LUTON, United Kingdom and AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a record year of sales growth in 2017, Lumesse, the largest independent provider in Europe of dedicated Talent Management solutions, experienced a 34% increase in overall sales and 66% growth in new logo sales year-over-year (1H2017 to 1H2018), fueled by continued investment in product innovation and specialist sales people.
"The strategy to sustain investment in our people and products is truly paying off and unlocking consistent growth levels that are extremely rare in a market as competitive as the HCM sector," says Didier Bench, Lumesse Executive Chairman. "What is most satisfying is to see new prospects buying into our people-centric approach and dedicated focus on Talent Management, as we continue to add exciting global brands such as Renault Sport, McDonald's and Hapag-Lloyd to our portfolio."
Lumesse has increased investment in sales and marketing by 21% year-over-year to fuel its global growth strategy, building on its heartland in Europe by adding new logos and serving its installed base in the U.S. and across the APAC region.
Key to the growth strategy has been the sustained investment in flagship products and maintaining a percentage of R&D investment versus turnover at close to 20%, supporting a rich future roadmap. So far in 2018, Lumesse has deployed new recruitment centric modules in the areas of onboarding, video recruitment and analytics and is seeing significant uptake among the customer base already using the TalentLink recruitment platform. The upcoming 3Q2018 release of the Empower Talent Management suite will see several game-changing updates centered on the Learning module as well as a set of upgraded analytics dashboards. Lumesse has also taken its learning offering to another level with the launch of me:time earlier this year, offering curated, on demand learning generated from thousands of diverse courses and with a fresh approach designed to put the learner in control.
"Above all, our customers now demand agility and they look for a provider that they can count on for continuous innovation. Central to our strategy is a modular approach to product development, enabling a continuous flow of new products and solutions, keeping our customers at the leading edge of the industry. This modular approach is driving sales results as customers seek this flexibility to address a specific need or pain point," says Bench.
About Lumesse
Lumesse provides talent acquisition and talent management solutions to approximately 1,200 organisations in over 70 countries, enabling them to engage and nurture the best talent in an ever-changing and demanding global environment. With our unique and highly adaptable solutions, our customers are well prepared to capitalise on the fast evolution of new technologies and disruptive business conditions, while meeting all business needs locally and globally.
For more information visit lumesse.com.
CONTACT: Greg Latson, greg.latson@lumesse.com
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