Client Profile
Global Telecommunications services and equipment provider to millions of consumers, businesses, and other service providers in dozens of countries.
Situation
Cumbersome legacy process for managing joint marketing funds supplied by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) across multiple regional markets and devices. Funding requests, funding approvals, and reconciliation of available fund balances needed accurate and timely reporting to ensure funds did not “slip between the cracks.”
Solution
SharePoint/InfoPath based extranet for OEM partners, marketing employees, and supply chain employees. Workflow enabled the request, viewing, editing, approval, and feedback for all constituents.
Business Benefits
- Tens of Millions $ of Marketing Funds managed by the solution
- Audit trail of funding approvals
- Online “ledger” for monthly funding reconciliation and visibility
- Faster distribution of cooperative marketing funds to program management and product marketing