trivago, the comparator of the leading online hotel market, has chosen the solution Dropbox Business to support its growth. First search engine of hotels launched in Germany, the company is today present in 55 markets across the world and has one of the best growth rates in the country, with a profitability doubled since 2008. In the framework of its expansion strategy, which includes the construction of a new headquarters in Düsseldorf designed to accommodate 2,000 employees, trivago was looking for a collaboration solution easily usable by all of its employees and is able to grow at the pace of the company.
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“trivago is a technology company in strong growth, which serves businesses and consumers around the world in the research sector of hotels. It provides the best possible tools to its employees,” says Sian Williams, head of business solutions at trivago. “We currently employ 1,200 people and hire 10 per week. So we need to create a toolbox of digital usable by all. We have the best existing tools to encourage the passion to undertake and find it wonderful that Dropbox fits so well to our work rhythm,” says Sian Williams.
Listed on the Nasdaq since December last year, trivago was born in Germany, before expanding to open offices in the rest of Europe, North America and Canada. More recently, the company launched in Latin America and in the Asia-Pacific region, two markets with the potential for expansion is very important. Strong of its global presence, the company bet its future on the technology, key factor of a long-term success and the motivation of its employees.
Before you opt for a platform EFSS and collaboration, trivago conducted tests and consulted with its employees to determine what solution would be the best fit for their needs. Sian Williams and his team have found that Dropbox had a rate of adoption is important (a key criterion) and complemented the solution with Office 365, already deployed by the company. “Many employees have requested to participate in the trial, and the transfer and sharing of files via Dropbox skyrocketed. We had seen, it was clear from the start. In addition, Dropbox works particularly well with Office 365 : this integration has really facilitated its deployment,” says Sian Williams.
For Sian Williams as to trivago, the priority was to find a solution that could bring together the teams. “Once the deployment is finished, we organized a one-Day Dropbox, which was a resounding success and raised a real enthusiasm within the society”, describes it. “The use of Dropbox is growing rapidly and trivago even has a group Slack dedicated to the training and best practices Dropbox, which perfectly captures the team spirit that exists at trivago”, she concludes.
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