Geert-Jan Blom, Solution Marketing Director at Planon with experience in IT and services industry.

Geert-Jan Blom

Solution Marketing Director

Geert-Jan Blom started his career in facilities management, solution design and software implementation with Planon in the early 2000s as Pre-Sales Consultant. He progressed within the company to the role of Senior Business Consultant and currently works as Solution Marketing Director.

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Geert-Jan has over 15 years of experience in real estate and facility management. As Solution Marketing Director at Planon, he's responsible for positioning Planon’s Smart Sustainable Buildings software solutions in the market that includes innovative technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT), sensoring, big data, and smart workplaces.

Geert-Jan's expertise extends across a variety of industries, including commercial, industrial, and public sector organisations. He has been a member of the Technology Expert Group of the Dutch Management Association, a Global Ambassador of IFMA's Workplace Evolutionary community, and a regular guest lecturer at business schools.

He also participated in the innovation field lab ‘Healthy Workplace’, a research project from Hanzehogeschool Groningen and Hanze University of Applied Science Groningen.

Geert-Jan is a proactive follower of market trends and a crucial driver of Planon's direction. He's also a skilled communicator and a frequent speaker at inspiration sessions, presentations, and business meetings to ensure Planon's innovation strategy and thought leadership is actively represented in the market.

Geert-Jan is not only a highly skilled professional, but also has a variety of interests outside of work. He enjoys staying active and being sporty, regularly attending gym lessons at the Planon headquarters and training for a Strong Viking run. He also loves to celebrate carnivals and spend quality time with his family and friends.

In addition to his active lifestyle, Geert-Jan has a passion for music, food and wine. He plays the flugelhorn in a brass orchestra and enjoys collecting vinyl records. Geert-Jan loves to spend time in the kitchen preparing all kinds of dishes, especially those that can be cooked on a barbecue.

Blogs
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Be ready for digitisation and innovation with an IWMS Open Application Platform

11 November 2021 | Geert-Jan Blom

Keep up with the rapid pace of digitisation and innovation in the world of real estate & facility management, and learn more about Planon's open platform strategy.

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Is your valuable data on the driver’s seat, in the boot or is it the oil that keeps your car running?

10 June 2021 | Geert-Jan Blom

Understanding that data is essential and can be used to generate value for organisations is crucial in making better use of it. However, organisations still underestimate data’s true value.

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Choosing the right solution – a changing landscape

05 November 2020 | Geert-Jan Blom

This blog discusses six different perspectives that organisations should consider when selecting the right real estate and facilities software in today’s world of PropTech.

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How Planon is supporting its customers with their workplace re-entry strategy

16 July 2020 | Geert-Jan Blom

Planon released 50 Planon IWMS use cases for supporting a safe, compliant and effective workplace re-entry in times of COVID-19. This blog shows how we are continuing to improve these use cases based on feedback from our user community.

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Three common paths for IWMS deployment

04 June 2020 | Geert-Jan Blom

In this blog, Geert-Jan discusses three common paths for deployment of Integrated Workplace Management Systems (IWMS).

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Three case studies about the use of an IWMS

20 May 2020 | Geert-Jan Blom

Explore three case studies around organisations using IWMS and how it helps them achieve improved efficiency, productivity, and cost savings.

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How much value could an IWMS bring to your organisation?

23 April 2020 | Geert-Jan Blom

A prominent software approach to automate processes in real estate and facilities management is the use of an IWMS. In this blog we summarise its key advantages and explain how an IWMS contributes to achieving 5 strategic business objectives.

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Planon office in Montréal, Canada.
Planon office in Montréal, Canada.

What about your real estate and facilities software strategy?

02 April 2020 | Geert-Jan Blom

Organisations often face a real challenge in determining the priorities for real estate and facilities software. This blog reveals the software strategies used by real estate and facility managers today as well as important questions to ask:

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Practical tips on how to create a compelling business case for IWMS

14 March 2019 | Geert-Jan Blom

In this blog, Geert-Jan explains how you can create a convincing, numbers-driven business case for the implementation or extension of an IWMS.

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An unexpected IWMS implementation is hard to digest

14 February 2019 | Geert-Jan Blom

When you want the support of your employees during a phase of change, it is vital not to just push it down their throats, but to serve it in nice bite-size portions…

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