East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA and Bangalore, India - March 15, 2017:
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company today announced its partnership with Harte Hanks to offer marketing technology services. As part of the multi-year engagement, Wipro will upgrade Harte Hank’s data analytics and applications platform, create a scalable operating model and simplify IT related processes for the company. Harte Hanks (NYSE: HHS), is an American marketing services company specializing in omni-channel marketing solutions including consulting, strategic assessment, data, analytics, digital, social, mobile, print, direct mail and contact center.
Additionally, the two companies will jointly go-to-market with marketing technology services aimed at the needs of Chief Marketing Officers. This includes jointly marketing the Signal Hub platform, an end-to-end Big Data analytics platform from Opera Solutions, which leverages a unique architecture and cutting edge technologies such as machine learning and artificial intelligence to generate behavioral insights for marketers.
In order to be effective, marketers need to better understand their customer, which requires investments in the form of technology and marketing tools. By bundling marketing and technology solutions in the value proposition, Harte Hanks and Wipro offer an integrated solution, which addresses marketing needs in a holistic manner.
Karen Puckett, Harte Hanks Chief Executive Officer said, “We believe that combining Harte Hanks’ agency expertise with Wipro’s global technology systems delivery capability will help us offer marketers a great value proposition. Wipro’s strong reputation with CIOs and CTOs as a leader in IT services and systems integration combined with Harte Hanks’ strength in marketing services and mindshare within the Chief Marketing Officer community will complement each other, and greatly benefit our customers. We have already witnessed some early success with marquee wins, together.”
Srini Pallia, President, Consumer Business, Wipro Limited said, “With evolving customer preferences, consumer brands and clients expect more meaningful, consultative industry insights from their marketing partners. The focus has shifted from a segment-based targeting strategy to one that establishes a one-on-one, personalized relationship with end customers. Wipro’s investments in cognitive & data insights platforms and ready-to-deploy technology solutions is a key enabler in this journey. With the Harte Hanks partnership, Wipro is expanding its catalog of services, and is geared to offer Marketing as a Service to its marquee clients. We are excited about this partnership, and are already witnessing good traction with our existing client base.”
About Wipro Limited
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading information technology, consulting and business process services company that delivers solutions to enable its clients do business better. Wipro delivers winning business outcomes through its deep industry experience and a 360-degree view of "Business through Technology. "By combining digital strategy, customer centric design, advanced analytics and product engineering approach, Wipro helps its clients create successful and adaptive businesses. A company recognized globally for its comprehensive portfolio of services, strong commitment to sustainability and good corporate citizenship, Wipro has a dedicated workforce of over 170,000, serving clients across 6 continents. For more information, please visit www.wipro.com
About Harte Hanks
Harte Hanks is a global marketing services firm specializing in omni-channel marketing solutions that connect our clients with their customers in powerful ways. Experts in defining, executing and optimizing the customer journey, Harte Hanks offers end-to-end marketing services including consulting, strategic assessment, data, analytics, digital, social, mobile, print, direct mail and contact center. From visionary thinking to tactical execution, Harte Hanks delivers smarter customer interactions for some of the world's leading brands. Harte Hanks 5,000+ employees are located in North America, Asia-Pacific and Europe.
We invite you to learn more about us by visiting our website at www.hartehanks.com and call 800-456-9748/ email us at pr@hartehanks.com. Follow us on Twitter at @hartehanks and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/HarteHanks.
As used herein, “Harte Hanks” refers to Harte Hanks, Inc. and/or its applicable operating subsidiaries, as the context may require. Harte Hanks’ logo and name are trademarks of Harte Hanks.
Media Contact:
Shraboni Banerjee
Wipro Limited
shraboni.banerjee@wipro.com
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