} else {
document.write(v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_html);}
document.write(v8a7c9fef203b2b3c01204523a1f81109_main.tracking);