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But before that, let’s deep dive into Adobe Experience Cloud and its benefits-
Adobe made a successful pivot into the SaaS software business by leveraging its connections to creative agencies and marketing customers. The company also successfully acquired Day Software, which increased its presence in this market even more.
Adobe strives to be an enterprise software company with the same reach and influence as Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce, and SAP.
However, the Adobe Experience Cloud was always intended to be a specialized solution for a single purpose: consumer marketing.
According to Forbes, Adobe’s most impeccable moves were-
1) It procured a B2B marketing firm and a commerce software firm
2) They started to invest in data infrastructure and developer tools to attract different enterprises
3) Hired experienced and skilled enterprise software industry executives to lead the developer front and the entire product line.
Adobe today is recognized by CIOs and systems integrators as an enterprise software company. In addition, Adobe is an essential player in the digital experiences market.
With more and more customers seeking a great digital customer experience every day, it makes sense for enterprises to team up with an experienced company like Adobe.
This study evaluated 12 essential service providers implementing Adobe software to discover which are experiencing rapid growth.
Now here are some exciting stuff to bring into perspective-
First, the general level of capability and quality was high.
When comparing different service providers, enterprises often have trouble distinguishing them by skillset. However, we discovered significant gaps in the providers’ capacity to operate with the portfolio’s newer products, such as Adobe Commerce (Magento) or Marketo Engage. We found very little client evidence for Adobe Sensei (AI) or the latest Adobe Experience Platform services (a customer data platform).
Second, For different supplier categories, there were considerable disparities in the buyers.
Traditional buyers for digital agencies, consultancies, and IT service providers were the spokespeople for our 41 customer reference calls, which was not surprising. And these buyers have various requirements and viewpoints on what is important. Adobe will have to continue to bridge the gap between IT, marketing, and industry professionals as an enterprise software company. Service providers may be able to assist.
Third, the evaluation period coincided with several significant changes in the service providers’ Adobe collaboration and companies.
Accenture increased its Adobe practice to the same corporate level as its other enterprise software companies, and IBM designated a worldwide approach. Rather than branding themselves as individual agencies, Dentsu and WPP chose to market themselves as holding organizations. The IT service providers brought together executives from their respective firms and native development practices for the briefing and talks.
All of this suggests that service providers are serious about the Adobe enterprise industry. They’re committing to Adobe and the market, and they’re reaffirming Adobe’s position as an enterprise vendor. However, there is still a lot of work to be done by all parties: more repeatable, industry-relevant assets, more product integration, and a lot more customer data to provide a more tailored customer experience.
Conclusion
Retail brands should never purchase software without first engaging with a service provider. That means companies should collaborate with IT, marketing, and other business stakeholders to ensure they’re working with the best provider for their needs.
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