All You Need Is Love… and Our Integration Specialists!
No business can do true good in the world without love (or call it a profound sense of care for those you serve). Indeed, so much of what we do at Collabry involves compassion for the struggles our clients face; few things give us more satisfaction than when we take on an obstacle that’s potentially overwhelming our client, and we can say, “You know something? It’s all going to be just fine.” That sigh of relief we hear from our clients makes us happier than you can imagine.
Although Collabry serves clients in myriad ways, we’ve emerged as experts in the art of integration. And while a complex integration project can cause dread (and grey hairs) for our clients, merging disparate elements of an operation into a unified, seamlessly functioning whole is our strength and our passion.
Our CEO Rachel Formaro offers just a few examples of the many ways in which Collabry has mastered integration projects for our clients:
Data Integration: After one of our clients decided to create an entirely new back-office system, Collabry helped them integrate the new software into their network-wide operations. After another client acquired a new business, Collabry helped them integrate two very different technological systems into one seamless operation.
Product Integration: When a multinational financial services company acquired a brokerage business of another company, Collabry helped develop an investment product to bring the brokerage clients into the new fold. We also developed communications materials ensuring the new clients understood the product.
Regulatory Integration: In most industries, regulatory bodies introduce new rules or standards from time to time. When this happens, we help our clients get on board by offering guidance on the adjustments they need to make in their processes and procedures as well as support in making these changes. We also help ensure our clients’ customers receive clear and straightforward communications regarding the changes.
Communications Integration: In each of the above examples of integration, communication was key. Whether clients, team members, or C-suite execs need to be brought up to speed with changes, Collabry can develop communications that can ease everyone through the transition. When two companies merge, Collabry’s expert writers and editors can ensure that all communications are consistent in style and tone across the growing entity.
Integration management is becoming increasingly vital as we see more mergers and acquisition activity in the market, strong strides in technology, and new phases of AI. Collabry is well-positioned to help our clients with these changes in the future.
“Organically, we’ve been doing this work since we started,” says Rachel Formaro. “Our consultants have a great depth of experience, as well as emotional understanding of what it means to bring two different cultures or technologies together. It can be a charged situation and we have the expertise—as well as the empathy and sensitivity—to smooth the way forward.”
Facing an integration challenge? Contact us!