Prompt Global

Last week two of our favorite logistics technology companies teamed-up for a great webinar on the value of interconnectivity through APIs. Why is now a great time to be reevaluating your logistics technology set-up? Risk management. De-risking your tech stack through reduced concentration and increased diversification is an amazing hedge against potential service provider failings. Through their API-first approach, the likes of Magaya Corporation and CargoAi enable forwarders and BCOs to build flexible tech stacks that meet their exacting requirements, without complicated phases of integration building. We believe that this is the future for logistics technology, and is a path we also embrace. Connectivity ✅ Complexity ❌ #logistics #supplychain #freight #shipping

What you want: ➡️ A solution to replace manual freight rate data entry 🫣 What you get: ✅ Fully automated rate sheet processing handling thousands of rows within minutes ✅ No more human error issues upon rate entry leading to lost time and money ✅ Deeply integrated solution feeding rate data into your FMS ✅ Spot and contract rate capabilities for full visibility Why settle for less? Cut the time you spend on rate management down to near zero, and spend that time confidently providing better quotes without delay. That's the power of deep integration, automation, and Prompt Global. Keep your eyes peeled, we're preparing a short webinar to show you how quick and easy it is to turn your rates management from a cost to a value add 👀

Here's how you can turn rate management cost into an increased bottom line 💰 : •Automatically ingest and organize rates •Constantly keep rates up-to-date •Centralize rates for easy lookups and usage in quotes •Search for quotes based on transit time, preferred carriers, cost, and carbon emissions •Automatically build quotes using up-to-date rates •Either send quotes automatically or manual review before sending •Send via email or in-portal providing a one-click confirmation button •Once accepted, the quote becomes a booking with full data passthrough •Automatically creates a booking and/or shipment in your Freight Management System Why do we know this? Because we've built it 🤣. There is no reason why you should be dealing with rate management drama 🫣. Manually processing rate sheets that come at you thick and fast is fighting a losing battle. Especially when you can be up and running within two weeks, with immediate benefit, and no operational disruption to your business. Logistics technology can be easy to implement and provide immediate results 🎯 . You just need to pick the right provider ;) #logistics #freight #shipping #supplychain #tech

Who are the people quietly working behind the scenes at Prompt Global? 👀 You've definitely seen some of our product related posts - we're proud of what we're building and aren't afraid to say it 💪 ! But today, we want to take some time to talk about the people who build the software that you use to solve your supply chain pain AND grow 🚀 . Our team of 22 is spread across enough time zones to make organizing company-wide catch-ups a work of art. We're product-heavy and are yet to build a sales team (and yes, we're profitable and growing fast). Our initial developer centre was opened back in 2020 in South Africa 🇿🇦 . In 2025, we will be opening another development centre in Canada to better service our customers in the Americas. We've provided our South African team with the opportunity to move to Canada 🍁 in 2025 if they so choose! Keep your eyes peeled in 2025 for some hiring announcements in Canada - if you work in logistics and supply chain tech or processes and are located in Nova Scotia, you can already send us your details! Bring on 2025!

What's hot at the moment in logistics technology? 🔥 Deeply integrating with other systems comes to mind. Didn't think this was something new when you heard it in a big announcement last week? Neither did we. That's because we've been "deeply integrating" with existing systems since 2021. In fact our customs clearance solution for global forwarders deeply integrates with your Freight Management System, any bolt-ons or adjacent systems you use, AND with customs authorities in select countries. Including the clearance functionality announced at NZ Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Federation of New Zealand Inc.'s earlier this quarter. Deep integrations are the way to go, as long as you're working with good, clean data. Which is why we pre-validate customs declarations before sending them off for approval. Good data + Deep integrations + Great forwarders = Resilient supply chains The more logtech providers that join this approach, the easier it makes it for us to connect with them, and make your tech stack as a forwarder that much more efficient and ROI generating. Don't wait for others to catch-up, start connecting your supply chain now. #logistics #supplychains #tech #data #shipping

This week, we're in a celebratory mood. ➡️ We've hit 1000 followers on LinkedIn ➡️ We just announced the opening of our Canada office for 2025 ➡️ Our CEO is back from a trip to New Zealand and Australia where we launched our customs solution 2024 has been a big year for product development at Prompt Global. And as the year slowly comes to an end, we're preparing for some big things in 2025 with improvements to rates management, quoting, and booking, that will have anyone working with carriers both cutting costs and winning more business. Oh, and we'll be hiring for a new development centre in Canada 🍁 If you don't follow us already, jump over to our Company page and hit the follow button, we'll be announcing more on LinkedIn soon!

What's worse than having to manually update freight rates in your FMS? Having to manually chase for updates rate sheets, that one hurts. The truth is: - Rate sheets come in from your carriers and agents faster than you can handle them - Formats are all over the place requiring different extraction methods - Manual data rekeying has always been inaccurate and slow The best part? By the time you're done updating the rates you received yesterday, its time to start over. All of this should be automated. Within a couple of weeks, this entire process will be fully automated for you. You'll ingest rate updates within minutes, rather than hours. Without having to ever press a button. If you reach out today, you can be up and running by November. Just drop us a message on here or comment below. 2 weeks. Full rate automation. No more manual data entry. Hundreds, if not thousands of hours saved. And no more guessing if the rate is right when quoting. 🚀

We're coming to Canada 🍁 And not just for a quick trip to see the sights and stock-up on sweet treats. Thanks Invest Nova Scotia for the support and approving our plan! What is that plan? We're opening a second development center to cover the Americas more efficiently, adding to the one in South Africa covering the EMEA region. This new office allows us to better service our customers in the Americas by: 🎯 Building an additional development team in an Americas-friendly timezone 🎯 Creating a long-term strategic opportunity for growth and finding talent 🎯 Partnering with local universities to tackle the difficulties of supply chain data 🎯 Leveraging Nova Scotia's long history as a logistics hub and their desire to grow the port Jonathan Coles, Chandra Pottle, and Lisa Dobson - thank you for making this process simple and painless, we're excited to hit the ground running and to grow with Nova Scotia. The next step? We'll have some key people moving over in 2025 and will start looking into hiring new talent in and around Halifax. #logistics #supplychain #growth #tech

🫣 The 2024 ILA strikes may have only lasted for a few days… But this is just a reprieve before the potential final act in January 2025 😱 . Will you get caught-out in January, or are you planning ahead and putting in place some diversification, or maybe avoiding east coast ports entirely until things are clearer? All outcomes are on the table at the time of writing this post. One thing is for certain: we as a country do not have anywhere else to turn to other than automation and efficiency gains in order to both handle growing freight volumes and improve how we handle disruptions leading to peaks. If the ILA and the USMX both choose to stick to their positions, it will come down to the government to make things happen 🫤 . And frankly, nobody wants that. The ILA needs to embrace automation, but as an enhancement to their existing role and work. As a way to make their lives easier. To lessen the burden and hardship of their day to day. Automation need not replace people. It can, and should, enable more to be achieved with the same headcount. That needs to be the goal here.

Are you calm about CARM? Or does the new Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada (CBSA) framework have you on edge? The good news is that this initiative isn't built to trick you! Customs processes are often updated to improve efficiency and modernize tech. Here's the quick version: ➡️Starting October 21, 2024, CARM will become the official system of record that importers will use to pay duties and taxes to the CBSA ➡️Importers are now required to do more in order to remain compliant with the CBSA ➡️This includes registering in the CARM Client Portal ➡️And delegating authority to a customs broker 🚨Importers must post their own financial security with CBSA: customs brokers no longer do this on your behalf! Importers can also appoint trade consultants as their representatives within the CARM Client Portal. You've got just under two weeks to get set-up and tick all the boxes to be CARM compliant as an importer. Great to see more modernization in customs compliance - exciting time for our Canadian customers. #logistics #supplychain #customs #canada