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Click on the topics below to learn why WSI Collaborative Solutions is your best choice for an Internet solutions partner.
- Reasons to Consider WSI Collaborative Solutions
- Our Differentiation
- Our Consultants
- Choosing Your Internet Solutions Partner
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Reasons to Consider WSI Collaborative Solutions
Running a successful business has a new dimension with the advent of the Internet. The competitive landscape has changed and the Internet is becoming the new battleground for customers. Here are the top reasons why you should consider leveraging the expertise of WSI Collaborative Solutions as your Internet Solutions Partner:
- Your company’s business has not kept up with the rapid change & opportunity created by the Internet revolution.
- You understand that your company’s long-term success is directly linked, at least in part, to how well it leverages the Internet to secure and serve its customers.
- Your existing web site is static and non-interactive – it’s an electronic brochure that provides little to no business value to your partners, employees, prospective or existing customers.
- Yellow pages and other traditional print advertising methods are not generating the business leads they once did.
- Your prospective customers cannot find your company’s website because it is not search engine friendly or search engine optimized.
- Your company’s offline marketing strategy is not integrated with your online marketing strategy.
- You must define, build, and maintain the very best Web Solution to generate leads, sell products & services, improve customer services, integrate with partners, and streamline business processes.
If any of the above reasons resonated with you, don’t hesitate to contact us because we can help. If you are a business owner or President of your business, I would invite you to attend our Executive Briefing, where we will discuss these challenges and more.
So what differentiates WSI Collaborative Solutions from its competition and makes it the best choice for your company? They:
- Deliver business solutions. We turn web sites into web solutions by leveraging pre-built tools and systems, developed for businesses just like yours, and customizing them to meet your specific needs.
- Provide online marketing expertise. You may have the best web site in the industry, but that means little if it is not found by your potential customers. We provide your company with online marketing services that include Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Pay-Per-Click (PPC) and other techniques.
- Eliminate costly maintenance fees. Every web solution we build has as a content management platform as its foundation that provides editing capability, so you can easily maintain your own web site.
- Deliver unparalleled service and expertise. Our Internet consultants have many years of experience in Internet Marketing, Technology Consulting, and Business Management. They will take the time to understand your business needs and will employ state-of-the-art technology to create cost-effective solutions that optimize efficiency and deliver results.
To learn more about WSI Collaborative Solutions, view our online audio-based presentation that will present information about the market and the solutions we provide to enable your company to compete in today’s Internet marketplace.
Our consultants understand both the business and technology challenges when it comes to succeeding into today’s marketplace.
Daren Coudriet
As Managing Partner at WSI Collaborative Solutions, Daren’s focus is helping companies with business and technology challenges as they relate to maximizing the Internet to increase revenue, decrease costs, improve customer service and establish a competitive advantage.
Daren combines over 20 years of successful information technology consulting, Internet consulting, strategic planning, marketing & sales experience, and business management expertise to make Internet success easy for his clients. Prior to co-founding WSI Collaborative Solutions, he served in the role of Vice President of Sales & Strategy for an IBM strategic business partner, Granitar Inc. While at Granitar, he was involved in helping shape Internet solutions for firms like New York Times Digital, Standard & Poors, Amtrack, and the Washington Post. Prior to joining Granitar, Daren was President and Founder of a niche Internet solutions company, Utility eBusiness Solutions, LLC, helping electric companies support new business processes and decrease transition costs to a deregulated environment.
Daren has started several businesses of his own and understands the challenges that small business owners face. His combination of business and technology experience makes him ideal for helping companies determine how to best leverage the Internet to maximize business benefits.
Daren earned his Bachelor of Science Degree and Master of Science Degree in Engineering, along with his Master of Business Administration from the Pennsylvania State University. He lives with his wife and child in Concord, Massachusetts.
Don Schiavone
Don Schiavone is a Managing Partner with WSI Collaborative Solutions. Don has been helping business of all sizes turn web sites into web solutions for the past 8 years. He focuses on leveraging state-of-the-art Internet technology to increase profits, decrease cost and maximize customer service for his clients.
Don specializes in converting business requirements into effective web solutions through best practices in web site design and usability, information architecture, search engine marketing, and content reusability. He is also a certified Search Engine Marketing Strategist. Don ensures that every Internet solution we build exceeds our clients’ expectations and delivers the anticipated business benefits.
Don has been providing strategic and technology consulting to businesses for over 15 years. Prior to co-founding WSI Collaborative Solutions, Don served as Vice President of Engineering for Granitar Inc, a top tier Internet Consulting firm. In this role, he managed over 200 designers, programmers and project managers to develop and deliver state-of-the-art web solutions for Fortune 1000 clients such as State Street Bank, Fidelity, Amtrak, New York Times Digital, and Standard and Poors.
Don holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from Clarkson University and a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He lives with his wife and two children in Hudson, Massachusetts.
Choosing Your Internet Solutions Partner
We understand how difficult it is to choose a solution provider in today’s marketplace. There are so many companies, with so many different approaches, and it is difficult to know which will provide you with the best value. So what should you look for in a solution provider? Allow us to recommend the following solution provider profile, with characteristics in order of importance:
We list business expertise as the most important characteristic because at the end of the day, it’s all about the business, not the technology. To ensure your web solution will result in a positive return on investment (ROI); choose a technology partner that also possesses a thorough understanding of the business basics – sales, marketing, strategy, planning and operations. A solution provider with business knowledge and experience will ensure your technology investment is aligned with your business goals, avoiding costly mistakes resulting in loss of time, money and customers.
To avoid integration issues, performance problems, finger pointing and the headaches of contracting with multiple vendors to produce your solution, choose a company that can meet all your needs, i.e., the one-stop shop. This approach will save you time and money and will result in the most reliable solution. From a technology perspective, the solution provider should provide solution lifecycle that includes analysis, design, development, hosting, maintenance, reporting and, if you want your targeted customers to find your site, search engine optimization. From a business perspective, ensure the solution provider is capable of preparing a marketing strategy & plan for the solution to ensure integration of your company’s on-line and off-line marketing efforts.
To achieve maximum value from your technology investment, choose a solution provider that can offer you pre-built solutions for your business. A company that tells you they will develop a custom solution for you is likely more interested in maximizing their return, not yours. There is no reason to reinvent the wheel in today’s technology environment. At WSI, we leverage a code library that has been built by over 1200 offices from around the world. We start with a foundation and customize the solution to meet your specific needs, resulting in a superior solution at a lower cost.
To maximize your solution investment and the impact it has on your business, choose a solution provider that will support you in evolving the solution. No solution is perfect from day one because it is difficult to predict how customers will respond. It is important to combine traffic intelligence analysis with an understanding of the Internet marketing strategy to make adjustments to the solution, where needed, measuring the impact of the changes as the solution evolves.
It is our hope that an informed decision will lead you to us, WSI Collaborative Solutions. It is our mission to collaborate, innovate and excel with our clients. Should you choose us as your solutions provider, we will promise to:
- Take a collaborative approach in working with you to first understand your business goals and objectives. We provide a web solution vision that meets or exceeds your goals and objectives, while providing measurable impact in increasing revenue, reducing costs or improving efficiencies and customer service.
- Deliver innovative web solutions that support your Internet strategy, in conjunction with your overall business strategy. We assist companies in incorporating the power of the Internet into a single cohesive solution that delivers real business value.
- Assist you to “outclass” the competition, allowing you to focus on the business, without worrying about the technology. We provide ongoing support after the project is completed and strive to become your web solutions partner to ensure your investment pays off and your company excels.
