June 3, 2013, Melbourne, Australia – The KPI Institute, the global authority on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) research and education announces the launch of a new report in its 2011-2012 edition of its popular Top 25 series of reports. The series is based on research conducted through www.smartKPIs.com, which contains over 20,000 Key Performance Indicator examples, making it the world’s largest source of thoroughly documented KPIs.

Advertising is a marketing instrument for communication, used to encourage and persuade the audience to adopt a desired behavior towards the organization and its products or services. Its main goal is to attract new customers and increase sales. KPIs focus on measuring the efficiency of advertising initiatives and campaigns and their impact on the public. (more…)

June 3, 2013, Melbourne, Australia – The KPI Institute, the global authority on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) research and education announces the launch of a new report in its 2011-2012 edition of its popular Top 25 series of reports. The series is based on research conducted through www.smartKPIs.com, which contains over 20,000 Key Performance Indicator examples, making it the world’s largest source of thoroughly documented KPIs.

Marketing represents the activity of informing, communicating and persuading potential customers that certain products and services may satisfy their needs and wants. Marketing KPIs refer to marketing campaign results, as well as the support of this area within the customer relationship management process and outcomes. In smartKPIs.com, Marketing is a sub-category of the Marketing & Communications functional area, which we define as the set of activities that create the basic interaction with potential clients, through different methods of informing, communicating, persuading and attracting the prospect customers. (more…)

June 3, 2013, Melbourne, Australia – The KPI Institute, the global authority on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) research and education announces the launch of a new report in its 2011-2012 edition of its popular Top 25 series of reports. The series is based on research conducted through www.smartKPIs.com, which contains over 20,000 Key Performance Indicator examples, making it the world’s largest source of thoroughly documented KPIs.

Supply chain management is the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the provision of product and service packages required by the end customers in a supply chain. Supply chain management refers to managing the interconnected process of movement and storage of materials (raw, work-in-progress and final goods) from the point of origin until consumption point. KPIs refer to the efficiency of processed and their qualitative management. (more…)

May 31, 2013, Melbourne, Australia – The KPI Institute, the global authority on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) research and education announces the launch of a new report in its 2011-2012 edition of its popular Top 25 series of reports. The series is based on research conducted through www.smartKPIs.com, which contains over 20,000 Key Performance Indicator examples, making it the world’s largest source of thoroughly documented KPIs.

When more devices were introduced it became difficult to add one individual device for each computer. Companies needed an easier way of managing the resources. A network was the perfect answer. Network Management deals with technical support and professional services impacted by the convergence of networks and storage, in order to assure the operation, administration, maintenance, and provisioning of networked systems is done properly within the organization. (more…)

May 30, 2013, Melbourne, Australia – The KPI Institute, the global authority on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) research and education announces the launch of a new report in its 2011-2012 edition of its popular Top 25 series of reports. The series is based on research conducted through www.smartKPIs.com, which contains over 20,000 Key Performance Indicator examples, making it the world’s largest source of thoroughly documented KPIs.

Logistics and Distribution is an important business development area in most organizations across the world. Logistics and Distribution managers are required to have a clear vision and to deliver results under strict deadlines, whether inside the organization’s premises or delivery of shipments outside the premises of the organization. Logistics and Distribution is the combination of movement of goods and warehousing operations, responsible for storing and delivering products. It involves the physical distribution of the company’s products to other distributors or directly to end customers. The KPIs in this area monitor the time efficiency of the distribution, as well as the quality of movement and warehousing operation of the goods. (more…)

May 29, 2013, Melbourne, Australia – The KPI Institute, the global authority on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) research and education announces the launch of a new report in its 2011-2012 edition of its popular Top 25 series of reports. The series is based on research conducted through www.smartKPIs.com, which contains over 20,000 Key Performance Indicator examples, making it the world’s largest source of thoroughly documented KPIs.

Corporate Social Responsibility is a key aspect in best business practices, having a strategic importance which withdraws from its pervasiveness, and the impacts it has on a firm competitiveness and market value. (more…)

May 27, 2013, Melbourne, Australia – The KPI Institute, the global authority on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) research and education announces the launch of a new report in its 2011-2012 edition of its popular Top 25 series of reports. The series is based on research conducted through www.smartKPIs.com, which contains over 20,000 Key Performance Indicator examples, making it the world’s largest source of thoroughly documented KPIs.

Web Analytics represents the study and analysis of website traffic and activity. Besides this obvious role, it also can be used as a tool for business and market research. Moreover, it is used to assess how effective a website is. KPIs in this field provide information about the number of visitors to a website, the number of page views, time spent on website and other information that is helpful in market research. (more…)

May 27, 2013, Melbourne, Australia – The KPI Institute, the global authority on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) research and education announces the launch of a new report in its 2011-2012 edition of its popular Top 25 series of reports. The series is based on research conducted through www.smartKPIs.com, which contains over 20,000 Key Performance Indicator examples, making it the world’s largest source of thoroughly documented KPIs.

Accounting is an area concerned with the financial reports of an organization, having the role to support decision making and to offer financial information for stakeholders. In order to prepare these reports, the management has access to detailed information regarding the entity’s financial performance. Accounts payable and receivable represent the records on balances with the creditors and the debtors of the entity. KPIs enable analysis and control on transaction processing and meeting payment / receipting terms. (more…)

May 27, 2013, Melbourne, Australia – The KPI Institute, the global authority on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) research and education announces the launch of a new report in its 2011-2012 edition of its popular Top 25 series of reports. The series is based on research conducted through www.smartKPIs.com, which contains over 20,000 Key Performance Indicator examples, making it the world’s largest source of thoroughly documented KPIs.

Accounting is an area concerned with the financial reports of an organization, having the role to support decision making and to offer financial information for stakeholders. In order to prepare these reports, the management has access to detailed information regarding the entity’s financial performance. KPIs in this field refer to specific monetary measures of stocks and flows, and also to how efficient the operation management, the systems and the controlling parts are. (more…)

May 27, 2013, Melbourne, Australia – The KPI Institute, the global authority on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) research and education announces the launch of a new report in its 2011-2012 edition of its popular Top 25 series of reports. The series is based on research conducted through www.smartKPIs.com, which contains over 20,000 Key Performance Indicator examples, making it the world’s largest source of thoroughly documented KPIs.

Risk Management refers to identifying, assessing and prioritizing the risks encountered by the organization, as well as to coordinating the necessary actions in order to minimize them. KPIs emphasize how important it is to monitor and control the probability and/or impact of unfortunate events. (more…)