Case Studies

CEOs have to know which market niche will become the next big thing in the future, which trend is an opportunity and which one a threat. This is a hard thing to do. CrowdWorx gathers the knowledge of 240,000 employees into one number to answer complex questions.

Fast employee feedback for the CEO (174.3 KiB)

Our client, Tchibo, is a large retailer whose products are changing regularly. With an extensive forecasting process the annual cost of sales planning adds up to a significant amount. By using SOCIAL FORECASTING, our client has achieved a 90% reduction in costs whilst maintaining forecasting accuracy.

Sales Planning in Retail: High speed at low cost (174.8 KiB)

Global agri-business leader Syngenta required accurate market forecasts for its seeds and crop protection agents since the planting behavior of farmers is highly volatile due to its dependence on subsidies and the influence of the weather. Using SOCIAL FORECASTING, our client was able to adapt its forecasting speed to the high volatility of its market, achieving a forecasting accuracy of up to 98 %.

Market forecasts: Strategic insights – in real time! (177.2 KiB)

For Henkel, a global manufacturer of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) with operations in 125 countries, sales forecasts are a key element for controlling its global supply chain. Using SOCIAL FORECASTING, CrowdWorx increased forecasting accuracy by 22%, which improved EBIT by several $M per region.

Improving sales forecasts/sales planning for consumer goods (189.2 KiB)

At Deutsche Telekom – a global Telecommunications corporation – uses CrowdWorx to assess new trends, new business models, and product ideas almost every day. With CrowdWorx Deutsche Telekom can collected 18,000 employee opinions in just 4 days for correctly assessing sales potential of new products and services.

Innovation: Early assessment of new products’ potential (182.5 KiB)