{"id":22218,"date":"2016-04-18T14:02:38","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T06:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=22218"},"modified":"2016-04-18T14:02:38","modified_gmt":"2016-04-18T06:02:38","slug":"third-pillar-stresses-need-building-strategic-alliances-grow-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2016\/04\/18\/third-pillar-stresses-need-building-strategic-alliances-grow-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Third Pillar stresses need for building strategic alliances to grow businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_2923\" class=\"yiv2337737912MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_2922\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_2921\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_2920\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_2919\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><strong><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_2922\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Third Pillar Business Applications &#8211; a three-year-old company &#8211; has reiterated its beliefs for <\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_2926\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_2925\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_2924\">business organizations to grow, including: having a strong foundation for its business applications to sustain and support its growth; having reliable and accurate business data to work with; and building strategic alliances.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_2930\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_2929\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_2928\">Third Pillar also added that businesses must put utmost priority in good data governance and data quality; have a robust sales and marketing solution to boost sales output and customer service; and have a good procurement application to help reduce cost.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22219\" style=\"width: 652px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Third-Pillar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22219\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22219\" src=\"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Third-Pillar.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cWe are firm believers in building strategic alliances with leading industry brands and leveraging their expertise and track record for the benefit of our customers,\u201d said Jennifer S. Ligones, Third Pillar president and CEO. \" width=\"642\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Third-Pillar.jpg 642w, http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Third-Pillar-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>\u201cWe are firm believers in building strategic alliances with leading industry brands and leveraging their expertise and track record for the benefit of our customers,\u201d said Jennifer S. Ligones, Third Pillar president and CEO.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"yiv2337737912MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_2930\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_2929\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_2928\"> It is in the areas of good data governance and data quality; sales and marketing; and procurement where Third Pillar is focusing on to help transform its customers to become revenue earning organizations.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_3101\" class=\"yiv2337737912MsoNoSpacing\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_3100\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_3103\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_3102\">\u201cWe are firm believers in building<\/span><\/span><i> <\/i>strategic alliances with leading industry brands and <span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_3099\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_3098\">leveraging their expertise and track record for the benefit of our customers,\u201d said Jennifer S. Ligones, Third Pillar president and CEO.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_2952\" class=\"yiv2337737912MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_2960\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_2975\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_2974\">Among Third Pillar partners are: <\/span><\/span>Salesforce, <span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_2969\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_2968\">BackOffice Associates,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>CPM Consulting and\u00a0<span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_2962\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_2961\">Consus Global Consutling<\/span><\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_2959\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_2958\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_2957\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_3101\" class=\"yiv2337737912MsoNoSpacing\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_3100\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_3103\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_3102\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_3095\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_3094\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_3093\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_3089\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_3088\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_3087\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Recently, the company was recognized\u00a0in the Top 25 Most Promising solution providers in Asia-Pacific \u00a0by APAC CIOOutlook magazine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_3125\" class=\"yiv2337737912MsoNoSpacing\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_3124\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_3123\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1460954328591_3122\">For more information, visit www.3rd-pillar.com.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe are firm believers in building strategic alliances with leading industry brands and leveraging their expertise and track record for the benefit of our customers,\u201d said Jennifer S. 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