Articles tagged 'News'

Landau Adopts Full Envoy B2B Enterprise Suite to Drive Wholesale Growth

Apr 12, 2018 | Envoy

Landau adopts the Envoy B2B platform to increase wholesale channels by harnessing Envoy’s unique content and commerce tools.

GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.) - Envoy, a technology company providing innovative wholesale business-to-business (B2B) software solutions...

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Vida Shoes International Chooses Envoy B2B To Grow Wholesale Channels For Stride Rite Brand

Mar 14, 2018 | Envoy

Vida adopts the Envoy B2B platform to drive buyers to a content destination, build brand loyalty, and increase order volumes.

GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.) - Envoy, a technology company providing innovative wholesale business-to-business (B2B) software solutions...

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Tense chooses Envoy Core for their B2B platform to support growth

Mar 1, 2018 | Envoy

Tense will be adopting the Envoy B2B platform to support growth and bolster orders.

GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.) - Envoy, a technology company providing innovative wholesale business-to-business (B2B) software solutions, announced today that Tense, makers...

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Envoy Platform Partners with SPS Commerce

Feb 21, 2018 | Envoy

GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.) - SPS Commerce Fulfillment is now integrated with Envoy Platform. This new partnership combines two of the largest networks of retailers and brands, allowing brands of all sizes to offer a modern, B2C-like self-service web-based...

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FSI Chooses Envoy B2B Platform

Jul 25, 2017 | Envoy

Footwear Specialties International (FSI) adopts the Envoy B2B enterprise platform to grow their wholesale channels and boost buyer engagement through Envoy’s powerful content destination and commerce tools.

GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.) - Envoy, a technology...

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McCubbin Adopts Envoy B2B Platform To Harness Content And Commerce Capabilities

Jul 5, 2017 | Envoy

McCubbin adopts the Envoy Enterprise B2B platform to drive buyer engagement and strategically grow their wholesale channels.

GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.) - Envoy, a technology company providing innovative wholesale business-to-business (B2B) software solutions...

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Envoy Updates: Multiple Order Shipments And Order Discounts

Jun 30, 2017 | Christopher Morse

At Envoy, our goal is to create amazing experiences that empower and delight our users. We don’t want to just check the boxes of expected and acceptable features. We want to create the best possible, most useful tools for the people using our platform...

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Ducati Adopts Envoy B2B Platform to Focus on Strategic Growth of Wholesale Channels

Jun 27, 2017 | Envoy

Ducati adopts Envoy platform to capitalize on its strategic, innovative content & commerce led approach to B2B.

GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.) - Envoy, a technology company providing innovative wholesale business-to-business (B2B) software solutions, announced...

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OOFOS Adopts Envoy Core B2B Platform to Bolster Growth

May 22, 2017 | Envoy

OOFOS chooses Envoy Core B2B platform to support current and future growth.

GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.) - Envoy, a technology company providing innovative wholesale business-to-business (B2B) software solutions, announced today that OOFOS, makers of OOfoam...

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Kodiak Group Holdings Co. to implement Envoy Core as its B2B content destination

May 12, 2017 | Envoy

Kodiak Group Holdings Co. adopts the new Envoy Core B2B platform to drive buyers to a content destination and build brand loyalty.

GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.) - Envoy, a technology company providing innovative wholesale business-to-business (B2B) software...

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See Kai Run Implementing Envoy Core as Their B2B Platform for Next Season

May 8, 2017 | Envoy

See Kai Run will be launching Envoy Core B2B platform for next season.

GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.) - Envoy, a technology company providing innovative wholesale business-to-business (B2B) software solutions, announced today that See Kai Run, makers of fun...

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Grand Trunk Chooses Envoy B2B Platform to Support Future Growth

May 1, 2017 | Envoy

Grand Trunk teams up with Envoy and adopts the new Envoy Core B2B platform.

GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.) - Envoy, a technology company providing innovative wholesale business-to-business (B2B) software solutions, announced today that Grand Trunk, makers of...

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Howler Brothers Adopts Envoy Core as Their B2B Platform to Support Continued Growth

Apr 25, 2017 | Envoy

Howler Brothers teams up with Envoy and adopts the new Envoy Core B2B platform focused on delivering content and commerce features to growing companies.

GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.) - Envoy, a technology company providing innovative wholesale business-to...

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National Golf Footwear and Apparel Giant Selects Envoy to Support Retail Strategy

Mar 22, 2017 | Envoy

FootJoy moves to Envoy platform and will implement new content and commerce features to enhance brand experience.

GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.) - Envoy, a technology company providing innovative wholesale Business-to-Business (B2B) software solutions, announced...

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Envoy Releases New Tools And Features For Its Innovative B2B Platform

Nov 23, 2016 | Byrum & Fisk Communications

New updates enable footwear, apparel and accessories companies to reach B2B customers through in-platform marketing materials and campaigns, bringing together content marketing and e-commerce.

GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.) - Footwear, apparel and accessories...

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Successful BitCamp Event at Envoy Introduced Female Students to Software Development Careers

May 5, 2016 | Envoy

Envoy welcomed over a dozen local 7th- and 8th-grade female students to its office on May 1st for hands-on learning and coding during BitCamp, a one-day software development workshop led by SoftwareGR.

“Technology is a rapidly growing industry and...

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Envoy Makes it Easy With Their E-Commerce Approach

Apr 29, 2016 | Jane Whitttington, Michipreneur.com

Original article at michipreneur.com.

Entrepreneurs have to know how and when to change. Business is a dynamic process that, in order to succeed, must be willing to evolve as the marketplace, technology and customer s’ needs and expectations evolve...

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Grand Rapids-based B2B tech leader now called Envoy, after its signature service

Apr 22, 2016 | Envoy | Press Release

GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.) – A Grand Rapids-based global tech firm that’s leading the wholesale business-to-business space is now named Envoy, taking the name of its largest and most successful service. Envoy was formerly Appropos.

“We’re proudly calling...

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Photos Drive Grand Rapids Tech Firm's Rapid Growth

Mar 24, 2016 | Shandra Matrinex, Mlive.com

Original article at mlive.com.
PHOTOS: Camera equipment inside the Appropos photo studio in Grand Rapids, Friday, March 18, 2016. Appropos takes photos of footwear companies' pro-type shoes. (Cory Morse | MLive.com)

A Grand Rapids software firm is...

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Grand Rapids tech firm expands as demand for high-volume photos skyrockets

Mar 14, 2016 | Envoy | Press Release

GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.) – To accommodate growing demand for its innovative product documentation service, Appropos has announced the expansion of its office space and a new studio project manager, Chantal Pasag.

The expansion results from growing demand...

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Software and Creative Company Expands

Mar 11, 2016 | Jesse O'Brien, Grand Rapids Business Journal

Original article at grbj.com.

A local software maker with a creative services arm is expanding in more ways than one.

Grand Rapids-based Appropos said yesterday that it plans to more than double its current office space and hire three more project...

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Tech Firm Appropos Plans Expansion

Mar 11, 2016 | MiBiz.com

Original article at mibiz.com.

GRAND RAPIDS — Tech firm Appropos LLC has embarked on an expansion of both its Grand Rapids office and its team.

The company, which operates a B2B software platform aimed at footwear and apparel companies, plans to...

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Appropos named one of West Michigan's top 16 tech companies

Jan 4, 2016 | Control Systems Inc.

We're one of West Michigan's top 16 tech companies that everyone should know!

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Grand Rapids' Appropos leads wholesale business into the Amazon age

Dec 17, 2015 | Rapid Growth

Even as online retailers dominate the business-to-customer retail market with intuitive software and data-based marketing tools, business-to-business wholesale transactions still tend to wallow in clunky, outdated software systems. Grand Rapids-based...

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Appropos internship opens door to software skills for local students

Dec 16, 2015 | Byrum & Fisk Communications

GRAND RAPIDS – When Heather Jensen began her internship at Grand Rapids tech company Appropos in September, she didn’t expect that by week three, she’d be working directly on one of the most sophisticated, cutting-edge wholesale business-to-business...

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Michigan tech startup expands in Europe to support growing customer base

Nov 23, 2015 | mlive

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Appropos, a 3-year-old tech company based in downtown Grand Rapids, has opened an office in Munich, Germany to support customers of its successful Envoy platform.

The Envoy platform was designed as an iPad app and a responsive web...

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MiBiz Growth Report

Nov 23, 2015 | MiBiz

Expansion: Appropos LLC opened a sales and support office in Munich, Germany to support the deployment of its Envoy software-as-a-service platform, according to a statement. The company chose the location to work closely with one of its manufacturing...

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Grand Rapids (Mich.) tech company expands to Europe as groundbreaking B2B software translates to strong sales

Nov 17, 2015 | Byrum & Fisk Communications

GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.) – Appropos, a Grand Rapids tech company that has developed a groundbreaking global wholesale business-to-business (B2B) platform, today announced expanded support for Europe to handle rapid adoption and growth of its Envoy platform...

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Grand Rapids tech firm Appropos opens office in Germany

Nov 17, 2015 | MiBiz

GRAND RAPIDS — A West Michigan tech firm has expanded its operations to Germany.

Appropos LLC opened a sales and support office in Munich to support the deployment of its Envoy software-as-a-service platform, according to a statement. The company...

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Grand Rapids GiveCamp addresses tech shortfalls for nonprofits

Nov 6, 2015 | MiBiz

GRAND RAPIDS — A truly successful pet adoption doesn’t end when the animal and its new owner leave the building, according to the Grand Rapids-based Humane Society of West Michigan.

Rather, it requires diligent follow-up to ensure the animal has adjusted...

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How Grand Rapids risks pricing out tech startups

Nov 3, 2015 | mlive

In recent years, Grand Rapids has been recognized for its impressive economic and cultural growth.

The city now has an opportunity to rise to the next level and lead in a sector that will drive the future, and stakeholder input will be the key.

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Appropos to donate 44 straight hours of tech savviness to nonprofits this weekend

Oct 22, 2015 | Byrum & Fisk Communications

GRAND RAPIDS – A web designer will donate her time and talent at Give Camp, joining other tech experts to help area nonprofits in Grand Rapids this weekend. Mari-Megan Moore is a user interface designer for Appropos, a global leader in business-to...

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Driven by strong cycling culture, Grand Rapids tech firm donates bike fix-it station at popular Merrell Trail

Sep 24, 2015 | Byrum & Fisk Communications

GRAND RAPIDS/ROCKFORD – If you’ve had a flat tire mountain biking the popular Merrell Trail in the greater Grand Rapids area, getting back in gear will be a little easier starting today.

That’s because a partnership between international technology...

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Mountain bike service station added to Merrell Trail

Sep 23, 2015 | WZZM

ROCKFORD, Mich. (WZZM) -- If you've ever had a flat tire, while mountain biking the Merrell Trail near Grand Rapids it's going to be a little easier to get back to your ride.

The station was opened to riders on Wednesday.

The tech firm Appropos,...

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