Bullhorn, the fast-growing provider of CRM software for service-based industries, announced today that it has partnered with 1218, Inc., a top provider of implementation services for enterprise firms, to ensure the highest quality of change management, implementation, custom development, and end-to-end solutions for its largest clients. Bullhorn will work closely with Axcero Global, a subsidiary of 1218, Inc., which also operates Regents Consulting Group, a PeopleSoft Enterprise professional services firm.

As part of the partnership, Bullhorn and Axcero Global will work in concert with Bullhorn enterprise recruiting clients to determine the best pathway for CRM platform implementation. Additionally, Axcero Global will manage related service offerings including change management consulting and best practices around front and back office software alignment. Bullhorn leads the staffing software industry in quality of CRM solutions. 1218’s extensive professional services experience will align business objectives with technology solutions and accelerate results for Bullhorn’s enterprise clients.

Bullhorn’s enterprise clients will benefit from 1218/Axcero Global’s:

• Extensive enterprise implementation and change management experience
• In-depth knowledge of best-in-class strategies, processes, and technologies in the recruiting and staffing industry /li>
• Recognition as a trusted advisor
• Professional services methodologies
• Back office (including PeopleSoft and other mission-critical systems) efficiency, best practices, and integration guidance
• Total dedication to services within complex staffing environments

1218 customers will now have the opportunity to reap the benefits of Bullhorn’s unprecedented technical expertise and knowledge base. Both sets of customers, many of which overlap already, will see productivity improvements from having access to both teams. The relationship will provide Bullhorn’s largest and most complex enterprise customers with the guidance of an experienced enterprise partner to drive successful, large-scale CRM platform implementations.

Bullhorn has established a new standard for product and services partnerships by encouraging its implementation service providers to be vendor-agnostic in order to provide the greatest breadth of industry knowledge and experience to Bullhorn customers.

“We view our strategic partnership with Bullhorn as another example of how the 1218 family of companies continues to build on our portfolio of high quality services for our clients,” said Nick McCune, CEO of 1218, Inc. “We are excited about this partnership as it presents new opportunities to demonstrate our outstanding service capabilities to new clients and further strengthens our service’s capability for current clients.”

“After successfully implementing over a hundred enterprise clients, we understand the complex nature of large-scale software deployments,” said Justin Teague, COO of Bullhorn. “As our enterprise client base continues to grow, we want to provide options and ensure our customers have a large pool of the necessary experienced resources available beyond our own. 1218 is an incredible partner for us in that their change management, integration, and implementation consulting pedigree are top of the line, helping our enterprise customers realize success with Bullhorn.”

About Bullhorn

Bullhorn provides cloud-based CRM solutions for companies in service-based industries. Its data capture and customer insight technology puts the most up-to-date and powerful information at users’ fingertips to give them everything they need to win customers and keep them happy. Today, Bullhorn serves more than 10,000 clients and 350,000 users, and its software solutions are used by some of the world’s most prominent services enterprises to help increase sales, improve service delivery, and streamline operations. Headquartered in Boston, the company has offices in St. Louis, London, and Sydney, with 400 employees globally. The company is founder-led and backed by Vista Equity Partners.