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Progressive Sales Opportunity Stages Can Keep You Honest

Progressive Sales Opportunity Stages Can Keep You Honest

By Anindya Chatterjee | Sep 25 2013

Every sales opportunity goes through different stages of a lifecycle. Using CRM software, you can understand and manage these various customer cycles. Read More

From the Community: What's the Best-Rated CRM?

From the Community: What's the Best-Rated CRM?

By Kristin Crosier | Sep 13 2013

This week’s community question featured in our From the Community blog series comes from William D C, who asked, “What’s the best-rated CRM?” Our top-rated CRM software comparison list includes Salesforce.com Sales Cloud, Microsoft Dynamics ... Read More

Types of ERP Software Consulting Firms: Pros and Cons

Types of ERP Software Consulting Firms: Pros and Cons

By Steven Phillips | Jul 31 2013

After an organization selects a new ERP system, in many cases the ERP software vendor is not the only firm available to provide implementation services. With that said, over the years I have observed certain ... Read More

Cloud CRM Is Good, But There Are Downsides As Well

Cloud CRM Is Good, But There Are Downsides As Well

By Manash Chaudhuri | Jul 18 2013

Cloud CRM systems have become the latest trend in the enterprise software industry, turning CRM software into an even more formidable business tool for modern enterprises. Yet until relatively recently, cloud-based customer relationship management was ... Read More

The No-Cost Office, Part 4: 5 Free CRM Solutions You'll Actually Want to Use

The No-Cost Office, Part 4: 5 Free CRM Solutions You'll Actually Want to Use

By Mark Aspillera | Jul 17 2013

CRM, the tool for keeping track of sales leads and existing clients has been at the forefront of many of the trends that have swept business software from cloud hosting to mobile app extensions to ... Read More

How to Choose a Software Vendor: Asking the Right Questions

How to Choose a Software Vendor: Asking the Right Questions

By Leah Quartano | Jun 13 2013

I was recently on a call with a potential customer, and, as we were wrapping up, my colleague asked if they had any more questions for us. There was a slight pause and then the ... Read More

Building the Business Case for CRM

Building the Business Case for CRM

By Gareth Cartman | Jun 03 2013

You know you need it. Your colleagues know you need it. But you still need to convince those who hold the purse strings and make the final decisions. Building a business case for ERP, CRM, ... Read More

New Research: It's Not About Satisfaction, It's About Engagement

New Research: It's Not About Satisfaction, It's About Engagement

By Ernan Roman | May 28 2013

The banking industry has a lot to teach us about how not to get stuck in a rut of perceived customer satisfaction. According to a recent study, businesses that rely heavily on customer satisfaction ... Read More

6 Sales Tools to Hack Your CRM

6 Sales Tools to Hack Your CRM

By Ashley Dotterweich | May 14 2013

There’s no way around it- there’s no such thing as the perfect CRM software. Yet jumping to a new CRM system can be a hassle. With these 6 sales tools, you can can hack your ... Read More

5 Ways to Use a Real Estate CRM to Get More Organized

5 Ways to Use a Real Estate CRM to Get More Organized

By Matthew Collis | May 08 2013

Organization and time management are key in real estate sales, like they are with many other professions. But REALTORS® have lots of details to think about, and so much going on all at once, that ... Read More