{"id":132834,"date":"2016-11-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-20T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qmarkets.net\/qmarkets-thirdslice-announce-strategic-partnership\/"},"modified":"2016-11-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-11-20T22:00:00","slug":"qmarkets-thirdslice-announce-strategic-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qmarkets.net\/de\/resources\/news\/qmarkets-thirdslice-announce-strategic-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Qmarkets and ThirdSlice Announce Strategic Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\"><em>ThirdSlice, a consulting and research firm based in Boston, Massachusetts will deploy Qmarkets\u2019 Innovation Management Solutions as part of its services that focus on market research and corporate innovation.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><strong>TEL AVIV \u2013 November 2<sup>nd<\/sup>, 2016<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/qmarkets.net\">Qmarkets<\/a>, a leading provider of corporate idea management and innovation crowdsourcing software, has partnered with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thirdsliceresearch.com\/?qm_src=PR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ThirdSlice<\/a>, a consulting and research firm based in Boston, Massachusetts that is focused on new product development and corporate innovation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">ThirdSlice is a next generation consulting and research innovation consultancy that leverages customer market research as well as progressive digital tools and methods, in order to help its clients develop innovative ideas based on solid market insights originating directly from their customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Within Qmarkets\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/qmarkets.net\/products\/our-q-360-solutions\/?qm_src=PR\">Q-360 suite of innovation solutions<\/a>, there are a number of products which can be used to engage external stakeholders, including Q-open, Q-delphi, and Q-city. ThirdSlice clients will now have the option of utilizing a wide range of products to assist clients in achieving their innovation goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">&#8222;We see the open innovation supported by Qmarkets\u2019 platform as a natural evolution to traditional market research\u201d, says Mitch Solomon. \u201dQmarkets\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/qmarkets.net\/solutions\/by-use-case\/employees-suggestion-box\/?qm_src=PR\">employee suggestion box<\/a> tool enable companies to engage their customers in the innovation process and receive invaluable insights which translate into transformation of the customer journey. Insights that without Qmarkets\u2019 platform would be extremely difficult and costly to attain.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">\u201cWe are very happy to partner with ThirdSlice\u201d, says Michael Stilger, SVP Global Solutions for Qmarkets. \u201dThirdSlice brings to Qmarkets a level of expertise in the field of market research which is becoming increasingly rare. With the ThirdSlice team\u2019s years of experience in the market, and their digital market research tools and unique focus, it became obvious that they would make an ideal partner for us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">\u201cLike ThirdSlice, we believe the voice of the customer is invaluable to the corporate innovation process, and that market research can and should actively involve the customer, in order to create a two way street of communication rather than the archaic one-way system of sampling.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Qmarkets<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As an established leader on the idea and innovation management landscape, Qmarkets has developed a reputation over the last 10 years for delivering the most comprehensive\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/qmarkets.net\/products\/under-the-hood\/crowd-voting-tools\/\">crowdsourcing software solutions<\/a>\u00a0in the world. Recognized by leading analysts such as Gartner, Forrester, and Info-tech, Qmarkets offers unmatched technical and design flexibility to their extensive list of leading global clients; including Nestle, Ford, Lufthansa, Ab InBev, Phillip Morris International, UniCredit, and many more.<\/p>\n<p>Qmarkets\u2019 software offering extends beyond\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/qmarkets.net\/use-cases\/by-challenge\/innovation-management\/\">innovation management<\/a>\u00a0to include products focusing on process improvement, continuous improvement and operational excellence; open innovation with customers and business partners; technology scouting for enterprise M&amp;A opportunities; and digital employee engagement.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About ThirdSlice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Based in Boston, MA ThirdSlice is a nextgen consultancy that supercharges its clients&#8216; innovation and new product development efforts through the use of powerful digital and mobile platforms that bring customers into the innovation and new product development process. Building on the latest thinking in digital market research, crowdsourcing, and open innovation, ThirdSlice enables clients to significantly increase their innovation capacity and identify breakthrough new products and service opportunities in ways never before possible. ThirdSlice is a premier partner of Qmarkets, the leading provider of <a href=\"https:\/\/qmarkets.net\/solutions\/by-use-case\/open-innovation-marketing-and-strategy\/\">open innovation software<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For press inquiries please Contact:<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Elliott Wilkins<\/p>\n<p>Marketing Communications Manager, Qmarkets<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:elliott.wilkins@qmarkets.net\">elliott.wilkins@qmarkets.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>+44 7469171016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ThirdSlice, a consulting and research firm based in Boston, Massachusetts will deploy Qmarkets\u2019 Innovation Management Solutions as part of its services that focus on market research and corporate innovation. TEL AVIV \u2013 November 2nd, 2016 \u2013 Qmarkets, a leading provider of corporate idea management and innovation crowdsourcing software, has partnered with ThirdSlice, a consulting and research firm based in Boston, Massachusetts that is focused on new product development and corporate innovation. ThirdSlice is a next generation consulting and research innovation consultancy that leverages customer market research as well as progressive digital tools and methods, in order to help its clients develop innovative ideas based on solid market insights originating directly from their customers. Within Qmarkets\u2019 Q-360 suite of innovation solutions, there are a number of products which can be used to engage external stakeholders, including Q-open, Q-delphi, and Q-city. 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