In these slides, we discuss how business intelligence software for automotive can unlock key insights in your automotive business.

1. Live Webinar for Automotive Manufacturers,
Distributors and Retailers

2. 7 Telling Statistics:
• Companies using analytics are 5x more likely to make faster decisions
• By 2018, there will be a projected 1.5 million shortfall of data professionals in
the U.S alone
• The BI and Analytics market will grow to $20 Billion by 2019
• 85% of business leaders believe big data will dramatically change the way
they do business
• By 2017, over 50% of business users and analysts in organizations will have
access to self-service tools
• 42% of companies plan to deploy mobile BI
• By 2019, 90% of large organizations will hire a Chief Data Officer
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3. So what?
Does this really
apply to me?

4. BI gives you an enterprise-wide view of your business.
All these data sets are available for analysis:
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Yes, if you have all or any of these:
Sales Purchasing Inventory CRM
Finance Rebates Debtors Third party data
+ whatever else you need to integrate
5 6 7 8
1 2 3 4

5. How BI addresses
some popular
industry issues?

6. Issue no.1
“We carry out thousands of sales
transactions every day.
I need to quickly identify where
they occur, and react to increases
or declines within the customer
base.”
Bill, Auto Distributor in Ohio
• Automechanika Birmingham 2016

7. Issue no.2
“How do I identify trends among
customers and products?”
Mary, Retailer, London
• Automechanika Birmingham 2016

8. Issue no.3
How to make sure your
customers are buying all they
need to buy.
The principle of cross-selling.
Manjit, US Manufacturer
• Automechanika Birmingham 2016

9. Issue no.4
“The competition is placing
major pressure on prices and my
margins are suffering.
What are my options?”
Keith, Distributor, Manchester
• Automechanika Birmingham 2016

10. Issue no.5
"Monitoring cash management is
essential but even more so when
my margins are restricted.”
Andy, Phocas
• Automechanika Birmingham 2016

11. Issue no.6
“I have so many different items in
stock, I spend hours calculating
my rotations.
Can BI help me in that area?”
Janice, Distributor, Christchurch
• Automechanika Birmingham 2016

12. Issue no.7
“My IT team has limited hours and
resources and generating reports
takes time.
If we ask further questions about
the data, it’s difficult for them to
provide a quick answer, or
sometimes any answer at all.”
Anastasia, Retailer, Holland
• Automechanika Birmingham 2016

13. Issue no.8
“How can I identify the reasons
behind returns?”
Paul, London
• Automechanika Birmingham 2016

14. Issue no.9
“Each branch is responsible for
its own purchasing. I need to see
who is doing what and if I can
negotiate better discounts with
my vendors.”
Tom, Distributor, Australia

15. Just to recap

16. Phocas BI and the automotive
advantage
Ease of analysis
- Via personalized dashboards
Identify opportunities
- Within all areas of the company
Quick reports
- Instant access, with current data
Increased Sales Performance
- Accurate data to make fast business decisions
• Automotive Webinar 2016

17. “..only scratching the surface..”
An automotive customer, Gary Taylor from Febi UK Ltd is a fan of Phocas:
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Phocas has made our reporting systems 100%
quicker and is a very easy-to-use system. We are still
only scratching the surface of what it is capable of.”
Gary Taylor – Sales Manager
Febi UK Ltd

18. Test drive Phocas at
Automechanika Frankfurt
2016
Hall 5, Level 1, Stand E86

19. Thank you for your time

20. Get in touch.
Learn how Phocas can help you achieve your business goals.
Give us a call:
UK/Europe: +44 1865 364 103
Asia/Pacific: +61 2 6369 9900
North America: +1 877 387 4004
Or email us directly: marketing@phocassoftware.com
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