Busch, Inc.
Marathon consultants are assisting Busch with the successful definition of requirements, selection, and implementation
of a fully featured ERP system. Marathon is using its time-tested methodology to clearly define the requirements and
evaluate vendor capabilities mathematically. This will be followed with post-purchase project advisory services in
order to assist Busch with software vendor management.
Davis & Company
Davis and Company, a large, regional advertising and branding, firm needed to launch a complex, auto retail site quickly. The Priority Honda dealership was
scheduled to open in the approaching weeks and the web site (www.priorityhonda.com) was seen as a major component of the store launch. Davis and Company designed the site’s graphic
user interface and defined the general functionality that the dealership required. Marathon Consultants, working closely with the Davis team, took the site from
design to reality in a few short weeks. The functionality includes such features as inventory look-up, dynamic site maintenance, and integration of leads from
the site into Priority’s CRM software. The technical environment used to construct the site included such components as ASP.NET 2.0, SQL Server, Flash, and XML.
Equity Development Corporation
Marathon Consulting has redesigned EDC's marketing site - www.equitydevelopmentcorp.com with a new 'look and feel', and is performing Search Engine Optimization ("SEO")
on the site. Marathon also provides application support for EDC's online Loan and Property Processing application.
Gold Key/PHR Hotels & Resorts
Marathon Consulting has been engaged at Gold Key/PHR Hotels & Resorts providing a wide array of web application support and services to their organization.
Initially, Marathon assisted Gold Key/PHR with the design and development of an Online Analytical Processing (“OLAP”) system that provides Gold Key/PHR
executives a tool to examine key business metrics. Marathon Consulting followed up this successful engagement by assisting Gold Key/PHR with an effort to
design, development and implement a custom Content Management System (“CMS”) to manage the marketing websites for the 9 Gold Key/PHR resort properties.
Along with implementing a new CMS, Marathon Consulting also optimized the new resort websites for better search engine performance Search Engine Optimization ("SEO").
Liberty Tax Service
Along with assisting Liberty's IT Department with testing support, Marathon is currently engaged with the Marketing Department supporting their current
Internet Marketing strategies. Marathon is in the process of performing Search Engine Optimization ("SEO") on Liberty's public web sites, and has
implemented Blue Hornet's Email eMarketing Suite 4.0.
Lillian Vernon
Marathon is providing support in the development of Lillian Vernon's ASP.NET 2.0 application portal. The portal linked
the legacy systems and the new enteprise software being implemented. The application is being developed in VB.NET 2.0 on
an Oracle 10G backend. SQL Server 2005 Integration Services is being used to Migrate and Transform data to the new system.
Mohawk Marketing
Marathon Consulting has developed an Intranet based Sales Portal with data integration feeds from Navision, EDI, AAFES, and
Nexcom. The portal also allows for document exchange and messaging. The Mohawk sales staff and managers are able to
enter inventory, call reports, training, and demonstrator reports (time entry). Reporting includes weekly and
monthly sales views, inventory details and summaries, sales shipment summaries, and sales forecasting. The
application is based on Micrsoft SQL Server and .NET technologies.
Stihl
Marathon Consulting has been engaged in the ongoing development and maintenance of a distributed Sales Force Automation application which allows for the detail and summary view of data for individual sales representatives,
regional sales managers, and national sales managers. The application utilizes SQL Server, XML, Crystal Reports
and Visual Basic technology for easy synchronization and reporting. Additionally, Marathon developed a
distributed sales reporting tool which, among other things, performs sales forecasting. This application
integrates data from distributors, SAP, and the Stihl Sales Systems (Trend).
USI Insurance
By developing a SQL based integration tool that brings over financial data from the Sagitta accounting system,
Marathon has helped USI consolidate and automate many of its accounting functions that were once done manually.
This includes the automatic generation of past due letters representing invoices that have aged over a specified
period of time. These invoices can be tracked by the type of Past Due letter that has been generated.
Additionally, Marathon developed a Financial Portal, which allows for data mining and reporting from the
Sagitta. From this tool USI can run reports from a single location for all of its regions. This includes financial detail and
summary reports and general ledger reconciliation.
