Business & Decision
{{Infobox company
| name = Business & Decision
| logo = Business & Decision logo.png
| type = S.A. (corporation)
| traded_as =
| foundation = {{start date and age|1992}}
| location = Paris, France
| area_served = Worldwide
| industry = IT services, IT consulting
| services = IT services, business consulting and outsourcing services
| revenue = {{profit}} € 249 million (2011){{cite web|url=http://fr.finance.yahoo.com/q?s=BND&ql=1 |title=Yahoo Finance data on Business & Decision}}
| num_employees = 2,800
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.businessdecision.fr}}
}}
Business & Decision (frequently called B&D ) is an international consulting and systems integration company with its global headquarters in Paris, France.
The group specialises in Business Intelligence (BI), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), e-Business with two major directions : Data & Digital.
Business & Decision has a presence in 11 countries and employs more than 2400 people worldwide. It was listed on Euronext Paris as ticker symbol BND until 2020.{{cite web|url=https://live.euronext.com/en/product/equities/FR0000078958-XPAR/company-information |title=Euronext - BUSINESS ET DECIS.}}
History
- 1992: founded by Patrick Bensabat in France
- 2001: listed on Euronext Paris' nouveau marché {{Euronext|BND}}. First international acquisitions in Belgium and UK
- 2002-2006: expansion in 12 countries including first acquisition in the United States
- 2012: 20th anniversary
- 2014: acquisition of Ceri Medical{{Cite web|last=Mansell|first=Peter|date=2014-04-24|title=Business & Decision acquires non-interventional specialist Ceri Medical|url=https://www.pharmatimes.com/news/business_and_decision_acquires_non-interventional_specialist_ceri_medical_1001858|access-date=2021-12-16|website=PharmaTimes|language=en}} & InFact{{Cite web|title=BUSINESS & DECISION acquiert INFACT, FUSACQ Buzz|url=https://www.fusacq.com/buzz/business-et-decision-acquiert-infact-a83710_fr_|access-date=2021-12-16|website=www.fusacq.com}}
- 2016: death of founder Patrick Bensabat{{Cite news|date=2016-02-01|title=BRIEF-Business & Decision announces death of CEO, Patrick Bensabat|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idINFWN15E0D0|access-date=2021-12-16}}
- 2018: Orange Business Services acquires majority stake of the capital of Business & Decision{{Cite web|url=https://www.consultancy.eu/news/92/orange-acquires-french-consulting-firm-business-decision|title=Orange acquires French consulting firm Business & Decision|date=2017-10-27|website=www.consultancy.eu|language=en|access-date=2020-04-14}}
Activities
Business & Decision has worked for over 2100 clients globally. Some of its major activities include-
- Decision making and enterprise performance: Analytics, Business Intelligence, Performance Management and Big Data (65% of revenue);
- e-Business : Digital Business, Web Marketing, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), on-line strategy, e-commerce, hosting and data warehouse (18% of revenue).
- Customer Relationship Management : CRM front office, marketing campaigns management, interactive marketing, analytical CRM (17% of revenue);
- Digital Transformation : Business consultancy approach and focus on innovative technologies; how synergies can be triggered within the organizations cross-departments. Hot topics are real time decision, customer DNA, fraud detection, e-beacon, omnichannel, lean process management...
Geographical locations
Key figures
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right"
|+ Annual revenue ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| € (millions) | |
| 2004 | 64.3 |
| 2005 | 91.2 |
| 2006 | 142.8 |
| 2007 | 202.3 |
| 2008 | 238.7 |
| 2009 | 224.3 |
| 2010 | 237.1 |
| 2011 | 249.0 |
| 2012 | 221.9 |
| 2013 | 200.0 |
| 2014 | 204.9 |
| 2015 | 224.2 |
| 2016 | 227.6 |
| 2017
|212,0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
- {{citation|author=Vanessa Walters and Baptiste Cordier|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/businessdecision-idUKLU51364120080930?type=companyNews|title=UPDATE 1-Business & Decision confirms 2008 targets|publisher=Reuters|date=Sep 30, 2008|accessdate=2013-04-20|archive-date=2013-06-30|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630055450/http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/09/30/businessdecision-idUKLU51364120080930?type=companyNews|url-status=live}}
- [http://societe.journaldunet.com/fiche/chiffre_cle/126/business_decision.shtml/ Le Journal du Net]
- [https://archive.today/20130213155246/http://www.investir.fr/profil/chiffres.phtml?symbole=1rPBND/ Investir]
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.businessdecision.fr/}}
- [https://www.businessdecision.be/ Official Website Belgium]
- [https://www.xpron.com/ XPRON Systems GmbH]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Business and Decision}}
Category:Consulting firms established in 1992
Category:Information technology consulting firms of France
Category:International information technology consulting firms
Category:International management consulting firms
Category:Companies formerly listed on Euronext Paris
Category:French companies established in 1992
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