Accor is capitalizing on new digital usage trends to boost the efficiency of its sales force with an innovative, decidedly "Web 2.0" tool, designed in partnership with Salesforce.com. Known as ANAIS (Accor New Application for Integrated Sales), the tool is used by the Group's 700 salespersons across the world and provides them with a 360° overview of the Group's strategic accounts, thus giving them a better understanding of their B-to-B customers.

"We are continually improving the efficiency and performance of our distribution and sales systems. These are key selection criteria for our hotel owners under management and franchise contracts," says Jean-Luc Chrétien, Accor Executive Vice-President for Sales, Distribution & Loyalty. "It is in this strategic context that we have created this new customer relations management tool that will enable us to better meet our B-to-B customers' expectations."

In order to obtain a tailor-made tool, Accor turned to Salesforce.com – a pioneer in the field of business applications in Cloud Computing and the market leader in CRM applications. It was designed in collaboration with Accor sales operations teams, so that it would best meet their needs.

ANAIS includes several applications (contracting, database, reporting, etc.) that have hitherto been used by the Group's sales force and brings together in a single solution all the information and features the sales teams need.

This new tool centralises all the Group's data on its 320,000 B-to-B customer accounts, including past and current contracts, and monitors business practices before, during and after their stay. ANAIS is thus able to encourage sales force collaboration by offering chat features, the ability to discuss customer opportunities and document sharing. The Cloud solution means that users can access using any device, thus facilitating mobility.

"Thanks to ANAIS, our new tool for managing B-to-B customer relations, we can network our sales force in 34 offices around the world. It promotes the exchange of best practice and time/workload optimisation. ANAIS gives the full picture of the data on our key accounts, thus enabling us to improve our business performance by focusing on better quality customer relations," said Carlo Olejniczak, Accor Vice-President Global Sales.

About Accor, a world-leading hospitality group

Accor is a world leading hospitality group offering experiences across more than 110 countries, over 5,700 properties, 10,000 food & beverage venues, wellness facilities or flexible workspaces. The Group has one of the industry's most diverse hospitality ecosystems, encompassing more than 45 hotel brands from luxury to economy, as well as Lifestyle with Ennismore. Accor is focused on driving positive action through business ethics, responsible tourism, environmental sustainability, community engagement, diversity, and inclusivity. Founded in 1967, Accor SA is headquartered in France and publicly listed on the Euronext Paris Stock Exchange (ISIN code: FR0000120404) and on the OTC Market (Ticker: ACCYY) in the United States. For more information, please visit group.accor.com or follow us on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and TikTok.