Endeavor serves companies that sell complex products and services across multiple sales channels. These companies include manufacturers, technology, service and retail companies that generally have a sales force selling directly as well as a dealer/distributor network that it supports. The fact that the offerings are complex usually dictate an active Engineering and Product Management group whose job it is to define and publish to all sales channels the rules that govern valid quotes and orders. In most cases, this task is normally resource and time intensive and rarely ensures success. It results in Commerce that is challenged with a negative perception of a company that is difficult to do business with.

Endeavor simplifies the buying process and empowers commerce with its Guided Selling solutions. At its core, Endeavor publishes a rules engine that guides a mobile sales force through the quote to order process quickly and accurately. Whether he or she is an employee or a partner, in the office or on the road, on a PC or mobile device, at a client’s site or at a hot spot, Endeavor’s Guided Selling wizards will make the complex sale simple. By guiding a rep, a partner, or a customer through the quote and order process with dialogues, dynamic content and messaging, and configuration rules, more self serve commerce is done.

Some published trends that drive Endeavor’s value are:

 5 billion users of connected devises in 10 years.
 Mobile internet users will exceed desktop internet users in 2014.
 eCommerce market is expected to grow 10% annually.
 Business-to-business (B2B) eCommerce will continue to emerge as a growing and critical component of the overall sales landscape.
 B2B transaction volumes will increase 10-15% over the next three to five years.
 The CPQ (Configure Price Quote) marketplace is growing 20% annually.
 Comprehensive and integrated automation of CPQ processes help companies increase sales by 5%.

The summary is that companies of all sizes and in all industries are aligning their growth strategies with the internet and mobile apps. For those in the manufacturing, technology and services industries, the effort will be more challenging because of the rules that surround its products and services. These companies will find a great partner in Endeavor with its Guided Selling solutions.