Centric Software announces that Blue Sky, creator of planners and notebooks sold through major retailers, has successfully gone live with Centric Software’s Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution.
California-based Blue Sky produces stylish, high quality paper products to help people plan their day and organize their time. Blue Sky products are sold in thousands of locations across the US, including Target, Staples, Walgreens, Amazon, FedEx Office, Walmart and Office Depot. Blue Sky offers hundreds of products and continues to grow rapidly.
To help manage the increased complexity that comes with growth, Blue Sky chose Centric SMB, Centric’s cloud-based, SaaS PLM solution for small and medium sized brands, because they knew it would not only suit their current needs but that the solution can be evolved as the company continues to grow.
“When I arrived at Blue Sky two years ago, one of my first tasks was to create a master data Excel sheet of all our products, past and present,” explains Jennifer Vanderburg, Planning and Merchandising Manager at Blue Sky. “This would have been a mammoth task and the Excel sheet would have to be constantly updated by different users. After some discussion, we decided that it would be better to implement a PLM system rather than rely on a spreadsheet to effectively manage and update our product database.”
Blue Sky began their search for a PLM solution and chose Centric because their level of support and customer service stood out against other suppliers.
Echoing the experience of other Centric Software customers, Vanderburg explains, “An important part of the selection process was the attention to detail that the Centric team brought to the table. Centric was consistently available to answer our questions, listen to suggestions, make recommendations and field our ideas.”
Second to Centric’s commitment to customer service, scalability topped the list of attributes that Blue Sky needed.
As Vanderburg says, “Centric PLM helps us adhere to our mission, which is to deliver high quality merchandise on time and with style, by improving the product development process, increasing our speed to market and making information crystal clear to everyone who touches each product, while eliminating unnecessary meetings and emails. This speed gives us an edge in a competitive market. We’re growing fast, and it’s important that we’ll be able to scale up when the time is right.”
As Vanderburg concludes, it was clear from the beginning that Centric offered a long-term partnership, rather than a quick sale.
“Centric has been a partner every step of the way, making sure their product is tailored to our organization and supports the way we work. We’re very excited about the project and the partnership,” she says.
“We’re delighted Blue Sky chose Centric SMB and we are proud to partner with them,” says Chris Groves, President and CEO of Centric Software. “Blue Sky witnessing streamlined product development, even faster time to market and also improved productivity are a testimony to Centric’s capabilities and the strength of our partnership. We look forward to continuing to partner with them as they continue to grow.”
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