{"id":3379,"date":"2021-05-17T11:44:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T11:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/locobuzz.com\/?p=3379"},"modified":"2021-05-17T11:44:41","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T11:44:41","slug":"break-the-myth-no-good-enterprise-technology-doesnt-always-need-a-million-dollars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.loco.buzz\/blogs\/break-the-myth-no-good-enterprise-technology-doesnt-always-need-a-million-dollars\/","title":{"rendered":"Break the Myth: No, Good Enterprise Technology Doesn&#8217;t Always Need a Million Dollars"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3379\" class=\"elementor elementor-3379\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a85be1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a85be1\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__8f9a628\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__8f9a628\" aria-expanded=\"true\" 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975Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ab9bb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ab9bb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The procurement myth<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-067cf0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"067cf0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The procurement of technology in the IT sector is heavily influenced by marketing, causing the product\u2019s merits to be partially ignored. Now\u2019s the time to break away from the typical way large corporations have been selling enterprise software while making millions with mediocre products and long release cycles.<\/p><p>The myth is that you can\u2019t get secure, reliable enterprise software with the necessary features without paying at least seven figures. However, quality software doesn\u2019t always require a lot of money; especially now when technology is a great equalizer and enabler.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7317a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7317a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The remarkability of customer experience<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7be9a75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7be9a75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the most exciting spaces for SaaS has been <strong><a href=\"\/unified-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Customer Experience<\/a><\/strong>. Be it marketing automation, customer engagement, insights, real-time dashboards, or advertising, <strong><a href=\"\/\">Locobuzz<\/a><\/strong> provides all of it!<\/p><p>Procurement in the IT sector is highly specialized. It\u2019s easy to give in to big names when buying a product. The nature of procurement is more than just purchasing; it\u2019s about making sure technology adds value and has a measurable return on investment. You need to know revision cycles will meet the fast-paced world of customer expectations.<\/p><p>Most enterprise giants spend large amounts of money &amp; resources to maintain their status in the industry. They don\u2019t drive innovation but only refine tastes acquired through wining, dining, and fancy conferences. Their time and resources are spent on maintaining market value rather than delivering the best product. Smaller companies, like Locobuzz, focus on cutting costs and improving the performance of products by creating software better suited to the needs and wallets of businesses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eec7ec8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eec7ec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The drawbacks of buying software from enterprise giants\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bf0c8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bf0c8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While different enterprises may have individual challenges\/advantages, two constant drawbacks remain:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Pricing<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Release Cycles<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>The pricing models of enterprise giants lack transparency. Millions of dollars are spent on marketing rather than product development; the consumer is left paying the bill.<\/p><p>The other important factor to consider when procuring technology is speed. Expensive technology falls short in delivering at a fast pace when it comes to making new features go live.<\/p><p>Brands must reimagine how to get more value out of the software industry! The rapid strides have led to better, faster, and cheaper technology to monitor, analyze, and manage Consumer Response &amp; Experience. It has changed the game, and now\u2019s the time to revisit how you\u2019re buying your software!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-655ee235 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"655ee235\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51b1179f\" data-id=\"51b1179f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d0766ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d0766ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Have a look at some of our most-read topics:<\/strong><\/em><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/locobuzz.com\/blogs\/best-social-listening-tools-in-the-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Top 10 Best Social Listening Tools in the Market<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/locobuzz.com\/blogs\/what-is-social-media-management\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>What is a Social Media Management Tool?<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/blogs\/social-media-trackers-vs-social-listening-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Social Media Trackers vs. Social Listening Tools<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/blogs\/five-instagram-hashtag-analytics-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Five Instagram Hashtag Analytics Tools<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/blogs\/4-crucial-benefits-of-online-reputation-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Top 5 Benefits of Online Reputation Management<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The procurement of enterprise technology is heavily influenced by marketing causing the product&#8217;s merits to be partially ignored.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5850,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[45,13],"class_list":["post-3379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-enterprise-software","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.loco.buzz\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.loco.buzz\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.loco.buzz\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.loco.buzz\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.loco.buzz\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.loco.buzz\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3379\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.loco.buzz\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.loco.buzz\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.loco.buzz\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.loco.buzz\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}