a retail supplier , optimize staffing , and ensure access and visibility to data is simple and efficient .
A competitive advantage Jon Parrella ’ s previous success with his retail supply company is definitely a factor for the insight ESCO Advisors has for its clients . ESCO Advisors is able to build solutions based off of knowing what works best rather than having to endure a learning curve .
“ A lot of the time , we build a product in anticipation for what the client requests ,” said Jon Parrella . Knowing what a client needs is a specialty of ESCO Advisors and one the company prides itself on .
The second ingredient for ESCO Advisors ’ recipe for success is offering not only state-of-the-art software , but services as well . The majority of the energy industry still relies on Microsoft Excel spreadsheets to collect and interpret data , but as Michael Parrella puts it , “ that ’ s a thing of the past .”
“ Once you get to a certain size of spreadsheet , it ’ s not going to work ,” explained Michael Parrella . “ The amount of data you have to work with is too massive and inefficient to make business decisions . We provide an efficient and scalable service .”
After working with more than 40 clients , ESCO Advisors has seen what does and doesn ’ t work and has best practices that others simply
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