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Digitalisation and integrations

Most companies use several systems that don't talk to each other. The same detail gets typed in twice, and someone holds it together manually. Here we explain what an integration is and when it's worth doing.

Different business systems connected through a central hub

01 / DIGITALISATION & INTEGRATIONS

What is an integration?

An integration is a connection that lets two systems exchange information automatically. Instead of someone moving details by hand, they're passed along when something happens — when a form is submitted, for instance.

Connecting systems

Website, CRM, email, calendar, accounting or stock management are connected so they share the same details.

The website as the entry point

An enquiry from the site can land straight in the right system instead of an inbox someone has to watch.

CRM and customer records

New contacts are created automatically with the right information, so follow-up doesn't depend on someone remembering to enter them.

Less double entry

When a detail is only typed once, both the time spent and the risk of systems disagreeing go down.

Internal workflows

Steps done today in a certain order by a certain person can run automatically once the conditions are met.

02 / COMMON CONNECTIONS

What usually gets connected

Which systems are relevant differs between companies. What matters isn't which tools you use, but where information is moved by hand today.

Form to CRM

An enquiry automatically becomes a contact to follow up, with the right fields filled in.

Booking to calendar

Booked times land straight in the right calendar, with no manual entry.

Webshop to accounting

Orders and records are transferred rather than compiled after the fact.

Alerts to the team

The right person is told when something needs action, instead of a shared inbox.

03 / HOW THE WORK RUNS

How the work runs

STEP 01

Mapping

We go through which systems you use and where information is moved manually today.

STEP 02

What's worth doing

Not everything needs connecting. We look at which tasks repeat often enough to justify the work.

STEP 03

Build and test

The connection is built and run against test data before it's used for real.

STEP 04

Going live

The integration is put into use, with checks that information lands where it should.

04 / QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Common questions about integrations

Can any system be connected?

Not all of them. It depends on whether the system has an open interface. We check what's possible before anything is promised.

Do we have to change systems?

Usually not. The point of an integration is to make the tools you already have work together.

What if the connection stops working?

Integrations can be affected when a system updates. That's why they need monitoring, and why a failure has to be noticed rather than pass unseen.

Is this only for larger companies?

No. Smaller companies often have more manual work per person, so the benefit can be greater even with fewer systems.